Zhan Aiping's words were like a thunderclap. Shen Liqing sat down on the chair, covering her mouth. The more she looked at the fish, the more nausea rose in her throat.
She covered her mouth and dry heaved twice.
Wang Youli was stunned: "What's wrong with you?"
Zhan Aiping and Gu Sheng looked at each other, neither of them said anything. The babies in their arms opened their big, watery eyes like black grapes, looking at their parents without blinking.
"The last time I came here was..."
This was like a blow to Shen Liqing on the back of the head. She had been so busy with work recently that she seemed to have neglected the fact that her period had been delayed for quite some time.
Normally, she wished it wouldn't come, but now it really didn't come, which made her panic. Shen Liqing said anxiously, "Oh my God! Doctor Zhan, can you take my pulse and tell if I'm pregnant?"
Zhan Aiping pulled her into a small room, examined her body, and asked about her recent situation. "You are pregnant. If you want to be more certain, go to the hospital for a checkup."
"Congratulations."
Shen Liqing's face was dull. She went out with Zhan Aiping in a daze. Wang Youli and Gu Sheng each held a child in their arms. Gu Sheng said to Wang Youli, "Old Wang, it seems you have to learn how to hold a child too."
Wang Youli swallowed his saliva. He held the little sweet and sour pork in his arms. The little fellow was very cute and sturdy. He was especially adorable when he smiled, but—
"Me, Lili, we're going to have a baby so soon?"
Shen Liqing felt dizzy and dark: "You ask me, and I want to ask you something else?"
Wang Youli asked Zhan Aiping: "Doctor Zhan, can you tell that these are twins?"
"Twins? I'm not sure, but it's possible."
Gu Sheng said, "You've just gotten pregnant, and you're already thinking about the best of things, twins. Look, our family is so lucky to have you, two babies at once, a son and a daughter."
Wang Youli was overwhelmed: "Old Gu, Old Gu, you don't know, our Wang family has recently given birth to three pairs of twins. I'm worried about my wife, too. There are too many children in my hometown, and my mother can't take care of them, so she doesn't urge the birth."
Gu Sheng smiled and said, "You have so many twins in your family. I'm so envious."
Wang Youli: "Are you jealous? Ask your wife to give birth to twins for you?"
"No need for that. I have a son and a daughter now." Gu Sheng held his little girl in his arms, playing with her little hands, and said contentedly, "Just bring them up."
"Because I was afraid of having twins, Lao Wang and I agreed to wait a few years before getting pregnant again." Shen Liqing had a bad feeling in her heart: "I always feel like I'm pregnant with two boys."
Zhan Aiping smiled: "Do you have a premonition now? Just now you said you didn't feel pregnant, and now you have two big fat boys?"
Shen Liqing was desperate: "Let me hold your twins, and enjoy your blessings first. If I am pregnant with twins, please give me a boy and a girl. Just like your Chief of Staff Gu said, we can have both sons and daughters at once."
Her good days are finally coming to an end. Now she has to go back to work and have a baby, and it is even possible that she will be pregnant with twins.
Why does everything fall on her
Zhan Aiping reminded her, "Take care of yourself when you are pregnant. I'll lend you the little notebook that our old Gu wrote to copy."
Wang Youli nodded: "Okay, Lao Gu, I have to copy your homework now."
"Luckily you got ahead of me this time."
Wang Youli was a father for the first time, and he was both panicked and excited. Gu Sheng had just had twins and had experience, so it was a good opportunity for him to learn from him. "I also want to enjoy the feeling of reaping the benefits of others' efforts."
Gu Sheng said: "The notes are with Captain Jiang, he hasn't finished copying them yet."
Wang Youli: “They all got together.”
Shen Liqing held her chin up and said, "The two children in our family are the youngest."
Zhan Aiping clicked her tongue twice: "You accepted it so quickly? You keep calling them our two children?"
"I've been idle for almost a whole year. I'm so bored. It's good to find something to do." Doing nothing for a long time is also a kind of pain and torture. Now Shen Liqing is full of passion and draws a blueprint in her mind: "The sooner I have a baby, the sooner I will be free. I will eventually become a father or mother."
