Chapter 222: Giving Birth Again
It turns out that the children love to learn. Every day when Lin Qi teaches them, they listen very carefully. The eldest, Xu Boxi, especially likes to listen to the stories in Sun Tzu's Art of War, while the three younger brothers have no obvious preferences. As long as Lin Qi talks, they will listen. Sometimes they don't understand, but they remember every word and can accurately repeat what Lin Qi said.
The children like to listen to the lectures, but Lin Qi, the mother, doesn’t like to give lectures very much.
She preferred to make wine, jam, jujube honey, make clothes for her children...or just sit in a rocking chair and bask in the sun.
"We don't have to go to that training camp. We can just follow the steps." Lin Qi said.
"But what if the children like it? Look at their hungry eyes and their strong desire for knowledge. Judging from the children's current performance, they are out of tune with their peers, and following the routine may not be a good thing for them." Xu Hexiao is also responsible for the children's teaching, and he knows their learning situation. His children are better than him, much better than he was before. And he also started to learn when he was three years old. So he doesn't think there is anything wrong with the children learning to read and learn knowledge at the age of three.
Lin Qi thought about it carefully, maybe because she had lived a lifetime, she had become indifferent to many things and her desires were not strong. So she was lazy, she liked a leisurely and comfortable lifestyle, and naturally thought that her children would like this too.
But now it seems obviously not the case. Children are full of energy, curiosity, creativity and adventurous spirit... They are probably unwilling to be ordinary.
That night, Lin Qi tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
"Don't want to sleep?" Xu Hexiao turned over on her and looked down at her.
"I can't sleep." Lin Qi said. What happened now concerned the children's lives, so she didn't dare to make a hasty decision.
"Don't think too much. Even if the kids can't adapt to the training camp, they can transfer to ordinary universities later. Just take it one step at a time." Xu Hexiao comforted.
After hearing what he said, Lin Qi felt much less annoyed. "Will the higher-ups make things difficult for them?"
"Of course not. And I think our children will thrive in that training camp. You gave them such strong physical qualities and made them so smart. No difficulties can stop them. Don't worry, don't be anxious, ok?" Xu Hexiao tapped Lin Qi's nose with the tip of his nose. "Instead of thinking about those distant things, why not do something meaningful."
When the children were two years old, Xu Hexiao made a bed for them. When they were three years old, Xu Hexiao moved their beds to the study.
The children protested against this, but their mother did not stand on their side. Their protest was quickly suppressed by their father, and they could only go to the study and sleep obediently.
As soon as the children left, Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi continued to have sex for more than half a month. Finally, Lin Qi couldn't stand it anymore and was the first to call it quits.
Tonight, Xu Hexiao, who has been vegetarian for a week, worked particularly hard.
It lasted from ten o'clock until late at night. Even when Lin Qi fell asleep, he was still tireless.
Suddenly, his face changed, as if something was broken.
Xu Hexiao froze. This was something he had just received from the health center two days ago. How could it be——
He remembered Qiqi saying four children were enough.
He himself said that four children were enough.
Isn’t it such a coincidence?
Do you want to tell Qiqi?
"Qiqi, what if you accidentally get pregnant?" Xu Hexiao said cautiously.
Lin Qi, who was half awake and half asleep, suddenly woke up, "What?"
"That, the condom, is broken." Xu Hexiao looked guilty.
Lin Qi's pupils shrank. "My last menstrual period was on the 9th, and now it's the 25th, which is exactly my ovulation period—"
Xu Hexiao obviously knew the time, so he asked.
The couple looked at each other.
"Why are you using so much force?"
"I was so excited that I lost control. I'm sorry. How about I take you to wash it? I don't know if it will still work."
"Never mind, this may be God's will."
Lin Qi thought about it seriously and felt that having a few more children, like the four she had now, wouldn't be so difficult to accept.
Xu Hexiao also thought about it seriously and thought that if several children went to the training camp, it would not be a bad idea to have one or two more children to accompany them.
The two calmly accepted the fact that Lin Qi might be pregnant.
Next, Xu Hexiao tried his best to take over the housework and told the children not to make their mother angry.
Time passed quickly, and a month later, Lin Qi's aunt did not come to visit.
"Is it confirmed?" Xu Hexiao asked.
Lin Qi shook her head, "I haven't detected the fetal heartbeat yet."
Another month passed, and Lin Qi's period still hadn't come. Lin Qi seemed to accept her fate, but also had a faint sense of anticipation, "I'm really pregnant. This time it's three."
