Li Shaozhong was touching his wife's bulging belly when he suddenly felt his hand kicked. He widened his eyes and said in surprise, "Xiao Ning, he moved. He seemed to kick me."
Ye Shuning smiled and said, "There was fetal movement before, but you never felt it. I gave you a chance to say hello today."
Li Shaozhong smiled and leaned close to his wife's belly and whispered, "Hello, little one. Daddy received your greeting today."
Li Shaozhong had just finished speaking when Ye Shuning's stomach moved again. Li Shaozhong was pleasantly surprised, "Xiao Ning, he moved again. Does he understand what I'm saying?"
Ye Shuning smiled and said, "He just happened to move. There's no way he could understand you, so don't let your imagination run wild."
Li Shaozhong chuckled and said, "As long as it moves, it's good. I can feel it. I really hope the little guy comes out soon."
Ye Shuning said, "I also want to unload the baby soon. It's tiring to carry such a big belly every day. And it will get even bigger in the future. It makes me worried just thinking about it."
Li Shaozhong touched his wife's head and said lovingly, "Wife, thank you for your hard work. I can't take your place in the pregnancy, so you have to bear it yourself, but I can take care of everything else. Just rest assured and take care of the baby. After the baby is born, I will wash the diapers, and I will do my best to take care of the baby as much as possible. I won't let you suffer alone."
Ye Shuning knew her husband cared about her, and she felt very comfortable. However, she and Li Shaozhong probably wouldn't have as much time to take care of the child in the future. "Honey, we'll both be very busy by then, so we'll definitely need a nanny. If Sister Liu is willing, I'd like to transfer her here, and let Li Jiamin stay in Nangang. We'll then find a nanny to help with Sister Liu and take care of the child and do the housework. That way we'll have more time to study. Once the child is weaned in a week, the nanny can take care of him more."
Li Shaozhong agreed with his wife's arrangement. "Your plan is very good. We really can't take care of the child ourselves. Time doesn't allow. And it will affect your rest. Let's wait until the child is a week old and see how things go. Mrs. Liu is familiar with us, so it would be best if she could come to the mainland. If she doesn't want to come, we won't force her. We can find a nanny in the mainland."
A few days later, Li Shaozhong met up with the friend Sun Huairen that Gu Yucheng had mentioned. Sun Huairen was forty years old, wore glasses, and looked refined. But his face was also a bit weathered from his long time in the countryside. Sun Huairen was accompanied by his wife, Wu Minhua.
Ye Shuning knew that the person introduced by Guyucheng had arrived, so she decided to come and meet him.
Sun Huairen had previously heard Guyucheng speak of the base's founder with praise. Today, finally meeting Li Shaozhong and his wife, he inwardly marveled at what a perfect match they were. The husband was handsome and open-minded, the wife beautiful and generous; they were truly a match made in heaven. Furthermore, their personalities were incredibly attractive, radiating a compelling aura.
What surprised Sun Huairen even more was that as a woman, Ye Shuning was no less capable than her husband Li Shaozhong, and was not inferior in aura at all. It was obvious that this couple was no ordinary couple.
But only people like him would have the guts to invest so much energy in such a desolate northwest China. Sun Huairen had a feeling that following this couple would lead to great development.
After everyone had been introduced to each other, Li Shaozhong and Ye Shuning learned that Sun Huairen and his wife Wu Minhua had secured jobs after their return. Wu Minhua was assigned to work as an accountant in a factory, which was also her original profession.
Wu Minhua just wanted to be with her husband, so she came to the base with him to see the situation. If allowed, Wu Minhua also wanted to come here to work.
After learning of their wishes, Ye Shuning said, "After Comrade Sun comes to work here, Comrade Wu can also come. This base will gradually be formalized. In the future, there will not only be expenses but also income. For example, we can sell seedlings of mushroom grass and wolfberry, and new varieties will be introduced in the future.
Therefore, the base will also need two financial personnel in the future: a cashier and an accountant. We currently have relatively few staff members, so after we leave, Comrade Gu will be in charge of the funds. Comrade Wu can do the accounting and keep track of the accounts, and we will check the accounts from time to time. We will hire another cashier when conditions permit."
Sun Huairen and his wife were very happy to hear this. Now they didn't have to be separated, and Sun Huairen could still do his favorite job.
Li Shaozhong said, "We have dormitories here. Comrade Sun, you can live in a two-bedroom apartment. It's fully furnished, and you can buy more if you need anything else.
Our base still needs to hire workers to burn the boilers and take care of the greenhouses. If there are technicians, we can also hire one or two more, and then our base will be up and running.
There's a cafeteria on the first floor. If there are a lot of people, we can hire a chef to cook for everyone. If you have a suitable candidate, you can recommend one to us."
Li Shaozhong continued, "My husband and I are planning to return to Kyoto next month, and this place will be completely handed over to you. So it's best to set up this scaffold before we leave. During the winter, you can continue to research and cultivate other edible fungi. We will find other medicinal fungi, such as spores or mycelium of Ganoderma lucidum, and we can also try to cultivate Ganoderma lucidum. This has more economic value."
The lab currently has relatively few instruments and equipment, and we will continue to supplement and improve them. If you have any needs, please let us know."
Li Shaozhong had already told Guyucheng about his plan to return to Kyoto, and he was mentally prepared. Seeing Ye Shuning's bulging belly, Sun Huairen and his wife knew she was definitely going back to Kyoto to give birth, and everyone was very understanding.
Upon arriving at the dormitory, Mr. and Mrs. Sun Huairen were pleasantly surprised by the living environment. It was truly rare to find such a pleasant environment in this area. They even had liquefied gas for cooking, which was still a rarity these days. And even better, they didn't have to burn a stove for heating in the winter; the heating was shared, clean, warm, and safe.
Sun Huairen and his wife feel that, aside from being a bit remote and having difficulty getting things done, the conditions here are not much worse than where they live in the city. They both like it very much.
After arriving at the base, everything here far exceeded their expectations. Wu Minhua was delighted to stay and work with her husband. She is an accountant, and when she is not working, she and her husband work and conduct research in the greenhouse together. The couple can be said to be in harmony with each other.
Gu Yucheng was filled with envy at the couple's behavior. If his wife wasn't a teacher and couldn't bear to change her job, he would have wanted her to work at the base as well.
There were four people sent by the province to study, all technicians from the agricultural sector. Li Shaozhong arranged for them to live in two one-bedroom apartments, two people per room, which was quite good.
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