Jian Yuelan and Ye Linxing were both people who could hide their words. Except for informing their elders immediately about their pregnancy, they never mentioned it to anyone.
Zhou Xiaoxiao, the only insider, has no time to publicize it and is tight-lipped and will not take the initiative to publicize it.
Therefore, her pregnancy was never discovered until——
"Xiao Jian, please help me."
Chen Qiuju, who was almost seven months pregnant, walked in like a penguin, holding her waist.
Jian Yuelan came out of the house. She was frightened by her big belly and quickly stepped forward to help her, "What's the matter?"
"Help me cut the fabric. My hands are swollen and I can't use the scissors very well."
She stretched out her hand to show Jian Yuelan, and her fingers were swollen like carrots.
"I'll help you."
Jian Yuelan helped her sit down on a chair, turned around and poured her a glass of honey water. It was at this time that Chen Qiuju noticed something was wrong with her stomach.
This shape...
"Xiao Jian, you have gained a lot of weight." Pointing to her belly, Chen Qiuju said, "But why do you only have a fat belly?"
She looked curious.
Jian Yuelan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She had such a fat belly, "Let's just say... is there a possibility that I am just like you?"
"like me?"
Chen Qiuju, who belatedly realized the meaning of her words, widened her eyes, "You have a baby in your belly?"
"right."
"Ah, your mouth is quite tight."
She couldn't sit still anymore, so she stood up with difficulty, held her waist and circled Jian Yuelan as a pillar, then reached out to touch her belly with gentle movements.
"Not for three months?"
"full."
"You really can hide it."
It's been so long, but I haven't said anything at all.
"What can't be hidden? What can you hide?"
Lu Hehua, who came out with a basin of diapers, answered curiously.
"Xiao Jian is pregnant. She is already three months old."
"This is a happy event."
Lu Hehua was delighted when she heard this and called Wu Yue, "Yueyue, Xiao Jian is pregnant. Hurry up and bring her a can of malted milk from home."
This loud voice immediately alarmed the neighbors.
With a brush, the sisters-in-law who heard the sound came out of the house and came to see Jian Yuelan.
After he confirmed that she was pregnant, he ran home and got some brown sugar, eggs, etc. to replenish her body.
Jian Yuelan, who despite all precautions failed to prevent this, could not refuse, so she could only accept with a smile and entertain everyone warmly.
After sending the person away, she sighed and sat on the chair, "It's hard to repay a debt of gratitude."
"This is because you are too particular."
Wu Yue, who was holding the child in her arms, chuckled, "Look at who in the family area is as concerned about returning gifts as you are all day long. You also give the children something to eat on weekdays."
I have never seen her stingy with candy, twists, biscuits and the like.
"If we really want to calculate it, we still have the advantage."
Sister-in-law Bai thinks this makes sense, "If you really want to settle things with us, then we have to settle things for the baby with you first."
Seeing that Chen Qiuju was about to join the condemnation team, Jian Yuelan quickly apologized, "I was wrong, sisters-in-law. Please stop talking and rest. I won't say it next time."
"That's pretty much it."
Sister-in-law Bai nodded with satisfaction, "I finally know what the house over there in the West District is used for."
"What's it for?"
The houses in the West District have been built since a few years ago, and now they have been capped off one after another. They were originally thought to be training areas, but now it seems they are not.
"Factory building."
Jian Yuelan announced the answer. Once the factory is built, recruitment will almost begin. There is no need to keep hiding it.
Chen Qiuju and the others became excited when they heard this, and looked at her with burning eyes, "The army wants to set up a factory?"
"Um."
She nodded, "A cannery, a seafood factory."
Lu Hehua's eyes lit up while she was washing diapers on a pony, "If you want to set up a factory, do you need to recruit workers?"
"need."
"Can I go?"
This is unclear.
"We'll find out when we recruit workers."
There are no secrets on the island. The West District Factory had attracted the attention of countless people before. Now that it was built, some people couldn't sit still and went to find out the news. The army did not want to hide it and directly told them that they were recruiting workers to set up the factory.
In a short time, this incident spread all over the island and caused an uproar.
There are discussions about recruitment everywhere.
