Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Oh wow, it’s a brother, not a sister…
Five years later, in a compound in Quanzhou
Su Yan came out of the hospital with a checkup form in her hand. As she walked down the stairs, she saw Qin Zhanwu driving towards her in a military vehicle.
Qin Zhanwu hurriedly greeted the driver: "Stop the car, you can go back to the military headquarters. The weather is nice today, I'll get off and take a walk."
The young soldier driving the car immediately responded, "Yes, Commander." He glanced in the rearview mirror and saw the Commander's family. They had already given birth to a child, yet they spoke with the suave manners of a schoolgirl. He reversed the car and turned, only to see the Commander, briefcase in hand, trotting past with a smile. He laughed inwardly at the staff officers' comments about the Commander's family being like a fallen grape trellis. He had only a few years of education, having learned all his education in the army. At first, he didn't understand the meaning of these words and just laughed along. Later, he realized they meant he was henpecked.
The young soldier looked in the rearview mirror and saw the usually serious Chief of Staff walking away with a smile as bright as a flower. He thought to himself, "How could a man like Chief of Staff Qin be afraid of his wife? They just have a good relationship."
Seeing Su Yan's unhappy face and her ignoring him even after calling her several times, Qin Zhanwu had no choice but to chase after her: "What's wrong? Did that kid Qin Yuejin make you angry again? Did he break someone's glass while playing football, or did he get into a fight at school again? I'm going to go home and teach him a lesson today. He's been messing around all day and doesn't even help mom with the housework at home..."
Children of six or seven are often annoying. Su Yan said angrily, "How dare I ask him to do chores? He's so impressive now. Everyone in the class listens to him and is doing well in class, but now he's criticizing the teacher. School has been closed for a long time now. I had such a hard time finding this school, but after only two days of classes, it's been suspended again."
Qin Zhanwu said, "That's outrageous. Just let him study at home. You were so thoughtful before, you have textbooks and everything. It's so chaotic out there right now, it's best if he doesn't go out. When he's a few years older, just send him to the army, let him serve for a few years, and then go to military school."
Su Yan said, "Does it matter what I think? Will your son listen to me? I still have a job, and I can't watch him at home 24 hours a day. If I'm not careful, he'll run out and mess around."
Qin Zhanwu patted her on the back: "Don't be angry, I told him, and he still listens to me." Seeing Su Yan holding the examination form in her hand, he asked: "You don't feel well, you went to the hospital, what did the doctor say, is it serious?"
Su Yan threw the checklist to Qin Zhanwu, then stopped and stared at him: "Didn't you say you had already gone to the hospital for a sterilization? Then why am I pregnant again?"
Qin Zhanwu took it, looked at it, and didn't quite understand it. He smiled and said, "Got it?"
Su Yan ignored him and walked straight ahead.
Qin Zhanwu chased after her with the checkup form and said, "I really did get a vasectomy. Doctor Huang did the surgery. If you don't believe me, go ask him. You said you were afraid of having children, so how could I not get a vasectomy? If I hadn't, how come we haven't gotten pregnant in these few years? This must have been an accident."
Su Yan was suspicious: "Doctor Huang went to the countryside last year, where can I ask?" She glanced at Qin Zhanwu: "It's all your fault!"
Qin Zhanwu laughed: "How can you blame me alone for something like this?"
When the two of them got home, they saw Qin Yuejin actually doing his homework at his desk. Su Yan was surprised and said, "It's strange that he stayed at home today instead of going out to play."
Qin Zhanwu rolled up his sleeves and prepared to cook: "Okay, the child has corrected his behavior. Don't scold him later."
Su Yan glanced at him and said, "You talk as if I'm his stepmother. He needs to be well, how can I say anything to him? You can only come back a few days a month, but I have to keep an eye on him, otherwise he will die."
The two of them were talking while cooking. After a while, the meal was served on the table. Qin Yuejin was still doing his homework. Su Yan was surprised and asked Qin Zhanwu to come in and call him to eat.
Qin Yuejin came out and bowed to Su Yan. "Mom and Dad, I'm six years old now and I'm back to school. I'm a big kid now. I'll study hard and become a useful person to the country when I grow up."
Qin Zhanwu and Su Yan exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of what the boy was planning. But since he'd already said it, Su Yan couldn't say anything else. Qin Zhanwu simply said, "It's not good for you to say it. It's only good for you to do it. You're six years old already, a little man. A man's word is a promise, so don't break it."
Qin Yuejin patted his chest loudly: "Dad, don't worry. I can do what I say. I will study hard, so I will study hard."
Even though they said so, and the promise was made seriously, the family hadn't finished their meal when a family member from a larger compound came to the door with their children and said, "Secretary Lu, Secretary Lu, look at what your Qin Yuejin has done. He's even broken the head of our Erzhuzi."
