After sleeping in the guesthouse for one night, Zhan Aiping was a little attached to her bed and didn't sleep well. She got up early in the morning, stood on the bed, and watched the sunrise alone for a while. The weather here was very good, the clouds were beautiful, there were not many tall buildings, and you could see a very distant horizon. At sunrise, there were colorful clouds and brilliant rays of light, but it was a little cold.
The coldest time is early in the morning at sunrise.
The two children woke up early as well. Zhan Aiping fed them and ate breakfast. Not long after, she fell asleep again. When she woke up again, she opened her eyes and saw an adult and two children guarding her. The two children were extremely excited to see her wake up and opened their arms for their mother to hold them.
Zhan Aiping hugged them one by one and asked confusedly, "What time is it now? Why didn't you wake me up?"
Gu Sheng smiled: "Why are you asking what time it is? It's almost noon."
Zhan Aiping: “?!”
"Why didn't you wake me up? Are you done with your business?"
Gu Sheng nodded and said, "It's done. I told you to rest more. Look how tired you are. You haven't rested for several days. You've been busy every day. You traveled yesterday. You should sleep more today."
Gu Sheng felt sorry for his wife. In order to get enough vacation time, she worked non-stop from morning to night, took care of patients, and had to work overtime and deal with documents when she got home. Seeing how busy she was, Gu Sheng felt bad.
Now that I'm out, I want her to have more rest.
Even if he just watched her sleep all morning, he would feel satisfied.
Zhan Aiping rubbed his temples: "Did you take the child and get things done?"
"Um."
Zhan Aiping: "…What a good dad."
He actually brought his two kids with him to get the stamp.
Gu Sheng: “?”
"Nothing, I'm just praising you."
Gu Sheng said lazily, "I'll take care of the child. Go change your clothes and dress up. You still have to meet your old classmates."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "Yes, I'm in a hurry to change clothes."
"Change it quickly, if you do, I will change it too."
Zhan Aiping: "? Do you want to change more?"
Gu Sheng said firmly: "Change."
Zhan Aiping still had a bit of the demeanor of a retired female soldier. She changed clothes and dressed up very quickly. She made herself clean and beautiful. She took over the job of looking after the children. Gu Sheng also quickly took off his military uniform and changed into a casual suit of green trousers, a white shirt, and black leather shoes. Because he had short hair, he didn't need to mess with his hair. He looked completely different.
Zhan Aiping: "Why did you change into your regular clothes? We are also going to meet a military couple."
Of course, although they are all soldiers, there are different types of soldiers. There are soldiers and soldiers, and officers. There are many types of officers, some are from government agencies, some are from grassroots combat units, and some are teaching in military schools... For example, military doctors are also different. Some are in hospitals, so they can go to get off work normally; some are in grassroots combat units, so they have to train with the army, ensure the safety of soldiers and soldiers' training, and provide first aid at any time; there are also people like Liu Shi who work in cadre sanatoriums...
Gu Sheng said: "I'm tired of wearing military uniform every day."
Zhan Aiping said: "Now everyone is proud to wear green military uniforms."
Gu Sheng: "You'll get tired of watching it all day long."
"Not boring." Zhan Aiping looked him up and down: "You look good like this, can you make the belt tighter?"
Gu Sheng has a very good figure. He is tall, with a 3:7 body proportion, a thin waist and long legs. In addition, he has a big frame and broad shoulders. His already tall figure looks even taller and bigger from a visual perspective.
Zhan Aiping has also seen several men who are 1.95 meters tall, but their body proportions are average, and it seems that the height pressure brought to her by Gu Sheng is not as great as that brought to her.
Zhan Aiping was not short, but when Gu Sheng pressed her down, she still felt like she was attacked by a big bear and could not move at all.
She also understood that Gu Sheng didn't use his full strength when he usually played tricks on her, and he was just teasing her on purpose. Zhan Aiping's positive strength could defeat an ordinary man, but when facing a stronger one, she had to use flexibility and cleverness.
Gu Sheng: "... Still tight? Don't you intend to let me have a full meal?"
He had only heard of tightening his belt when he was hungry.
Zhan Aiping said, "You are dressed up now. Broad shoulders and narrow waist look good. Make your waist thinner. I will take you to show off in front of my old classmates."