Xu Hexiao frowned, "Why are there still so many?"
Lin Qi glared, "Do you dislike it?"
"No, of course not. I'm afraid you'll be too tired." Xu Hexiao denied it hurriedly.
Lin Qi snorted twice, "It's good that you don't dislike it. Their arrival was your mistake. Anyone can dislike it, but you can't."
Xu Hexiao nodded repeatedly, "It was my mistake. From now on, I will take care of you and the children."
Xu Hexiao did not hide the fact that Lin Qi was pregnant from the three children, but he only said that Lin Qi had babies in her belly. He did not mention how many babies there were.
When the four children heard that their mother was pregnant, they were very curious and stared at Lin Qi's belly every day. Seeing how curious they were, Lin Qi gave them some knowledge about pregnancy.
Lin Qi did not have morning sickness when she was pregnant with her first child, and she doesn't have a pregnant belly with her second child. Apart from a bigger appetite and a slightly worse temper, nothing else is different.
Zhao Shu was the seventh person to know that Lin Qi was pregnant. He saw it himself when Lin Qi showed her pregnancy. It was already the end of March in 1973. Everyone took off their thick cotton-padded jackets and put on lighter spring clothes. As soon as they changed their clothes, Zhao Shu immediately noticed something unusual.
"Qiqi, are you pregnant?" Zhao Shu asked in surprise.
Lin Qi nodded.
"How many months?" Apart from the bigger belly, there was almost no change anywhere else. No wonder he couldn't tell.
"Six months." Lin Qi felt that she had a posterior placenta, so her pregnancy was not obvious.
When she said six months, Zhao Shu didn't think there was anything wrong, because Lin Qi was still wearing loose clothes at this time. If someone with more experience, they would know that this was not an ordinary six-month pregnancy. But Zhao Shu was a man and didn't have a wife, so he obviously had no experience in this.
After learning that Lin Qi was pregnant, Zhao Shu would go home with Xu Hexiao after get off work every day. He was responsible for bathing the children, reading and telling stories to them, and also took over the dishes and cleaning.
After everything was packed up, he rode his bike back to his home.
After Zhao Shu, the people of the Chu family also knew that Lin Qi was pregnant, followed by Cao Zheng, and finally the people of the Lu family.
Lv Huazhang got married two years ago, but for unknown reasons, his wife's belly was still not moving after two years. The two went to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said that there was nothing wrong with their health, and that it was just not their destiny yet, so they could relax.
Upon learning that Lin Qi was pregnant, Lu Huazhang and his wife came to her house together and brought a lot of gifts.
"Qiqi, can I touch your belly?" Mrs. Lu asked embarrassedly.
"Hmm?" Lin Qi was puzzled. Why did he touch her belly?
"My mother said that if you touch a pregnant woman's belly to get some good luck, it will make it easier to get pregnant." Mrs. Lu is usually shy, and when she said this, she became so embarrassed that her face and neck turned red.
Lin Qi didn't say whether it was reliable to touch the belly to get pregnant, but if Mrs. Lu wanted to touch it, she would let her, so that she could feel psychologically comforted.
However, what Lin Qi didn't expect was that Lu Ersao was pregnant in the third month after she touched her belly. Lu Huazhang came to announce the good news and sent a bunch of gifts.
"I didn't do anything. I feel so unworthy of this." Lin Qi was ashamed.
Lu Huazhang shook his head. "My mother and mother-in-law asked me to send this gift. You should explain it to them yourself."
Lin Qi: ".......Forget it then."
Her belly is already very big and she may give birth at any time, so it is not advisable for her to go out.
"Just keep them safe, sister-in-law. They are all prepared for the children. They will be useful when you give birth."
"Then I'll accept it. Please thank your mother and your mother-in-law for me."
When Lin Qi was eight months pregnant, Zhao Shu advised Lin Qi to go to the hospital for hospitalization, but Lin Qi refused.
She doesn't like the smell of hospital disinfectant.
"Your belly is too big. I'm afraid it will be difficult to give birth." Zhao Shu frowned. Why is this girl so stubborn?
"Maybe there's more than one child." Lin Qi revealed to Zhao Shu for the first time that she was pregnant with twins.
"Then we should go to the hospital to give birth." Zhao Shu was so anxious that his mouth was covered with blisters. Seeing that the young couple was still unhurried, he was so angry that he wanted to curse.
"Godfather, I was the one who delivered the eldest brother and the others, so they will be fine." Although he also preferred to go to the hospital, since Qiqi was unwilling to go, he did not force her.