Jian Yuelan was not interested in entering the factory and did not join in the discussion. However, the establishment of the factory was related to the plan she proposed.
So, the Secretary of State came to visit.
This guy was also very rude, and the first thing he said was——
"Brother and sister, I need your help."
Jian Yuelan, who was making a one-piece baby suit, rolled her eyes and said, "Chief Secretary, you agreed to take out my oven and make a new one for me. You didn't even repair the oven for me, but you still asked me for help. How can you do that?"
"
"Excuse me."
She is also a thick-skinned person. Not only did she not feel embarrassed after hearing her words, but she said plausibly, "Brother and sister, please listen to my quibbles. No, I want to explain. It's not that I don't fix it for you. It's just that I was too busy before, and now I'm almost busy."
It’s done, I’ll come over and fix it for you in the next few days, do you think it’s okay?”
"OK."
Since the Chief Secretary's words came to this point, Jian Yuelan naturally accepted it as soon as it was good, and he didn't want to make the relationship stalemate.
"How can I help?"
The chief clerk looked around and saw no one and said softly, "Try it. I always feel that the squid fillets, fish fillets, and dried shrimps taste a little different from the ones you made originally."
This is a very serious problem.
Food is all about taste. If the taste is not good, no matter how good the raw materials are, they will not be useful and they will not be able to capture market share.
"Come on, let's go take a look."
"Slow down."
Just like setting up a factory, the news of Jian Yuelan's pregnancy was also exposed.
The chief secretary was startled when he saw her arrogant look. He ran over and stretched out his hand as if to help her, "Sister, can I call you sister? We are not in a hurry. You walk slowly."
Can you walk steadily?"
Either he accidentally dropped it or something happened, so Xiaoye had to fight him tooth and nail.
"I walked very steadily."
Jian Yuelan had no choice but to cooperate and slow down her pace.
"What do you mean it tastes wrong?"
"I can't put it into words. I always feel like it's missing something and the fishy smell is strong."
The chief secretary was also puzzled, "We all made it according to the recipe you gave us, so how could we know that there was something wrong with the finished product?"
"Stay still and don't panic. Let me take a look before talking."
"OK."
It would be a lie to say that we are not panicking. The troops have invested so much, and if something goes wrong before production, it will really cost them their lives.
This matter must be resolved. If it cannot be resolved, the losses will be too great, and you still have to bear the responsibility.
He is not afraid of taking responsibility, but he is afraid of losses.
The seafood factory is quite large. The entire factory area is divided into four parts, namely the cleaning area, the drying area, the operation room and the packaging room.
The operation room is composed of earthen ovens. The principle of making earthen ovens was researched from the earthen oven in her yard. The army has many talents. They not only thoroughly studied the earthen oven, but also made improvements.
It is a bit like the ovens of later generations. The interior space is very large and divided into three layers. Each oven can bake more than ten kilograms of seafood.
The operation is actually not difficult, but it requires very high control of the heat and time.
Because of the baking, the temperature in the operating room was very high. As soon as Jian Yuelan arrived at the door, she felt a heat wave hit her face. When the heat entered, she wished she could hold an ice cube to cool down.
The soldiers in the cooking class who were responsible for the roasting could not notice the heat. They were all wearing uniform work clothes and were gathering together to taste the food, sweating profusely.
"It feels so sweet."
“Not spicy enough.”
"Why do I feel it's too fishy?"
"The fishy smell is okay, but I really can't stand the sweetness."
The soldier who spoke took a kettle and drank tons of water. From the corner of his eye, he saw Jian Yuelan and the chief of staff coming in side by side, and immediately said, "Sister-in-law is here, let sister-in-law help take a look."
After swiping the food, the warrior who was trying the food immediately looked over as if he had seen a savior.
"Sister-in-law, how would you like this squid slice?"
"Try the dried shrimps, they feel fishy to me."
"The shellfish, this shellfish is so salty, I can't taste the umami at all. Sister-in-law, please help us find out if we put too much salt in it."
A variety of seafood appeared in front of her, and Jian Yuelan took the dried shrimp to taste without saying anything.
Everyone looked at her nervously without blinking.
Seeing her frowning, the chief of staff asked anxiously, "How is it? What's the problem?"