In the evening, the setting sun hangs low on the rows of towers, and the golden sunlight shines all over the capital.
The courtyard was very lively, with children playing and chasing each other, adults talking about work, and old wives and daughters-in-law nagging about their families' shortcomings. It had a bit of a quiet time.
At the door of Li's house, Ding Qiunan was sitting on a chair, and Li Xiaomei was standing beside her, both of them looking towards the door.
"Little sister, tell me, will your brother come back today?"
"...I don't know either. By the way, sister-in-law, why don't you go to the rolling mill hospital to find out where my brother has gone? Today is the twentieth day of my brother's business trip. I miss him so much!"
"It's not like you don't know your brother. If he could tell, he would have told us."
"that's true...."
The two of them were talking and saw the sunset setting bit by bit, but the familiar shadow still did not appear at the door, and their faces darkened.
When Yu Juhua came back from work, she saw the expressions of her sisters-in-law and knew that they were waiting for Li Dong to come again.
"What? Brother Donglai hasn't come back yet?"
Li Xiaomei answered: "No, but it should be soon."
Yu Juhua smiled and said, "When he comes back, tell me and I'll ask Shazhu to help your family prepare a reception banquet. I heard that this thing is very popular in the south now."
"Okay."
Just after Yu Juhua left, Yan Bugui came over again to inquire about the news.
"Dong Lai's family, hasn't Dong Lai come back yet?"
"No, Uncle Yan, you come here three times a day, is there anything you can't tell us?" Li Xiaomei said.
Yan Bugui chuckled: "No, I didn't want to tell you that you can't help with this matter. Since Donglai hasn't come back yet, I'll leave first."
Yan Bugui turned around and walked away. After taking two steps, he turned around again and took out a newspaper package from his pocket.
"This is made from peanuts. Take it and try it fresh."
"It's rare. Thank you, Uncle Yan!" Li Xiaomei happily took the newspaper bag.
Although the Yan family's life has been much better in the past few months, he is still stingy as ever.
Li Xiaomei heard Yan Jiedi say that in the past, each person in their family could only eat 5 peanuts. Anyone who dared to eat more would be punished.
Now that the Yan family is rich, they can eat six pills.
This bag of peanuts weighed half a kilogram, which showed that Yan Bugui was bleeding heavily this time. What on earth did he ask Donglai for? Ding Qiunan also became curious.
However, her attention soon focused on Qin Huairu who walked in from outside.
Qin Huairu was already very pregnant now, with her belly sticking out high. With the support of Mrs. Jia Zhang, she walked in from the outside.
Qin Huairu saw the two of them and greeted them with a smile: "Qiunan, little sister, have you eaten?"
Ding Qiunan smiled and replied: "Not yet, my mother is cooking in the house. How are you doing lately?"
How's it going? Of course she's not doing well. Ever since Qin Huairu was fired, the residents in the compound have been avoiding her.
Although the steel rolling mill did not announce what she committed, everyone knows that the factory will not fire employees without reason.
Qin Huairu's crime will definitely be serious. When dealing with such people, you have to be cautious at all times. If you are not careful, you will be betrayed by her.
Qin Jingru stopped paying attention to Qin Huairu. When she saw her, she was like an enemy, without even looking at her.
Fortunately, there was Yi Zhonghai, and Qin Huairu secretly asked Yi Zhonghai for money twice recently.
Jia Zhang and Jia Xudong also acquiesced and secretly encouraged her to do this.
Yi Zhonghai kept saying that he had no money every time, but when Qin Huairu threatened him to go to the hospital to abort the child, Yi Zhonghai magically took out the money.
This made Qin Huairu a little strange. She knew very well that after half a year of hard work, the little savings that Yi Zhonghai had had had almost been spent.
She vaguely felt that the money should be obtained from the deaf old lady.
Although with Yi Zhonghai's help, the Jia family had no other way to make money, and their life was quite miserable.
Look at Ding Qiunan, she drinks milk powder in the morning, chicken soup at noon, and fruit in the evening.
Her belly was also protruding, but her face was rosy and she looked a bit younger.
Look at her again. She eats rice noodles, porridge and occasionally some meat dishes all day long, but they are all eaten by Jia Zhang and Jia Xudong.
Her skin is now dark yellow, there are dark spots on her face, and her hair is starting to turn yellow.
Thinking of these, Qin Huairu couldn't help but sigh secretly.
If I had known better, I would have persisted in Qinjiagou for two more years, and now Ding Qiunan's position belongs to her.
