Yun Qiao didn't answer the question directly. He just glanced at her with a surprised look and said in amazement, "Identifying the gender of a person by taking their pulse is such a difficult skill that there may not be many Chinese medicine practitioners in a county who can master it. I'm just a barefoot doctor who came from a poor family. How could you think I could do it?"
Han Rou looked normal and even complimented her: "Yes, I think you can. Maybe it's because you can treat all kinds of diseases, so I always feel that you can do anything."
Yun Qiao laughed dumbly and shook his head: "You think too highly of me."
"I'm not praising you, I really think you're amazing." Han Rou didn't give up. She stretched out her wrist in front of Yun Qiao and said with a smile, "Why don't you give it a try? Maybe you can figure it out."
"No. I don't have that ability. What's the difference between being stubborn and guessing blindly?" Yun Qiao waved his hand, smiled and ended the topic with a joke: "People are born with two genders, either male or female. There's a 50% chance that a blind guess will be correct. Forget it."
"Okay, since that's the case, then forget it." Seeing that Yun Qiao was unwilling to try, Han Rou didn't want to force him anymore, otherwise it would seem too deliberate.
Her drooping eyelashes obscured the longing in her eyes. She retracted her hand and explained with a smile, "Actually, I just heard someone say that and asked out of curiosity. I don't mean anything else. I really like daughters. My Xiangzhong also likes girls and dotes on Qingqing like the apple of his eye. He loves me no matter if it's a boy or a girl in my belly."
Yun Qiao smiled and said, "Boys and girls are both good. The slogan on the wall also says that it doesn't matter whether you have a boy or a girl. Daughters are more filial to their parents."
In the 1970s, although family planning had not yet been truly implemented, the Family Planning Office had already begun propaganda on family planning in advance, intending to subtly change people's thinking.
Han Rou reluctantly agreed with a few words, then said goodbye and left, making an excuse that she had something to do at home.
As soon as she left, Gao Qian let out a long sigh.
Yun Qiao took a sip of water to moisten his throat and turned to look at her: "What's wrong? Why are you sighing for no reason?"
"I'm worried about Qingqing." Gao Qian sighed again. "This little Han is so cunning. She's just starting to get pregnant and she's already thinking about finding out the baby's gender. Who would believe she doesn't have any other ulterior motives?"
"If she gives birth to a girl, Qingqing can still live a few more years. But if she gives birth to a boy, she'll feel proud and use her son to whisper in Captain Xiong's ear. Qingqing's life will be difficult in the future."
No matter how much her father is her father, home is no longer her home.
An Xiaomei was confused: "Captain Xiong really likes daughters, and he treats Qingqing very well. He can't just ignore Qingqing because he has another child."
"Men's words are just for show." Gao Qian curled her lips. "No matter how much they say they like daughters, they can't live without sons. Captain Xiong's hometown is in Shandong Province, which is the most feudal and traditional place. If the first and second children are daughters, they will definitely have a third and a fourth, until they have a son. Once a son is born, their heart will naturally change."
Gao Qian was really sad.
I also feel sorry for Qingqing's mother.
Such a gentle and kind girl died on the operating table in order to give birth to a child for the man. As a result, not even three years after her death, the man remarried and had another child.
She died so early that her own children didn't even remember her.
The child does not remember or recognize her, and the man will gradually forget the old one completely after he has a new one.
In a few years, who will still remember her?
Gao Qian's eyes slowly turned red.
It's wrong to meddle in other people's household affairs and make any comments. Yun Qiao is not a person who likes to speak well. She has never met Qingqing's mother. Although she has sympathy and pity, the feelings are not deep. She didn't know what to say for a moment, and could only pat Gao Qian's shoulder gently to comfort her.
Fortunately, Gao Qian didn't get lost in the drama. She used the excuse of going to the bathroom and went out for a walk. When she came back, her mood had returned to normal.
