Chapter 194

"Two hundred and eighty-seven yuan and two cents!" Xu asked the accountant in the factory to give the answer first.

This is Lou Shujie's net income.

"Two hundred and eighty-seven yuan and four!" The accountant in the village and the accountant in the factory had different answers.

Lou Shujie's account was particularly messy. The settlement took a long time. Xu Wen was tired of waiting and suggested: "Let's just calculate it as 387 yuan!"

The accountant of the Lou family refused to do it: "No! As an accountant, you can't make a mistake in the accounting and reconciliation of a penny!"

Xu asked: "..."

Xu Wen had no choice but to wait for him to start making deafening noises when he turned the abacus.

Xu asked the accountant in the factory whether he could wet himself or not. He just made a gesture of invitation but did not move.

This means she is confident in her calculations.

Sure enough, after repeated calculations, the accountant of the Lou family came up with the same number as Accountant Xu Wen.

Lou Hanshan looked unhappy and glared at his accountant.

I feel like I failed in the first round.

Of course, I lost the second round as well.

Because the annual income of the four members of the Lou family in the Lou tribe was barely over 200 yuan.

Xu Wen has always been very confident.

However, Lou Shujie's family all breathed a sigh of relief.

Lou Jiayi, in particular, could not hide her feelings and jumped up happily.

She even made a look at Xu Wen, which made Lou Hanshan's mouth twitch.

As the head of the clan, Lou Hanshan cannot go back on his word.

Even if he wanted to go back on his word, other people in the village would be tempted to do business when they see that Lou Shujie makes three hundred yuan a month.

So Lou Hanshan and Luo Xiangqin looked at each other, and they both knew that they could no longer hold back.

After a long while, Luo Hanshan closed his eyes and announced, "I accept defeat!"

Luo Xiangqin hesitated for a moment before she apologized for Lou Hanshan: "Comrade Xu Wen, we were wrong last time! I..."

Xu Wen waved his hand to interrupt them, "What's past is past! There is no personal grudge between us, just some different opinions. In the past, you may have been forced to live together and not distinguish between you and me due to the need for survival. However, times have changed, and everyone needs to live their own lives.

At the same time, some lazy people can no longer suck the blood of hard-working people like parasites.

Just as our leaders have called for, allowing reform and opening up and individual economy does not mean giving up our socialism, but rather the rich should help the poor, so that everyone can get rich together. "

Lou Hanshan smiled bitterly: "Maybe you are right! We are old after all!"

He left first after saying this.

Although he is not even sixty years old, his back suddenly seems to be bent.

People! You can’t refuse to accept your old age.

Does he not want to lead everyone to make money?

no.

He was just scared.

In these few short decades, he happened to witness the changes in the country, suffered a lot, and became timid. He just wanted to retire on his own piece of land.

Unfortunately, he was willing, but the young people behind him were not. They were young and yearned for the outside world.

He knew in his heart that this time Xu Wen had given him a stepping stone.

Even if he insisted on not admitting defeat, he would not be able to control the young people in the tribe in the future.

Young men in their twenties are in their prime. Who wants to live in poverty all their lives?

Seeing that Lou Shujie had finally made it, everyone was eager to try.

Stop it! Stop it! Each generation should do its own thing.

Luo Xiangqin bowed to Xu Wen, then turned and chased after him towards Louhan Mountain.

Some of the people who had come with them directly surrounded Shujie and came to ask him for advice.

After some hesitation, they chased after Luo Xiangqin and Lou Hanshan.

The former are mostly young people, while the latter are mostly people over 40 years old.

Xu Wen smiled and said, there is nothing we can do about it, this is the way the times are, those who stick to their old ways will be eliminated sooner or later.

Even if she hadn't intervened, the situation would have been like this sooner or later.

She turned to the accountant and said that after working hard for such a long time, he could finally sit down and taste Lou Shujie’s seafood. She would treat him.

When Lou Shujie heard this, he quickly said, "I'll treat you."

Xu Wen's belly had grown bigger and he was tired after standing for a while. He said goodbye to everyone and walked out.

