Reborn in the 1980s: Recapture My Devoted Husband-Chapter 679 - 657: Qiu Hualan’s Thoughts

Li Suolan is increasingly satisfied with this son-in-law now. At first, she didn’t know why she saw Lin Yinghui unfavorably and mistook a good catch for a bad one. Now she regrets it, without giving him a chance.

This wasn’t putting their lives at risk.

The next day, Lin Wan and Han Yi visited their grandparents. Seeing the kids all successful, they were happy too.

Lin Yuan heard that Xiao Wan bought a car and would return to S City in the afternoon. She happened to get a ride with them to go see Wang Yuan in S City.

She’s been on vacation these days, so she can take her son to stay in S City for a few days.

After spending a morning at their grandparents’ home, Lin Wan and Han Yi drove Lin Yuan and her son back to S City the next day.

Han Yi’s vacation was tight, so he drove fast. It was such a long journey that they got home after one at night.

Lin Wan didn’t let Lin Yuan leave, cleaning up the west room for them to stay for the night, planning to take them to the military district tomorrow.

"Are you tired?" after tidying up at home for such a long time.

"When will you leave tomorrow?" Lin Wan hugged him and asked.

"I won’t leave tomorrow; I’ll set off around four or five in the morning and arrive in the afternoon."

They had discussed it last night; this time, Han Yi would drive the car back. There’s over a month until his vacation, just enough time to pack the luggage and drive back, making it much more convenient.

"Won’t it be too rushed?" Driving is quite dangerous; in the past, didn’t the two of them get hit by a car?

"No..." Han Yi said, feeling Little Wan’s hair in the dark and smiling joyfully, "Xiao Wan, just wait a bit longer. We won’t need to be apart every day. When I come back, you and the kids could live on the base. We have a car, so you can just drive here whenever you need to during the day."

"Yes, we definitely shouldn’t be apart anymore. I’m graduating soon. In a few days, we’ll have assessments, so I’ll also have a degree. It’s not from night school, but a formal university diploma."

"Yes, yes, I know."

Early the next morning, Lin Wan quickly got up to prepare breakfast for her cousin and little nephew.

After being away for so many days, the vegetables at home were put in the fridge by Lin Wan.

Although Ze Yang is small, he eats quite a bit and can drink a bowl of rice porridge.

"Sis, before you leave, you and Ze Yang should stay at my place for a few days."

"Sure, I just love the courtyard at your house. This time, I want to stay a few days." Lin Yuan always likes their house whenever she comes. There’s no choice since Xiao Wan’s courtyard is large and well organized.

After eating, Han Yi sent the cousin back to the base, while Lin Wan went to her mother-in-law’s house to bring Little Star back.

Han Yi left early and didn’t return until almost noon.

"As soon as I drove into the compound, I was surrounded by people; comrades during the Team Era. Everyone was curious, asking me to drive a few laps. I came back late."

Han Yi said, taking Little Star from Lin Wan’s arms and spinning her around twice. Such a rare family reunion. Lin Wan specially made lamb dumplings today.

In the afternoon, Han Yi took his wife and daughter for a park stroll.

However, this time, Lin Wan surprisingly encountered Qiu Hualan in the park. And she also ran into Uncle Du.

From a distance, Uncle Du and Qiu Hualan looked quite close.

Unaware people might think they were a couple bringing their grandchild for fun.

"Ye Qing’s mom?" Han Yi also saw them and asked beside Lin Wan.

"Yes, but I don’t know how she knows Uncle Du."

"It’s hard to say; if destiny introduces two people, you can’t stop it. We were just two strangers who suddenly met, weren’t we?" Han Yi glanced at the distant pair, took Lin Wan’s hand, and left. "It’s good to know who she’s with; just keep an eye on them in the future."

Lin Wan nodded. "By the way, how is Mei Langchi recently?" Wasn’t there mention during the New Year of him making mistakes?

"He did make quite a serious mistake, but the Mei family found someone to take the blame. However, now he’s been demoted from a Team Era position to an their base position. It’s not easy for him now." At the end, Han Yi even smiled contentedly.

