Liu Linjuan was queuing up for food when she suddenly felt, for some reason, that she had no strength left in her body.
Just then, Zhou Tao was right behind her. Seeing that Liu Linjuan, who was standing in front, was about to fall, he quickly put the rice bowl he was holding on the table next to him and then helped Liu Linjuan up.
"Are you feeling unwell? Quickly find a place to sit down, I'll go get you some food. You're pregnant, after all."
"Thank you, Sister Zhou,"
"No need to thank me. You can say that I watched you grow up. I treat you like my own sister."
Besides, didn't your husband, Lao Li, and my husband, Lao Shen, both serve under the same person?
They are comrades-in-arms, aren't we comrades-in-arms too?
Saying thank you would be a slap in the face to me, wouldn't it?
You just sit here and wait! I'll go get you some food.
Hearing that her mother was feeling unwell, she knew it was because she had been excited in her belly, so she quickly became quiet and still.
I don't want to die before I'm even born. In any case, being able to live again is a bonus.
Although being born in the 1950s meant facing many things, like the three years of natural disasters!
What ten years of turmoil!
But when it comes to living well, none of that matters.
As long as we get through this, we can move towards the reform and opening up, make money, and have a bright future waiting for us!
Why are you thinking so much?
Besides, even if I think about all this, it seems there's no way to make a decision now. It's better to face reality and live a good life than anything else.
Furthermore, even if I don't become the richest person in the future, I certainly won't end up like I was in my previous life, a mediocre person.
After figuring it out, I stayed quietly in the pregnant woman's belly. In this day and age, there aren't many good nutritional supplements after birth. Even if there is milk powder now, it's not something that ordinary families can afford.
It's best to take advantage of the fact that you're still in the mother's womb and absorb as much nutrition as possible from the mother's body. At the very least, you need to make sure you don't get sick within the first six months after birth, otherwise it could be fatal.
That night, I had just woken up and was feeling bored, still thinking about what to do next, especially what to do if something happened. Suddenly, I heard voices.
"Wife, I'm so sorry, I can't stay with you and the baby anymore."
"Why should we apologize? Didn't we know this day would come when the Americans started the war?"
Besides, we've been in the army together for over a decade now, going through countless battles and overcoming numerous obstacles together. We've made it through everything, so what's there to apologize for?
"But this time is different from before. Before, we fought the Japanese devils and Chiang Kai-shek. Now it's the Americans. They all have modern weapons. I'm afraid they'll be sacrificed on the battlefield. What will happen to you two then?"
"We'll live it however we want. Besides, if everyone else can get through it, why can't I, with a child? Am I the kind of person who's afraid of everything?"
Seriously, what were you thinking?
"But, wife, you're still young. Why don't you remarry and take the child with you when the time comes?"
"Get out. Whether I remarry or not is my decision, not yours."
Besides, if you really want to remarry, it would be better if we went to get a divorce first thing tomorrow morning while you're not on the front lines. That would be better.
Also, I joined the army when I was thirteen or fourteen years old, and I've experienced everything since then. At worst, I can just raise my child on my own.
And you, before anything's even happened, you're already thinking about me remarrying. What exactly do you mean? Have you taken a fancy to some pretty young girl outside?
Besides, you know what kind of temper I have. We grew up together, joined the army together. If you can't even understand this, haven't you wasted your life?
"Look at you, I only said one sentence, and you have ten sentences blocking my way."
How could I possibly win an argument with you!
Besides, you know what kind of person I am. How could I possibly like a young girl outside? If that were the case, wouldn't I have gotten married long ago?
Why have I waited for you for so many years?
"And since you've said that, do you know what's in the house? If that day ever comes, use those things to save your lives!"
"I don't want any of your Li family's stuff, give it all to our children!"
"You decide for yourself! Anyway, it's all for you and the baby. I won't be home anymore, so take good care of yourself. I'm just worried about what will happen when you have your postpartum period. We don't have parents anymore, and the elders have all passed away."
"You don't need to worry about that. I already talked to Sister Zhou a few days ago. When I'm in postpartum confinement, I'll ask her and her daughter Nan Nan to come and help. When she's at work, Nan Nan will come to take care of me, and when she's not at work, she'll come to keep me company."
Since you've gone to the front lines, his deputy regimental commander Shen will definitely go back too. We can eat together then.
Besides, when you were fighting the Japanese and Chiang Kai-shek outside, she was pregnant and giving birth, and no one was there to take care of her. I was the one who took care of her.
So when Sister Zhou found out I was pregnant, she said she would come to help me during my postpartum period, so you can rest assured!
