I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 249: I think I've gained weight

Ding Xuewen stormed off, and judging from the direction he was going, it didn't seem like he was chasing after the girl.

The two women pulled Yuan Xiu aside and continued gossiping: "Does that guy really have a girlfriend at school?"

"My God! What a terrible young man! How could he do such a thing! That girl was so beautiful, and he was still looking for someone else at school."

Sister-in-law Xiulan clicked her tongue twice: "Another Chen Shimei! I guess he thinks he's a college graduate now and wants to find someone as cultured as himself, but he can't bear to part with this pretty one..."

Yuan Xiu thought that Xiulan's sister-in-law guessed correctly; that was probably the reason.

The three of them got back on the tricycle and soon arrived at the textile factory.

After meeting with Chunmei, a fellow villager whom I had arranged to meet, I went with her to the factory's warehouse where defective products were handled.

There were many people selecting materials in the warehouse. Large quantities of materials were piled on the ground. Few were bright and shiny; most were not very attractive and were rather dull and gray.

Most of them are unevenly dyed materials, and some even have obvious wormholes.

I don't know how long the inventory has been piling up.

Chunmei and Xiulan didn't mind, since they weren't going to wear it anyway.

They were worried that Yuan Xiu wouldn't like it, saying, "We didn't expect these materials to be like this. We've made you come all this way for nothing."

Yuan Xiu's mother-in-law was well-off, sending her packages every month, so her two children didn't need any extra clothes. Chief of Staff Jiang also had a high salary, so their family's conditions were truly incomparable to theirs.

"It wasn't a wasted trip. I think it's great. If we can use these worm-eaten items as a bonus, we can take them back and use them as rags and mops."

Yuan Xiu picked up a strip of red and blue checkered fabric, the colors were stained, "This would be quite suitable as a tablecloth."

Sister Chunmei laughed and said, "You young people always have so many ideas. Just use it like that, why make a tablecloth? I think this piece of fabric would be more suitable for making bed sheets."

The three of them chatted and made their selections, one after another.

Later on, it turned into a buying frenzy; there was no way around it, as more and more people gathered.

Listening to everyone chatting, it seems that all the people who came were relatives and friends of the factory workers.

Yuan Xiu and her sister-in-law Chunmei each picked out a large bag and took it to the table set up at the door to pay.

"Hey! Aren't you that girl from earlier?" Sister Xiulan pointed to the girl who was helping with the accounting.

Yuan Xiu looked up and saw that it was indeed true.

"It's you!" The girl's eyes were red, and she seemed a little embarrassed to see them. "Thank you for earlier."

"Qiu Hong, do you know her?" the comrade in charge of collecting money asked.

Qiu Hong pursed her lips: "We met once before."

Sister-in-law Xiulan and Sister-in-law Chunmei were both quite curious, but neither of them said anything in front of the other's colleagues.

After paying, Yuan Xiu nodded to Qiu Hong, who was looking at her, and left the factory with Sister Chunmei and the others.

Chunmei's fellow villager was talking to someone at the door. When they saw them come out, he said a few words and then led them outside.

"The woman who helps collect money at your factory is quite pretty!" Sister Chunmei couldn't help but ask another question.

"You mean Qiu Hong? She has to be beautiful! She's the most beautiful girl in our factory! Lots of young men have pursued her, but she's already taken, and her boyfriend is a college student! Qiu Hong is beautiful and capable; only a college student is good enough for her!"

When the villagers talked about Qiu Hong, they were full of praise, which shows how outstanding Qiu Hong is.

After seeing them off at the door, the villager went home.

Yuan Xiu and the others stood near the textile factory gate waiting for a tricycle. After standing there for a while, Sister Chunmei pointed towards the textile factory gate and said, "Qiu Hong."

Yuan Xiu looked over and saw that the girl named Qiu Hong was running towards them.

Qiu Hong came to see Yuan Xiu.

Two young and beautiful girls stood under the tree, talking in hushed tones.

"...I just want to ask, did Ding Xuewen really date someone else at school?" Qiu Hong looked at Yuan Xiu with her clear eyes. "I know you're saying this on purpose for me to hear. I don't care if you and Ding Xuewen have any conflicts, I just want to know the truth."

"The truth is, yes, he did have a girlfriend at school. Everyone who knows him at school knows that. He's quite famous at school. You can ask around and you'll see if I'm lying."

Qiu Hong lowered her head somewhat embarrassed: "I believe what you're saying is true. Actually, I should have realized this a long time ago. He looks down on me because I'm not a college graduate. If it weren't for the sudden reinstatement of the college entrance examination, we would have been married by now..."

"But this is a good thing!" Qiu Hong looked up. "It's better than marrying him only to find out what kind of person he is. I definitely can't date him then. Classmate, could you do me a favor?"

"What are you busy with?" Yuan Xiu asked.

"Tell that girl at your school that he has a girlfriend! We can't let her fall for the same scam as me."

Yuan Xiu: "You might believe me based on just one sentence, but she might not. However, I will speak up. Not for any other reason than that we are both women, and when faced with such situations, we should help each other, not help each other cover things up."

Qiu Hong smiled wryly. "You're a good person. If you really have a conflict with Ding Xuewen, that's his problem."

Yuan Xiu smiled; this girl was unusually straightforward.

Ding Xuewen is not good enough for her.

The truth about telling Wu Xue can only wait until the start of the school year. However, Yuan Xiu is not confident that Wu Xue will believe her. With such a long summer vacation, Ding Xuewen will naturally have plenty of opportunities to take the initiative to "admit" it.

It's very likely that Yuan Xiu's words will not only be ineffective, but will also make her efforts thankless.

If that were the case, Yuan Xiu would choose to respect the fate of others.

……

Summer vacation has arrived.

Sun Ying returned to the compound a few days later, while Wang Ting had to wait a while longer before her vacation started. Their school started late, and their summer vacation was compressed to only one month.

Since she didn't have to go to work or school, Yuan Xiu spent half of her day learning medical skills from Doctor Liu and the other half with her two children.

With her on vacation, Aunt Zhao felt much more relaxed and had time to cook elaborate dishes.

Yuan Xiu was also quite skilled at cooking. When the two of them had nothing to do, they would cook at home, one of them making one dish today and the other making another tomorrow. Jiang Zhou was in for a treat, and in just half a month, he gained weight.

"I think I've gained weight?" Jiang Zhou tightened his belt; the previous buckle was too tight, so he had to loosen one of the buckles.

This was nothing short of a bolt from the blue for him!

He hasn't gained weight in all these years, and he exercises every day, so how could he gain weight?

The image of myself with a big pregnant belly immediately popped into my mind.

Yuan Xiu stood up and looked at him carefully: "You haven't gained weight, have you? I can't tell."

How can you tell from what you see in the sky?