My Taoist nun girlfriend is from the Republic of China era, 1942.

Chapter 45 What Chen Xiaomiao Thinks Is a Good Girl

Time flies, and it's already the end of September. Tomorrow is the National Day holiday.

After parking the car in the garage, Lu Yuan took out his phone.

Many classmates and friends sent him messages inviting him to go out, but he swiped them one by one. The screen went dark, revealing a face with no expression.

No matter how good things are outside, nothing beats a hot meal at home.

"You're back? Wash your hands and come eat."

Chen Xiaomiao placed a steaming plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar on the table, her face flushed from the stove fire and her forehead glistening with sweat.

A simple meal with one meat dish and two vegetable dishes sat on the table, a home-style dish that was comforting and comforting.

"Mmm! It smells so good."

Lu Yuan sat down and took a couple of bites. His stomach warmed up, and he felt more comfortable.

Chen Xiaomiao ate her food in small bites, then looked up at him and asked, "Lu Yuan, what are your plans for the holiday?"

"We need to go see Grandpa and Grandma first." Lu Yuan picked up a slice of meat. "After that... if there's nothing else to do, it's not a problem for me to stay home with you every day."

“I never said you had to accompany me every day.”

Chen Xiaomiao buried her head in her food and ate quickly, a secret joy rising in her heart.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to tease her a bit more, his phone on the table suddenly buzzed, displaying the caller ID as Zhao Qiang.

I casually pressed the speakerphone button to answer the call and continued eating.

"Hello, Zhao Qiang?"

"Yuanzi! Time to eat?"

"explain."

"Lily just called me and said she felt nauseous while driving and wasn't feeling well. Could you help pick her up and take her home, and ideally, accompany her to the hospital for a checkup?"

Where are you? Where are your parents?

"My mom's illness, she was just admitted to the hospital for the first phase of treatment, and my dad is staying with her at the hospital every minute! As for me... my boss and his family are out having fun, can I, as their driver, just abandon them?"

A few days ago, Lu Yuan contacted Zhao Qiang and Yu Hongkai and they met, and the two officially signed a contract.

Yu Hongkai offered very generous terms, 50% more than the average market rate for private drivers, which was quite a show of respect for Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan put down his chopsticks, and the rice in his bowl was almost gone.

"Okay, send me the address."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yuan looked at Chen Xiaomiao: "Pack your things and come out with me."

"Okay, I'll go change my clothes!"

Without saying a word, Chen Xiaomiao immediately got up.

She heard it clearly and understood that having a woman by her side would make things a little easier.

The two drove to the nail salon where Qi Lili worked; the streetlights were already on.

Qi Lili, wearing a thin coat and with a slightly pale face, was sitting on a plastic stool by the entrance on the first floor with her arms crossed.

"sister in law!"

Chen Xiaomiao opened the car door and got out, quickly going over to support Qi Lili: "How are you? Are you feeling really bad?"

Qi Lili used the support to stand up, her voice weak: "I'm alright, just feeling dizzy and nauseous from time to time, so I don't dare to drive... I'd appreciate it if you could make the trip."

Chen Xiaomiao helped her into the back seat of the car. She reached into her coat, pulled out a pack of cigarettes, and skillfully took one out and put it in her mouth. When she looked up, she bumped into Lu Yuan's furrowed brows in the rearview mirror.

Qi Lili chuckled, took the "cigarette" off the shelf and shook it: "Candy! Fruit flavored! Look how nervous you are. Don't worry, it won't bother your goddaughter!"

Lu Yuan started the car again with a blank expression: "How has your sister-in-law been lately?"

"With one person sick and another pregnant in the family, how good can things get?"

Qi Lili chewed on a candy, her voice muffled: "But you know what, being pregnant really makes a difference. I've been living with them for four or five years, and the old couple has never looked this good."

The day before yesterday, Zhao Qiang's father urged us to get our marriage certificate as soon as possible, saying we shouldn't delay registering our child's birth.

Lu Yuan stared at the road ahead and softly hummed in agreement.

Listen to other people's pots and pans, their everyday gossip, but there's no need to get involved.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Lu Yuan parked the car and said, "I'll wait outside. Xiao Miao, you go in with your sister-in-law."

Register and wait in line.

The hospital smelled strongly of disinfectant. Qi Lili sat down next to Chen Xiaomiao and idly played with the cigarette candy in her hand.