"Once our child is a bit older, we can leave him in the care of Nan Nan and the others."
"Okay then."
When are you leaving?
Three days later
"Okay, I'll go prepare some things for you."
"No need, I can prepare it myself!"
"Alright then, but that place is in the northeast of Northeast China, and winters in Northeast China are already cold. Bring more cotton-padded clothes, take your newly issued military overcoat with you, and also take the few pairs of cotton-padded shoes I made a few days ago."
When did you make these shoes?
"I started making them the day I heard the Americans were stirring up trouble. I didn't make many, maybe ten or so pairs!"
"How do you make so many?"
"We are both soldiers, and veteran revolutionaries at that. I still have this sense of war. I know that this war was bound to happen sooner or later, so I slowly began to prepare."
"Alright!"
"We have plenty of shoes, so you can divide them up whenever you want!"
But since you're in reconnaissance, which goes through a lot of shoes, you'll need to keep at least two pairs for yourself.
"I know"
"Also, no matter what, you must always follow the inner cultivation method of my family's martial arts. You can't forget that, understand?"
"Don't worry! I've been practicing martial arts for over twenty years now, it's long been integrated into my life, I can't forget it even if I wanted to."
Hearing their conversation now, I realize why.
Sometimes when Mom calls for Dad, she asks, "Where's my senior brother?"
It turns out they were fellow disciples; the steward finally understood their relationship.
"By the way, who knows how long this battle will last? Why don't you suggest a name for the child?"
"Alright! I'll name him then! Regardless of whether I, as the father, can come back in the future, let's give the child a name now as a memento!"
Also, these days everyone on the street changes their names to things like "Resist America, Aid Korea" or something similar! So our child won't follow the trend.
If it's a boy, we'll name him Li Weihang; if it's a girl, we'll name her Li Mianmian. They say daughters are their fathers' little cotton-padded jackets.
"So, would you prefer a boy or a girl?"
"Girl, right!"
"I don't even know if I'll be able to come back after I leave like this. If it were a boy, it would be too much for you to take care of him alone. A daughter is better; she's well-behaved and gentle, and it's easier for you to take care of her, isn't it?"
"I thought you wanted a boy, so that the Li family could continue its lineage."
“I don’t think only boys can carry on the family line. Who says girls can’t have children? We can always find a husband for our daughter.”
"I'm afraid that by then, there won't be any good families willing to let their sons become live-in sons-in-law."
"Then let our daughter have a few more children. Whether the second one is a boy or a girl, it can take our surname."
"Alright! Let's find some time tomorrow to go to the photo studio and take a picture!"
"Okay, it's getting late, go to sleep, you're pregnant."
It's easy to tell from the parents' conversation that neither of them are sexist.
Indeed, although these parents joined the army at a very young age, they received years of ideological education from the Party and accepted the idea of gender equality very early on.
In other words, they don't really think that girls have a lower status than boys just because their child is a girl.
My only worry now is that my father has to go to the front lines to fight, but as a soldier, he has his duties.
Similarly, even those who aren't soldiers are actively enlisting in the military, just to fight the Americans.
The most important thing for me right now is to absorb nutrients properly. I'm only a few months old now, and the last month is when I'll grow rapidly.
But back then, there wasn't much good food or drink available, so pregnant women need to start absorbing nutrients slowly from now on so that they won't feel tired by the time they are nine months pregnant.
Even if they try their best to absorb nutrients, there won't be much nutrition. After all, pregnant women nowadays eat the same things as ordinary people in this era. There are no special "pregnancy meals" or "pregnancy milk powder." So it's unlikely that they'll grow too big; they'll just be the right size.
Dad left soon after, but Mom still went to work and back home on time every day.
Time flies. Now the outside world is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, the last day of the 50th year. Tomorrow will be the 51st year.
I've been in my mom's belly for over nine months now, and in a few days I'll be ten months. Because my due date is approaching, it's not just my mom and me living at home anymore.
Head nurse Zhou Tao and her three children have also temporarily moved in.
Besides Aunt Zhou and Wu Ge, there was also a guard living in this courtyard. He was specially arranged by the military leaders. The military leaders knew that Dad had gone to the front line and that Mom was the only pregnant woman at home. She was also close to her due date and had no one to help her. The leaders were worried, so they specially arranged for someone to lend a hand.
Besides, the military leaders know that the other person's spouse is protecting the country, and those of them who stay behind at the rear headquarters should take good care of their family.
I was initially worried that it would be inconvenient for a male guard to come over, as it would be uncomfortable for a man and a woman to live together alone.
After learning that Aunt Zhou had moved in with her child, there was nothing left to worry about.
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