Chapter 054 Chapter 54 Pregnancy and Human Insatiableness

When Lin Yue and Doctor Liu arrived at Liu Jianhua's house, Aunt Wang and her family were already waiting inside.

Seeing Doctor Liu coming in, Auntie Wang San hurried over to greet him: "Uncle Liu, please come and see my daughter-in-law. She said she wants to vomit when she smells fishy smells. Her period has been overdue for more than half a month, and she didn't notice it. What about this child? Please take a look. Is she pregnant?"

Liu Jianhua was blushing with shame, wanting her mother-in-law to stop talking, but she was too far away to stop her. Her husband Zhang Shouxin was really happy, grinning beside her.

Doctor Liu came in with his head lowered and his eyes sad, and he was not at all moved by the enthusiasm of this family.

He was an old widower. In 1950, his only son also lost his life in the battlefield. Since then, he has become aloof. But he is still a very nice person and his medical skills are not bad. If there is a headache or fever in the village, he can prescribe some medicine and basically cure it. If there is a family in trouble, he will help if he can.

He felt Liu Jianhua's pulse and said slowly, "I just felt a pregnancy pulse. Take good care of yourself these days and eat more if you can. After three months, you'd better go to the county hospital for a checkup. The county hospital now has a pregnancy checkup program, and many pregnant women will go for a checkup."

This is the first grandchild in the family. After hearing the accurate news from Dr. Liu, the whole family was extremely happy. Auntie Wang took out a dollar from her pocket and stuffed it into Dr. Liu's pocket.

One dollar is a lot of money, which shows how happy she is. Even Zhang Zhiye rarely looked serious, and he looked very happy.

Zhang Xiaohui went to work in the county town early this morning and was not at home. The second son, Zhang Shoucheng, did not go out, but he did not seem very happy. He was pulling out the torn threads on his pants in a bored manner, and it was obvious that he did not care about this matter at all.

After seeing off Dr. Liu, Lin Yue and Wang Xiuxiang reminded Liu Jianhua to have a good rest, and then they stood up and said goodbye.

Auntie Wang was still talking to Liu Jianhua about how to keep the baby safe. Zhang Shoucheng stood up and suddenly became active: "I'll go see my two sisters-in-law off!"

When they walked into the yard, Wang Xiuxiang and Lin Yue politely asked Zhang Shoucheng not to see them off. Zhang Shoucheng rubbed his hands and asked a little embarrassedly: "Sister Lin, do you need anyone to do the housework?"

Lin Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why, you want to go too? I asked your sister-in-law to ask you a long time ago, your elder brother has to repair your own house these days and has no time to go. You also said you wouldn't go, why do you want to go now?"

Zhang Shoucheng's face froze, a little embarrassed. But he quickly adjusted his expression and said with a chuckle, "I originally thought that I was not very good at building a house, and I was afraid that I would cause trouble to your family. But my eldest brother doesn't need me for this kind of work at home, so I thought it would be better for me to help you and learn more. What do you think, sister-in-law?"

The two families were close, and Zhang Shoucheng said so, so it was hard for Lin Yue to refuse. But she didn't know how they allocated the work, and she was afraid that when people came, they wouldn't be able to arrange any work. She said in embarrassment: "I don't know where there is a shortage of manpower, how about I go back and ask first, and then tell you after I have arranged it?"

Seeing that Zhang Shoucheng was about to get angry again, Wang Xiuxiang continued, "Hey, your sister-in-law Lin's family is building a penthouse, and she is just a hands-off manager. She doesn't know anything and only knows to entertain guests with soup and water. You might as well ask me about this matter instead of asking her. In my opinion, there is no need to go back and ask. You should just work with your brother Shoucang to repair the house. No one has lived in her house for several years, so you will be busy!"

Zhang Shoucheng quickly looked at Lin Yue, and Lin Yue smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Xiuxiang is right. I am not as clear as she is about these things. Since Zhang Shoucang is short of people, you can go there this afternoon."

Zhang Shoucheng was obviously not very happy when he heard that he had to go in the afternoon. They only had a proper meal at noon as they were working in the village, and they didn't cook properly in the afternoon. But he didn't say anything, as long as he could go, he quickly agreed.

The two of them went out, and when they were far away, Wang Xiuxiang pinched Lin Yue hard and said, "I told you that the food doesn't need to be so good, you are so honest! Look, how many people in the village are thinking about this lunch today! When more people come to you for help, I'll see what you will do!"

It's not that Lin Yue didn't think about this, but she had a good relationship with Liu Jianhua, so it was difficult to reject Zhang Shoucheng directly. She hugged Wang Xiuxiang's arm and begged for mercy: "Sister-in-law, please save me! When I was delivering the meal, someone came to ask about it. Fortunately, it was Zhu Yongchang. I didn't give him face and just drove him away. But what should I say if someone else asks me? Please teach me!"

Wang Xiuxiang pointed her finger at her and said angrily, "I don't care, just deal with it yourself!"

Lin Yue: "My dear sister-in-law, I really can't stand it anymore! If the food is not cooked well, I am afraid that they will scold me behind my back. It's better to cook it well. There are so many troubles. Please give me some advice. You are a famous female Zhuge in our village. No one can be smarter than you. If you don't save me, I will cry!"

Wang Xiuxiang took a few quick steps forward: "Bah! Stop calling me weird nicknames. What female geese? You want to put me on a high shelf, but I don't want to."

Seeing that the man hadn't caught up with him, he turned back and said, "Come on, stop pretending in front of me. What's the point of you looking for me? Didn't you already entrust the renovation of your house to my father-in-law? If anyone wants to help, can't they just ask them to go find my father-in-law?"