After walking a few steps, he stopped.

Lu Yuanzheng was standing outside the crowd, looking at her with a smile. When he saw her see him, he hurried over to hold her arm.

"When did you come back?"

"Just arrived. Seeing you were busy, I waited for a while." Lu Yuanzheng turned his head to look at the crowd, then bent down and kissed her on the cheek.

Xu Wen looked at Lu Yuanzheng in the dim light of the night market. He was obviously exhausted and must have come here to find her as soon as he got ashore.

"Have you eaten yet? Do you want to try the seafood made by Lou Shujie? It's absolutely amazing!"

Lu Yuanzheng shook his head and said, "It will be the same if we eat tomorrow."

He saw Xu Wen put her hands on her waist more and more often, and knew that she was tired. Besides, he didn't like seafood very much.

As soon as they left the night market, Lu Yuanzheng bent down and picked up Xu Wen.

"Put me down, I'm very heavy now." She now weighs in the three digits.

"It's not heavy. It's not heavy if I can still carry it."

Xu Wen was very pleased and chuckled. He then pointed to the electric car not far away and said, "I drove here."

Lu Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows, changed direction decisively, and did not try to be a hero.

"Why didn't you insist on carrying me back?"

"Save your energy for more important things."

Xu Wen's face turned red immediately. It was not that she would easily think of something wrong, but it was mainly because of Lu Yuanzheng's tone that it was difficult not to think of something wrong.

Xu Wen coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Aren't you going to see your children?"

"I saw it when I came to see you." Lu Yuanzheng glanced at you sideways, his tone a little puzzled, "You said Dongsheng's parents were both military men, and so were I. Whether from genetics or other aspects, he should be more talented in the military, but why do I feel that he seems to have more talent in business? He is so young, but he is so good at business!"

Xu Wen knew what he wanted to say, and he couldn't help laughing. He raised his neck proudly, "Of course he learned it from me! I was the one who educated him more!"

Lu Yuanzheng thought for a moment and nodded, "That's true. It's only because Village Chief Lou didn't understand the ins and outs of this that he was fooled by you."

"How did I fool them? Don't talk nonsense, I won by my own ability!"

"Really? I heard that many people deposited money in advance at Lou Shujie's stall? For example, deposit five dollars and get one dollar for free? Then tell me, is this money collected in advance included in this month's income?"

Xu asked: "..."

Xu Wen snorted, patted Lu Yuanzheng on the arm, and said coquettishly: "You come back and you tear down my stage!"

Lu Yuanzheng was right, she did cheat.

There is no way. There are less than two thousand people on the island, a large part of whom are officers and soldiers. Under normal circumstances, these officers and soldiers have to contribute to normal KPIs, but now is a special situation. They are under completely closed management and do not leave the compound at all.

The remaining few hundred people are either workers or ordinary people.

If they have enough money to eat every day, why would they leave their hometown to work?

Both the villagers of Xinri Village and the workers in the two factories are very careful with every penny they spend.

In other words, sisters-in-law should be more generous when they bring their children to dinner.

But how many sisters-in-law are there? Not everyone likes to eat seafood.

The profit margin of Lou Shujie and his team is not high. The least they can earn from a dish is only a few cents, and the most they can earn is a few cents. No matter what, they can't make a whole year's income in one month.

Xu Wen had no choice but to resort to this last resort and gave away the most popular recharge method in his previous life.

Of course, now I can’t top up without a computer, so I can only make a deposit.

Deposit one yuan and you will get a bottle of shrimp sauce. Deposit two yuan and you will get 20 cents, deposit three yuan and you will get 50 cents, deposit five yuan and you will get one yuan, and so on.

It is human nature to be greedy for bargains.

Everyone knows that Lou Shujie's family lives in Xinri Village, so he can't escape.

So it was somewhat rushed.

Otherwise, he would never make so much money no matter what.

I didn’t expect to find it just after returning from a long journey!

After being hit, Lu Yuanzheng said, "I'm sorry for wronging you!"

