Chapter 93

"Isn't it the same old problem?" Xu Qiushi said with a worried look on his face. "She's old now, and she can't handle it. She's been in the hospital for more than half a month, and the doctor said her condition isn't good."

Xu Wen knew that his grandmother had tracheitis, but this was the first time he heard of such a serious condition and he was stunned.

Lu Yuanzheng, who had just sat down, stood up again, took Xu Wen's hand, and said to the Xu family: "Then follow me to the hospital to see grandma first."

Xu Qiushi waved his hand to signal them that they didn't need to go. "Your second uncle will be there tonight, you two can go tomorrow. Your grandmother said that you two have come a long way, so don't go to the hospital at night. One more night is not a big deal."

Zhu Meizhen and others also persuaded Xu Wen to join the expedition.

Xu Wen then stopped.

Zhu Meizhen still had an apron tied around her waist. After the greetings, she said, "I'm still cooking! You guys chat."

After saying that, he walked into the kitchen.

She has to spend half a day preparing meals for a family of more than ten people.

Xu Wang quickly stood up and followed, "Mom, I'll help you."

Xu Wen was about to go, but Sang Xiaoqing held the child in one hand and held her with the other, "Wen Wen, while you are free now, would you like to go and see our house?"

Xu Wen then remembered that Xu Wen and Sang Xiaoqing no longer lived together with their parents.

He nodded and followed Sang Xiaoqing forward.

"This is my nephew, right?" Xu Wen opened his arms towards Chunsheng, who was laughing foolishly in Sang Xiaoqing's arms, "Come, let aunt hold you. I was talking the whole time when I first came in and didn't even pay attention to you."

Sang Xiaoqing leaned forward and handed the child to Xu Wen.

Xu Wen had never held such a small child before, so his body was stiff and his posture was awkward. His whole body was tense, but he was very careful not to use force when holding the child.

Sang Xiaoqing smiled and adjusted her posture, "Relax a little. Chunsheng is already more than eight months old, you don't need to be so nervous."

"But he's so small and soft." Xu Wen still didn't dare to use force, as he always felt that these tiny arms and legs would be broken if he wasn't careful.

"You don't dare hold Chunsheng even though he can crawl. What will you do when you give birth yourself? You are on such a faraway island, and our mother can't go there. You don't have a mother-in-law, so you won't even have anyone to help you. You will have to take care of the child by yourself. I tell you, taking care of a child by yourself is much more tiring than you think."

"Let's talk about it when the time comes!" Xu Wen said perfunctorily.

Ever since the last Dongsheng incident, she had been very careful to use contraception when having sex with Lu Yuanzheng, for fear of getting pregnant.

She wanted to slowly make Dongsheng accept the fact that she and Lu Yuanzheng would have another child.

I would usually intentionally or unintentionally instill such ideas into Dongsheng.

For example, when Dongsheng complains that he is bored, tell him: "Of course you will be bored alone. If you have more little brothers or sisters, they will be able to play with you."

Although Dongsheng knew that he would have a little brother or sister sooner or later, he always said yes, but children don't lie, and whether it's true or not is written on their faces.

Dongsheng obviously still didn't want Xu Wen to really give him a younger brother or sister. He was still afraid of what Mrs. Huang said, and worried that Xu Wen would not be nice to him if she had another child.

Therefore, she will not have children until Dongsheng feels completely secure.

Lu Yuanzheng has no opinion, Xu Wen has the final say.

While the aunt and sister-in-law were talking, they arrived at Xu Wen's new house, which was actually only a few steps away from Xu's home.

Sang Xiaoqing pointed at the courtyard and said with emotion: "Last year, my father and Xu Wen worked really hard to fill this pond with bulldozers.

Xu Wen hadn't left at that time, but he was busy studying and taking care of Dongsheng, so he hadn't been home to do anything. He looked at the three brand new brick houses and sighed, "Time flies!"

These three rooms are not tall, and are similar to other houses in Wei Zhuang Commune, with the same green bricks and black tiles, and an ancient style.

The main hall is right after you enter the door, and there is a door on each side wall leading to other rooms.

On the left is the bedroom, and on the right side of the main room is the utility room and kitchen.

Sang Xiaoqing explained: "It's OK for the three of us to sleep together now. When the child grows up, we'll give him a bed in the storage room."

