Because she was in a hurry to go to town, Wen Nuan didn't take Le Le's words to heart.
During this period, Lele would ask her from time to time when she would have a baby, and sometimes he would touch her belly. The little guy thought that he would be able to feel the same movement as when Sister Guihua was seven or eight months pregnant and could feel the fetus kicking her belly.
However, Wen Nuan's stomach was still flat, so it was impossible for her to hear anything. Lele probably just said it casually.
After Gu Qinghan gave a few detailed instructions, he also led the hunting team members to rush up the mountain. Wen Nuan took Lele and Gu Qinglan to the family compound's car.
Because of the cold weather, Sister Guihua didn't dare take the children out, and now she has no plans to go to town with them.
However, sister-in-law Juxiang woke up the children early in the morning, planning to go shopping for some New Year goods with Wen Nuan. She said that the quartermaster gave her more than ten yuan in dividends a few days ago.
Although the money was not much, Sister Juxiang was very satisfied. She smiled and said to Wen Nuan and the others, "This is almost half a month's salary for me. Of course I am happy. Others don't have much!"
When Sister Juxiang received this money, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep for half the night. Although the money was not much, it was an extra sum of money for no reason. She felt like her work throughout the year was recognized, so she felt a special sense of accomplishment.
What made Deng Juxiang happiest was that she could become friends with Wen Nuan. If it weren't for her, she would never have been able to join the kitchen team, nor would she have been able to get dividends from the factory.
When Gu Qinglan heard Sister Juxiang say this, she was happy for her and said, "Sister-in-law, there will definitely be more next year!"
When Sister Juxiang heard this, she smiled even more happily: "When spring comes, I will work even harder and strive to double the dividends next year!"
"This year's ten or so yuan in dividends is just enough to buy some snacks for my children, and also buy my mother-in-law some new clothes so that she can have a happy New Year."
Since she started working in the kitchen, her mother-in-law has been taking care of the children at home. If it weren't for the old lady, Deng Juxiang probably wouldn't be able to go to work.
Wen Nuan hugged Le Le who was sitting on her lap. When she heard what Sister Ju Xiang said, she smiled and said, "Sister Ju Xiang, you have worked hard for a whole year. You should reward yourself during the New Year."
Wen Nuan had previously troubled Chen Meijiao in Beijing to ask her to help buy two coats and cotton trousers from Beijing and send them over, as she was too lazy to make clothes herself.
This is the confidence of being rich.
When Sister Guihua heard this, she looked at Wen Nuan, smiled slightly, and said, "Then I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a new cotton-padded jacket and a new hat at the same time!"
She now only has two cotton-padded jackets, both blue and black. After hearing what Wen Nuan said, she plans to buy herself a brighter-colored jacket to make it festive during the New Year.
Xiaodong and Xiaomei, who were standing by, heard that their mother was going to buy new clothes, and they immediately started arguing: "Mom, can we buy new clothes too?"
"I want one too. I want one too. I want to buy one with floral patterns like Lele's. It's so pretty!"
The youngest son of Juxiang's sister-in-law, Guoqing, also jumped up and said, "Mom, I want a new schoolbag. My schoolbag is all rotten."
Several children started arguing, and Deng Juxiang immediately lost her temper: "Stop arguing, let's talk about it when we get to town. I don't even know if I have enough money!"
When Lele heard her sister praise her clothes, she looked at her body with a smile and said to Wen Nuan, "Mom, can I give my clothes to Sister Xiaodong?"
Wen Nuan was amused by the child, tapped her nose and said, "Sister can't wear your clothes."
The little guy tilted his head and laughed again: "Then I'll leave my clothes for the baby to wear!"
"That's fine. The baby will definitely like your clothes." Wen Nuan didn't pour cold water on her. She looked at her and asked, "Then Le Le, do you want to buy new clothes later?"
The child grew quickly, and the clothes made last year no longer fit. Before Sister Guihua gave birth, she and Aunt Liang took apart her winter clothes and made a new one.
The clothes that children wear nowadays are basically new.
Lele heard the warm question, smiled and shook her head, and said, "Mom, I don't want new clothes."
"We save the money to buy new clothes for the baby."
