"Yes, it's good to have more children while you're young, so you won't be unable to have them when you're older..."
Every time they get together, the conversation always ends up on Zheng Qianqian, or on other military wives who don't have sons or children.
Zheng Qianqian chuckled and said, "Now is the time when the country needs us. This one brat can rip the roof off our house every day. If we have another one, wouldn't he cause the sky to fall down?"
The military wives exchanged smirks and whispered among themselves, "She's used this excuse a hundred and eighty times. Everyone knows she wants more children."
"The Lu family only has two brothers, and the other one is determined not to get married. The two branches of the Lu family only have one son. Tsk tsk, when they get old, the heavy burden will fall on the shoulders of this one child from Yuehai. Haven't they thought about these things?"
"I heard she stayed in the delivery room for more than a day when she gave birth to Yuehai. Maybe she damaged her body and won't be able to have children in the future..."
"I've also heard that Battalion Commander Lu was wounded here..."
Ke Meiyu heard every single word.
She glanced at Zheng Qianqian, whose lips actually held an unnatural and faint bitterness.
I'm sure Zheng Qianqian knows what these people are whispering about.
Ke Meiyu bought some wild grapes, pears, hawthorns, and watermelons, as well as some vegetables, two laying hens, a pound of meat, a pound of sugar, some seasonings, two sets of bowls and chopsticks, and four plates from the supply and marketing cooperative.
Back home, she tidied up her things, and after thinking for a moment, she took a bag of White Rabbit milk candy to find Zheng Qianqian.
"Sister-in-law is here?" Zheng Qianqian quickly cut the watermelon and brought it out.
Little Baozi came up to Ke Meiyu and showed her his little wooden gun. "My dad made this for me. It's the latest model. Look, sister, even though it's a wooden gun, it can fire bullets!"
Actually, this is not difficult to make, as it utilizes the principle of a slingshot.
Ke Meiyu smiled and praised, "I bought hawthorns and sugar today, I'll make you candied hawthorns later."
"Sister-in-law, don't spoil him. Even candied hawthorns won't keep in this weather," Zheng Qianqian gently patted her son, telling him to go back to his bedroom and read comic books.
The Lu family's house wasn't large; it had one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen, one bathroom, and a balcony, totaling over forty square meters. For a family of three, it was quite spacious.
"Did your sister-in-law want to see me about something?"
Ke Meiyu nodded. "I've been learning from the old Chinese medicine doctor in our mountain since I was a child, and I've acquired about 70 or 80 percent of his skills. I've treated my sister-in-law's sister-in-law and a professor at our school. They used to be unable to have children, but now they're pregnant."
Zheng Qianqian clenched her fists, pondered for a while, and finally mustered up the courage to tell her about the difficulties her family was facing.
“Sister-in-law, please don’t be offended by what you said. We do feel that having only one child is too lonely. Zhensheng and I both work, and our salaries are decent. The expenses for a family of three are not high, and we can definitely raise several children.”
“Zhensheng’s brother doesn’t plan to get married, so our children will have to take care of him in the future.”
"Being busy with work is just an excuse. Our whole family wants to have one or two more children..."
Ke Meiyu expressed her understanding: "Sister-in-law, you need to hurry up if you want to have a child. I heard that in two or three years, the organization will promote family planning, and it will start with the organization's staff."
Actually, the way military families address each other is quite chaotic; it's very common for them to call each other "sister-in-law."
“I checked for you before and didn’t find anything wrong, so I’m guessing it might be related to Brother Lu’s health…”
Zheng Qianqian nodded slightly, "He was injured before, and we had already prepared for the worst back then."
“Sister-in-law, you don’t mind if I check on Brother Lu’s health, right? Don’t worry, I’ll just take his pulse,” Ke Meiyu added.
“It’s nothing,” Zheng Qianqian said with a smile. “When he comes back, my husband and I will go to your house.”
Although Ke Meiyu made it clear that she had successful cases, Zheng Qianqian still didn't have much hope.
At that time, Lu Zhen was very ill, and it was already a miracle that he survived. They didn't dare to ask for more.
When Ke Meiyu got home, she saw that Wang Di Chu and Xiao Gui Wang had already cut open the watermelon and were sharing half of it.
"You little ghost king, you can eat?" Ke Meiyu was speechless.
"Even though I can't taste it and can't eat it, I can practice eating in advance," the little devil king hummed, continuing to smack his lips.
At noon, Ying Yan brought back food: two bowls of rice, one bowl of vegetables, and some corn porridge.
The military canteen has more oil and fat than the school canteen, and the head chef is a hidden perk that the leaders have paid a lot of money to poach.
After they finished eating, the Lu family of three, along with Lu Xiangjin, arrived.
Ke Meiyu didn't beat around the bush; she directly asked Lu Zhensheng to sit down and extend his wrist.
She placed her hand on his body, squinted slightly to feel it carefully, and at the same time copied his physical condition onto the simulator for a comprehensive examination.
Ying Yan and Lu Xiangjin were smoking and talking outside, while Zheng Qianqian and Xiao Tuanzi waited nervously.
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