"Just like Director Li, she used to come to arrest me every day. How could she be so idle? Is a director of women's affairs so idle? She came to arrest me every day. She has three children. The oldest one is in high school now. I heard that he is going to join the army. Now that she has raised the children to such an age, she is free. She doesn't have to take care of the children anymore."
When Director Li was mentioned, Shen Liqing was overwhelmed. Was it wrong for her to stay at home? Director Li had to come to her house to persuade her to be more motivated and give birth to two more fat boys.
Wang Youli said: "Director Li is a good director. I feel relieved when she comes to advise you."
Shen Liqing said: "She asked me to give birth to two big fat boys quickly, why didn't she give birth herself?"
Wang Youli said, "She already has a child. Director Li is already very old."
Gu Sheng said: "Congratulations."
Zhan Aiping also said: "Congratulations."
Shen Liqing rubbed her ears and said, "I'll wait another month or two and go to the hospital for a checkup. Just in case Doctor Zhan made a wrong diagnosis."
Zhan Aiping: "Will you go to the hospital for a checkup in another month or two? You still can't find it yourself?"
"As long as I don't go to the hospital to confirm, I can pretend that I'm not pregnant."
Wang Youli covered his face: "My wife..."
"Old Gu, I want to learn from you."
Wang Youli was extremely worried. His wife was in the advanced stage of cancer and was very patient. He went to Gu Sheng to talk to him alone: "Old Gu, Old Gu, I am in trouble now."
"Why did I find such a lazy wife? Lili is not lazy, she is just slow. She will do things slowly if possible, and will never do them quickly. If she can delay for two days, she will definitely delay for three days..."
Gu Sheng said, "It's only been less than a year and you're already full of complaints? Your Xiao Shen is pretty good. I saw in your letter of guarantee that you haven't done much."
"Xiao Shen didn't force you to quit smoking."
Shen Liqing herself is a lazy person, but she is not hypocritical and does not let Wang Youli do anything.
Wang Youli said with a wooden face: "It's really hard to believe, Lao Gu, you have fulfilled every clause in my letter of guarantee, which I wrote for you."
"Where is your face? You really make yourself proud." Gu Sheng's face was not looking good either. He is now a dad and his son even rewarded him with a boy's urine this morning. The thing he regretted most was not using contraception with his wife.
Lao Wang is very smart in this regard.
Wang Youli suddenly looked at him happily. He looked at Gu Sheng. Gu Sheng in front of him was tall and strong, with a muscular body. His brows were still as rebellious as last year, but... He moved forward and sniffed carefully, and there was a strong smell of milk.
He patted Gu Sheng's arm, and Gu Sheng grabbed his wrist. Wang Youli couldn't help laughing: "Old Gu, Old Gu, you smell like milk. It's terrible."
"Seeing you in such a miserable state, I feel relieved."
"No matter how miserable I am, at least I have you as a lesson for me."
Wang Youli was cheerful and thought positively: "It would be great if my wife gave birth to two well-behaved daughters. They are my good daughters."
"The good daughter in your dream." Gu Sheng smiled evilly: "I am the one who really has a daughter. Old Wang, I make a solemn statement that next year your two sons will spit up milk every day and all over you."
Wang Youli said disdainfully: "How can I have the fate of giving birth to two sons? Let me tell you, in my hometown, it's either twins, a boy and a girl, or two daughters."
"I either have a son and a daughter like you, or I have two lovely daughters. I really envy the twin girls in my hometown. The two sisters look exactly the same and are so adorable."
"In our hometown village, there are two pairs of identical sisters."
Gu Sheng clicked his tongue: "Okay, wait and see your Wang sisters."
No matter how much Shen Liqing didn't want to go to the hospital to confirm, she was still taken to the hospital by Lao Wang. It turned out that they were pregnant with twins. The experienced old doctor told them that they might be pregnant with brothers.
"I guess you two are going to have a pair of big fat boys."
Shen Liqing and Wang Youli were hit by this news. Although they were caught off guard, they quickly accepted it. She and Qin Lanfang went to Gu's house to see the sweet and sour pork brothers and sisters. Shen Liqing sat next to the cradle, staring at the sweet and sour pork and said, "I feel like I'm pregnant with two fish. If I give birth, one will be pickled fish and the other will be sweet and sour fish."