When Su Yan first arrived in Quanzhou, her university student status was very useful, and she was immediately assigned to work at the local court. Su Yan was the youngest of the family members in the compound, so it was difficult to call her "sister-in-law." Those with good relationships called her "Little Lu," while those with lesser relationships simply called her "Secretary Lu."
Su Yan got a headache when she heard Qin Yuejin had gotten into another fight. She opened the door and saw a boy with a broken forehead coming in with his parents. "Secretary Lu, you have to take good care of your Qin Yuejin. He's been bullying our Erzhuzi every other day. Normally, I wouldn't say anything if boys hit him a few times, but today he even broke his head. The child is still growing, and if he gets a head injury, what if he becomes a fool in the future?"
Su Yan grabbed Qin Yuejin and asked, "Did you do this?"
Qin Yuejin was still unconvinced: "He bullied a female classmate and pulled out a bunch of Hu Yanan's hair. I asked him to let go but he refused. He deserves it. Mom, you taught me this. I was just being brave."
Su Yanqi laughed: "You are quite good at making amends for yourself, and you are brave enough to do what is right..."
The boy's forehead was smeared with gentian violet, so he must have been to the hospital. Su Yan had no choice but to apologize: "I'm so sorry, we will teach Qin Yuejin a lesson." She then took out a few banknotes from the drawer: "Sister-in-law, buy some chicken and duck and make some soup for Erzhuzi to nourish him."
Su Yan grabbed Qin Yuejin's collar and said, "Hurry up and apologize to Erzhuzi. I promise you that you won't do it again next time."
Qin Yuejin pouted, his face full of dissatisfaction, and said vaguely: "I'm sorry."
Qin Zhanwu finally spoke at this time and said sternly: "Apologize sincerely."
Even though Su Yan usually controls him a lot, he is not afraid of her at all. On the contrary, Qin Zhanwu, who usually treats children with a smile, now has a gloomy face. Qin Yuejin immediately straightens his attitude: "Student Erzhuzi, I'm sorry, please forgive me."
The parent knew that this family didn't spank their children, and that the most they would do was to make them stand and not eat. He took Su Yan's money, took the child away, and said to Qin Zhanwu completely different from what he said to Su Yan: "Chief of Staff Qin, it's normal for children to fight a little, no matter how serious. Just talk to them, but don't hit them."
Su Yan rolled her eyes in her heart. Wasn't this a hint that they were being told to beat the child? She opened the door and walked the parents and children all the way to the gate. As soon as she closed the door, she heard Qin Yuejin cry inside.
When Su Yan entered, the beating was over. Qin Yuejin was standing in front of the wall, twitching and trembling, facing the wall and thinking about his mistakes. Su Yan looked over and saw no marks on his face or hands, so he must have been spanked. Su Yan sat at the dinner table and whispered, "Why hit him? It's not entirely his fault. Although he's a little taller than other children, he's only six years old. What if he gets hurt? Didn't we agree not to hit children?"
Qin Zhanwu glanced at her, and Su Yan shut up: "This bad habit of loving to fight must be changed."
After dinner, Qin Zhanwu called the child to the study. Su Yan didn't know what they talked about. When Qin Yuejin came out, he looked very energetic, as if he had praised him.
In the evening, Su Yan asked, "What did you say to the child?"
Qin Zhanwu wiped his watch with a piece of velvet cloth. "Secret! I can lead thousands of soldiers well, but why can't I lead my own son?" He touched Su Yan's belly, which was still very flat. "Give birth to this child. I passed away when my son was only two or three months old, and I didn't come home until he was six months old. I always feel sorry for not being with you."
Su Yan thought about it, and it seemed that the pain of giving birth and raising a child during that period had faded. The only thing she remembered was that breastfeeding was painful and milk oozing was painful. However, once she had a fever and it was difficult to breastfeed, Qin Zhanwu saw that Su Yan was uncomfortable, so he resolutely refused to let Su Yan breastfeed.
Su Yan leaned on Qin Zhanwu's shoulder: "Actually, when Yuejin was three or four years old, he was still very cute. It would be great if the child I give birth to could always be as cute as he was when he was three or four years old."
Qin Zhanwu laughed: "Nonsense, children are your own from the moment they are born. As they grow up, their self-awareness will become stronger and stronger. This is the law of nature."
Su Yan glanced at him and said, "What a set of rules! You'll be an educator tomorrow."
The two men turned off the lights and went to sleep. In the middle of the night, a phone call came in: "Commander, it's the Shuangqiao Sanatorium calling."
