Chapter 256: Seventies Treasure Appraisal System (30)

The result of the report was naturally a dismissal, and the reporter was strictly investigated for spreading rumors and causing trouble.

Wang Tieqiang's wife was held accountable and investigated; she was so scared she lost her wits and hurriedly spilled the beans on Bai Xiuyuan:

"It was her! She was the one who told me! If she hadn't spoken so convincingly, I never would have gone to report it!"

Consequently, Bai Xiuyuan was also investigated.

However, considering she had no job, it was her first offense, and there was still a nursing child at home, the organization only gave her a verbal warning and criticism, then made her write an apology letter to be posted on the bulletin boards of the Mechanical Factory and the Combat Readiness Motorcade respectively.

As her husband, He Ximing was affected to some extent.

During that period, the Transportation Team happened to be undergoing a structural adjustment of personnel, so they directly demoted He Ximing and transferred him to the Warehouse to drive a forklift.

A forklift operator belongs to the Warehouse Management Department, and the salary was at most thirty-six yuan, nearly half less than before.

The key was that it was humiliating!

Now, when He Ximing walked to and from work, if he saw people whispering, he suspected they were laughing at him.

The couple had the biggest argument in their history and almost got a divorce.

Xie Yang was still working at the Mechanical Factory at this time, and when she went to the Canteen for lunch, she had been eating the gossip about the He couple for several days in a row.

As long as it didn't land on her head, she was still very willing to be a listener.

She was very satisfied with her current life—

Qin Zheng was adapting very well to his new unit; he was a bit busy, but he could come home to sleep every day and occasionally come back to have dinner with her.

The new home was a layout with two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, one bathroom, and a balcony. Each floor only had two households facing each other, and once the door was closed, it became an independent little world.

She decorated the new home to be comfortable and warm. She added a wooden sofa chair to the living room, covered with cushions and sofa covers she made herself; she added a vanity to the bedroom, and the vanity stool was something she had scavenged at the Recycling Station before, which looked like new after a coat of clear varnish.

The small plot of land downstairs and the small vegetable patch on the balcony were planted with seasonal vegetables, green onions, ginger, garlic, and Chili. Before going out every day, she watered them with some diluted plant Nutrient Solution, and they grew extremely well; in just a few days, they were lush and green, and the family's dining table no longer needed to buy vegetables.

Everything about the new home was good, except it was a bit far from the Mechanical Factory. Riding a bicycle to and from work took more than half an hour, and taking the tram required two transfers.

But fortunately, Qin Yue could come to work after getting his diploma at the end of April. She only had to persist for two more months to return to her happy daily routine of sleeping until she woke up naturally and scavenging for treasures at the Recycling Station when she had nothing to do.

The more satisfied Xie Yang was with her current life, the more uncomfortable some people felt.

For example, Bai Xiuyuan, for example, Wang Tieqiang's wife, and for example, Zhou Qiufang.

These three didn't know when they had gotten together, and they were spitting everywhere while denouncing Xie Yang.

But the first two had just been taught a lesson not long ago, so no matter how much they hated her through gritted teeth, they didn't dare to make things up without evidence. At most, they would flap their lips about Xie Yang not being pregnant yet, saying, "She's probably a hen that can't lay eggs."

In their view, this wasn't making something out of nothing; Qin Zheng's wife really wasn't pregnant. How long had she been married to Qin Zheng? Bai Xiuyuan, who got married around the same time as her, already had a three-month-old son. If this wasn't being unable to give birth, what was it?

Three people can create a tiger.

From some day on, the employees of the Mechanical Factory looked at Xie Yang with eyes full of pity.

It wasn't until Kuihua Sao was filled with righteous indignation and spoke up for her that she learned the reason:

"I don't know who spread it, but they actually said you can't give birth. It's truly wicked to say such things casually."

Xie Yang: "..."

She suddenly remembered that her period had been delayed for several days this month and hadn't come yet. Could she be pregnant?

