"Linglong!"
Lu Jingchuan's voice pierced her eardrums like the sound of nature. Gong Linglong's heart trembled suddenly. She twisted her neck and saw the dark and thin man standing at the door. Her usually clear voice was husky: "Brother Jing, you're back."
"I'm back."
Lu Jingchuan rushed to her in two steps, holding her head in his arms, his deep and hoarse voice trembling, "Linglong, I'm sorry for making you worry."
"I'm glad you're back."
Gong Linglong's eyes were moist. Although she didn't say it these days, she actually missed him and was worried about him in her heart.
Now that he's back safely, she's finally relieved. But seeing how dark and thin he is, she's filled with worry: "Brother Jing, why are you so thin? Are you injured?"
"No injuries."
Lu Jingchuan released her, letting her continue to recline. He sat down beside the bed, his rough, calloused hands tightly clasping hers. "The training mission is quite arduous, and the training environment is quite harsh. We've all lost weight, but it's okay. We'll recover after we return for the New Year."
I saw that he was darker and thinner, but in good spirits. His temperament had changed a lot from when he left. He used to be like a javelin, but now he was like a sword about to be unsheathed.
"Linglong, I heard from Mom that you've been feeling so heavy lately that you can't walk anymore, and your limbs are severely swollen. Are you feeling very uncomfortable now?"
As Lu Jingchuan asked, he lifted the blanket covering her. Seeing her belly, which was as round as a balloon about to burst, his heart jumped into his throat. He quickly stood up and said, "Linglong, let's go to the hospital and stay there."
"Brother Jing, grandpa invited a doctor to come home. The doctor said that the baby should be born in the next two or three days. I can also feel the babies moving downwards. It means that the baby is about to be born."
"The hospital has made arrangements and I can be admitted anytime, but home is warmer and more comfortable. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and I want to have a reunion dinner with my elders and relatives at home before going."
The Gong family finally reunited after nearly twenty years, and this year's reunion dinner was of great significance. Lu Jingchuan understood this and gently covered her with a blanket, saying, "Okay, finish the reunion dinner with grandpa and the others, then we'll go to the hospital."
Gong Kaizhou and the others were all in the living room outside and didn't come in to interrupt the couple's conversation. Gong Linglong smiled gently, "Brother Jing, grandpa and the others are looking forward to your return. Go and get to know them."
"good."
Lu Jingchuan bent down and kissed her on the cheek, "I'm going to go talk to grandpa and the others. I'll come in later to keep you company."
Gong Linglong reached out and tugged at his beard. He must have rushed here today. His cotton coat was wrinkled, his beard was untidy, and his hair was uncut. He looked like a refugee. Her eyes were filled with smiles. "Go and get ready. Go to the bathhouse and take a shower. Scrub yourself well. There are new clothes and pants prepared for you in the closet. Change into them after washing them."
"Do you dislike me?" There was a hint of danger in Lu Jingchuan's sharp eyes.
"I don't mind, I don't mind."
Gong Linglong smiled brightly and boasted wildly, "My comrade Lu Jingchuan is handsome, elegant, suave, and as handsome as Pan An. He's known as the Jade-faced Little Flying Dragon. Oh, no, now he's called the Black-faced Little Flying Dragon."
"Naughty." Lu Jingchuan pouted her chubby face, and the smile in his eyes was almost overflowing.
Gong Linglong was deliberately joking with him. To prevent the elders from waiting outside for too long, she urged him, "Go out quickly. After meeting with the elders, go take a shower. Come back soon after you're done. It should be almost time for lunch."
"Okay." Lu Jingchuan immediately stood up and strode out.
Gong Kaizhou and the others were all in the living room at this time, and all pairs of eyes were looking at Lu Jingchuan. The elders had seen Lu Jingchuan's photos before, but his current appearance was very different from the photos.
Without the need for his mother-in-law to introduce him, Lu Jingchuan took the initiative to greet the elders of the Gong family one by one, and also got to know the four children of his second uncle's family.
After sitting and chatting for about ten minutes, Gong Wantang helped him take out his clothes. "Jingchuan, there's a bathhouse nearby. Ask Jingyang to take you there. Come back for dinner after you're done."
Lu Jingchuan stood up, said something to the elders and Gong Linglong, and quickly went out to take a bath and clean up.
A small room on the first floor of the house was set up as a pharmacy, and a row of medicine cabinets were placed in the room. Gong Wantang had already tidied it up, so he took the key, opened the door, and went in to prepare the medicine.
"Wantang, who is this medicine for?" Han Ji followed him into the room.
"Prescribe medicine for Jingchuan and Ji Wei."
Gong Wantang hadn't checked her son-in-law's pulse or asked him about the training, but she was sure that he had consumed a lot of energy in the past three months, and if he didn't replenish nutrition and conditioning in time, it would affect his physical foundation.
She sat at the table, wrote the prescription first, stood up to get the scale to prepare the medicine, and asked: "Aji, Xiaoji should go home after returning, right?"
"Yeah, I'm going home."
Ji Wei's family is also from Kyoto. He is a descendant of a military and political family. The Ji family's status is slightly lower than that of the Han family.
"I've prepared the medicine. You can deliver it to him. Let him take it on time while he rests at home during the Spring Festival to replenish his depleted body." Gong Wantang said as he worked.
Han Ji nodded, closed the door casually, and pulled her into his arms.
"Stop messing around." Gong Wantang slapped him backhand.
Since they got married, their relationship has been as sweet as honey, even closer than that of young people.
Han Ji had a serious and cold face in the army, but he was like a different person when he returned home. He wanted to stick to her all the time. He was like a tail, following her wherever she went. He was so clingy that Gong Chenglang often laughed at him.
The two stayed in the pharmacy for quite a while. When Han Ji came out, he had a smile in his eyes and two stacks of Chinese medicine bags in his hands.
"Dad, I'm going out for a while to give Ji Wei something."
Seeing him carrying the medicine bag, Gong Kaizhou thought it was for his daughter, nodded and said, "Aji, I haven't met your eldest disciple yet. Please invite him to come to our house during the Spring Festival."
"Okay, I'll pass it on." Han Ji changed his shoes and went out.
Not long after he left, Lu Jingchuan came back with his hair cut and beard shaved. He wore clean new clothes and shoes and looked full of energy.
Lu Jingyang dropped him off and was about to go back. Gong Wantang carried a heavy basket to his car and said, "Jingyang, your Aunt Wen just made some cakes and desserts from Gangcheng. Bring some back for your mother-in-law and Xiaoyun. You should also come over for the reunion dinner tomorrow at noon. Linglong's condition is special now, so it's not convenient for her to come over to spend New Year's Eve with you. Let's have a reunion dinner together here, and then send her to the hospital this afternoon."
"Okay, we'll come over tomorrow morning." Lu Jingyang responded.
"The road is slippery, drive slowly."
Gong Wantang put the basket on the passenger seat, watched him leave, and then turned and went into the house.
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