Gu Sheng's looks and height are quite popular among female soldiers. In the past, many people asked her for Gu Sheng's contact information and wrote to him.
Gu Sheng: "You showed off a lot when you were in school, and you even said that it was your classmate Zhan Aiping's friend who wrote to me."
Zhan Aiping: “…Is it true?!”
Gu Sheng said: "Did you forget? You brought me peach blossoms!"
Zhan Aiping's eyes widened: "I didn't give you my contact information?"
She is still very stingy and never helps others contact Gu Sheng.
"You opened all the letters sent to you by other women?"
Gu Sheng said: "I didn't open it, someone else did it, I only noticed it when I heard your name."
Zhan Aiping: “… I’m so angry.”
Someone actually used her name to hook up with her man, even though they didn't seem to have a good relationship at that time.
"Don't be angry." Gu Sheng smiled and said, "I am very a man of virtue now. I was thinking at that time, it would be nice if you could send me a letter every month."
Zhan Aiping: "… You must remember that you are the father of two children."
She now feels that it is better to stay in the army so that no one outside would covet her man.
"You too, must remember that you are the mother of two children." Gu Sheng sighed, "When you were in the army, I was very confident in you, but now I am not. You are so beautiful, don't let other men deceive you."
"My comrades saw your photo before, but no one wanted to send you a letter."
Zhan Aiping was furious: "You are still feeling proud, aren't you? If it weren't for the fact that you are wearing a pair of new leather shoes, I would have stepped on you."
Gu Sheng didn't care: "I can also take your footprints to meet your classmates."
"Wife, don't be angry. Really, I only have you in my heart. I don't even look at other women."
Zhan Aiping smiled: "I believe you on this point."
Zhan Aiping said with great satisfaction: "You dare not marry anyone else except me."
Gu Sheng corrected her: "What's the point of not daring to do that? I won't marry anyone else except you."
Zhan Aiping said: "I just like the way you are stubborn."
There are quite a lot of stubborn people in the Gu family. After the eldest brother's first love died, he never married and always took care of the girl's family. However, the girl's younger brother's family are not easy to deal with either.
Gu Sheng said dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean by stubborn? Change it to a nicer word, like a lovesick seed or something like that."
Zhan Aiping said: "I'm afraid our son and daughter are as stubborn as you."
Zhan Aiping looked at her two little ones and pinched the sweet and sour pork's little face. The bodies of the little ones seemed to have good proportions. Of course, their parents didn't have a 50-50 body shape, so there was no genetic mutation. Their legs also looked very long.
"I'll push the kid, you grab the stuff and the camera, let's get ready to go."
This time they came out, they also brought cameras.
Gu Sheng said: "Don't worry, I will take nice photos of you and the child."
After leaving the guesthouse, they took a bus. Since the city was not big at that time, they arrived quickly. Liu Shi and his wife were there to pick them up at the station.
Zhan Aiping was surprised. Was this telepathy? Or had Liu Shi and his wife been waiting for a long time
Liu Shi got up early in the morning and was looking forward to it. She took her husband out to pick someone up, fearing that they would not pick him up. Zhao Zhiyong was very helpless beside her. He really could not understand his wife's excitement.
"Why are you so excited? She's just a female classmate."
At most, this female classmate is a little prettier and a better person.
Liu Shi said: "I'm curious about what her husband looks like. She also has a pair of twins."
Zhao Zhiyong felt uncomfortable. "Can her husband be as good as me? You married a considerate husband. I even cooked for you. Did you forget that?"
Many men do not do any work at home, and many wives do not have jobs, so they just do housework at home. A man like Zhao Zhiyong who is considerate to his wife is already considered a three-good husband.
Some of the older ones are child brides, and some are siblings who have been married off to each other...
"Yes, yes, I have good eyesight and chose a good partner like you." Liu Shi nodded: "But I think Pingping has better eyesight. She is marrying her childhood sweetheart. They have known each other since they were young. Her husband must be a good one, otherwise she would definitely not marry him with her temper."
Zhao Zhiyong said, "You also said that she is arrogant and has a bad temper, so she can only marry someone with a worse temper. A woman like this will definitely admire strong men. If she chooses a man with a cowardly personality, she will definitely look down on him and despise him for being a coward."
Liu Shi raised an eyebrow: "You understand women better than I do?"
Zhao Zhiyong: "Aren't all your female soldiers like this?"