Su Yan answered the phone. She had only received calls from Shuangqiao Nursing Home twice before. The first time was when Qin Yuejin turned one. She called and asked the child to say something. She knew something was wrong and immediately handed the phone to Qin Zhanwu: "It's a call from Shuangqiao Nursing Home."
Qin Zhanwu answered the phone, listened to a few words, and immediately hung up. He called the airport and asked for the fastest flight to Jiangxi. He turned around and said only one sentence to Su Yan: "My father is not in good condition."
The two of them packed up immediately, woke Qin Yuejin up, and dressed him. Qin Yuejin was upset at being woken up in the middle of the night, but seeing his parents' tense and serious expressions, he didn't dare to say anything and asked, "Mom and Dad, where are we going?"
Neither of his parents answered him. They drove to the airport in silence. The plane took off just moments after they boarded it. This was Qin Yuejin's first time on a plane in his entire life, and he was so excited he couldn't sleep the whole night. He looked out the cabin, but it was dark and he couldn't see a thing. He was young, his energy limited. He tried to keep himself awake, but he fell asleep as they disembarked, and had to ask Qin Zhanwu to carry him off.
He remembered being carried into a car in a daze. He didn't know how long the car had been driving. When he woke up, the sky was already gray. Looking out the window, he could actually see clouds and fog. He lay in his mother's arms and asked, "Mom, where are we going? Why haven't we arrived yet?"
Su Yan patted his back and said, "Go see grandpa." Qin Yuejin had never met any other relatives except his own parents, whether they were relatives on his father's side or relatives on his mother's side.
When I arrived at the entrance of the sanatorium, someone was waiting there.
Qin Yuejin followed his parents in and smelled a pungent smell of disinfectant. He covered his nose and acted coquettishly to his mother: "Mom, it smells so bad here." If Su Yan had acted like this at other times, she would have picked him up, but she didn't this time.
When they arrived at a ward, an old man lay on the bed. His hair was sparse and gray, but he looked energetic. Qin Yuejin was pushed forward by his parents. The old man smiled and waved at him: "Come here."
Qin Yuejin looked at his parents and saw his mother nod at him: "Call me grandpa."
Qin Yuejin had no choice but to step forward and pull the old man's hand: "Grandpa."
The old man pulled Qin Yuejin aside to talk. To be honest, he was a little scared. Fortunately, after a while, his father asked him and his mother to go out and rest.
Su Yan and her child rested in the next room. At dawn, many people, all of high military rank, arrived and surrounded the old man's bed. The old man called Qin Zhanwu and Su Yan over and said, "My son has a rebellious nature. He never obeys anyone and has a bad temper. Please bear with him."
Su Yan nodded, "I will, Dad." She turned to look at Qin Zhanwu, and sure enough, he had tears in his eyes. By noon, the old man had passed away. He said, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are all natural laws. When I'm gone, scatter my ashes in the sea. I'm a sailor, and returning to the sea is my destiny."
Su Yan knew that Qin Zhanwu and his son had been quarreling. At this moment, she saw the old man holding Qin Zhanwu's hand and saying, "I did nothing wrong. You were born to be a soldier. You should be a soldier."
Qin Zhanwu rarely refuted and only said one word: "Yes."
After hearing this, the old man felt relieved and left with a smile on his face.
The old man's funeral was strictly in accordance with his wishes. There was no memorial service and no cemetery. A sunny day was chosen and his ashes were scattered into the sea.
Su Yan felt very uncomfortable that day, so she didn't go. Only Qin Zhanwu and Qin Yue went in. When they came back, Qin Yuejin quietly told Su Yan: "Dad cried. He said he regretted it very much. Please don't say it was me who said it."
In the evening, Qin Zhanwu hugged Su Yan and said, "Time really flies. Yuejin is already six years old. In a few years, when he grows a little taller, he will become a big boy, and we will be old."
Su Yan smiled: "It will take at least another ten years before he becomes a grown-up man."
Qin Zhanwu leaned against Su Yan's forehead, the familiar scent of gardenias wafting through his nose. He smiled and said, "When I first met you, I thought you were filled with the fragrance of gardenias. The leader of your unit came over to me and told me that the girl across the street had taken a fancy to me and wanted to ask me to dance. The comrades around me started to cheer me on and asked me to come over. I had absolutely no intention of falling in love or dating at the time, and when I walked over to you, I saw that your expression was very reluctant, as if you looked down on me."
Su Yan uttered an "oh," "I don't think that's the case, Comrade Qin Zhanwu. I wonder who was the one who didn't dare to hold hands or support the waist while dancing? Or was it me who took the initiative?"
