Shocking! My Rugged Husband is the Hidden Tycoon in the 70s Novel-Chapter 412: With Dad Here, With Ah Ye Here

Li Shouzhi and Zhang Meifeng came to see Xu Qinghuan, bringing a heap of gifts: two old hens, four sets of clothes for the child, two gold-embroidered plum blossom capes made of red satin, not to mention jars of brown sugar, and a few lively crucian carps.

"I started raising these old hens last year, kept them especially for you. I’ve washed the child’s clothes two or three times, rubbing back and forth by hand, making them soft. They’ve been dried under the sun, very clean, ready to wear directly.

The capes have also been washed and dried. They were made bigger, so they can be worn until the child is two or three years old."

Zhang Meifeng looked at the child, fond beyond words, holding one in each arm, "Your elder brother wrote a letter recently. He mentioned a nurse from the military hospital, introduced by a leader. The girl looks nice, has a good temper, but her family background isn’t very good."

Zhang Meifeng has three sons, and the eldest, who is almost thirty, has not married yet, which is her worry.

Xu Qinghuan asked, "What kind of background?"

Zhang Meifeng said, "In early years, her parents returned from overseas, and she came back with them. Later, her parents went to the farm, at which time she joined the army, avoiding misfortune. I worry it might affect your elder brother in the future.

But your uncle said, in the army, people rely on their military merits to stand. If your elder brother likes her, I shouldn’t interfere."

Xu Qinghuan said, "Do you remember Old Ren, who treated Li Uncle’s illness before?"

"I remember, hasn’t he already returned to the city?" Zhang Meifeng asked confusedly.

"Yes, maybe policies will change in the future. If the girl truly isn’t bad, and if elder brother likes her, I think the background doesn’t matter."

Actually, Zhang Meifeng had no choice; her son wouldn’t marry anyone but her. She could only be anxious.

If she doesn’t oppose, her son’s bright future might be tied to a capitalist’s daughter; if she opposes, she has to watch her son remain a bachelor for life?

Hearing Xu Qinghuan’s words, Zhang Meifeng’s heart, like being cooked in oil, felt much better.

Xu Qinghuan said, "If we put it that way, am I not just like elder brother? I can return to the city anytime, but I haven’t, and I’ve married Xingye, and we have children. If I return one day, won’t I have to abandon my husband and children?

Don’t worry, the situation changes every day, who knows what the future holds."

Xu Qinghuan didn’t pay much attention to how the situation outside was changing. Her greatest interest each day was watching the two little ones change each day. Within a few days, they were already different from when they were just born.

Xu Qinghuan took a photo of the two little ones every day as a keepsake.

She used a digital camera from the space, with high resolution and large storage space. Sometimes, she would let Jiang Xingye hold the two kids for a photo, capturing the father and his children together.

Jiang Xingye also learned, taking pictures of her and the two kids.

By the time of the full moon, it was already after May Day, the spring plowing season, and the Jiang Family wanted to hold a big celebration, which Xu Qinghuan declined.

This was the last year of troubles; they just needed to get through it quietly, and things would be better later.

The day before, Jian Jingchuan also returned, and with Li Shouzhi and his wife, they bought many more things, while Jian Jingchuan also bought diapers from the Friendship Store.

"I didn’t know about this before. It was Xiao Zheng who told me. I wasn’t sure how big the two kids had grown, so the shop assistant helped pick the size."

Xu Qinghuan tried them on the two little ones. Although not as good as those in later generations, they were better than cloth diapers. "They’re quite expensive and need coupons, too."

Jian Jingchuan laughed, "With your father’s salary, it’s enough to buy diapers for the two little ones."

He held the two children left and right, noticing Xu Qinghuan seemed preoccupied, he asked, "What’s wrong, is there something you can’t tell Dad?"

In April, when he left, Xu Qinghuan seemed like she had something to say.

"Dad, I have something to say, and you might find it unbelievable, but if I don’t say it, I’m afraid it will come true."

"Then tell Dad, whether it’s true or not, let Dad judge. Don’t keep it to yourself, or you’ll make yourself ill," Jian Jingchuan said.

A month had passed, and if it had to be said, then it had to be said.

"Dad, I once met a wise person who told me that in July this year, in those last few days, though not sure which day exactly, Qiao Town will have a seven to eight magnitude earthquake, and many people will die. Dad, I’m a bit scared."

In the end, she couldn’t ignore it. For her safety, she couldn’t disregard so many people’s lives.

Jian Jingchuan put the kids into their cradle, held his daughter in his arms, "Don’t be afraid, Dad is here. Leave this matter to Dad, I’ll keep it in my heart."

Xu Qinghuan didn’t expect it would be this easy.

For a month, she had been thinking it over. If she spoke and it came true, someone would surely wonder how she knew? She would be exposed to public scrutiny; but if she didn’t speak, she would have a guilty conscience.

In the end, she couldn’t hold it in and said it.

"Will it affect you?" Xu Qinghuan couldn’t help but worry, if precautions were taken in advance, would anyone question him on how he knew?

Jian Jingchuan said, "The country has an earthquake bureau, monitoring every day. The place you mentioned might just be on the earthquake fault line. When I was in Japan, natural disasters occurred frequently. In this aspect, maybe I’ve accumulated some experience."

She had prepared to be scrutinized and suspected, but her father’s broad love embraced her. Leaning into his arms, she breathed a long sigh of relief.

How wonderful!

Xu Qinghuan thought, so this is parental love, asking for no reasons, asking for no destinations, just loving and embracing unconditionally, watching the child flutter under their wings with boundless joy.

In July, the two children could already lift their heads and roll around on the kang. The radio brought news that an elder had passed away.

Xu Qinghuan fell into a nightmare; she saw many people die, the ground splitting into wide fissures, she floated in the sky as if seeing monsters emerging from the earth, opening black mouths, devouring innocent lives.

They screamed in terror, crawling desperately, but couldn’t evade the demon’s pursuit, an invisible force swept everything, pushing them into hell.

Suddenly, a pair of terrifying eyes saw her, grinning maliciously. Xu Qinghuan wanted to escape but couldn’t move, watching those blood-filled eyes enveloping her from above. She cried out in fear, "No, don’t come over, don’t!"

"Huanhuan, Huanhuan, don’t be afraid, I’m here, I’m here, as long as I’m here!"

Strong arms pulled her down, away from those devouring eyes, and she breathed easier, a familiar voice came closer from afar, right beside her ear, wrapping her in a warm embrace, dispelling fear and enveloping her in safety.

Xu Qinghuan woke up, meeting Jiang Xingye’s worried gaze. She, still shaken, cried, "Ah Ye, I had a nightmare!"

"Don’t be afraid, I’m here, I’ll hold you to sleep!"

He didn’t ask what kind of nightmare she had, enclosing her firmly in his arms, "Don’t be afraid, with me here, nothing will happen."

Xu Qinghuan softly said, "I don’t know if it’s true, but I remember, at the end of July this year, a natural disaster will happen."