Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1182: Bai Xue is Pregnant 6

Chapter 1182: Chapter 1182: Bai Xue is Pregnant 6

Upon hearing the news Bai Xue brought, Feng Qingxue was taken aback, "What did you say?"

"The Wang Xiangxue you asked about, she’s now changed her name to Wang Xuehai, which is derived from ’The sea of learning has no bounds; hard work is the boat,’" Bai Xue said playfully while teasing the baby Xiongxiong in her arms. "Old Su mentioned that her siblings seemed to have gone abroad years ago; it’s unclear whether it’s to Hong Kong or the United States, contact was lost. Wang Xuehai was protected by Zhou Xuekui, and thus didn’t suffer much. These past few years have been tumultuous, and many have demanded that Old Zhou divorce her, but he refused. Old Zhou said, ’When I married her, I knew she was a delicate young lady from a well-off family, there’s no reason to abandon her at the age of 60. If anyone wants to lay a finger on her, they’ll have to step over my dead body first!’"

Feng Qingxue, admiring what she heard, asked, "And then? Were they then sent away for reeducation?"

Bai Xue nodded, "Yeah, those people really didn’t dare to kill Old Zhou. Somehow, by the end of last year, the couple was sent down to Shanbei Farm for reeducation by poor and lower-middle peasants and were ordered to do the most strenuous and exhausting work. Oh, right, Qiao Desheng, the one Fang Ning married, is Old Zhou and Wang Xuehai’s eldest son."

"Ah?" Feng Qingxue opened her mouth wide, "Different surnames though, one Zhou and one Qiao."

Bai Xue rolled her eyes at her, "During the war, countless people changed their names. You’ve seen and heard of fathers and sons, fathers and daughters not having the same surname before, what’s so strange about that? Even among our compound’s children, I know at least thirty to forty who have assumed names, not to mention a hundred. Old Zhou’s name during the war was Qiao Desheng, the Desheng that means ’eager for victory,’ hoping for an early victory. Qiao Desheng, when he was a regiment commander, used the name Qiao Desheng as well, but changing the Desheng from ’eager for victory’ to ’morality,’ it’s said that he didn’t want to reveal the identity of a son of a veteran revolutionary; he didn’t want people to think he relied on his parents, so he took a pseudonym. Qiao Desheng, the regiment commander’s real name should be Zhou Wenbin."

Feng Qingxue covered her mouth with both hands, too surprised to know what to say.

With such a family background, Qiao Desheng still died in his past life; how exactly did he die? Was it because of the love letter he wrote to Fang Ning, or was he implicated by his parents?

Across two lifetimes, with the gap of time and space, she would never be able to get the answers.

However, Qiao Desheng, who addressed Lu Jiang as a brother, turned out to be Guan Cheng’s biological cousin? Fang Ning, who changed status overnight to be a generation younger than herself? Feng Qingxue felt she needed a moment to herself as she leaned back against the neatly folded quilts behind her.

Guan Cheng was around the stove, brewing soup, and had overheard their entire conversation.

"Auntie, the soup is ready, have some first. I’ll make you noodles for lunch," Guan Cheng said as he served a bowl of soup, filled with red dates, longan, chicken wings, chicken breast, and more, a feast for the eyes and the palate.

Just as he placed it on the kang table, Bai Xue suddenly felt a wave of nausea, turned her head, and retched over the edge of the kang.

Feng Qingxue was stunned, "Bai Xue, what’s wrong with you?"

Guan Cheng also seemed somewhat at a loss, "This chicken was just freshly slaughtered, it’s not spoiled." You can’t be nauseated just by smelling it, can you?

Bai Xue hadn’t actually vomited anything and waved her hands at them, "No, no, I don’t know what’s going on, these past few mornings I’ve been feeling nauseous, but nothing comes out when I retch. I was planning to see a doctor at the hospital, to see if I’m sick or have a stomach issue. No, it must be because I’m frustrated with Su Ping and Su An!"