Chapter 74
Chen Shengqing is a normal man with normal emotions and desires.
During the years in the army, he often restrained his desires. After Yang Qiujin joined the army, he was no longer as lustful as he was when he was young, and his married life with Yang Qiujin was very regular, basically twice a week.
Occasionally he would fail to do so, but not often. After knowing that Yang Qiujin was pregnant, he had not touched Yang Qiujin for more than two months. Today, the atmosphere was too tense, so he asked Yang Qiujin what she thought.
His voice was very low and a little hoarse, which made Yang Qiujin's heart skip a beat. She wanted to reject him, but she also felt that it was not good for a man's health to keep things to himself all the time.
But she was pregnant and was afraid that the man would lose self-control and hurt the child.
After thinking it over, Yang Qiujin made up her mind, stood up, and looked down at the man: "Of course you can, but I'm going to show you something new today."
Chen Shengqing looked up at her, his eyes deep and burning, his throat moving slightly, "What's new?"
"Guess?" Yang Qiujin tilted her head and smiled, her smile was particularly gentle. She stretched out her slender white fingers, pressed against the man's solid chest, pressed the man to the bed, and then sat on him.
The man's throat tightened and he looked at her closely, "Qiu Jin, be careful with your stomach."
"Isn't it a little late to tell me to be careful about my stomach now?" Yang Qiujin bit her red lips and rocked gently, "Lie down well. Today I want to sing like a peasant."
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An hour later, Chen Shengqing was breathing heavily, his eyes were blurry, and his voice was hoarse. "Qiu Jin, I didn't know you could do this. Where did you learn it from?"
"Those aunts and uncles taught me this before our wedding night." Although Yang Qiujin was satisfied with the new trick, she was extremely tired. She lay on the bed and didn't want to say a word.
The troops had turned off the lights long ago. They used to work in the dark, but today Yang Qiujin specially lit a lamp, not for anything else, just to make things easier for herself.
Under the dim light, the woman, whose body shape remained graceful and fair even though she was pregnant, remained unchanged except for her belly. She leaned on the bed, her forehead covered with sweat and her eyes were flushed from moisturizing afterwards. Tears were almost dripping from her sparkling eyes.
Chen Shengqing's throat tightened as he watched. He reached out and touched her cheek, "Qiu Jin, do it again."
"Don't push your luck." Yang Qiujin looked at him unhappily. "You have to go to work in the army tomorrow and get up early. Forget about today. We can come back later if we have the chance."
Chen Shengqing said nothing, just looked at her steadily.
Yang Qiujin also raised her eyes to look at him, refusing to give up.
The man has sex regularly, twice a week, and each time he has sex three to five times.
I tried a new trick today, but the man was obviously not satisfied yet, and his eyes were full of desire.
It's a rare occasion that it's not snowing tonight. The gray windows reflect the flickering light from inside the house, making the room even more hazy.
They looked into each other's eyes, with a rivalry that refused to give in, a love that could not be hidden from each other, and a hint of desire. Their breaths intertwined, and the air became especially sticky.
Finally, Chen Shengqing bowed down and got out of bed quietly.
"Where are you going?" Yang Qiujin asked with some regret.
The man hadn't touched her for two months, and it was rare for him to take the initiative to have sex with her, so she should cooperate with him.
"Take a shower." Chen Shengqing said as he put on his vest.
It is not easy for a woman to satisfy him once due to her physical condition. He cannot be greedy and needs to take a cold shower to calm himself down.
At four o'clock in the morning, it was still gray outside the window, but there was a hint of sky blue on the horizon.
After cleaning the bed, washing the sheets and clothes, and hanging them in the yard, Chen Shengqing put on his military uniform, reached out to put on the military coat hanging on the wall, put on his military cap, and tidied his appearance.
Not being satisfied last night, he took two cold showers to calm himself down, and woke up after sleeping for less than two hours.
On the dressing table in the room, there was a round mirror with a red plastic shell, which was used by Yang Qiujin, reflecting his face.
