He pressed the answer button, and Fu Heng's voice came through.
"Captain Li, are you free tomorrow morning?"
Yes, what's wrong?
"I'd like to invite you guys to celebrate. Come to my house for dinner tomorrow night."
Li Yan asked, "Celebrate? Celebrate what?"
"Qingqing and Ajing are pregnant, and we are all very happy and thinking of celebrating."
Upon hearing Fu Heng's words, Li Yan immediately smiled.
"Great, great, that's wonderful news! I'll definitely come tomorrow night."
See you tomorrow night.
Fu Heng hung up the phone and then called Lu Hengyi.
Now, only Old Master Lu and his parents are left in the Lu family. Ye Yunxi asked Fu Heng to call the whole family over.
Then, Fu Heng explained the situation to Lu Hengyi, and they agreed to come over.
Finally, he also told Shen Nuoyang and Elder Ye that they promised to come.
The next afternoon, Ye Yunxi took out some dishes from her space, as well as some dried seafood, fish, beef jerky, cured pork ribs, and so on.
Although they have only recently returned to the base, they were already engaged in planting and breeding in Monterey Park.
Back at the base, they continued planting and raising livestock, and Ye Yunxi brought out as much as she could from the base.
Fu Heng and Qing Wu helped Ye Yunxi prepare the dishes, and some of them made soup.
It wasn't until after 5 p.m. that Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng started cooking in the kitchen.
Zhang Jing and Gu Qingqing had arrived at Ye Yunxi's house long ago. They wanted to help with some tasks, but Ye Yunxi told them that they didn't need to help and could just sit there.
Qingwu told the two of them, "You don't need to do anything. Just rest well and take care of yourselves. Drink more soup later; it's good for the baby and for you both. You can move around, but be careful. Pregnancy is very uncomfortable for women, so you need to move around more so that it will be easier to give birth."
Gu Qingqing and Zhang Jing thanked Qingwu with smiles and even learned some lessons from her.
Then the Lu family arrived, bringing their belongings for Ye Yunxi, Gu Qingqing, and Zhang Jing.
Not long after the Lu family arrived, Li Yan and He Yidong arrived, along with Shen Nuoyang and Elder Ye.
Fu Heng's family was considered large; they had two tables and some stools.
Xuan Yu invited them to sit down, and after chatting for a while, they started eating.
Chen Zhe and the others went into the kitchen and brought out the prepared food. Ye Yunxi first fed Yunzi and Tangtang before returning to the dining table to sit down.
There were no drinks or alcohol; all we drank was water.
Old Ye raised his glass and first congratulated Gu Qingqing and Zhang Jing.
"Qing and Jing, congratulations to you both! Being pregnant at the same time brings a glimmer of hope to the people of our base."
Li Yan also raised his glass. "Qingqing, Ajing, congratulations!"
Next came the congratulations from He Yidong, Shen Nuoyang, and the Lu family.
Gu Qingqing and Zhang Jing said with smiles, "Thank you for your blessings."
Then, Old Master Ye asked everyone to eat. Chen Zhe and Zhang Haiyi each served their wives a bowl of soup and told them to drink more.
The meal was quite lively, and it took two hours to finish.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Chen Zhe and the other men conscientiously took the bowls and chopsticks from the table to the kitchen to wash them.
Old Master Ye and Shen Nuoyang went home first, followed by Li Yan and He Yidong, and finally the Lu family.
After Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng saw them all off, they returned to the living room and said to Qingwu.
"Mother, Uncle Adil, you should get some rest. We'll go back and rest too."
"Okay, you guys go ahead. We'll take a shower and then go back to rest. Goodnight."
"Good night!" Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng said good night to Qingwu and the others, and then went upstairs to rest.
Then, after another two months, everything at the base gradually improved.
Shops and supermarkets gradually opened in the base.
There was no internet at that time, so we could only use walkie-talkies.
Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng found an opportunity to return the ship to the base commander.
Gradually, the base began to recruit people to do things, including patrolling, planting, and raising livestock.
The old hospital has gradually started to operate again.
There are also research centers and planting areas, which are gradually being developed.
Everything seems to be moving in a positive direction.
Fu Heng and Zhang Haiyi returned to their work, while Chen Zhe rejoined the patrol team.
Chen Zhe is now a squad leader in the patrol team.
It is said that pregnancy lasts ten months and childbirth is the final step. During these months, thanks to Ye Yunxi’s constant efforts to nourish Gu Qingqing and Zhang Jing, and under the guidance of Qingwu’s mother, they successfully gained about ten pounds.
My belly is getting bigger every day.
Director Wu is now encouraging married couples to have children as soon as possible, and for those who are unmarried or single, the base has organized a matchmaking event.
They were also told that the base would provide subsidies to those who gave birth, even though they were having children.
A few months later, Gu Qingqing and Zhang Jing's due date was approaching.
Ye Yunxi immediately took out two maternity bags, which contained several sets of baby clothes and blankets for wrapping the baby. She also took out several cans of formula, diapers, and bottles and put them in the maternity bags.
Of course, there are also a few sets of nursing clothes for expectant mothers.
After everything was packed up, she took out her walkie-talkie, found Chen Zhe's channel, and dialed him.
As soon as the call was answered, Ye Yunxi immediately spoke.
"Ah Zhe, call Hai Yi over here. I have something for you two. Just come over."
"Okay, we're coming right away."
Fu Heng smiled as he watched her bustling about. "Xi Xi, how about we have a child too?"
Ye Yunxi turned to look at Fu Heng and teased him.
"So, do you prefer a boy or a girl?"
Fu Heng stood up and hugged Ye Yunxi. "I like boys or girls. If it's a boy, my son and I can protect you. If it's a girl, I'll protect you and your mother."
"What if it's a man and a woman?"
“That’s even simpler. My son and I will protect you and your mother. What? You want to give me a son and a daughter? That’s not impossible, but I don’t want you to suffer so much. One child is enough for us in this life.”
Ye Yunxi smiled. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Not long after, Chen Zhe and Zhang Haiyi arrived, and Ye Yunxi gave them two maternity bags.
Half a month later, on this day, Gu Qingqing was in unbearable abdominal pain. Upon receiving the notification, Ye Yunxi immediately rushed to Gu Qingqing's house to help her deliver the baby.
All that could be heard was her crying out again and again. Ye Yunxi delivered the baby while urging Gu Qingqing to push harder.
Hearing Gu Qingqing's calls from outside, Zhang Jing became nervous and paced back and forth with her large pregnant belly.
Not long after, Zhang Jing's belly started to ache, and she screamed in pain. Chen Zhe was frantic with worry.
Fu Heng asked Chen Zhe to help Zhang Jing to bed at home. Then he ran home, drove to the hospital, and found a doctor to help Gu Qingqing and Zhang Jing give birth.
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