Kang Kang is on summer vacation. Su Qingmeng has asked for leave from the kindergarten. Kang Kang will not go to school until mid-October. They bought tickets directly back to Beijing. The Asian Games are about to begin, and the three of them don't want to miss this rare event.
After getting off the train, I could clearly feel the different atmosphere in Beijing. The Asian Games song "Asian Pride" was playing in the streets and alleys. Kang Kang sang along: "We are Asia, the mountains are proud heads; we are Asia, the rivers flow like hot blood..."
The Asian Games mascot panda "Panpan" can also be seen everywhere. There are more foreigners in Beijing, and there are many volunteers in uniform providing help in the streets and alleys of Beijing.
Unlike Lin Xiuyao who often comes to Beijing on business trips, Su Qingmeng and Kang Kang haven't been back for a year and are busy keeping in touch with friends.
Kang Kang went to play with his friends in the alley, and Lin Xiuyao accompanied him.
Su Qingmeng first went to visit Qiu Ling at her home. She was five months pregnant. Qiu Ling's home was in Haidian District. She did not move after getting married and still lived in the apartment she bought before marriage.
Su Qingmeng followed the route she remembered and came to her house and knocked on the door. Wu Yuan opened the door for her, "Comrade Su, you're here? Come in."
Su Qingmeng handed him the nutritional supplement in her hand and said, "Excuse me."
Qiu Ling was surprised to see her: "Sister Qingmeng, when did you come back? Come, sit down."
Su Qingmeng went over and sat down, "I arrived the day before yesterday." She looked around Qiu Ling's home. Her home was about 40 to 50 square meters, with one bedroom and one living room. The room was very warmly decorated, and the items were arranged in order. It seemed that the couple was living a good life.
"How are you? Are you having any severe pregnancy reactions?" she asked with concern.
Qiu Ling: "I'm much better now. I was vomiting everything I ate a while ago. It was really frustrating for me." Speaking of the baby in her belly, she complained, "It's really not easy to be pregnant."
Su Qingmeng: "Hold on, you have to stay in a good mood, it's good for the baby and you."
Qiu Ling: "Let's not talk about him anymore. Sister Qingmeng, you haven't been back for a year. I miss you so much. How long will you stay this time?"
Wu Yuan poured Su Qingmeng a cup of tea and said, "Thank you. I'll stay until the Asian Games are over."
Qiu Ling: "I told you you had to come back. This is the first time our country is hosting the Asian Games!" She looked proud. "If I hadn't gotten pregnant at this critical moment, I would have wanted to be a volunteer. What a pity."
Su Qingmeng: "If there is a first time, there will be a second time. Who knows, we may even host the Olympics in the future. You still have a chance." Qiu Ling can wait until 2008.
Qiu Ling agreed: "Sister Qingmeng, you are right, our country is becoming stronger and stronger."
Su Qingmeng asked: "Who will take care of you after you give birth?" It is very important for women to have confinement after childbirth.
"My mother is coming over. She is retired and has time." Qiu Ling is very grateful to have met the best parents. They dote on her and treat her and her brother equally.
The two chatted for a while, and Qiu Ling mentioned the recent situation of her classmates in Beijing. "Sister Huang Xi got divorced at the beginning of this year."
"Ah?" Su Qingmeng was surprised. "Didn't she divorced a long time ago? You said she was going to divorce in 1988?" She thought she had divorced a long time ago.
Qiu Ling frowned as she spoke, "I thought she would definitely get a divorce that time. Later, her husband said a lot of good things, saying that he didn't know what his mother was thinking and promised not to take advantage of her job. Sister Huang Xi softened her heart again."
Su Qingmeng was speechless, "Why did you divorce this time?"
Qiu Ling sighed, "She got pregnant and had a miscarriage, the second time."
"Sister Huang Xi was quite happy during that time," she said, her demeanor changing when she met with her. "Alas, she ended up having a miscarriage because of her brother-in-law."
"Then this brother-in-law is quite cruel."
Qiu Ling elaborated, "I went to the hospital to visit her. I felt that Huang Xi had lost all hope. I tried to comfort her, but she told me that her mother-in-law didn't want her to get pregnant. She overheard that her last miscarriage was caused by her mother-in-law deliberately torturing her."
It was because she heard what her mother-in-law said that she got so excited that she couldn't control herself and quarreled with her mother-in-law. As a result, her brother-in-law saw her talking back to her mother-in-law and pushed her, causing her to fall and have a miscarriage.
"Why?" Su Qingmeng really didn't understand. There are all kinds of things in the world, and there are mothers who don't want their sons to have children.
"I am close to Sister Huang Xi and know a lot about her in-laws. I guess her mother-in-law wants the eldest son to raise the younger son and doesn't want him to have children. Her third child is only in his teens this year and is still in school." She felt that her guess was correct.
Su Qingmeng also felt that her guess was reliable, otherwise it couldn't explain Huang Xi's mother-in-law's behavior. "Let's not talk about her. She didn't listen to my advice back then, so she deserves what she's going through now." Seeing Wu Yuan go to the bedroom, she lowered her voice and asked, "Is your husband good to you?"
"He's doing very well," Qiu Ling said with a smile as she spoke of her husband. "After I became pregnant, he took care of everything at home. He's very considerate. He memorized all the pregnancy precautions you gave me and even consulted the elders at home for a lot of advice. He takes very good care of me."
Su Qingmeng thought of Lin Xiuyao. He had done a lot of homework when she was pregnant. They both married the right people.
After chatting until noon, Su Qingmeng said goodbye, "I'm going back. I'll come back when I have time."
Wu Yuan tried to persuade him, "Comrade Su, please stay for lunch and try my cooking."
"Next time."
When Su Qingmeng returned home, Lin Xiuyao had already prepared lunch. "You're back. How's your friend?"
"Not bad. Her husband is quite considerate," she looked at Lin Xiuyao. "Although he's not as good as my husband, Qiu Ling didn't choose the wrong person."
Lin Xiuyao smiled. Of course, in his wife's heart, he must be the best. "After spending time with Wu Yuan, I feel that he is quite down-to-earth."
After seeing Qiu Ling, she called Tang Qiuyu and invited her to the courtyard. She was still not used to going to the military compound. On her day off, she appeared at the door with Xiaoyuan. Su Qingmeng looked at the violin case Xiaoyuan was carrying and asked, "Did you just have music class?"
"Well, he has two classes a week, both on weekends." Xiaoyuan is currently taking classes with a music teacher in Dongcheng District, so the two of them came directly here after class today.
"Hello, Aunt Su, I'm going to find Kang Kang," Lu Zhiyuan called Kang Kang's name and ran into the yard.
Tang Qiuyu said, "Xiaoyuan is getting more and more naughty. I asked him to learn the violin just to temper his temper, but it doesn't seem to have any effect."
"Haven't you heard the saying, 'Even dogs hate seven- and eight-year-olds'? Boys are all like this. It will be fine in two years." Besides, Kang Kang grew up in a military compound. Su Qingmeng felt that it was impossible for him to become a quiet little angel.
The two sat down on a stone bench in the yard and talked about their recent situation. "I became a professor."
"Congratulations, beautiful professor. Your students must like you very much." If there were Weibo and Douyin, Tang Qiuyu would be recognized as a young and beautiful professor who became famous.
"No one is more famous than the beautiful writer. You are more popular." Tang Qiuyu rarely made a joke.
Su Qingmeng was thick-skinned, "Then we are beautiful sisters."
Both of them laughed.
It’s great that she and her friends are making progress. Although they are in different fields, they have all achieved certain achievements. Time has not let their efforts go to waste.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
