To please others? It's better to please yourself.

Gu Panpan's mind was preoccupied and she wasn't as perceptive because of her pregnancy.

She didn't notice the change in Shen Yue, but Shen's mother knew that her eldest son was unhappy.

As an active-duty soldier, his insight is not to be underestimated. Unless he subconsciously excludes you from his suspicions and has no wariness of you, especially since this person is your living partner and spouse.

Gu Panpan wanted to use the "love and sincerity" she had created as a weapon to win over Shen Yue and infiltrate his life and heart. But a fake is a fake, and the other party would sense the slightest mistake.

So when Shen Yue realized he had been tricked, besides mocking himself, he was also filled with anger towards Gu Panpan. The shame and indignation of being played like a fool while he himself was enjoying it was churning within him.

After burning all the letters between the two of them and eliminating the "evidence," he calmed down completely.

Shen Yue wielded his sword to sever those shameful past events (even if only he knew them), tightly closing his newly opened heart again, and quickly transforming the emotional relationship and way of getting along between the two.

It can be said that in his more than thirty years in his professional field, Shen Yue has never made the same mistake twice. Yet, he stumbled twice over Gu Panpan. His pride and self-respect would not allow him to repeat such an error.

A month had passed by the time Gu Panpan was able to eat and drink again and recovered. There was no trace of anything amiss with Shen Yue.

Shen's mother, however, felt a chill run down her spine. She could sense that her son was less burdened by other things. For those who work in dangerous professions, they need bonds, love, and warmth even more.

She sometimes nags her younger son, Shen, occasionally making careless complaints or jabs. With her older son, she's more careful with her words. Even her unintentional remarks can leave a mark on his heart.

As a mother, all she wants is to protect him, even though her son is now taller and stronger than her!

Once Gu Panpan realized the problem, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't improve the relationship between the two, and their emotional position remained unchanged.

Later, after carefully reviewing the situation again and again, she realized that her persona had collapsed and she had made a mistake. She also made the same hasty mistake she had when she was first reborn.

She had this flaw in her past life. Even after being reborn, she warned herself to be careful, but it still managed to cause trouble whenever she wasn't careful.

Gu Panpan slumped down, powerless. After thinking about it, she realized that if the path of love was blocked, she could still try maternal love and warmth.

Thinking of this, she was filled with fighting spirit again.

……

After leaving her child with Shen He this summer, Xu Jing'an felt particularly relaxed.

As usual, I chatted with my colleagues for a while while waiting to leave work.

"Marrying a daughter-in-law like that is a blessing from eight lifetimes ago," Wu Sufeng echoed indignantly.

"Who are you talking about?" Xu Jing'an felt that she had only gone to wash her hands, and now she was already a little out of touch with the group.

"Who else could it be but Sister Qing!" Wu Sufeng was furious. "Her mother-in-law always bullies her. If I were Sister Qing, I would have kicked her mother-in-law and her brother-in-law's family out long ago."

Xu Jing'an knew who it was as soon as she heard it. "Sister Aqing" refers to Liu Qing, a female employee in Workshop 2.

Her husband passed away early, but she was warm, considerate, diligent, and hardworking. Everyone around her spoke highly of her. It could be said that she was very popular and well-liked.

Since the model opera "Shajiabang" became popular, many people in the factory have been calling Liu Qing by the nickname "Sister Aqing" from the opera, and it gradually became a common practice.

Sister-in-law Aqing was a good person, but her mother-in-law couldn't stand her. It could be said that the more people praised Sister-in-law Aqing, the more her mother-in-law scrutinized her.

In her mother-in-law's eyes, no matter how capable "Sister Aqing" was, she was not the good daughter-in-law she wanted.

1. No son was born: After ten years of marriage, only a daughter was born.

Second: She killed her son, Chen Dong: In the winter of 1960, her eldest son accidentally fell into an ice hole and drowned. It was because Liu Qing suggested eating fish for the New Year, and her son went to catch fish for her.

Old Mrs. Chen vented all her resentment on her daughter-in-law for several years. Starting last year, things got even worse. She began to bring her youngest son's family, who had already separated from the family, to torment "Sister-in-law Aqing."

Many people advised her, "Go to the labor union, go to the women's federation, the factory will stand up for you."

But for some reason, "Sister Qing," who was usually very clever, became confused about this matter and wouldn't listen to anyone. Everyone could only feel sorry for her.

"Life is so hard these days, yet you still buy donkey meat for Old Lady Chen. It's already difficult enough to eat meat twice a month, but who knew you would specifically ask around for donkey meat just to help Old Lady Chen recover. You've searched almost the entire city."

"That's truly filial piety!" "Exactly!"

Everyone was discussing it, but Xu Jing'an felt something was off. She thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out.

He then let it go, since it was none of his business.

The weather in August was unbearably hot, so to take care of the workers, the factory made a special exception and provided mung bean soup to the production workers every day. Today it was Xu Jing'an and the kitchen staff's turn to visit the second workshop.

When the workers heard that the mung bean soup had arrived, they said, "Take a break, take a break. Drink it quickly while it's still cold from being drawn from the well."

The ten buckets of mung bean soup we brought were emptied in no time.

"Who hasn't had mung bean soup yet? Is there anyone who hasn't had any?" Xu Jing'an kept asking while wiping her sweat.

In this sweltering heat, I can't let anyone be overlooked, or a good thing will turn into a bad one. Xu Jing'an was always cautious, so she took the list and asked each person a question.

"Clerk Xu, you're just too meticulous in your work." The workshop director would say a few words every time he saw Xu Jing'an; no one else had ever been so attentive.

Xu Jing'an smiled and said, "Well, ever since I had a baby, my brain hasn't been working very well. I'm always forgetting things, so I had no choice but to come up with this solution."

"Sister Qing, give me one, give me one—"

A group of people started making a fuss, and the director laughed and scolded, "A bunch of rascals!"

"Sister Aqing" didn't hesitate and stepped forward readily: "Okay, I'll go first."

"Brother Liu's reasoning is too biased."

Who says women are inferior to men?

"Men fight on the frontier"

"Women weave in their homes"

……

A group of people were having a lively time during their break. Xu Jing'an looked at the poised and confident "Sister Aqing" in front of her and suddenly realized the problem.

Sister Aqing is from southern Henan!

She has been in this city for many years, and occasionally when you hear her speak, you can hear a few words with a southern Henan accent.

Customs vary from place to place.

In Baoding, Hebei, there are donkey meat sandwiches, and in Yongnian, H City, there are donkey meat sausages and donkey meat rolls, so people in this city don't mind eating donkey meat.

There's also a folk saying, "Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground," which shows how famous donkey meat is.

Donkey meat enjoys such a high reputation for several reasons: First, it has a more delicious flavor. Donkey meat has a delicate texture and a perfect balance of lean and fat.

Secondly, it has high nutritional value. It is said to have good health benefits for arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. It can delay aging, beautify the skin, and also replenish qi, nourish blood, and strengthen the body.

Besides, in this day and age, it's so rare to eat meat!