"I like to eat pickled fish, and my husband likes to eat sweet and sour fish."
Qin Lanfang said: "Our family has big plate chicken and small sweet beans."
Zhan Aiping: "When you two have your baby, it will be a lot of fun. We both got married in the same year. My family's sweet and sour pork is the oldest... This sweet and sour pork is indeed difficult to pronounce. To put it simply, my family has a brother named Youyou and a sister named Yuanyuan."
"Yes." Shen Liqing ate melon seeds: "I've wanted to say something about your pot-baked pork for a long time. It's better to keep it simple. My family has big fish and small fish."
Qin Lanfang: "My big plate will hold the big and small fish and pot-fried pork from your two families."
"There are so many foods lined up, and there are four or five dishes." Zhan Aiping thought that it would be too embarrassing if she called out everyone's names later.
*
After Shen Liqing's problem was solved, Director Li went to Gu's house specifically to thank Zhan Aiping. She walked through Gu's yard, entered the house, and saw two babies in the crib. Her heart melted.
"These two little guys are so well-fed, so fair and tender, and their big eyes are so pretty, Xiao Zhan, no wonder people say it's your good milk that's made these two kids so strong."
Zhan Aiping asked her, "Director Li, what are you doing here?"
"Thank you, Doctor Zhan. You have finally solved my biggest problem."
"Are you talking about Shen Liqing?"
Li Yuxia nodded: "Yes, it's not her. She has a big problem."
Zhan Aiping shook her head: "She just didn't go to work, so why should she be such a big worry to you?"
"You don't understand. My job is very difficult, especially mediating conflicts for others."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "I know that those who try to stop a fight are most likely to be hated."
When two groups of people are arguing, those who try to mediate are more likely to attract hatred.
"Everyone has their own reasons. We can't be too partial in this job. If you favor one side, even if you are right, people will blame you for being biased behind your back."
"Family conflicts are the most difficult to deal with. For example, if a couple quarrels, and you speak up for one of them, they will scold you for interfering behind their backs when they reconcile."
"Some things need to be smoothed over."
Zhan Aiping asked: "Then why do you keep an eye on Xiao Shen every day? Xiao Shen stays at home, and Lao Wang in his family has no objection."
Li Yuxia sighed: "Old Wang from their family has no objection, but the neighbor next door has an objection. The old lady from Captain Xu's family next door comes to me every now and then to complain that Shen Liqing has a bad influence."
"Bad influence?"
"Isn't it? Such a good young girl, well-educated and educated, has been lying at home for a year. After getting married, she does nothing, doesn't cook, doesn't wash clothes, and doesn't have children. The old lady can't stand it and says that such family members have a bad influence."
Director Li said helplessly: "I don't think it's bad. If it were me, I would also want to live like this. Who wouldn't want to?"
Zhan Aiping: "Is it hated by others?"
"That's right, Xiao Shen is just hated." Director Li smiled and said, "That's good now. Xiao Shen has found her job and is pregnant with twins. She has something to do. A woman is strong as a mother. Xiao Shen's leisurely days are over."
"I've been through this before. I've watched you young people go through this step by step. Giving birth to children, raising them, and taking care of them are all part of the relationship between a couple."
"My little boys have grown up. I don't have to worry about them anymore."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "When you get married and find a wife, you will have enough to worry about."
"There's no rush. I'm not pushing them to get married." Director Li was happy: "I'm open-minded. If they want to date freely, then they can date freely. We all went through that time."
Li Yuxia chatted with Zhan Aiping for a few words, then remembered something and said to Zhan Aiping: "Xiao Zhan, you should also be careful, you are also hated by others."
Zhan Aiping asked: "Am I hated too?"
"I'm not hating you. Your little Gu took good care of you during your confinement. Look at you now, you look so radiant. And look at your twins, they are so fair and tender, so lovable. How can I not hate you?"
"I am hated for this and that. No matter what I do, I am hated." Zhan Aiping is very open-minded: "It is better to be hated than to be pitied. I would rather be envied and jealous than pitied."
"Who said it wasn't true?" Li Yuxia said, "Doctor Zhan, you are quite insightful. When I quit my job as the director of women's medicine, I will let you take over."
Zhan Aiping waved her hands quickly: "I can't do this kind of women's work."
