Chapter 147

Most of these girls have done farm work at home, but only a few of them know how to put up a tent.

It was getting dark, and there were twenty girls but not even a single tent could be set up.

Xu Wen held his waist and accompanied them, looking at the watch from time to time.

His lower abdomen wasn't bulging noticeably yet, but Xu Wen's back pain was getting worse.

After standing or sitting for a while, the pain starts from the waist and then spreads to the back.

The pain made her feel uneasy.

If she hadn't known that these girls were new here and would be scared and nervous and need comfort, she would have gone home and lay down long ago.

Song Baoying came over to accompany her after class.

Seeing that the girls were having trouble setting up the tent, Song Baoying frowned and discussed with Xu Wen, "How about I ask a few sisters-in-law to help?"

Most sisters-in-law know how to set up a tent.

Xu Wen glanced at his watch and shook his head. "Don't worry. They should be here soon."

Song Baoying wondered, "They? Who are they?"

Xu Wen raised his chin towards the camp headquarters and said, "Here they come!"

Song Baoying looked over.

I saw a blue and white color moving rapidly in this direction.

They are all officers and soldiers on the island.

Song Baoying: "..."

She asked Xu Wen, "Did you ask them to come? Or did your family member Lu Yuanzheng ask them to come?"

Although Xu Wen looked tired, the corners of his mouth turned up and he shook his head: "Neither. They should have come by themselves."

Song Baoying understood after a brief thought, and shook her head and laughed, "It's good to be young!" She glanced at Xu Wen again, "You! You have so many tricks up your sleeve!"

Xu Wen blinked and said innocently, "I don't understand what you are talking about. I just want to share my learning experience with everyone."

Song Baoying didn't respond to this, but only asked Xu Wen: "Do you think they have eaten enough?"

Is it time for dinner now?!

Rushing over at this speed, wow!

"They have a rule not to waste food. I think he must have eaten enough, but I don't know if he choked or not."

While the two were talking, the young officers and soldiers had already arrived.

Their faces were flushed, and I didn't know if it was because they were embarrassed or because they choked because they ate too quickly.

"Sister-in-law, I heard that your students can't even pitch a tent, so Lu Ying asked us to come over and give them a hand." A baby-faced boy with a small fang bared his teeth and grinned at Xu Wen.

The others nodded in agreement, their faces full of anticipation and excitement.

Song Baoying joked with them: "They are so enthusiastic even though they come to help with the work! You all have really high levels of awareness!"

The baby-faced boy touched the back of his head and grinned twice, his eyes already starting to glance towards the girl.

Xu Wen also smiled, "Then I would like to thank you on behalf of the girls."

As soon as she finished speaking, the young men rushed over.

"I dare say this was definitely not ordered by your Lu Yuanzheng." Song Baoying looked determined.

"How do you know?"

"I happened to run into Lu Yuanzheng when I was there. He asked me to tell you that he had to go to Central Island for something urgent and would be back soon. I forgot about it, and I only remembered it when they mentioned Lu Yuanzheng just now."

Xu asked: "..."

If you had remembered it later, Lu Yuanzheng would have returned.

"That's enough! You look miserable. Go back and have some rest! I'll watch over you here."

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Xu Wen was not polite this time. With Song Baoying watching over here and the officers and soldiers helping, there would be no problem if he was willing to open the door.

It's not that she is cruel and she doesn't want to torment the girls on purpose.

Xu Wen sincerely wanted to help them improve their grades, but he also wanted to help the officers and soldiers on the island solve their personal problems.

They were all girls in their twenties who suddenly came to a strange island. They had no proper place to live and even had to build their own tents.

I must be feeling wronged and scared, but I can't leave.

At this time, the soldiers suddenly appeared and set up the tent swiftly. Even if they didn't say anything, they would be like heroes sent from heaven and gain a lot of goodwill.

This is the purpose of Xu’s question.

Of course Xu Wen is at best a matchmaker, and whether they can be together depends on their fate.

