Shen Qiaoyue looked at Xia Xiaoli and said, "The factory will release the list of successful applicants at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Xiaoli, if you have time, go to the factory gate to take a look. I'm going back now."

Xiang Shulan glanced at Xia Xiaoli and asked Shen Qiaoyue, "Sister, does this mean it's over?"

"It should be, but let Xiaoli confirm it. If it's inconvenient, isn't Sister Huang going over tomorrow? You can ask her to check for you." Although Shen Qiaoyue had confirmed the list, she wasn't sure what the leaders thought, so she decided to wait until the list was released tomorrow and see the names on it before confirming.

"Okay, thank you, Qiaoyue." Judging from her tone, Xiang Shulan thought it was too much.

He pulled Xia Xiaoli aside, gesturing for her to speak.

"Thank you, Sister-in-law Qiaoyue." Xia Xiaoli wasn't good at saying nice things, so she just kept thanking her.

Shen Qiaoyue wasn't trying to take credit; she just wanted to share her joy with them in advance.

Xia Xiaoli has difficulty walking; it takes her more than half an hour to walk there and more than half an hour to walk back.

Shen Qiaoyue went home with Lu Chen, and Lu Chen put away his bicycle and went to the kitchen to get busy.

Shen Qiaoyue poured herself a glass of water and drank it. After she finished drinking, she walked out of the yard and heard noises coming from Zhang Dali's house. She guessed that he was too happy.

Entering the kitchen, Lu Chen was washing vegetables.

"Brother Chen, let me tell you, the baby moved when I was chatting with Yao Yao today." Shen Qiaoyue hugged Lu Chen from behind, leaning against his back, and shared the happy thing that happened to her today.

"Really?" Lu Chen turned around happily and looked at Shen Qiaoyue's belly.

“Mmm,” Shen Qiaoyue nodded and continued, “Yaoyao gave me her and An Lude’s wedding candy today, and gave me two rope-woven necklaces as a gift for the baby. Our baby will be born in about four months, and it will be a sheep in the Year of the Sheep, so she wove two little sheep. They are so cute.”

Remembering that the collar was in his bag, he went out of the kitchen, into the living room, and took it out.

"Brother Chen, look, isn't it beautiful?" Chen Qiaoyue happily showed Lu Chen the gift that Jiang Jinyao had given to their unborn child.

Lu Chen looked at the two adorable little lambs, which were hand-woven.

"Yes, it looks good. Comrade Jiang Jinyao really put her heart into this!" Lu Chen could see that Shen Qiaoyue and Jiang Jinyao had formed a deep friendship, both at work and in life.

Shen Qiaoyue touched her belly and said, "Of course, she's the child's godmother."

Lu Chen washed the vegetables while listening to Shen Qiaoyue's incessant chatter.

He responded to every single one of his questions.

Shen Qiaoyue said she was tired, so she went to sit in the living room.

Pregnant women get tired very easily. It's probably because as the baby gets bigger, Chen Qiaoyue wants to sleep more and more, but she is also very excited at night and can't fall asleep at all.

Lu Chen took care of her wholeheartedly, like a mother hen.

During the meal, Lu Chen kept putting food on Shen Qiaoyue's plate.

"When I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables today, it was quite late, and there wasn't much meat left. It didn't look fresh, so I went to the village in front to exchange it for some shrimp and some fish. The fish was marinated, fried, and then stir-fried with chili, ginger, and garlic to make it flavorful. Do you think it's edible?"

All the bones in the fish were removed.

"I've removed this big thorn, so be careful when you eat it."

Lu Chen peeled shrimp shells and removed fish bones for Chen Qiaoyue.

They were fully committed.

While eating, Shen Qiaoyue looked at Lu Chen, wondering what to do!

This man is so handsome and considerate.

As Shen Qiaoyue ate, she suddenly blushed involuntarily.

After peeling the shrimp, Lu Chen looked up at Shen Qiaoyue and saw her smiling foolishly. He asked, "What's wrong with you? What are you laughing at?"

Shen Qiaoyue put down her chopsticks and, while eating, rested her head on Lu Chen's shoulder.

"I haven't looked at you properly all day, I want to take a good look at you!" Shen Qiaoyue said in a coquettish tone, "Brother Shen, have you missed me?"

"Of course I miss you. I think about you every day, day and night." Lu Chen peeled another shrimp and responded to Shen Qiaoyue with a happy smile.

Shen Qiaoyue listened to Lu Chen's words, even though she knew he would say that.

But hearing it still makes me very happy.

"Stop leaning on me, let's eat first, then we can chat, okay!" Lu Chen was already used to his little wife's coquettish manner from time to time.

Shen Qiaoyue reluctantly sat up straight and then began to eat.

After dinner, Shen Qiaoyue and Lu Chen shared the task of washing the dishes.

This is something Shen Qiaoyue does every night. Lu Chen is busy taking care of her all day long, so she just wants to do some work to make up for it.

She simply rinsed the dishes Lu Chen had washed, and that was it.

Shen Qiaoyue cherishes every minute she spends with Lu Chen.

After washing the dishes, Lu Chen went back to his unit for night training.

"Honey, I've brought the hot water to the washroom for you. After you've showered, go back to your room and lie down. I'll be back after my training." Lu Chen touched Shen Qiaoyue's face, reluctantly parting from his wife.

Shen Qiaoyue escorted Lu Chen to the door.

She held Lu Chen's hand, looking at him with a sorrowful expression.

"Okay! Honey, I'll be back soon. I'm just going for a few kilometers, I'll be back by eight." Lu Chen looked around and thought that if they weren't outside, he would definitely want to give his wife a kiss.

"Okay, come back soon." Shen Qiaoyue released Lu Chen and said to him.

Lu Chen put on his hat and said, "Go back quickly, I'm leaving."

Shen Qiaoyue watched Lu Chen walk out of the house until his figure disappeared from her sight, then turned around and went back to her room to find her pajamas to take a shower.

I took a shower in half an hour and went back to my room to lie down.

My sister-in-law said that my parents will be back in a few days. She thinks that my parents will live in the city, and they will come to live in the family compound after they have recovered enough.

After all, the son and daughter-in-law are here, and so are the daughter and son-in-law.

However, if An Lude and Jiang Jinyao hold their banquet here this weekend, they can only go back to see their parents on Sunday afternoon.

Lost in thought, Shen Qiaoyue fell asleep.

When Lu Chen returned, he saw that Shen Qiaoyue was already asleep. He covered her with a blanket, turned off the light, and told her to rest well. Lu Chen read a book in the living room for a while before taking a cold shower.

Since Shen Qiaoyue became pregnant, Lu Chen has also started to focus on his studies.

He can recognize most of the simple characters, but when he thinks about his child's education, he can't let him fall behind, so he studies hard whenever he has free time.

He was the only one in his family who hadn't attended junior high school. Although he had some knowledge after joining the army, he could only recognize simple characters and didn't understand much about ancient poems and classical Chinese.

He doesn't understand complex mathematics, so he's in the learning phase.

He may be an uneducated man, but his children cannot.

Not wanting to embarrass his future children, Lu Chenyou could only study hard, because learning is a never-ending process.