Liu Shi said: "No, we female soldiers all like good-looking ones."
Zhao Zhiyong: “…”
"You men all like good-looking ones, and we women also like good-looking ones."
Zhao Zhiyong: "The good-looking ones must be pretty boys, just like you, who actually mistook a woman for a man."
Liu Shi: "You don't know, my Pingping is very pretty."
"When you see her later, you'll realize how beautiful she is."
Zhao Zhiyong: “…”
Zhao Zhiyong said, "I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. The proud and beautiful classmate in your mind is now married with two children. She has long been worn down and bows her head in front of her husband, acting like a follower of her husband."
"You'll know how good I am to you once you see me."
Liu Shi: "Stop bragging like a peddler."
"The woman you like has long since become a good wife and mother."
Liu Shi said: "Can you please say less?"
All that talk about being a good wife and mother or not made Liu Shi a little upset. In her mind, Zhan Aiping was still that high-spirited young woman. Even though times had changed, she was still an energetic and capable vice president.
How could she bow her head and be a slave in front of her husband and become a good wife and mother who follows her husband’s lead
Zhao Zhiyong: "I'm telling you the truth, but you still don't believe me. You said she doesn't wear a military uniform anymore, she wears a skirt, she's become prettier, it must be all for her man, her man must have a bad temper, I heard that this Gu is very good, few soldiers have a good temper, then you can see with your own eyes how he can control a proud female classmate like you."
"She has a child now, and she is focusing on raising the child. She has no interest in caring about an old classmate like you."
Liu Shi: "Are you jealous of a woman? Why are you slandering me, Pingping?"
Liu Shi realized that Zhao Zhiyong was very hostile to Zhan Aiping. He tried desperately to persuade Liu Shi, telling her that Zhan Aiping was no longer the Zhan Aiping of her student days, no longer the excellent role model she liked, but a virtuous wife and mother who was obedient and listened to men.
Zhao Zhiyong said firmly: "I am just telling the truth."
"I don't believe it." Liu Shi was also a little upset by what he said. She was not afraid that Zhan Aiping would really become a good wife and mother, but if Zhan Aiping really bowed her head and acted like a slave in front of her husband, she would still be sad. A once proud person lost his pride and broke his wings, which would always make people sigh and lament.
Liu Shi was upset and waited for Zhan Aiping and her family to arrive. Zhan Aiping got out of the car first. With a smile on her face, she happily called Liu Shi, "Shi Shi."
"Pingping!" Liu Shi was very happy to see her: "You look so beautiful in this outfit today. You are still so beautiful."
Zhao Zhiyong was stunned when he saw Zhan Aiping. Although he had always heard Liu Shi say that Zhan Aiping was very beautiful, and he had also seen photos of Zhan Aiping from Liu Shi, she was indeed dark and handsome, and it was hard to tell whether she was a man or a woman. He did not expect that when she dressed as a woman, she would be so beautiful and gorgeous. Her eyebrows and eyes were actually more gorgeous. If it were not for her capable and clean temperament, her eyebrows and eyes would still be charming.
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "You are very beautiful too!"
After Zhan Aiping got off first, Gu Sheng also got off with his two children. It was the first time that Liu Shi saw Gu Sheng, and she was surprised. She thought this man was so handsome. Even when he got off the car, Liu Shi didn't realize that he was Zhan Aiping's husband.
Zhao Zhiyong's eyes involuntarily fell on Gu Sheng. Although Gu Sheng was not wearing a military uniform, Zhao Zhiyong still recognized his identity at first sight.
Gu Sheng put the stroller down, and the two little kids looked at their mother happily.
Zhan Aiping introduced them: "This is my wife Gu Sheng and my two children."
Liu Shi: "This is your child! So cute, with big, beautiful eyes, so white and tender..."
"This is my lover Zhao Zhiyong, you can also call him Lao Zhao."
After a few simple greetings, Liu Shi came up and took Zhan Aiping's hand, and the two of them walked in front and talked. Gu Sheng pushed the two children and walked side by side with Zhao Zhiyong. The two women in front were chatting animatedly, and the two grown men and the two little kids were silent, with only the occasional babbling of the kids.
Zhao Zhiyong couldn't help but keep looking at Gu Sheng: "..."
He thought this man was very showy. He dressed himself up so handsomely, just like when he woke up in the morning.