"Why should we be so polite? You did a great job keeping it a secret! If Lao Shi hadn't let it slip, I wouldn't have known you were pregnant. You're so far away from home, and this is your first time being a mother. If you have any questions, just come and ask me."

Xu Wen responded repeatedly and was urged by Song Baoying to go back.

When Xu Wen got home, he found that Lu Yuanzheng had indeed returned.

He was holding his coat and looked like he was going out.

"Are you still going out?"

Lu Yuanzheng stopped walking, looked up at her, and casually hung his coat on the hanger. He came over to help Xu and asked, "No. I just saw that you were not at home, so I wanted to go look for you."

Everyone is back, why is he still going out!

Seeing Xu Wen's bad face, Lu Yuanzheng simply bent down and picked her up, "Is your waist hurting badly again?"

Xu Wen nodded, hugged Lu Yuanzheng's neck and complained: "Yeah, my back hurts."

Xu Wen would not pretend to be strong, she felt it was appropriate to show weakness.

Otherwise, how would Lu Yuanzheng know that her pregnancy was so painful?

"Go upstairs and take a rest first! Once he (she) is born, I will educate him (her) properly. I am so sorry for making you work so hard!"

Xu Wen was amused and challenged him: "What if it really is a daughter? Would you be willing to teach a girl a lesson?"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

Hesitated for a moment.

Xu Wen immediately became unhappy and accused him: "Look, you've wavered! You still prefer your little lover more!"

Lu Yuanzheng immediately stated: "That's not the case! You are my only... Dongsheng?"

Standing at the corner of the stairs was Dongsheng, who should have just woken up and was coming downstairs.

Dongsheng glanced at Xu Wen in Lu Yuanzheng's arms and asked, "Mom, are you going to have a little sister?"

Xu Wen shook his head, "It's still early!"

She patted Lu Yuanzheng's arm, signaling him to put her down.

Lu Yuanzheng pursed his lips and placed Xu Wen steadily on the ground.

Xu Wen ignored his back pain and squatted in front of Dongsheng, "When did you come back? Have you eaten?"

Usually at this time, Dongsheng would eat and drink at Doudou's house.

It's rare to see him at home.

As the saying goes, when things are out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong.

Dongsheng shook his head. "I felt a little cold and sleepy, so I came back to sleep. Now I'm a little hungry, so I want to come down to find something to eat."

As if to prove that he was not lying, his stomach cooperated by making a series of gurgling sounds.

The light at this corner was a little dim, and Xu Wen didn't see Dongsheng's expression clearly. After hearing his words, he frowned and held Dongsheng's little face with both hands.

Lu Yuanzheng also quickly took out a flashlight and turned it on.

There was an abnormal blush on Dongsheng's little face. Xu Wen raised his hand and touched his forehead, then touched Dongsheng's forehead, frowned and said, "Oh no! The child has a fever!"

"You go upstairs and rest. I'll take him to the infirmary." Lu Yuanzheng said, squatting with his back to Dongsheng and patting himself on the back, "Come up."

Dongsheng climbed onto Lu Yuanzheng's back obediently, but his eyes looked at Xu Wen. He opened his mouth but said nothing.

Seeing this, Xu Wen said to Dongsheng, "You go with dad first, I'll catch up with you guys later."

She had no mood to rest, she was full of self-blame.

Dongsheng was still fine when he went out after taking a nap in the afternoon.

In the evening, I was so busy welcoming the girls that I didn't pay attention to Guan Dongsheng. Unexpectedly, he suddenly had a fever.

The point is, the child had a fever and they, as parents, didn’t even know it.

This is what Xu Wen feels most guilty about.

I have been too busy recently, working on the 3D printer, drawing the battleship's structural drawings, picking up "students", and dealing with the discomfort caused by pregnancy. It is inevitable that I have neglected Dongsheng a little.

Lu Yuanzheng had already hurried out with Dongsheng on his back. Xu Wen found Dongsheng's water cup, got a cup of warm water, and went out to chase them.