Gu Qinglan, who was standing by, heard this and laughed, "If there is a baby, auntie will buy it for him. If Lele wants new clothes, he can choose with sisters Xiaodong and Xiaomei later." After saying that, she pinched the little guy's face.
Lele pushed away her aunt's cold hand and said with a pinched nose, "No, Aunt, buy me some popcorn!"
Gu Qinglan laughed: "Oh, our Lele also saved money for auntie, that's great!"
Wen Nuan looked at the two people laughing and said to Gu Qinglan, "Qinglan, don't spend money recklessly. Save some money. When you get married to Daxiang, you will have many places to spend money."
She knew that Gu Qinglan's salary had increased. As a girl, she would often come to the staff quarters for meals, and Lele was the one who spent the most money.
But Gu Qinglan doted on Lele too much. It was ok for her to just buy some food and drinks for him, but she would often buy all kinds of toys for him, some of which she already had but in different colors.
Wen Nuan even doubted whether she had saved any money.
Gu Qinglan blushed when she heard Wen Nuan say that and muttered, "Who wants to marry him?"
Wen Nuan looked at her and smiled slightly, "It's up to you. You and Da Xiang are both adults. I won't care about you anymore."
However, Gu Qinglan and Li Daxiang are definitely serious. Maybe after Li Daxiang comes back from studying, he will confront Gu Qinghan.
When Gu Qinghan nods, the two of them should directly file a report and get a marriage certificate.
Gu Qinglan blushed, not knowing how to answer this question, and then changed the subject, saying: "Sister-in-law, there is something I haven't told you..."
"Hmm?" Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinglan and frowned in confusion: "What's the matter? Are you hiding something from me now?"
Although she said so, Wen Nuan looked at the girl's expression and felt that she seemed to be a little embarrassed to speak.
A ridiculous thought came to my mind. Could it be that Qinglan has fallen in love with someone else
Just as Wen Nuan was guessing, Gu Qinglan spoke softly, "In the summer, my second brother, Gu Qingsong, wrote to me. He knew I was in Beicheng, so he contacted me."
Because Wen Nuan was too busy, Gu Qinglan didn't want to cause her trouble and felt that she could handle it.
Wen Nuan asked, "And then?"
Wen Nuan has been sending money back home, but ever since what happened between Gu Qingsong and Lin Meizhi, Zhao Wuzhu has not done anything naughty, except writing letters from time to time to urge them to have a son...
Wen Nuan thought that after Gu Qingsong's divorce, he must have been depressed for a while. When he wanted to look for Gu Qinglan in the village where he went to work, he discovered that she had already come to North City.
I just don't know why I'm looking for Gu Qinglan.
"When Gu Qingsong found out that I was in the North City Army, he told my mother." Gu Qinglan bit her lip and continued, "Then when my mother found out that I could make money now, she asked me to send her 20 yuan every month."
Wen Nuan frowned and looked over: "You sent it?"
Wen Nuan sneered. No wonder Zhao Wuzhu stopped making trouble. Now her son and daughter both have money to give her, so she should be living a good life.
Although it is normal for children to respect their parents, Wen Nuan does not want Gu Qinglan and Gu Qinghan to be unfilial.
But Gu Qinglan just said that if she didn't send money home, Zhao Wuzhu would come to Beicheng.
If this isn’t a threat, what is
Instead of forcing the children like this, why don't you care more about whether they are doing well in the army, and why Gu Qinglan came to the army in the first place
As far as she knew, Gu Qinglan's monthly salary should be 38 yuan. After sending 20 yuan home, wouldn't there be 18 yuan left
No wonder she said she couldn’t save any money, so that’s why.
Gu Qinglan nodded: "She said that if I didn't send money home, she and Gu Qingsong would come to North City."
Gu Qinglan knew that Wen Nuan cared about her, and smiled again: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm not stupid. I don't send her money every month."
"I told them that my salary was only 18 yuan, and that I owed a lot of debts to others in the countryside, so I fled to Laibei City to join the army. I also told them that I had to pay off my debts every month, and I only sent money to my mother occasionally, which added up to about ten yuan. Later, I asked them for money to pay off the debts, and my mother never contacted me again."
