Chapter 89 p1
Not long after Li Wang and Tao Lingyi got married, Company Commander Zhou also got married. The woman was a nurse. She was not as beautiful as Tao Lingyi, at most she was pretty, but she gave people a feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze.
She had a strong affinity, and most people would not dislike her. In fact, you would have a good impression of her at first sight.
“I heard that Zhao Lan introduced them, but Company Commander Zhou should have gotten married a long time ago at his age,” Li Jinfeng said, looking at the child crawling on the heated brick bed, a little worried. “The cotton factory is asking when I’m going back to work. If I go to work, no one will take care of the child. I either have to find someone to help, or put her in a nursery. I’m not at ease putting her in a nursery.”
The implication was that Li Jinfeng wanted to ask someone to help take care of her.
Li Jinfeng’s best friends in the family compound were Ye Qingzhi and Gu Yao. To say this to Ye Qingzhi now, she must have had the intention of testing the waters.
After what had happened with Li Guifang, Ye Qingzhi felt that Li Jinfeng should be very clear that she did not like to help people with their children. So she was trying to find Gu Yao, and wanted her to help plead her case?
She would not get involved in this kind of thing. A single misstep could easily make her a villain on both sides.
And with Ye Qingzhi’s understanding of Gu Yao, she probably did not want to take care of children, especially a child as young as Li Wenting.
“I heard from Yangyang that the nursery at the cotton factory is quite good. The caregivers are very meticulous. You’re working at the factory, so you can go and see when you have time. Isn’t that better than being in the family compound and only being able to see her at night?” Ye Qingzhi asked, looking at Li Jinfeng in confusion.
“I’ve specially asked around. Two caregivers take care of seven or eight children. How can they take care of them all?” Li Jinfeng sighed softly.
She was busy enough taking care of one child by herself. In a nursery, one person was responsible for four or five children. It would be a wonder if they could be taken care of well.
Ye Qingzhi’s thoughts were not wrong. She knew that Ye Qingzhi did not like to take care of children, so she wanted to ask Ye Qingzhi to help her ask Gu Yao if she could help take care of her child. She would only take her during the day, and she would take her herself at night, for ten yuan a month.
“I’m preparing for pregnancy. I don’t know when I’ll get pregnant. Otherwise, I could help you,” Ye Qingzhi said, not mentioning anyone else, only saying that her current situation did not allow her to take care of children.
Li Jinfeng was taken aback for a moment, then she asked with great interest, “Are you planning to have a child? Has your body already been conditioned?”
“Old Hu said two to three years back then. I’ve been conditioning for almost two years now. I’m as strong as a bull. The main thing is that Yangyang is going to preschool this year, and I’m getting older. It’s better to have one as soon as possible,” Ye Qingzhi said with a light laugh.
“You’re right to think that way. No matter what, you have to have a child of your own blood. That way, your relationship can last a long time,” Li Jinfeng said with a “you should have one as soon as possible” expression.
It was true that they had four children, but none of them were their biological children, so they lacked the bond of blood.
Ye Qingzhi wanted to have a child, not to maintain their marital relationship, but because she felt that her love for He Qiming had reached a deep point, which was why she wanted a crystallization of their love.
“Do you want a son or a daughter? Needless to say, you must want a daughter. It’s really a case of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. I want a son. Why is it so hard?” Li Jinfeng was a little dejected.
There was no such thing as a painless childbirth. But she had had five daughters in a row. She didn’t know if she would get her wish with the next one. If it was a daughter, then she would have to keep having them.
Ye Qingzhi asked tentatively, “It’s not that you have to have a son. You can also have a son-in-law in the future.”
Unfortunately, Li Jinfeng’s desire for a son had already become an obsession. No matter what others said, she was unwilling to change her mind.
In the final analysis, the problem was with Li Hanxing. If he was determined not to want a son, Li Jinfeng would not be desperately trying to have one.
“The recipe your mother-in-law gave you, you should still take it to Old Hu to have a look and see if there are any side effects. You can drink it after it’s confirmed to be fine,” she said. Since she couldn’t be persuaded, then it was fine to try a folk remedy.
Not long after Li Jinfeng left, Yang Xiaorou and Gu Yao came over together, still holding needles and thread and cloth.
“Shitou snatched Tiedan’s toy yesterday, and Tiedan beat him up. Now Shitou’s mother is looking for Tiedan’s parents to get an explanation,” Gu Yao said with schadenfreude.
Shitou was two years older than Yangyang and Haohao. He was a naughty child. He didn’t make any big mistakes, but he made small ones constantly. And he would apologize after he made a mistake. His attitude was very sincere, but he just wouldn’t change. People didn’t know what to do with him.
“He snatched something, and he’s still in the right? But Sister-in-law Wei is not a reasonable person to begin with. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to teach a child like Shitou,” Yang Xiaorou said with a pout. She turned to Ye Qingzhi and said, “Do you know about Company Commander Zhou’s marriage?”
“I know. Sister Jinfeng just left. She told me. What, do you know his wife?” Ye Qingzhi asked curiously.
“I’ve met her twice. She’s a pretty good girl. Many people in our army like her. I didn’t expect that she would choose Company Commander Zhou in the end,” Yang Xiaorou said with a tsk, and then asked Ye Qingzhi about Jin Junjie’s exam results.
