Comrade, Hello

She paused slightly, then smiled gracefully, her eyes clear and bright.

"That's pretty impressive."

Both children were stunned by his smile.

Second sister-in-law is so beautiful, even more beautiful than actresses in magazines.

Qin Yunzhou's gaze couldn't help but fall on Xu Sui. After looking at her for a few more moments, his heart seemed to race for a moment, intensely and passionately.

Xu Sui had just gotten up. Her jet-black hair was a little messy, but it didn't detract from her beauty in the slightest. The morning glow illuminated half of her beautiful profile, as if bathing her in a golden light. Her eyebrows and eyes were beautiful, and her eyes were deep and clear.

With a slender figure and outstanding temperament, she stands out even without much makeup.

Especially when she first opened her mouth, her eyes seemed to speak, bright and clear, dazzlingly so, making people unable to resist looking at her.

Xu Sui was unaware of the man's gaze. She hadn't washed her face or brushed her teeth yet, so she had to hurry to the tap to get water to wash her face and brush her teeth.

It's August or September now, and the weather is very hot.

You can wash your face with water in the morning without having to boil water.

These days, resources are scarce. Neither firewood nor coal is easy to obtain, so most families use them sparingly.

Soon, Xu Sui went over there to wash her face, keeping a distance from the three siblings.

Qin Hai ran to Qin Yunzhou's side, looked at Xu Sui who was bending over washing her face at the tap, and whispered in Qin Yunzhou's ear, "Second brother, is second sister-in-law pretty?"

"I just saw it; you kept staring at your second sister-in-law."

Qin Yunzhou gradually came to his senses, looked away, and glanced at his younger brother who was not even as tall as his chest.

"It looks pretty good."

Qin Hai's eyes lit up instantly, and he almost shouted, "I knew it! You were peeping at my second sister-in-law!"

The eldest sister-in-law also secretly told the eldest brother that the second brother and his wife didn't look like a couple at all, and that they were too distant from each other.

He wanted to say, "No, that's not true."

At the critical moment, Qin Yunzhou reacted quickly and covered his loud-mouthed younger brother. He suddenly became a little nervous, glanced at Xu Sui not far away, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she did not notice anything amiss.

"Don't shout, and don't speak."

Qin Hai nodded, he understood, and immediately stretched out his little hand.

Seeing this, Qin Yan ran over and stretched out her hand to Qin Yunzhou.

The twin brother and sister, who had remarkably similar faces, whispered, "Second brother~"

Although Qin Yunzhou wasn't familiar with his younger siblings, he understood what they wanted. He reached into his pocket and gave each of them two cents.

"You've been paid hush money. You're not allowed to talk nonsense, and you're especially not allowed to go and talk nonsense in front of your second sister-in-law."

Their eyes lit up again.

It really was money.

My second brother is so generous; he gave each of us two cents, enough to buy several fruit candies.

This is still because they have money to buy food.

"Thank you, Second Brother. Don't worry, we definitely won't talk nonsense." The two men's eyes lit up, and they ran out of the house in a flash.

Over there, Xu Sui had just finished washing up when she looked up and saw Qin Hai and his sister running out excitedly. She glanced at them again and wondered why they had suddenly run away when they were just circling around Qin Yunzhou.

Filled with doubt, she subconsciously turned to look at Qin Yunzhou.

The man was bending down, bleeding and plucking the feathers of the bird he had just knocked down. After a short while, the bird was finished.

He got up and carried the cleaned bird to the stove.

The bird was actually very thin and small, with almost no meat. But even though it was very thin, if you cooked it into soup and added some vegetables, it would have some oil and flavor.

Tianhua wasn't working; she was tidying up in front of the stove.

Seeing the cleaned bird, he couldn't help but be delighted and quickly asked, "Yunzhou, where did you come from?"

"I just saw it in the yard and shot it down." Qin Yunzhou put the bird on the stove.

Although the bird was small and so thin it was almost skinny, Tianhua was still very happy and quickly tidied it up. "Yunzhou, you're really lucky. There's been a famine these past few years, and you can't see these things in the sky anymore."

"I never thought you could catch meat while sitting in your own backyard."

"I'll make you and Sui Sui a soup for lunch later. It'll help you both recover."

Qin Yunzhou shook his head, "Mom, don't treat us specially. We'll eat whatever you eat."

"Don't be reluctant to eat the malted milk powder that Xu Sui and I bought for the family before. It was specially bought to help the family improve their health."

"It would be a waste not to eat it."

Tianhua was very thin, the kind of thinness caused by severe malnutrition. She was pale and emaciated, with dry and yellow hair. She was actually quite tall, close to 1.7 meters, but taller people tend to appear even thinner and weaker in this condition.

The Qin family has so many members, and previously only Qin Youtian worked to support the family, earning less than twenty yuan a month. Now that the eldest son, Qin Min, has also started working, the Qin family's life has improved slightly.

However, the food problem remains difficult to solve, and this is no longer something that money can solve.

Tianhua's eyes reddened, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, "Mom knows, Mom knows you and Suisui are both good children."

"But let's not waste that money in the future. Mom is in good health and there's nothing wrong with her."

Qin Yunzhou's voice deepened.

"Mom, I have eyes, I can see how you are."

"That can of malted milk powder wasn't just bought for the family, it was mostly for you. Although Grandma is older than you, she's much healthier than you. You're the one who really needs to take care of yourself."

"Xu Sui handed that can of malted milk powder to you because of this. Don't always share the malted milk powder with Grandma and the others. You have to learn to think about yourself."

Old Mrs. Qin was a shrewd old woman. She saved her entire monthly salary of thirteen yuan and fifty cents. No one knew how much money she had saved over the years. Living in this house, she didn't have to spend a penny, nor did she ask anyone for money.

Even if the family is going through a tough time and someone wants to borrow money from her to tide them over, she won't lend it to them. To be precise, it won't work for anyone who asks her for money, not even her own daughter.

Old Mrs. Qin had her own money, and she would secretly go to the black market to buy things for herself from time to time, taking good care of herself.

In short, apart from Qin Yunzhou and Xu Sui, only Old Madam Qin still looked like a normal person in the entire Qin family, and she hadn't lost much weight.

Tianhua was silent for a moment, then pursed her lips. "Mom knows, Mom will."

Suddenly, someone knocked on the courtyard gate.

Xu Sui, who was washing clothes in the yard, looked up.

A tall, thin middle-aged man stood at the gate of the courtyard, carrying several bags. When he saw her looking over, he smiled and spoke in a clear voice.

"Hello, comrade, I'm looking for Qin Yunzhou, is he here?"

Beside the middle-aged man was a slightly plump woman; the two were clearly husband and wife, and she smiled at Xu Sui.