After making fun of Yao Tongjia, Ruan Shengpeng asked, "You must have come here today for something, right?"
Yao Tongjia joked, "Commander Ruan is incredibly insightful!"
Ruan Shengpeng smiled and asked, "What is it? Do you need me to handle it?"
Yao Tongjia sighed and told Ruan Shengpeng about what had happened in the past two days: "I thought it was all over, but I didn't expect to find a seal waiting for me today. Commander Ruan, could you please help me investigate?"
"Who exactly is plotting against me?!"
Seeing that his daughter rarely asked him for help, Ruan Shengpeng immediately nodded: "I'll have someone check it out right now. By the way, we haven't eaten yet. Should we send someone to the cafeteria to get some food? There won't be any left to eat in a while!"
Yao Tongjia pointed inside: "How long does it take for her to give birth? If it takes a long time, I'll go back and cook something, and I'll also call Brother Xiao to tell him that Aunt Xiao is giving birth, and she can't be without any family members by her side, can she?!"
Ruan Shengpeng said guiltily, "I don't know how long it will take to give birth. I wasn't by your mother's side when she gave birth to you two. I heard it took her a whole day and night!"
"A whole day and night? That's terrifying!" Yao Tongjia's voice unconsciously rose a little. Ruan Shengpeng patted her arm: "Keep your voice down, don't disturb your Aunt Xiao. Go back and cook, I'll wait here and see if there's anything I can do!"
Before Yao Tongjia could even get up, three women came running over, carrying food boxes: "I heard that Sister Xiao is giving birth. Commander, you go about your business and let us keep watch over her!"
It's true that when military wives give birth, it's usually the other military wives who help, and it's very rare for men to help. Ruan Shengpeng was sitting here because he was worried that his wife would have no one to help her.
Seeing that three people had come to help, she pulled her daughter to her feet and said, "Thank you so much. We haven't eaten yet. I'll have someone bring food over for Tongtong's mother later. Have you all eaten?"
"We've all eaten before we came. Why don't we let Tongtong's mom go home first, eat her fill, and then come back?"
Yao Tongjia quickly shook her head: "My mother definitely won't agree. I'll go home now and cook some food and bring it over immediately. But I don't know what to eat during childbirth. What should I cook for my Aunt Xiao?"
A woman who looked like an aunt waved the food box in her hand: "I brought it with me. Childbirth requires strength, so I specially cooked brown sugar eggs to replenish her energy!"
Another sister-in-law suggested, "If there's any lean meat at home, cook some lean meat porridge. We don't know if the child will be considerate or not. If not, it will probably have to wait until tomorrow morning."
"This consumes a lot of energy, so we need to eat more!"
Remembering the lean meat she had just seen, Yao Tongjia nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you all, aunties and sisters-in-law. I'll go back and cook some lean meat porridge now, and I'll also call Aunt Xiao's son over!"
As Yao Tongjia and Ruan Shengpeng walked out, Ruan Shengpeng sighed, "It seems that neither of you siblings are the kind of people who care about your mother!"
Yao Tongjia refused to be judged: "I refuse to be judged like that. The speed of childbirth is also related to the mother's body shape. Some people have large pelvises, so they naturally give birth faster!"
Ruan Shengpeng was surprised: "You even know that?"
"What don't we know! Our entire factory is almost entirely made up of women. Sometimes, just walking by and listening to them talk about it, we know everything!"
The father and daughter chatted and laughed all the way home. Yao Tongjia rushed to the telephone to call Xiao Gengwu, and the call was quickly answered.
Xiao Gengwu's voice came through: "Tongtong, where are you? Why aren't you back yet?"
Yao Tongjia didn't answer the question: "Brother Xiao, come over to the military region now. Aunt Xiao is giving birth, and Uncle Ying isn't here either. Come and take a look!"
Xiao Gengwu immediately replied, "How is Mom now? Is she alright?"
"They just said her water broke, so we took her to the hospital. A few military wives went to help. My dad and I just got back to cook, and we haven't even eaten yet!"
Xiao Gengwu breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll drive over now, can you take a look for me!"
Yao Tongjia agreed and hung up the phone. When she got to the kitchen, she found that the fire was still burning. Ruan Shengpeng looked around. He usually helped out, but now that he had to cook for himself, he suddenly didn't know where to start!
Yao Tongjia lifted the lid to look and found that it was pork bone soup cooked by her mother.
Yao Tongjia looked at her father, who seemed to be wandering aimlessly, and said, "Dad, can I cook some pork bone noodle soup? That way it won't take too long. I'll walk a little faster and bring it to Mom so she won't choke if she eats quickly!"
Ruan Shengpeng knew his wife wouldn't be in the mood to eat slowly and would definitely need to eat quickly, and noodles were easy to digest, so he immediately nodded: "Okay, I saw some noodles in the cupboard, I'll get them!"
Yao Tongjia quickly stopped him, saying, "I saw it too, Dad. Go pick some vegetables from the yard and bring them in. I'll get the noodles myself!"
Yao Tongjia still has some noodles in her storage space, which she rarely takes out now. She can take out more while she's cooking this time. She doesn't know if she should keep watch tonight.
It's safer to take a little more, otherwise someone will go hungry!
Ruan Shengpeng, still used to being ordered around in the kitchen, immediately nodded: "I'll go pick the vegetables right away!"
Ruan Shengpeng has a strong sense of execution. He not only picked the vegetables but also washed them clean. He did everything without needing anyone to push him. Yao Tongjia praised him highly: "Dad, you're so amazing! You even knew to wash them clean!"
Praised by his daughter, Ruan Shengpeng's face broke into two more wrinkles with a smile, but he still urged, "Hurry up and cook, I'm afraid your mother is hungry!"
Seeing that the water was boiling, Yao Tongjia first threw in the vegetables: "My mom isn't in the mood to eat right now, she won't be hungry!"
Seeing the relationship between her mother and Aunt Xiao, Yao Tongjia said with envy: "I really envy the relationship between my mother and Aunt Xiao. I may never have the chance to have such a relationship in my life!"
Ruan Shengpeng felt a pang of heartache. If Yao Tongjia had lived a normal life in the compound, she would definitely have had one or two close friends, but all of that was ruined by Old Mrs. Ruan!
But since Old Mrs. Ruan has already passed away, there are many things that can't be said. All that can be said is to comfort her: "There will be more in the future! Aren't you getting along very well with the two young ladies from Hong Kong now?"
Yao Tongjia asked in surprise, "Dad, you know that too?"
"You are my daughter, of course I will care about you!"
Yao Tongjia's heart skipped a beat: "Have you been following A-Xu?"
"What's wrong with Ah Xu? I'm paying attention too, though I pay more attention to you. What's so great about that brat!"
"If the rascal you're talking about dates a rich girl from Hong Kong, would you approve?"
Ruan Shengpeng was surprised: "With which one? The one from the Wu family? Or the one from the Li family?"
Yao Tongjia didn't want to hide anything: "Is it okay to be with the Li family? Will it affect you?"
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