"You are quite talented. What can't you do? Be gentle when you need to be gentle, forgive others when you can, and be open-minded about everything. Then you can do it. Look at me, Director Li. I am calm now. Nothing big can scare me."
Zhan Aiping complimented her: "I haven't cultivated to your level yet, Director Li."
"After saying so much, I should go now." Li Yuxia rubbed her nose. "Now that my biggest worry has been solved, I should breathe a sigh of relief. By the way—"
"Xiao Zhan, can you really take people's pulses? I heard that your medical skills are pretty good, and you also know Chinese medicine. Did you treat Captain Jiang's family illness?"
"Director Li, you can doubt other things about me, but never doubt my medical skills." Zhan Aiping chatted with her casually.
"Then you can take a look at me too. I think I've been sick these past two days. Nothing I do seems to work, and I have no appetite. I'm embarrassed to go to the hospital... I feel unwell all over." Director Li whispered to Zhan Aiping evasively.
She suspected that she had a gynecological disease. Nowadays, women with gynecological diseases are embarrassed to see a doctor because they cannot speak out and just bear with it.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Zhan Aiping looked at her face and understood in an instant. She blinked her eyes and thought that Director Li had been talking about this and that for a long time just for this matter.
"I'm telling you this because you're a female doctor, Xiao Zhan. I know you're a good comrade, so you have to keep the secret for me."
Zhan Aiping nodded: "I will not disclose the patient's privacy."
Zhan Aiping guessed that Director Li might have some gynecological disease.
She helped Director Li check the body. Director Li, who had just said that he was calm and composed, was now worried and asked her what was wrong.
Zhan Aiping: "It's nothing... just an external injury."
"ah?"
"I'll get you some medicine. Be careful when you do that." Zhan Aiping's face was calm, indicating that she had seen big scenes and she was very calm.
"Oh, oh." Director Li blushed, "That old man in my family is so rude."
Zhan Aiping: "... Director Li, can I feel your pulse again?"
"Okay, fine."
Director Li blushed and his heart beat fast: "Doctor Zhan, do I have anything else to do?"
Zhan Aiping was embarrassed to say it now, "Director Li, why don't you go to the hospital for a check-up? I'm afraid if I tell you, you might hit me and call me a quack."
"Doctor Zhan, tell me, look at what you said. As the director of the Women's Department, how can I do anything to you?"
Zhan Aiping said calmly: "Director Li, you may be going to be a mother."
Li Yuxia smiled awkwardly: "Becoming a mother? I have been a mother for a long time, my children are all grown up."
Zhan Aiping: "You should go to the hospital for a check-up."
So many people are lining up to get pregnant.
"You were right last time when you said Xiao Shen was pregnant, but how can you say that I'm pregnant too? I'm already so old, how could I be pregnant--" Li Yuxia was almost scared to death by her.
"Let Political Commissar Zhang accompany you to the hospital. If you don't go, you have to be careful with the child in the future."
"Don't go too far." That was all Dr. Zhan said.
Li Yuxia's face turned pale in an instant.
At this moment, she desperately hoped that Zhan Aiping was a quack and had misdiagnosed her. How could she be pregnant
Li Yuxia returned home in a daze and told Political Commissar Zhang about what happened.
Political Commissar Zhang cursed: "This Xiaozhan is not a good doctor. How can he diagnose patients so carelessly? You are already so old and there has been no news for many years. How is it possible?"
"Well—I think so too." Li Yuxia hadn't thought about that matter before, but now that Zhan Aiping had said it, she became more and more frightened the more she thought about it, and she didn't dare to think about it at all.
I feel completely disheartened.
"Shh, Old Zhang, don't tell anyone about this for now." If other people knew about this, Li Yuxia would lose all her face and wouldn't be able to see anyone.
"What are you afraid of? There's nothing wrong with talking about this. Isn't it just a misdiagnosis by Xiao Zhan?"
Political Commissar Zhang didn't take it seriously at all: "Those of them who are former military doctors are all quacks who often misdiagnose, just like that old Sun, they are unreliable."
"Lao Zhang, who are you cursing at?"
The loudmouthed military doctor next door, Sun, also had sharp ears. He heard what Political Commissar Zhang said. Military doctor Sun said, "I was just about to come to your house to talk about something, and I heard some people gossiping behind your back."
