Chapter 7: The Unconventional Second Sister-in-law

  At 5 o'clock in the morning, Wang Liwen got up and made breakfast. She packed everything they needed for the road into three snakeskin bags, which Qin De carried on a shoulder pole. Fortunately, most of the contents were clothes, so it wasn't too heavy. Qin Qing followed with empty hands.

  After taking a bus for over an hour, they arrived at the train station after 9 o'clock. Since Qin Ying was pregnant, Wang Liwen asked railway staff to send them off on the train as a special favor. At that time, the railway staff still had some sense of serving the people and did not make things difficult for them, so they agreed.

  Fortunately, there were seats, although it was very crowded, but also not unbearable. Qin De put the three snakeskin bags on a nearby shelf and placed the food on the small table in front of him, exhausted from the journey.

  Wang Liwen got off the train and said from outside the window: "When you get home, be sure to write me a letter, don't forget about me."

  Qin Qing's eyes turned red, this was her first good friend in a strange society and the only one who truly treated her well. Stretching out her hand from outside the window, she cried: "Liwen, we are lifelong friends, I will definitely write to you. If you move to another place, you must also write to me, don't lose contact after moving away."

  Wang Liwen wiped away her tears and said, "Alright, Qin Qing, I understand."

  "You must learn to protect yourself, earn some money. If there's a good way out, then don't do this anymore, find someone to marry and settle down properly." Qin Qing advised, hoping Wang Liwen would understand.

  Wang Liwen nodded and said, "Qin Qing, I know what to do." From Qin Qing's experience, she knew that this line of work wouldn't last long. She should take advantage of her youth, earn some money, return to her hometown, and marry a decent man.

  The train let out a whistle and slowly started moving, Wang Liwen waved goodbye on the platform, wishing her good friend a smooth journey, before reluctantly heading home.

  As she sat on the train, Qin Qing's heart felt empty. From now on, she would be living in another unfamiliar place. She touched her belly, and it was a comfort to know that she still had her child with her.

  Qin De saw his sister's tired face and said, "Sister, you sit down first, I'll go get some hot water." Qin De took a large ceramic teapot to fetch water. Qin Qing drank first, then Qin De drank.

  The conditions were harsh, and Qin Qing didn't have many taboos. He thought about how he used to go on business trips with his colleagues to remote areas to collect materials and data, and they often shared things. There was only one teapot, and it wasn't possible to just let her use it and not let Big Brother Qin De drink water.

  From Shenzhen to Guangzhou, then transfer in Guangzhou and take the train from Guangzhou to Kunming. The things on the train were expensive and not good, fortunately Wang Liwen had prepared a basket of food for us. When we were tired, we would lean on our brother's shoulder and sleep, when we were hungry, we would eat something. There were many people in the train, the air was bad, but fortunately the windows could be pushed up now, so it was ventilated. The child in her belly was very obedient, Qin Ying didn't have morning sickness either. However, every day after sleeping, she would go to the space to drink water, her body was very strong, and finally arrived in Kunming on the third night. Qin Ying also made a major discovery, she not only could enter with people, but also when there were outsiders, her soul could enter, while her body stayed outside. When her soul entered, her body outside seemed to be in a coma.

  "Yao Mei, are you tired? If you can't hold on, we'll stay overnight in Kunming." If it were just one person, Qin De didn't care, but Yao Mei was pregnant and had to be careful.

  Qin Qing knew his physical condition and shook his head saying: "Brother, no need, I'm fine, the child is okay too, let's hurry back home."

  Qin De saw that his sister's complexion was still good and she had eaten a lot, so he bought another train ticket from Kunming to Dali. They arrived in Dali at 4 am. It was still early, and there were no cars outside, so they could only wait at the train station. Although it was spring, the night was still very cold, Qin De took out a cotton-padded jacket from his snake skin bag for his sister to wear.

  After six o'clock, there were more people at the station. When they arrived in Dali, Qin De felt much more at ease, although he didn't come here often, but the language was understandable, so there was no difficulty. He asked people around and found a breakfast stall, ate a hot breakfast, and Qin Qing's body warmed up a bit.

  Having eaten and drunk enough, I took a car to Xiāngyún County, then transferred to a tractor to the countryside, and finally took an ox cart to the village. This whole process took up the entire day, and by the time I arrived home it was already dark.

  Because it was dark, Qin Qing didn't feel the scenery outside, the only impression was not mountains, but water, and lush trees. No wonder big brother spent six days on his way here, taking a round-trip ride, by train, car, tractor, and ox cart, my god, just this one trip, I've taken four kinds of transportation.

  Qin Qing's father, Qin Shan, was a sturdy old man in his sixties. He had Qin Qing when he was 40 years old and doted on her extremely. His wife passed away five years after giving birth to Qin Qing due to poor health. Qin Qing was clever since she was young, attended vocational school, and got assigned a job. However, seeing that some of her classmates were making money in Guangzhou, she left without telling anyone at home.

  "Dad, I'm back." Qin Qing said softly with her head down, and the people in this house didn't even know she was pregnant yet.

  Qin Shan wanted to ask, but didn't dare to ask more. Instead, Er Sao Li Mei, who was standing beside him, asked in surprise: "Hey, Xiao Mei, how did you get so fat?"

  She said with a knife in her hand: "I'm pregnant, and my husband was a soldier who died on a mission half a month ago."

  Qin Shan couldn't believe it, his good daughter had passed away, but somehow she got married and even became pregnant? The most crucial thing was that her husband had also sacrificed.

  "Little sister?" Qin Shan held his daughter's hand, unexpectedly becoming a ** with his young daughter.

  Li Mei exclaimed in a shrill voice: "Ermei, you're not trying to deceive me, are you?"

  Qin Qing gave Li Mei a cold glance. Qin Shan shouted loudly: "Shut up, you've suffered enough already, don't spout nonsense."

  Just then, a woman in her thirties, Liu Guihua, rushed out of the house. She was plump and sturdy, and as soon as she saw Yao Mei, she hugged her tightly and said, "Yao Mei, you're back! Come on, hurry up and come in."

  Qin Qiang's pregnancy was temporarily put aside, when Liu Guihua learned of Qin Qiang's situation, Liu Guihua stuttered and wiped away tears, saying: "Little sister, don't be afraid, you still have us, as long as we have food to eat, we won't let you go hungry."

  Li Mei saw Qin Qing and Da Sao's intimate appearance, thinking about the three snake skin bags that her brother brought back, full of things, she smiled and said: "Younger sister, just now Er Sao was too surprised, Er Sao is also concerned about you, don't blame Er Sao for speaking hastily."

  Feeling the rough hands of her elder sister-in-law, Qin Qing could already tell which of the two sisters-in-law was genuinely good to her. This second sister-in-law was not a considerate person, no wonder her brother had reminded her before she came; it seemed that in the future, she still needed to be more careful and observant.