He slept on a Simmons mattress. He was accustomed to the wealthy life. Just thinking about sleeping on a bed made of stools was too hard and he didn't know how he would sleep.
Wang still went to get him two quilts and asked him to spread them on the stool.
Even so, I still had a very uncomfortable sleep that night and hardly fell asleep at all.
Zhang Fangfang slept soundly in her daughter's room. She got up early in the morning, packed her things, and said she wanted to take her daughter to another hospital for a check-up.
She chatted with Fu Leyi while folding the quilt.
"I see your sister-in-law's belly is about the same size as yours. She's also over seven months pregnant?"
"Almost. She is about ten days younger than me."
"Not counting more than ten days, that's about right. Is this her second child?"
"Yes."
"She said she couldn't have any more children. Family planning is so strict now. People in the countryside who want to have a second child are hiding everywhere. Why is she still staying at home to raise the baby? Isn't family planning strict here?"
Fu Leyi said: "Family planning is also very strict here. Even if you only have one daughter, you are not allowed to have a second child. But their family's situation is special, and they have the second child quota."
Zhang Fangfang was stunned.
Are there any indicators for having a second child?
If that's the case, does her daughter also have the indicators for having a second child?
It would be great if I could have one more child.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Fangfang asked hurriedly.
"Alas!" Fu Leyi sighed, with a rather regretful expression, "A few years ago, the eldest daughter of their family had an accident and one of her arms became disabled. This happened to be in line with their local two-child policy. Those who have only one child and the child does not have a hereditary disability can have a second child."
"What? Their eldest daughter is disabled?" Zhang Fangfang's mind flashed the image of the only child in the family.
"The skinny little girl who always hides behind others?"
Fu Leyi nodded, "Yes, that's her."
"She must be about seven or eight years old, right?"
"Ah? I'm ten years old."
Zhang Fangfang: “…”
"How come you look like seven or eight years old when you're ten?"
Fu Leyi shook her head and sighed, "I heard from her mother that this child is a picky eater."
Zhang Fangfang: “…” These days, people can’t even get enough to eat, and there are still people who are picky about food?
"Tsk, tsk, what a pity, it looks quite pitiful."
She folded the quilt and urged Fu Leyi, "Hurry up. I heard there are very few hospitals here. If you go too late, you can just queue up."
Fu Leyi said unhappily, "I do want to hurry up. My belly is so big, I can hurry up."
She took a long time to put on one pair of socks before she could get them to one foot, but when she tried to put on the other pair, she couldn't get them to the other foot either.
Zhang Fangfang put down the work in her hands and grabbed the socks.
"Sit still, I'll do it."
Fu Leyi chuckled, "How embarrassing is this?"
"Tsk, are you still embarrassed? I put on too few socks for you. When you were a kid, I wiped your butt after you pooped."
Fu Leyi: “…”
"Mom, can you be more civilized?"
"Okay, let's stop talking and hurry up. Can you put on these shoes by yourself?"
"Yes, yes, please go out quickly and call Ayi. I will be out in a moment."
"Give me the car keys."
"It's hanging on the wall, take it yourself. Do you know where the car is?"
Zhang Fangfang took the key and said, "I know. I saw it when Ayi and I came here last night. It was parked on the dam by the road."
"Yes."
"Then I'm leaving. Hurry up."
It was not yet seven o'clock. The Pan family usually had lunch at half past seven. At this time, Wang and her two daughters were busy cooking in the kitchen.
We have guests at home now and we can't just deal with them casually.
She asked her daughter Pan Xiaocao to go to the neighbor's house to buy some soy milk, and also got some fried dough sticks, which she was frying.
A pot of eggs was also cooked to ensure that everyone could have one.
There is a pregnant woman in their family, so they always have eggs on hand.
Fu Leyi was not short of money, so when she came back, she gave Wang two hundred yuan, saying it was for her living expenses during the summer vacation. She was picky about food and wanted to eat better.
Two hundred yuan, for Fu Leyi, is just the money for a nice set of clothes, but for the Pan family, it is enough to eat delicious food for a long time.
Pan Hong slept on a stool in the restaurant last night and did not sleep well.
Seeing his mother and sister busy in the kitchen, he couldn't sleep and got up to wander around.
Seeing that he was free, Wang asked him to go to the next village to buy fish.
"Let's buy a bigger one, for such a big family."
"Okay, I get it. I'll buy one that weighs more than five kilograms."
Fu Huaiyi also got up and was waiting in the yard for Zhang Fangfang and Fu Leyi to come out.
After waiting for a while, Zhang Fangfang came out, handed the key to Fu Huaiyi, and whispered, "Go drive the car to the main road, I will be there soon with your sister."
Fu Huaiyi nodded in agreement.
Seeing that her daughter had not come out yet, Zhang Fangfang went to the kitchen first.
The mother and her two daughters are busy.
Zhang Fangfang smiled and said, "Oh, you're busy?"
Wang looked up and saw her and asked with a smile: "Hey, why did you get up so early? You guys traveled all day yesterday and must be very tired. Why don't you rest more?"
"I'm used to getting up early and can't sleep. Mother-in-law, do you think I can help you?"
"Nothing to help you with, I'm almost done here."
"Let me help you light a fire. I haven't done that in years."
Wang quickly pushed her out, "Oh, hurry up and get out. This kitchen is so dirty. Don't get your clothes dirty."
Zhang Fangfang was pushed out by Wang.
She smiled and replied, then asked, "Where is my son-in-law? I haven't seen him so early in the morning."
"I asked him to buy some fish."
"Yo, he went to the city to buy fish?"
"No, it's in the next village. There's a big fish pond in our next village. The fish are raised in nets. If you want to eat them, just catch them directly."
"That's good, fresh."
Wang smiled and said, "Of course. The good thing about being in the countryside is that everything you want to eat is fresh, which is perfect for pregnant women to take care of their babies."
"That's true. I think my Xiaoyi has gained a lot of weight."
After a while, the pregnant woman next door also got up, saw Zhang Fangfang, greeted her, and then went to the toilet.
Her husband is still sleeping.
At this time, Fu Leyi finally came out.
"Mom, where is Pan Hong?" Fu Leyi looked around but didn't see Pan Hong.
"Your mother-in-law said he went to buy fish. I don't think he will be back for a while. Why don't we go by ourselves and don't tell him."
In fact, Zhang Fangfang was very hesitant when she said this.
From what she had learned since last night, the family was very good to their daughter. Could it be that they were overthinking it?
If they didn't mean that, wouldn't their behavior hurt others' feelings?
The son-in-law's family is not well off, and he is a live-in son-in-law, so he has low self-esteem.
It is indeed not good to let others know that they are on guard against others.
But she also understood that one must be on guard against others.