Wen Nuan smiled with relief after hearing what Gu Qinglan said: "That's good, anyway your mother gives all the money she gets to Gu Qingsong, don't be so stupid to give them the money."
"That's for sure!" Gu Qinglan gritted her teeth and said, "I'm no longer the silly girl I used to be!"
Wen Nuan reached out and touched Gu Qinglan's head, saying, "That's right, our Qinglan has grown up, so be tougher in the future!"
"Yes, I understand, sister-in-law."
Wen Nuan paused and said, "By the way, Doctor Zhao has already gone to your hospital. Have you learned from him?"
When it came to business, Gu Qinglan stopped smiling and nodded seriously: "Of course, I have visited Mr. Zhao three times, but he is very busy now. However, he has agreed to let me learn from him."
Wen Nuan raised her eyebrows and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. You must study seriously with Doctor Zhao in the future. Don't be careless. Got it?"
Gu Qinglan nodded: "Sister-in-law, I will definitely study hard with Doctor Zhao and will not let you down."
She was able to stay in the North City Army thanks to the military enlistment quota secured by her sister-in-law.
A big part of the reason why Doctor Zhao was willing to let her study was because of her sister-in-law.
There were some rumors in the hospital that Mr. Zhao was able to take off his hat because someone from higher up was helping him.
Others might not know, but Gu Qinglan had heard what they said about Mr. Zhao when she went to her eldest brother's house to eat and drink.
So Mr. Zhao, it is most likely that your eldest brother and sister-in-law did something.
No wonder Mr. Zhao was so kind to her. It was because she was blessed by Wen Nuan. Therefore, Gu Qinglan must not let Wen Nuan down.
Wen Nuan nodded: "I have confidence in you, keep going."
Although Lele didn't quite understand what the adults said, when she heard Wen Nuan say that, she smiled and imitated her mother and said to Qinglan, "Come on, auntie."
"Okay, auntie will definitely do her best. Thank you, Lele." Seeing that Wen Nuan had been holding the little Lele for a while, Gu Qinglan took the child from her lap and put Lele on her own lap.
Gu Qinglan said to Lele, "Come, let your mother rest for a while, and your aunt will hold you."
Lele was a little reluctant at first, but after thinking about it, he said, "Okay, Auntie, hold me."
"There's a baby in my mom's belly, I can't bump into it."
Gu Qinglan looked at Wen Nuan in shock: "???"
Even Sister Juxiang, who was planning to buy something with her child, looked at Wen Nuan in surprise after hearing what Lele said: "Sister Nuan, is this true? Are you pregnant?"
Wen Nuan felt everyone's gazes and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "That's not true. Don't listen to Lele's nonsense."
Wen Nuan feels that it shouldn't be that easy to get pregnant, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people suffering from infertility.
Just when everyone wanted to ask more questions, the car stopped on the main street of the town.
Because it was close to the Spring Festival, there were a lot of people on the streets. Sister Juxiang didn't plan to go with us, and planned to meet up again on the way back.
*
Gu Qinglan believed Lele's words and thought that the reason Wen Nuan denied it must be because it was not yet three months old, so she didn't want to tell anyone.
Having worked in the hospital for nearly two years, Gu Qinglan has also heard that many pregnant women are very cautious about these things.
Even if a urine test is done in the hospital, pregnancy is rarely discussed in the hospital, as people prefer to talk about it in secret.
So after arriving in the town, Gu Qinglan walked next to Wen Nuan all the way, fearing that she would be squeezed by others.
Even if Lele asks Wen Nuan for a hug, she will hug the little one the first time!
Wen Nuan did not notice Gu Qinglan's actions. There were really too many things to buy. In addition to New Year's goods, she also wanted to buy some daily necessities and couplets.
Wen Nuan bought all kinds of food and daily necessities and walked around the entire town until her feet were numb from walking.
By the time they returned to the family compound, Wen Nuan didn't want to move anymore. She asked Gu Qinglan to cook. She planned to take a break and make some snacks after dinner to entertain guests during the New Year.
But Wen Nuan slept until after one o'clock.
When she woke up, Gu Qinglan said that she had just been called once, but she went back to sleep again.
