Early the next morning, Wen Yuanfang asked Li Fan to call the Huansha Business Department and asked for three days off for Zhu Yuliang.

He borrowed a bicycle from Li Fan and pushed his wife to Dr. Liu at the People's Hospital.

After doing a urine test, as Liu Yuelan expected, Zhu Yuliang was almost two months pregnant.

Liu Yuelan touched Zhu Yuliang's lower abdomen and said, "The fetal position is not very correct, but it can be corrected slowly." When you get home from work, I teach you a simple set of fetal corrective gymnastics, and you have to keep doing it; Also, remember to sleep with the left side so that the chance of dystocia will be greatly reduced. Also, the diet must be light and nutritious, and I will give you a list of recipes for pregnancy. Don't let yourself eat too many chili peppers! ”

"Okay, I'll look for you in the evening." Zhu Yuliang agreed.

When parting, Liu Yuelan told Zhu Yuliang again: "You must remember your due date!" Check in with me at least once a month. I can't remember your days! ”

……

On the way back, Wen Yuanfang said to his wife: "I thought about it all night in order to name our children. If the boy is named 'Wenjing', next to the word 'Li', there is a 'Qing' 'Jing', which means 'to calm the chaos of the country in the form of Wendou and then build a new order for the country'. I am resolutely opposed to the practice of knocking the opponent to the ground and stepping on it again by means of force or insult......"

"What if I give birth to a girl?" Zhu Yuliang interrupted her husband's words, not wanting to listen to his grand comments on current affairs.

"The girl was named 'Jing' next to the word 'female' and 'qing'. 'Wen Jing' has the homonym of 'Wenjing', and it also means that our daughter is as talented and good-looking as you. What do you think? Wen Yuanfang seemed to be quite satisfied with both names.

"Not bad! I would prefer to have a daughter. Zhu Yuliang said with a pun.

When passing by a barber shop, Wen Yuanfang locked his bicycle and helped his wife walk in. Wow! Sitting inside was full of women who were about to cut their long braids.

"When is this going to be?" Zhu Yuliang said with a frown.

"Hurry! Our cooperative works overtime every day these days just to make it easier for the lesbians to come and cut their braids. Sit down for a while, and then it's your turn. A busy barber said.

……

When the barber handed over the two thick and long braids to Zhu Yuliang, she sighed very regretfully: "These two braids have been with me for more than ten years; Now it's really reluctant to cut them off! ”

"How much nutrition are going to be sucked away from you by these two braids! It's better to cut it out. You cut your hair short and look more energetic! Wen Yuanfang said.

Wen Yuanfang also took the opportunity to shave his beard and cut his hair. After the couple came out of the barber shop refreshed, they went to the 100 store to buy two pairs of black old Beijing women's cloth shoes......

After arranging all the affairs of his wife, Wen Yuanfang was ready to return to Mae Chi.

Before leaving, he said, "I have asked Director Li and his wife to take care of you a little more yesterday. Remember the three chapters of our covenant! Well, the first chapter was well executed! When I return to Mae Chi, I will write to Cuiying to tell her about your due date and ask her to come and serve you early. But she's about to give birth, so I don't know if she'll be able to leave by then. ”

"Got it! I don't expect you to take care of me, but don't forget that you are a person with a wife and children, so leave room for doing things and don't go to extremes! Zhu Yuliang told her husband for the first time.

"It's counted!" Wen Yuanfang answered, and said goodbye to his beloved wife.

In the evening, Zhu Yuliang saw that Liu Yuelan's house was dark, and no one came home until seven or eight o'clock.

She thought: Maybe Li Fan and his wife went to their parents-in-law's house for dinner, and they would come back later as usual; Perhaps the couple is attending a study session in their respective units......

At this time, Deputy Bureau Cai's house was naturally dark.

"Poor Teacher Chen, is he still accepting criticism from teachers and students? Did Deputy Bureau Cai take Dabao and Erbao with him and preside over the meeting in the Material Bureau?"

Zhu Yuliang guessed all kinds of unknown scenes, and recalled all kinds of past scenes...... Suddenly, I felt that this courtyard, which had always been vibrant, was like a child who had been slapped hard, and suddenly became silent.

In the courtyard, there is no longer the nagging and whispering of housewives, no more the quarrels and frolicks of children, no more Chen Meijuan's shouting at Dabao Erbao, no more physical friction between Li Fan and Cai Fuguo when he is doing gymnastics, no more the sound of pots and pans colliding and the sound of stabbing when stir-frying dishes......

