"What do you mean by fundraising?" Mrs. Wei asked with a frown, seeming to understand what she heard.
"It's just a donation drive. Donate money, donate supplies, donate a lot or a little! When the time comes, we'll collect everyone's stuff and have the team send it to the disaster area together. They say when one side is in trouble, all sides come to its aid! We, the wives of the soldiers, should also do our part to help the disaster area!"
"Yes!" Mrs. Wei stood up, rubbed her hands, and praised.
"How come your brain works so well! This way, not only will we contribute to the disaster area, but we'll also win honor for us men and the team! This is great! I'll go find your sister-in-law Lu and get this thing organized together!"
Mrs. Wei said this and rushed out of the yard.
Soon, banners were hung under the big poplar tree in the yard.
"When one side is in trouble, all sides will come to its aid." Eight big characters written in black on a red background were posted on it, which was very eye-catching.
As expected, a long line of military wives who made donations quickly formed!
Some donated food, some donated clothes, some donated money, and some even donated iron pots! Although the donated items were varied, they all expressed the military wives' desire to contribute to the disaster area.
When the leaders above heard the news, they specially sent reporters to interview the military wives!
The broadcast also praised their spirit of selfless dedication and called on the whole nation to unite and overcome the disaster together!
At noon that day, Wen Guoer was collecting medicinal herbs in the space when she heard a guard shouting outside the door.
As she walked out of the gate, she heard Tang's mother shouting loudly to the guards:
"Young man! Don't leave! Come home and sit for a while! You need to drink some water at least!"
The young guard didn't know how to respond to Tang's mother's enthusiasm. He scratched his head, saw Wen Guoer come out, said hello, turned around and ran away quickly.
Wen Guoer was also stunned by the two people in front of her!
"Dad, Mom, why are you here?"
"What's wrong? Can't mother come to see you?" Tang's mother replied angrily, and when she looked at her belly, she was shocked!
"Guo'er! Why is your belly so big? Is there something wrong?"
Old Man Tang was carrying things and standing next to Tang's mother. When he heard this, he couldn't help but look at his daughter-in-law's belly, and worry appeared in his eyes.
Wen Guoer finally came to her senses, opened the door, and led her parents-in-law into the house.
"Mom and Dad, come inside first! Why didn't you send us a message in advance? We could have gone to the station to pick you up! This journey must have been so tiring!"
"We have good hands and feet, and we have a mouth under our nose, so why do we need you to come all the way to pick us up?"
Mother Tang looked around the yard and nodded, "This yard is well-maintained! The vegetables are growing well, too!"
At this time, Xiaobai pounced over, wagging his tail and spinning around in front of Tang's mother.
"Oh my! Is that Xiaobai? How did he get so big?" Mother Tang's joy turned to worry as she stared at him and muttered to herself, "He must be eating a lot of food, right?"
Xiaobai seemed to understand what she said. He turned around and walked around to Old Man Tang's feet, rubbed his legs, and whimpered twice in grievance.
Old Man Tang smiled innocently and bent down to move its hair.
After entering the house, Wen Guoer hurriedly poured water for the two elders.
Old Man Tang put the things he brought on the ground and looked around the room.
Tang's mother simply poured everything she brought onto the ground and showed it to her.
"Guo'er, look! Mom brought you a lot of mountain products this time.
And the wild mushrooms you love to eat, Mom has dried them before bringing them here! These are durable and will surely last you a long time."
Wen Guoer handed the poured water to Tang's mother and pulled her to sit on the stool.
"Mom, you and Dad should take a break first, we can clean these up later."
Wen Guoer saw how exhausted her parents-in-law looked and thought, "They definitely didn't bother buying sleeper tickets! This place wasn't close to the train station, so they must have endured a lot of hardships rushing all the way here!"
Looking at all these things on the ground, they seemed quite heavy! I felt distressed.
The two elders then sat down and drank some water.
"Guo'er, tell me, what's wrong with your stomach? Have you had it checked?"
"Mom, I went to the hospital for a checkup, and there's nothing wrong! It's just that the doctor said you're pregnant with triplets, so your belly is bigger than others!"
"What?" Tang's mother stood up and stared at Wen Guoer's belly without blinking.
Old Man Tang understood!
The fourth daughter-in-law, this time, will give his old Tang family three more grandchildren! He didn't care about anything else. He looked at Wen Guoer's belly and smiled innocently as if he saw three chubby grandchildren.
Tang's mother reacted, but she was not as happy as he was.
"Guo'er, it's not easy to be pregnant with twins. You're going to suffer a lot this time since you're pregnant with three!"
Wen Guoer noticed Tang's mother's worry and pushed her onto the chair and sat down again.
"Mom, the baby is only three months away. Just hold on and it will pass."
Mother Tang looked at her belly, sighed, thought for a while, and made a decision:
"Old man, you should go back by yourself in a few days! Go to the village chief and change my letter of introduction to a long-term one. I won't go back for now. I'll wait until I finish taking care of Guo'er after she's given birth!"
"I'll do as you say! The child needs someone to look after him in his current condition." Old Man Tang nodded and agreed.
"Where is the fourth son? Why are you alone at home in the middle of the day?" Only then did Tang's mother remember that she still had her fourth son whom she hadn't seen!
Wen Guoer recalled the man's embrace before he left on the night of the earthquake, and a look of loss fell on her face. "There was an earthquake in the neighboring province a few days ago, and their troops were all sent to the rescue. It may take some time for them to return."
After hearing this, Tang's mother lowered her head and sighed, "This Fourth Child! He really can't be relied upon for anything!"
She looked up and saw that her young wife looked gloomy, so she hurried to comfort her, "Guo'er, don't be sad, mom is here to take care of you! I will make sure to take good care of you and the child!"
Wen Guoer then realized that she had just lost her composure and changed the subject: "Mom, I've prepared lunch. You two go wash your hands and we'll eat first!"
In fact, when Tang Zhan was not at home, she never started a fire herself! Most of the time, she solved it in the space.
While the two elders were washing up, she walked into the kitchen and brought out two light side dishes from the space, paired with large white steamed buns. In that era, it was considered a very sumptuous lunch.
After lunch, Tang's mother was eager to prepare food for the children! She used to prepare food for one grandson, but now she knows that her daughter-in-law is pregnant with three, which is far from enough.
Old Man Tang picked up the broom and started to clean the yard! Wen Guoer looked at him and couldn't help but smile!
Is this love of tidying the yard hereditary?
With the addition of Tang's father and mother, the courtyard became more lively.
The two old men are both restless. Old Man Tang is either busy tending the vegetable garden in the yard, or cleaning and sweeping everywhere.
Tang's mother took great pains to prepare three meals a day in various ways.
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