Xu Fen also talked about this with her husband at night: "I have never seen such a shameless person. She kept saying she was pregnant. What's wrong with being pregnant? Is it a big deal? It's like she has never been pregnant before!"

Li Changjun was afraid that his wife would be confused and really go and fight with Su Ting, so he said hesitantly: "Well, you have to be careful when you are pregnant. Since she is twins, let's forget about it. It's natural for half-grown children to fight. Xiao Ming is fine, right?"

"What counts? Her son scratched our son's face! Our son was smart today and dodged quickly, so he didn't get scratched by his son. But what if he didn't dodge so quickly? Or what if He Yan didn't do it cleanly and made the wound on our son's face inflamed?" Xu Fen said with a tilt of her head, "She just walked away today without admitting the incident. I can't swallow this!"

Li Changjun had a headache.

In the past, he had heard people say that a virtuous wife brings few troubles to her husband, but he didn't agree with that. He thought that men worked hard outside based on their own abilities, so why should they care about women?

But when Xu Fen followed the army to Pingchuan Island, he gradually understood the deeper meaning of these words.

Xu Fen had only been with the army for more than two years, but she had already offended all the young military wives in the family compound. The only ones with whom she had never quarreled were those whose husbands were of higher rank or who were Li Changjun's direct superiors. They were afraid that if they offended them too much, it would affect their husbands' futures.

From this perspective, Xu Fen seems to have some brains and knows who can be offended and who cannot be offended. So even though she offended many people, Li Changjun's work did not seem to be affected much.

But this is of course impossible. Li Changjun's job is not just to serve the leader well. He also needs to maintain good relations with officers of the same level and manage his subordinates well.

In the past two years, Xu Fen's behavior of biting people everywhere has actually caused him a lot of trouble in building interpersonal relationships.

But then again, Xu Fen had quarreled with others in the past, but it was always over trivial matters, and any offense she caused was just a verbal dispute.

Therefore, no matter how fiercely they quarreled at that time, it would not cause a breakup between the two families. As long as he talked to others properly, his relationship with the other man would not be affected too much.

But the situation is different now. Although the matter is trivial, Su Ting is a pregnant woman. If the two of them do not pay attention to the proper manner when quarreling and it affects the baby in Su Ting's belly, the trivial matter can become a big matter.

And if it really comes to that, he will definitely have to face not only the wrath of He Dongchuan, but also the punishment from above.

Li Changjun had to ask one more question: "So what are you going to do?"

Xu Fen opened her mouth, but got stuck as soon as she said the word "I". She didn't know what to do.

Whenever she encountered such a thing in the past, she would always argue with others. Even if there was no result, she had to have the upper hand in terms of momentum.

But today, when she quarreled with Su Ting, she didn't even get the upper hand, and she couldn't even say a few words. It was so aggrieved. If it weren't for this, she wouldn't still be holding a grudge in her heart.

Then continue to quarrel with Su Ting?

Xu Fen felt that this was not very reliable. When it came to quarreling, she was definitely better than Su Ting. But who was shameless? She took advantage of her pregnancy and wouldn't let her say a word. If she did, she would complain about having a stomachache.

If we have another fight, the result will probably be the same.

Not to mention fighting, she suspected that if a fight really broke out, Su Ting might fall down holding her stomach before her hand even touched her, and she would still have to blame her for the fight.

Thinking about it this way, Xu Fen found that she really seemed to have no way to deal with Su Ting.

Xu Fen was very unwilling: "So, are we just going to let it go about the matter of her son scratching our son's face?"

"Our son's face is intact, so a few scratches are nothing," Li Changjun said. "Besides, she's pregnant now. If you quarrel with a pregnant woman, even if you win, it's not fair, don't you think?"

Xu Fen said unhappily, "Win? She held her stomach and cried out in pain after I said a few words. How could I win?"

"It's not that you can't win, you just let her win." Li Changjun said seriously, "This shows that you are a kind person. If you meet someone who is not easy to talk to, who cares whether she is pregnant or has a stomachache? Right?"

Although Xu Fen didn't mean to give in to Su Ting, everyone likes to hear praise. Xu Fen snorted twice: "Okay, I won't quarrel with her, don't worry."

After saying this, she turned over, looked at the dark wall because the lights were not on, and thought, it’s okay not to quarrel, but she has to get out of this tone.