Political Commissar Zhang: "What are you doing here at my house?"
"I'm not annoyed by him, Jiang Tuan, Old Jiang. Ever since his wife got pregnant, no, ever since he got married, he's such an old man, but he's been acting like a young boy, asking me every day what I'm going to do after I get pregnant? How was your wife when she was pregnant? Did your daughter stick to her dad when she was little..." Military Doctor Sun continued to complain, "I'm annoyed to death by him. He's the same as Chief of Staff Gu. He holds Little Gu's notebook and deliberately comes to talk to me about things. He's just showing off. Who doesn't have a wife yet? Who doesn't have a child yet? I have a son and a daughter, but he still comes to show off in front of me."
"He has a child at such an old age. Do you think he has face? What is he showing off? When I was his age, my child would have been everywhere."
Political Commissar Zhang smiled after hearing this and said, "Old Sun, please understand that it is not easy for Captain Jiang."
"It's not easy to have a child in old age." Doctor Sun nodded. After complaining for a while, he felt better. "What about you, Lao Zhang? What did you just say about me? Who said I was a quack? Who carried you when you had gastroenteritis? Who stayed by your side when you had a high fever?"
Political Commissar Zhang: "Then who broke my bones?"
"I said that you military doctors are not serious. I just told Yuxia where is Xiao Zhan, the one from Chief of Staff Gu's family, Doctor Zhan, a retired female military doctor."
Doctor Sun was puzzled: "What's wrong with her? She's still young. Her Chinese medicine skills are pretty good. Didn't she diagnose a family member with pregnancy a few days ago?"
"Yes." Political Commissar Zhang nodded. "She randomly diagnosed pregnancy for people. I think it was just a blind cat catching a dead mouse. Today she even said that your sister Yuxia was pregnant."
Doctor Sun was stunned: "You are pregnant, so you are also 'having a child in old age'?"
Political Commissar Zhang was furious: "What the hell, how old am I?"
Doctor Sun: “…Is it a misdiagnosis?”
"Of course it's a misdiagnosis, young man, you're just fooling around."
"That's right." Doctor Sun nodded. "How could such a thing happen?"
Political Commissar Zhang said, "That's why I say that your military doctors need to improve their skills."
Doctor Sun said, "Let's go to the hospital for a checkup. What if it's not a misdiagnosis? I would believe you if Dr. Zhan misdiagnosed something else, but she is very experienced in gynecology. Didn't you see that she even reported it?"
"Nonsense, how is that possible? Stop talking nonsense here, just protect your little military doctor."
"That's right, female military doctors are treasures, they are different."
Political Commissar Zhang said, "If I had a daughter, I would send her to be a military doctor, but unfortunately I only have three boys."
"What if you have an old woman here?"
"Believe it or not, I will beat you up, Old Sun."
After Doctor Sun left, Political Commissar Zhang turned around and saw Li Yuxia, who was heartbroken.
Political Commissar Zhang was startled: "Why do you look like the sky is falling?"
"Mr. Zhang, I will never let you go. You dare to tell Sun Zhou about this. Aren't you ashamed? Now I, Li Yuxia, am so embarrassed that I can't face anyone. It's all your fault."
"Why are you the only one who is too embarrassed to see people? Isn't it Xiaozhan's fault? I will find Xiaogu tomorrow and ask him to tell me how his wife treats people."
Li Yuxia closed her eyes: "What if I'm really pregnant?"
Political Commissar Zhang choked on his own saliva, "What do you mean you are really pregnant? You are talking nonsense."
Li Yuxia was so angry: "It's all your fault."
Political Commissar Zhang: "… Then, what should we do?"
You still have to go to the hospital for a check-up.
Li Yuxia went to the hospital for a check-up and found out that she was really pregnant. After Qin Lanfang and Shen Liqing in the family compound, she also had good news. Of course, this was not good news for her.
There are three boys in her family. She had worked hard to raise all three thieves, and now another one comes.
The doctor asked her, "Do you want this baby?"
If she has to have an abortion, it will cause great harm to her. If she doesn't have an abortion, there will also be risks for her to get pregnant at her age.