He was actually outdone.
Gu Sheng: “…”
Gu Sheng felt that there was something wrong with this man surnamed Zhao. He kept staring at him but didn't say a word and no one knew what he was thinking.
Liu Shi lived in a newly built residential building of the sanatorium. Her house was on the third floor and had two bedrooms and a living room. They took a few photos together downstairs. Zhan Aiping was holding little Tangyuan, Gu Sheng was holding sweet and sour pork, and Zhao Zhiyong was helping to get the stroller. They went upstairs together.
Sweet and sour pork was forced to be separated from his sister. He was not satisfied and kicked his legs, trying to reach out and grab his sister.
The younger sister also missed her brother very much. She emerged from her mothers' arms. The brother and sister had a very good relationship. The friendship they had shared in the same car was now separated and they missed each other very much.
Liu Shi said, "They have a really good relationship as siblings. When I was a kid, I also wanted a brother of the same age."
"They have a good relationship now." Zhan Aiping smiled: "They also have fights sometimes."
"Yeah?"
Zhan Aiping hugged little Tangyuan and coaxed him: "Be good, don't make trouble, let's go to auntie's house."
Gu Sheng also coaxed his son, but Zhao Zhiyong next to him felt creepy.
Zhao Zhiyong always had a bad feeling.
When they arrived at Liu Shi's house, the brother and sister were put together again. The two little fat kids rolled into a ball. The brother and sister were very happy, looking at their father and mother from time to time.
Zhan Aiping said, "You take care of the child today. I will chat with Shi Shi. She will also take me to visit the nursing home."
Gu Sheng agreed immediately: "Okay."
He is here to take care of the two children.
Hearing this, Liu Shi asked curiously, "Does your old Gu often take care of children?"
In her impression, most male officers are very busy, and the children are usually taken care of by the child's mother or the parents-in-law or elders in the family. If both of them are soldiers, there is nothing she can do and she can only find someone else to take care of the children.
Zhan Aiping said: "Let him look after the children when he has time."
Zhao Zhiyong said: "Men are careless when taking care of children. They are not as careful as mothers. Sister Guilan in our hospital doesn't let her husband wash diapers because she thinks he can't wash them clean. Every time he washes them, she has to wash them again."
Liu Shi: “…” Did Zhao Zhiyong take the wrong medicine today
Zhan Aiping blinked her eyes: "Our old man is very considerate."
Gu Sheng added: "Not only do I take care of the children, I also have to sing lullabies to them to put them to sleep."
Liu Shi was surprised: "Really?"
Aren't mothers usually the ones who lull children to sleep? Do men also sing lullabies
Zhao Zhiyong: “?!”
Zhao Zhiyong just felt it was unbelievable.
Zhan Aiping didn't want her man to sing a lullaby in public. His singing voice could only be sung for her and the children, so she quickly changed the subject: "Our old Gu can do more than just sing lullabies. He cooks delicious dishes. Whenever he's at home, he cooks. Look, the teething biscuits for our children are all made by his father."
"These two little guys love to eat."
Liu Shi was even more surprised: "Really? These cookies smell delicious."
Zhan Aiping invited: "Would you like to try it?"
Liu Shi shook his head: "No, no, I can't snatch food from the kids."
After having lunch at Liu Shi's house, Gu Sheng and Zhao Zhiyong sat upright in the small hall outside watching the children, while Liu Shi and Zhan Aiping stayed in the small room. The couple had no children yet, so the small room was temporarily used as a study.
After graduating and staying in a cadre sanatorium for several years, she did not make any progress in her medical level, nor in anything else. She even regressed day by day, and her skills became increasingly wasted. Although her life was still pretty good, sometimes she would envy her old classmates who were staying in the hospital.
She has just been assigned to the sanatorium, so of course it is impossible for her to treat old cadres at her level. That is just basic daily health care, and there is no other improvement.
"As for me, I envy you for being a vice-president."
"If I could become a dean, I would have to dream about it."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "Who knows, you may become the director of a sanatorium in the future."
Being a dean does not necessarily require high medical skills.
Liu Shi said: "Thank you for your good words. Let's go out and talk. I'll take you to visit the sanatorium."
Thinking that Zhao Zhiyong and Gu Sheng, two grown men, were outside, it was not a good idea to say anything too private, for fear that there might be ears on the other side of the wall.
