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◎Day 5 of the control group◎
"Xiao Hong, didn't your brother and sister-in-law want to introduce you to someone? Have you made any progress?"
Jun Yanghong put down the mirror and looked out the window: "No rush. When I, Jun Yanghong, get married, I'll marry the most successful one."
She thought to herself, since Zhou Qingyu has technical talent, he will definitely not be buried in this small place in the future. If she could go to Beijing to wait for him...
Yes! If she had become a millionaire in the 1980s, she would have invested in Zhou Qingyu's school.
Thinking of this, she suddenly stood up: "My brother made me a dress, Xiaofang, isn't your mom in charge of the exchange meeting? Can she show me around and let me see the world?"
The girl in the room asked curiously, "Didn't you just buy some polyester fabric the day before yesterday? Your brother is really good to you."
Jun Yanghong smiled but remained silent: "It looks very good."
Xiaofang shook her clothes: "Okay, my mom asked me to deliver something, so let's sneak in together."
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Family compound.
Su Xiaomei mended clothes by the light of a kerosene lamp, listening to her husband Jun Yangjian's rambling.
“Commander Jiang is leading a team out to sea again. Her wife has had a tough time too. Please keep an eye on her.”
Su Xiaomei paused in her needlework: "He has a younger sister and a brother-in-law watching over her, why are you concerned about someone else's wife?"
Jun Yangjian sat up: "Ignorant woman!"
"Jiang Renzhou has been leading teams more than me recently, so I can't let my reputation be tarnished at this time."
"Try to salvage the situation with your younger sister."
Su Xiaomei recalled the scene of meeting Shen Xinglian at the supply and marketing cooperative; Shen Xinglian was wearing soft homespun cloth during her pregnancy.
They used to be all dressed up in dresses, I don't know if Jiang Renzhou was not giving money or if it was for the sake of the child.
Why is it that Shen Xinglian gets a husband like Jiang Renzhou?
Yes, child!
"Brother Jian," she said softly, "I think Da Bao likes me quite a bit. Tomorrow I'll buy some more seafood to help you recover."
Jun Yangjian hesitated for a moment, then nodded, moved.
He quickly went downstairs and took the needle and thread from Su Xiaomei's hands.
Su Xiaomei pretended to snatch it: "These are Da Bao's pants."
“Having a second baby is important, the first baby won’t mind being a day late.” Jun Yangjian picked up Su Xiaomei.
In the morning, Su Xiaomei saw Jun Yangjian's figure disappear outside the door.
Junyan ran in: "Mom, I'm hungry."
"Take a nap, Mom will get it for you later."
Su Xiaomei's face was icy cold, and Junyan felt scared and ran back into the house.
Su Xiaomei heard Mingyuan's laughter from next door.
child
child!
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Jiang Wanzhou and Zhou Qingyu bought some seafood fish and shrimp at the sesame oil shop.
I ran into Su Xiaomei on the way.
Su Xiaomei greeted her with a warm smile.
"Are you two grocery shopping?"
Jiang Wanzhou was surprised that she would take the initiative to greet her, and nodded lightly: "Mm".
"Mingyuan wants to eat seaweed and tofu soup, and my sister-in-law wants to eat shrimp and egg custard. Your family should have seaweed."
Zhou Qingyu nodded in agreement.
Seeing the two about to leave, Su Xiaomei handed them the shrimp in her hand: "I bought too many, take some with you."
"That's enough, thank you, Sister Su." Jiang Wanzhou subconsciously avoided the question.
She always felt that Su Xiaomei had ulterior motives, and she had forgotten about the time she instigated Jiang's mother to cause trouble.
The fact that Zhou Qingyu and Jiang Renzhou disappeared at the time, and that night they put aside their grudges, does not mean that the two families have any need to be on good terms.
Su Xiaomei's hand froze in mid-air, her smile fading slightly, but she still wouldn't give up: "Take it, we're all neighbors, no need to be so polite. Your brother Jian specifically told me that since Commander Jiang isn't home, I need to take extra care of you."