Li Yuxia was really too embarrassed to face anyone.
Political Commissar Zhang said, "Why don't you give birth to a daughter? I'll also have a daughter in my old age."
Li Yuxia asked, "What if there are four boys?"
Political Commissar Zhang: "I'm not destined to have four boys. It must be a daughter. If it's a daughter, we have to spoil her well."
Li Yuxia covered her face and said, "I am too ashamed to see anyone. I will not live any longer! How can I see Doctor Zhan in the future? I will not live any longer!"
Political Commissar Zhang persuaded her: "Think about it, how great it would be to have a daughter. Didn't you want a daughter before?"
"An old clam gives birth to a pearl, what a fart."
"That's a pearl, isn't it?"
Li Yuxia had a sour face. She was too embarrassed to see Zhan Aiping again. She planned to take a detour when she saw Dr. Zhan in the future. She was too embarrassed to see anyone. Director Li was heartbroken.
Because of the gossip of the big-mouthed military doctor Sun, many people knew about Zhan Aiping's "misdiagnosis" before Director Li became pregnant. Now that Director Li has "confirmed the diagnosis", the incident has become a topic of conversation for everyone.
Even Gu Sheng, who was busy with training every day, heard about this.
Zhan Aiping usually doesn't gossip with him, after all, it is "the patient's privacy". When Gu Sheng returns home, he takes a shower and changes into clean clothes without being reminded, and then hugs his wife and children.
"Two kisses first, my wife smells so good."
The two children were lying in the cribs. Gu Sheng took the opportunity to hug his wife. He had been busy all day, and no matter how important other things were, the most important thing at the moment was to be intimate with his wife.
Zhan Aiping smiled and pushed his face away, but she couldn't push this clingy guy away, so she took the initiative to kiss his chin, "Really, you are such a big man, and you attacked me like this as soon as you came back. I felt like I was attacked by a bear."
"It's warm and hot. This bear has really thick skin."
Gu Sheng rubbed her neck and said, "You said I was a wolfdog before, but now I'm a bear?"
“They are all dogs.”
Zhan Aiping pressed against his chest, and the couple hugged each other, leaving the two children aside. Fortunately, the two children slept soundly. She sniffed the milk fragrance on her body: "It's all the milk smell of the children, and you still say I smell good."
"Mmm, it smells milky and sweet."
"You tasted it secretly again, do you know it's sweet?"
"My wife smells good every day, and you are so sure about it. Do you know what people say about you? They say you are Zhan Da Pingping, and anyone you point your finger at will get pregnant."
"Don't talk nonsense." Zhan Aiping leaned her head against him: "You must have exaggerated it."
"Director Li is really pregnant. She has been avoiding me recently. She is probably too embarrassed to see people. That's good. I don't have to listen to her nagging. She told me about her experience."
"I don't know what she's thinking. She wants to train me to be the next director of women's affairs. Is that possible? I don't have her good temper. Should I go and stop a fight? I'm not going to stop a fight. I'm going to join them..."
Gu Sheng smiled: "I know you have a bad temper. Okay Pingping, you are much gentler than when you were a child. It's good now. I like it."
"You-you-" Zhan Aiping hugged his handsome face. Thinking of Li Yuxia, her face turned red. Gu Sheng touched her face and felt it was a little hot: "Wife, what's wrong with you?"
Zhan Aiping was barely breathing: "I just hope you can be more careful too."
"We should be careful about contraception in the future." Gu Sheng promised.
"That's not it." Zhan Aiping's scalp tingled. She thought about how embarrassing it would be if an old man in his seventies or eighties had some "external injuries".
"Which one is that?"
Zhan Aiping blushed and said, "Anyway, just be careful."
She hugged Gu Sheng's head and rubbed his hair. Gu Sheng's hair was not long and felt prickly. Gu Sheng rubbed his face against her forehead and stared into her eyes: "Is my face very handsome?"
"I knew you female soldiers all liked people like me. When I was in school, many people peeked at me."
"Anyway, there's no me." Zhan Aiping looked at him openly: "I always look at you openly like this, never peeking at you."
"The male soldiers really like to peek at me."
Gu Sheng laughed: "Who are you trying to fool? Besides me, which other male soldier would peek at you? It's obviously the female nurse who likes to peek at you."