"Okay, I wanted to go shopping with you anyway."
Liu Shi said in surprise: "I was embarrassed to say this just now, but you still have two children with you, and I'm afraid you can't leave."
Zhan Aiping said: "Their father is here, just leave it to him."
Liu Shi smiled and said, "That's perfect. Let our Lao Zhao learn more from your Lao Gu. I think your Lao Gu is a good husband."
Zhan Aiping said: "Gu Sheng is a nice guy."
"More than just good, I think you have good taste." Thinking of what Zhao Zhiyong said before, Liu Shi felt extremely annoyed and thought that he should let Zhao Zhiyong spend more time with Gu Sheng.
"Then let's go out and let the two men talk."
Zhan Aiping and Liu Shi went out hand in hand happily. Gu Sheng and Zhao Zhiyong sat on the sofa, staring at each other. They both sat very straight. The two little fat guys were full and now the brother and sister were sleepy.
Seeing Liu Shi and the other person close the door and leave, Zhao Zhiyong looked at Gu Sheng in front of him and thought, stop pretending, brother, it seems that both of us are having a hard time. He said, "Brother, they are gone, let's be honest with each other as men, stop pretending."
As a clever political worker, Zhao Zhiyong was trying to find a way to expose Gu Sheng's true identity. He guessed that Gu Sheng must have been threatened and warned by his wife as soon as he went out, so he looked so good-tempered and even took care of the children obediently.
He wanted to expose Gu Sheng's true nature and then tell Liu Shi that Gu Sheng's appearance as a good man was definitely an act.
Gu Sheng raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm not pretending."
Zhao Zhiyong said, "Don't lie to me. We are all the same. Let's be frank. You are really patient, just to satisfy the little vanity of women."
"How could I not know? My wife and your wife are old classmates."
Gu Sheng: “…”
Zhao Zhiyong smiled brightly, trying to use this smile to trick the person in front of him into believing what he said.
Gu Sheng twitched his chin and motioned Zhao Zhiyong to look at the two kids. "Look at me, I look so skilled in taking care of children. Am I just pretending?"
Zhao Zhiyong's breathing stagnated. Gu Sheng's words hit him hard. Children recognize people the most. Gu Sheng's movements of holding children were perfect. He served the two little ones throughout the whole process of eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. If he had never done it before, how could he be so skilled? The children did not make a fuss after their mother left.
Gu Sheng coaxed the two children to pee, and then coaxed them to sleep. He asked Zhao Zhiyong curiously: "Are you really pretending? Did you pretend to be a good husband just now just to satisfy a woman's vanity?"
Zhao Zhiyong's face froze: "..."
"I didn't say that."
Gu Sheng sneered.
Zhao Zhiyong couldn't help but curse inwardly, he was tricked.
Gu Sheng said: "I can see that your life is not easy. It must be difficult for you to be a weak husband at home."
Gu Sheng felt very sympathetic towards him.
Zhao Zhiyong heard his sympathetic tone, and he felt itchy all over, "You are at home, are you—"
Gu Sheng said: "Well, she made me obedient."
Zhao Zhiyong: "... Don't say such cowardly words with such a fierce face."
Gu Sheng sighed, "I went through so much trouble to marry this wife, and I was afraid she would run away. On the day we got the marriage certificate, I ran to her house early in the morning to clean and wash clothes for her."
Zhao Zhiyong: "Really?"
Gu Sheng nodded.
"Good brother, me too!"
Gu Sheng: “…?”
Seeing Gu Sheng's puzzled look, Zhao Zhiyong felt embarrassed and said, "You didn't mean to trick me, did you? Then you go back and laugh at me to your wife, saying that I'm not like a man."
Gu Sheng: "You think too much."
Zhao Zhiyong: “…”
Zhao Zhiyong sighed, "It seems that they are both birds of a feather. They are female military doctors who are very good at finding partners."
Gu Sheng said: "After all, female soldiers are treasures."
*
Zhan Aiping and Liu Shi went downstairs. The sanatorium was very large, with a beautiful environment and fresh air. There were many flowers planted everywhere. The climate here was good and there were always flowers to see. The two of them chatted and laughed as they walked.
Liu Shi said: "Your old Gu is really good."
Zhan Aiping said: "Yours is also very good."