On his angular and handsome face, his eyes were slightly red due to lack of sleep, and his chin had a circle of blue beard, but his face did not look old at all, but full of energy, and he did not look like he had not woken up yet.
Chen Shengqing made sure that he had not done anything inappropriate before he buttoned up his clothes, walked back to the bed with his long legs, pulled up Yang Qiujin's soft body, and gently changed the clean pink bed sheets.
Yang Qiujin slept soundly throughout the whole process. No matter what he was doing, she didn't react at all and was completely devoted to him.
Chen Shengqing reached out and brushed away the hair that fell around her eyes. He kissed her gently on the ear with compassion and wanted to turn around and leave, but he woke her up unexpectedly.
"Shengqing, are you leaving?" Yang Qiujin opened her eyes in a daze and saw the man in military uniform leaving. For some reason, she suddenly remembered that he was dressed in the same way before he disappeared last year, and then came back seriously injured.
Her heart tightened and she grabbed his hand, "Are you going on another mission? Can you please not go? I'm so scared. I'm afraid you won't be able to come back again."
Her voice was filled with sleepiness and she spoke with a tearful tone.
Chen Shengqing felt extremely distressed when he heard this. He reached out and touched her cheek, comforting her, "I'm not going on a dangerous mission when I go to patrol the border. I'm just patrolling at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. I'll be back in a month at most. Nothing will happen."
Yang Qiujin woke up completely when she heard his voice. She didn't know if it was because of her pregnancy, but she felt that she had been particularly stubborn recently. When she heard that he was leaving, she felt very aggrieved.
She hugged the man's narrow waist and nestled in his arms, crying, "Your injury hasn't fully healed yet, why are you leaving again? I'm pregnant, and you promised to take care of me, but it's only been a short time and you're leaving."
Chen Shengqing rarely saw her cry. She usually looked strong and stubborn, as if nothing could stop her.
Now that she was crying, even though he knew she was upset because of her pregnancy, Chen Shengqing still felt heartbroken. He patted her back gently, soothed her emotions and said, "Don't cry. If you really can't bear to leave me, I will go to Captain Guo and ask him to reassign me a mission so that I won't leave the unit."
Yang Qiujin nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then go talk to Captain Guo and have a good talk."
"Okay, I'll be there in a minute."
After coaxing the woman back to sleep, Chen Shengqing tucked in the quilt for her, quietly closed the door, walked out of the yard, and then hurried back to the troops.
When we arrived at the unit, the soldiers in the barracks were already running in circles around the local training ground under the instructions of the battalion commanders.
Chen Shengqing stood on the training ground, looking coldly at the running soldiers.
He didn't need to say much, all the soldiers knew how ruthlessly he trained them, and they ran forward for their lives, fearing that if they ran too slowly they would be caught by him and trained even more fiercely.
Chen Shengqing looked at the spot for a while, then saw that it was getting late. He guessed that Captain Guo and Political Commissar Liao had already gone to the office, so he turned around and walked towards the office area.
Just as he walked downstairs, he suddenly heard a loud noise from the sky. Chen Shengqing's face changed. He heard an instructor blowing a whistle not far away and shouting: "Hide!"
The soldiers who were training on the training ground heard the whistle and quickly and orderly dispersed to hide.
Chen Shengqing's heart sank, and he strode into Captain Guo's office.
"Xiao Chen, you're here just in time." Guo Shengrong saw him come in and asked him to sit down. "Did you hear the noise just now?"
"I heard it." Chen Shengqing sat upright in the chair opposite him.
Guo Shengrong said solemnly, "Last year, our relationship with the Soviet Union was tense. A certain unit of our brothers on the northern border had a fight with them. Although we killed many of them, they knew that it was our army's tit-for-tat and did not dare to make a big deal. After this, both sides kept their troops on hold. The Soviet Union has been eyeing us covetously. Recently, more and more planes have been flying over our northern border for exploration. If this continues, they will sooner or later find our oil fields on the border."
Chen Shengqing did not comment on this, and talked about the purpose of his visit, "Captain Guo, I have been promoted to the deputy regiment position for more than three years. The task of patrolling the border should be handed over to the battalion-level officers. My responsibility should be..."
