That night, Zhou Dajun's family invited them to dinner, but Tian Mi did not go.
She is a person who remembers both kindness and grudges. Moreover, she has not experienced the harshness of society, so she is very childish in some aspects.
However, Tian Mi was still curious about what Zhou Dajun's wife looked like.
So when her husband came back, she asked him immediately.
Unexpectedly, the man's first reaction after hearing her question was to frown.
Tian Mi was puzzled: "What's wrong? Is he difficult to get along with?"
Hearing this, Lou Lu shook his head and said, "I didn't talk to her. Apart from serving the dishes, she was busy in the kitchen the whole time. As for the two children, I heard they were both girls, but I didn't even see them."
After hearing this, Tian Mi also frowned: "What do you mean? Not allowing women to sit at the table? Wouldn't the elder sister be so angry that she would die?"
Tian Yu was really angry. The next day, when Tian Mi came over for breakfast, she had just mentioned it when her elder sister started to talk endlessly:
"Don't mention it. I asked about it in advance. I knew that Zhou Dajun had two girls, and I brought them small gifts. As for me, although I don't like the behavior of Zhou Dajun and his mother, Zhou Dajun's wife and the other children didn't provoke me. I, your sister, wanted to take the initiative to show my kindness, but guess what?"
In fact, Tian Mi probably knew what happened next, but her husband didn't tell her the details, so she asked, "What happened?"
Tian Yu was no longer in a hurry to fold the clothes. He put down the clothes in his hands, supported his waist and sat on the left. Looking at his sister who was eating breakfast, he said, "It's OK that the food is all bland. After all, it's not easy for everyone these days. It's rare for two families to be so generous as us. But throughout the meal, Zhou Dajun's wife and her daughter hid in the kitchen except for serving the dishes to the table."
The smile on her face faded at that moment, she felt very disgusted.
But after all, it's not my home, so I won't say anything even if I don't like it.
On the contrary, Ma Erhua, for some unknown reason, said proudly that in their hometown, women do not sit at the table.
Tian Yu almost laughed at the old woman's face when he heard it, as if Ma Erhua was not a woman.
Or did that mean that the women who came to eat with the men should leave the table
"In fact, there are many cases where women don't sit at the table, but we don't have this rule in our Tian family, and neither does your brother-in-law's family. Later, when I joined the army, I never saw such a thing. Zhou Dajun's family really opened my eyes to me, your elder sister. How should I put it? Hiding in the kitchen and only being able to eat the leftovers of the guests was really uncomfortable. If it were my turn to live such a life, I tell you, I wouldn't be able to survive for a day. I don't know how his wife could endure it for more than ten years." At the end, Tian Yu was still sighing.
Tian Mi didn't know what to say about this kind of thing. Even in later generations, idiots like Zhou Dajun were not uncommon, let alone now.
So, in the end, she just said: "This is someone else's family affair. If Zhou Dajun's wife wanted to resist, she wouldn't have been doing this for more than ten years. We are outsiders and can't interfere."
"I know. Your sister is not stupid. I just muttered a few words in front of you. I won't say anything outside."
Seeing that the elder sister spoke in a nonchalant manner but her facial expression was still indifferent, Tian Mi took the initiative to change the subject.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it is already May.
The ground has warmed up and the ice and snow had completely melted as early as mid-April.
Before, Tian Mi complained that spring came too slowly, but when May really came, the spring south wind seemed to have blown over the entire earth overnight.
At least as far as she could see, without her noticing, the ice and snow had been replaced by lush green.
Of course, not only plants, but even animals have become active again as the temperature rises.
The 836th Unit is surrounded by water on three sides and is on high alert. Naturally, the most common land animals such as wolves, roe deer, wild boars, etc. cannot be seen here.
But she did see tens of thousands of geese in the sky quite a few times. They were so overwhelming that it was quite spectacular.
However, these are not important. What makes Tian Mi most envious is that the military families in the family quarters would go out together every day to dig wild vegetables and pick mushrooms.
For those who have only been in a greenhouse and picked strawberries, picking mushrooms is such a high-end entertainment activity.
