Rebirth to the Eighties to Get Rich

Translator: tarararawr

Chapter 42 – Return Home!

Ji Jianyun was so excited. He cleared his throat and confirmed whether there was a baby or not with the words, “A baby? Do we really have a baby?”

Hearing this, Su Danhong wanted to tease: Are you this excited about having a child? 

“Yes, if you don’t come back, then the child won’t recognize you.” As she teased him, the fondness in her heart grew. “Our orchard is almost set up. We are the only one in all the villages around here who have an orchard. There will be thieves at some point, so I’m going to surround the orchard with a brick wall. It will be about two meters high. Dad is almost 60 years old now, and he’s not very fit. You can help if you can come back.”

“The saplings are growing?” Ji Jianyun had not recovered from the surprise of having a child yet when he received another piece of news from her.

“Yes. Did you read the letter I wrote to you? I told you in the letter that our saplings are growing. I plan on setting up a chicken farm later. I’ll also set up a shop in town that specializes in selling eggs and grown chickens,” Su Danhong said.

“How busy will you be?” Ji Jianyun couldn’t help but ask.

“Well, when the baby comes, I can’t handle so many things at once. I’m the only one at home. If you can come back, then come back,” Su Danhong replied.

She knew that her husband wanted to serve the country, but their small family also needed him. It was not decent to be home without the husband and she was not from an influential family. She just wanted her husband to come back to accompany her, especially now that she was pregnant. He had not even come back yet to take a look at her pregnancy.

Although she didn’t say it directly, it didn’t even need to be mentioned how much she wanted him back.

He did not write to her in months and never responded to her letter. So when he called, whatever grievance she had locked up that was difficult for her to say had poured out. She also complained about how the bachelors in the village would whistle and flirt with her every time they saw her. It made her so angry.

Of course, a small part of it was exaggerated, but how could she highlight her grievances if it wasn’t true?

In any case, she did not think Ji Jianyun could resign so easily. She still wanted to let him know that their family could not be without him. She did not know that Ji Jianyun had been approved to resign. What she spoke of made Ji Jianyun distressed.

“Danhong, endure it for now, I’ll be back in two days!” Ji Jianyun said immediately.

“You’ll be back in two days?” Su Danhong was surprised. She wanted him to come back, but she didn’t expect him to come back soon.

“Yes, I’ll take the train later, and I’ll be back soon!” Ji Jianyun spoke swiftly.

“That’s great! Come back quickly. Our child just kicked me again when they heard that you were coming back. Our baby is very happy,” Su Danhong replied promptly.

The truth was, the baby didn’t kick her at this moment. However, she was no match for how much Ji Jianyun liked hearing it.They spoke about many things and reluctantly hung up the phone.

When Su Danhong looked at the time, almost half an hour went by when she thought it was less than five minutes.

“Is Jianyun coming back?” Xu Dajie asked with a grin.

“Yes, he said he will be back in two days to see the baby,”  Su Danhong responded happily.

“Be careful when you go back,” Xu Dajie said.

“Oh, when the fruits are ripe, I’ll treat you to some, dajie,” Su Danhong stated and giggled.

“All right,” Xu Dajie laughed with her.

Su Danhong’s current reputation in the village was very good. In particular, her orchard was the first there ever was, so everyone wanted to be friends with her.

Su Danhong was so pleased and filled with anticipation from the bottom of heart as she went home with Da Hei.

At the unit, Ji Jianyun packed up his things quickly, including the parcels and letters that his wife sent him. Ji Jianyun read the letters and divided the food among his friends. The shoes were something his wife made for him, so he didn’t give it away and kept it for himself.

“Why are you in such a hurry? You still need to rest for two more weeks!” his comrade exclaimed.

“I have to hurry back. My wife is pregnant. The baby is restless and is making it hard for her,” Ji Jianyun said.

His comrade was happy for him.

Ji Jianyun’s severance pay was approved quickly. It was 2,000 yuan.

Ji Jianyun asked, “Why is it so much? Isn’t it only 800?” He was confused when he got the severance pay.

“It was Zhou Dawei who helped you to apply for more,” a comrade said.

Ji Jianyun frowned. “I’ll return the extra money…”

“Jianyun, don’t be so stupid and waste the money. If it was just you, then you wouldn’t have gotten it. But now you have sister-in-law to take care of when you get back. Sister-in-law is pregnant, so why wouldn’t you want the money?”

“Yeah, and you had the brightest future among us if it wasn’t for him! You ended up like this because of him, and if he wants to use money to pay you back for saving his life, then just let him do it!”

“Yeah!”

Several of his comrades nodded one after another.

At that very moment, a young man came over.

“Zhou Dawei, what are you doing here?” His other friends frowned when they saw this man.

“I owe you my life. I can’t pay you back with this small amount of money. If you need any help in the future, then you can call me at any time. There’s nothing I can’t do in our province. Besides, I heard that sister-in-law is pregnant. Why don’t I adopt your child as my godchild in the future?” Zhou Dawei said.

Don’t be fooled by Zhou Dawei’s terrible name1. It goes without saying that he was very handsome and had a good family background.

Several comrades glanced at David Zhou and did not say more.

Ji Jianyun looked at him and said, “I can’t decide this, I have to ask my wife.”

“Okay, I’ll visit you when I’m free,” Zhou Dawei said.

Ji Jianyun nodded.

After Zhou Dawei left, his comrades joked, “I forgot that this guy can be a human!”

“Jianyun, just think it over. You know the Zhou family’s status in A province will be helpful for your child’s future development,” another comrade said.

Ji Jianyun smiled and said, “I don’t even know if it’s a boy or a girl. Also, my wife has to agree to it.”

Ji Jianyun didn’t have a lot of things. He just had some clothes, so he didn’t have to pack much before he got on the train. This time, he bought a soft sleeper ticket, and his comrades gave him a lot of fruit. They asked him to eat it and not save it.

Ji Jianyun agreed with them. Under their watchful eyes, he embarked on the road back to his hometown.

The other side. Su Danhong was looking forward to Ji Jianyun’s return. She cleaned her already clean house. Mother Ji arrived and saw her. She said, “Mother is embarrassed to sit down when you make it so clean.”

“Mother, what are you talking about? In this house, you can do whatever you want and sit wherever you want,” Su Danhong said.

“Does Jianyun really want to come back?” Mother Ji also asked with a grin.

“Mhm, that’s what he said. He should have taken the train yesterday and be here tomorrow morning.” Su Danhong couldn’t hide her joy.

Mother Ji laughed.

Footnotes

His name literally means “big guard”.