After work that day, she didn't rush home but went to the hospital first.

After drawing blood and waiting for another half hour, she received the blood test report. Seeing the conclusion "early pregnancy" on it, she curled her lips and smiled.

Calculating the time, it must have been conceived during the period when they went to her in-laws' house for the New Year.

Perhaps it was the first night at her in-laws', where dry wood met a raging fire, burning for half the night, and welcomed her and Qin Zheng's first baby.

Thinking of this, she was happy herself.

Celebrate, celebrate!

Must celebrate!

Passing by the black market, she went in and spent a high price to buy a beautiful piece of pork belly to take home and make braised pork.

Qin Zheng didn't work overtime today and got home at five. He washed the rice, washed the chives and Bok Choy plucked from their own small vegetable garden, cut a few slices of cured meat to steam in the rice cooker, timed it to pan-fry a chive and egg pancake, and stir-fried a plate of Bok Choy, waiting for his wife to come back to eat.

He didn't expect that by six-thirty, his wife still hadn't entered the door, and he was a little anxious.

He took off his apron and was about to go out to look for her when he opened the door and saw his wife walking up the stairs slowly, carrying a piece of pork belly.

He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking his wife had gone to buy meat after work.

"Can you still buy meat this late? Did you go to the black market? If you want to eat meat, just tell me, and I'll go to the morning market to buy it. You should go to the black market less; it's not safe."

"Yes, but something good happened today, and I can't wait to celebrate with you."

Seeing the joy in her eyes about to overflow, Qin Zheng asked cooperatively: "Did the factory issue Meat Coupons in advance?"

"..."

It wasn't like she had never eaten meat before; would the issuance of a Meat Coupon make her this happy?

Xie Yang glanced at the man and realized he wasn't romantic at all.

Forget it, why play guessing games with a straight man.

After entering the house, she took the blood test report out of her handbag and announced the answer with a smile: "Congratulations, you've been promoted to a father!"

"!!!"

This news made Qin Zheng incredibly surprised. He brought warm water to serve his wife to sit down and wash her hands and face, then let her eat first. He took the pork belly to the kitchen; it would take at least an hour to stew it properly, so it wouldn't make it for dinner, but it would be perfect for a late-night snack for his wife before bed.

He was still grinning while cutting the meat and almost cut his finger.

Xie Yang couldn't bear to watch and called him over to eat: "It's not too late to make it after eating. Once it's stewed, we can use it as a noodle topping tomorrow morning."

Only then did Qin Zheng sit down to eat. Before using his chopsticks, he didn't forget to add rice and pick food for his wife: "Eat more. You're eating for two now, so don't go hungry. If it's not enough, I'll make more."

"..."

Was she a pig? The child was just a tiny embryo, and he wanted her to eat two portions?

"The doctor said that a balanced diet is enough. Eating blindly isn't necessarily good; if the fetus is too big, it will be difficult to give birth."

"..."

So dangerous?

Qin Zheng dared not add more food for his wife indiscriminately: "The doctor's words must be obeyed! What does balanced nutrition mean anyway? Is the nutrition in our family's meals enough?"

Xie Yang nodded: "Our family eats eggs basically every day, and we have pork, fish, and shrimp every few days to supplement; it's just about enough."

There was nothing to be done if it wasn't enough; who could help it when supplies were scarce in this day and age.

Xie Yang was pregnant, and Qin Zheng worried about her having an accident on the way to and from work, so he wanted to have his nephew come take over the shift early; since he already had a job, whether he had a junior high school diploma didn't seem that important.

Xie Yang slapped him on the back: "How is it not important? In the future, raises, promotions, or applying for other positions will all require a diploma. If it weren't for the fact that the College Entrance Examination has been cancelled, I would even want all our children to attend high school and go to university! It's only a month away regardless, so don't you go stirring up trouble; I take the tram to and from work, I won't have any issues."

"..."

Forget it, forget it, the pregnant woman is the most important!

Qin Zheng had no choice but to listen to her.