Regret!
Just as I was regretting it, there was a noise outside.
"Donglai, Donglai, you're back. Come on, come in and eat some peanuts. The third uncle wants to discuss something with you."
"Third uncle, look, I haven't been home for so many days. When I came back, you stopped me. This is appropriate."
"It's appropriate..."
"...Well, I'll come over after I finish dinner. You don't have to waste the time, right?"
"That's true, but you must remember that I am really in a hurry."
"okay!"
Hearing Li Donglai's voice, Qin Huairu felt timid and ashamed to face this former friend again.
"Banggen Tama, let's go home, I'm tired."
"Why are you tired? You don't have a job now, so you are tired just walking two steps?" Ms. Jia Zhang thought that Li Donglai would bring good things when he came back, so she still wanted to stay here. Seeing Qin Huairu's firm attitude, she could only help her.
Qin Huairu went back.
Now that Bangge and Xiaodang are still in the work-study school, their futures can be said to be gone.
If Qin Huairu gives birth to a son this time, he will be the mainstay of the Jia family in the future.
At this time, Qin Huairu must not have any problems.
....
"Little sister, your brother is back!"
When Ding Qiunan and Li Xiaomei heard the noise, they both ran towards the entrance of the courtyard.
When Li Donglai saw the two of them running over, he subconsciously wanted to hold one in each hand and spin them in a romantic circle.
But out of the corner of his eye, he saw the aunt next to him holding a bowl and looking over here. Her chopsticks were almost inserted into her nostrils, and she almost wrote the word "Bagua" on her face.
Li Donglai swallowed his saliva immediately, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and greeted the two of them.
"Don't run so fast, be careful with the kids."
Then he held their hands and walked towards the central courtyard together.
The aunt behind him finally looked away and hurriedly stuffed the noodles into her mouth.
...
Although she didn't know that Li Donglai would be coming back today, Ding's mother quickly cooked a large table of dishes.
After finishing the meal, Li Donglai lay on Ding Qiunan's belly, listening to the strong heartbeat coming from inside, his face lit up with joy.
However, he soon frowned because there were actually three heartbeats.
A stronger one should be Ding Qiunan's heartbeat.
There are also two relatively weak ones.
Could it be twins?
In this era, X-rays were already available at Tuanjiehu Hospital, but Li Donglai held the same attitude towards giving birth to boys and girls and did not ask Ding Qiunan to undergo an examination.
Li Donglai felt ecstatic in his heart, twins, that is double happiness.
He held his breath and listened quietly for a long time, finally confirming that he heard correctly.
And Ding Qiunan also noticed something unusual about Li Donglai now. If in the past, this man would lean on his belly and listen for a while, and then his hands would become dishonest, what would happen today?
"What's wrong? Brother Donglai?"
"I heard two fetal heartbeats!"
"real?"
"Really, wait a minute, I'll get the stethoscope and you can listen for yourself."
Ding Qiunan picked up the stethoscope and put it on her stomach, listening quietly. Soon her expression became visibly happy.
"Brother Dongdonglai, they are really twins~"
She always felt that the child in her belly was more noisy than others, and she struggled every day, but she never thought that she was pregnant with twins.
At this time, Li Xiaomei and Ding's mother ran in from the living room after hearing the sound.
Li Xiaomei's face was full of exclamation: "Oh my god, my sister-in-law actually has two nephews in her belly. No... no, I can't beat the nephews. They should be nieces."
No, it's still wrong. A niece can't continue the family lineage of our old Li family. It's better to have a nephew.
Mother Ding was obviously not that happy. She looked at Ding Qiunan with a worried look on her face: "Twins, I heard from the older generation that giving birth to twins is very troublesome."
Her inappropriate words did not make Li Donglai feel uncomfortable.
This is the true thought of a mother. Most of the male family members will cheer for the twins, while the female family members will worry about the health of the pregnant woman.
Ding Qiunan knew her mother's worries, grabbed her hand, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Mom, I'm in such good health. I've been exercising since I got pregnant. Besides, now that the medical level is advanced, I'll be fine for sure."
Li Donglai also explained: "When Qiunan gives birth, I will send her to Tuanjiehu Hospital, where the caesarean section operation is mature. If the birth does not go smoothly, we can still perform a caesarean section."
He didn't mean to comfort Ding's mother. As a man with a barefoot doctor system, he had helped dozens of female comrades deliver babies in the countryside. All mothers and babies were safe, and he was hailed as a new generation of midwives.
