Zhang Lei was stunned for a moment before striding into the inner room.
"She gave birth? How could she suddenly give birth?" Zhang Lei asked, puzzled. "Weren't they saying she was still at least two weeks away?"
When Qin Hanshu and Fan Hongxia saw Zhang Lei return, they went out of the house.
Fan Hongxia gave a few instructions, but Zhang Lei didn't seem to care much.
Liu Ercui had already given birth to her third child and had always been a healthy person, so Zhang Lei thought that having a child was not a big deal for her.
After Qin Hanshu and Fan Hongxia left, Zhang Lei looked at his daughter for a while before asking, "You still haven't told me, why did you give birth early?"
Liu Ercui casually remarked, "It was Yue'er who tipped over the stool. I wanted to run over and catch her, but I tripped and fell, and Yue'er also fell off the stool and landed on me."
Zhang Lei frowned deeply. "How could Yue'er have knocked over the stool?"
Liu Ercui said, "They probably want to take the White Rabbit milk candy from the cabinet."
Fearing that Zhang Lei would blame Yue'er, Liu Ercui wanted to speak up to defend Yue'er.
Before she could even finish speaking, Zhang Lei looked at her suspiciously.
"Why did you put the sugar so high? Are you deliberately preventing Yue'er from having any?"
Liu Ercui felt baffled.
"How did I do it on purpose? Isn't that what every family does? Would you leave something good there for the kids to eat whenever they want? Besides, too much sugar isn't good for kids; it can cause tooth decay!"
Liu Ercui felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke. How could a man think of her like that? As if she were some kind of wicked stepmother.
Zhang Lei was silent for a moment, then said, "Alright, I didn't say anything harsh. Just don't do that again. As for White Rabbit candy, it's not like we can't afford it. Don't restrict the kids anymore."
Zhang Lei's tone softened, but Liu Ercui still felt uncomfortable.
What kind of talk is that? How did it become her fault?
Zhang Lei continued, "You said last time that you didn't have enough living expenses. Now that there's another member in the family, I've decided that I'll still give you all my salary from now on. I'll only take ten yuan a month, and the money I send back to my hometown will remain the same."
This way, I can have an extra ten or so yuan in living expenses each month, which will make me much more financially comfortable.
Liu Ercui, however, did not seem particularly happy.
Because of an accident, she gave birth alone at home, and initially, she wasn't too bothered. But when her husband returned, his first concern wasn't for her, but rather whether she had mistreated Yue'er...
Liu Ercui felt that her husband was being too good to Yue'er.
He's never cared this much about his own son.
If it weren't for Yue'er's fair and delicate appearance, and her complete resemblance to Zhang Lei, she would have suspected that Yue'er was Zhang Lei's child with another woman.
***
"Xiao Wang, eat more, you're so skinny," Qin Hanshu warmly greeted Wang Xiaogang.
Wang Xiaogang ate heartily while wondering to himself.
He always felt that Qin Hanshu looked at him with a kind and compassionate gaze, unlike before when she always seemed aloof.
Wang Xiaogang was unaware that his romantic history had reached Qin Hanshu's ears, and he thought that Qin Hanshu had become more loving because of her pregnancy.
"How old are you, Xiao Wang?" Qin Hanshu asked.
Wang Xiaogang quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and replied, "Sister-in-law, I'm twenty-two years old. I joined the army at eighteen and have been serving under the battalion commander for two years."
Qin Hanshu said, "Then you are two years older than me."
Wang Xiaogang asked in surprise, "Really?"
Qin Hanshu was quite steady and mature, and Wang Xiaogang always thought she was only a little younger than the battalion commander.
So it turns out the battalion commander is an old cow dating a young girl.
Wang Xiaogang glanced at his boss.
Qin Hanshu said, "You are still young, and there are endless possibilities in both your love life and career in the future."
Wang Xiaogang finally understood something.
It seems his sister-in-law was trying to comfort him about being scammed.
Wang Xiaogang gave Zhou Weiguang a resentful look.
I never expected that my own battalion commander, such a tough and unyielding man, would be so talkative.
Zhou Weiguang coughed lightly, feeling a little awkward. "Eat your food, eat your food."
To change the subject, Zhou Weiguang brought up what happened upstairs, asking Qin Hanshu, "What happened upstairs?"
Qin Hanshu replied, "A daughter. Sister-in-law Er Cui has always wanted a daughter, and her wish has come true."
Wang Xiaogang exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't it said that women go through the gates of hell when they give birth? Battalion Commander Zhang's sister-in-law is really amazing. She went through the gates of hell by herself at home."
Wang Xiaogang was a soldier from the city. Both his parents worked, and his family was well-off. Among the people around him, none dared to have a child at home like Liu Ercui.
Qin Hanshu said, "There was nothing we could do about it; something unexpected happened."
As Zhou Weiguang listened, he suddenly said, "You need to go to the hospital before you give birth."
What if Qin Hanshu has an accident at home, just like Liu Ercui, and he happens to be away from home?
If Qin Hanshu were experiencing what happened today, just thinking about it would be terrifying.
"We will stay in the military hospital, not give birth in the clinic," Zhou Weiguang emphasized.
Qin Hanshu nodded: "Okay."
Wang Xiaogang asked curiously, "I heard that they can even perform surgery to remove the baby directly. Isn't that just as thrilling as going to war?"
Qin Hanshu said, "Anesthesia is required for a cesarean section."
Wang Xiaogang said, "The anesthesia will eventually wear off, and the wound will hurt when you wake up."
Qin Hanshu smiled and said, "That's true. In short, it's not easy for anyone."
Wang Xiaogang was about to say something when Zhou Weiguang glared at him, "Why is a grown man always talking about childbirth? Are you thinking about getting married and having kids?"
Wang Xiaogang shook his head vigorously, "No! I never want to date again in my life!"
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