Wen Nuan yawned: "I'm so tired, let's take a nap. I'll eat something, and you can help me knead the dough later."
Gu Qinglan asked Lele to go out to the yard to play in the snow, then looked at Wen Nuan and said, "No problem, I'll get the flour out now. Sister Guihua just brought us some glutinous rice flour. What are we going to use this for?"
Wen Nuan looked at the glutinous rice flour and said, "Keep it for now and make some glutinous rice balls for the Lantern Festival."
I went to buy a lot of New Year's goods in the morning, including nuts and candies. Wen Nuan also planned to make some rice cakes and fried dough sticks in the next two days. Lele likes them very much.
Wen Nuan and Gu Qinglan were busy making snacks for the whole afternoon. Lele came over to make trouble from time to time, and then ran to Sister Guihua's house to see the baby.
At about three o'clock, Lele said that he was sleepy and said, "Mom, let's go to bed together."
Wen Nuan looked at the yawning little girl and asked her, "Le Le, can you sleep by yourself? You can see me cooking in the living room when you lie on the kang."
The little guy hummed twice, pulled the warm arm, and said sleepily: "Mom, come back with me to sleep."
Wen Nuan looked around and saw that there were still a few fried dough sticks left. She would fry them later anyway, so she washed her hands and said to Gu Qinglan, "Qinglan, after you wrap these dough sticks, put them aside. I'll take Lele to sleep before frying them."
Gu Qinglan was also going to go back to the hospital for a meeting and planned to take a day off on New Year's Eve. She nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, take Lele to bed first. I'll be back to the hospital soon."
"Then you should be careful. If it snows, bring an umbrella and leave it in the kitchen." Wen Nuan took Lele back to the room, intending to coax the little guy to sleep first.
However, Wen Nuan kept coaxing the little one into falling asleep with him in her arms.
*
Gu Qinghan brought his team and sent all the wild boars and rabbits they had hunted to the kitchen team, which would then distribute them to everyone.
The quartermaster saw that Gu Qinghan had hunted the most this year, so after a moment's thought, he stuffed a hare and a pheasant into his hands and said, "Deputy Regiment Commander Gu, take this back. You didn't get any pork last year, and this year you hunted the most, so you deserve a personal reward."
"Okay, I'll take it." Gu Qinghan was thinking about Wen Nuan, so he didn't bother to be polite with the quartermaster. He took the rabbit and pheasant and went home.
Besides, Lele likes to eat meat, so more meat would be good.
Liang Guoan was exhausted from following Gu Qinghan. He didn't expect him to walk so fast, so he called out to him, "Old Gu, why are you walking so fast?"
"Are you going to Beijing to celebrate the New Year this year?"
Last year, Gu Qinghan and Wen Nuan went to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. However, the day before they arrived in Beijing, they helped the army kill a few wild boars. Who would have thought that they would set off for Beijing the next day.
"No." Gu Qinghan glanced at him and said, "Why are you following me?"
"Seeing you leave in such a hurry, I thought you had something urgent to do." Liang Guoan smiled and couldn't help teasing him: "If you and Comrade Wen Nuan weren't already an old married couple, I would have thought you were going back to kiss your wife."
"Who are we talking about? An old married couple?" Gu Qinghan was dissatisfied with what he said, and added: "My wife and I are still young. I am not you."
Liang Guoan chuckled and reminded: "I'm only five years older than you, and I'm still young, okay?!"
Then he said with a smile: "My wife is pregnant again, do you think I am still young and strong?"
Although he looked more anxious than Gu Qinghan, he was only in his early thirties!
Still quite... young.
"Sister-in-law is pregnant?" Gu Qinghan looked over. "How many months?"
Since the North City entered winter, Gu Qinghan had not gone out on any missions. The two of them saw each other almost every day, and neither of them listened to him.
Liang Guoan stretched out his hand and swiped the back of his head, smiling a little happily, "It's just three months. I didn't tell you before it was three months."
After thinking for a while, Gu Qinghan asked, "How many months does it take to know if you're pregnant?"
Liang Guoan subconsciously recalled, and then said: "I don't know either. Usually my wife has a reaction, so she goes to test it and then tells me. She says a few months, then a few months."