Xu Wen had no reason to meddle in other people's business, nor was she in the mood to do so. She simply wanted to pave the way for what she called the 1985 crisis.

Xu Wen shook his head, "Don't keep talking about this! It's so strange."

"It's true. With you on this island, we officers have saved a lot of trouble. We are all rough guys. We may be good at fighting, but we are really not good at doing business.

When we first arrived on the island, we all experienced the pain of being stranded on an isolated island, and we felt very depressed. But because you set up this night market, everyone is happy and has something to do, and no one feels depressed anymore.”

"Even if you exaggerate me to bits, I'm still mad at you. You came back secretly without telling me!"

"I can't tell you." Lu Yuanzheng explained, "Didn't you see a new group of people coming to the island? I came back because of them. The confidentiality level of this matter is a bit too high, so I can't tell you."

He said that he couldn't just say Xu Wen and didn't ask again. No matter what the reason was, she was happy that Lu Yuanzheng was back.

Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen returned home, but they didn't really do anything unspeakable.

Firstly, Xu Wen looked obviously tired, and secondly, he was also very exhausted after traveling all the way.

After helping Xu Wen take a bath, the two hugged each other, talked for a while, and then fell asleep quietly.

After a long expedition, he returned to the island and still left early and returned late, just like the officers and soldiers. He left on the ship before dawn and returned after dark.

When he came back, he was covered in dust and didn't say a word about what job he did.

It is impossible for them to let something slip.

Don't even think about hearing a word of your dreams.

Fortunately, Xu Wen was not very curious, and he had his own things to do, so he didn't have time to go on a long research expedition.

Xu Wen was busy building the amusement park.

They say a playground is being built in the park, but the problem is that the park is still a wasteland.

This time, the hardworking soldiers had no time to help her.

Relying on the fact that it was a military project, Xu Wen simply hired people to clean it up.

But most people on the island are not idle. Some are working, some are going to the night market. There are not many idle people for her to drive.

So it’s been almost a week since I completed all the formalities and the progress is still almost zero.

When Xu Wen was at a loss, Lou Shuwei appeared in front of her with the people from Xinyue Village.

Now in Xinyue Village, they are allowed to earn their own money, but most people do not go to the night market to do business. Although the factory said it was recruiting, it could not use so many people at once.

There are basically not many elderly, weak, women and children in Xinyue Village, but there are more young and strong laborers.

Their arrival finally solved the labor shortage.

For the villagers of Crescent Village, who were able to earn money independently for the first time without having to work, the satisfaction of getting cash every day made them very motivated.

Remove weeds, level the land, compact it, and divide it into plots.

First, circle out the area where Xu Wen wants to build the playground and lay the concrete floor.

The remaining part will be used as a park, so after the seeds purchased by Xu Wen are delivered to the island, we will start planting flowers and plants.

While waiting for the cement floor to dry, Rainbow Island was suddenly unsealed.

It was sudden only for Xu Wen and other civilians on the island, but not for Lu Yuanzheng and his men.

That night, Lu Yuanzheng came back early and pestered her to do it.

Xu Wen's belly was getting bigger and bigger, so both of them were very careful in their movements and didn't dare to do this or that. In fact, they were not having much fun.

But it took a long time. After finally finishing, Lu Yuanzheng still wouldn't let her sleep.

Xu Wen was a little unhappy and lost his temper.

But in the end, the voice was soft and had no intimidating power.

Lu Yuanzheng coaxed her gently and patiently, but he wouldn't let her sleep.

Xu Wen was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes. He became more and more annoyed, but also felt a little strange. Lu Yuanzheng seemed a little abnormal.

Xu Wen, who was still thinking in a half-asleep state, suddenly heard a loud bang, and the bed under him shook.

Xu Wen suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, leaned over and asked Lu Yuanzheng: "Was there an earthquake just now?"

Lu Yuanzheng shook his head. He also stood up and looked outside, with a smile on his face. He then turned around and shook his head, "It's not an earthquake! Go to sleep soon? Aren't you sleepy?"

