Reborn as a landlord!I can

Chapter 192 The He Family

"Bang, bang, bang, bang,"

Li Manping knocked on the courtyard door. After a few knocks, she waited quietly. After a minute, she continued to knock when there was no response.

"Who is it? Knock on the door if you have nothing to do. There is no other door to the courtyard. Just push it open and come in."

A woman's voice sounded dissatisfied.

Is the door open?

Li Manping was suspicious, and pushed in with hesitation, and sure enough, she pushed it away.

Looking at the middle-aged woman under the eaves, Li Manping gave a flattering smile.

"Hello, aunt, are you from the He family? I'm looking for Zhou Qiao."

"This is the He family. Who are you? What do you want from my third daughter-in-law?"

The middle-aged woman looked Li Manping up and down and stood still.

"Hello, auntie, I am her friend Li Manping from the same village, but I am studying out of town. When I came back during the Chinese New Year, I heard that she was married, so I came over to see her."

"Oh, is that so? Just wait, I'll call her out."

The woman looked at Li Manping again and saw no problem before calling someone at the top of her voice, but it was not Zhou Qiao.

"Third son, third child, go see if your wife is awake. If she's not, wake up. Her little sister is here to see her."

When the woman's shouting stopped, Li Manping saw a tall, thin man coming out of the house. He glanced at Li Manping before entering another door.

Knowing that she had found the right place, Li Manping smiled at the woman and hurried to the bullock cart to pick up a bunch of things.

"After I go in, you go to Uncle Song's place. When I'm here, I'll go find you. Remember not to run around, and don't cause trouble to Uncle Song."

Li Manping told her two cousins ​​that she was afraid that they would be dishonest, so she encouraged Uncle Song to take them to the woods.

"Stop, mother-in-law, sister slowly, go in, we know what to do."

After watching Li Zhao and the two driving the bullock cart away, Li Manping walked in with a large bag of things and saw Zhou Qiao being supported at a glance.

"Sister Zhou Qiao, I'm back and I'm here to see you."

Li Manping dropped the big bag in her hand and rushed over to hug Zhou Qiao.

"Stop, don't move!"

The man next to Zhou Qiao shouted loudly, turned around to protect Zhou Qiao, and stretched out his hand to block the gap between the two.

"What... what's wrong?"

Li Manping was startled and staggered two steps before finally regaining her balance.

"It's okay. I'm fine. Are you on vacation?"

Zhou Qiao looked at Li Manping, who had changed again, and paused before speaking with a smile.

"Why are you so reckless, girl? My daughter-in-law has a baby, and you can't hug her like this."

The woman came to Li Manping's side in a few steps, stretched out her hand and grabbed Li Manping's wrist.

pregnant?So fast?

"Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I didn't know."

Li Manping smiled apologetically at the woman. Thinking of the chickens she had brought, she squatted down and took out two chickens from the net bag.

"Auntie, I just happened to bring two chickens. You can kill them and give them to Sister Zhou Qiao. You should eat something good if you are pregnant."

"Sister Zhou Qiao, I didn't know you were married until I returned to the village, so I came over to see you and make up for the gifts."

Li Manping carried the big bag and approached Zhou Qiao and his wife again. This time she was very careful and kept more than half a meter between them.

"Mom, I'll take my friend back to the house to talk."

Zhou Qiao spoke to the woman and took the lead, with her man still holding her hand.

Li Manping smiled at the women who gathered around to watch the chickens, nodded before following them.

Those two young ones should be Zhou Qiao's two sisters-in-law, and the other one is probably his sister-in-law?

When she entered the room, she saw Zhou Qiao already sitting on the kang, and her man was pouring water. There was a cup in front of Zhou Qiao and a cup opposite her.

After the man went out, Zhou Qiao pointed to the opposite side of her and called Li Manping, who was standing at the door at a loss.

"Manping, come and sit."

"okay."

Li Manping stepped forward, put the package at her feet, took off her cotton boots and slowly climbed onto the kang to sit down.

The two looked at each other, with nothing to say for a moment. The room suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere seemed a bit awkward.

When she didn't see the person, Li Manping missed her very much, thinking that she had a lot to say and miss, but when she saw the person, she didn't know what to say.

The relationship between them has indeed changed unknowingly, and these subtle changes accumulate little by little, gradually making the two farther and farther apart.

"Manping, you, like your brother and the others, are also college students. How about it? Is it difficult to study in college? Is the capital a good place?"

Zhou Qiao took the lead to break the silence and found a topic.

"It's okay. I think it's similar to our county, except that the capital is the political center, has more people, taller buildings, and a more prosperous economy."

"I really envy you. Your family is well-off and favored. It's easy for you to go to school. Unlike us, we don't excel in studies and have burdens at home."

Zhou Qiao's envious words and eyes made Li Manping very uncomfortable. She didn't know what to say, so she could only smile.

"It's so simple. My parents are lucky enough to have a craft, otherwise I would be the same. Besides, my brain is not good and I can barely keep up with my studies."

Li Manping put away her discomfort and started chatting along with Zhou Qiao's words.

From Zhou Qiao's mouth, Li Manping learned that the third eldest son of the He family also attended high school, but dropped out after only one year, so he did not graduate and it was difficult to find a job. Now he is farming at home.

The job Zhou Qiao found after high school was relatively easy. It was in a cooperative. He didn't have to wait until he got pregnant. He just needed to take a leave at the end and find someone to take care of him while he was still alive.

Oh, He Laosan's name is He Guanghai. He is the same age as Zhou Qiao, only a little bit older. He is also a young and strong man.

"Sister Zhou Qiao, how many months are you pregnant?"

Li Manping asked for information about the third child of the He family and Zhou Qiao's basic situation, and then she didn't know what to say. She couldn't sit still and didn't talk. She turned her eyes and saw Zhou Qiao's belly being protected.

This is an issue worthy of concern, and there are many topics to talk about.

"It's been more than three months. I didn't expect it myself."

Zhou Qiao lowered her head and touched her belly. She had been married for less than half a year and didn't expect to be pregnant so soon.

However, since she found out about having this child, the treatment she received in the He family has improved to more than one level, especially her mother-in-law, who used to be superficially nice to her, but is now much more warm and sincere.

"Sister Zhou Qiao, what about your work? Do you still have to run back and forth every day? Now that your belly is not big, you can run back and forth. What will you do in the third trimester of pregnancy?"

Li Manping frowned. At this time, there is no reason to take a vacation and not do anything because she is pregnant. Everyone works until the last second. At most, the family will give her a little preferential treatment and not do heavy work.

"I don't know, let's just leave it like this for now. My mother-in-law wants Guang Hai to pick her up and drop her off every day now. If it becomes inconvenient for me later, she can just let Guang Hai go to work on my behalf."

Zhou Qiao shook her head. She didn't know if this was feasible, but if she had a child, she would definitely put the child first. Besides, only if she had a child could she gain a firm foothold in the family.

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