But how to get out?

Su Ting is someone who cannot be hit or scolded...

Xu Fen fell asleep before she could figure out a solution. However, when she woke up the next day, she had an idea in mind. Although she couldn't beat or scold Su Ting, she could ruin her reputation!

So after breakfast, Xu Fen went out to find someone to complain to.

The story was about what happened yesterday. Xu Fen said, "He Yan scratched my son's face. I asked him to apologize to my son. It's not too much, right? But guess what Su Ting said after she came? She said my son couldn't win the fight. It was his own fault! Isn't that infuriating?"

The people who were listening to Xu Fen's complaints looked at her sideways, thinking, isn't this the same thing you use to shut people up? Do you also know how to annoy people?

I also thought it was strange: "Did Comrade Su really say this? That's impossible, right?"

"How is it impossible? I have never seen anyone like her. Her child beat someone up, but she was still so arrogant. She took advantage of her pregnancy and told me to shut up if I said one more word. When I refused, she held her belly and said she felt uncomfortable because I pissed her off! Do you think it's okay to be angry?"

The people who heard her complaints continued to look at her, thinking, "Why haven't you seen this before? When your son beat someone, weren't you so arrogant?"

The gossiping question was: "Did she apologize in the end?"

"What an apology! Guess what she said in the end? In front of two class teachers, she refused to admit it. She said as long as she didn't see the two kids fighting, she would just pretend nothing happened. I was so mad!" He covered his chest.

Those who listened to her complaints thought: Okay, learned it.

So, despite Xu Fen's publicity, Su Ting's reputation did not deteriorate much.

Not only that, in the following period of time, Su Ting clearly felt that more military wives came out to say hello to her, and among these military wives, many had quarreled with Xu Fen and came to her to ask for advice on how to deal with Xu Fen.

Su Ting couldn't help but sigh: The unity of the family depends on Xu Fen!

…

Because Xu Fen focused on destroying Su Ting's reputation and did not go to her house to cause trouble, Su Ting lived a peaceful life throughout October.

In November, the temperature on Pingchuan Island dropped again. Su Ting put on another layer of clothes and a thin coat. She also began to feel sleepy and gained weight.

In fact, during the first three months of pregnancy, apart from occasional nausea, Su Ting really didn't look like a pregnant woman.

For many people, the first change after becoming pregnant is sleepiness. However, Su Ting probably slept a lot to begin with, sleeping at least eight hours every night and taking a nap during the day, so she did not feel obviously sleep deprived after becoming pregnant.

She didn't gain any noticeable weight. Her belly only grew a little in the first three months, and you couldn't see her pregnant belly at all when she put on clothes.

But after entering the fourth month, Su Ting always felt that she did not get enough sleep. She would basically go back to her room and fall asleep on the bed after dinner and shower at night. She would sleep until at least seven or eight o'clock in the morning before getting up. The nap time was also extended from more than half an hour to one and a half hours.

Fortunately, He Yan is very well behaved. If Su Ting doesn’t get up in the morning, he will go get milk and buy breakfast by himself, so he doesn’t cause any worry at all.

Perhaps because she no longer had to worry about it, Su Ting's appetite started to grow. She used to feel choked up when she ate two taels of rice in one meal, but now she can eat three taels and eats more vegetables than before.

The most obvious change brought about by the change in appetite is that she has gained weight. Although not to the extent of having a double chin, her face does look rounder. Her belly has also started to grow bigger, and her pregnant belly can be seen even when she wears slightly thin clothes.

Although Su Ting's movements are not affected by her pregnancy for the time being, she feels that in the next few months, her belly will definitely get bigger and bigger, making it difficult for her to move.

So when the publishing house sent her another withdrawal slip and told her that "Leaving Taohua Village" was already on the market, Su Ting counted the industrial coupons she had on hand, borrowed some from others, and while going to the market to withdraw money, she also bought all the clothes the family needed for the winter.

Although they were a family, in reality only she and He Yan bought new clothes.

I bought the most things for He Yan, two coats, two sweaters, two pairs of pants, and a base shirt. Anyway, what you wear in autumn can be worn in winter, so there is no need to buy so many base shirts.

She also bought him a pair of shoes, but Su Ting didn't plan to let him wear them so soon. She also planned to keep one set of the clothes and pants she bought for him to wear during the Chinese New Year.

