Chapter 43

The Xu family’s atmosphere wasn’t great for a few days because of Xu Mei.

While Xu’s mother was unhappy with Xu Mei, blaming her for making decisions without consulting the family, finding a partner and not explaining the situation clearly,

But as a mother, how could she really ignore her daughter’s marriage?

She was angry, but she still had to prepare things for Xu Mei’s wedding.

Not to mention, they had to make new bedding, they also had to prepare a set of clothes, it was far away, many things couldn’t be bought, it was too troublesome to bring them over.

Xu’s mother prepared the tickets in advance, and she bought things when she came across something suitable.

Xu Di was also grown up, she would need to prepare soon.

Supplies were scarce now, every family was like this, they would buy things and put them away when they came across something suitable. Otherwise, when they really needed them, they might not be available.

On the weekend, Xu Di and Xu Jun watched their mother busy inside and outside the house, they couldn’t help.

“Second sister, you say Mom is so angry with Big Sister, but she still has to worry about preparing things for her, what’s the point?”

Xu Jun had been much more obedient these days, his mother was in a bad mood, he didn’t dare to be cocky, afraid of being caught in the crossfire, he was afraid of getting into trouble.

“You don’t understand, how can a mother really be upset with her own child.”

Xu Di thought about her son in her previous life, he was the most rebellious during those few years, but didn’t she get through it?

“Second sister, I don’t understand, how much more do you understand than me?”

“You little rascal, what do you know?”

Xu Di held Xu Jun down and rubbed his hair.

“Second sister, I was wrong, I was wrong, spare me…”

The siblings were playing in the living room, Xu’s mother heard them, the lump in her chest gradually subsided.

Time doesn’t stop for anyone, and it doesn’t flow backward for anything.

It had been half a month since they received Xu Mei’s letter, and the Xu family’s atmosphere had returned to normal.

The New Year wasn’t far away, Xu Di considered that she would sell the fruit in her space next time she had a break.

A few days ago, she bought two bananas and a pineapple on the street, they were brought back by an intellectual youth who was visiting from the south.

With such rare fruits appearing, her apples, pears, and persimmons wouldn’t cause any waves.

Most importantly, she didn’t have that much fruit in her space, it added up to only a thousand or so pounds.

She also had some plums, apricots, and cherries, she couldn’t sell those.

While Xu Di was planning how to make money, Comrade Zhang Chaoyang’s second letter arrived.

It was still sent to the department store, Xu Di got the letter from the mailroom and went back to her desk.

It was the end of the year, they had a lot of things to do, they were so busy that they had forgotten about Comrade Zhang.

Taking advantage of the fact that the team leader hadn’t come yet, Xu Di opened the letter, she was a little curious about what Zhang Chaoyang would write.

“Comrade Xu Di, hello:

I just got back from a mission, and I received your two letters. First of all, I apologize for not replying in time.

I’ve read your letters, thank you for your understanding and support of my profession.

I’m a bit quiet, I’m not good at saying nice things. I also have a distant relationship with my parents, and I’m not very close to my siblings.

The only thing I’m worried about is my grandma, if we end up together, I hope you can live with my grandma, we can look after each other.

My grandma is a good person, she’s very reasonable, she’s an old revolutionary.

Some things are not convenient to say in a letter, I want to tell you in person when we meet.

If we get married, I won’t be home much, but I’ll make sure to turn over my salary on time.

I will be faithful to marriage, faithful to my family, and faithful to my wife.

I hope to meet you soon, I wish you all the best.”

Xu Di put down the letter paper, she imagined what Zhang Chaoyang looked like in her mind.

She only knew that he was 1.8 meters tall, she didn’t know anything else.

Was he the kind of square-faced, thick-browed, big-eyed man that was popular in this era, or was he a small-faced, small-eyed man, Xu Di was actually a little excited.

From Zhang Chaoyang’s letter, Xu Di knew that he accepted this kind of indirect matchmaking, they would communicate through letters first.

They say that in the 1960s and 1970s, travel was slow, and people only loved one person in their life.

Xu Di didn’t expect love anymore, she had no concept of love. She just hoped that her future life would be simple, warm, and not a mess.

She sat on the stool and daydreamed for a while, Xu Di put away the letter, ready to work, she heard the team leader’s footsteps approaching.

They were busy checking the goods register and adjusting the goods all day.

“Oh, it’s finally time to get off work, I feel like my neck is going to break.”

Sister Tang stood up, tilted her head back, and shook it from side to side.

“Sister Tang, I can hear it cracking.”

“That’s right, it’s cracking, it feels like it’s going to break.”

Sister Tang could also hear the cracking of her bones, oh, they couldn’t find a Chinese medicine doctor now, otherwise, it would be much more comfortable to get a massage.

“Little Wang, your wife is about to give birth, right?”

The team leader seemed to have just remembered this, she asked.

“Yeah, soon, at the end of this month.”

Wang Wei’s dark circles were very heavy, he hadn’t been getting enough sleep recently.

In the late stages of pregnancy, his wife’s legs would cramp, she would toss and turn several times a night.

“Let us know when she gives birth, we’ll have a celebratory egg.”

“I won’t forget, I just hope this little guy comes out soon, it’s been too torturous.”

Wang Wei and his wife were both looking forward to the child’s birth, it had been a real torment since she got pregnant!

“Little Wang, you can tell you’re a first-time dad, that’s why you say that.

When the child is born, you’ll be endlessly grateful that he was still in her belly.”

This was the experience of Sister Tang, who had been there and done that, things would only get more complicated after the child was born.

Xu Di remembered when she gave birth in her previous life, her mother came to see her twice, her mother-in-law was always there, but she only cared about the child, she was very perfunctory towards her, the pregnant woman.

She had been self-reliant for that month, she didn’t have any special treatment.

She didn’t want to think about it, it affected her mood.

“Sister Tang, you’re not scaring me, are you?”

Wang Wei looked anxious, he was afraid.

“If the child is easygoing, I’m scaring you.”

Sister Tang didn’t want to leave a psychological shadow on Little Wang, so she smoothed things over.

Wang Wei was worried, he looked at the women in the office, oh, marriage was so troublesome!

“Oh, it’s time to get off work, I’ll stop talking, I have to go home and cook.”

Sister Tang quickly packed up her things and left the office like a whirlwind.

“Oh, married women really don’t have their own lives!”

Meng Jiao frowned, she was full of sighs.

She had been on blind dates lately and was about to despair, the good-looking ones had bad family conditions, the ones with good family conditions weren’t good-looking.

Why wasn’t there anyone who was both good-looking and had good family conditions?

“Team Leader, I’m leaving first.”

Xu Di said goodbye to the team leader, she carried her bag and left the office.

She wasn’t blind to Meng Jiao’s frown, but their relationship wasn’t good, she didn’t want to tempt fate.

As she walked out of the office building, a cold wind blew, Xu Di shivered, it was too cold.

She really missed down jackets, unfortunately, Xu Di hadn’t seen anyone wearing a down jacket yet.

She vaguely remembered that there were down jackets in the 1960s.

It was said that they were prepared for climbers who climbed mountains, she wasn’t sure if it was true.

She pulled her hands into her sleeves, Xu Di ran to the bus stop. Luckily, the bus came within two minutes.

Oh, the temperature inside the bus wasn’t much different from outside.

Fortunately, there were many people, everyone was crowded together, it was a bit warmer, but the smell wasn’t very good.

Xu Di was squeezed back and forth all the way, every time the driver braked, Xu Di was squeezed out of shape.

She finally got off the bus, she thought about how it would be the same tomorrow, it was a headache.