Zhan Aiping said proudly: "Then you underestimate me. Many male military doctors like me."
"Don't ever let me know about this and ruin my old vinegar."
"Remember that you are a mother of two children now, don't attract many men."
Zhan Aiping pinched his face and said, "You said I was a magnet. Your handsome face is a magnet. All the female doctors and nurses in the military hospital know you. Even when you were accompanying someone in childbirth, someone came to peek at you. Your sister is mine. She told me everything."
"Your old vinegar has also turned over?"
Zhan Aiping snorted: "You should remember this, this handsome face is mine. Even if you are in your seventies or eighties, it is still mine. You should observe male ethics and take care of your body."
Gu Sheng laughed: "Observe male virtues?"
"Yes, the father of two children." Zhan Aiping turned her head and saw that the little pot-baked pork had opened his eyes: "Your son is awake."
"You're awake again. Are you hungry?" Gu Sheng picked up the child. The weight of this little guy was "as light as a feather" to him. His movements were familiar and he patted the child's back gently.
The little pot-baked pork opened its mouth and made some meaningless babbling sounds.
Gu Sheng squeezed his little fist and said, "Little guy, when can you call me daddy?"
Zhan Aiping said: "He must have called mom first, right? Little pot-fried pork."
After another silly smile, Zhan Aiping looked embarrassed because she found that this child's features were really similar to hers, and with such a silly look, it made people feel... a little funny.
"Don't tease your son on purpose."
Gu Sheng said: "I just like to tease my son. Our son is like you, straightforward and simple-minded."
"You don't even use a dirty word when you curse, right?" Zhan Aiping hugged her daughter and said, "Are you saying that your daughter is like you, scheming?"
Gu Sheng said, "I just said it the other way around. My son looks like you, but his personality is like mine. Don't be fooled by his silly smile. He is just trying to trick you strategically."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
"It seems our daughter is not as cheerful as our son. She is a serious girl."
Gu Sheng said: "I think he is a little hot pepper. He can babble and talk more than his brother."
"Her brother would talk and laugh, but she got more and more excited and even howled a few times."
Zhan Aiping laughed: "You are very observant."
"Of course, you think I'm you, careless. I take notes every day."
Zhan Aiping slapped his face and said, "I don't know if my son is tactfully fooling me, but I know it's definitely you who's fooling me. You're a big liar, you just keep saying it."
"Hurry up and cook."
"Yes, command."
Zhan Aiping breastfed the two children while Gu Sheng cooked and washed the children's clothes.
Zhan Aiping looked down at her two children who were growing stronger and stronger as they ate more, and thought that her leisurely days were coming to an end. It was almost the end of the year, and the Spring Festival would be next month.
After Li Yuxia became pregnant, Zhan Aiping didn’t know who else was happy, but she knew that Shen Liqing was very happy.
Shen Liqing was so happy when she found out that Director Li Yuxia was pregnant that she ran to Gu's house to see the baby, laughing foolishly as she watched:
"Hehehe—Director Li is really pregnant."
She said "hehe" left and right, and the sweet and sour pork and the small glutinous rice balls couldn't help but laugh along with her.
Zhan Aiping laughed at her: "Director Li is pregnant, why are you so happy?"
"Of course I'm happy. Who asked her to give birth? Now she's giving birth herself. Her third son has grown up, and now there's another one. I suggest that he be named Di San Xian."
Zhan Aiping shook her head: "Do you dare to tell Director Li this?"
"I dare not, I will say it secretly." Shen Liqing was very happy. She was no longer anxious. "Our family compound is good. Pregnancy continues. Look, everyone is pregnant. If I am not pregnant, it will seem that I am not in line with the group. Now that everyone is pregnant, I feel relieved."
Zhan Aiping said: "Blindly follow the crowd."
"Director Li, you were the one who diagnosed this child. You are amazing, Doctor Zhan. I wish I had your medical skills." Shen Liqing was secretly delighted: "I heard that Director Li avoided you when he saw you. He must be embarrassed."
"Our Director Li also needs a director of women's affairs to do some ideological work for her."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "You, you will compete for the position of Women's Director in the future."
"No, no, no, I won't do it. Pingping, you do it."
