1713 Warm Family

Zhao Wu ran out without looking back. He only returned after lunch was ready, still carrying the piglet in his arms.

"How long do you intend to carry it around?" Qiao Mei asked.

Zhao Wu said with a pitiful expression, "The ducks in your courtyard come in pairs and there are also two pigs. I'm the only one who's all alone. I must break up these two pigs! Let them have a taste of separation!"

Qiao Mei stared at Zhao Wu speechlessly for a long time before she turned to look at Xia Zhe and asked, "Is he also like this in the army? Don't any of you suspect that he's abnormal?"

"He… he's really not very normal. Everyone in the troops is used to it," Xia Zhe said.

After Zhao Wu finished his meal, he proactively went to the backyard to help with the fence. Qiao Mei and Xia Zhe stayed in the house packing up the things they needed to bring home. This time round, they must take a good rest when they get back.

Qiao Mei carried a sack of feed and a basket of eggs to Liu Yun's house. When Liu Yun saw Qiao Mei with the sack in her arms, she was so shocked that she dropped the clothes she was holding and quickly ran to the courtyard.

"Are you sick of living! My ancestor! Do you keep forgetting that you're pregnant?" Liu Yun said angrily.

"I'm very strong. I have come over because I need a favor from Sister-in-law," Qiao Mei said embarrassedly.

"There's no need to stand on ceremony with me!" Liu Yun said.

"My husband and I are going home for a while. The chickens, ducks, geese and pigs cannot be left unfed. I need to trouble Sister-in-law to take care of them for me," Qiao Mei said.

"I thought it's something serious! Leave this to me!" Liu Yun said firmly.

Qiao Mei put down the things in her hand and turned to run home. As she ran off, she said, "Thank you, Sister-in-law!"

"You! Why do you give me so many things! Don't run so fast! Be careful!" Liu Yun said anxiously.

Qiao Mei was the pregnant one but Liu Yun was the one who was extremely anxious all the time. She would get really worried whenever she saw Qiao Mei behaving like this. In the past, she also thought that she was in good health and could continue to do manual work when she was pregnant with her first child. In the end, she suffered a miscarriage. From then on, she never really recovered. Although she gave birth to a few children after that, her health was no longer as good as before.

As for Miao Le, the more she thought about the incident at home, the more aggrieved she felt. She decided that she must blow this matter up and let everyone know that Qiao Mei had taken more than 200 dollars from her!

She rushed over to Qiao Mei's house furiously but only managed to catch sight of Qiao Mei driving away in the car.

"Sister-in-law, I never expected you to be so good at driving!" Zhao Wu said excitedly.

"Of course. I drive even better than your big brother! You have to learn from me in the future!" Qiao Mei said proudly.

Xia Zhe echoed, "That's right. In the future, I also need Master Qiao's guidance."

The three of them chatted and laughed along the way while the two children slept soundly. They finally reached the courtyard house at night. Qiao Mei had called home in advance and Feng Hua and Xu Kang had prepared a table full of dishes to welcome Qiao Mei and the rest.

It had been a while since she was gone and the two puppies had grown up a lot. They were very good at guarding the house now.

Feng Hua carried the two children back into the room so that they could go to bed. Qiao Mei and the others went to the backyard to eat with the family.

Zhang Wei and Zhang Miao were also back home. It was the winter holidays and they could stay at home for a longer time.

"Elder Sister! Brother-in-law! I miss both of you so much!" Zhang Miao shouted in her childish voice.

Xia Zhe picked Zhang Miao up and said, "Brother-in-law misses you guys too."

Zhao Wu stood at the side uneasily. This was the first time he was meeting Qiao Mei's family and he felt a little timid. He did not know how to get along with Qiao Mei's family. He had never experienced such a warm family atmosphere and did not know what to do.

"Mom, Grandfather, this is Xia Zhe's comrade-in-arms and best friend. His name is Zhao Wu and he'll be staying at our house for a while," Qiao Mei said.

"Hello, Auntie and Grandpa. I have come in a hurry and haven't prepared any nice gifts. I bought some local specialties from where we came from. I hope you don't mind," Zhao Wu said.

"You're such a nice kid. We're more than happy! Come and sit down! Let's all have a reunion meal together!" Li Gui said excitedly.

Everyone ate happily. Qiao Qiang took a liking to Zhao Wu and even told him many stories about his younger days as a soldier. The two of them got along very well.