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten it." He was interrupted by Guo Shengrong before he finished speaking. "Indeed, you have been promoted to deputy regiment commander for more than three years. Except for the one and a half years you spent lying in bed, you have been in charge of the cavalry battalion and patrolled the border as the battalion commander. You have worked hard. Now with your rank, you should do more important things. How about this, the task of shooting down those flies in the sky will be given to you. If you..."
"Captain Guo, I won't take this mission." Chen Shengqing said expressionlessly, "My wife is already more than five months pregnant. I narrowly escaped death twice, which left her with a serious psychological trauma. I want to stay at the garrison until she gives birth safely, and then we can talk about other things."
Guo Shengrong was stuck on what he was saying and couldn't help but take a look at his old partner, Political Commissar Liao, who was sitting at another desk.
Political Commissar Liao received his gaze, pushed up his glasses and said, "Xiao Chen, you should know that the reason why we let you act as the cavalry battalion three years after you were promoted to the deputy regiment level is not only because the border patrol mission is arduous, but also because our border defense cavalry battalion was created and established by Division Commander Zhou. We don't want someone who has nothing to do with it and who doesn't care about his reputation to take over the cavalry battalion."
Guo Shengrong nodded and said, "There are two deputy battalion commanders in the army now who have reached the qualifications for promotion to battalion commander. It is not appropriate for us to let you take charge of the cavalry battalion forever, so we will promote a battalion commander to take over the cavalry battalion soon."
"I think Xu Tai is quite suitable. He has been the deputy battalion commander for almost six years. Although he has not made any major contributions, he has made many small achievements. I think it's okay to let him take over the cavalry battalion." Political Commissar Liao said.
"Xu Tai?" Chen Shengqing frowned slightly when he heard the name. "He is a former engineer, right? In terms of achievements, there is nothing wrong with him. But he has bad conduct. For example, he favors boys over girls, kicked out his ex-wife, married a new wife, and abused his ex-wife's two daughters. I am unwilling to hand over the cavalry battalion to him."
As they were all from the same military compound, Guo Shengrong and the others had naturally heard about Xu Tai's private life, and they would certainly talk about Xu Tai for no reason.
Chen Shengqing loves the Cavalry Battalion more than his life, not only because Commander Zhou has high hopes for him, but also because the soldiers in the Cavalry Battalion today are basically the top talents he promoted and trained from the recruit company. Many of the war horses in the Cavalry Battalion were captured and trained by him personally when he led the soldiers to the canyons of the Tianshan Plateau. He has put in a lot of effort in the Cavalry Battalion.
If it weren't for the promotion in rank and different responsibilities, he might have been willing to stay in the cavalry camp for the rest of his life.
To let an unqualified person take over his cavalry battalion would be more painful to him than death.
The two old foxes looked at each other and saw a hint of smile in each other's eyes. Chen Shengqing's reaction was exactly as they expected.
Guo Shengrong tried hard to suppress the smile on his face and said sternly, "Xiao Chen, we don't care what kind of person Xu Tai is in private. As long as he meets the qualifications for promotion, we have to promote him. If you don't want him to take over the Cavalry Battalion, you can recommend someone to us who you think has decent character and military achievements. The prerequisite is that you complete the tasks we assign to you, and we will consider your proposal."
Chen Shengqing's eyes looked strange when he heard this, and he raised his sharp eyebrows, "Captain Guo, if you want me to take on this mission, why do you have to go through so much trouble? You can just send someone else to fight the flies."
"Complete this mission and shoot down the flies, and the army will receive a subsidy of 500 yuan. If you can shoot down all the flies and catch two alive, there will be another reward." Guo Shengrong directly revealed his trump card, "Your family will give birth in a few months, and you will have many places to spend money by then. You don't want your wife and children to ask you for money when you are empty-handed and can't take anything out of your pocket."
"......" Chen Shengqing was speechless.
Since he gave all his salary, allowance and family savings to Yang Qiujin, he is now truly penniless and cannot afford to spend much money.