Tian Mi was in a state of confusion, but the hardware facilities did not allow it. Her belly was only five months old, but visually it was no smaller than her older sister's who was seven months old.
Not to mention that her family members were watching her closely, even she herself wouldn't dare to go up the mountain with her belly in her arms, okay
There is a difference between being adventurous and seeking death.
But that doesn't mean she doesn't feel jealous.
That day, when she was strolling with her baby bump in her arms and just arrived at her eldest sister's house, she heard the sound of military families calling their friends to go pick wild vegetables.
Tian Mi’s first reaction was to turn around and close the door.
Seeing her childish appearance, Tian Yu shook his head helplessly: "You, what's so fun about digging wild vegetables? Is it that serious?"
Tian Mi curled her lips and sat on the sofa before saying, "Out of sight, out of mind. It would be fine if they went by themselves, but they came here to show off when they knew we couldn't go. It's so infuriating."
"I was just joking." The military families were also mischievous. Knowing that the second sister envied them for being able to go out and pick fruits, they would come to tease her every day.
"What's so funny about telling the same joke every day?" Tian Mi continued to mutter, then looked as if she didn't want to talk anymore, leaned back on the sofa, and opened the book she had just picked up from the table.
It was at this moment that she realized that what she was holding was actually a handwritten book about medicinal herbs written by her third sister.
Half a month ago, Ms. Cheng finally accepted her husband's request and the olive branch thrown by Captain Wang and took up her post at the army health station.
Tian Mi privately thought that part of the reason why the old man did not choose to return to Beijing was that the situation outside had not really improved. The other reason should be his son. I heard from Huihui that the old man's scumbag son who had cut off all ties with the old man was a doctor in a hospital in Beijing, and he had a good reputation.
But these are just guesses in her mind. What is more important now is that the arrival of Mr. Cheng has benefited the entire 836th Unit.
Everyone in the army knew the old man's superb medical skills several years ago.
So after he officially started working, there was a constant stream of people coming to him every day to regulate their bodies.
Brigadier General Wang and Political Commissar Liu took the trouble to invite the people back, so naturally they had no intention of exploiting them.
On the same day, the director of the health station assigned an intern doctor to the old man, with two nurses to assist him. One of the nurses was Tian Xin.
The little girl was of an honest nature. After learning about her sisters' plan, although she was tempted to have Lijia become Master Cheng's apprentice, she still refused after considering it for a while.
She didn't want her elder and second sisters to beg others for her.
He also stated that since he had been assigned to work under Mr. Cheng, how much he could learn depended entirely on his personal ability.
If Old Cheng likes her, he will naturally teach her. If he doesn't like her, it's her own fault. Why make things difficult for her sisters
When these words were spoken, the little girl, who was not much braver, blushed.
But Tian Mi was really surprised. She felt that her third sister had made progress after working and at least had her own ideas about the future.
It’s just that this girl is too hardworking. Now she has not only started to learn Chinese medicine, but also cultural courses.
For the past half month, every night after dinner, Tian Mi, her eldest sister, Lou Luhui, and her eldest brother-in-law would take turns giving her an hour's lesson.
Looking at the densely packed records of herbs and their effects in the notebook, Tian Mi closed the book with his head propped up after a while: "Oh, no, I feel sleepy after reading it. I really can't calm down."
Forget it, forget it. After the baby is born, she should continue exploring her ocean world. This kind of work is more suitable for her.
Seeing his second sister slumped on the sofa in an untidy manner, Tian Yu was about to tell her to put a blanket over her stomach when his brother-in-law Lou Luhui strode in.
Her husband rarely came home from work, so when she saw him, Tian Mi was also confused. She held her waist and sat up: "Why are you back?"
Lou Luhui took two big steps and sat next to his wife. He held her waist with one hand and put the other hand on her belly, frowning and admonishing: "Be careful."
"Then be careful. I was so scared when I saw you sitting up that I broke out in a cold sweat."
"It's really okay, you're just too cautious. Ouch." Before Tian Mi could finish her words, she felt a burst of punches and kicks on her stomach, as if in revenge for her hasty action of getting up just now.