"Doctor Zhan is amazing. Whoever he tells will get pregnant."
Zhan Aiping clicked her tongue and said, "Stop joking around. If you keep saying that, I'll get beaten."
Shen Liqing stayed at her house for a while and took some green vegetables and shallots home. When Zhan Aiping saw her actions, she couldn't help but ask, "Your skill in getting more and more good at getting the wool? How much did you get from Sister Qin?"
"I'm not being polite to you. I'm growing sunflower seeds at home now. When they're grown, I'll treat you to some." Shen Liqing's recent hobby is growing sunflower seeds, and she has been studying it very hard.
"Okay, I'll wait for you to eat the melon seeds you planted."
Shen Liqing left with the fresh and tender green vegetables. Not long after she left Gu's house, another person came to the door. It was He Lingling. Zhan Aiping was very surprised when she saw her.
The two families used to be neighbors and interacted with each other on a daily basis. Now that Zhan Aiping's family has moved away, they rarely meet.
"Congratulations on giving birth to twins. I want to see your twins."
He Lingling entered the yard of Zhan Aiping's house. She felt a little embarrassed and had hesitation on her face. When Zhan Aiping saw her expression, she guessed that she had something to say.
He Lingling held back her anger and glanced at the small pot-fried pork on the bed. She twisted her sleeves and said, "Doctor Zhan, I just want you to check my body. My menstruation has been unstable and I haven't had a child in the past two years. Every time I quarrel with Xie Shu, I get excited..."
He Lingling spoke these words incoherently. She had been married to Xie Shu for quite some time. The girl next door was pregnant with twins, Captain Jiang's new wife was also pregnant, Shen Liqing was pregnant, and even... even Director Li was pregnant.
The more He Lingling thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Director Li, do you have them all
"I... I just want to have a child. Xie Shu asked me to go to the hospital before, but I didn't want to go." He Lingling looked unhappy. She knew that she was probably sick, but she was very conflicted and didn't really want a child.
He Lingling covered her face: "Even Director Li has a child!"
Director Li, who came to mediate her quarrels every month, is pregnant, and He Lingling cannot accept it.
Zhan Aiping: “…”
It seems that Director Li's pregnancy has dealt her a heavy blow.
He Lingling blushed: "I used to think that Director Li and his wife were just making do with their lives and that their relationship wasn't very good."
In her mind, she always thought that Director Li and his wife had a bad relationship, so they liked to meddle in other people's affairs. Now that they are old, the couple lying in bed are just strangers.
She and Xie Shu had a very good relationship at the beginning. They were inseparable, but after quarreling for a while, they eventually became an old couple.
Zhan Aiping said: "Director Li and his wife should be... pretty good."
He Lingling felt very uncomfortable: "Now Xie Shu and I are too lazy to even quarrel. Recently, I feel annoyed whenever I see him. I wonder if couples will become partners after living together for a long time?"
"Director Li said before that we should have a child. It would be lively and popular for the couple to raise a child."
"I used to dislike Director Li. I felt she didn't understand love..." That's why He Lingling always managed to make Director Li so angry that she would jump up and down.
Zhan Aiping comforted her: "Every generation has its own love."
He Lingling said: "Now Xie Shu and I don't want to quarrel anymore. Does this mean that there is no love between us?"
"Now I feel annoyed when I see him, but I feel uncomfortable when I don't see him. I really want to scold him."
"Is this how all couples have to live? It's time for us to have a child..."
He Lingling was so confused that her speech was incoherent. Sometimes she said she had no love left, and sometimes she wondered if she should have a baby.
Zhan Aiping calmed her down: "Go to the hospital for a check-up. You may not be out of love, but pregnant."
Just now, Zhan Aiping examined He Lingling. She asked her about her symptoms in detail and found that she might be pregnant.
"Ah?" He Lingling was stunned. She shook her head: "I don't believe it."
She knew her own body, so how could she be pregnant
Zhan Aiping said: "You haven't had your period for a long time."
"I didn't allow it."
Zhan Aiping said, "Do you have to wait until you are pregnant? Do you still feel like you have a tumor?"
He Lingling glared at her: "Doctor Zhan, you only have one way to treat illnesses? If anyone comes to see you, just tell them she's pregnant."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
(End of this chapter)