Xu Wen indeed did not feel the second strike and thought, maybe it was thunder?!

With Lu Yuanzheng by her side, she didn't feel scared and fell asleep quickly.

After Xu Wen fell asleep, Lu Yuanzheng immediately got up, dressed and went out.

When he woke up the next day, Xu Wen found that Rainbow Island had been unsealed.

After breakfast, the officers and soldiers from other units stationed on Rainbow Island began to organize a disciplined withdrawal from Rainbow Island.

Xu Wen thought it was related to the loud noise last night.

During lunch, I asked Lu Yuanzheng, "Did the loud noise last night have anything to do with them?"

"Um."

"Can you tell me why now?"

Lu Yuanzheng put down his chopsticks, his eyes full of joy: "We successfully launched a rocket to a specific sea area through a submarine in the sea!"

Xu asked "Ah?" and also looked happy: "Really?! So the noise last night was a rocket launch?"

Lu Yuanzheng hummed.

So that explosion last night meant that our country’s rocket technology has reached a new level!

In fact, the matter concerning weapons is what Xu Wen wants to cheat on the most.

Only when the country is strong can the people be prosperous and safe.

Unfortunately, the magic mirror is just a search engine, and it cannot find this kind of top technology that is kept secret around the world.

Even though he could only be a bystander, Xu Wen was sincerely happy that his country was becoming stronger and stronger.

After a while, Xu Wen said "Huh?" again, wondering, "That's not right! Such a big thing, as the most senior military officer in Rainbow Island, you didn't even go to the scene to take a look?"

"You should go." Lu Yuanzheng glanced at Xu Wen's belly, "I'm afraid you'll be frightened!"

Because she was pregnant with twins, her belly was frighteningly big. Lu Yuanzheng could not bear the risk of getting frightened and going into premature birth.

"Rocket launches are important. Even if I go, I am just a spectator. The actual execution is done by other units. So it doesn't matter if I am there or not."

It must be an immense honor to witness a moment that goes down in history.

Xu Wen knew that Lu Yuanzheng was definitely willing to go, but he gave up for her.

We have been married for so long that there is no need for us to keep saying thank you.

After a long while, Xu Wen suppressed the warmth in his heart and asked him only one question: "You turned off your phone and came back day and night just for this?"

"Yes. Although we are 99% sure that we will succeed this time, there is still the possibility of accidents. In addition, we were about to return home after completing the work there. The leader was afraid that we would come back at the wrong time and interfere with the experiment, so he ordered us to hurry back in advance."

The matter is of great importance, so it is inconvenient to disclose my whereabouts.

Xu Wen expressed his understanding, saying it was no wonder that Rainbow Island was closed.

A day later, this news was reported in the newspaper, and the whole Rainbow Island cheered!

Everyone feels that the lockdown over the past month was particularly worthwhile, and it can be considered that they have made a small contribution to this historic moment!

Life on Rainbow Island gradually returned to normal, and everyone began to take the passenger ship to the island during their free time.

Xu Wen no longer sealed the factory gate, but she informed the passenger ships that no female workers on the island would be taken on board without a leave note, and those who went out alone needed to notify her.

The night market has been retained, and people still go there at night when they have nothing to do, and the number of customers has not decreased significantly.

Because the officers and soldiers were under closed management due to the rocket launch, they had almost no time to go out and participate.

Now things have returned to normal, so many soldiers come to the night market at night to make up for the loss of ordinary people.

After the concrete floor was dry, all the amusement facilities customized by Xu Wen were delivered to the island and began to be installed.

The first thing children all over the island do after school every day is to go to the park to see the progress of the installation of the amusement facilities.

Of course, for safety reasons, the amusement park was closed, and they could only peek through the cracks or watch from afar as the Ferris wheel was being built day by day.

Dongsheng, Xu Qie and Yuanbao are becoming more and more serious about their business.

Their work is all done at the stalls.

At first Xu Wen disagreed, thinking that exercise was a good thing, but one should not neglect studies just for the sake of business. Wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?

