Chapter 384 Pregnancy
Wen Wan made an appointment to meet on Saturday afternoon, and brought her children to Tonghua Lane on Friday afternoon.
Dandan was like a little adult now and she didn't need to worry about him at all. He stayed with Lu Donglin for a while and then ran to Li Laiyu.
The next day, after lunch, Wen Wan and Lu Donglin took a car out of the city.
The place Lu Donglin mentioned was not far from the main traffic artery. After getting off the car, he walked along Huangni Avenue for about ten minutes to reach the place.
Wen Wan looked around as she walked.
It's a remote area, but the transportation is pretty good. The house is right next to the main road. It's an old mud house. No one has lived in it for many years, but it's obviously taken care of. The roof and other things are still good. The red painted wooden door is mottled and covered with a layer of dust.
There were quite a few residents in this area. At a glance, there were several scattered houses, probably about 10 to 20 households. I don't know how Lu Donglin found such a place.
She waited at the door for a while, and Lu Donglin ran to a place not far ahead to call for help.
After a while, a man and a woman were seen following Lu Donglin hurriedly coming here.
Lu Donglin introduced her: "Sister-in-law, the owner of this house went out of town with his son and is not here. This is his younger brother and sister-in-law. They helped sell the house."
Wen Wan looked at the two people, greeted them with a smile, and then pointed to the lock hanging on the shabby wooden door: "Do you have a key?"
The honest couple nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes."
As she spoke, the short-haired woman took out a key from her pocket that was so rusty that its original color could not be seen. She fiddled with the lock for a long time before she finally opened it.
Wen Wan went in and took a look, and after getting a rough idea in her mind, she said to Lu Donglin, "The house doesn't look very large, and besides, this place is uninhabitable. We'll have to spend manpower and money to rebuild it!"
Although he was saying this to Lu Donglin, he was actually saying it to the couple next to him.
Before Lu Donglin could say anything, the man said, "The asking price wasn't high to begin with. We're selling the land for the foundation. The land is wide enough, so if you don't want to repair it, you can clean it up and live in it. If you're particular, you can even rebuild it. Plus, there's plenty of land around here. The land on the left and back belongs to my brother's family. If you buy it and want to rebuild, you can expand it a little bit. The land on the left and back together is almost three acres, so it's plenty of space."
Wen Wan said, "The foundation is the foundation, and the farmland is the farmland. They can't be confused. Can the houses and land on your team be sold? Is it easy to transfer the ownership?"
The man nodded: "Yes, yes, I have asked everything clearly."
Wen Wan asked again: "This is your brother's house. If you want to transfer the ownership, he has to come back, right?"
"Yes, that depends on us having reached an agreement. He's already in Shijiazhuang. Once we've reached an agreement, I'll send a telegram asking him to come back."
"Speaking of which, your brother wants to sell the house, why don't you keep it for yourself?" No one has too much of a homestead. Although this is a rural area, it's really close to the city, and no one can predict what will happen in the future. Especially with these two large plots of land on the edge.
The woman said, "How can we afford to keep this house?" She would have liked it even if it didn't cost money.
In addition to the land next to the door, there is still some land in other places. The boss said that if she helps sell this one, she can give them the other piece of land when she comes back. It can be considered a good deal. Otherwise, she would not bother with it.
Wen Wan nodded: "In that case, you can contact them and ask them to come back sometime so we can have a face-to-face meeting."
"So do you want it or not? It's such a long way, and they're so busy. It's a waste of time if you can't buy it."
Wen Wan said, "If the price is right and there are no problems, I can consider it, but this kind of thing requires formalities, and you can't do it on my behalf. He must come back in person. I have his phone number here, you can contact him later."
Then he looked at his watch and said, "We've seen houses too. Let's leave it at that for now. We're pretty busy too." Then he smiled and said, "If this is really settled, we'll be neighbors from now on."
"That's right."
Lu Donglin said, "I'm sorry to bother you today. When the landlord comes back, please let me know."
The two of them had agreed and without wasting too much time, they turned around and headed back towards the road, talking as they walked.
"Sister-in-law, what do you think of this place?"
Wen Wan sighed, "Your brother wants to build a workshop right now, and this place isn't really suitable. Buying it and renovating it or tearing it down and rebuilding it would take a lot of time, and it wouldn't be done in a couple of days."
"It would have been great if I'd known this six months earlier, but you're already in the planning stages. He went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to look at fabrics, and is coming back to Shanghai to look at sewing machines. We'll have to get them all over there by then. I'm thinking, whether this place works or not, you have to keep looking for a place. Otherwise, a smaller one will do. After all, everything is still in the exploratory stage at the beginning. It's not easy to expand or become more formal. Everything has to be explored slowly."
Lu Donglin nodded. "I know that. You can't do everything at once, but I'm going to do it as properly as possible. At least don't move it for the next three to five years. It's not easy to move it. Put the sewing machines in one by one, and then pull the fabrics in. It's very annoying to move them!"