The two of them smiled at each other.
After walking a little further, Zhan Aiping suddenly saw a bunch of big red roses. Liu Shi took the initiative to introduce them: "These flowers are edible. Uncle Zhang's wife even made flower cakes for us to eat."
"Yeah?"
There was a white-haired old man standing in the yard. When he saw Liu Shi, he greeted her: "Xiao Liu, who is next to you?"
"This is my old classmate, Zhan Aiping."
"Really? Old classmate? You're so pretty. Do you want to come over to my house and have a visit?"
Zhan Aiping saw that his roses were growing well, so she shamelessly asked, "Uncle, your flowers are growing really well, can you give me a few?"
Uncle Zhang's eyes and eyebrows were about to jump up, "You are so rude, I can't bear to give these flowers away, how about this, you come and play chess with me, if you win, I will give you three plants."
"Okay." Zhan Aiping agreed.
Liu Shi said from the side: "Uncle Zhang, you have to give in to Xiao Zhan."
"Pingping, Uncle Zhang is very good at chess. You may not be able to beat him."
Uncle Zhang overheard what she said: "Xiao Liu, please don't talk nonsense. Let me give her three chances. As long as she wins once, I will promise to give her the flowers."
Uncle Zhang didn't think that a young girl like Zhan Aiping could be that good at playing chess.
He just wanted to find someone new to play chess with. He was tired of playing with the same old guys every day. He thought it was most fun to bully the young people.
Zhan Aiping helped Uncle Zhang set up the chessboard in the yard, and the two began to play chess.
The game of chess was played very quickly. The first round was over. Zhan Aiping placed a chess piece down with a smile on her face, "Huh?! I actually won." She had many years of experience playing chess with that old scoundrel Gu Sheng.
Uncle Zhang looked at the chessboard in shock. He couldn't believe it and even started to panic. However, he didn't show any flaws on the surface. He said with a stern face: "I was careless for a moment and let you, a young man, win."
Liu Shi said happily: "We won, so let's not play anymore, let's go somewhere else."
"Uncle Zhang, thank you."
Uncle Zhang was unhappy: "Wait, wait, wait, we agreed on three games, so let's continue. Xiao Zhan, don't leave. If you leave, I won't give you the flowers."
Zhan Aiping had no choice but to play another game of chess with Uncle Zhang, and she won again.
Uncle Zhang was embarrassed, and Zhan Aiping felt a little bit sorry for him. She hesitated whether to lose on purpose. However, she didn't have the acting skills to lose on purpose without anyone noticing when playing chess.
In addition, Zhan Aiping hadn't played chess with anyone for a long time, so she became addicted to chess and played the third game seriously with Uncle Zhang.
Liu Shi took a look and said: "Our Pingping won again, winning three games in a row!"
Uncle Zhang's face was stinky: "You are quite good at playing chess, did you learn it from your grandfather? Who is your grandfather?"
"My grandfather passed away a long time ago." Zhan Aiping shook her head. "Uncle, which flowers do you want to give me?"
Uncle Zhang felt embarrassed and distressed: "Just wait, you won't lose your flowers."
"Do you know what I did before I retired?" In an effort to save his face, Uncle Zhang deliberately joked and threatened: "Who is your leader? You are so bold that you dare to win my flowers."
Zhan Aiping was Liu Shi’s classmate. Uncle Zhang knew that she must also be a military doctor. If not a military doctor, then a soldier.
That's how he was going to scare her.
Who knew that Zhan Aiping was not afraid of him at all. She grew up in a military compound and had seen many such scenes. She knew that Uncle Zhang was joking, and she was also very naughty and teased him deliberately: "Uncle, I admit defeat if I lose the bet. You know that I am useless as a leader. I retired long ago."
"There is no leader to supervise me!" Zhan Aiping said with a hint of pride in her tone.
Uncle Zhang's face darkened: "How can you, such a beautiful girl, be as annoying as that brat?"
"Xiao Liu, where did this classmate of yours come from? Does he have a girlfriend? If not, I will capture him and make him my granddaughter-in-law."
Liu Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "That won't do."
"What's wrong with that, Comrade Xiao Zhan? I have three grandsons who are not married yet. I have photos of them at home. Come, come into my house and take a look. They are all healthy young men."
"In addition to my grandson, I also have grandchildren. Come and see if there is any that you like."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
"Uncle, I am already a mother of two children."