When my daughter-in-law gives birth, it is naturally safe and worry-free.
Ding's mother also knew that Li Donglai had a deep relationship with Tuanjiehu Hospital, which was the most famous hospital in the capital. There were many experts in it who were responsible for providing medical services, so she was relieved.
However, she began to worry about another thing, and that was whether the twins were boys or girls?
She undoubtedly hopes that her daughter will give birth to two boys this time so that she will not have any pressure in the future.
But there was no way to say this in front of Li Donglai. She glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table and said with a smile: "It's getting late, I should go home, otherwise your father should worry about me."
Ding's mother takes care of Ding Qiunan at Li's house every day during the day, and goes back to serve Ding Boren at night.
It's not that they are serving each other, but that they have been an old couple for decades and have long been inseparable.
Li Donglai was envious of the love between the two of them, so he stood up and said, "Mom, let me give it to you."
"No need, I was riding a bicycle when I came here. Besides, there are street lights all the way from here to our house."
Mother Ding wanted her son-in-law to talk more quietly to her daughter, so she waved her hand and left.
We haven't seen each other for more than half a month. Li Donglai did have a lot to say to Ding Qiunan, but before he could speak, he was stopped by Ding Qiunan.
"Didn't the third uncle have something to see your mother? He seems to be quite anxious. You should go quickly."
"Ha, I almost forgot!"
Li Donglai put on his cotton-padded jacket and walked through the cold frost stubble to Yanbu Gui's house.
Yan Bugui was walking around the main room with his hands behind his back. Next to him were three aunts, Yan Jiefang and Yu Li.
The whole family was waiting neatly for Li Dong to arrive.
Seeing Li Donglai come in, Yan Bugui quickly asked the third aunt to make tea.
"No, I just finished eating and my stomach is full now." Li Donglai stopped the third aunt.
The Yan family's tea leaves are all high-cut. Although high-cut tea is cheap, it is quite strong. After drinking a large cup, I will not be able to sleep at night.
"Then quickly take out the candy cubes and melon seeds."
Li Donglai was cracking melon seeds and looking at Yan Bugui, full of suspicion in his heart.
This is both candy and melon seeds. Is Yan Bugui too willing to risk it?
Yan Bugui was a little embarrassed by Li Donglai's stare, so he sat down next to him and whispered: "Donglai, uncle, something has happened. After thinking about it, you are the only one who can help me come up with an idea in the compound.
"
Li Donglai frowned: "If you have anything to do, just say it. If I can help, I will definitely help. If I can't help, don't be angry."
Yan Bugui sighed and said: "I am not entrusting you to take care of me. Under the care of Mr. Wang Wu, I found this job of collecting waste. Although it is hard every day, the income is not bad. Now Yu Li is also doing it."
My uncle's cousin heard about it from somewhere and wanted to work with me.
You also know that if the work of collecting scraps is put on the line, it will be nothing but speculation.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When a family works together, there are risks that are borne by the family.
When my cousin joins in, the situation will be different.
I had the intention to decline at that time, but my uncle was very kind to my family.
Before the liberation, there was a chaos of war, and my house was set on fire by the rebels. Fortunately, with the support of my uncle's family, I was able to survive this disaster. Otherwise, I would never have been able to go to a private school, let alone become a teacher later.
Teacher."
Li Donglai said: "I just wanted to give you a heads up about the waste collection. I'm ready to persuade Mr. Wang Wu to stop, and you don't want to do it anymore."
Yan Bugui was stunned by these words. He rubbed his ears and realized that he had heard correctly.
"No, no, you can make money by collecting scraps, why not do it?"
He has made a lot of money in the past six months, and the jar under the bed is already full.
Li Donglai looked mysterious and said: "I have heard the rumors. The situation will become more and more tense in the future. In the future, waste collection will definitely be severely cracked down. In order to get some money, is it appropriate for you to involve yourself again?"
"
"But Yu Li has no job now and doesn't collect scraps. What should she do?"
"..."
Li Donglai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Good guy, Yan Bugui really planned to train Yu Li to become a shabby marquis.
"Yu Li doesn't have a job. You can find another job. The money you've earned in the past six months is enough to support you for more than ten years."
Li Donglai thought for a moment and then added: "When I return to the rolling mill hospital, I will need some help. Then let Yu Li go to my place."
After hearing this, even if Yan Bugui wanted to stop it, Yu Li couldn't agree.
She has long had enough of collecting rags.
Although it makes money, it is dirty, smelly and not a job for girls at all.