At this moment, Shen Xinglian, who was taking her usual walk, saw this scene and immediately stepped in front of Jiang Wanzhou: "It's just some food, so don't trouble your sister-in-law to spend money. Let's give some to Yan Yan too, this child, how come she's lost so much weight in just a few months?"
Su Xiaomei was taken aback, and her face instantly darkened: "The child is having some water and soil incompatibility and doesn't like eating seafood."
"I'm hungry, Sister Su, let's catch up next time."
Jiang Wanzhou interrupted her, pulled Shen Xinglian home, and Zhou Qingyu followed behind carrying the things, while carrying Shen Mingyuan in one arm.
"Uncle!"
Jiang Wanzhou looked back and asked, "Sister-in-law, how long has Su Xiaomei been like this?"
Shen Xinglian chuckled: "They're probably trying to introduce Jun Yanghong to someone, so they're being nice to us."
"Actually, the Jun family is quite well-off. They are about the same age as my older brother and don't have terrible parents."
“Su Xiaomei is also an educated youth, an intellectual. Don’t keep focusing on our family. Just live a good life. It’s not bad in those days.”
"Jun Yanghong is the same. She has a regimental commander brother. In a few years, maybe Regimental Commander Jun can be promoted and find a good partner. Plus, she has her brother to back her up."
"If people can see the good in their own homes and be content with what they have, they won't have so many worries," Shen Xinglian sighed.
In the evening, Su Xiaomei prepared a table full of seafood, waiting for Jun Yangjian to return.
As soon as Jun Yangjian entered, he smelled the rich fragrance and said with a smile, "You really put your heart into this."
Su Xiaomei greeted him with a smile and helped him take off his coat: "Brother Jian, you've been working too hard lately."
Jun Yangjian hugged her: "You should, get pregnant with a second child as soon as possible, so that the first child can have a companion."
"By the way, where's Da Bao?"
"I played in the mud with Political Commissar Hao Hao today, and my clothes got all dirty. I scolded her a little, and she hid in her room and wouldn't talk to me," Su Xiaomei said tentatively.
Jun Yangjian said nonchalantly, "If she misbehaves, just hit her. You're her mother, so don't worry."
He sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and started eating.
Su Xiaomei sat next to him, served him food, and said seemingly casually.
"Brother Jian, I met Sister Shen today. She's pregnant and she was buying groceries by herself. It looked really tough for her."
Jun Yangjian nodded: "Did you help her carry her things back?"
"I gave her some seafood," Su Xiaomei sighed.
Jun Yangjian was taken aback: "We can eat these things ourselves, but what if others know we're living too well?"
Su Xiaomei thought it made sense: "Jiang Wanzhou doesn't seem to like me much, she didn't want it."
Su Xiaomei's eyes welled up with grievance.
Jun Yangjian frowned: "The Jiang family is so ungrateful and ignorant!"
"We can't blame her," Su Xiaomei said, changing the subject. "I've noticed Shen Xinglian hasn't looked well lately. She's always home alone with a child at that difficult age; what if something happens to her?"
Jun Yangjian's heart tightened: "You're right. I'll talk to Commander Jiang when he gets back."
A hint of smugness flashed in Su Xiaomei's eyes, but she still pretended to be worried: "Then I'll send some vegetables from my private plot over tomorrow to see how they're doing."
Jun Yangjian was touched by her kindness and nodded.
The next day, Su Xiaomei brought the fish soup she had prepared to the entrance of the Jiang family's courtyard.
Jiang Wanzhou opened the door and saw her. His face immediately darkened. "Sister-in-law Su, is there something you need? My sister-in-law and I are about to go out."
"I made some fish soup for your sister-in-law," Su Xiaomei said, handing it to Jiang Wanzhou.
