Xu Zhizhi pulled the blanket up and waited quietly.
However, more than ten seconds passed, and the other party still did not move.
What does this mean?
Li Wenzhu’s gaze swept over his wife’s flat stomach, his expression somewhat dazed. His own mother had told him not to do anything reckless for the sake of the child.
“His father, don’t you want to hear it?” Xu Zhizhi lifted her clothes.
Upon hearing this novel title, Li Wenzhu paused, her expression becoming somewhat uneasy.
It seems to have instantly brought the two of them closer.
Li Wenzhu suddenly became curious: would the child in her belly, who was not even the size of a fist yet, be a beautiful and well-behaved daughter like Zhizhi?
Seeing that Li Wenzhu didn’t react, Xu Zhizhi took his hand and placed it on her flat stomach.
“His dad, do you prefer a boy or a girl?”
The smooth touch made Li Wenzhu’s body tremble.
Boy or girl?
He had heard those words countless times.
Because his mother was the head of the obstetrics and gynecology department, he always spent his summer vacations at the hospital. Countless days and nights, he waited outside the delivery room, waiting for his mother to deliver the baby and take him home.
When I was in fifth grade, my mom delivered twins. He waited for a very, very long time.
I was almost asleep when my mother finally arrived.
At the time, his mother cried and sadly told him that she couldn’t save the child’s mother. Later, he learned that the beautiful mother had died from severe bleeding after giving birth.
Looking at his wife’s bright and lively smile, Li Wenzhu felt a mix of anticipation and slight worry.
My mother said that my wife needs to be extra careful with this pregnancy, but she didn’t specify what.
Normally, a biological mother would never give such advice. Could it be that the wife’s pregnancy is also in danger?
The memories of the past were too deeply etched in his mind. With mixed feelings, Li Wenzhu tucked his wife in and pulled her into his arms.
“Zhizhi, be careful when you walk, and don’t do any heavy work around the house. We’ll visit Mom often from now on.”
Xu Zhizhi was wrapped up like a cicada pupa, feeling the heat emanating from Li Wenzhu’s breath. She rolled her eyes inwardly, but smiled sweetly and said…
“It’s not that delicate. My neighbor, Sister Guihua, said she was still working in the fields when she gave birth to her two boys. I’m planning to plant some roses in the corner of the wall tomorrow.”
Li Wenzhu immediately tightened her grip on Xu Zhizhi’s arms.
“I’ll turn over the soil for you this morning, don’t touch it. There’s also food. Mom said we can’t eat too much vegetarian food, we need to have a balanced diet of meat and vegetables every day. I’ll go buy fresh meat after I turn over the soil.”
The next morning, Li Wenzhu got up early and turned over the soil in the corner of the wall.
I went to the supply and marketing cooperative again and managed to get the freshest pork ribs for my wife.
Carrying the meat home, the women in the family compound couldn’t help but murmur behind his back.
“Commander Li’s wife is really lazy. Is she raising a living ancestor? She doesn’t even need to buy groceries.”
“You don’t know yet, do you? Battalion Commander Li’s wife is pregnant. She’s practically the ancestor of all.”
Meanwhile, the focus of everyone’s discussion was Li Wenzhu, who was walking briskly and hurriedly towards the family compound.
My wife should be awake by now; she’s not a quiet pregnant woman.
If you find that you’ve dug the ground but haven’t sown any seeds, you might have to roll up your trousers and go get to work.
He can’t take that risk.
At this moment, Xu Zhizhi was tidying up the remaining tiles. She had already tidied up some last night and sent them to her parents-in-law. If she sent these over today, that should be enough.
After tidying up, she started planting seeds in the yard with a small hoe. She was in good health and had a strong sense of vitality. She could do big chores but small ones were no problem.
He dug while humming a popular internet song.
“Dig, dig, dig in the little garden…”
As expected of someone from the land of flowers, digging in the soil is so enjoyable.
Just as she was digging with great enthusiasm, she heard the wooden door creak open. Xu Zhizhi stamped her feet on the mud and ran towards the door with a bright smile, her cheeks slightly flushed from the activity.
“His dad, you’re back!”
Li Wenzhu nervously supported Xu Zhizhi’s waist, “Didn’t I tell you not to get on the ground!”
Xu Zhizhi pointed to the spot where she had just been standing, “I was standing on the edge, I didn’t put anything on the ground, I was very obedient!”