Xu Wen nodded, "The new house is great! It's spacious and bright."

"Yes! The most important thing is that I finally have my own home." Sang Xiaoqing said, and then added, "I'm not saying that living with my parents is bad, I just think it's a little inconvenient in life sometimes."

"I know." Xu Wen nodded with a smile, "It's indeed inconvenient with so many people."

She had suffered from insomnia for so long, so she certainly knew what it felt like.

"Come, sit down." Sang Xiaoqing asked Xu Wen to sit on the kang. "The kang is heated. It will be warmer if you sit on it."

Sang Xiaoqing moved a small square table onto the kang and poured some tea on it. Then she took off her shoes and sat down opposite Xu Wen. She looked at Xu Wen carefully for a while and said enviously, "I was just thinking, you look much prettier after not seeing you for a year! Your skin is so tender that you can squeeze water out of it. Unlike me..."

Sang Xiaoqing lowered her head, pinched the flesh on her belly, and sighed, "After giving birth, my waist is gone, and my butt is bigger. I was afraid that your brother would dislike me."

"How could that be?" Xu Wen asked hurriedly, "You gave birth to his child, and he still dares to dislike you? Don't say my brother is not that kind of person. If he is, I will help you cut him down!"

What I didn’t mention is that Sang Xiaoqing changed a lot after giving birth to a child.

There are many spots under the corners of my eyes, and I feel like I have aged a few years.

Gaining weight.

When Xu Wen left, Sang Xiaoqing was still a young wife. If she was not compared with Xu Wen, she was also a pretty girl.

Now I look a bit like those women in the production team, without any curves at all.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m fat, but I walk with a limp.

For a moment, Xu Wen inexplicably felt resistance to the idea of ​​having children. If she became like this after giving birth, she felt that she would not be able to accept it.

Sang Xiaoqing lowered her head. "Even if he doesn't dislike me, I dislike myself. I used to spend a lot of time looking at myself in the mirror after buying a piece of clothing, but now I don't even want to wear it if someone buys me something. I can't wear anything that looks good, and everything I wear doesn't look good."

Seeing that she was about to cry, Xu Wen quickly changed the subject, "Is your family doing well this year? How is the team's dividend? Do you and my brother have enough money to spend?"

"Enough!" Sang Xiaoqing came out of her depression upon hearing this, climbed to the top of the kang, opened the wooden box, and took out the handkerchief.

Wrapped in the handkerchief was a stack of money.

She pushed the money in front of Xu Wen and said, "My parents didn't touch the one thousand yuan you sent back, but gave it directly to your brother and me. We couldn't afford to spend five hundred yuan to build a house. I'll return the five hundred yuan to you first, and I'll return the rest to you when your brother and I have enough money."

Xu Wen shook his head, "Sister-in-law, you can use it first. Lu Yuanzheng and I don't need money for the time being."

"How can you not be short of money? You are on that island, facing many inconveniences. It's reassuring to have some money in your hand even if you can't spend it." Sang Xiaoqing took Chunsheng from Xu Wen, put him aside, let him crawl and play by himself, and then took the money and handed it to Xu Wen.

Xu asked for evasion.

"Don't be angry with me anymore!" Sang Xiaoqing deliberately frowned, "Although we are a family, brothers still have to settle accounts clearly, right? Besides, you are married now, you can't empty the family's wealth to support your parents.

Although I am your sister-in-law and I like to take advantage of others, I am also someone else's daughter-in-law, and I know what it feels like to be someone's daughter-in-law.

Although my parents are sensible and have a broad perspective, not everyone is as open-minded as them.

There are many people in the production team who are beaten on the street because their wives take care of their parents' families.

You and Lu Yuanzheng just got married. It was new and he didn't say anything to help the family. Life will last forever. If we have a quarrel in the future, just say a few words to you and you will feel uncomfortable! "

"Lu Yuanzheng is not that kind of person." Xu Wen said firmly.

"You speak without thinking when you are angry. If you say one word to me, you will feel bad for years. We can't help you, but we don't want to hold you back.

Although this year's harvest is not as good as last year, one worker only costs 65 cents. However, my parents are helping us, and life is better than before. Now, in addition to the five hundred I owe you, I also owe the brick kiln factory a few hundred yuan, which will be paid back in a year or two. "

Sang Xinqing said a lot of heartfelt words, all for Xu Wen's own good, so Xu Wen had no choice but to accept the money.

