The first to arrive at their house were Wu Mei's children.
Sun Shengli wasn't on duty, but since he was the regiment leader, most of the people in the regiment would visit his home to wish him a Happy New Year, so he didn't go out.
Given her relationship with Wu Mei, Zhao Qinglan was also very close to Wu Mei's three children.
After the three children paid their respects to the emperor, Zhao Qinglan gave each of them two mao (0.2 yuan) as a New Year's gift.
Wu Mei has raised her three children very well, but her eldest son, Sun Wen, simply waved his hand.
"Aunt Zhao, we're all grown up now, we can't accept this."
Since their older brother had already spoken, Sun Wu and Sun Jiajia dared not accept the offer.
Zhao Qinglan looked helpless. "You're all still in school, how old are you? If you don't believe me, ask these two aunties. They're my sisters, not older than you. I even gave them New Year's money."
Zhao Qingzhu and Zhao Qingju both nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Sun Yat-sen and his siblings accepted the money.
When they were about to leave, Zhao Qinglan packed them some more expensive chocolates.
This is a rare item, and she didn't buy many of them; she even got them from the Friendship Store.
She naturally didn't display such expensive candy outside; she only gave it to Sun Wen and the others because of her good relationship with Wu Mei's family.
The three siblings really liked this item. They thanked Zhao Qinglan before heading to another house.
After that, Zhao Qinglan would give five cents to some of the children who came to her house, depending on the situation.
As for sunflower seeds and peanuts, they would also be generously offered to the children.
People already felt it was better to be Zhao Qinglan's child because of the way the eldest and second children showed off.
This experience made her even more popular with children.
Some children came on their own, while others were brought by their parents.
Zhao Qinglan doesn't usually interact much with the people in the residential area. Since she married Li Huai, apart from Wu Mei and Wei Hong, very few people have visited her home.
Now that the house is clean and tidy, and there are food laid out, most importantly, Zhao Qinglan is warm and thoughtful, so everyone's impression of her is generally better.
When Zhu Kexin was still alive, Li Huai never took the children out to visit relatives during the Lunar New Year; he would always say they were at the military camp.
So they spent more time wandering around that year, but the family didn't need them to do anything.
When the father and his sons returned home, lunch had already been prepared.
Perhaps because Li Huai's family background is no longer a secret in the entire residential area, they received exceptionally warm hospitality when they visited other people's homes for the New Year.
It's not fair to say everyone is materialistic, but it's human nature to seek advantage and avoid harm.
Being on good terms with Li Huai and his family might not bring many benefits, but being on bad terms with them is definitely not a good idea.
After a hearty lunch and a short rest, Li Huai took Zhao Qinglan to the hospital for a check-up.
They drove there; there were also doctors and nurses on duty at the military hospital during the Spring Festival.
Once they arrived, Li Huai told Zhao Qinglan to rest while he went to register her for an appointment at the obstetrics and gynecology department.
There weren't many people visiting the military hospital on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
They were able to go in as soon as they registered.
"Congratulations, you're seven weeks pregnant," the doctor said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai exchanged a smile and clasped hands tightly together.
They listened intently to the doctor's instructions, and Li Huai even borrowed paper and pen to write them down one by one.
Nowadays, there aren't many fathers like him, so doctors give them more detailed instructions.
Once outside, Li Huai, who had been suppressing his emotions for a long time, became excited.
"Qinglan, I'm really going to be a dad."
"How silly! People who don't know the situation might think that Da Wa and Er Wa were adopted."
Li Huai touched his head sheepishly.
He was naturally happy when he had his first and second children.
Perhaps because of his strained relationship with Zhu Kexin, he was happy, but his excitement was greatly diminished.
Of course, this doesn't mean he doesn't love his two children; it's just that this time, he was full of anticipation for the children's arrival, and his wish finally came true, so the feeling was completely different.
When they got home, as soon as they entered the door, Mrs. Sun asked anxiously.
"How was the checkup?"
"Mom, everything's fine. The doctor said the baby is over a month old."
"Oh, that's good, that's good." Mrs. Sun was overjoyed.
Once the pregnancy was confirmed, Mrs. Sun couldn't help but start nagging, listing countless precautions, afraid that her young children wouldn't understand.
Although Zhao Qinglan only gave birth to Xiaoduo in her previous life, she later served Wang Xiaofei's wife during her postpartum period, served Wang Xiaoyan, and even took care of their children, so she has some experience in this area.
In fact, some of the experiences her mother passed on to her were incorrect.
Zhao Qinglan knew that this was her mother's way of showing concern, so she just listened obediently and nodded repeatedly.
Li Huai is now grateful that his mother-in-law lives relatively close to them.
Otherwise, if the mother-in-law were still in Qinglan's hometown, the wife would be pregnant and there would be no way to help her from so far away.
When other people's daughters-in-law give birth, their mothers-in-law usually help take care of them.
His mother died early, and his stepmother, Yu Huimin, was like that, so Qinglan must have had a much harder time than others.
Fortunately, his mother-in-law was there; otherwise, he would have been quite flustered.
It can only be said that concern leads to confusion.
Previously, Zhu Kexin had no elders to help her during her pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum period, yet he still managed to raise her two sons.
Their home was filled with joy, while the atmosphere in the distant capital was far less pleasant.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, Yu Huimin was arrested and her sentence has now been set.
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