Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1205: Applying for Discharge 4

Chapter 1205: Chapter 1205: Applying for Discharge 4

Xibao laid down the final stroke and set the brush aside.

"Mom, I’m finished. Can I go do somersaults now?" Xibao’s heart had already flown out the door.

Feng Qingxue had been sick lately, always feeling weak, and knew she had truly injured her foundation. Too lazy to move, she said to her eldest son, "Mom doesn’t feel well. Can you bring your writing over for me to check?"

After a moment of thought, Xibao said, "It’s not dry."

He meant the ink was still wet and would get smeared if picked up.

Feng Qingxue smiled and said, "May I ask you to wait a while before going out to play? Wait until the ink dries to show it to me for checking. Once I’ve checked it and put it away, we can send it to Grandpa."

"Alright, who calls me the well-behaved baby?" Xibao praised himself to the skies.

Fang Ning couldn’t help but smile at this, and indeed, once the ink had dried, Xibao presented three sheets of paper to Feng Qingxue. As she checked his calligraphy, she never forgot to comment on his work, praising the strengths and criticizing the weaknesses. Xibao’s head drooped, "I made two mistakes? I can’t show this to Grandpa. Can I write it again after I’ve played enough?"

"Sure, you can also write it again tomorrow. Mom is not in a hurry."

With a cheer, Xibao exclaimed, "Mom, you’re the best, I love you the most!"

He kissed Feng Qingxue twice, greeted Fang Ning, and nimbly jumped down from the kang to look for Lu Jiang, who at that moment was asking the Guan Cheng brothers and others if they got on the car smoothly.

"How could I dare to return if I hadn’t seen them onto the car?" Qiao Desheng said with a smile, then continued, "We got to Shanbei and I visited my parents. Not long after, I sent them off by car to leave, worried that having too many people would attract attention. By my calculations, they should have already arrived home by now."

"How are Comrade Zhou and Comrade Wang Xuehai doing?" Lu Jiang asked with concern.

At the mention of this, Qiao Desheng sighed, "Hard to say good, hard to say bad. Living in a cave dwelling is tough, still needing to work, but it’s all done by my dad. No matter how those supervising criticize or struggle against them, my dad just takes all of my mom’s work upon himself. After living near the farm for a while and hearing some things, I learned that the person in charge of managing the farm wants to buy a pair of gold bracelets. Someone tipped me off that if I could get two gold bracelets for him, my parents’ treatment might improve."

Lu Jiang was surprised, "Is there some inside story?"

Qiao Desheng spoke in a low voice, "They say the person in charge is a filial son who has depended on his grandmother since childhood. His grandmother is now senile and does not recognize people, constantly reminiscing about the pair of red-gold Dragon and Phoenix Bracelets she received when she got married. The person in charge has been wanting to fulfill his grandmother’s wish, but gold and silver have been levied by the state, and it’s not easy to buy privately. On Guan Cheng’s suggestion, I scouted around a few black markets and second-hand markets. Jewelry and jades are rare, especially gold. If it were before, not to mention a pair of red-gold Dragon and Phoenix Bracelets, even ten or eight pairs could be found. My mother’s dowry included several dozen pairs, all of which were contributed to the national construction."

After thinking it over, Lu Jiang said, "I’ll ask Qingxue later if she has any. If she does have some, I’ll get them for you. If indeed these bracelets could buy your parents’ safety, it would be well worth it! But can that person in charge be trusted? Would the bracelets not be discovered en route and cause unnecessary trouble?"

"Everything’s been smoothed over, trustworthy, no need to worry. The gold bracelets are just icing on the cake."