Gu Qinghan looked at him with disdain, "You don't even know this? Don't you have three children?"
Liang Guoan looked guilty. "You can't blame me for this. As soldiers, how can we be with them all the time? My first two children were born in my hometown by my wife. Although the third one was born in the army, didn't I have to go to Factory 112 at that time? I didn't make it."
Gu Qinghan knew very little about female pregnancy and thought he could learn from Liang Guoan, but it turned out that he was also a poor student.
Forget it, I might as well ask that girl Gu Qinglan.
Although she is unreliable, she is still a nurse after all.
"Oh, no." Liang Guoan reacted belatedly, looked at Gu Qinghan and asked, "Could it be that your wife is pregnant too?"
Gu Qinghan glanced at him, said nothing, and left.
He himself knew that he couldn't tell anyone before three months had passed, so he certainly wouldn't tell anyone.
*
When he returned home, he found Wen Nuan and the child were sleeping.
Gu Qinghan thought that no one was at home. He didn't hear any children laughing or any warm figures. It turned out that they were asleep.
However, he looked at the time and it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon.
Sleeping so long
But as soon as the hare and pheasant were put down, warmth came out.
"You're back?" Wen Nuan woke up when Gu Qinghan returned to the yard, but since the little guy didn't wake up, she didn't get up.
When she heard Gu Qinghan opening the door, she put on her clothes and went out.
As soon as I walked out of the room, I saw Gu Qinghan holding a rabbit in one hand and a pheasant in the other. It seemed that he had hunted a lot of wild animals in the mountains this year.
Wen Nuan smiled and walked over, wanting to help him take the things in his hand, but Gu Qinghan turned sideways and avoided Wen Nuan's help: "There is a smell of blood, I'll do it."
Gu Qinghan was worried about his wife today, and Lele's words kept circling in his mind, so he rushed home early.
Gu Qinghan saw that she had just woken up, so he asked, "How long did you sleep today? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
Wen Nuan was stunned for two seconds, then smiled and said, "Ah? I'm not feeling unwell, it's just that your daughter insisted on taking a nap at around 3 o'clock, so I slept until now."
Gu Qinghan glanced at Wen Nuan and saw that she looked fine, with a little sluggishness after just waking up, but there didn't seem to be anything wrong.
"Okay, then I'll take care of these two things first."
Wen Nuan saw the hare and pheasant that Gu Qinghan was carrying, and she smiled and said, "Can you bring back hares and pheasants this time? Is this also a good harvest this year? Did you kill any wild boars?"
"We killed five wild boars. These two were given to me by the quartermaster, who said we didn't get any pork last year." Gu Qinghan threw the hares and pheasants directly into a bucket, intending to clean them first and then freeze them.
Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinghan's back and said with a smile, "That's great. Lele loves meat so much. We can have enough meat for several meals."
Gu Qinghan had just put his things away when the little guy came out of the room, rubbing his eyes and calling out in a daze, "Dad, Mom."
"I need to pee."
Seeing that the child still looked sleepy and hadn't put on his coat or shoes yet, Wen Nuan said, "Wait a moment, I'll help you put on your clothes first, don't wet your pants."
She covered her belly and urged, "Mom, hurry up!"
Wen Nuan dared not be unhappy, and took her coat and put it on her in a hurry.
Gu Qinghan on the other side also washed his hands and put shoes on the little guy.
When the little girl came back to the living room, she was already quite energetic. She saw Gu Qinghan go to the kitchen and followed him there.
Then she showed Gu Qinghan the things she bought in the town, including toys and food. It seemed that she had a great time in the town today.
Wen Nuan watched Qinghan and Lele talking. She also prepared to organize the fried dough sticks she had made in the afternoon and planned to fry them after dinner.
However, Gu Qinghan didn't let her do anything. When he saw her about to take action, he came over and took over all her work.
After she finished soaking her feet in the warm water at night, Gu Qinghan took the towel and wiped her clean, then poured out the foot washing water before coming back.
Wen Nuan looked at him puzzledly: "What did you do tonight?"
