Yi Feifei is a good person in every way except for her improper conduct. She just can't keep her mouth shut. Actually, she doesn't do it on purpose. She's just naturally like this. She can't control herself in this aspect. She'll say things that are not allowed to be said.
It's the same principle as her conduct problem. Doesn't she know that bad conduct is shameful? Of course she does. Maybe she's destined to have many romantic entanglements. Without a lewd mind, how could she have an affair?
So no matter what, she would inadvertently reveal it, but she absolutely couldn't let her know that his wife was pregnant.
Thinking of this, Dong Qing said, "My wife went back to her parents' home in the countryside for the New Year. It doesn't matter where you spend the New Year."
Yi Feifei said, "It hasn't been easy for my wife to be with you. She's always on the go to earn money and is never home. As long as she's happy, she can spend the New Year wherever she wants."
After Dongqing gave the car and the customer to his sister-in-law, no one knew except his three older sisters. The delivery service became his wife's protective shield.
As the Lunar New Year approached its second month, Li Yuzhu was nearing her due date. In recent days, Dong Qing hadn't gone anywhere or done anything, staying by his wife's side every day.
My cousin came to our house that day and examined Li Yuzhu. She said, "Your sister-in-law is due to give birth in the next day or two. Come with me. Stay at my house in the city first. If there are any signs of labor, take her to the hospital immediately."
Dong Qing also thought of this. He drove the car into the yard, closed the gate, and helped his wife into the car.
Twins' bellies are usually larger than those of regular pregnant women, and Li Yuzhu could barely walk with her big belly.
In the afternoon, we drove to my cousin's house, where she arranged a bedroom for the couple to stay temporarily.
The next night, in the early hours of the morning, Li Yuzhu started experiencing abdominal pain. Dong Qing hurriedly got up and woke her cousin. Her cousin came into the bedroom and examined Li Yuzhu. She said, "She's about to give birth. We need to take her to the hospital quickly!"
Dongqing drove his cousin and cousin's husband to take his wife to the hospital. By then, his wife was in unbearable abdominal pain.
My cousin immediately arranged for surgery, sent Li Yuzhu into the operating room, and personally performed a cesarean section on her.
She gave birth to two baby girls who look very much like Li Yuzhu; her niece resembles her aunt, and her two sisters also look very much like their three aunts.
Dongqing was afraid his cousin would be implicated, so he only stayed in the hospital for one day. The next morning, he took his wife and discharged her. They hadn't even gone through the admission procedures, so they could leave whenever they wanted.
Around 7 a.m., Dong Qing drove back to the factory's residential area. He got out of the car, picked up his two daughters, and went upstairs with his wife to go home.
Once the child is born, there's nothing to fear anymore; the only thing left to worry about is fines.
Dong Qing carried his two children and took his wife home. Dong Sanmei hadn't left for work yet. He said, "Third Sister, ask the factory for half a day off. I'll call Grandma Yusheng over to take care of Yuzhu later."
Dong Ermei, beaming with joy, hugged her two nieces and said, "Go ahead and get busy. I'll call my workplace in a bit."
Dong Qing arrived at Yi Minghui's door and knocked. The door opened instantly, and Yi Feifei asked, "Did you come so early? Is there something you need?"
Dongqing told the couple about his wife giving birth to their second child. Yifeifei smiled and said, "That's wonderful news! I'll go see the two kids at noon."
Even though the other person's child has already been born, Yifeifei, as a neighbor, said things that were very pleasant to hear, regardless of what she was thinking.
That's how it is these days. Before a second child is born, someone might tip you off, but once the child is born, everyone greets you with smiles.
Yi Minghui said, "Our factory's family planning office will take care of the child before the child is born, but after the child is born, the family planning office in your village or township will handle it."
Of course, you two are now employees of the machinery factory, and the factory has the right to handle fines.
"I'll tell the factory's family planning office about this after I get to work, and tell them not to get involved. You go back to your village/township immediately to pay the fine, and after that, no one will bother you."
Dong Qing said thank you, said goodbye to the two, and left the house.
Dong Qing first drove to the village, and then the village officials accompanied him to the township. The township's family planning office sent someone to his home to check, and the child was indeed born.
After the child was born, all that was left was a fine. Dong Qing paid the 3,000 yuan fine that morning, and that was the end of the matter of having a second child.
The fines are so large that many people can't afford them; otherwise, they wouldn't be called fines.
A fine of 3,000 yuan was an astronomical figure in 1986, but of course, it was nothing to Dong Qing.
However, according to regulations, sterilization surgery must be performed after giving birth to a second child, and Dongqing agreed to have the surgery done 100 days after the child's birth.
Dong Qing walked into the family planning office of the machinery factory with the fine slip in his hand. The person there said, "You're really bringing shame to our factory."
Dong Qing took out 100 yuan and handed it to the staff member, saying, "Excuse me, please take this and buy some wedding candy."
Once the child is born, as long as the fine is paid smoothly, no one can do anything about it. But if the fine is not paid, it will be unacceptable, and the child will be arrested immediately. The child will be released only after the fine is paid.
Dongqing returned to his mother-in-law's house at noon. This time, the good news was completely different from the last time. His mother-in-law was overjoyed when she heard the news and went home with her son-in-law to take care of her daughter.
Dong Qing returned home with her mother-in-law. Her mother entered her daughter's bedroom, where Li Yuzhu sat on the bed with her two daughters lying beside her. She said, "Mom's here, please sit down."
The mother sat on the edge of the bed and said, "Let me see the child."
After the mother finished speaking, she picked up her granddaughter and asked, "Which one is the eldest?"
Li Yuzhu said, "I don't know. You have no idea which baby is the first or the second after a C-section."
If it's a vaginal delivery, the first baby is the eldest. But it's different with a C-section. The babies are born only a minute apart, so it's really hard to say who the eldest is.
The mother said, "We have to distinguish between the eldest and the youngest. Whoever is heavier is the eldest. Have we weighed that child?"
Li Yuzhu pointed to one of her daughters and said, "She's heavy!"
The mother said, "Let's make a mark; she's the older sister now."
Although this method is unscientific, there is no other good way. We should at least make sure that the sisters have a proper way to address each other when they grow up.
The two sisters were born only one minute apart, so it was impossible to tell who was the older sister and who was the younger sister.
At noon, Yi Minghui and his wife came to our house. Yi Feifei gave each child a lock of sixty yuan, perhaps as a symbol of good fortune.
Wearing a lock around a child's neck involves tying money together with red thread and placing it around their neck. This is a local custom, which is simply a matter of reciprocity. Those with money would wear a larger lock, while those without money would wear a lock with 50 cents or a dollar. That's how customs were back then.
That evening, Li Yuzhu said, "Dongqing, let's name the baby!"
After a moment's thought, Dong Qing said, "How about naming the eldest, Dong Yurou, and the second, Dong Yumeng?"
Li Yuzhu smiled and said, "The names you've given the children are gentle enough. Okay, let's call them Yu Rou (雨柔) or Yu Meng (雨萌)."
On the twelfth day after my daughter was born, Dongqing invited relatives and friends to a restaurant. This day was also known as "sending rice and noodles". Guests would bring rice, noodles and eggs. That was the custom in those days.
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