Chapter 637: Chapter 638: You Know All The Details?

“How are things, did you get everything back?”

Seeing Su Shu entering the house with Lu Tong, Li Xiaoxia hurriedly called them to join her on the kang, as the weather outside was cold, and a sudden chill was hard for most people to handle.

Luo Gang took the items from Su Shu’s hands and placed them near the door, “Just take these with you when you leave.”

“Okay.”

Upon entering, Lu Tong went to find his younger siblings, and Su Shu, feeling at ease, climbed onto the kang in her slippers, stretched out under the quilt, and decided to warm up first before doing anything else.

Li Xiaoxia, noticing her hands were icy cold, passed her a mineral water bottle filled with warm water to warm her hands.

Su Shu took it, and a wave of warmth spread from her palm to her heart.

“Was fetching the items smooth? Didn’t bump or bruise yourself?”

“No, Sister Xiaoxia, I’m not a porcelain doll, am I? Can’t I handle bumps and scrapes?” Su Shu said with a laugh.

Li Xiaoxia glared at her, “Right now, you are indeed a porcelain doll. You’re pregnant, and with the weather being so cold, you should go out less. Leave the strenuous work alone until your husband, the group captain, is back, and let him handle it. Why are you exerting yourself now? If really needed, just call my Luo Gang to help.”

Su Shu said, “There really isn’t any strenuous work, don’t worry, really.”

It seemed as though she feared Li Xiaoxia wouldn’t believe her, so she nodded emphatically.

However, the mention of Tang Zelin, who hadn’t returned home for a long time, suddenly made Su Shu feel somewhat downhearted.

It’s unclear whether it was the cold weather making emotions dip easily, or if she was genuinely missing him too much.

Recently, she had been feeling as if she wouldn’t know what to do if he didn’t return soon.

Habit is indeed a terrifying thing.

Once you get used to someone being by your side, you can’t ever seem to shake them off.

Li Xiaoxia also noticed her change in mood, “No word from the group captain yet?”

Su Shu placed her hands beneath her legs to keep warm, and on hearing this, she nodded her head.

“Last time when someone brought stuff back, he had said he would return before winter, but look, the snow has already fallen and still no sign of him.”

“Did I hear that the group captain got injured on the frontline?”

“Yes, he told me not to go to Province B, said he would come back.”

She paused slightly, her tone slightly disgruntled, “If he doesn’t come back soon, I’m ready to go to Province B to fetch him.”

Li Xiaoxia laughed, “Just you?”

“What’s wrong with me?”

“If you went and saw him all wounded, rather than fetching him, wouldn’t you end up crying your eyes out?”

Su Shu imagined that scenario, and honestly, it seemed quite likely, which also made her laugh.

On the ground nearby, four kids were eagerly crouched down playing a game, while Lu Tong, slightly older, observed Luo Gang doing some household chore with curiosity.

The two women sat on the warm edge of the kang, watching.

Li Xiaoxia suddenly said, “It’s not easy, is it, raising three kids on your own?”

Su Shu paused for a moment, then gave a faint smile, “It’s okay, Lu Tong is quite sensible.”

“Sensible or not, he’s still a child. Can you handle it all alone?”

Su Shu felt that Li Xiaoxia’s words were loaded with meaning today, and she didn’t quite grasp it immediately.

Li Xiaoxia spoke in a low voice, “A while ago, didn’t someone come to your place causing trouble, wanting to exchange fifty pounds of grain for their son?”

Ah, so it was about that.

Su Shu said, “Yes, there was.”

“Which child was it?”

“What?”

Su Shu paused, “None of them.”

“Are you sure? Do you know the identities and backgrounds of these two kids?”

Whether she knew or not, Su Shu had an idea.

She had thought that this issue had passed during the days she spent recuperating in the hospital, but seeing Li Xiaoxia bringing up old stories, perhaps everyone in the vicinity, or even the entire safe zone, still thought the same.