Although Gu Qinghan also did these things in the past, Wen Nuan felt that he seemed a little different tonight, as if he was afraid that she would get tired or bumped into something.
Hearing this, Gu Qinghan looked at his wife. Perhaps because she had just finished soaking her feet, her face was slightly red. Her long hair was parted on her left shoulder, making her look indescribably soft and beautiful.
"Didn't Lele say you were pregnant?" Gu Qinghan thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we go to the hospital for a test tomorrow?"
Wen Nuan exclaimed, "Ah!" and then said to him, "Do you take Le Le's words seriously? There's no need to wait a few more days. We'll know whether our period comes or not. Besides, it's almost the New Year, and we don't know if there's a urine test available. Let's go after the New Year."
Qinglan said that in fact, most of the female comrades who went to the hospital for urine tests had already had basic reactions, at least for two or three months.
If I don’t get pregnant, wouldn’t it be a joke
Besides, the day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and there are still many things to deal with tomorrow, such as distributing pork and so on, and she doesn't want to go to the hospital.
Besides, she really didn't feel pregnant at all!
Gu Qinghan walked towards her, kissed her on the forehead, and said, "I think Lele must be right. Anyway, it's New Year's Eve the day after tomorrow, so let's go to the hospital tomorrow."
He might not be free after the New Year, and he was too anxious to know the result immediately.
It would also help Wen Nuan to pay more attention to herself. Gu Qinghan felt that Wen Nuan didn't seem to take it seriously. Just now in the evening, she even ran to Sister Guihua's house, which made his heart beat fast.
Wen Nuan heard this and smiled at him, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Then she patted the kang next to her and said with a smile: "Come here, let's wrap the red envelope together."
Last year, I didn’t need to prepare too many red envelopes for the Chinese New Year in Beijing because I didn’t know many people there.
But this year in the staff quarters, we have to prepare some small red envelopes for the children to make them happy.
Moreover, Wen Nuan also made a lot of money this year, and she also wanted to share this joy with others.
In addition to the dividends, she also had several hundred yuan sent by Deputy Commander Shen, and this year's salary, so she now had an average of nearly a hundred yuan.
Because she spent more time in the kitchen and the factory this year, Wen Nuan didn't have any particularly big expenses. The most she spent was buying milk powder for Le Le. However, milk powder was not particularly expensive in those days, it was just difficult to get special supply tickets.
After receiving the factory dividends last night, she counted her savings and found that she already had nearly two thousand yuan. In addition to her dividends and wages, there was also the money Commander Lu gave her last year and the pension from her biological father.
She never touched the money and deposited it all in the bank.
As for Gu Qinghan, he has received an additional allowance since he joined the test flight team last year, which adds up to about two hundred yuan per month.
Wen Nuan sent money to Zhao Wuzhu at the beginning of the month. She looked at Gu Qinghan's salary passbook and saw that there was about fifteen hundred yuan in it.
You wouldn’t know until you calculate it, and you’ll be shocked. She is considered a wealthy woman now!
Therefore, it is necessary to prepare some small red envelopes for the festival.
Gu Qinghan had just seen a pile of cut red paper on the table beside the bed. He sat down warmly and said, "You just soaked your feet. I can wrap them."
Then, Gu Qinghan picked up a piece of red paper, and Wen Nuan took a look at it and handed him the change she had prepared today, mostly one-cent notes.
Seeing Gu Qinghan taking the action seriously and wrapping the dumplings with clear corners, he couldn't help but feel itchy and followed him.
After a while, Wen Nuan said, "Your mother knew Qinglan was in our army and asked her for money."
Gu Qinghan didn't seem surprised. As long as Gu Qingsong contacted Qinglan, he would definitely know. However, he frowned and asked, "What money do you want?"
Ever since the incident with Lin Meizhi, Gu Qingsong seemed to have become much more sensible, and there were no sudden incidents at home, so he shouldn't need a lot of money.
Wen Nuan said, "She wanted Qinglan to send her part of her salary every month, but Qinglan didn't give it to her. She even told your mom and the others that she was in debt from the place where she worked in the countryside before."
"If they ask, just say the same thing."
Gu Qinghan nodded: "Yes, I know, let Qinglan keep her salary and don't send it anymore."