She didn't plan to come to the city again before the Chinese New Year.

Su Ting bought two pairs of pants for herself, both of which were specially for pregnant women. As her belly grew bigger, the loose pants she bought before almost became tight pants. If she didn't buy two pairs of pants, she would have nothing to wear during the New Year.

She bought a sweater and a coat, and also a pair of new shoes, but she didn't buy leather shoes. Instead, she bought handmade cotton shoes that were stuffed with cotton and were warmer to wear in winter than leather shoes.

When shopping, Su Ting did not completely forget He Dongchuan and bought him a pair of leather gloves.

Although the winter in Pingchuan Island is not as severe as that in the capital, the wind is still freezing. He Dongchuan's hands were almost frozen from riding to and from the military camp every day.

The leather gloves are windproof and have a thin layer of fur inside, which is perfect for him.

In addition to gloves, Su Ting also bought him a bottle of vanishing cream and a lipstick.

He Dongchuan reacted strongly to this, thinking that it was ridiculous for a grown man like him to put on face cream and lipstick every day! No, absolutely not!

After listening to this, Su Ting felt that these men were really good at talking tough. Even though their faces were chapped and their lips were dry and bleeding, they still insisted that they didn't need face cream or lipstick.

Su Ting didn't care about his opinion and bought it anyway. After all, she would be able to let him use it after buying it.

In case he really doesn't want to use them, she will give these two things to He Yan. This handsome guy needs to be pampered since he was young!

Because she didn't plan to come to Pingchuan Island before the New Year, Su Ting was afraid that she would miss something, so she made a list before coming and wrote down everything she might need in the next few months. She didn't care what she could buy at the supply and marketing cooperative on the island, and she marked the things that she couldn't buy, and bought everything this time.

So after buying the things she remembered, Su Ting took out the list from her pocket, looked it over against the things she had bought, added the things she had forgotten to buy, and left.

Actually, there is one thing I haven’t bought yet, and that is He Dongchuan’s birthday present.

He Dongchuan is young, and his birthday is in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, which is the end of January this year according to the solar calendar. This is the time when Su Ting does not plan to go out, so she plans to take advantage of this trip to the city to buy a birthday present.

But He Dongchuan stared at her too closely.

Because he was afraid that Su Ting would be tripped by someone when he was not paying attention, after her belly became bigger, He Dongchuan would stay with her every time they went out.

Under such circumstances, Su Ting had no time to secretly buy gifts.

But the gift she wanted to give was obviously bought for him at first glance. She bought it right under his nose and kept it hidden away. Even if he couldn't guess it now, he would be able to think of it when his birthday was approaching.

There is no surprise at all.

Or you might as well not buy it, saving both money and coupons.

Although she thought so in her heart, Su Ting finally couldn't bear to do it. She took the father and son back to the shoe counter and picked out a pair of leather shoes for He Dongchuan.

The leather shoes are not expensive, less than ten yuan.

In fact, if you buy it in Shanghai, the leather shoes can be even cheaper, only 76.5 cents. Yes, the shoes she bought for He Dongchuan were the famous 765 leather shoes of that era, officially known as pigskin-surface vulcanized-soled molded leather shoes. [1]

Because the leather shoes were imported from Shanghai, the selling price included the cost of transportation, and the price of single and double pairs was increased by one or two yuan.

Even if the price is one or two yuan more expensive than in Shanghai, for most people, these shoes are cheap enough. On the first day of the 765 shoes sale in the department store, the queue was so long that the entire floor was blocked.

Although the heyday has long passed and has not appeared again, this does not affect the fact that 765 leather shoes are a hot commodity in this era.

Su Ting bought the leather shoes for He Dongchuan not for fashion, but because he could wear them when he went to the barracks.

Su Ting learned about this by chance recently.

Because He Dongchuan never said it and she didn't ask specifically, she always thought that except for the vest he wore inside, all the exposed clothes such as hat, coat, military pants and leather shoes with belts were only issued by the army.

This is also the main reason why He Dongchuan is missed every time their family buys clothes. He wears military uniform all year round, and he only wears the clothes a few times after they are bought. Just like the shirt and trousers bought for him before, he has never worn them many times.

Just buy him some clothes occasionally, anything more is a waste of money and tickets.