Qin Zhanwu said, "At that time, I thought you were quite good. You were beautiful, graceful, and a college student. You were raising your own nephews and nieces, and you had good character. I felt I was old enough to get married, and you were a good candidate. I went to your house several times, but you refused. The more you refused, the more I wanted to marry you. That time, we were drunk and had some physical contact, but you actually said to just pretend it never happened."
Su Yan finally understood: "Because I offended Chief of Staff Qin, you are more concerned about it?"
Qin Zhanwu said, "Rather than being embarrassed, I was more shocked. To me, you were just too mysterious at that time. When a man is attracted to a woman's mystery, he has fallen into the abyss of love."
Su Yan was about to nod in agreement when she heard Qin Zhanwu ask back, "What about you? When will you do it?"
Su Yan felt a headache, knowing that after all the twists and turns, he would eventually lead her to this place. She perfunctorily said, "I actually liked you the first time I saw you. I was just young at the time and didn't want to get married so early. Of course, I was completely wrong. After all, there are many girls who like a man as outstanding as you. This is all thanks to our Yuejin family, otherwise I would have regretted it for the rest of my life."
Qin Zhanwu was suspicious: "That's not the case, is it? You didn't like me the first time you saw me. I remember you were very impatient at that time."
Su Yan said firmly: "That's right, you remembered it wrongly. I just didn't show it obviously. Otherwise, how could I be so aroused by a woman after drinking?"
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Su Yan's pregnancy was incredibly easy. By the third and fourth months, she hadn't experienced any morning sickness at all. Every day after work, Qin Zhanwu would cook a variety of dishes, and she had a healthy appetite. In just four months, she had already gained over 20 pounds. At the fifth and sixth months, Su Yan secretly consulted someone she knew at the hospital to find out the sex of the baby. The doctor congratulated her, "It's a girl! Congratulations! You've got a son and a daughter."
Su Yan was very satisfied and made a lot of pink clothes for little girls. The quilts and hats were all pink. Even the usually naughty Qin Yuejin stayed home to study every day and didn't go out to play. He said his father had told him to take care of his mother because she was pregnant and had a little sister.
When the due date came, Qin Zhanwu insisted on going home to sleep every day, for fear that Su Yan would go into labor unexpectedly one day.
However, Su Yan gave birth in the morning. She had just finished breakfast when she felt her lower abdomen sinking. This was her second time giving birth, and with her experience, she knew she was about to give birth. She immediately asked Qin Yuejin to call her father and ask him to come back quickly.
Qin Zhanwu had just arrived at the office in the morning when he received a call. He hurried back and sent Su Yan to the hospital.
But after an hour or two, a cry was heard in the delivery room.
After a while, the nurse brought the baby out and said, "Congratulations, it's a girl."
Su Yan was pushed out. She was in good spirits. She looked at the baby and said to the father and son with a smile, "When your sister grows up a little, she can wear flowery dresses and have braids."
Qin Yuejin stretched out a finger and poked his sister's dimple: "Mom, she is so small and thin."
Qin Zhanwu took his hand away: "My sister is still young, don't touch her." Then he asked Su Yan: "How do you feel now? Are you uncomfortable? Are you hungry? Do you want me to get a basin of water to wipe you?"
Su Yan shook her head: "The nurses have cleaned it up. I'm fine this time. It didn't hurt as much as last time, and the birth went quickly. I'm just a little tired and want to sleep for a while."
Qin Zhanwu tucked her in and closed the curtains: "Go to sleep, I'll be right next to you. Call me if you need anything."
Su Yan nodded and closed her eyes. In her dream, there was a white light. Her mother and Lu Yingzi were sitting on the lawn. In the distance, two little girls in gauze skirts were playing with balloons. Everyone she saw was smiling, gentle, peaceful and happy.
When she woke up, Qin Zhanwu was sitting beside her and asked her, "Do you want something to eat? I made some old duck soup. I've already sent a telegram to Mrs. Hu, asking her to come over and help take care of the child."
Su Yan suddenly burst into tears, and Qin Zhanwu hurriedly reached out to wipe them away: "What happened?"
Su Yan suddenly felt that she had to tell him: "I feel very happy now, very happy."
The two were talking when the doctor and nurse pushed the door open and said, "Commander, there's a mistake, a mistake. Your family has a son, and Commander Jiang's family has a daughter. You two were born in the same delivery room, and the nurse took the wrong baby."
Su Yan was stunned, her good mood instantly gone: "How is this possible? When I was six months old, Doctor Zhou told me it was a girl. Did you make a mistake? Go check again..."
Qin Yuejin held a piece of maltose in his hand, his mouth full of it, and thought to himself, "Oh no, it's a brother, not a sister."
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The author has something to say: There is only one or two chapters left of the extra story, and it is finally finished. Thank you to my little angel for encouraging me.
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