In fact, he had no idea about how to spend money, nor did he have any desire for it. He thought it was normal to just give all the money to Yang Qiujin.
But men all have their own little plans. Who doesn't want to save some private money for emergencies?
Even Guo Shengrong and Liao Zhengwei, who were praised by others as good men and good husbands, would secretly save some money for themselves, not for anything else, just to have money to buy cigarettes and to have money to eat out with their comrades for a change of taste.
Guo Shengrong expected that Chen Shengqing would also hide his private money, and he kept lobbying him, saying, "Don't worry about your sister-in-law. I will send your sister-in-law and Political Commissar Liao's wife to do a good job of ideological work on her and make her support your work. You are not young anymore, you are almost 30 years old this year, you have to make more military achievements and have political achievements to speak for yourself, so that you can continue to rise in the future and give your wife and children a better life. Otherwise, you may stop here, are you willing?"
Chen Shengqing pursed his thin lips into a straight line and said nothing.
Political Commissar Liao knew that he was unhappy, so he comforted him by saying, "Don't think that Lao Guo and I are still here now. Maybe in a few years we will be transferred away or retire. We are forcing you to win military merit for your own good."
Chen Shengqing then said with a cold look in his eyes, "This is the only time this year. After this mission, before my wife has a child, I will not do anything dangerous to make her worry. No matter how you threaten or tempt me, I will never compromise again."
He turned around and left the office without even filing a report.
Guo Shengrong blew his beard and glared, "What kind of attitude is this? He is a soldier, and soldiers should obey orders as their duty. I asked him to make meritorious deeds, but he was not happy."
"Understand, ever since he joined the army, the missions you assigned to him have always been the most dangerous and life-threatening. When has he failed to complete a mission? In recent years, he has completed some missions in a disastrous way. It is understandable that his family is worried and does not want him to carry out dangerous missions. After this time, you should assign Chen Shengqing some easier tasks and wait until his family gives birth to the baby." Political Commissar Liao said while writing a document with a pen.
When Yang Qiujin woke up, Chen Shengqing was no longer by her side. She looked at the clean sheets beneath her body and felt a little empty in her heart. Her eyes were sore and she wanted to cry.
She didn't know what was wrong with her recently. She would get angry and cry at the slightest provocation, and turned into the hypocritical person she used to hate the most. Many times she couldn't help crying.
Li Xiu'e handed her a piece of kimchi and said, "Last month, when I took you to the hospital for a checkup, the female doctor said that when a woman is pregnant, she will be affected by the estrogen and her mood will change. It is normal for her to cry, make trouble, and lose her temper. After you give birth, you will return to your original state."
After Yang Qiujin heard her say this, she felt much better. She was really worried that her personality would change drastically, and she would become more and more pretentious and cry all day long. By then, she would be so upset that she would die.
She was eating the sour and spicy radish, and felt the baby in her belly move lazily. She said with a puzzled look on her face, "Mom, when I was pregnant with Tianyou, I felt sick and vomited all day long, and couldn't eat anything. Later, when I was finally able to eat, he kept moving around in my stomach all day long, like a monkey, and refused to rest at all. I was tortured so much that I gave birth to him. Now this baby in my belly is not sick and nauseous, and can eat everything. Everything he eats tastes delicious, and he can't move. He has a completely different personality from Tianyou. Could the baby I'm pregnant with be a foodie?"
"Oh, you can't say that. Unborn children are very delicate. They will listen to everything adults say and grow up to be like them."
Li Xiu'e spat twice on the ground, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes and muttered: "Heaven and earth, please help me, Goddess of Childbirth, please don't blame me. I am ignorant and talk nonsense. Just pretend you have never heard of it."
"Grandma, you're saying those feudal, old-fashioned things again." Chen Tianyou, who was slurping corn porridge at the table, said, "It's okay to say these things in front of our family, but remember not to say them in front of outsiders, otherwise my dad will be influenced by you and his future will be thwarted."
"Look at me, I forgot about this again." Li Xiu'e covered her mouth and said, "Our Tianyou has a good memory and always remembers to remind Na Yanyu to pay attention."