At noon, He Tingjun came to pick Yun Qiao up from get off work.
At the time of getting off work, a large group of people were crowded along the road. Yun Qiao leaned forward, and the two of them did not squeeze in with the crowd of people leaving work. They waited until most of the people had left and there were not many people on the road before they slowly left the military uniform factory.
"How are you feeling, Tiantian?" He Tingjun took Yun Qiao's hand and asked about her health with concern. "Is there any movement from the baby in your belly?"
"It's still the same, moving here and kicking there, never quiet." Yun Qiao touched her belly, her expression gentle: "It was so naughty in my belly, and it will definitely be a little monkey when it's born."
He Tingjun said: "It's good for children to be a little naughty, they have many tricks and are smart. It's not good for children to be too honest, they are dull."
"You've got to say all the nice things." Yun Qiao glared at He Tingjun coquettishly, "She hasn't even come out yet, and you're already finding excuses to excuse her. If you keep doting on your child like this, be careful you'll spoil the child in the future."
"No, I still have you." He Tingjun hugged Yun Qiao and smiled, "Besides, when educating children, you can't be either too strict or too loose all the time. If you don't tighten up, you won't be able to do martial arts. If you don't tighten up, you won't be able to do civil or martial arts. Only by combining tension and relaxation can you achieve both civil and martial arts. From now on, we will work together, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, and I guarantee that we can keep the child in good stead."
"That makes sense."
Yun Qiao smiled and asked him, "Tell me the truth, when you were little, did your parents take care of you like this?"
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He Tingjun paused and said, "That's not the case."
Yun Qiao: "So you understand so much?"
"Because that's how my grandparents took care of me." He Tingjun explained with a smile: "My parents were busy, so my brother and I lived with them when we were little."
Yun Qiao smiled and said, "From what you've said, it seems your grandparents are very good at educating children. You and Tingyu were both well educated."
"Yes." He Tingjun nodded. "My grandmother was a university professor. She's very good at teaching students according to their aptitude. As the saying goes, there's a way to tie up each monkey. Not only me and my brother, but all the children in our compound are well-behaved under my grandmother's management."
"Wow, that grandma is amazing." Yun Qiao said admiringly, "I haven't met the grandma yet. I really want to meet her sooner."
"It's easy to see grandma." He Tingjun smiled and said, "Grandpa and grandma live in Shanghai. When we take our home visit leave next year and the baby is a little older, I'll take you back to Shanghai and take you and the baby to see them."
"Okay." Yun Qiao agreed happily.
She hasn't been back to Shanghai for two years and misses the place where she grew up. Of course, she will go back to visit if she has the chance.
*
Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, cold air from Siberia passed through the Greater Khingan Range and moved south into Songjiang Province.
Strong winds swirled dark clouds overhead, and in just a few days the temperature plummeted to around zero degrees.
The first snow of this year came exceptionally early.
The day before National Day, fine snow fell, and Yun Qiao's belly also started to move that night.
Her due date was originally around mid-October, but she was having a very hard time during the late pregnancy. The baby in her belly felt sorry for her and didn't want her to suffer any more, so she came to her mother's side at the full-term age of 37 weeks and before the 38th week.
The car had been applied for in advance with the application form written, and could be driven at any time. Yun Qiao started the car in the middle of the night, and He Tingjun did not delay for a moment and drove Yun Qiao to the hospital.
Yun Qiao's delivery went smoothly. She was sent to the obstetrics and gynecology department of the hospital, where she was found to be three fingers dilated upon examination. She was then taken to the delivery room to wait for delivery.
Thanks to her exercise and control of body weight during pregnancy, she was in good condition and the baby in her belly was not big. After five hours of pain, she gave birth to the baby smoothly without any paresthesia or tearing.
On October 1st, National Day, as the first rays of sunlight in the early morning shone on the earth, a loud cry was heard in the delivery room, and Yun Qiao's first child was born.
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