0p0 Chapter 355 Arrival
Chapter 355 Arrival
Mrs. Shen was stunned for a moment, "Is it... is it that serious?"
She hasn't heard anything about recent developments in the past few years.
Xu Manyue nodded seriously, "Of course it's that serious, sister-in-law, you'd better be careful. Keep your mouth shut in the future. Don't say things you shouldn't say, and don't do things you shouldn't do."
"Not only now, you have to do this in the future, remember?"
She didn't know how to deal with the matter between Lin Luoxia and Shen Laoer, so she could only take it one step at a time. The Shen family had the military officer Shen Jingming, and the Shen family had a good background, so they shouldn't be implicated too much.
There are some things that she cannot interfere with.
Mrs. Shen touched her head. Although she didn't understand where her third sister-in-law heard the news, since she said it, it should not be said for no reason. There must be a reason.
"Okay, I remember."
Xu Manyue chatted with Mrs. Shen along the way, but she didn't know that someone in the brigade had heard that she went to the city to give birth in the hospital and had started to point fingers at her behavior.
It’s winter and the Chinese New Year is approaching. Every household has more food this year, so there is no need to worry about starving to death for the time being.
Therefore, people started to visit relatives and friends, and the life gradually became lively again.
There has been nothing new happening in the brigade these days, and it feels boring to visit relatives.
It wasn't until Xu Manyue's incident came out that everyone had something fun to join in, especially the old ladies.
"Did you see it just now? Jingming's wife actually wanted to go to the hospital to give birth. She even asked her eldest and second uncles to send her off together, and even her eldest sister-in-law was with her. She's the first person in our team to do this."
"I didn't realize that Jingming's wife is also a troublemaker. It's tiring enough for her husband to earn money to support the family, but she is still squandering money at her husband's house. How much will this hospital visit cost?"
"Yes, I didn't realize that Jingming's wife was such a shrew. Look at the other two daughters-in-law of the Shen family. Who gets such treatment? And that old man Wang Wanhua actually indulges his daughter-in-law. He's too partial."
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Various rumors in the brigade gradually spread as the New Year's Eve approached.
Since the Shen family's home is located close to the back mountain, no one usually goes there unless there is something important. In addition, the old lady and others rarely go out, so they are naturally not aware of the rumors outside.
Seeing that no one from the Shen family stood up to refute, the gossipy old women in the team became more and more certain that Xu Manyue was a scheming person.
Even a family like the Shen family can be subdued.
Everyone knows that the Shen family is the most unreasonable family in Qingshan Brigade. There is not a single good person in this family.
the other side.
With the hard work of Shen Laoda and Shen Laoer, Xu Manyue was finally sent to the county hospital. Although it was almost the New Year, there were still many people in the hospital.
After seeing the person off, they left. It was getting dark, and if they didn't leave now, they probably wouldn't get home until midnight.
The doctor examined Xu Manyue and arranged for her to be hospitalized for delivery, saying that the baby would probably be born in the next few days and asked her to be very careful.
Xu Manyue nodded, lowered her head and gently touched her belly, "Doctor, is the baby okay?"
"It's okay, you are in good health and the baby is healthy too. Just relax and wait for the baby to be born." The doctor was a bit old and knew that women giving birth to their first child were most likely to be nervous and afraid.
Xu Manyue smiled, and with the help of Mrs. Shen and the guidance of the nurse, she found her bed.
The hospital bed was in a multi-person room, where two women who were also about to give birth were already staying.
One of them looked quite old, while the other was about the same age as Xu Manyue, with a pretty face. There was a large group of people around him, both men and women, young and old.
The one standing closest to her should be the young woman's husband, and there is that kind of ambiguous atmosphere between them like a newlywed couple.
After Xu Manyue walked into the ward, she just looked up and quickly looked away.
Mrs. Shen looked around the ward and the people in it.
She shook her head secretly. There were too many people in this ward and she could hardly breathe.
Xu Manyue noticed Sister Shen's random glances and sighed, "Sister-in-law, please help me sit down on the bed first, and then sort out the things we brought and put them away."
The older pregnant woman who had just appeared kept staring at her and her sister-in-law. She was probably someone who was difficult to get along with.
Mrs. Shen looked away and nodded, suddenly feeling a little expectant. "Okay then."
My third brother’s wife said that during the days she was in the hospital, she could eat steamed buns from the state-owned restaurant for every meal.
This is much better than being at home.
Judging from the time, it’s time for dinner.
With the help of Mrs. Shen, Xu Manyue finally sat on the bed.
The quilts on the hospital beds were not very thick, and it was cold to cover them in the middle of winter, especially since Xu Manyue was afraid of the cold and could not stand the cold.
"Sister-in-law, please help me get that quilt out."
Mrs. Shen quickly brought the quilt over. As soon as she picked it up, she realized something was wrong and looked down at the quilt in her hand.
"Third sister-in-law, why is your quilt so thick and warm? Isn't this the one that mother prepared for you when you and the third brother got married?"
She whispered as she covered Xu Manyue with the quilt.
She and the old lady had prepared that quilt together, so she knew exactly what it looked like.
You can’t get this cotton quilt today without some ability.
Xu Manyue had long known that Mrs. Shen would find out, so she smiled and explained in a low voice, "It's the bed that mother prepared, but I put some cotton in it, so it feels better."
Mrs. Shen's eyes widened suddenly, and just as she was about to scream, Xu Manyue covered her mouth.
"Sister-in-law, keep your voice down, this is a ward."
Cotton is really hard to get, especially since their place is not a cotton-producing area, so naturally there is very little of it.
Only people with connections in the market can get some through others, but not much.
If outsiders knew about this, they would inevitably start asking questions.
Mrs. Shen also realized that she couldn't shout about this, so she forced herself to suppress her violently beating heart and whispered in Xu Manyue's ear, "Then...where did this cotton come from?"
Although the third brother is an officer outside, cotton is a scarce commodity now. Even if he can get it, he, a grown man, would not think of these things.
What's more, she didn't notice that the third brother sent cotton to his wife. She always peeked at it, so she could be sure that he didn't do it.
Xu Manyue shook her head: "Sister-in-law, what are you thinking? These are altered from the cotton-padded clothes that Jingming left at home. He said he had clothes in the army and it would be a waste to keep them, so he asked me to alter them to see if they can be worn."
"I thought I had enough clothes, so I altered the cotton in those clothes and put it in my quilt to prepare for the birth of the child."
"This winter is colder than previous years. I'm afraid of the cold, and my body will be even more afraid of the cold after giving birth, so I naturally need a thicker quilt."