"It's alright, Madam is in very good health."
"That's good." Gu Chuanming was relieved.
"Dr. Sun, could you also take my grandfather's and father's pulses? They haven't been feeling well lately, and I'm worried about them."
The two elderly people did not refuse Zhang Hongmei's request.
"Madam, please rest assured, both of the elderly are in excellent health. They are already at this age, but their physical functions are still very good, just like those of people in their forties. You don't need to worry about them."
Zhang Hongmei was relieved. With Zhou Shixiong gone, the old lady only had a few years left. She sincerely wanted the elderly folks to live a few more years. Life is getting better and better, and she wanted them to enjoy it too.
Dr. Sun, please wait a moment. Let's go to the old lady's house together to check on her. Even though Bai Xue is with us, I'm still worried.
The whole family came out and arrived at the old lady's house. They saw the old lady sitting in the yard, gazing at the sky.
Upon seeing Zhang Hongmei enter, the old lady quickly got up.
"Grandma, let's go inside. Aren't you cold outside?"
"It's not cold, it's comfortable outside."
The children all called her "Grandma." The old woman's smile became even more genuine.
Everyone came out of their rooms, even Ma Li was helped by her mother.
Everyone greeted each other with smiles.
"Grandma, Dr. Sun just took my pulse. I'm two months pregnant. My grandpa and dad are also in good health."
I asked Dr. Sun to come and check on everyone in the family, especially my second sister-in-law, who is about to give birth.
This time, the old lady's smile widened even more. The old woman believed in the blessings of many children, so she was naturally delighted to hear that Zhang Hongmei was pregnant. She didn't refuse to have her pulse taken.
After taking the pulse, Dr. Sun was extremely shocked. This old man was 101 years old this year, and judging from his pulse, he would definitely live another four or five years without any problems.
"Madam, the old lady is in really good health, really really good health."
Hearing this, Zhang Hongmei felt reassured. Next up were Liu Changhe and his wife. They were also in good health, though not as good as the old lady, but they were perfectly capable of living a few more years.
Liu Aimin and Hu Aifen are also in good health.
Finally, there's Ma Li. "I think she should give birth in a month at most. This woman is in good health, so don't worry, there won't be any problems with childbirth. But it's best to have an ultrasound to check if the baby's umbilical cord is wrapped around its neck."
The family members nodded. "Lu Jing, Bai Xue, you drive your sister-in-law to the hospital in a little while."
After seeing Dr. Sun off, Lu Jing drove with Ma Li's mother and Bai Xue to the hospital.
Zhang Hongmei and the old lady sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), and the children gathered around them. Liu Qiang and Chongyu looked longingly at their four older brothers.
Zhang Hongmei found it quite interesting. "You four older brothers will be going to school from now on."
"Auntie, really?"
"Of course, they're going to school tomorrow. Ping An and the others should be going to school too, right?"
"Yes, they've all gone to school," the old lady nodded.
"Aimin, go call Maocai and tell him and his family to come over for lunch."
"Grandma, I'm going right now."
Liu Qiang frowned as he looked at Zhang Hongmei. "Auntie, does that mean that from now on, only Chongyu, Zhiyuan, and I will be left studying at home?"
"Yeah, it's just the three of you."
Liu Qiang sighed in a mature and worldly manner. "The only good thing is that my four older brothers are home at night."
The old lady smiled. These children... In the blink of an eye, Liu Qiang and Zhiyuan were six years old. "Zhenye, go play."
After the six children got off the kang (a heated brick bed), only the mother and daughter were left.
"Grandma, I hope I can have a daughter this time."
"It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, it's good if it's a girl too. I think Ma Li is having a boy this time."
"Hehe, I asked my second sister-in-law, and she hopes it's a boy."
"Yes, I also hope it's a boy," the old lady said softly.
The mother and daughter were talking quietly on the kang (a heated brick bed) about Shitou's wedding. The old lady didn't like gossip and wanted to know what was going on in the village, but Hu Aifen would have to come back.
An hour later, Liu Maocai and his family arrived; there were eight of them in total.
Stone and Willow Catkins, as a newlywed couple, were quite passionate.
"Stone, when are you leaving?"
"Sister Hongmei, I want to leave at the end of the month, which is about ten days away."
"Okay, Liu Xu, you'll have company over there." Su Chen was happy now.
Er Ya, Li Cuihua, and Liu Xu went to the kitchen to cook.
Lu Jing and the others came back, and everything was fine. Moreover, the ultrasound showed that it was another boy, which made Ma Li and her daughter very happy.
Hu Aifen was also very happy. Chongyu was only one grandson, which was still too few, so this was good enough.
Because it was a period of mourning, all the dishes were vegetarian, but because there were so many people, everyone still ate quite happily.
After dinner, the family went home, mainly to let Zhang Hongmei get more rest.
The next morning, Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo accompanied the four children to school.
Gu Chuanming was overjoyed; this was wonderful, as he could once again experience taking his child to school. Zhang Xingguo shared the same sentiment, so both elderly people were quite excited.
The students had all started school, so they went directly to the principal.
Upon seeing Zhang Xingguo arrive, the principal immediately ran over and saluted, saying, "Former teacher Shi Zhiqiang salutes the leader."
Zhang Xingguo glanced at the man. Was this his subordinate? He really didn't know he had a principal as a subordinate.
Zhang Xingguo returned the greeting. "No need for that, we've all retired. I'm here to bring my grandson to school."
"Commander, please come inside." Shi Zhiqiang invited them to sit down and poured them water.
The six of them followed the principal to the office. Chengzi handed over the household registration booklet.
Zhang Xingguo said, "These are my four grandsons. They want to go straight to the third year of junior high school. Please arrange the exams for them."
Shi Zhiqiang flipped through the household registration book and clicked his tongue. These four children are too good. They are not even ten years old yet, but they want to go to the third year of junior high school.
But he also knew that this was the young master of the leader's family, so he really didn't dare to say anything.
"Sir, arrange for them to take the exam immediately." Since they requested it themselves, we should just do as they say.
"Shi Zhiqiang, go talk to the ninth grade teachers and tell them we can't use easy tests."
"Yes, sir. I'll go and call two teachers right away. Is it alright if we use this year's final exam papers?"
"Okay, that's settled."
Shi Zhiqiang called over two junior high school teachers to supervise the four of them.
Zhang Zhenye and his three friends had never participated in such a systematic exam before, and they were somewhat looking forward to it.
Two hours later, all three exam papers were completed. The grading was done right here.
The two teachers already knew about their grades; they were truly outstanding. They got a perfect score in math, over 90 in Chinese, and their politics score was particularly impressive.
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