Ouyang Xuan’s gaze paused after hearing Mother Gu’s words, and he tightened his grip on Mother Gu’s hand, saying, "Auntie, they say that having an abortion is bad for one’s health. Besides, Grandma Gu values the child you’re carrying so much. If this ti it’s a boy, maybe Grandma Gu won’t favor Ah Jiao anymore. Wouldn’t that fulfill your long-held wish?"
"I... what wish..." Mother Gu’s chapped lips moved slightly as she looked at Ouyang Xuan and said, "Ah Jiao is ultimately my daughter. I don’t like her, but that doesn’t an I hate her."
"See, Auntie, even you said you don’t like her. Only I know, the ones you truly love are always and Qingqing, right?" Ouyang Xuan’s tone was light, but a layer of cold sweat appeared on Mother Gu’s forehead.
Mother Gu bit her lip, glanced at Ouyang Xuan, and said in a trembling voice, "But I heard that... having a child at my age can easily lead to deformities."
Ouyang Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Deformities? That won’t happen, Auntie, you’re overthinking it."
Even if it were a deformity, at that point, Father Gu would only feel more guilty. So there’s no need to think too much into it. By then, won’t the Gu Family still be in the palm of the Ouyang Family’s hand?
Light reflected off the lenses on Ouyang Xuan’s nose, casting an eerie gleam.
Mother Gu still wanted to say sothing, but seeing the displeasure on Ouyang Xuan’s face, she swallowed her words, touched her still flat belly, and let Ouyang Xuan help her out.
anwhile, on Gu Fuqiao’s side, after the traditional Chinese dicine doctor checked Chen Bajin’s pulse, she was told, "Your blood and energy are much better than when you first ca here, but there’s still quite a bit of coldness in your body."
Hearing the word "coldness," Chen Bajin was a bit worried and quickly asked, "Doctor, do I still need to continue drinking traditional dicine?"
"Yes," the doctor nodded and said, "Of course, you do. I’ll prescribe you so other dicine. You should have finished the last batch by now, right?"
Chen Bajin nodded, "Yes, I’ve finished it."
"Alright, I’ll prescribe according to your current health condition, and you should avoid eating cold foods at ho if possible. Don’t even think about popsicles; try to stay away from waterlon too." The doctor instructed while writing down the prescription with a pen.
After getting the prescription, Gu Fuqiao and Chen Bajin were about to get the dicine, but as soon as they walked out, Gu Fuqiao saw Ouyang Qing standing outside.
Father Gu, Mother Gu, and Ouyang Xuan were nowhere to be seen.
Upon seeing Gu Fuqiao co out, Ouyang Qing also stepped forward, tugging at Gu Fuqiao’s sleeve and pulling her outside, saying, "I have sothing to tell you."
Gu Fuqiao wasn’t sure what trick Ouyang Qing was playing and refused to leave, standing still and saying, "If you have sothing to say, say it here. I have other things to do."
"You..." Ouyang Qing saw that Gu Fuqiao was so uncooperative, and with no other option, she reluctantly said, "I’m sorry about what happened today. But Grandma really cares about you and hopes you can go back to see her."
Grandma does care about her; of course, she would go back to see her. But since Ouyang Qing brought it up, she couldn’t shake the feeling that sothing was strange.
"Alright, I know." Gu Fuqiao nodded and turned to leave.
After getting the dicine, Gu Fuqiao and Chen Bajin went to the market. Gu Fuqiao brought her entire manuscript fee, twelve yuan in her wallet, and three yuan thirty cents in her pocket.
At the market, Gu Fuqiao found today’s fish looked quite nice, so she and Chen Bajin each bought one, and then they bought two pounds of ribs.
Seeing Gu Fuqiao buying so many vegetables, Chen Bajin was a bit surprised and said, "Ah Jiao, you’ve already bought two yuan worth of groceries today. How much more are you planning to buy?"
"I saw that the vegetables are quite fresh. The weather’s been so hot these days, buying more to store at ho ans fewer trips out in the heat," Gu Fuqiao said.
Chen Bajin nodded, "It is quite hot, but the vegetables I bring ho wilt, so I’m afraid to buy too much. I just buy one day’s worth of groceries for one day’s als."
That’s how it is in sumr; vegetables wilt easily if kept for too long. And refrigerators weren’t very common in this era, so preservation was also a problem.
"That’s how it started, but I ca up with a solution later. As long as you keep the vegetables out of the wind and in a cool place, they can be preserved for quite a while." While speaking, Gu Fuqiao noticed a stall with fresh leeks and so skinned and dressed rabbits on display.
Back ho, Gu Fuqiao loved making spicy rabbit dishes, and since arriving here, she hadn’t had rabbit yet. Seeing so for sale, she naturally went over to ask the price.
The vendor weighed it for her and said, "Comrade, one yuan and fifty cents."
"Okay." Gu Fuqiao reached out for the rabbit at, then felt for the money, realizing that she only had one yuan and thirty cents left of the change she had put in her pocket earlier, two dis short.
Seeing that Gu Fuqiao didn’t have enough money, Chen Bajin quickly asked, "Do you have enough money on you? If not, I have so here."
"No worries, I brought so money with ." Gu Fuqiao smiled, reaching for her wallet, only to find it missing.
"Strange, where did my money go?" Failing to find her wallet, Gu Fuqiao grew anxious and continued searching, but there was truly no money in her bag.
She beca increasingly worried; she distinctly rembered putting her wallet into her small bag before going out. How could it be missing?
But after searching several tis, Gu Fuqiao realized that she really had no money on her. "Bajin, did you see my wallet?"
Chen Bajin shook her head, "I didn’t see it."
"Oh well, I must have lost it." Gu Fuqiao sighed. Though she said that, she felt a mild pang of heartache because it was over ten yuan.
For many, a month’s salary was just over ten yuan.
Suppressing her heartache, Gu Fuqiao’s tone was slightly subdued, "Bajin, could you lend two dis?"
"Yes." Chen Bajin nodded, handing over the two dis to the vendor.
Gu Fuqiao hadn’t expected to lose her money, and she and Chen Bajin carried the groceries around for a while looking for it, but to no avail.
Dejected, Gu Fuqiao and Chen Bajin returned. As they reached the apartnt building, Chen Bajin couldn’t help but ask, "Ah Jiao, just how much money did you have in your wallet?"
"Ugh," Gu Fuqiao sighed, "Twelve yuan."
"What!" Chen Bajin looked at Gu Fuqiao in surprise.
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