Perhaps out of sheer boredom, she couldn't help but gossip, "Hey, tell your sister-in-law, how did you manage to hook up with Lu Yuan?"

Chen Xiaomiao's heart tightened, and she used the same excuse: "I came from the countryside to work in Jiangcheng, and I met Lu Yuan by chance."

"happen?"

Qi Lili exclaimed in surprise, "You're really quite uninhibited!" "Huh?"

Chen Xiaomiao was completely bewildered, having no idea what Qi Lili meant.

"Playing dumb!"

Qi Lili chuckled and teased, "If you weren't so open-minded, you wouldn't have been able to move into his house so quickly. You two haven't known each other for very long, have you?"

Chen Xiaomiao roughly understood now, her cheeks burning with embarrassment. She stammered, trying to explain, but didn't know where to begin.

"Okay, okay."

Seeing Chen Xiaomiao so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground, Qi Lili waved her hand, but her tone became more serious.

"You may be open-minded, but I'd like to remind you to be careful. You're such a young and beautiful girl, don't make a mistake and ruin your own future."

She raised her hand and gently patted her slightly protruding belly, laughing self-deprecatingly.

"Look, just like me!"

Chen Xiaomiao's mind was buzzing. Before she could figure it out, the outpatient broadcast had already called Qi Lili's name.

An hour later, the two left the hospital and returned to their car.

Lu Yuan put down his phone and asked, "What did the doctor say?"

"fine."

Qi Lili leaned back in the seat, her voice weak and listless.

Chen Xiaomiao quickly chimed in, "The doctor said that Sister Lili is not seriously ill, but she has been resting too little and is tired. She needs to be careful to rest."

Lu Yuan restarted the car and asked, "Sister-in-law, what time do you get off work every day now?"

Why are you asking this?

Qi Lili sighed with a wry smile, "While my belly isn't showing yet, I'll work as long as I can and earn as much as I can. Once my pregnancy progresses, I'll definitely be fired, and then I'll have to find a new job, which will be a real hassle..."

Lu Yuan grinned but didn't reply.

Qi Lili kept finding ways to complain, because she felt that Lu Yuan had mountains of gold and silver in his hands, and even a little bit leaking out of his fingers was enough for her and Zhao Qiang's family to live a life of ease.

The car drove into the residential area and parked downstairs.

Qi Lili pushed open the car door and got out, holding onto the door handle as she stood still, looking at Lu Yuan in the driver's seat.

"Thanks, Lu Yuan."

"polite."

Lu Yuan gave a brief response.

"It's not that I'm thanking you for making this trip, it's that I'm thanking you for finding a job for Zhao Qiang."

To tell you the truth, the reason I went to see you that day was because Zhao Qiang said he couldn't afford to raise the child and wanted to discuss with me whether we could have an abortion, anyway..."

Qi Lili let out a long sigh of relief.

"Thank you on behalf of the child."

With a bang, Qi Lili slammed the car door shut and walked into the shadows of the apartment building entrance without looking back.

Lu Yuan didn't leave immediately. He turned back and asked Chen Xiaomiao, "What did Qi Lili say to you at the hospital just now?"

"she says……"

Chen Xiaomiao roughly recounted her conversation with Qi Lili, and Lu Yuan didn't seem to mind.

The words may be rough, but the principle is sound.

Most likely, Zhao Qiang said he was going to hit the child that day, which broke her heart...

Lu Yuan continued, "So, what kind of person do you think she is?"

"I think?"

Chen Xiaomiao was stunned for a moment, then began to think seriously.

After a while, she came to a conclusion, her tone firm: "I think my sister-in-law is similar to Sister Song Jia; they are both good girls."

"Good girl?"

Smoking, drinking, getting perms, getting tattoos, fighting, and dating early.

This was the first time Lu Yuan had heard anyone say that Qi Lili was a good girl...

He didn't continue the conversation, unbuckled his seatbelt and said, "Get out of the car."

Chen Xiaomiao was taken aback: "Why are we getting off the bus? Aren't we going back?"

Lu Yuan pushed open the car door and looked up at a window upstairs that was emitting a warm yellow light. The elderly couple should be watching the news broadcast on TV at this time.

"Since you're already here, let me show you up for a seat..."

(End of this chapter)