Chapter 160: Xu's mother is here again, bringing her family with her
Just these one sentence successfully persuaded the military wife. Since the expenses had been paid, she stopped struggling.
She lay cautiously on the bed, touching her belly with eyes full of joy. She and Dajun had wanted to have another child for a long time, but because her mother-in-law was here, they did not have enough time to spend together.
Not long after the mother-in-law left, she got pregnant again. The military daughter-in-law continued to give her intravenous fluids while touching her belly.
He Shulan went downstairs to fetch some water. The military wife touched her belly with great joy, looked at the timid girl next to her, and waved at her.
"Nell, come here. Mommy has a baby in her belly. Come and touch it."
Xu Nier touched her mother's belly carefully, with a look of cherishment on her face. On New Year's Eve, the mother and daughter had a meal of dumplings in the hospital.
Today is New Year's Eve and the troops have no training in the afternoon. Some young soldiers who cannot go home go to the cafeteria in groups of three or five to eat the big pot of rice prepared by the troops, while those who have families naturally go home to celebrate the New Year with their wives and children.
Jiang Xingyan greeted Xu Dajun early in the morning. When he had some time in the afternoon, Xu Dajun strode towards the hospital with joy in his eyes.
His wife has another child, and he is going to be a father again.
Xu Dajun was so excited that he opened the door and saw He Shulan who was taking care of her. He stepped forward to thank her and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to bother you. If it weren't for you, my wife would have been..."
He Shulan waved her hands. Since Dajun's wife and her husband were here, it was time for her to leave. She smiled and said, "It wasn't me. It was my niece who found it first. Dajun, tell your wife to take care of herself and stop eating those messy things. It's not good for her health."
After she finished speaking, she left. Only Xu Dajun and his family of three were left in the room. Xu Nier stood aside with her head down, not saying a word.
Xu Dajun was so excited that he couldn't speak. He went forward and touched his wife's belly, "Is it true, is it true?"
"Yes, just over a month." The military wife answered sweetly.
Upon learning that his wife was hospitalized for eating something bad, Xu Dajun's face darkened and he began to blame her without further explanation, "I told you to eat less bean paste, but you ate that when you were pregnant. Luckily someone brought you to the hospital, otherwise the baby would definitely not be saved."
After hearing from Jiang Xingyan that his wife had food poisoning, and it turned out to be caused by the soybean paste at home, Xu Dajun was furious and muttered in the ward: "I threw away your soybean paste a long time ago. Why eat it when it's already moldy?"
Wu Fangyun was a thrifty person. She had only a few cents left and couldn't buy anything. So she thought about eating less at noon and just having some snacks with her children to cushion her head. Unexpectedly, she got an upset stomach and was admitted to the hospital.
Fortunately, the baby in my belly is fine, which is a blessing in disguise.
On New Year's Eve, while other families were reunited at home, the Xu family of three sat in the hospital drinking cold water and eating cold meals. Xu Dajun couldn't sit still.
His butt felt like it was stuck with needles on the stool. He stood for a while and then walked around. Just when he wanted to go home and cook something, someone came up to look for him.
"Who is Xu Dajun? Someone is looking for you downstairs."
Xu Dajun followed the nurse downstairs. When he saw the people downstairs, he widened his eyes in surprise, "Mom, Jindan, why are you here?"
In just over a month since they last saw each other, Xu Jindan had become darker and thinner, and Xu Dajun might not even be able to recognize that he was his son if he were in a crowd.
The moment Xu Jindan saw his father, tears could not stop falling. He went up and hugged his father's legs, "Dad, I will never go back."
It was so cold in his hometown that he felt cold even with lots of clothes on. Even his quilt was cold when he slept. And the delicious food his grandma talked about was nothing. There were only eggs all day long. Xu Jindan even suspected that he smelled like chicken shit from all the food he ate.
It was all a lie. His grandma deliberately tricked him into going back. It was not fun at all back home. Xu Jindan swore that he would never go back again.
And Xu's mother, who used to be full of energy, is now listless, and her rough face can't even hide the dark circles under her eyes.
"Son, Jindan is clamoring to come back and I can't persuade him." Xu's mother sighed. Her grandson had gotten used to life in the army and when he came home he complained about being cold and having a leaky dry toilet.
After a while, Xu's mother couldn't take care of the child anymore, so she just sent him back.
"Dajun, do you know this girl? She's your sister's daughter, Xiaomei. You held her in your arms when she was a child." Mother Xu pushed the little girl beside her in front of Xu Dajun.
Xu Dajun took a careful look and laughed happily, "Niece, why are you here?"
Xiaomei looked at the hospital and the military environment here with envy, and said with a smile: "Uncle, my grandma asked me to come over to take care of your children."
"Your sister is pregnant again, and your brother-in-law is a very busy man. Xiaomei is already 15 years old this year. I want you to find her a marriage here."
After spending some time in the army, Xu's mother broadened her horizons. Compared with the boys in the army, the boys in the village were just worthless.
If his granddaughter can find someone in the army, she will be able to enjoy happiness in the future, live a good life, and help her family.
Xu's mother had a lot of plans. Looking at the people in white coats coming and going, Xu's mother frowned and walked forward to touch her son with worry, "Dajun, why are you in the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?"
When they arrived, they happened to meet some soldiers. Xu's mother told them her son's name and they were brought in. When they went to the family compound, they found no one at home. Someone told them to keep walking east, and then Xu's mother led them here.
Xu Dajun said cheerfully, "Mom, I'm fine. It's Fangyun who is pregnant again."
"What?" Xu's mother's eyes widened. "Wu Fangyun is pregnant. Oh my God, our Xu family has a successor again."
Xu Dajun and his mother were talking and laughing happily, but they all ignored Xu Jindan beside them. When Xu Jindan learned that his mother was pregnant again, he was very unhappy.
There can only be one boy in this family, and he will never allow another to compete with him for his affection.
If it really is a boy, he will be my younger brother in the future, and all the delicious food and drinks will belong to him and have nothing to do with me.
No one knew what Xu Jindan was thinking, and no one could believe that a three or four-year-old child could think so much.
Mother Xu led her grandson in and learned that Wu Fangyun still needed to be hospitalized for observation. She frowned and sneered, "How can you be so frivolous? When I was pregnant with you, I was still working on the farm. Dajun, is the hospital fee expensive?"
Xu Dajun was immersed in joy and replied casually, "Not expensive."