Li Wenzhu was very pleased with these sweet and gentle words.
As they talked, they set out breakfast together in the courtyard. Li Wenzhu went to the canteen and bought meat buns, eggs, and millet porridge, and packed some of each for her.
“Mom said we need a balanced diet, so you have to finish all of this, okay?”
Xu Zhizhi likes to eat thin porridge with pickled vegetables, the really sour kind, and chopped chili peppers, which are tangy and appetizing.
Li Wenzhu watched as Xu Zhizhi kept picking at her pickled cabbage and chopped chili peppers, her eyes gradually turning dangerous. “Mom said pregnant women should eat less of these things.”
“Zhizhi, pickled cabbage isn’t nutritious, let’s eat eggs instead!”
Xu Zhizhi blinked, looking completely innocent. “I’ll give you the eggs, I’ll just have the porridge.”
Boiled eggs aren’t very tasty, and besides, she has prenatal multivitamins and prenatal milk powder in her space, so she’s not lacking in nutrition at all.
Upon hearing this, a hint of guilt flashed across Li Wenzhu’s handsome face; she was thinking of herself.
“No, you have to eat it!”
Perhaps because he was speaking a little too loudly, Zhang Chun’e and Daya, who were turning over the soil next door, stopped what they were doing and stood close to the base of the courtyard wall.
“Mom, was Sister Xu bullied?”
Zhang Chun’e pouted, “Your sister Xu is just too soft-hearted. She only cares about men. You can’t be like that in the future.”
Daya nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
Meanwhile, at another corner, even Guihua heard the commotion at Commander Li’s house and imagined a pregnant woman with a sweet tooth snatching food from a man’s mouth.
He clicked his tongue and couldn’t help but chatter with the two young men.
“A real man shouldn’t spoil his wife. He should discipline her when necessary, otherwise those lazybones will take advantage of him.”
So what if she’s pretty? So what if she’s pregnant?
When a man is unhappy, he’ll still curse if he wants to; if he doesn’t resort to violence, he’s considered to have a conscience.
They really think they’re some kind of living ancestor!
Pooh!
Let’s see if you’ll have any good days left. Yes, the boss should have seen the whistleblower letter, right?
Camp,
As soon as Li Wenzhu arrived at the camp, Gu Xiangbei, with a dark expression, called her aside.
“The political commissar called us over. I reckon it’s about fixing the toilets. You’re on probation, so remember to shift the blame onto me. At worst, you’ll get punished one by one, but it won’t affect my promotion in a year or two. Got it? Just say I asked you to fix it.”
Li Wenzhu ignored Gu Xiangbei and strode towards the political commissar’s office.
Gu Xiangbei quickly jogged after him, earnestly offering his advice.
“Old Li, stop arguing. With your aunt and uncle in this situation, if you get reported again, you could face a major demerit. I’m different; I’ve been a poor peasant for eight generations, so you don’t need to worry about your brother.”
Li Wenzhu stopped and looked at him. “Are you the right one, or am I the right one?”
Gu Xiangbei was completely convinced. “Big brother, is it really necessary for us to discuss who’s in charge now? Fine, fine, you’re in charge, your whole family is, so you can listen to me now, right?”
“Thank you, Xiang Bei!”
Li Wenzhu was half amused and half impressed. This guy really knows how to handle things, but the toilet incident might not necessarily be a bad thing.
Upon knocking on the wooden door, Li Wenzhu and her companion were immediately called inside.
“Political Commissar, I have something to report in advance!”
“explain!”
Wu Zhenwei is the political commissar in charge of supervising the work style of the regiment. He received two anonymous letters of complaint when he arrived in the morning. The handwriting in one letter was terrible and he couldn’t understand it after reading it for a long time. He understood the second letter.
It was a report that Battalion Commander Li of the Fierce Tiger Battalion was exploiting the organization. He asked the logistics department about it, and they said that Battalion Commander Li paid for it out of his own pocket and didn’t actually exploit the organization. However, the letter said that Battalion Commander Li was greedy for pleasure and built two toilets in the yard, which was still a bad influence.
Wu Zhenwei had originally planned to call someone to ask, but unexpectedly, the person involved spoke up himself. After hearing the description, a look of joy appeared on his face.
“Really? Quick, take me to see. If we can really make use of waste, then Battalion Commander Li’s family deserves the most credit!”