At this time, there was only the symphony of autumn insects chirping in the courtyard, and the breathing sound that Zhu Yuliang could hear himself.

When Zhu Yuliang was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the voice of Cai Fuguo walking into Tongxin Pavilion with Dabao and Erbao. She hurried back to her room on tiptoe and gently closed the door and latched it. She wanted to turn off the lights and go upstairs immediately, but she was afraid that if she did it too obviously, Cai Fuguo would mistakenly think that she wanted to draw a line with his family.

Zhu Yuliang was no longer wary of Cai Fuguo, but it could be heard from what he said yesterday when he carried her behind his back: he did not treat her as an ordinary subordinate or neighbor; Instead, he treated her as his own person, even his own woman.

If this "own person" is the kind that his brother does to his sister, Zhu Yuliang can still accept it; If it is the kind of man who likes the woman, this is unacceptable to Zhu Yuliang. This ambiguity made Zhu Yuliang feel very embarrassed, very unfair, and even ashamed...... If Wen Yuanfang has doubts and speculations about the relationship between the two of them because of this, it is even more unwilling for Zhu Yuliang to see.

Therefore, if you can avoid suspicion, avoid suspicion.

"Daddy! Why is Mom always unhappy lately? I heard the children scold me for being a bitch. What is a capitalist roader? Dabao's voice.

"Ignore those dog mongrels! In two days, you're going to your mother-in-law's house in Shanghai. You have to take your younger brother well, be well-behaved, and don't cause trouble to your grandmother and grandfather! Do you hear that? Mom is being bullied now, and Dad can't protect her. You have to fight for it! Avenge her in the future. Do you hear that? Cai Fuguo's voice.

"I will be a PLA in the future and kill all those bad guys. Da-da-da-da! Erbao's voice.

……

Zhu Yuliang listened to these father-son conversations really. It turned out that Cai Fuguo educated his son like this, and Zhu Yuliang also obeyed him.

When Zhu Yuliang was about to go upstairs, the knock on the door that she didn't want to hear sounded again.

Cai Fuguo: "I heard Xu Qingpei say that you are pregnant, probably because Li Ju told him." I've taken care of it, in addition to enjoying maternity leave according to the regulations, your working hours can be more flexible, and you don't have to go to every study meeting, and you can leave at any time if you can't bear it. Oh, I forgot to congratulate you on going to be a mom! ”

Zhu Yuliang: "Thank you Cai Ju for thinking so thoughtfully!" If I can afford it, I will definitely continue to go to work and study. ”

Cai Fuguo: "The braid is cut!" That's good, it's very spiritual. At the end of the month, I took my sons to Shanghai, and the tickets were already purchased; Estimated to be back in a week. Don't forget our promise yesterday! ”

Zhu Yuliang: "Okay, I haven't forgotten. Why didn't Mr. Chen come home so late? ”

Cai Fuguo: "Today their school is holding a criticism meeting...... In the future, English teachers will not do it, except for working as a handyman in the school cafeteria to receive reform, they will write confession materials at home and accept criticism at any time...... I'll pick her up from school right now. ”

Zhu Yuliang: "Alas......"

Cai Fuguo: "Dr. Liu's father, Deputy County Magistrate Liu, seems to have also been quarantined and examined. It is said that the name mentioned above wants to criticize and defeat him as the biggest capitalist roader in Jiyang County. I also got the grapevine in the afternoon. Today's meeting in the bureau was also organized by Bureau Li at the request of me, and he was not in the bureau. You see, there is no one in their family now, and it is estimated that they are all in Dr. Liu's mother's house. The situation is getting more and more severe, be careful yourself, try not to talk and not express your position! Your current task is to raise the baby, and the rest is to follow the crowd. ”

Zhu Yuliang: "Oh......"

Cai Fuguo: "I'm leaving." ”

For some reason, after listening to Cai Fuguo's words, Zhu Yuliang's wariness of him was greatly eliminated, and it was replaced by more sympathy and trust. Compared with Wen Yuanfang's three chapters of the covenant, Zhu Yuliang felt that Cai Fuguo was more like a normal man and a normal husband, and his reaction to this "soul transformation" movement was more rational.

Perhaps, only people who empathize with it will look at everything that happens in this world more rationally.