He Dongchuan usually wears two kinds of shoes, one is formal leather shoes, the other is Jiefang shoes. He wears both kinds together. If the glue on his shoes comes off, he just asks someone to repair them and waits for new shoes to be sent after the season changes. He never thought of asking Su Ting to buy him a pair.

So Su Ting didn't think much about it until she heard Chen Shaomei complaining about her man a while ago. He was so proud of himself after buying new leather shoes. His shoes made a clattering sound when he walked every day. She asked in confusion, "Does your man wear new shoes every day when he comes home?"

Chen Shaomei was stunned for a moment and said, "No, he wears it when he goes out in the morning and comes back in the evening. What does he need to change into?"

Su Ting felt something was wrong and after asking around, she found out that they could wear the shoes they bought themselves.

Later, Su Ting thought about it and realized that it was just right, as He Dongchuan’s birthday present was ready.

After choosing the shoes, Su Ting asked He Dongchuan to try on the size.

Originally she wanted to give him a surprise, but now people were watching right beside her, so there was no need for surprise. Forget about it and just try it again to see if it fits.

Although He Dongchuan had never thought about buying shoes, his wife wanted to buy them for him. He was very happy. He tried on the shoes with a serious expression, walked back and forth for a while and said, "Very good, these shoes are very comfortable to wear, and they don't rub my feet at all."

Seeing how happy he was, Su Ting couldn't help but reflect on whether she had bought too few things for him before. This time, she saw how happy he was.

How about buying him a few more pairs of shoes in the future?

I can only buy shoes. Buying clothes still has the same old problem: I can only wear them a few times.

If this were fifty years later, when people could buy anything they wanted as long as they had money, Su Ting wouldn't have been so stingy. But now, buying clothes requires not only money but also tickets, and she couldn't bear to waste tickets.

Anyway, since He Dongchuan liked it, Su Ting didn't delay any longer and asked the salesperson to write out a receipt for her to take to check out.

After paying, the shoes were handed directly to He Dongchuan by the salesperson. Su Ting was pregnant and He Yan was still young, so He Dongchuan naturally kept all the things they bought and did not put them down until they got home.

Su Ting divided the clothes into two parts. One side contained the clothes that would be worn during the Chinese New Year, which did not need to be washed for the time being and were put away directly in the closet; the other side contained the clothes that she would wear soon, which had to be washed quickly, especially her two pairs of maternity pants, which were waiting to be worn.

When Su Ting was assigned the shoes to buy for He Dongchuan, she was in a dilemma. Should she give them to him now or save them for his birthday?

She looked up at He Dongchuan.

He was sitting in front of her, concentrating on drinking water, not looking at her, and seemed not to care about what she did with her shoes.

Thinking that his two pairs of shoes were still in good condition, Su Ting turned the shoe box in her hand and put the shoes into the team to be worn during the New Year. She would wait until his birthday to give them to him.

After Su Ting distributed the clothes, it was He Dongchuan's turn to work.

Seeing that the shoes he had just tried on were put into the pile for Chinese New Year wear, He Dongchuan had no objection and did not ask any further questions. It was also nice to wear new shoes during Chinese New Year.

After putting away the clothes for the New Year, He Dongchuan had to continue washing clothes.

Because Su Ting was afraid that the dark-colored clothes would fade, the clothes had to be washed separately, dark-colored clothes in one basin and light-colored clothes in another. As they were new clothes, He Dongchuan didn't dare to rub them too hard, and it took him more than twenty minutes to wash several pieces of clothes.

Wash your clothes and hang them out directly.

The weather has been good recently. Su Ting will hang the clothes out to dry for half a day today and another day tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, she will be able to wear maternity pants.

But Su Ting didn't think about this at the moment. She was fiddling with the vanishing cream and lipstick she bought, thinking about how to apply them on He Dongchuan's face.

All things are difficult at the beginning. Su Ting felt that as long as it happened the first time, it would be easy to let He Dongchuan wipe it later.

It’s just the first time, how do I start?

It was obviously impossible to expect He Dongchuan to take the initiative himself. His resistance to skin care products was clear on his face. Su Ting guessed that she could only find another way. But she was not in a hurry because winter was so long.

Then that night, Su Ting took action.

…

When He Dongchuan returned to the master bedroom after taking a shower, he saw Su Ting applying perfume to He Yan.