After that, he asked Wen Wan, "Sister-in-law, this place——"
"Buy it! Buy it and then rebuild it. You have to be careful about this. Even if you want it, don't let anyone know. This place may look like a rural area now, but it's hard to say what it will be like in the future. Right now, people in the countryside are all trying to move to the city. The price here may not seem high, but it's not cheap in this area. It won't be in short supply, so you have to seize the opportunity. Buy both the house and the land. Don't buy it without either one."
"But buying the land is useless. We don't farm. Even if we want to build a house, we can't just build it whenever we want. It's very difficult to get approval to build a house on such a large piece of land."
Wen Wan smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. I'll take care of it." Then she pointed to the road ahead and said, "Hurry up, the car is coming."
As soon as she got back to Ai Shang, Chen Dongshuang told Wen Wan, "Sister, there's a call from the military district. I've told them. Call them back when you get back."
Wen Wan was stunned for a moment.
Military region, that’s Lu Chun’e.
Lu Chun'e went there in the second semester of her junior year and worked at the military hospital there. She spent Chinese New Year there, and she would occasionally write to her, but this was the first time she'd called. Wen Wan felt a pang of excitement.
Without even having time to catch my breath, I quickly dialed the phone.
The person who answered the phone was from the military district. He asked her to wait a moment and went to call Zhou Mingli.
So the previous call was from Zhou Mingli?
Wen Wan just felt her heart pounding.
After waiting for a long time, the phone rang again.
The signal was a little bad, but Wen Wan still heard clearly that Chun'e was pregnant.
This is really a great thing.
When they were sophomores, they got married. Wen Wan had been worried because they had a baby and still had to go to school. Fortunately, Lu Chun'e was in school at the time, so they weren't always together. Her worries didn't happen. After her junior year, Lu Chun'e went there. It's been almost two years now, and there's been no news. Now they're together, which is really great.
After being happy, she became worried again, thinking about how annoying she was in the first few months when she was pregnant. Lu Chun'e was alone there now, and she didn't know what was going on.
Zhou Mingli was often away, so she was alone in the military area, and had to commute to the hospital every day. Zhou Mingli didn't have any parents, and Lu Chun'e's family was far away. It was really difficult just thinking about it.
Chen Dongshuang looked at her and sighed in confusion: "Sister, it's a good thing that Sister Chun'e has a child!"
Wen Wan nodded: "Well, it is indeed a good thing."
Why do you look unhappy?
Chen Dongshuang didn't know how to say this.
Wen Wan scratched her head in annoyance. Lu Dongping was not there at the moment, and she didn't even have anyone to talk to.
She was absent-minded while working in the afternoon. She was wondering whether she should apply for leave on Monday.
It takes about two days to drive back from here to the military area, including the round trip and the delay there. I don’t know if I can apply for a week’s leave.
However, she had to try it no matter if it was possible. But after taking a look, she always felt uneasy.
In the evening, when Lu Donglin came back from outside, she told him about this.
Lu Donglin's eyes lit up: "My sister is pregnant?" After saying that, he realized that he must be thinking about the time when Wen Wan was pregnant with Dandan.
"She's alone and has to go to work, and her brother-in-law is also very busy. I don't know if she can do it alone."
Wen Wan said, "I plan to apply for leave next week and go over to take a look. If I don't go, I'll be so anxious and uneasy."
After saying that, Lu Donglin immediately rejected the idea: "No, no, it's a long way to go back and forth. You might not be able to take such a long leave. Besides, the place is said to be very remote. You have to back up on the road. My brother is not here, so you can't go out alone. I'll go, I'll go tomorrow, I'll take a look, it won't take much time, I'll just take a look and come back."
He was also very busy, but no matter how busy he was, he had to find time to go and see. Since Lu Chun'e went to join the army, Lu Dongping sent someone to see her once, but he had never gone to see where his sister was staying!
After that, he added, "Inside the store, I have nothing to do for a few days, it's just outside the city."
Wen Wan said, "It's okay there. If they really want to sell, they'll call me and I'll go over to talk. Don't worry, I won't go over alone, so don't worry."
Lu Donglin nodded. He knew his sister-in-law very well over the years. Both he and his brother were brought up by her. Although she was young, she was so thorough in everything she did that no one could find fault with her. It felt like as long as she was at home, he felt at ease no matter what he did.
"Then I'll pack. It's warm now, so I just need a change of clothes. I don't know what she needs, though."
Wen Wan said, "Bring some cloth. I'll pick out some soft cloth for you to take with you. I'll also write down some food precautions and dietary restrictions. Remember to tell her when you take them with you."
Lu Donglin laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, you are really confused. My sister is a doctor. How could she know all this? Even if she didn't know, she would ask the doctor."
"Oh, look at me, I forgot about that. Then bring her some more fabric. I'll make her some small clothes when I have some free time. Tell her to make two sets for herself with the fabrics I brought her. They'll be handy when she gets older. These are just small things. I just think she'll feel uneasy without someone around. When you go, remember to ask her exactly when the due date is so I can prepare earlier."
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