Chen Tianyou chuckled, reached out and gently touched Yang Qiujin's belly and said, "Mom, don't think too much. The little sister in your belly is not willing to move too much because she is considerate of you. Just cry less and don't make her feel uncomfortable."
He touched very gently so that Yang Qiujin did not feel any discomfort in her stomach. Yang Qiujin felt that her son had really grown up and become much more sensible. He used to be clumsy and could do everything in a minute, but now he has become so careful and gentle, Yang Qiujin was very relieved.
"Tianyou, why are you so sure that mom is pregnant with a little girl?" she asked.
"Because I like younger sisters." Chen Tianyou said seriously, "When you first became pregnant, I had a dream. I dreamed of a fair, beautiful girl who kept calling me brother, so you must be pregnant with a younger sister."
"Is it true?" Yang Qiujin didn't believe such mysterious words.
"Really." Chen Tianyou patted his chest and said, "If you don't believe me, just wait and see. You will definitely give birth to a sister."
"If you say so, then I'll have to make all the milk into little skirts and clothes for your sister to wear." Li Xiu'e joked.
"Mom, goodbye. Do you remember when I was pregnant with Tianyou, you and the people in the village said that my belly was round and too low, and that I loved spicy and sweet food, so I would definitely give birth to a girl. Most of the clothes you made for children were skirts with small floral patterns, and Tianyou wore little skirts until he was three years old. If it was another boy, he would have to wear little skirts for another three years, and he would be laughed at by other children in the military compound." Yang Qiujin politely declined.
"Then..." Li Xiu'e hesitated: "Is it okay to make half of my boy's and girl's clothes?"
"OK."
Chen Tianyou was depressed. "Mom, grandma, you must not tell anyone else about the fact that I wore a skirt before I was three years old, otherwise Li Dadan and Deng Gangzi would laugh at me. I also don't want Wang Songyue to know that a man like me wore a skirt."
"You are only a few years old, but you have become a man of integrity." Yang Qiujin couldn't help laughing.
"Mom!" Chen Tianyou stamped his feet, "Did you listen to me carefully?"
"I heard you. Mom and grandma will never tell anyone that you wore a skirt when you were a kid. Okay?"
"You can't just say it, you have to seal it with my seal as a guarantee."
"Just build it."
The two adults hooked Chen Tianyou's little finger, one on the left and one on the right, and chanted "Pull the hook to hang yourself, and don't change for a hundred years" while laughing together.
After breakfast, Li Xiu'e took Chen Tianyou to the school to register and prepare for the start of school, while Yang Qiujin went to the military hospital for a prenatal check-up.
Her belly is now big, and she is a military dependent, so the farm treats her preferentially. She doesn't have to get up early and go to get off work in the farm every day. Now, it doesn't matter if she goes to work late and leaves early.
She got up early today, thinking about the obstetrician and gynecologist in the military hospital who had told her that it would be best to go to the hospital for regular prenatal checkups every month to ensure the health of her child. So she took the money and the small package she was carrying and went to the hospital by herself.
The military hospital was built between the family compound and the military barracks. It was not large, with only two five-story outpatient and inpatient buildings. There were few family members coming for treatment, and not many injured soldiers seeking treatment, mainly because there had been no fighting on the border in the past two years and few soldiers were injured.
Yang Qiujin walked into the hospital with a bulging belly, and the few patients and nurses inside all looked at her. It was because she was famous for being fierce in the army, and her husband was also a celebrity in the army who was not afraid of his life and had been injured many times, so it was hard for people not to focus their attention on her.
Yang Qiujin initially disliked other people's stares, thinking they were impolite. But as she saw it more often, she got used to it.
In response to others' kind gazes, she would smile; in response to malicious gazes, she would roll her eyes to let the other party know that she is not to be trifled with.
For example, now, after she registered at the outpatient glass window and walked from a corridor on the left side of the clinic to the outpatient doctor's office of the obstetrics and gynecology department, she felt a malicious gaze.
She instinctively looked in a certain direction, and sure enough, she saw two women of different heights staring at her coldly.
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