"Instead of going to the hospital, we can ask a doctor to deliver the baby at home. Is that okay?" Zhao Shu made a concession.
Lin Qi's expression suddenly changed. "It's too late. My water broke. Godfather, go and boil some water. Ah He, come and help me shave my hair. It's too hot in June. Just shave my head."
Xu Hexiao was very nervous at first, but when he heard that Lin Qi wanted to shave her head, he was a little confused, "Bald head?"
"Of course. You don't allow me to wash my hair during the confinement period. If I don't shave my head, what should I do during the confinement period? Or do you think you will like me if I shave my head?"
"No, I won't. No matter what you become, I like you."
Shaving your head does not require any technical skills and can be done quickly.
Lin Qi washed her hair, ate a bowl of noodles, and then lay down on the bed.
Only Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao were in the room, while Zhao Shu and the four children were waiting outside the door. Zhao Shu was sweating from anxiety, but the four children were calm, mainly because their parents were too calm, so the four children didn't know how dangerous it was to have children, especially twins.
"Ahe, how about I go get a doctor?" Zhao Shu shouted at the door.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a loud cry came from the room, followed by a second and a third. The whole process took less than ten minutes.
When the crying stopped, Zhao Shu asked again, "What happened?"
"Yes, the baby is born. Both mother and child are safe. There are three children in total." Xu Hexiao replied.
"Three!" Zhao Shu was stunned.
Xu Hexiao knew that he was going to have triplets a few months ago, but he never thought they would be three boys. It would be a lie to say that he was not disappointed.
Lin Qi was also a little disappointed because the gender ratio was too big.
The children didn't stay in her belly for ten months. Lin Qi was worried about their health, so she injected them with supernatural powers that night. She didn't breastfeed the children for the first four children, and she didn't plan to breastfeed them this time.
Feeding three children is not an easy task.
Xu Hexiao also supported her decision. "The eldest brothers didn't drink breast milk, but they grew up well. You don't have to suffer this. Besides, you give them energy, which is more valuable than breast milk."
The four children had never had a serious illness until they were four years old, and only had one or two minor illnesses. And the duration was very short, and they recovered in two or three days. This was all thanks to Qiqi.
Zhao Shu thought that with three newborns at home, they would be in a mess, but in fact everything was in order. The children were so well behaved. They slept when they were full and drank when they woke up. They only cried when they were hungry or peed. Otherwise, they were very easy to handle and hardly needed to be held by adults.
Zhao Shu took a special leave for this purpose. As a result, the three freshmen didn't need his care much, and he spent most of his time playing with the four older ones.
Xu Hexiao also asked for a leave of absence for twenty days. After twenty days, he could not go to the factory, but he had to complete his work.
Lin Qi's confinement lasted for 42 days. As soon as she came out of the confinement period, the first thing she did was to take a bath.
After Lin Qi came out of confinement, talented people from the Chu family, Cao Zheng and Lu family came to visit. The people from these three families tacitly did not prepare supplements for Lin Qi. The gifts they gave were cloth coupons, cloth or ready-made clothes, some for the children and some for Lin Qi.
The babies who have just finished their confinement period are fair and tender, very cute. Every visitor loves them so much that they can’t wait to take them home.
"Now that there are three more children in the family, do you want to consider sending Boxi, Zhonghui and others to the training camp in advance?" Lu Huazhang asked Xu Hexiao.
Xu Hexiao shook his head, "They are too young."
“But I see that they are as tall as six-year-old children. And I asked them a few questions, and they answered fluently. They are much smarter than I thought. I’m not slandering myself, I don’t think Xiaoyu can beat Boxi.” Lu Huazhang said. His nephew also participated in the selection of the training camp, but unfortunately, he was eliminated.
"Qiqi might be reluctant to let them leave home at such a young age." Xu Hexiao said.
"Why don't we let them experience it for a few days first? If they can adapt and like it, then we can listen to the children's opinions, how about that?" Lu Huazhang said, and expressed his concerns, "In our Lu family, only my grandfather is holding on now. My father, my uncle, my brother, and I are all in too low a position. And my uncle died in an explosion. Once my grandfather retires, it will be difficult for him to take care of Bo Xi and the others in the future."
He persuaded Xu Hexiao to send the child to the training camp, and he also had his own selfish motives. He wanted to have a closer relationship between the two families so that when the Xu family became prosperous in the future, his own family would also benefit.
Xu Hexiao took Lu Huazhang's words to heart and said, "I'll talk to Lin Qi tonight."
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