Fang Xiu had beco even better at managing daily life since she got together with Zhou Guangsheng.
Zhou Guangsheng gave her his salary every month. She would combine their wages and divide them into three parts.
One part was sent back to Zhou Guangsheng’s family in the countryside every month. Life was not easy for them, and Fang Xiu would send back twenty to thirty dollars each month.
She always went to send the money personally and never complained. If they were doing well, she’d even send a bit more, which deeply moved Zhou Guangsheng.
For a man, having the woman by their side treat their parents well is even more touching than being treated well themselves.
Another portion of their money was given to Fang Ping’an for the household food expenses.
The remaining part was saved up. Fang Xiu planned to save so that when they grew older, they could buy a house in the city or sothing similar.
Hearing juzi’s question, Fang Xiu smiled and said, "No, I’m planning to buy so yarn and knit two sweaters for Guangsheng."
Upon hearing this, juzi couldn’t resist teasing, "Wow, you two aren’t even married yet, and you’re already so thoughtful. That’s quite enviable."
Fang Xiu gave juzi a glare and then whispered to the others, "I never knew before, but that Bai Jing really treated Guangsheng terribly. Aside from his military uniform, he truly didn’t own any decent clothes. As soon as it got a bit cold, he would have to wear the wool-lined jackets from their troops, and when it was colder, their military overcoats. He didn’t even own a sweater."
Fang Pingying truly had no idea about this, and upon hearing Fang Xiu say this, she said, "Then buy more yarn today and knit him a few more. Still, you need to spend where it’s needed, even if you’re thrifty."
Fang Xiu nodded and then, thinking about Zhou Guangsheng finding out she was knitting him sweaters, she couldn’t help but smile, "If he knew I was knitting sweaters for him, I wonder how happy he’d be. Sotis I go to the troops and bring him so food. When he gets off work and sees it, he gets so moved he’s on the verge of tears."
Juzi was still absorbed in the previous topic of Bai Jing not treating Zhou Guangsheng well and said with a frown, "That’s surprising to hear. Bai Jing used to dress so fancy every day, and Chief Zhou looked quite proper too. I thought the couple was both quite particular."
After a mont of thought, juzi added, "But now that I think about it, apart from his military uniform, Chief Zhou indeed rarely wears normal clothes. It turns out he had none."
Fang Pingying, seeing them still bringing up Bai Jing, intervened, "Bai Jing is gone. Stop talking about her."
"What do you an gone, she isn’t dead, is she?" juzi said, laughing. Suddenly, her expression froze in shock as she pointed not far off and exclaid, "Oh my, we really shouldn’t speak ill of others in the dayti. Look ahead, isn’t that Bai Jing standing there?"
Fang Pingying and Fang Xiu also felt it was too much of a coincidence. They imdiately looked in the direction juzi was pointing, and indeed, Bai Jing was standing not far off.
But Bai Jing had changed a lot; her once long hair was now cut into a bob, and the makeup she usually wore was gone, leaving her barefaced.
Stranger still, Bai Jing was pregnant, her belly slightly swollen, at least four to five months along.
Looking at Bai Jing, juzi was at a loss, puzzled, "How did Bai Jing get so plump?"
Fang Xiu couldn’t help but laugh and patted juzi, "Are you silly? It’s obvious she’s pregnant, and looks to be about four or five months."
"Four or five months? That can’t be. Wasn’t she still with Chief Zhou back then? Could the child be...?" juzi stopped midway, pausing. If the child were indeed Zhou Guangsheng’s, things would get complicated.
Fang Xiu probably also thought of this possibility, and her smile faded. She stopped talking.
Seeing this, Fang Pingying softly consoled Fang Xiu, "It shouldn’t be. If it were Chief Zhou’s, wouldn’t she have told him?"
Bai Jing, standing over there, seed to have noticed them as well and slowly walked towards them.
Juzi quickly said, "Stop talking, Bai Jing has seen us, and she’s coming over."
Bai Jing walked up to them, stopping about two ters away. She glanced at the three of them with a sowhat disdainful smirk and then suddenly pointed at Fang Pingying, "Fang Pingying, I have sothing to say to you. Co here."
Fang Pingying looked at her imperious deanor with disdain, not really wanting to engage her but still not pleased with her commanding tone. She looked at Bai Jing, frowning, "If you have sothing to say, co over here."
Bai Jing looked at Fang Pingying, unperturbed, and simply said, "If you don’t co, forget it."
It was clear from her expression that she expected Fang Pingying to beg her to speak.
Annoyed, Fang Pingying cast her a cold glance, "Don’t talk then. You’re the one with sothing to say, I have nothing to say to you."
Hearing this, juzi also made a face at Bai Jing, scornfully saying, "Really, you act so high and mighty in front of others, but in the end, aren’t you just soone who backstabs and steals other n."
"You..." Bai Jing turned pale with anger at the words, but she didn’t lash out at juzi. Instead, she pointed at Fang Pingying with a slightly furious expression, "Fang Pingying, it’s your choice not to co over today. Just don’t you regret it later."
Frowning, Fang Pingying muttered to herself, "Crazy."
Then, without paying her any more attention, she called Fang Xiu and juzi and left.
Yet for so reason, Fang Pingying felt that Bai Jing’s look and reaction today were a bit off, as if she really had sothing incriminating on her.
But after thinking it over, Fang Pingying knew she always acted openly and honorably, never leaving herself vulnerable to others.
Still, feeling vaguely worried, she spoke of the incident to Luo Zhiyong that evening at ho. Luo Zhiyong was also surprised when he heard that Bai Jing was pregnant, "I didn’t hear Zhou Guangsheng ntion Bai Jing getting married. How could she be pregnant so suddenly?"
Frowning, Fang Pingying said, "It’s not just that. Looking at her belly, it seems she got married right after divorcing Zhou Guangsheng. It’s not small."
Luo Zhiyong was taken aback and then began to speculate, "This sounds complicated. It’s not possible that the child is Guangsheng’s, right?"
"It can’t be. If it were Zhou Guangsheng’s, would she have agreed to a divorce?" Fang Pingying also doubted, but it seed unlikely, "I rember she was adamant about not divorcing back then. It was only because juzi caught her in a photo with another man that she agreed to a divorce under pressure."
Fang Pingying did not explain the photo incident to Luo Zhiyong before, and he asked in confusion, "What photo? I don’t know about this."
The incident was past, and Fang Pingying did not elaborate, simply explaining casually, "Don’t talk so much about it. In short, Bai Jing was already with soone else while she was still with Zhou Guangsheng."
Luo Zhiyong did not press further, but hearing that Bai Jing was involved with another man ca as no surprise to him, "With Bai Jing’s character, that’s hardly strange."
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