After checking their work, it was found that there was no obvious decline and they were not doing their work in a perfunctory manner, so Xu Wen stopped interfering.

Especially Xu Qie, his hoop-tossing business required him to frequently pick up the hoop-tossing rings on the ground, so he also hired a child worker named Chunsheng.

Four people are simply amazing!

Anyway, Xu Qiushi and Zhu Meizhen just shook their heads as they watched.

If the journey is long, then he would raise his thumb towards Xu Wen.

All this is thanks to Xu Wen.

Xu Wen waved his hands: "At first they just wanted to have something new and exciting. It's not because of me that they are still insisting on doing it. Their goal is to realize the freedom of the playground."

"Freedom in the playground?" Lu Yuanzheng didn't understand at first.

"It's about making enough money to be able to go to the amusement park whenever you want."

Lu Yuanzheng chuckled: "That's really promising!"

No matter what, only when you have a goal to strive for will you have the motivation to strive for it. As long as it does not affect your studies, Xu Wen really does not interfere. "

Since the park has been fenced off and the playground is almost completed, Lu Yuanzheng simply applied to plan and build the park as well.

In the huge park, in addition to the playground and some ornamental plants, paths had to be built, pavilions and benches for tourists to rest, and a small artificial lake had to be dug to raise some fish and other animals.

Xu Wen also suggested setting up another fitness center.

In the end, of course, the amusement park will open first.

On the first day of opening, almost all the children on the island flocked to the playground.

Xu Wen's belly is now much bigger than before Xia Chu gave birth, and he gets exhausted after walking a few steps.

However, the doctor advised her to exercise more, so Xu Wen simply came to join in the fun.

It was the weekend and Lu Yuanzheng didn't have to work, so he stayed with her.

The three little ones carried a huge amount of money they earned, tried every project, and also brought two little burdens with them.

Xu Qie brought Xia Chu with him, and Yuan Bao led Chun Sheng.

Lu Yuanzheng accompanied Xu Wen.

Xu Wenlai returned. As a pregnant woman who was very close to her due date, she was no longer suitable for any strenuous exercise. The only thing she could play was a Ferris wheel.

Lu Yuanzheng went to queue up to buy tickets, and Xu Wen sat on a wooden chair next to him waiting for him.

The wooden chair had a backrest. Xu Wen leaned on it and looked at Lu Yuanzheng. The more he looked, the tighter his brows furrowed.

Normally, they either didn't walk at home, or they walked side by side or Lu Yuanzheng carried her. She had never watched Lu Yuanzheng walk carefully.

Now it seems that Lu Yuanzheng's walking seems a little unnatural. When queuing, Xu Wen found that he would often move his right leg, and from time to time he would unconsciously bend over and rub his knee.

Xu asked and frowned.

Since Lu Yuanzheng came back this time, the two of them have often been "frank with each other". Although Lu Yuanzheng did have a few new scars on his body, none of them were serious, and there was no injury on his knee.

After a while, Lu Yuanzheng bought the ticket and walked towards her.

Xu Wen narrowed his eyes. Lu Yuanzheng's walking posture was indeed unnatural.

If you don't look carefully, you can't see it, but Xu Wen can definitely see it if he looks closely.

Her eyes were too focused, and someone as sensitive as Lu Yuanzheng could not have failed to notice it. When he got close, before Xu Wen could even open his mouth, he confessed, "It may be because of my previous injury. Whenever the weather changes, my knees always feel a little uncomfortable."

Xu Wen looked up and saw that there was indeed no sun and the sky was gloomy.

Although it is not a sunny day, it is not so hot without the sun, so it is a good weather for playing.

Xu Wen frowned, "Then let's stop playing and go home?"

Xu Qiushi and Zhu Meizhen followed the three little ones without worrying about safety issues.

“Now that we’re here!” Lu Yuanzheng raised his chin and pointed in the direction of the Ferris wheel. “Go ride the Ferris wheel! You can’t play the other ones anyway.”

Xu asked: "..."

And was not comforted.