Lu Yuanzheng walked fast to begin with, so if Xu Wen didn't run now he would definitely not be able to catch up.

She was in the early stages of pregnancy and didn't dare to run, so she could only follow with an anxious look on her face.

After a while, Dongsheng turned around and saw Xu Wen was stunned for a moment, his eyes and eyebrows showed joy, he patted Lu Yuanzheng on the shoulder twice, and shouted "Mom! Mom!"

Lu Yuanzheng stopped, turned around and saw Xu Wen, frowning: "Don't you have a backache? Go back and rest! I'm here!"

Xu Wen shook his head, "With Dongsheng like this, I can't sleep at home. Forget it, let's go see a doctor first!"

Dongsheng probably started to have a fever when he got out of school, and his temperature is just over 38 degrees.

The military doctor prescribed some medicine and suggested that Dongsheng take it first and observe. If his temperature does not go down or rise, he should come for infusion.

Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially Xu Wen.

This was the second time she saw Dongsheng sick.

For someone of Dongsheng's age, getting sick once a year is considered a relatively good physique.

But Xu Wen still felt nervous.

It might be because she received a critical illness notice the first time she became a mother, which left a shadow on her.

After the family of three returned home, Lu Yuanzheng put Dongsheng back into the crib and went downstairs to make porridge and rice for Dongsheng.

Xu Wen poured a small half cup of water, put the medicine into the water to dissolve it, and handed it to Dongsheng, "Take the medicine first."

Dongsheng licked his chapped lips, took the medicine, and asked, "Mom, can I sleep with you tonight?"

Xu Wen nodded: "Okay. But I may not be able to hold you now. Do you still have the strength to walk by yourself?"

Dongsheng drank the medicine in the cup without saying a word, wiped his mouth, slipped out of bed, and ran into Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng's room.

Xu Wen followed him into the room.

She lay down beside Dongsheng, covered him with a blanket, hugged him, and asked, "Are you still cold?"

Dongsheng shook his head and buried his face in Xu Wen's side.

Xu Wen noticed his shoulders shaking and thought he was in pain. Just as he was about to speak, he felt something wet on his ribs.

She froze for a moment, patted Dongsheng on the back to comfort him, and said, "I'm sorry! It was mom and dad's fault for not taking good care of you! You were left alone at home when you had a fever!"

Dongsheng burst into tears.

Xu Wen held him, patted him on the back and coaxed him softly.

Dongsheng cried for a while before he calmed down. He sat up, his eyes red like a little rabbit, and sobbed, "I thought you didn't like me anymore!"

"Why do you think so?" Xu Wen stroked the back of his head.

Dongsheng pouted, "You don't tell me stories anymore! You don't even take a bath with me. I can't see you except when you're eating. I thought you only wanted the baby in your belly and didn't want me anymore!"

Xu asked: "..."

"I don't take a bath with you because you are almost six years old and a big boy. You can't let girls see you without clothes. Mom is a girl, so of course I can't take a bath with you. We have discussed this issue before, right? This has nothing to do with whether you have a little sister or not, and it's not that Mom doesn't like you. It's simply because you are a boy and I am a girl."

Dongsheng thought about it and nodded.

"As for telling you stories and spending less time with you, I apologize. I've been a little busy lately. I need to fix the printer, draw pictures, and entertain the new older sisters or aunts who have just arrived on the island. Although you don't quite understand these things, you know what I'm busy with, right? I neglected you, which is my fault! Starting tomorrow, I will try to tell you stories every day and spend as much time with you as possible!"

Dongsheng realized he was wrong after hearing this and shook his head, "Then I'll apologize to Mama, too."

"Why?"

Dongsheng lowered his head, his hands nervously twisting the hem of his clothes, "I got sick on purpose, I'm sorry."

Xu asked, but there was no response. "What do you mean by deliberately getting sick? Is there anyone who gets sick deliberately?"

"I took a cold shower last night."

Xu Wen frowned. With the temperature on Rainbow Island, even taking a cold shower wouldn’t cause a freezer fever.