The dinner was as sumptuous as expected.

Although it cannot be compared with that on the island, one can tell at a glance that this is what the Xu family prepared with great care and effort, and it is even more sumptuous than during the Chinese New Year.

Xu Wen opened a bottle of white wine and filled each one for Xu Qiushi and Lu Yuanzheng.

Xu Qiushi and Xu Wen took turns asking Lu Yuanzheng about things on the island, and Lu Yuanzheng would answer any questions he could.

But he didn't mention the great things happening on the island, like wave surfing, wind power and solar power.

Those are not what Xu Wenhui should ask.

It only talked about Xu Wen growing durian and learning to make cloth shoes from a group of sisters-in-law.

Zhu Meizhen shook her head when she heard this: "At home, she was just a lazy girl. She couldn't do needlework or knead dough. Now that she's married, she knows everything."

She just casually sighed, and Lu Yuanzheng heard it and quickly apologized, "Mom, blame me! It's me who made Wenwen suffer with me."

Xu Qiushi waved his hands and said indifferently: "Living like a normal family, who doesn't need to eat and drink? How can this be considered suffering?"

Xu Wen also agreed, "It's okay to do some work, as long as you don't bully her, everything is fine."

"Of course I won't bully her." Lu Yuanzheng said seriously, "But, for me, it means Wenwen is suffering."

He felt distressed when Xu Wen made cloth shoes for him. Although he was happy, he would not let Xu Wen make a second pair for him.

Xu Wen's hands are very beautiful, with thin and long fingers. Some time ago, he had pierced his fingers with dense needle holes in order to make shoes.

The puncture by an embroidery needle is invisible, but the needle will produce blood beads when it is pricked, and even if the blood beads are wiped clean, a red dot will remain.

She was fair to begin with, and the scarlet dots on her fingertips were particularly eye-catching and shocking.

"I can't promise anything now, but I will work hard to make sure she doesn't have to do everything herself as soon as possible," Lu Yuanzheng said.

Even if you stay in the army and get promoted to a certain rank, there will be someone to take care of your family.

He felt that Xu Wen deserved to live the kind of life where he had everything provided for him and was served by others.

After hearing this, Xu Wen glanced at Lu Yuanzheng.

He would never say that to her face.

She still remembered the day when she gave him the cloth shoes. He was angry with her because she threw them away and he didn't even say thank you in the end.

I didn't expect that I would keep it all in my heart.

Xu Wen felt sweet inside, but turned a face to the contrary, pouted his lips, and complained in a low voice: "I'll hold you to death!"

Lu Yuanzheng heard it with his sharp ears, and squeezed her hand on the table as a punishment.

Dongsheng ate a few bites and then followed Xu Qie out and went crazy.

Over there, Lu Yuanzheng was chatting with Xu Qiushi and Xu Wen, while here, Zhu Meizhen and Xu Wang took Xu aside to ask about his well-being.

Ask Xu Wen how he is doing over there?

Will I suffer from acclimatization?

Can I eat well and sleep well on the island?

…

Questions like these come one after another.

These are the questions I asked her when I wrote to her before.

Xu Wen answered them one by one again.

She knew that Zhu Meizhen and Xu Wang were afraid that she would only report good news and not her worries.

After hearing her say it herself, I breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good! You've never been far away before, and I felt so empty inside when you were away for so long. Now that I see you're doing well, I feel relieved."

Zhu Meizhen almost wiped her eyes again as she spoke.

"It's not easy to be a military wife." Xu Wang smacked his lips. "Although you are far away from home, your family members will inevitably miss you. But fortunately, Lu Yuanzheng is still alive and well. It's good that you two can take care of each other."

Xu Wang raised his hand and patted the back of Xu Wen's hand twice, "Time flies! In the blink of an eye, we have been married for more than a year."

Zhu Meizhen wiped her eyes and continued, "Having another child will make everything perfect. Dongsheng is a good child, and he knows you love him. Then you have to have a child of your own with Xiaozheng."

Xu asked: "..."

Suddenly I have a bad feeling that this New Year will not be peaceful.

There is no mother-in-law to urge the birth, but there is a mother!