Straight men's way of comforting others will never make people happy in any era.

However, her attention was successfully diverted by Lu Yuanzheng.

In fact, the Ferris wheel is not entertaining at all, it is just a process of slowly rising and then lowering.

For couples, it means being together in a small enclosed space and appreciating the aerial scenery together.

Rainbow Island is only this big. When their carriage reaches the highest point, the entire Rainbow Island is right under their feet.

Very beautiful!

Lu Yuanzheng sighed.

Xu Wen looked at him with a questioning look.

"It's quite a sense of accomplishment. In a few years, we have built a deserted island into this state," Lu Yuanzheng explained.

"Indeed." Xu Wen had the same feeling, and then asked him, "If, I mean if, you were transferred at this time, would you be sad?"

"Of course." Lu Yuanzheng nodded without thinking, "But, the army may change but the camp remains the same. We are the bricks you mentioned that can be moved wherever needed. We can only obey your arrangements."

Xu Wen pressed his face against the window and sighed softly, "If I really move away, I will be very reluctant to leave."

Lu Yuanzheng was silent for a while, "I don't know how long I can stay here. According to my duties, I will have to move sooner or later."

Xu Wen nodded, "I know. I'm just expressing my feelings. Don't worry, I won't hold you back."

Lu Yuanzheng reached out and held Xu Wen's hand, "Daughter-in-law, thank you!"

Thank you for your company along the way!

Thank you for always being my strongest support.

Thank you for bearing my children and raising them.

Thank you for everything you do for Rainbow Island.

Thank you for loving me as always!

He only said three words, but Xu Wen knew what he was thanking her for. He just smiled and said, "We are husband and wife!"

How can it be easy to be a military wife? !

Xu Wen's love journey is long and arduous, and she is willing to do all these for him. She may feel wronged occasionally, but she never regrets it.

The increasingly popular island beneath their feet was built and protected by their joint efforts. Even if they have to leave in the future, their most precious memories will remain here.

"I love you!"

When the Ferris wheel reached its highest point, Lu Yuanzheng suddenly leaned over, whispered his love in Xu Wen's ear, then lowered his head and kissed her.

Many of the facilities in the amusement park on Rainbow Island are currently the most advanced in the country. In addition to Rainbow Island, it has also gradually attracted tourists from other islands or reefs.

It is crowded every weekend.

At the same time, 1982 was gradually coming to an end.

In previous years, Xu Wen had to go north, but now that she has graduated from university, she no longer needs to go back to take exams.

Moreover, the winter in Wei Zhuang is cold and not suitable for confinement after childbirth, so except for Xu Wang's family, the rest of the Xu family decided to stay in Pengcheng for the New Year.

Because they also have a new home in Pengcheng.

The three siblings bought houses in different buildings in the same community.

Xu Wen bought two houses, one of which was for Xu Qiushi and Zhu Meizhen to live in.

As they get older, farming can only be a hobby for them and they can’t keep doing it all the time.

The houses in the community were delivered during the May Day holiday. Now all four houses have been renovated and are ready for immediate move-in.

Xu Wen and his family moved into their new home, while Xu Wang and his family returned to their hometown. After all, Xie Dechun was the man and his parents were still in his hometown.

This time I went back to discuss with my parents-in-law about coming here together next year.

The Xu Wang couple, together with Xu Qiushi, also had to send back all the workers who had been out for a year.

Xu Wen went to the hospital early to prepare for delivery.

Probably because she was pregnant with twins, Xu Wen's belly was frighteningly big. Lu Yuanzheng and Zhu Meizhen were worried and advised her to go to the hospital to give birth.

A particularly large hospital has been built in Pengcheng, and its medical facilities are currently the most advanced.

However, only a few people come to the obstetrics and gynecology department to give birth.

For most people, giving birth in a hospital is a considerable expense, and they think it is an unnecessary expense.

So Xu Wen still has a single room to stay in, and the person accompanying him can also rest.

Lu Yuanzheng took a leave of absence and stayed with Xu Wen.