When she was sent to the countryside, she had just enough to eat and spend all year round. Now that she has joined the army and become a nurse in a military hospital, she must plan well for herself.
Moreover, he once overheard Wen Nuan tell Gu Qinglan that she should have her own money so that she wouldn't have to rely on others for everything and wouldn't have to lose her voice after getting married.
Gu Qinghan also agreed that she should have some savings of her own.
Wen Nuan hugged his arm and smiled: "Okay, I got it."
Wen Nuan didn't hear Le Le's voice. After wrapping a red envelope in her hand, she asked the man beside her: "Where is your daughter?"
Gu Qinghan looked at the kang bed behind him and said, "She was clearly here just now."
As soon as she finished speaking, a small figure stood up from the other side of the kang bed, holding the small mirror that Qinglan bought for her today, and said with a smile: "Mom, Lele is here!"
The two looked over and saw that the child was holding red paper in both hands, with red and white patches on his face. His originally pink little mouth had now turned into a big red mouth, as if he had painted his lips with red paper...
The child is quiet, he must be doing something naughty.
Little Lele perfectly interprets this sentence!
Then, Lele raised his chin, looked at her proudly and asked, "Mom, do you think I'm beautiful?"
“I put on lipstick!”
Warm and speechless: "..."
"Very, very beautiful."
Like that monkey's butt.
Gu Qinghan smiled and said, "Come here, I'll help you clean it."
"No!" The little girl refused immediately and hid: "Dad, you can't catch me, I want to be beautiful!"
Gu Qinghan: “…”
"Dad thinks you're already very beautiful."
Lele smiled and said, "I want to be even more beautiful!"
"I'm a beautiful sister."
Gu Qinghan was afraid that she would swallow the red paper, so he pulled it out from her mouth, washed a towel, and wiped her face.
*
The next morning, Gu Qinghan woke up and planned to accompany Wen Nuan to the hospital.
But I don’t know if she slept too much yesterday, she didn’t fall asleep until very late last night.
It's already seven o'clock, and Wen Nuan is still sleeping with Le Le in her arms, showing no signs of waking up.
Gu Qinghan couldn't bear to wake her up, so he got up and cooked some porridge, intending to wait for her to wake up and drink some porridge before going to the hospital.
But when Wen Nuan woke up, it was already half past nine. Le Le woke up earlier than her and just lay in the bed playing with her own stinky feet, unwilling to get up.
Wen Nuan hugged her and kissed her, saying, "Lazy little pig."
Lele felt a little tickled by her kiss and dodged with a smile, "Mom is the lazy pig, Lele woke up before you."
Wen Nuan hugged the child and kissed him several times before asking, "Where's your dad?"
"You're not going out, are you?"
Today is the day for distributing pork. Could it be that Gu Qinghan went there by himself
Wen Nuan looked at the time and found that it was already so late. She didn't know whether Gu Qinghan was really going to share the pork. If she had to queue up later, she had to get up early.
So Wen Nuan didn't continue lying down, and quickly took Le Le to wash up.
When she was about to check if Gu Qinghan was outside in the yard, a guest arrived at the house—
Mr. Zhao.
Wen Nuan smiled and called out, "Doctor Zhao, why are you here?"
Mr. Zhao now looks much more energetic and capable. He has changed his ragged clothes into a blue-black Zhongshan suit. Although it is not brand new, it is clean.
The other party looked at her a little awkwardly, but soon realized what was happening and said with a smile, "Comrade Wen Nuan, I'm here to give you something."
During the past two years, Wen Nuan would bring him food and daily necessities from time to time, and last winter she even put a cotton jacket on his window.
At first he didn't know it was her who sent it, but later someone told him that Wen Nuan had been to the village, so he guessed it must be her.
But if you think about it carefully, during the days in the cowshed, apart from Wen Nuan and Li Yunhua, there would be no third person who would send him things.
Wen Nuan saw that Mr. Zhao was holding a cloth bag in his hand, so she smiled and said, "Doctor Zhao, please come in first. I'll pour you a cup of tea."
Then he taught Lele to shout: "Lele, call grandpa."