Lin Yue felt that this was a bit unfair, so she said directly: "I can't even handle this matter properly. If someone finds him, uncle will be annoyed! Uncle will definitely scold me then. Sister-in-law, please talk to uncle for me!"

Wang Xiuxiang glared at her: "I owe you that!"

Lin Yue chuckled and walked away holding Wang Xiuxiang's hand.

When they returned to the new house, they found that some people were coming back from outside one after another, and they happened to meet them. Seeing the two people coming back, everyone smiled awkwardly.

Lin Yue was a little curious, so Wang Xiuxiang pulled him into the house to eat.

She looked out the door and saw those people holding bowls and chopsticks in their hands. She was a little confused: "What are they doing? Why do they have to carry bowls and chopsticks when they go out, and why do they hide so quietly?"

Wang Xiuxiang glanced outside and said, "I guess she was delivering lunch home and you just happened to bump into her. How embarrassing."

After hearing her say this, Lin Yue suddenly understood.

She couldn't help but murmur, "He's still a good man who cares about his family!"

Wang Xiuxiang chuckled and went into the house with her.

Inside the house, the two brothers Zhang Shouren and Zhang Shouyi were coaxing little Wanli and little Lingling to eat. Judging from their attitude, it seemed like it was the real deal. When they saw the two men coming in, the two brothers quickly stood up and called for help.

Lin Yue smiled and said, "Hey, it's Uncle Two and Uncle Three who are taking care of you two little ones. Thank you, uncles?" Then he turned to the two brothers and said, "Don't feed them. Let them eat by themselves, so they don't get used to it. Have you two finished your meal?"

Seeing the two nod, he continued, "After dinner, go and rest for a while. You two have been tired all morning. Find a place to rest for a while. I will take care of them."

The two of them didn't exchange any more pleasantries and went to find a place to rest.

The two kids didn't know how to use chopsticks very well, so the two brothers served them the meat and the soup separately. At this time, the two of them were eating the meat with their hands and enjoying it very much.

Wang Xiuxiang teased the children: "Your mother doesn't feed you. Come, let your mother feed you." As she said this, she was about to spit out the rice in her mouth.

The two kids quickly covered their mouths and Lingling yelled, "Don't eat the rice that comes out of your mouth!"

Wang Xiuxiang deliberately put on a stern face: "You two little brats, you still think the queen is dirty? The queen will be angry!"

People who often interact with Lin Yue know that her two children have never been fed with their mouths since they were young. But everyone likes to tease the children. Wang Xiuxiang is quite sensible and only teases them for a few sentences. Some people will not stop until the children cry. When the children cry, they will laugh out loud as if they have done something very interesting. Some people even like to touch the little bird of Xiao Wanli, which scares Lin Yue so much that he never dares to let the children wear open-crotch pants.

The child was not afraid of the old lady and even made faces at her.

"Isn't it dirtier if you eat with your hands?"

Little Wanli retorted loudly: "Wanli washed his hands, and washed them with soap!"

Wang Xiuxiang was amused: "Hey, Zhang Wanli, it turns out you have such a loud voice. It's not easy!"

Lin Yue laughed and said, "Stop teasing them. Look how anxious our Wanli is. He's even opened his mouth to speak."

Wang Xiuxiang laughed out loud when she heard this. The two little girls were confused and looked at the empress and then at their own mothers, wondering what they were laughing at.

While they were eating, Zhang Xiaoxi ran in in a huff. As soon as she entered the room, she started looking around. When she saw the leftover mutton soup and cakes, she immediately put her hands on her hips and yelled, "You're such a spendthrift! You're so arrogant that you want cakes and meat just to build a toilet. I don't even know your last name! You made so much meat but didn't give some to your parents. You gave it all to outsiders. You're such an ungrateful person! You don't know how to be filial!"

It was obvious that these words were not uttered by a child of only eleven years old. Without even thinking, Lin Yue knew that someone had taught him this.

She had sent over a small bowl of soup filled with goat offal early in the morning, more than enough for the three of them. But she was still not satisfied, so she sent a child over to make trouble.

She would not tolerate a child just because she came. She scolded him back: "It seems that the meat I sent this morning has been eaten by the dog. I fed the dog with bones, and the dog still remembered my kindness. You are worse than a dog. You ate my meat and came to scold me. Go away, go away, before I hit you with my big broom!"

Zhang Xiaoxi had never gotten any good things from Lin Yue. She used up all the words she had learned to curse him. Now she was a little stuck and said angrily, "Don't be so arrogant. I'll make my brother divorce you!"

This child, who was born in a new society and grew up in a new China, keeps asking her brother to divorce her all the time. I don't know what she has been influenced by at home.

Seeing that she was about to move the mutton soup, Lin Yue quickly got down from the kang to stop her. Wang Xiuxiang reached out to grab the bucket of mutton soup, but Zhang Xiaoxi bit her hand, causing her to cry in pain.

Zhang Shouren and Zhang Shouyi heard the noise and ran in. Seeing this, they hurriedly pulled Zhang Xiaoxi away with Lin Yue.

Zhang Shouren was so angry that he hit her hard on the back twice and said anxiously, "What are you doing? My sister-in-law sent a lot of meat over early in the morning, and everyone in the village saw it. Why are you here making trouble instead of staying home to eat?"

Zhang Xiaoxi almost sat on the ground and burst into tears: "Brother! Who will eat that little meat? Look at her, the meat left in the bucket is more than what was sent to our house. What mom and dad said is right, she is a spendthrift, an ungrateful person, a beast with a broken conscience! When big brother comes back, I will make him divorce her!"

A cold voice came from the door: "Who do you want me to divorce?"