Jiang Wanzhou stopped at the door: "No need, my sister-in-law has already eaten. Thank you for your kindness, Sister-in-law Su."
Just then, Shen Xinglian came out of the house and heard the voice: "Please accept Sister Su's kindness."
"Let's give one of the pears we just bought to Yan Yan. Don't be shy about it."
Jiang Wanzhou had no choice but to step aside and get the pears.
Su Xiaomei walked into the house, put the fish soup on the table, and said with a smile, "Sister Chen, it won't taste good if it gets cold. You should try it."
Shen Xinglian looked at the fish soup and hesitated for a moment.
Su Xiaomei noticed her hesitation and immediately picked up the spoon and handed it to her.
"If you eat my food and get sick, my Jian-ge will also be affected. How could I possibly put anything bad in it?"
"We've known each other for three or four years now, I hope Shen doesn't think that way about me."
Su Xiaomei stared straight at her.
"I'm just not used to eating other people's food, and I feel guilty about it."
"Don't worry, my brother Jian has a good salary. He just wants me to apologize to you on behalf of my sister Hong."
Shen Xinglian finished drinking.
Shen Mingyuan ran over.
Just as Shen Xinglian was about to hug her, a sudden, intense cramping pain shot through his abdomen, like countless tiny knives churning inside.
The pain made her bend over instantly, cold sweat rolling down her forehead and soaking the stray hairs on her forehead.
"Xinglian!" Jiang Wanzhou hadn't even found the pear when she heard Shen Xinglian cry out in pain.
She was so frightened that her heart almost stopped, and she rushed over to hug Shen Xinglian.
How could you?
Shen Xinglian gritted her teeth, unable to speak from the pain, and could only grip Jiang Wanzhou's arm tightly: "My stomach hurts, baby..."
Jiang Wanzhou panicked as well.
Fortunately, Jiang Renzhou returned at that time.
"Brother, your wife is about to give birth."
"She's about to give birth!" Jiang Renzhou's mind went blank for a moment. He picked up Shen Xinglian and exclaimed, "How could it be so fast? There are still half a month left until her due date!"
Jiang Wanzhou quickly picked up Shen Mingyuan and chased after them.
"You'll have to ask Sister Su. She can't run away. You guys go first, brothers."
Jiang Wanzhou brought Shen Mingyuan back and, before Su Xiaomei could react, took the bowl of fish soup away.
Hospital.
Jiang Renzhou carefully carried Shen Xinglian to the bed, padded her with thick blankets, and watched as she curled up in pain, as if tears were about to fall.
"Wife, bear with it, I'll stay here with you."
Seeing Jiang Renzhou's flustered state, Shen Xinglian took a deep breath to calm herself and squeezed out a sentence with all her might.
"Mingyuan, how is Mingyuan?"
"My little sister will definitely take good care of her."
When Jiang Wanzhou brought Shen Ming back, Shen Xinglian had already given birth.
Seeing his mother's pained expression, Shen Mingyuan whispered, "Mom, I don't want my younger brother or sister anymore!"
Looking at her son's sensible appearance, Shen Xinglian felt both sad and heartbroken.
What if the baby sister has already been born?
Zhou Qingyu arrived with her maternity bag and the experienced Sister Wang.
Jiang Wanzhou brought in warm water: "I've already had Qingyu check the things."
Jiang Wanzhou and the others were kicked out.
Jiang Renzhou's heart finally settled, and he regained his composure: "How could it be premature?"
Jiang Wanzhou looked at Zhou Qingyu: "Brother, my sister-in-law got like this after drinking Su Xiaomei's fish soup. The fish soup has been sent for testing."
Jiang Renzhou left immediately.
Jiang Wanzhou called out, "Brother, where are you going?"
"I need to see it immediately. If it is, I will definitely not let Jun Yangjian off the hook."
The doctor brought the baby over and handed it to Jiang Wanzhou: "We need to take the baby to have the jaundice treated tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you, doctor."
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