Su Chen had always envied this kind of life. He had participated in missions during training and longed for it.
I packed up all the things I brought. There wasn't even a blade of grass left in the yard.
He carried his lunchbox to the mess hall. It was mealtime for the soldiers, and the only sound in the mess hall was the clinking of chopsticks against plates and bowls.
Suddenly a woman walked into the cafeteria, and many people looked at Su Chen with curiosity.
Lunch consisted of dark-colored steamed buns, a local specialty called water spinach, and roasted taro.
One steamed bun, and half a spoonful of vegetables. Time to go home for dinner.
As for Liu Baoguo, I can't worry about him; he must be extremely busy right now.
Liu Baoguo didn't return until after 8 PM. He was enjoying Su Chen's service.
Lying in bed, she said, "Go to sleep, your eyes are all red."
"Now that I have a wife, how can I fall asleep?"
"I can't right now."
"What's wrong?" Er Lengzi sat up abruptly.
Su Chen grabbed his arm, "You lie down and rest. I'm fine, but I might be pregnant, though it's not showing on my pulse yet."
Er Lengzi was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at Su Chen. He knew she was pregnant, but hearing it, he couldn't understand it for a moment.
"Wife! Pregnant?"
"It's possible, just possible, we can't be sure yet."
Er Lengzi carefully lay down next to Su Chen, staring intently at him. About ten minutes later, Er Lengzi finally processed the news.
She grabbed Su Chen's hand. "You've suffered because of me."
"I don't care, you should get some rest. I need to go to the clinic tomorrow."
"Wife, you should stay home and rest."
"It's okay, I know my body."
The next day, when Er Lengzi heard the reveille, he rolled over and got up. He saw his wife lying next to him and smiled.
I've had moments like that in my life too.
Su Chen got up too. Liu Baoguo had already tidied up. "You can sleep a little longer."
"Go ahead."
After finishing breakfast, Su Chen went to the health center, found the team leader there, and explained his purpose.
"Welcome very much. To be honest, we don't have many people with real skills here, but we're okay in nursing."
"I'm fairly good at traditional Chinese medicine, and I also know some Western medicine."
Su Chen spent the entire day familiarizing himself with the surroundings, feeling extremely saddened. So many people, yet so little medical care.
This sanitation team only had eight people: two older women in their forties or fifties, and the remaining six were young girls around eighteen or nineteen years old.
The couple only had a chance to chat in the evening. "Su Chen, what do you think of the health center?"
"I want to go outside tomorrow. There are too few medicines here. I want to check out the Chinese medicinal herbs here. The climate here should be suitable for their growth. It's still a relatively quiet time, so I'll stock up on some."
"Okay, let Xiao Chen go with you, but don't go too far."
"Hehe, you're overthinking it. I'm pretty good at fighting."
And so, Su Chen went out every day, searching little by little on the mountain, and also taught Xiao Chen to recognize some of the local herbs.
A month later, the temperature difference between day and night here was too great, and Su Chen was already preparing to take out his quilt for the night.
"Liu Baoguo, I am really pregnant, more than two months along."
In fact, Er Lengzi had already assumed his wife was pregnant, and he had completely ignored her "maybe".
After a month of intense training here, Shi Tou seems to have matured a lot.
Su Chen went up the mountain and hunted two rabbits and a pheasant. He specially invited Shi Tou to dinner today.
They've adapted well here, while the Liu family is packing their bags.
Chengzi personally delivered the sleeper tickets. This time, two men were sent to take the old lady home. Zhang Hongmei had sent them to her hometown to investigate the possibility of building an electronics factory there.
Liu Aimin loaded the motorcycle and all the electrical appliances into the van. It was packed full.
"Aimin, you two don't need to worry, we'll be waiting for you at Hongmei's house."
"Grandma, I understand, no rush."
"Is the gasoline ready?"
"Alright, and we can refuel at the armed forces station along the way, so don't worry."
The old lady and her group of six got into the car, and Zhang Hongmei personally saw them off with her five children.
"Madam, are you able to take care of Chongyu?"
"Okay, your grandparents are here too. Don't worry, you've got it. Go back now."
The five children surrounded the old lady. "Grandma, when will you be able to come back?"
"Even I can't be sure. When you miss me, go back to our hometown to see me."
That's also your ancestral home; your ancestors are waiting for you there.
The children longed to grow up. "Grandpa, we'll grow up quickly!"
After seeing them off, Zhang Hongmei returned with several children. She had already swapped her classes with another professor today, and only needed to teach two classes in the afternoon.
"Mom, when are we going back to our hometown to visit our ancestors?"
"Mom doesn't know either. It's so difficult for us to go out, given our identities. It's such a waste of time and money."
The children didn't understand either, but they knew they couldn't go back, so they all looked dejected.
"It's alright, you can call your ancestor. When he comes home, a telephone will be installed in his house."
Looking at his listless mother and six children, Gu Chuanming felt a pang of sadness. He didn't know if they would ever see each other again after this parting. Perhaps even until his death, he wouldn't be able to see her off on her final journey.
“Grandpa, I’m calling Carlos and asking him to design a helicopter for me. If that time really comes, I might be able to see the old lady one last time.”
"Well, I hope she will have a smooth life in the future."
After seeing the old lady off, Zhang Hongmei felt uneasy for several days.
Zhang Shouyi was at a loss, seeing his wife looking listless.
Lu Jing came over and said, "Madam, it's Liu Baoguo on the phone."
Sitting to one side, Zhang Shouyi looked at Zhang Hongmei, whose face was now smiling, and felt less nervous.
"Brother Zhang, Su Chen is pregnant, more than two months along. That's great. Brother Er Lengzi is pregnant too."
"Do you want to take it and raise it?"
"It depends on whether the couple is willing. They are their own flesh and blood, I'm afraid they won't be able to part with their child. Besides, it's not that dangerous there."
"Hehe, I was thinking you wanted to raise this child."
"I do want to raise them! But it's really unfair to separate them from their family. We'll see when the time comes."
Once Zhang Hongmei's mood improved, the younger children dared to play around in front of her.
Zhang Hongmei felt that the others also had their own premonition of danger and were very sensitive to the emotions of those around them.
Once they're a bit older, I'll give them the storage rings. One for each of them, just right. This way, there won't be any dissatisfaction among the children in the future.
That evening, Zhang Hongmei told Zhang Shouyi about her plans.
"Let's wait until they're ten years old, when their thinking will be more mature."
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