Rebirth to the Eighties to Get Rich

Chapter 48 – The Penalty for Giving Birth to More Than One Child

“What are you looking at? I was going to give those egg cakes to Hong Jie. She bought me two cans of malted milk1 last time. I’m almost done embroidering, so I’m going into town tomorrow,” Su Danhong explained. When she looked at him, her face was a little hot.

“Honey,” Ji Jianyun called out to her and motioned for her to come over.

“What do you need?” Su Danhong went over and sat down next to him.

“You said my wound is almost healed, so when can we do it? Don’t worry, I’ll come gently!” Ji Jianyun said quickly.

Su Danhong blushed even more and said, “I’m pregnant. Let’s wait until the baby is born before you bring it up again!”

It was not safe to do it while she was pregnant. Moreover, he was still injured. He had lost a lot of his essence and blood. If he did it, then he would consume his source.

That’s why Su Danhong sternly refused her husband even though there was a part of her that wanted him.

Pregnancy was not the issue, instead, it was the injury on his leg. He could come and talk to her about it when he was completely fine.

Lao Da’s side.

After Ji Jianguo came back, Feng Fangfang questioned him at once, “How was it? Did third brother-in-law promise you or not?”

“No, he didn’t. Don’t bother with the orchard in the future.” Ji Jianguo shook his head.

Feng Fangfang sighed. She thought it would work, but she didn’t expect this response. “Since it won’t happen, then let’s forget it. Don’t be lazy, you still have to work tomorrow. You get paid 13 yuan a month!”

The salary for Lao Si and his wife was less than forty yuan a month combined. They heard that they got a raise recently, but didn’t hear how much. But for where Lao Da’s family was, 13 yuan a month was definitely a lot!

“How can I not know that? I just have to keep working in the field. Jianyun explained that there will be more trees in the future, so this work will continue for a while,” Ji Jianguo said.

Upon hearing this, Feng Fangfang was very happy. “It’ll be fine. If anything, it’s unlikely that Lao San’s wife will pay less, so just go ahead and do it.” Then she saw the bag in his hand and asked, “What is that?”

“Lao San’s wife gave it to me. She told me to bring it back for Hou Wazi to eat. I ate two on the way. It’s made from a lot of eggs and smells good,” Ji Jianguo said and gave her the bag.

“Danhong can really do these things. Anyways, it smells good.” Feng Fangfang ate one.

Hou Wazi, who had just returned from playing outside, saw it and immediately asked, “Is this from third aunt?”

“You’re a ball of energy. Okay, you can only eat one, and save the remaining three for tomorrow morning,” Feng Fangfang said.

Lao Er’s side.

As soon as Ji Mudan heard that Ji Jianyun did not agree to it, she immediately became upset and exclaimed, “How can third brother-in-law become so unkind? It’s not like he doesn’t have any brothers, in fact, he has many brothers to help him. Can third brother-in-law not be satisfied?”

“That’s not how it was said. If Jianyun worked on his own, then he could actually do it. This isn’t us trying to get a slice of the pie. Don’t make it sound like Jianyun had to ask for help,” Ji Jianye told her and gave her the egg cakes. “This is what Lao San’s wife gave to Xiaozhen and Xiaoyu.”

“She uses these trivial things to win over people when it won’t benefit her one bit. Jianye, don’t work that hard when you work tomorrow!” Ji Mudan complained and took the egg cake.

“We’re brothers. If it was anyone else, then I wouldn’t. Also, I’ve already been paid. You don’t understand Jianyun’s personality. If I dare to be lazy, then he would not feel like we are brothers,” Ji Jianye explained.

“He is managing everything,” Ji Mudan snorted.

“Jianyun went up the mountain today when he usually doesn’t. I was working with father and eldest brother, and how can I compete with Ji Hongjun and Xu Aidang?” Ji Jianye gave her a side glance. “All right, don’t be unhappy. It wasn’t just our family, wasn’t the eldest brother also rejected?”

Ji Mudan’s lips twitched and did not say more.

The next day, after breakfast, Su Danhong went to town.

Ji Jianyun went with her.

Originally, Su Danhong was not going to let him because Lao Qin was going to send fruit saplings today. However, yesterday, Ji Jianyun set a time with Lao Qi to deliver it this afternoon. Thus, he was free in the morning.

“Speaking of which, is this the first time we’ve been out together?” Su Danhong looked at him and smiled.

“It is the first time,” Ji Jianyun said with some guilt.

He had been married for more than three years and his child was coming in a few months, but this was the first time he had been out with his wife.

“Since you are not a part of the army anymore,  you can keep me company,” Su Danhong stated.

“Honey, don’t worry, I will make sure you and our son will have a good life!” Ji Jianyun vowed with seriousness.

“I never said that the one in my belly would be a son. What if it is a girl?” Su Danhong raised her eyebrows and looked at him.

“Girl is fine! I like both!” Ji Jianyun said swiftly.

Su Danhong giggled and said, “And you won’t just be taking care of me and our eldest. There is still our second, third, fourth and fifth.”

Such a wonderful dream was calling out to Ji Jianyun and made him dumbfounded. “Do you want to have so many? But we cannot have more children in our country right now…”

“It’s not impossible, I’ve asked about it. If you were still a part of the unit, then I certainly won’t give birth to another child for your future prospects, regardless of whether the child is male or female. But now that you are out and not a part of the unit, we don’t need to be afraid of your expulsion. We’ll just pay the fine for more children, that’s all. Work on making money because the fine in the future will be a lot of money,” Su Danhong explained.

Everything is good here, but the only bad thing is this rule. You are in charge of the heavens and earth, so why do you want to be in charge of how the common people give birth?

But they could do anything about it. They had to abide by such a regulation and pay the fine. In any case, she was not afraid of this.

The corners of Ji Jianyun’s eye curved. He didn’t expect his wife to have such a goal.

“Do you want to have just one?” Su Danhong looked at him.

“No, one is too lonely,” Ji Jianyun said.

One was indeed too lonely. Just look at Hou Wazi, he was never at home. Xiaozhen and Xiaoyu were twins, so they had each other as companions. They could stay at home more and go out less.

“As long as you know. You have to make more money in the future, since there will be a lot of fines.” Su Danhong nodded.

Ji Jianyun smiled helplessly and felt favored. He supported his wife as they went into town.

They arrived at Zhen Miaohong’s embroidery shop. She had to be there because today was the day Su Danhong agreed to deliver the embroidery every month.

When she saw Ji Jianyun, Hong Jie was shocked.  She smiled and asked, “Danhong, is this brother-in-law?”

“Mhm.” Su Danhong smiled and introduced Ji Jianyun. “Jianyun, this is Hong Jie. We are like blood sisters.”

“Hong Jie.” Ji Jianyun also nodded.

Hong Jie smiled and welcomed them in. This time, Su Danhong embroidered a peacock spreading its tail. It was a completely dazzling piece of work. Hong Jie immediately offered a price of 800 yuan.

Ji Jianyun was to the side and although he was calm on the outside, he was not on the inside. It was only now that he really saw how strong his wife’s ability to make money was.

No wonder his wife didn’t take the fine seriously. She was going to give birth to a football team for him!