After He Tingchuan left, Yun Jin's life was different from before. She spent her days eating and drinking, or having Li Aimei accompany her to the hospital for prenatal checkups.
People in this era don't really have the awareness of prenatal checkups. Giving birth usually happens at home, let alone prenatal checkups.
Yun Jin was different; she was afraid.
So, she had to go to the hospital's obstetrics and gynecology department every month. The doctors there all knew Yun Jin. When they saw her coming in with her big belly, they would smile and ask her to sit down.
Judging from her good complexion and maternal glow, you can tell that she is having a comfortable pregnancy and has nothing to worry about.
Putting everything else aside, you can tell just by looking at her round little face and rosy complexion.
Nowadays, prenatal checkups don't involve any other screenings. At most, they listen to the fetal heartbeat and measure Yun Jin's blood pressure to make sure everything is within the normal range before letting Yun Jin leave.
Every time the doctor says, "The baby is healthy, rest well, don't do heavy work, come to the hospital when the baby is ready, and I will deliver the baby for you."
All Yun Jin wants is health.
Hearing those two words, she felt relieved and nodded with a smile.
Seeing that there were other pregnant women queuing up for medical treatment, they were all heavily pregnant. Compared to Yun Jin, the pregnant women were not in good condition; they were pale and thin, with dull eyes, wearing patched clothes and shoes with holes.
In this day and age.
Such outfits are everywhere.
Every time Yun Jin saw it, she would comfort herself in her heart, "It's okay, it's okay, it's really okay. Just hang in there, hang in there, things will get better in a few years, and then you can all live a good life."
At least we won't go hungry.
They wouldn't wear patched clothes and expose their toes.
Yun Jin and Li Aimei left the hospital, and Yun Jin was hungry.
She hadn't eaten anything early in the morning because she was going to have a check-up. After leaving the hospital, she took Li Aimei to a state-run restaurant for a meal.
He Tingchuan's salary is all with her, and she can use it as she pleases.
When He Tingchuan left, Yun Jin slipped him twenty yuan.
He Tingchuan also said that he wouldn't use it all, since missions don't cost money.
Yun Jin glared at him: "You're buying me delicious food for free?"
He Tingchuan then obediently accepted the money and left, turning back every three steps.
Yun Jin only realized this when He Tingchuan went on a mission. He seemed to be a little reluctant to part with her, and there were other emotions involved.
uncertain.
Yun Jin planned to wait until the others returned before making any further observations.
Yun Jin treated Li Aimei to beef noodles: "Is there anything else you'd like to eat? How about an egg?"
Li Aimei waved her hand: "Ordinary vegetarian noodles are fine, I don't like beef noodles."
The main reason is that it's too expensive; a bowl of beef noodles costs 50 cents.
That's enough to buy half a pound of beef.
The beef noodles at state-run restaurants are really expensive.
Yun Jin ignored Li Aimei's refusal, knowing that Li Aimei was stingy. As long as Yun Jin didn't mind paying, she was fine with it: "Two bowls of beef noodles, one without scallions, and a braised egg with each, thank you!"
The chef, who was initially ready to argue with Yun Jin when she said she didn't want scallions, thought to himself, "This person is quite polite, especially since she's pregnant. Oh well, I won't bother with her."
Whether it was Yun Jin's imagination or not, she noticed that the beef noodles she ate today seemed to have two extra slices of meat.
Although they were just two thin slices of beef, in an era of meat scarcity and the need for meat ration coupons, two extra slices were a lot.
Yun Jin looked towards the kitchen in surprise. The head chef stood with his arms crossed, watching the diners in the main hall eat.
They happened to meet eyes, and Yun Jin smiled and nodded in thanks.
The head chef was caught red-handed and was a little embarrassed. He had a blank expression, but his ears secretly turned red.
Li Aimei was unaware of the special care the head chef gave them; these days, many people do things based on their mood.
The head chef was happy to receive a thank you today, so giving him two extra slices of beef shouldn't be a problem!
The chef at the state-run restaurant was incredibly skilled at making braised eggs. Yun Jin finished the egg in one bite and said she would definitely come back for beef noodles next time.
Li Aimei finished all the soup; it was delicious.
She thought to herself, it's not that Commander He can't go on more missions. As long as Commander He is not at home, her sister-in-law will take her out to eat and drink. How can this be her taking care of her sister-in-law?
It was clearly her sister-in-law who took care of her.
Thinking of this, Li Aimei returned to Yun Jin's house and diligently cleaned the house, wiped the windows, and even took down and washed Yun Jin's mosquito net.
Everyone else sees Li Aimei working hard and bustling around, but in private, Ququ Yunjin is too harsh, making Li Aimei do everything, wishing she could be a skinflint and make Li Aimei scrub the floor clean.
Yun Jin: "......"
I'm innocent! When did I ever become a skinflint?
She's willing to work, and you can't persuade her to, you simply can't. What can she do?
Li Aimei went to the cafeteria to get food that day. The cafeteria was serving a dish that Yun Jin liked: eggplant fritters.
Li Aimei usually cooks, but today I wanted to eat eggplant fritters, so I asked her to go to the cafeteria to get the food.
While queuing, she happened to meet an acquaintance, who, upon seeing Li Aimei, immediately began to criticize Yun Jin in front of her: "You child, why don't you cook at Commander He's house? What are you anyway? That Yun Jin is no good; she treats you like a maid and you don't even run away."
"Don't let anyone hear what you're saying, sister-in-law, or they'll drag you out shopping. What do you mean by 'maid'? What era are we living in? It's a new society, everyone is equal." Li Aimei didn't mince words and directly accused her of something.
He left the woman's face flushed red and pale by his words.
That's not all. Li Aimei defended Yun Jin, saying, "Besides, my sister-in-law is very good to me. She takes me out to eat meat every day. Commander He asked me to take care of her, so I have to take good care of her. I did the work voluntarily. It's not heavy work, just some housework."
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