Shen Man didn't wake up until noon the next day.

As soon as she woke up, she saw the man guarding her bed. The man's eyes were dark and his complexion was not very good.

He raised his hand and rubbed his sore eyebrows. It was obvious that he didn't sleep much the night before, so he didn't notice that Shen Man was looking at him with squinting eyes.

Shen Man was still in shock for a moment, but when she saw her flat stomach, she realized that she seemed to have given birth.

She was a little dazed. She looked around but didn't see the child. Shen Man unconsciously reached out and tugged at Gu Qinglin's sleeve, and asked weakly, "Where's the child? Where is the child?"

Gu Qinglin noticed her movement, his body stiffened, he looked down, his anxiety finally settled down, his brows softened a lot.

"Manman, you're finally awake." He reached out and held Shen Man's hand tightly, then bent down and kissed the back of her hand.

Shen Man looked around the ward again, but still didn't see the child. She asked again, "Qinglin, where is the child? Why don't I see Xiaobei and Xiaonian?"

Gu Qinglin smiled and said, "Mom is afraid that the child will disturb your rest, so I took the child away first. If you want to see the child, I will go and call Mom over."

Shen Man finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting the child down, and lay down to continue resting.

She was in so much pain yesterday, and it wasn't much better today. She felt uncomfortable all over, especially the lower half of her body, which was in great pain.

Fortunately, everything is over. She decided not to have a second child and that two children were enough for her.

Suddenly, Shen Man remembered another thing. She almost stood up and hurriedly pulled Gu Qinglin to ask, "Xunian, is Xunian okay?"

She remembered that according to Xiaobei, Xiaonian was born weak and had to be raised well and not get angry or have big mood swings, otherwise it would affect her life.

Gu Qinglin hurriedly supported her and prevented her from moving, fearing that something might have happened.

"Don't worry, I asked the doctor to check the two children. Although Xiao Nian is a little weak since birth, if he is taken good care of, he will recover. It's not that serious."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

When Shen Man heard this, she was not only not relieved, but became even more worried.

Her mind went blank, her eyes instantly turned red, tears fell from her eyes, and she muttered.

"How could this happen? I've been having prenatal checkups and the doctor said I'm fine."

Gu Qinglin reached out and held her in his arms, gently wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"The doctor said that this is normal. Usually one of the twins will be a little weaker. It's not a big deal. As long as you take good care of it, it will be fine in a day or two."

"It won't be serious."

Shen Man looked up at him, her eyes red, "Really? You didn't lie to me?"

"I'm not lying to you. When the child was born, the doctor checked him and found that both Xiao Nian and Xiao Bei were fine."

"If you don't believe me, I'll ask mom to bring the child over to you and show him." Gu Qinglin coaxed the woman in his arms in a low voice.

Seeing the man's serious look, Shen Man believed him for the most part, but she was still worried because she hadn't seen the child with her own eyes.

So she lay in the man's arms and poked his chest, "Go and bring the child over. I want to see it with my own eyes."

"Okay, then you have a good rest. I'll go get the baby and get you something to eat."

Gu Qinglin nodded, helped Shen Man lie down on the bed, covered her with the quilt, and then left the ward.

…

The first day of the year.

Lu Hongmei was worried about her second brother, who must be lonely in the army.

So she called him and told him about the recent days, the situation at home, and asked about his recent situation.

I called and waited for a long time before the person on the other end answered the phone.

"Hey, second brother, how are you doing recently?"

Lu Hongmei asked cautiously. Actually, she originally wanted to ask him about the relationship between him and Sister Manman, but then she thought it was inappropriate because Sister Manman was already married.

Lu Zhengguo thought about the news yesterday on the 10th of the lunar calendar. He was silent for a moment and nodded, "Not bad."

Anyway, he is basically alone every day and he is used to it.

For some reason, Lu Hongmei heard loneliness and confusion in her second brother's voice, and she suddenly felt sorry for him.

But love and things can't be forced. If you miss it, you miss it.

She hesitated for a moment, but decided to speak up and give him some advice, "Second brother, why don't you find a partner in the army? That way you won't be alone in the future."

Lu Zhengguo held the phone and didn't speak for a long time, so long that Lu Hongmei thought he hung up or that there was something wrong with the phone.

"Hey, second brother, are you listening? Hey, second brother, are you still there?"

Lu Hongmei continued to ask several times, until she was about to hang up the phone, when she finally heard a voice from the other end.

“Still.”

Lu Hongmei sighed, "Second brother, please think carefully about what I say and find a partner."

"Oh, there's one more thing. Things have been a bit turbulent at home these days. Liu Aihong's poor rural relatives have been asking for money from time to time since they learned that she married a city guy and had a job there."

"Especially her brother and sister-in-law, and her whole family. None of them are good. If you get involved with them, I guess my eldest brother and my parents will never be able to get rid of them in their lifetime."

"You don't know, after you forcibly sent Mom back last time, her reputation was completely ruined. She dared not go out every day and just stayed at home to be beaten and scolded by Liu Aihong."

"My eldest brother and dad thought she was a disgrace and now they don't care about her. Liu Aihong dislikes her even more and finds things for her to do every day."

"She is only 40 years old. After being tortured by Liu Aihong for a period of time, she looks no different from an old woman in her 60s or 70s."

Lu Zhengguo frowned slightly, "Don't tell me about these things in the future, as long as the person is still here, it's fine."

He had seen through these relatives. Except for Hongmei, others treated him no differently from other people.

Anyway, he will fulfill his obligations, so don't think about the rest.

Lu Hongmei curled her lips and said, "Okay, I won't say it anymore."

In fact, Liu Aihong was not much better. The fact that she and Lu Zhengbing got pregnant before marriage had already been exposed, and her reputation was worse than that toilet.

Although she had a job, the factory took her reputation into consideration and transferred her to the most tiring and difficult position with the lowest salary.

But in order to become a respectable city worker, Liu Aihong went to work in the factory even before she finished her confinement. In the end, she ruined her health and could no longer do the job in the factory.

In desperation, she had to sell the job privately.

Because of this incident, there was another commotion at home.