Uncle Zhang chuckled: "You are trying to scare me. Do you think I will believe you?"
Liu Shi said: "Really, really, her husband and children are still in my house."
"Her child is not even one year old yet. If you don't believe me, you can come to my house and take a look."
Uncle Zhang: “…”
"Xiao Liu, you have such a beautiful and smart classmate, why didn't you bring her to me earlier?"
Uncle Zhang felt very sorry.
"Comrade Xiaozhan, pick a few for yourself."
Zhan Aiping said, "Uncle, I will wait a few days before I leave. Come back to get the flowers before I leave, otherwise I may not be able to keep them alive when I take them home."
Uncle Zhang snorted, "Why don't you bring your husband and children here for me to see. I want to see if you really have a husband and children."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
"If you don't bring someone here, you can't have your flowers."
Zhan Aiping said: "You are such a scoundrel."
Uncle Zhang: "I won't fall for the provocations of young people."
Liu Shi: “…”
Uncle Zhang continued, "You must come. If you have the guts, you must come. The female soldier keeps her word."
Zhan Aiping: "I don't know how to provoke the old man."
Uncle Zhang: "You really don't want the flowers anymore?"
"Yes, please pick a few good ones for me. I like those that are growing well." Zhan Aiping pointed to a few beautiful ones.
Uncle Zhang was so angry that he jumped up and down: "You are so rude. How about this, if you bring your husband here, I will give you this plant."
Zhan Aiping smiled: "Okay, thank you in advance for your reluctance to give it up."
"You're as annoying as my little brat. Get out of here now."
Zhan Aiping and Liu Shi smiled at each other and continued to walk forward. Liu Shi couldn't help but said, "Pingping, you must take good care of your little girl in the future, and don't let her be captured as a daughter-in-law."
Zhan Aiping said: "You, please take care of yourself first, you are about to get pregnant."
Liu Shi shook his head: "I don't know."
"Then you should go to the hospital right away. Over there, people call me—" Zhan Aiping didn't say anything else. She didn't acknowledge the name "Goddess of Fertility".
Liu Shi asked curiously, "What do you call me?"
Zhan Aiping said: "How about I take your pulse?"
Liu Shi shook his head and said, "No, I think I might be pregnant, but it's still early, so I'm not sure."
There is a tradition in their hometown that a woman has to wait three or four months before telling people around her about her pregnancy, and she cannot tell anyone if the pregnancy is too early.
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "Really? Congratulations then."
Liu Shi said: "I hope that the one in our family can learn from your experience in raising children."
The two continued walking and chatting. Liu Shi gave her a detailed introduction to the work and management of the sanatorium. She also complained about some things at work. Zhan Aiping gave her a lot of opinions and suggestions.
Liu Shi was shocked: "Pingping, how do you know so much?"
Zhan Aiping smiled, and she thought that it was because she had taken care of a very stubborn and stinky old cadre.
Liu Shi said: "I think your management suggestions are very useful. I will talk to the director tomorrow."
Zhan Aiping said: "How about I write it down for you."
Liu Shi said: "Okay, write it down. I will definitely not take away your credit. If some of the management can be changed, I will feel much more comfortable."
Zhan Aiping: "I don't need the credit here."
Zhan Aiping took out a notebook and smiled. Having been the vice president for a while, she was now very comfortable writing these things. Her thoughts were clear, and having seen future management models, she quickly listed many suggestions.
After writing it, she handed it to Liu Shi.
Liu Shi said happily: "I will show it to the director tomorrow. The director will definitely like your talent."
The two chatted for a while and finally remembered the two men at home. They went back and agreed to exchange letters later. It was getting late, so Zhan Aiping took her man and two children away.
The two little kids became restless when they saw their mother. When they didn’t see her for a while, they missed her again. “Be good, don’t make trouble. Mommy will take turns holding you for a while.”
"Call me mom."
"What?"
Liu Shi said enviously, "They are two sensible kids, so well behaved."
Zhan Aiping said: "You will have it too."
Zhan Aiping and his wife left Liu Shi's house. On the way, Zhan Aiping casually asked Gu Sheng: "What did you two grown men secretly talk about when you got together?"
Gu Sheng said in an unfathomable way:
"I helped you consolidate your vanity as a woman."
(End of this chapter)