Although the older one is not happy to apply vanishing cream, the younger one is very receptive to children's cream. He is even a little self-indulgent after applying it. He touched his face back and forth with his hands and said, "Mom, my face is so smooth, it feels so comfortable to touch, and it smells so good. Mom, please smell it." He stretched his neck and put his face in front of Su Ting for her to smell it.

Su Ting lowered her head and smelled it: "Hmm! Xiao Yan smells so good!" Then she gave the little guy a kiss.

The young man chuckled and twisted his body proudly while sitting on the bed, until He Dongchuan, who was sitting at the end of the bed, couldn't stand it anymore and raised his chin and said, "You should go back to your room and sleep."

He Yan's face fell, and he pouted and asked, "Mom, can I sleep with you tonight?"

Without waiting for Su Ting to answer, He Dongchuan said, "You are already a big kid, can you stop thinking about sleeping with your parents all the time?"

He Yan pouted even higher and turned his head away, ignoring He Dongchuan.

bad dad.

Although Su Ting didn't care whether He Yan slept with them or not, she thought about what she was going to do later and said, "Mom has something to tell Dad today. Can we sleep together next time?"

Mom spoke, and He Yan could only sigh and say, "Okay, then Mom, can you coax me to sleep?"

At this time, He Dongchuan was easy to talk to again, and he recommended himself: "I can coax you to sleep."

He Yan immediately looked at Su Ting pitifully: "Mom..." He might as well sleep by himself instead of letting his dad coax him to sleep.

Su Ting knew that in order to save trouble, He Dongchuan would read military books that He Yan could not understand while coaxing him to sleep. This method had a good hypnotic effect and was far more useful than telling stories to children.

Sometimes when she wanted to be lazy, she would ask He Dongchuan to coax He Yan to sleep. However, she had just rejected He Yan's request to sleep in the master bedroom, and she couldn't bear to disappoint him again, so she smiled and said, "Mom will coax you to sleep."

After saying that, he went to the second bedroom with He Yan.

Su Ting was gone for half an hour. When she returned to the master bedroom, she looked a little tired. He Dongchuan said, "I just said let me coax him to sleep."

"I'm afraid Xiaoyan will cry." Su Ting said with a smile. In fact, it was not difficult to coax Xiaoyan to sleep, and she didn't feel tired. It was just that she was more prone to sleepiness recently, and she went to bed late today, so she couldn't help yawning.

Su Ting sat down in front of the dressing table, opened the box of vanishing cream she bought for He Dongchuan, and took some out of it.

Watching her movements, He Dongchuan reminded her, "I don't use vanishing cream."

Su Ting said unhappily: "I didn't ask you to wipe it, I used it myself."

There were no skin care products specifically for men at that time, so the Su Ting vanishing cream I bought for He Dongchuan was indeed useful.

However, although vanishing creams of this era do not have so many additives, they are still chemical products after all. Su Ting has not used it much since she became pregnant, and only applies a little when her skin is dry and uncomfortable recently.

But because of this, He Dongchuan did not doubt her words. He nodded and leaned back on the pillow to continue adjusting his watch.

After emulsifying the vanishing cream, Su Ting quietly got on the bed, crawled on her knees to He Dongchuan's side, lowered her head and asked softly, "Is it ready?"

He Dongchuan nodded and raised his head.

In a flash, Su Ting put her hands covered with cold cream directly on his face and rubbed it up and down vigorously.

The fragrance penetrated into his nose, and He Dongchuan reflexively tilted his head back, but as soon as he moved, Su Ting spoke: "If you move any further, I will fall down!"

He Dongchuan didn't dare to move, and could only let Su Ting touch his face all over. He said helplessly: "Didn't you say you wouldn't force me to apply vanishing cream?"

"I was just talking, but you really believed it?" Su Ting had a sly smile on her face.

He Dongchuan: “…” He was convinced.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Su Ting gently stroked his cheek and said, "And I let you apply the vanishing cream for your own good. Feel it for yourself. After applying the vanishing cream, does your face feel less tight? Is your skin more relaxed than before?"

He Dongchuan followed her instructions and felt it. He didn't feel his skin was more relaxed than before. He just felt that her hand was touching his face and it was very comfortable. He replied vaguely, "Yeah."

Su Ting followed up by asking, "Will you still use vanishing cream in the future?"

He Dongchuan thought that if she helped him apply the cream like this every night, he would not be unable to let her rub it reluctantly.