One day, Xu Wen came back from the toilet with a look of aggrieved face and tears welling up in his eyes.

"What's wrong? Do you have a stomachache?" Lu Yuanzheng hurried over to meet him.

Xu Wen shook his head, blushed, and felt a little embarrassed.

Zhu Meizhen was also a little anxious and came over: "What's wrong with you? Tell me, where do you feel uncomfortable? I'll go call the doctor."

"Stop!" Xu Wen stopped Zhu Meizhen, "Mom, I just... I peed my pants!"

When he said the last few words, Xu Wen's voice was as soft as a mosquito's, and he looked embarrassed.

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

I didn't react for a moment, "What?"

Xu Wen burst into tears, "I don't know why this happened, I didn't even feel anything, but my pants got wet."

"Oh no! Your water has broken! Hurry up and lie down on the bed. I'll go call the doctor." Zhu Meizhen said and ran out.

Lu Yuanzheng quickly carried Xu Wen to the bed, let her lie flat, and took out a pair of clean pants for her to change.

Her belly was too big and she had difficulty moving, so Lu Yuanzheng helped her change it.

Xu Wen urged: "Hurry up, it will be so embarrassing when the doctor comes!"

"Are you anxious now? Who was crying just now? Shouldn't you have some experience as a mother?" Lu Yuanzheng's men kept moving and teasing her.

"Huh! I don't know whose face turned pale with fright just now." Xu Wen retorted, paused, and defended, "I only saw blood last time, my water didn't break!"

Her last time was different from this time. Last time, her water didn't break until she went to the delivery bed. It was the doctor who broke her water later.

At that time, I was already shaking with pain, so how could I care about what it felt like when my water broke?

Who knew that this time things would not go according to plan and my water broke first.

The doctor came quickly, but Lu Yuanzheng was even faster and had already changed Xu Wen's clothes.

Although this was just a trivial matter in the eyes of the doctor, in Xu Wen's eyes it was a matter of his own dignity.

The doctor examined her and sent Xu Wen directly to the delivery room.

Lu Yuanzheng wanted to go with him, but was stopped by the doctor and forced to sign a consent form for the surgery.

Xu Wen: These are twins, so the delivery will be more difficult and accidents are more likely to happen.

"Doctor, please try your best to protect the mother and child!" Lu Yuanzheng spoke earnestly and handed the signed notice to the doctor.

It was the first time in his life that he signed such a document, and he was particularly resistant.

Even though Lu Yuan had experienced life and death during his expedition, he didn't need anyone to sign when he was in the military hospital. Last time when Xu Wen gave birth, he came back late and didn't need to sign either.

This was the first time that an emotion called fear surged in his heart as he listened to the doctor talk about possible accidents during childbirth and surgery.

After the doctor left, Lu Yuanzheng lowered his eyes to look at his trembling fingers, gritted his teeth, and then chuckled.

In 40-degree weather, my hands didn't shake or sweat when holding the gun, but in this December season, just signing a consent form, my hands were shaking and my palms were sweating.

Lu Yuanzheng let out a long breath, closed his eyes, and then stood up and walked to the door of the delivery room.

Zhu Meizhen paced back and forth at the door, muttering to herself.

"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, may we ask for the safety of mother and child!"

"God, you must bless us to give birth to a baby smoothly!"

"Buddha Tathagata..."

Lu Yuanzheng suddenly felt a little envious when he heard Zhu Meizhen worship all the gods she knew.

At least the nervous Zhu Meizhen still has various gods to confide her anxiety to. As a warrior, he does not believe in ghosts and gods and cannot worship them.

Lu Yuanzheng leaned against the wall, staring at the door of the delivery room, thinking: Xu Wen, I don't believe in ghosts and gods, but I believe in you! You must come back safely!

He didn't dare to think that the so-called possible accidents listed in the surgery notification form would happen to Xu Wen.

She couldn't accept either.

However, Xu Wen's birth this time was not smooth.

Lu Yuanzheng was outside listening to Xu Wen's cries becoming weaker and weaker, his brows furrowed, and he began to circle around the door of the delivery room.

