Whether Tang Sumei can make it over is unknown. Since it's a natural birth now, there's no requirement to stay in the hospital for several days. So, once she's packed up and wrapped up properly the next day, she can be discharged.
Unbeknownst to them, no sooner had they left than a seriously injured patient was brought to the hospital, throwing the hospital into chaos once more.
If Xi Pingan were here, he would definitely find him familiar.
To be honest, there weren't many scientific methods for postpartum care at this time. It was all done the old way: close the doors and windows, avoid drafts, don't take a bath, and don't eat salt.
It's not the right time to rush, as the hottest season is just around the corner.
Almost as soon as they got home, the old lady arrived.
However, in order to make time to take care of his wife during her postpartum period, Qin Qinghuai used all the leave he could, and even took a year's leave in advance.
In reality, the distance between the family compound and the barracks means that one can't completely ignore everything during a vacation. After all, besides logistical support and ideological and political education within the barracks, the political commissar's other duties are spread out around the family compound. It's impossible to simply abandon everything.
It wasn't exactly a full vacation; in today's terms, working from home would be more accurate, as it didn't interfere with almost 90% of my work.
With Qin Qinghuai at home, the old lady couldn't get involved, which prevented the conflicts that Jian Dan had worried about from happening. Moreover, the unbearable heat during her postpartum period that Jian Dan had worried about didn't occur. When there were no outsiders, the family of three would hide in the space to escape the heat. Anyway, with a new mother at home, no one would suspect anything if they closed the doors and windows.
In just three to five days, the little one became even fairer and more beautiful.
However, there are also times when it's a headache. This child gives everyone the impression of being soft, sweet, and well-behaved, but that's when he's asleep.
The moment I opened my eyes, it was absolutely earth-shattering.
When she's happy, her big eyes dart around, sometimes even flashing a toothless smile, revealing her pink gums. She's incredibly cute, and Qin Qinghuai is the same way; he can't stand even a single cry from her.
However, this child was not well-behaved at all; she was also impatient. If anything went wrong, her crying would be loud enough to lift the roof off. Whether she wet herself, defecated, was hungry, or thirsty, not to mention that even when she closed the doors and windows, the old lady next door could hear it clearly.
"Oh dear! Old man, listen, is the child crying again?"
"Grandma, she's my little sister."
Qin Heng looked terrified. Ever since he witnessed the baby crying once, he hadn't dared to go near it again.
"She's crying again, she's crying again! She's such a crybaby, she's such a crybaby!"
The little body quickly hid behind Qin Jing, as if hiding would prevent him from hearing anything.
The old man and woman exchanged a helpless glance.
"Why is this child crying so much? How is my daughter-in-law supposed to get any rest?"
"Then what should we do? Can you see it or can I?"
The main issue is that even they might not be willing to have their daughter-in-law.
After so much time has passed, they've long since realized that their son and daughter-in-law live a very refined life, and without a doubt, they're spoiling their child as well—something they could never do themselves.
After a few days, Qin Qinghuai's movements had become much more skillful. He deftly changed his daughter's diaper, wiped her body clean with warm water, changed her blanket and wet clothes, and then placed her next to Jian Dan.
"Honey, wait a minute, I'll go wash the diapers."
The children in the Yueke family are content with just being fed and watered; they can't even roll over.
She unwrapped herself from the blanket and kicked her legs freely, waving her little hands around. Those little fists were surprisingly strong.
She gently touched her palm to his little fist, and his fist bounced against her palm. It was warm and cozy, and the little guy thought she was playing with him. He kept doing this, giggling happily.
It's a simple, quirky joke: I tapped the little one's palm with my finger, only to have the little hand clench tightly in its grip.
She tried to pull it out, but couldn't. So she used the index finger of her other hand to tickle the little one's skin. The child's skin was tender and sensitive, which immediately caused another burst of clear laughter.
Qin Qinghuai heard the laughter of the mother and daughter from outside the door. He smiled as he hung up the washed diapers to dry, already thinking about the menu for tonight.
They've had enough millet porridge, and the chicken soup from lunch is almost done cooking. We can make chicken noodle soup in a little while. It's simple and there's no milk, which saves him trouble. He just needs to take care of the adults and the children.
After staying at home for several days, Qin Yi went to visit the family compound and learned about the rumors circulating there. Just as Cheng An had suspected, they said that the new educated youth had come to cause trouble and angered the political commissar's wife so much that she had a miscarriage. Many people in the family compound had witnessed the scene of her going to the hospital that day. Once these rumors spread, almost everyone in the compound was a witness.
The main problem was the tight schedule; there was almost no time to overthink things. Not long after Sun, the educated youth, came to cause trouble, he went to the hospital quickly.
Sun Jianhong herself initially thought it was a simple, deliberate attempt to mislead people, but after what happened that night, news really did come out the next day that the political commissar's wife had given birth, just last night.
After a few days of rumors, Sun Jianhong herself was not sure if she was innocent. She was glad that no one knew her, but she did not expect that after this incident, coupled with the spread of rumors, almost everyone would know her.
Originally, there were only four newcomers, two of whom were girls. There were also family members present at the time. It was all quite obvious.
"Brother Huai, this educated youth, Sun, is almost completely isolated by everyone,"
Qin Qinghuai had also thought of this. Although it was a little heartbreaking to see a girl, especially a newly arrived educated youth unfamiliar with the place and its people, she was his wife. He was furious.
"Alright, stop kicking her when she's down. In the end, no one can be sure that your sister-in-law has a direct relationship with her."
"Hey! Oh, right, Brother Huai, there's something else,"
Qin Yi's expression darkened, and he looked somewhat troubled.
"Brother Huai, not long after you left the day your wife was discharged from the hospital, the hospital sent in a seriously wounded soldier. He was injured while on a mission, right here on the border. He was found by the people at the outpost. Before he lost consciousness, he told us his unit number and name, and was then sent to our hospital."
However, he still hasn't woken up. Dr. Qin and several others consulted on the case and said that his head had been severely hit and both legs were inflamed and oozing pus. Dr. Qin implied that to save his life, amputation might be necessary.
However, the man hasn't woken up yet. The commander believes there are two possibilities for him to have come from this side of the border: either he's a spy, or he's an undercover agent. They dare not inquire further.
Qin Qinghuai frowned.
"The person is unconscious? And they still need to amputate?"
"Yes, not only that, there are also a lot of shrapnel in his chest, but in his current physical condition, he is not capable of surgery at all, and it is very likely that he will not survive the operation, then there will be no hope at all."
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