Although it was not the first time he felt the fetal movement, Lou Luhui was still worried and happy. He comforted his wife's belly while coaxing and threatening her: "Don't kick your mother, or your father will beat you when you come out, believe it or not?"
Tian Yu found it funny. She walked to a chair not far away and sat down, teasing, "If a girl is born, would you really be willing to beat her?"
When this was mentioned, the couple looked at each other and then laughed bitterly. The girl's dream was probably going to be ruined. "Whose girl can be so noisy?"
Ever since the fetal movement started, the little ones have been making noises in my belly every day, and the noises have become louder as the months get older.
Over the past month, the couple has basically given up on having a daughter.
The topic was too heartbreaking, so Tian Mi quickly changed the subject: "You haven't told me why you came back yet."
Lou Lu replied: "Oh, yes, you scared me so much that I almost forgot. My fourth sister called me just now."
Hearing this, the relaxed expressions on the two sisters' faces disappeared, and they asked in unison, "What's the matter?"
"I told you guys to calm down. This is about Wang Hongyan."
As soon as these words came out, the two sisters frowned again.
Lou Luhui didn't need them to ask any more questions. After making sure that they were both mentally prepared, he said, "Xiaoxue said that Wang Hongyan fell at her parents' house yesterday afternoon and had a miscarriage when she was almost seven months pregnant. It's a boy."
"Hiss" the two sisters gasped again, and then each hugged their stomach.
"Why? For no reason?" Tian Mi reacted faster and asked with a frown.
Tian Yu was startled back to his senses by his sister's voice: "Yeah, why? Was it because of your own carelessness?"
Lou Lu patted his wife's back to comfort her: "According to Xiaoxue, in the past few months, Wang Hongyan has been going back to her parents' home every few days to make trouble. She looks down on Zhao Xiaocao and thinks that Zhao Xiaocao is not worthy of her silly brother. She is determined to drive her away."
Hearing this, Tian Mi was speechless: "What is she trying to do?"
Lou Luhui also expressed her confusion: "Wang Hongyan is very paranoid. The more she gets in trouble with Zhao Xiaocao, the more excited she gets. From what Xiaoxue said, Wang's parents have accepted their fate (in fact, they are scared by Zhao Xiaocao's beatings), but she is the only one in the entire Wang family who is still not giving up. This time it is mainly because she knows Zhao Xiaocao is pregnant. Wang Hongyan planned to stretch her legs to trip someone and drop the baby in her belly, but she was pushed by her mother and rolled down a dirt slope."
Tian Mi was stunned: "Wang Hongyan's biological mother pushed her?"
"Well, her biological mother, probably. In her mother's heart, the grandson in her daughter-in-law's belly is the most important." This was indeed a bit unkind, but Lou Luhui did say what the Queen Mother was thinking.
After all, in the eyes of most people, marrying off a woman who loses money is not as important as having grandchildren.
Tian Yu sat aside and didn't know what to say. After a while, she rubbed her head and said, "What did my parents say? And my grandparents can admit it? Didn't they sue the Wang family?"
Speaking of this, Lou Luhui's face twitched: "There was a fight. I heard that grandparents and mom were in a big fuss and even went to the Yaogang Police Station. But it was useless for dad to go back. After Wang Hongyan's parents begged her, she changed her story and said that she fell down by herself."
Forget it, this is too bad. Tian Mi has actually guessed what the elders will do next. As long as Wang Hongyan can coax that idiot Tian Changqing, everything will be fine.
So she didn't care about the follow-up. She just felt that she was having a good time, and suddenly such news was thrust upon her. She was really upset. She pinched her brows and asked, "Did Xiaoxue say anything else when she called?"
"Nothing else, but recently, those two people somehow found out that Third Sister came to our place to join the army. Wang Hongyan instigated Tian Changqing to make a scene at home and ask for benefits. Fourth Sister is worried that they will call to look for Big Brother-in-law."
In the early years, everyone in the family had the eldest brother-in-law's phone number and address, and Tian Changqing was no exception.
Tian Mi looked at her elder sister. Never mind, it was really possible that she would call.