He and Zhu Meizhen turned in different directions, resembling a Tai Chi pattern.

Zhu Meizhen's prayers to the gods were probably too much and she failed to get any help. The medical staff informed them that Xu Wen needed to be transferred from a normal operation to a cesarean section and had to be sent to the operating room immediately.

Ordinary people are particularly resistant to surgery. Zhu Meizhen held the medical staff's hands and said, "Can't we try again? Wouldn't surgery be extremely dangerous? Please try again and don't let my daughter have surgery!"

Zhu Meizhen didn't do this because natural birth is good for the child or something like that. The main reason was that she had lived in the village for so many years and no one had ever had surgery.

Why does giving birth require surgery? Can a person get well if his stomach is cut open?

"Auntie, don't get excited! If we don't have surgery, I'm afraid both the mother and the baby will die. And, Auntie, every second you waste delaying us, the mother will be in more danger."

Zhu Meizhen was so scared that she let go of her hand immediately.

"Mom, Wenwen will be fine." Lu Yuanzheng patted Zhu Meizhen's shoulder to comfort her, then walked past Zhu Meizhen and followed Xu Wen's stretcher.

Xu Wen was still conscious, but he was physically overdrawn.

Lu Yuanzheng held her hand and kissed the back of her hand gently, "I'll wait for you and the child to return safely."

A heart full of worry and uneasiness, panic and tension can only be transformed into this one sentence.

Xu Wen noticed that Lu Yuanzheng's hands were shaking, and he nodded slightly.

Lu Yuanzheng followed to the operating room door and was stopped by medical staff.

As Lu Yuanzheng watched the operating light on the door turn on, his mind and heart went blank for a moment.

I know that giving birth is dangerous, but it is a completely different feeling to feel the woman I love most go through the gates of hell at such a close distance.

He would rather it was him lying in there.

In fact, Lu Yuanzheng had been to the operating room many times before, but most of the time he was unconscious, and a few times he was under local anesthesia.

Operating rooms are often large and empty, with only the overhead light as the only light.

Lu Yuanzheng thought that even he himself would be repulsed by such a place, so Xu Wen would be scared, right?!

His heart was already in a mess, and Zhu Meizhen was even more panicked than her. She cried and prayed to God with a panicked look on her face.

Lu Yuanzheng was unable to calmly comfort Zhu Meizhen. Listening to her nagging, he actually became even more anxious.

"Mom, Xu Wen has been moved to a new operating room. I wonder if the swaddle has been delivered yet. How about you help me get another set of swaddles ready?"

"Oh! Right, right!" Zhu Meizhen nodded immediately. "Not only the child, but also Xu Wen who has just had surgery needs to be covered. I'll go and clean up now."

Zhu Meizhen left after saying this.

Lu Yuanzheng stared at the bright red light in the operating room with an expressionless face.

This is what it feels like to worry about someone but be unable to do anything about it.

He looked down at his knees, stretched them a little, and looked back at the clock on the wall.

After Zhu Meizhen left, the door of the operating room became very quiet, but Lu Yuanzheng's heart was still restless, and he was even more panicked than when Zhu Meizhen was there.

Just now, he was able to divert some of his attention because of Zhu Meizhen's muttering, but now all his thoughts are on the woman lying inside.

Lu Yuanzheng ruffled his hair impatiently, took out a cigarette box from his pocket, popped out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and took out a match.

The lit match just happened to illuminate the warning sign on the wall.

No smoking.

Lu Yuanzheng paused, extinguished the match in his hand and threw it into a nearby trash can.

The cigarette is still in the corner of his mouth.

His eyes did not filter his mouth, so he quickly tasted the tobacco when he bit it.

Not very tasty, a bit bitter.

Lu Yuanzheng frowned, took out the eye from the corner of his mouth, and threw it into the trash can.

He heard footsteps behind him. Lu Yuanzheng turned around and saw Zhu Meizhen running towards him with a pile of bedding in her arms.

"Did you find out the answer?"