Xiao Fan's heart skipped a beat. "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Waaah, nothing's wrong, it's just, waaah, my mom gave birth, I have a little brother now, hehehe..."
Yu Shaoheng was both crying and laughing, completely unable to control his emotions, feeling both excited and joyful.
Xiao Fan ground his back teeth, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. This guy had almost scared him to death just now, and he thought something had happened.
"Aren't you ashamed? You're crying now that you have a younger brother. Do you want your brother to laugh at you or what?"
Yu Shaoheng stopped crying immediately, "That's impossible."
"Then be normal."
"I managed to control myself yesterday, but I really couldn't control myself today. Don't tell anyone about this, and remember to keep it a secret for me."
"Don't worry, I'd be embarrassed if word got out!"
Yu Shaoheng asked, puzzled, "What are you embarrassing about?"
Xiao Fan on the other end of the phone rubbed his temples. "Wouldn't I be ashamed if people knew I had a friend like you who cries at the drop of a hat?"
That seems to make a lot of sense.
"I don't usually cry, but today I'm crying tears of joy."
"You're already like this with your younger brother; what will you do if you have a son like Yuan-ge? You'll be crying your eyes out!"
Yu Shaoheng's eyes lit up. "I won't be so embarrassed again, but having a son seems to be a really joyful thing."
"Then you should hurry up and find someone to have a baby."
"There aren't any suitable girls in the village. Do you have any young, pretty, and gentle girls at your workplace? Could you introduce me to one?"
"No."
If he had one, why would he still be single?
"Alright, I still have work to do, that's all for now, bye!"
"Hey, wait a minute, when are you coming back to see my little brother? He's so cute!"
"We'll talk about it when we have time."
He's not his brother, so he doesn't want to make a special trip back.
That being said, that afternoon, Xiao Fan asked Luo Yaoguo for leave and took two cans of malted milk powder and two bottles of canned food back to the brigade.
I wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two sets of baby clothes, but when I got there I found out they didn't sell any ready-made baby clothes at all.
These days, children's clothes are mostly made by themselves from fabric; very few people buy ready-made clothes. So, the supply and marketing cooperative in this small county town doesn't sell baby clothes.
Xiao Fan had no choice but to return to the brigade first, intending to buy another piece of cloth from the brigade's supply and marketing cooperative.
When they arrived at the brigade's supply and marketing cooperative, there were two women from the brigade buying things there, and they were talking about the Yu family with Hongxia, who was heavily pregnant.
"I heard that Director Yu's mother gave birth, and it was a son."
"Tsk, what a blessing, to be able to have a son at such an old age."
"That's because Director Yu hasn't gotten married yet. If he did, his son might be older than this younger brother."
"Oh dear, that's exactly how it is with A Yuan. He already has three sons. The next one his mother gives birth to will be younger than his three sons. Do you think those kids won't even be able to tell their generational order apart?"
"Haha, very likely."
Hongxia quickly replied with a smile, "Those kids are smart enough not to be confused about seniority."
The other two thought about it and agreed, "Indeed, we've never seen such a good-looking and intelligent child. Lu Yuan is truly blessed."
Those words weren't meant to mock them; they were just casual remarks.
Regarding Xiao Biyun's pregnancy, she initially felt embarrassed, but the rest of the group didn't think it was a big deal.
In this day and age, without family planning, it's not uncommon for this situation to occur in rural areas.
Seeing that everyone had finished talking, Xiao Fan went inside. He nodded to the two women as a greeting.
“Hong Zhiqing, I need to buy two feet of cotton cloth.”
When Hongxia saw it was him, she said warmly, "You're back. Did you hear that Director Yu had a younger brother?"
Xiao Fan nodded slightly without saying anything, and simply handed over the money.
Hongxia was used to his quiet nature, and quickly tore off two feet of cloth for him.
Xiao Fan left with the fabric, and the two aunts watched his retreating figure with doting smiles.
"The one thing our brigade has in abundance is handsome young men, but unfortunately, I don't have any daughters of marriageable age."
"That's right. Ah Yuan and Director He got married, and Dongzi has a boyfriend, so I won't say anything. But Maodou, Jiefang, Yuanchao, Director Yu and Xiao Zhiqing, they're all so handsome. If my family has any girls of marriageable age, I'll definitely take one of them back to be my son-in-law."
"Hehe, hehehe~~~"
Hongxia listened to their conversation and kept laughing while covering her mouth.
Xiao Fan carried his things and went directly to the family quarters of the sanatorium.
"Brother Fan, you're back."
Yu Shaoheng had already finished get off work and returned home, and was very happy to see Xiao Fan.
"Didn't you say you'd come back when you had time? Why are you back today? I thought you'd wait until the weekend. Did you want to see my brother too?"
As he spoke, he led his men toward his mother's room.
"Come on, I'll take you to see my younger brother. He's very handsome."
Inside the house, Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu were taking care of their grandson, their smiles beaming from ear to ear.
"Grandpa Yu, Grandma Yu," Xiao Fan greeted them politely.
"It's Xiao Fan back! Come and see your little brother!" Grandma Yu greeted him happily.
Xiao Fan put down what he was carrying, greeted Yuan Ou, and then went to see the child.
With her rosy cheeks and tiny size, she was so cute that it melted anyone's heart.
He smiled slightly, "He looks a lot like Aheng."
Grandma Yu agreed wholeheartedly, "You can see it too, this little one looks exactly like Ah Heng when he was just born."
Yu Shaoheng said proudly, "It's good that he looks like me. If he looks like me, he'll definitely be more handsome than our dad when he grows up."
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