It seems that Mei Langchi is not doing well indeed.

While Han Yi and Lin Wan were having a happy time together, Mei Langchi was feeling down.

He already knew after his demotion life wouldn’t be easy, but he couldn’t stand the mocking faces of some people.

He grew up with privilege and went smoothly all the time. He’s never been so out of sorts.

During the New Year at the Mei Family, Ye Qing humbly endured many grievances. After returning, it took her quite a few days to regain her composure.

She also knew Mei Langchi wasn’t having a good time in the Team Era. These days, she’s been sweet-talking him and wouldn’t dare anger him.

Ye Qing is clever like that. Although Mei Langchi felt frustrated outside, seeing his soft-spoken wife at home brought him some comfort.

Ye Qing’s belly successfully deceived her family and the compound residents. She’s over six months pregnant now.

Her belly is stuffed with cotton. There’s little factory visits, and she seldom leaves home, fearing revealing her deception outside.

Old Mei’s idea was to have Ye Qing come home for childbirth. Mei Langchi wouldn’t agree. Even when her mother wanted to visit, he didn’t allow it, saying Ye Qing’s mother is taking care of things here.

Xie Lingzhi originally didn’t want to come. Now her son refused her, she naturally welcomed it.

Asking her to take care of a rural woman, she certainly wouldn’t want to, even if that person was her daughter-in-law.

Ye Qing receives seventy yuan a month salary, and Mei Langchi gives her his wages too.

With some savings, Ye Qing thought of making shoes to sell.

But she didn’t have the tools, making shoes alone would be too tiring, completely unrealistic.

So Ye Qing thought of reselling some shoes from the factory.

Getting goods directly from the factory would definitely be cheaper than outside sources. This time, Ye Qing showed her smarts: she didn’t sell the factory goods directly in retail but went to the city to find consignment spots or directly approached vendors, earning the price difference.

Ye Qing would go to the city twice a month, managing to sell dozens of pairs of shoes each time. The shoe profit was much greater than clothing, at least earning one to two hundred yuan from dozens of pairs. In a month, Ye Qing made about three to four hundred yuan.

Aside from that, after Wei Jun visited her before the new year, she couldn’t cut off Wei Jun’s living expenses, sending him twenty yuan each month on time. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

The original ten yuan was doubled by Wei Jun’s phone call, demanding twenty, threatening to come find her if she didn’t pay.

This really frustrated Ye Qing. One Wei Jun alone was already a headache for her lifetime.

If Wei Jun came to find her occasionally, and he didn’t hold his tongue, revealing her pregnant situation at the military district’s gate, it would be troublesome.

Ye Qing somewhat regretted confiding too much to Wei Jun. Initially, she hoped he’d brag to others about her success outside, so that people in the village might know she was doing as well as Lin Wan. But now, it turned out to be a big risk.

....

After Han Yi drove away, Lin Wan focused on her factory’s construction matters.

Of course, she had to ask Su Ling’s father-in-law for help. They knew many construction teams in the city planning bureau.

"Su Ling, leave this to your uncle. Besides, could you ask Aunt Tang to keep an eye on Du Guangjun for me?"

"What’s up, you want to hire Uncle Du?" Su Ling asked, puzzled.

"No..." Lin Wan shook her head, "that day when I went out, I saw Uncle Du with Qiu Hualan, and they seemed quite close."

Su Ling was surprised and immediately started thinking wildly, "Xiao Wan, could they be having an affair?"

Lin Wan gave a small smile, which seemed possible. Lin Wan thought, perhaps Qiu Hualan’s moving was assisted by Uncle Du.

Whether Uncle Du knows about their family and Ye Qing’s affair wasn’t certain, but if he knew and still helped them... then Uncle Du might be deliberately retaliating against her mom.

After all, Uncle Du pursued her mom for so long, only for it to abruptly end. Anyone would find it hard to accept.

The key is that Mom never gave much explanation from beginning to end.

Lin Wan still didn’t know which interpretation might be correct. Though, Qiu Hualan herself had no big grudge with them and was a straightforward person. The main culprit was her daughter.