Ming Zhengyang retorted, "Yun Shu's wife is saying she's having a girl this time. My Ming family will soon have a granddaughter. What are you so smug about?"
Zhu Jiabao proudly raised her head: "Your husband can say that again. My family has already confirmed it. See, my chubby granddaughter."
Zhu Fanfan: ...If she remembered correctly, the preference for sons over daughters was very serious during this period. But then again, great people are different now, and the national conditions may be different as well.
Liu Yumin couldn't stand the two bickering every time they met, and said some childish things: "Lao Ming, you go ahead with your work. We'll go back and pack up. The kids are tired from the car ride, so we'll be going now."
Zhu Jiabao didn't want to leave, but Liu Yumin dragged him away. Was he just going to stand outside in this cold weather? They were neighbors with the Ming family, and they had been bickering for a while. After arriving at their own home, they opened the door and went inside. The first thing they did was naturally to make milk powder for Zhu Fanfan. No one else could go hungry, but their precious granddaughter couldn't be allowed to go hungry.
The stove inside the house had been burning all day, making it very warm. However, Zhu Jiabao noticed that his granddaughter seemed rather listless and said regretfully, "Alas! I can't take Fanfan out to tempt them today. Fanfan is the only baby in the courtyard now, and they must be so adoring of her."
Liu Yumin said irritably, "Isn't Yan Xiaoxiao, the wife of Yunshu from the Ming family, about to give birth? Besides, many children are born in the compound every year. Do you think they don't exist?"
Zhu Jiabao said confidently, "Why bother with them? We're not familiar with them. I only compare myself with people I know well. Besides the Ming family, only our family has a child."
Liu Yumin was too lazy to say anything. "Don't you even know how many friends you have? How many families can compare to you? This old man is getting more and more regressive. He wasn't this naive when he was young."
Seeing that his granddaughter was asleep, he asked, "Where are the packages that were sent back before? I'll pack them up and share the local specialties with my friends."
Zhu Jiabao didn't take it to heart. Friends don't need such formalities. Their friendship was forged on the battlefield, and they didn't need such social niceties. But his wife was willing, so he supported her. It would be good for him to go along and show off his granddaughter.
When Zhu Fanfan woke up, it was already dark. She wanted to shout: "I, Hu Hansan, am back!"
She's starting her life all over again, so what if she gets to know the world all over again? Her grandfather is a high-ranking official, and her grandmother is the vice president of a military hospital. As long as she doesn't commit any crimes, she can do whatever she wants here. She can finally relax and enjoy the thought.
With a sweep of her mental energy, she discovered a book on the table with characters in traditional Chinese that she didn't recognize at all. She started to whine, but quickly cheered herself up. So what if she had to learn again? It wouldn't defeat her, Zhu Fanfan.
She was in a good mood after waking up, so she started rolling around and wriggling all over the bed, having a lot of fun, as if she had inexhaustible energy.
Zhu Jiabao watched from the side, overjoyed: "Wife, look, this child is full of energy and has great jumping ability. He's good material for a soldier."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yumin went to Zhu Jiabao's side and pinched his ear, making Zhu Jiabao cry out in pain. Liu Yumin warned, "From now on, Fanfan will only be an ordinary little girl. Don't teach her anything inappropriate. Our whole family are soldiers; we can't afford to have another one like her."
If Lao Zhu were to train her, he would definitely train a soldier to charge to the front lines. Their daughter was just as soft and sweet as Fanfan when she was little, but what happened? She was determined to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy, wanting to become a female general. She was really afraid that another soldier would be born to fight on the front lines.
Zhu Jiabao had no choice but to admit defeat: "Madam, please spare me. I know I was wrong. I will absolutely not train her without your permission."
Liu Yumin then let him go, but was still worried: "I'm warning you, don't go against my wishes. You can't teach her martial arts, especially marksmanship, without my permission."
Her daughter resolutely joined the infantry after handling a gun, and with the advantage of her martial arts training since childhood, she made several merits. Her determination to fight grew stronger and stronger, and she even abandoned the medical skills she had been taught. This time, she was determined to train Fanfan.
Zhu Fanfan protested, saying she could choose not to join the army, but she absolutely had to learn martial arts. Only by becoming strong herself could she avoid being bullied.
The adults didn't understand baby talk, so no one paid attention. After tidying up, they said a few words and then rested. Zhu Fanfan protested but also fell asleep.
When Zhu Fanfan woke up, she was no longer at home. Her grandmother's voice came from beside her: "Damei, I'm entrusting Fanfan to you. There are too many germs in the hospital. Fanfan is weak. I'm worried. I'll try to go and come back as soon as possible."
Lin Damei's cheerful voice came: "What's there to ask for help? Fanfan is your granddaughter, which means she's my granddaughter. You can rest assured here."
Zhu Fanfan felt wronged, knowing that her grandmother was leaving her, and started to cry. Liu Yumin's heart broke at the sight, but she resolutely left.
Da Mei hugged Zhu Fanfan tenderly and comforted him softly, "Fanfan, be good, Grandma will be back soon. Grandma Da Mei loves you!"
Fanfan only stopped crying after she could no longer see her grandmother. She felt abandoned and so wronged!
Just then, the door opened, and a pregnant woman rushed back in. Without even greeting anyone, she asked directly, "Mom, where is Aunt Yumin?"
Da Mei panicked when she saw the person: "Hey, second son's wife, you're pregnant, why are you in such a hurry? Be careful not to harm the fetus."
After saying that, he wanted to check, but he was worried about Fanfan and became anxious as well.
The second son's wife, Yan Xiaoxiao, naturally comforted him: "I'm fine. The baby is almost full-term and there's no danger. Aunt Yumin finally came back, and you didn't even tell me."
Da Mei said irritably, "Why should I tell you? Your hospital director is incompetent. Sister-in-law Yu Min finally recovered and keeps urging her to go back to work. And you're just making a fuss like this. Don't you know your own body?"
Yan Xiaoxiao retorted, "Mother, you can't say that. It's such a waste that Aunt Yumin gave up her medical skills. You have to support me."
Da Mei lifted Fanfan up in front of her daughter-in-law and said, "Look at this child. She's so young. How can you bear to let her not see her grandparents? Your Uncle Zhu is so busy every day that he doesn't even have time to come home. If your Aunt Yumin also works, this child will probably never see anyone and will soon become an orphan."
Yan Xiaoxiao didn't take it seriously: "Mom, look how serious you're making it sound. Aren't all the children in our military region like this? The adults are busy with work after the babies are born, and the grandparents don't have time to take care of them, so they're all placed in daycare centers. The babies there, even those who are just over 100 days old, are taken very well in."
Da Mei got angry when this was mentioned: "It's better for children to be by their side. It's different from when we were fighting. Back then, there was no other way. If you can't be by your child's side, then don't have a child. Look at the children born in the compound. They don't even recognize their own parents. And the parents have the nerve to blame the children for not being close to them."
Yan Xiaoxiao could only force a smile: "Isn't the Fan family a special case?"
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