"Ring ring ring"
The ringing of the phone startled the couple who were chatting.
Li Chu quickly went over and answered the phone.
"Hello, I am Li Chu."
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"Uncle Wu, hello. What instructions do you have? I was planning to pick you and my aunt up tomorrow afternoon."
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"Of course, you should come to my place for New Year's Eve dinner!"
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"Oh? The higher-ups are organizing a tea party tomorrow night?"
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"Alright then, I'll come pick you two up on the first day of the lunar new year."
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"Alright then, our whole family will come over to wish you a Happy New Year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, is that alright?"
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"Of course we have to take care of the child."
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"No problem, Uncle Wu."
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"Oh, please tell me."
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"You mean that medicine? Well, it's hard to explain over the phone. I'll come over on the first day of the lunar new year to explain it to you in person."
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"Okay, Uncle Wu, please give my and Qiu Nan's greetings to Auntie as well."
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"It's the first day of the new year, Uncle Wu."
He slowly put down the phone after the other end hung up.
"What's wrong? Did Uncle Wu find out about the medicine you got?" Ding Qiunan asked when her husband remained silent for a while.
"Yes, he asked me what I wanted to do with that kind of medicine."
"Hehe, you'd better think about how you're going to explain this to people in the first year of junior high."
"What's there to explain? I'll just say what I think." Li Chu shook his head indifferently.
"Our country is just too conservative, so people seem to be a bit afraid of these kinds of drugs, but it is precisely because they can promote harmony in the relationship between husband and wife."
"Nonsense," Ding Qiunan said, pursing her lips.
“How can that be considered fallacy? Honey, think about it…”
While he was on the phone, things were already in an uproar at home.
"Li Wenxuan, what are you telling me?"
“I…I said I would be going to the countryside with the medical team in April.”
Seeing his wife's face growing increasingly dark, Li Wenxuan's voice grew softer and softer.
Looking down at the wide-eyed child in her arms, Wang Yueyue took a few deep breaths to calm her anger.
How long will it take?
"Half...half a year."
"How long?" Wang Yueyue felt the anger she had finally managed to suppress rising up again.
"Every doctor in the hospital has to go every six months. Last year, you didn't have to go because you were pregnant, but you can't avoid it this year. If you don't go, people will start gossiping about Dad."
"Huff... huff..."
Hearing his wife's breathing gradually become heavier, Li Wenxuan unconsciously shrank his neck.
He knew all too well just how destructive his wife was, having grown up with her since childhood.
To his surprise, Wang Yueyue managed to suppress her anger this time.
"I want to go with you."
"Huh? Honey, you must be joking. How could we possibly let our family members come?"
"Then I'll join the army and go to the General Hospital too."
Wang Yueyue's words left Li Wenxuan feeling both amused and exasperated.
"Honey, what will happen to the children if we both leave?"
"Leave it for your parents; if they don't look at it, who will?"
Li Wenxuan suppressed the urge to laugh and walked to Wang Yueyue's side, gently stroking her hair.
"Yueyue, calm down and listen to me. I understand that you don't want to leave me, and I don't want to either, but even if you come with me this time, what about next time? And the time after that?"
What if I join the health care team and go out with the leaders? Will you be able to go with them then?
"Then...then you shouldn't join the health care group."
Wenxuan cupped Yueyue's head in his hands, stared into her eyes, and asked, "Wife, are you serious?"
Seeing her man's serious expression, Wang Yueyue's face fell: "Okay, okay, I was just saying it casually."
I lowered my head and kissed her lips, but the child didn't like it and started whining and squirming in my arms.
"Hmph~ You dared to bully me. My son will protect me from now on." Wang Yueyue quickly picked up her son and gently patted him a few times.
“He’s no good, he’ll be better in eighteen years.” Li Wenxuan said, reaching out to pinch his son’s cheek.
"Oh, how many times have I told you not to pinch the child's face?"
Wang Yueyue reached out and slapped his hand away, giving him a disdainful look.
"Woof!" The little black dog, who had been sitting on the ground, couldn't help but stand up, its front end raised, as it wanted to see its little master.
"Come here, Xiao Hei, take a look at Chou Bao. You have to protect Chou Bao from now on, okay?"
"Woof"
Having seen and smelled it, Little Black sat down contentedly again.
But the child in Yueyue's arms wouldn't have it. He seemed to want to play with Xiao Hei, and he lowered his head and ran this way.
Seeing this, Yueyue put the child on the sofa and let him sit down so that he could see the dog clearly.
Xiao Hei quickly placed its front paws on the sofa and poked its head over so that the child's outstretched hand could just touch its head.
"Giggle giggle," as soon as he touched Xiao Hei's head, Chou Bao laughed happily.
"That's great, this child is just like you and Sister Hui, he has loved dogs since he was little."
"You were the same when you were little. Every time you came over, you would lean against Xiaobai's belly to sleep. You would cry if I didn't let you lean on it."
"It's so soft and warm on my stomach, it's so comfortable to lean against."
As they were talking, Chou Bao got tired of touching him and slapped Xiao Hei's nose twice.
Xiao Hei wasn't annoyed at all; it even lifted its head, which was originally resting on the sofa, to make it easier for its little owner to hit it.
Just then, several more dogs lifted the curtain and ran in, all imitating the children by squatting down on the edge of the sofa. Those that couldn't get close to the children whimpered unhappily.
With more dogs around, Chou Bao had even more fun, petting one and patting another, giggling non-stop.
Several dogs also grinned widely, clearly showing they were equally happy.
After playing for a while, perhaps because he was tired, the little rascal, who had been leaning against the back of the sofa, turned sideways and lay down on the sofa.
Wenxuan could tell at a glance that he was getting ready to sleep, so he took a towel and wiped his hands.
As soon as he finished wiping his hands, Chou Bao put his right thumb into his mouth and slowly closed his eyes.
The dogs fell silent and sat quietly beside the sofa, watching the sleeping child.
Xiao Hei turned and ran into the bedroom. When it came out again, it was carrying a small quilt in its mouth and dragging itself back.
Yueyue smiled as she took the quilt from its mouth and covered the child with it.
"Honey, you watch the kids, I'll go cook."
“Let’s go together, he needs to sleep for a while.” Wang Yueyue, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, also stood up.
"I want to eat pancakes."
"OK!"
“Brother Xuan, you’re going out in April, so please write to me.”
“No problem, I’ll write one every day.”
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