Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the ink-scented Central Military Daily in Qian Duoduo's hands. She was intently reading a report about an intercontinental ballistic missile. When her eyes fell upon the dense text, her heart tightened, and an indescribable excitement welled up within her. She knew that the success of this intercontinental ballistic missile was not only a major breakthrough in the nation's military power, but also signified important news—her elusive and mysterious husband, Lu Yuan, was about to return.
Just then, a crisp telephone ring broke the silence of the room. Qian Duoduo put down her newspaper and quickly went to the table to answer the phone. Her mother's gentle and joyful voice came from the other end: "Duoduo, I have good news for you! Your father came home last night, and he was especially happy!"
Qian Duoduo was a little surprised and quickly asked, "Mom, what could make Dad so happy?"
Wenya replied with a smile, "Isn't it because Lao Jiang called your dad and praised you?"
Hearing this, Qian Duoduo's curiosity was instantly piqued, and she couldn't wait to ask, "Mom, how exactly did Uncle Jiang praise me? Tell me quickly, so I can be a little shy too!"
Upon hearing this, Wenya couldn't help but burst into laughter, her laughter as clear and melodious as silver bells. Even Grandma Lu, who was quietly watching the mother and daughter's conversation, couldn't stop smiling. After a while, Wenya finally stopped laughing and said in a mock scolding tone, "Haha, you little rascal!"
Then, Jiang Bohan met with Lu Yiheng in Beijing for a meeting and they talked about the development of Pengcheng and the recent activities of Wanmao Commercial Plaza. Jiang Bohan finally said, "You know, my son is just like yours. How come I didn't end up with such a capable daughter-in-law?"
These words made Lu Yiheng very happy, not only because of his friend's envy, but also because he was happy for his daughter-in-law's excellence.
After hanging up with Wenya, Qian Duoduo wanted to go check on the quadruplets, but before she could stand up, the phone rang again: "Duoduo, we've caught a thief here."
Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo was stunned. He stared wide-eyed at Qian Gui and asked anxiously, "Brother Qian Gui, what exactly happened? Please tell me!"
Qian Gui took a deep breath and slowly said, "Here's what happened. I just came to Wanmao Plaza today to conduct a routine inspection of the supermarket. But before long, something happened. A middle-aged woman selected some items in the supermarket, but then put some small things into her pockets. Our security patrol saw this and followed her to the checkout. They discovered that she had only placed the items from her shopping cart on the counter; she hadn't intended to take anything out of her pockets. When the security personnel approached the cashier and told her she had things in her pockets and hadn't paid, the woman started yelling, accusing us of being a big store bullying our customers."
Qian Duoduo said coldly, "If that woman continues to cause trouble, don't say anything else, call the police immediately. Brother Qian Gui, things like this will definitely happen again. So we must take a strict stance and absolutely cannot tolerate those who try to steal or take advantage of us. We need to make it clear to them that if they do this kind of thing, we will not be lenient and will deal with it seriously! Otherwise, this kind of thing will just happen again and again, and there will be no way to stop it. When that happens, won't we be the ones with headaches and worries?"
After hanging up the phone, Qian Gui went to deal with the matter, while Qian Duoduo continued to read books with the four children. The next day, Wang Rui did not come. Qian Duoduo asked Jin Jinxiu to look after the children and went to Qian Gui's house. After knocking on the door, no one answered. Qian Duoduo thought for a moment, took a key from under the flowerpot next to her, opened the door, and saw that there was no one in the living room. Instead, she heard groans coming from the second floor.
She rushed upstairs and saw the sound was coming from the master bedroom. She hurried over and saw Wang Rui groaning on the bed. She immediately picked up the phone by the bedside and dialed her own number, asking Peng Fei to drive to the hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital, she quickly went to Dr. Zhao to prepare a ward. After examining her, the doctor said to Qian Duoduo, "She's already three centimeters dilated. Family members, please take a look and call me in twenty minutes for another check."
Qian Duoduo, holding Wang Rui's hand, turned to Peng Fei and said, "Call Brother Qian Gui, then go to my house, find my mother, and ask her to bring over the things your sister-in-law prepared."
Peng Fei responded and left. Half an hour later, Qian Gui arrived at the hospital. He went to the ward first, but seeing that no one was there, he immediately went to the nurses' station and learned that the pregnant woman had already entered the delivery room. He immediately ran towards the delivery room and saw Qian Duoduo standing there alone in the distance.
"Duoduo, how is Xiaorui?" Qian Gui, his face pale with anxiety, appeared before Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo originally wanted to criticize him, but considering the current situation, she held back: "It's okay, it's good that we found out in time, otherwise the baby would have been born at home."
Qian Gui sighed, sat down against the wall on the floor, and stared straight at the door of the delivery room.
Qian Duoduo sighed and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law is very lucky." Fortunately, she gave Wang Rui the nourishing water as soon as she found out, which saved the child. Otherwise, the child would have been in real danger.
A while later, Jin Jinxiu and Peng Fei ran over, both carrying large and small bags filled with things for the new mother and baby. Fortunately, they arrived in time, and within minutes, the baby's cries were heard. Everyone's faces lit up with happy smiles. The baby was born! That's wonderful! Qian Gui stood up, then immediately sat down again, saying to Peng Fei, "Peng Fei, help me up, my legs are a little numb."
Following Peng Fei's push, Qian Gui stood up. Just as he reached the delivery room door, he saw a nurse come out, take the things from Jin Jinxiu's hands and put them inside, then close the door. She didn't even give him a chance to care for his wife. He could only lean against the wall, trying to soothe the soreness and numbness in his legs, and stare at the delivery room door.
On her way there, Jin Jinxiu had already heard Peng Fei recount everything that had happened. Knowing that both the adults and children were safe, she felt relieved but also somewhat regretful. She hadn't noticed that Wang Rui hadn't come to visit. Fortunately, she had gone to check on her more often. Otherwise, if something had happened, it could have resulted in the deaths of both mother and child. The thought of this terrified her, and she broke out in a cold sweat.
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