Dongsheng continued, "I put a lot of ice cubes in the big basin and lay in it."

Xu asked: "..."

No wonder there was suddenly less ice in the house. Xu Wen thought Lu Yuanzheng took it away.

"Why do you do this?" Xu asked puzzled.

Dongsheng stopped talking and lowered his head.

Xu Wen was a little angry, but also a little reluctant to be angry.

"If you don't tell me, I won't forgive you!" Xu Wen still hardened his heart and threatened him.

This time it was just a cold, but what about next time? Will he commit suicide?

Xu Wen didn't like this kind of behavior of ruining one's body just because one was unhappy.

"Dongsheng, I've told you many times! We are a family, we are relatives. Even if I give birth to another child, no matter it is a boy or a girl, they are still your relatives, your younger brother and sister. I admit that I have been bad recently, but it has nothing to do with the baby in my belly. You can't make yourself sick because you are unhappy! This is wrong, and it is not a solution to the problem!" Xu Wen said in a serious tone.

"It's not because I'm unhappy." Dongsheng whispered, "I just want you to hug me and comfort me like you are doing now."

Xu asked: "..."

My eyes feel sore.

Dongsheng still doesn't feel secure enough, so he is so worried.

Xu Wen lay down again and motioned Dongsheng to lie on her arms.

She hugged Dongsheng and spoke to him in a soft voice, saying a lot.

Tell him what family is.

"Just like me and your grandma. You see, we won't see each other for a long time, right? But when we meet again, we won't feel strange, right?"

Dongsheng thought about it and nodded.

Even though they haven't seen each other for a long time, grandma is still especially affectionate to mom when she sees her.

"Look, I, your uncle Xu Qie, uncle Xu Wen, and aunt Xu Wang are all brothers and sisters. Just like you and the baby in my belly. Do you think grandma doesn't like me because of Uncle Xiao Qie? Or because I don't like Uncle Xu Wen?"

This time Dongsheng thought about it for a longer time, and finally shook his head firmly: "No."

Grandma still likes Mama very much, and sometimes she treats Mama better than her two uncles.

"Yes! Sometimes grandma seems to treat me better than your uncle Xu Wen. That's because I'm a girl, not because grandma doesn't like Uncle Xu Wen. I will be the same in the future. If the baby in my belly is a boy, you will be like Uncle Xu Wen, and the baby will be Uncle Xiao Qie. I love you both, but because you are of different ages, my requirements for you are different. I will definitely be stricter with older children."

Dongsheng listened carefully.

Xu Wen used the Xu family as an example and explained it to him bit by bit: brothers and sisters may quarrel but there is more love. Parents may be partial occasionally, but they are all human.

This time, Dongsheng really felt that he could accept the little brother or sister in his belly.

Lu Yuanzheng pushed the door open, carrying the porridge that had cooled to warm temperature, and handed the bowl to Dongsheng.

Dongsheng held the bowl and drank it without gulping down.

After he finished drinking, Lu Yuanzheng took the bowl. Xu Wen touched Dongsheng's forehead and the medicine seemed to have taken effect. Dongsheng's temperature didn't seem so hot anymore.

Seeing that Dongsheng was still a little groggy, Xu Wen hugged him and said, "Go to sleep! I'll tell you a story."

Early in the morning, Xu Wen sent Dongsheng, whose fever had already subsided, to kindergarten, and went to see the girls who had just arrived on the island.

When he got close, he made a sound of "tsk".

It feels like building a tall building from the ground up.

The weeds were gone, and the military green tents were neatly set up on the ground. One could tell at a glance whose work it was.

A black cable came from a long distance away.

Just then, someone came out of a tent, and as the curtain was lifted, a cool breeze rushed out.

Xu Wen raised his eyebrows, this feeling was a little familiar.

Like when she first came to Rainbow Island.

"Good morning, Teacher Xu." The girl who was carrying a basin to pour water was stunned and greeted Xu first.