Ye Qingzhi really didn’t know. The results probably hadn’t come out yet, or the results were not ideal. Otherwise, Ye Qinglan would have told him.
Then Ye Qinglan came to tell her the next day that Jin Junjie had been accepted to a military academy in Yunnan and would be going next month. She would also be going with him.
“Yunnan? Are you sure?” Ye Qingzhi asked, looking at the much plumper Ye Qinglan. “If you go, where will you live?”
“Junjie said it will be the same as now. He’ll rent a house for me. He’ll come and see me when he has a rest,” Ye Qinglan said with a sweet expression.
Ye Qingzhi nodded. That would be fine. In any case, they couldn’t be in a long-distance relationship for too long.
Plans could not keep up with changes. Half a month later, Ye Qinglan found out she was pregnant, and the fetus was not very stable. She could not travel, so she could only stay here to recuperate. She could only go when her body was better.
“I didn’t expect to get pregnant so soon. This child has come at a bad time,” Ye Qinglan said, a little dejected.
Ye Qingzhi gently patted her arm. “Don’t talk nonsense.”
She had not really believed in ghosts and gods before, but after she had transmigrated, she had become a firm believer in these things.
“Pfft, pfft, pfft! Childish words, may the wind blow them away,” Ye Qinglan said quickly.
She did feel that it was not good to be pregnant now, but she also did not want anything to happen to the child. The first child of a loving young couple was naturally very important.
“It’s fine. It won’t be too late to go after your body has recovered. It just so happens that Junjie can get the house ready first. You can just move in when you go,” Ye Qingzhi said with a smile.
Ye Qinglan smiled helplessly after hearing this. That was the only way. Now, everything had to be centered around the child.
For Ye Qinglan to live in the town alone while pregnant, never mind Jin Junjie, even Ye Qingzhi was not at ease. The bed she had tidied up before was still there. She might as well have her move back.
“Fourth Sister, I’ll have to trouble you with Qinglan,” Jin Junjie said, leaving with one step and three looks back.
“Little Lan is my younger sister. What’s there to trouble about? You should go. Don’t miss the train. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of Little Lan. When her body is fine, she’ll go and find you,” Ye Qingzhi said, waving her hand and signaling him to leave quickly.
In fact, Ye Qingzhi had not expected Ye Qinglan to get pregnant so soon. She had thought they would go to Yunnan before they got pregnant and had a child.
The few children all liked this very good-tempered little aunt who took care of them in every way. Without Ye Qingzhi having to do anything, they had helped to clean the room.
“Mama, is there a little baby in Little Aunt’s belly? Then I’m a big brother. Mama, is it a little brother or a little sister?” Yangyang asked, pestering Ye Qingzhi curiously.
“Yes, there’s a little baby in Little Aunt’s belly. But Mama also doesn’t know if it’s a little brother or a little sister. Does Yangyang guess it’s a little brother or a little sister?” Ye Qingzhi asked with a smile. Didn’t they say that children’s eyes were very clean and could see?
Yangyang looked at Ye Qinglan’s belly and said with certainty, “It’s a little brother.”
“Really?” Ye Qinglan asked with a smile, stroking her belly. It was her first child, so she didn’t care about the gender. But to be honest, it would be better if the first child was a son. That way, there would be no pressure for the second child, and she wouldn’t have to have one after another like Li Jinfeng.
Ye Qinglan’s marriage, Ye Qingzhi had had Ye Qingsong tell Ding Aixian and the others, but she had not yet told them about her pregnancy.
“Don’t say it. I heard from my fifth brother that Ma and my older brothers and the others were very unhappy when they found out I was married. Ma even had my fifth brother write to me and ask me to send the bride price back,” Ye Qinglan pouted. She had already run away. She wouldn’t be so stupid as to contact them.
As for the bride price, Jin Junjie had given one hundred and eighty-eight. She was now keeping it at the bottom of her trunk. She would not give this money to Ding Aixian.
Ye Qingzhi was preparing for pregnancy, and now she had to take care of her pregnant younger sister. Of course, Li Jinfeng could not ask her for help anymore. She could only go and find Gu Yao herself. Just as Ye Qingzhi had thought, Gu Yao had tactfully refused.
After all, she was not short of money. There was no need to work so hard for ten yuan.
A few days later, Li Jinfeng entrusted her child to Jin Xiuli, which really surprised Ye Qingzhi and the others.
“Why did you think of finding her?” It wasn’t that Jin Xiuli was not good. On the contrary, she had a good temper and loved to be clean. If she were to take care of the child, she would definitely be at ease.
Li Jinfeng smiled smugly. “It wasn’t me who went to find her. It was she who came to find me.”
The few of them, Ye Qingzhi, looked at Li Jinfeng in confusion. Jin Xiuli should not be short of money either. Why would she take the initiative to find Li Jinfeng?
“Xiuli likes children very much. You see, her younger one is about to go to primary school, and her two younger sisters-in-law are also married. She feels that the house is empty. When she heard that I was looking for someone to help with the child, she took the initiative to find me. She doesn’t want any money. I just have to prepare the child’s things myself,” Li Jinfeng said happily.
There were indeed many people who liked children very much. Jin Xiuli should be one of them.