Lele saw Mr. Zhao coming and remembered that he was the grandfather who helped Aunt Guihua look after the baby in her belly.
So I politely called out, "Hello, Grandpa."
Zhao Qinyuan walked into Wen Nuan's home, and then saw Lele's elf-like appearance, and smiled: "Hey."
Wen Nuan poured tea for the old man, asked him to sit down, and asked, "Doctor Zhao, what do you want to give me?"
Hearing this, Mr. Zhao pushed the things in front of Wen Nuan and said, "Oh, it's nothing, just a little meat and sugar. Find something to put it in."
Wen Nuan hesitated for a few seconds, but didn't intend to refuse. She took two plates from the chest of drawers and put the things on them.
It turned out to be a piece of pork belly and a brick of brown sugar, which was considered a valuable item.
Wen Nuan planned to pack some things for the old man later. He was alone in the North City with no relatives or friends, and it would be very lonely during the New Year.
After packing her things, Wen Nuan sat next to him and chatted with him for a while.
Finally, Wen Nuan asked him, "Doctor Zhao, are you used to being in the hospital?"
"I'm used to it." Mr. Zhao took a sip of tea and said, "I'm used to everything. Thank you and Deputy Head Gu."
Just then, footsteps were suddenly heard at the door. Wen Nuan knew that Gu Qinghan had returned, and with him was Gu Qinglan.
They didn't seem surprised by Mr. Zhao's arrival. After entering the room, they closed the door, then walked over and sat down together, greeting Mr. Zhao.
Gu Qinghan said beside Wen Nuan: "Mr. Zhao said he would check your pulse. Ask him to check it for you."
Wen Nuan looked at him doubtfully, but Old Master Zhao said gently, "I was just about to tell you something. Qinglan asked me to come here this morning, and then Deputy Head Gu said he had something to ask me, so I came to see you."
Then he looked at Wen Nuan and asked, "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Wen Nuan looked at the people surrounding her and her face suddenly turned red. Gu Qinghan, on the other hand, said calmly, "I'm not feeling unwell. I just want Mr. Zhao to see if my wife is pregnant."
Wen Nuan glared at the man: "..."
How dare you say that!
Gu Qinglan, who was impatient at the side, also urged: "Sister-in-law, hurry up!"
Mr. Zhao smiled kindly, and first prepared a cotton ball and placed it on the table, then said to Wen Nuan, "Come on, girl, stretch out your wrist for me to see."
Under the gaze of everyone, Wen Nuan gritted her teeth and stretched out her arms to rest them on the cotton ball, with her palms facing upward.
Mr. Zhao skillfully extended his index and middle fingers and placed them on her wrist.
Everyone held their breath and waited. Gu Qinghan was so nervous that a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on his palms. He couldn't help but lean closer to Wen Nuan.
Until the old man took his hand back, the smile on his lips widened and he said, "Congratulations, it's pregnancy."
Then he added: "But it shouldn't be long."
Gu Qinghan's face showed no emotion, but the corners of his lips slightly raised into a nice arc, and he said to the old man: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao."
The excited Gu Qinglan picked up Lele, who was carefully imitating Mr. Zhao's pulse diagnosis, and kissed her, saying happily: "Lele, you are going to be a big sister!"
"There's a baby in your mom's belly!!"
Gu Qinghan could hardly hide the smile on his lips, but he couldn't help but remind the loud-mouthed Gu Qinglan, clearing his throat and saying:
"Qinglan, keep your voice down. Don't tell anyone in the first three months."
Gu Qinglan let out an "ah", suppressed her excitement, and immediately raised her index finger to her lips, saying to Lele who was laughing, "Lele can't possibly tell anyone about the baby, understand?"
Lele's originally happy mood turned into doubt. He looked at Gu Qinglan with his big round eyes and asked, "Auntie, why?"
Gu Qinglan: "The baby will get angry!"
Lele quickly covered her little mouth and said with a smile: "Then Lele won't say it. Lele doesn't want the baby to be angry."
Wen Nuan rolled her eyes at them in annoyance: "Comrades Gu, please don't be superstitious!"
"Doctor Zhao is still here!"
Mr. Zhao looked at them and replied with a smile: "You really need to be careful in the first three months."