Tian Yu waved his hand: "Don't worry, my old Chen is very smart, he knows my attitude."
This description is very accurate. Lou Luhui tried to hold back his laughter: "My fourth sister also asked me to tell you, so you can relax. This time when she went back, she also took care of a few village cadres."
"Ah? How are you going to arrange it this time?" Tian Mi was more interested in the clever fourth sister.
"About that, I briefly introduced my brother-in-law and I to the village cadres, and then prepared a small gift. I didn't ask for anything else, but just wanted them to keep an eye out. If Tian Changqing asked them for a letter of introduction, I should call the Yaogang Police Station and inform her."
Sure enough, it’s still Fourth Sister’s style. Is this to eliminate the chance of that idiot Tian Changqing coming to the army to find them
Tian Mi wiped his face and asked: "Did you teach me?"
Lou Lu replied with a gentlemanly look on his face: "Maybe it's my eldest brother-in-law?"
It was 100% possible that this was the fourth sister's own idea. Of course, he had given the little girl a lot of "lessons" during the few times he had talked to her on the phone before.
Tian Mi
Tian Yu
I see. So both of you have been involved in my little sister's education.
At the dinner table.
Although Tian Mi was unable to go up the mountain, he still got to eat delicious mushrooms.
Although the military families joked around, they would still bring some food for the two of them when they came back every day.
After the family finished dinner, it was Lou Lu's turn to teach math to the third sister, so Tian Mi was not in a hurry to go back. She stayed together with her eldest sister, eating nuts and chatting.
Chen Gang also sat on the other side of his wife holding a teacup, and accompanied his daughter in throwing sandbags.
The three of them chatted and talked about the call from the fourth sister during the day. After telling the story of what the little girl did, Chen Gang sighed: "The fourth sister is really smart. She understands things quickly and can draw inferences from one example. If she had studied earlier, she could have studied abroad."
Hearing this, Tian Yu slapped her husband and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? If someone hears it, we will all be in trouble."
Chen Gang naturally said this because he was at home, but he was very proactive in admitting his mistake. After all, it was hard to tell whether walls had ears. "Yes, yes, Comrade Xiaoyu, don't be angry. There won't be a next time. I will pay attention in the future."
Seeing that her brother-in-law apologized quickly and straightforwardly, Tian Mi did not dare to offend her elder sister, and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth: "At least you can get a doctorate, and maybe even become a scientist."
After returning home, when the couple washed up and lay in bed, Lou Luhui said what he had been thinking about all day: "Tiantian, what do you think about hiring a nanny to take care of you?"
Tian Mi was feeling a little sleepy, and opened her eyes when she heard this: "Why did you suddenly think of hiring a babysitter?"
"It's not sudden. I started thinking about hiring one when you were pregnant. But it's not appropriate to hire a nanny these days. It's easy for someone with ulterior motives to find fault with you. Qian Sheng, the time bomb, finally retired a few days ago. Today, we encountered the incident with Wang Hongyan. In addition, your belly is getting bigger and bigger. I can't take care of you all the time. I'm always worried. When the time comes, I will tell others that it's my relative who came to take care of you during the delivery. This kind of thing is actually very common. If you just tell others that you are a relative, generally no one will pursue it."
It's not impossible to hire a nanny. After all, she was raised by a nanny after her parents divorced.
Of course, this was also her good luck to meet a good person. Tian Mi yawned: "Well, my elder sister will give birth in about two months. I will definitely become heavier in the future and I really need someone to take care of me."
Seeing her yawn several times in a row, knowing that his wife was sleepy, Lou Luhui leaned over and kissed his wife's red lips, and said tenderly: "Go to sleep if you are sleepy, I will call Dad tomorrow."
"If you don't want to invite me, then please do. We have to be careful. You are old and have a child. By the way, when you call dad, remember to say hello for me." As the voice fell intermittently, the person had fallen asleep.
Since she became pregnant, my wife’s ability to fall asleep in seconds has increased day by day.
If it were in the past, he would have kissed her with amusement and tenderness, but this time, the man's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Who? A child born in old age
How come he had a child at such an old age? !
(End of this chapter)