Lin Sisi was speechless. "Mom, don't you think about it? Where am I supposed to get the money?"

"If you don't have the money, don't buy it. Many families don't have the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a sewing machine, a radio, and a watch), so what? They still live their lives just fine, don't they?"

She suddenly remembered that Lin Sisi wasn't pregnant. "Sisi, you should know your current situation. I'm only nice to you because of my future grandson. If you want those four big items, fine, but only after you let me hold my grandson."

"mom."

Lin Sisi still didn't want to fall behind Lin Qingyan. She should have married better than Lin Qingyan, so why couldn't she even get a "three turns and one sound" (a traditional Chinese wedding gift)?

Mother Gu raised her voice, "Stop talking! You're useless no matter how much you say. If you want those four big items, then do as I say and give the Gu family a grandson first."

At this moment, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who had previously had an extremely harmonious relationship, suddenly seemed to have become enemies.

Seeing their reactions, Yang Qiuyue no longer seemed so envious of Lin Sisi.

Seeing this, the other two military wives couldn't help but whisper among themselves and start talking about them.

When Lin Qingyan passed by, she heard Gu's mother shouting that she wanted a child. It turned out that Lin Sisi was not pregnant yet after marrying Gu Mingzhou.

I don't know if it's Lin Sisi's health problem or Gu Mingzhou's incompetence.

Hey, it's none of her business if any of them have problems, why should she care?

At this moment, a lot of people gathered around to watch Lin Sisi and Gu's mother argue. Gu's mother yelled at them, "What are you looking at? What's so interesting? Get out of the way!"

Immediately, Gu's mother coldly told Lin Sisi, "Buy it or don't, it's up to you. I'm going back now."

After saying that, she stormed out of the department store.

Upon arriving at the door, they saw that the bicycle and sewing machine that Lu Zhengting had bought for Lin Qingyan, along with other small items, had already been loaded onto the tractor used for transporting goods.

Lu Zhengting actually carried Lin Qingyan to the car. Seeing that the sickly girl whom the Gu family disliked could live so happily, she felt even more suffocated.

He snorted again and walked towards the bus stop.

Lu Zhengting, Lin Qingyan, and Lin Zhiheng all took the delivery tractor home, so they didn't have to wait for the bus.

After they were seated, the driver started the tractor with a crank. With a series of thumping sounds, a string of black smoke billowed from the tractor's exhaust pipe. The driver got on the tractor, put it in gear, and drove it away.

Lin Sisi ran out of the department store, wanting to reconcile with Gu's mother. But when she got to the door, she saw the three people leaving on a tractor. On the tractor were brand-new bicycles and sewing machines, all of which belonged to Lin Qingyan, but she herself did not have any.

Lin Qingyan, what makes you so lucky? What makes men treat you so well?

Seeing that Gu's mother was standing in front of the bus stop, she quickly went over and said a lot of nice things to her, which finally softened Gu's mother's expression.

"Sisi, to tell you the truth, I've already made up my mind. I'll give you a maximum of three months. If you still can't get pregnant within three months, Mingzhou will have to find someone else to be his wife."

"Mom, I will definitely try my best."

Lin Sisi was extremely anxious. With only three months left, how could she possibly get Gu Mingzhou to share a room with her?

The scene changes, and Lu Zhengting, Lin Qingyan, and Lin Zhiheng return to the military region on a tractor. The women there are stunned to see the new bicycles and sewing machines on the tractor.

Lu Zhengting bought furniture yesterday, and now he's bought all this stuff. How much money will this cost?

Although sewing machines and bicycles are both among the four essential items for a wedding, not every family can afford them.

For the average family, buying one or two items is fine; buying three is already considered quite an achievement.

Not knowing exactly how many items Lu Zhengting had bought for Lin Qingyan, they stopped the car to ask. Lin Qingyan told them that she had bought them all, and they were all very envious.

After arriving home, they moved all the things they bought inside, and the delivery driver left. The three of them rested for a while.

Lu Zhengting only rested for a short while. He had to go to work tomorrow, and he needed to make sure everything at home was settled today. So he immediately went to collect coal briquettes with Lin Zhiheng.

Around four or five o'clock, he led Lin Zhiheng to the recruit company to report for duty, complete the enlistment procedures, and receive his uniform. Lin Zhiheng will be able to officially enlist with the other recruits tomorrow.

Lin Qingyan started preparing dinner at home. There was a coal stove, coal briquettes, and an earthen stove, but no firewood and the coal stove was not lit. She had to light the coal stove.

She first went to Aunt Zhang's house and found that Aunt Zhang had a coal stove. She then traded her own raw coal briquettes for a cooked coal briquettes, used fire tongs to take them back, and lit her own coal stove as well.

When Lu Zhengting got home, he saw Lin Qingyan in the kitchen. He quickly went in, pulled his wife out, and took off her apron.

"Honey, you don't need to do these things while I'm home." He then tied an apron around his neck. "I'll cook. You can cook when I'm not home."

"All right."

"Go inside and rest."

Lin Zhiheng walked over and said, "Brother-in-law, I'll go with you."

Lin Qingyan returned to the house and thought of another neighbor next door, wondering if that neighbor had returned yet.

She and Lu Zhengting weren't familiar with the people at that house, so they just took some fruit candies and prepared to pay them a visit. When they got to the door, they saw that the two doors were open, so she went inside.

He called out from the yard, "Is anyone home?"

A woman came out of the house, followed by three children.

This woman was someone she recognized; she was Yang Qiuyue, who had ridden the same bus with them earlier that day and had even spoken to Lin Sisi.

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