Chapter 332 Shen Chunling plans to go to the army to take care of her niece
The Shen family learned about Shen Shuyu's pregnancy a week later. Shen Qiu worked in the commune. Whenever she passed by the post office, she would ask if there was any letter for her family. Shen Qiu would go home as soon as she got the letter, "Grandma and Grandma, my eldest sister sent a letter back."
Grandma Shen was cooking in the kitchen. When she heard her granddaughter's words, she threw away the spatula and ran out while wiping her hands. "My dear, there's a letter. Come on, Xiaoqiu, read it to grandma and see what your elder sister said."
Shen Qiu read out the contents of the letter, "Grandma, my eldest sister said she is pregnant and has been pregnant for more than a month."
Old Mrs. Shen smiled from ear to ear, "Grandma heard it, Grandma heard it, your eldest sister is pregnant, good, good, very good, Grandma will have another great-grandchild to hold."
Old Man Shen, Shen Chunling and the others also learned the news when they came back, and they were all happy for Shen Shuyu.
"Mom and Dad, Shuyu is pregnant. This is her first pregnancy and there are no elders around. I will go and take care of Shuyu."
Shen Chunling is worried about her niece. Pregnancy is a big deal and she has to take good care of herself.
Although Jiandong is a considerate child, he is a grown man after all. He is busy and has to go on missions from time to time. There are always things that he cannot take care of well. It is safer for her, as his aunt, to take care of him.
Old Man and Old Lady Shen also had the same idea. They would feel relieved if Guaibao had someone to take care of them. "Okay, then let's write a letter to Guaibao and ask him what he thinks."
Her aunt must have told Guaibao and Jiandong in advance before going there.
Shen Qiu wanted to say that she used to take care of her elder sister, but she seemed to have no experience and was afraid that she could not take good care of her elder sister, so she kept her mouth shut. After her elder sister gave birth to a child, she went to help her elder sister take care of the child.
Shen Chunling wrote a letter that night. Old Mrs. Shen went out for a walk and came back with a basket of eggs, saying she would send them to her eldest granddaughter.
"Nana, it's better not to send the eggs. They break easily. I'm afraid there won't be any good eggs left by the time they're sent over there."
"It can't be sent. Chunling can go and get it later." The eggs will never break if you hold them in your hands.
Since the eggs could not be sent, Grandma Shen began to think about what to send to her eldest granddaughter. After thinking about it, she packed a large bag of sweet potatoes and peanuts.
People from the first, second and third rooms also packed some beans and dried vegetables for Shen Shuyu.
Shen Qiu sent the letters and packages on his way to work.
Shen Shuyu received packages very frequently in the army. Some were sent from home, some were sent to her by her uncles, and some were sent from Su Jing (the mother of the child rescued on the train).
Relationships are built through interaction, with give and take. When Shen Shuyu came to the army, she also sent a lot of dried seafood to her uncles and Su Jing.
I write a lot of letters on a regular basis.
She and Erniu also kept in touch. After Erniu received her package, she sent her two pieces of bacon, which she had smoked herself.
Shen Shuyu came back and opened the package to see two pieces of bacon, which weighed at least ten kilograms.
Erniu is really something. She sent her so much but didn’t even remember to save any for herself. Shen Shuyu felt helpless.
Although Erniu's in-laws are nice, they haven't split up yet. If they send her so much bacon, what if her sister-in-law is upset and has a fight with her?
Shen Shuyu didn't take a lunch break at noon. Instead, he went out on his bike and bought two kilograms of fruit candies and one kilogram of brown sugar, and sent them to Erniu.
Gu Jiandong brought back the letter from home. After reading the letter, she realized that her second aunt wanted to come over to take care of her. "Gu Jiandong, my second aunt said she wanted to come over to take care of me."
"If you want to come over to visit Second Aunt, just let her come. There are rooms at home for you to stay."
She had just gotten pregnant and her belly was not yet noticeable, so she didn't need anyone to take care of her. If the second aunt came to see her and couldn't help, she would definitely not be comfortable.
"When the baby is about to be born, call my second aunt over." Shen Shuyu began to write a letter to her family.
Gu Jiandong sat beside her, sewing needles and thread in his hands, making clothes for the child. He looked up and smiled at her, "It's up to you."
Gu Jiandong was a very qualified father. Before the child was born, he bought a lot of soft fabrics and made diapers and clothes for the child.
"Gu Jiandong, just make one or two pieces of clothing for the child. There's no need to make so many. My grandma and my second aunt must have made some for the child. The clothes I wore when I was a child are still in the closet at home. My grandma kept them very well. When the time comes, just let the child wear my childhood clothes."
Most of the clothes are too big to be worn by the smaller ones. She has no brothers or sisters, but she does have cousins.
Her grandmother didn't give her childhood clothes to Shen Qiu and Shen Xue. She washed them all and locked them in the closet.
Although it is a bit old, the fabric is soft and it is fine to wash and dry it before letting the child wear it.
"We have the conditions, so it doesn't matter if we make two more pieces." Gu Jiandong is keen on making clothes for his children and wife.
He originally wanted to make shoes, but he didn't know how, especially tiger-head shoes. Tiger-head shoes are quite complicated. This is not his home, and Gu Jiandong, a grown man, can't ask his sisters-in-law. He can only wait for his second aunt to come over, and then he can ask her how to make tiger-head shoes.
The two were in love and were looking forward to the baby in her belly. Before going to bed every day, Gu Jiandong would put his face on Shen Shuyu's belly, wanting to listen to the baby's movements.
Shen Shuyu laughed at him, "The child is still young, there won't be any movement. There will be movement when the baby is older."
"I'm talking to her now, and when she's born, she'll recognize me at first sight."
Gu Jiandong has chosen names for the children and they are all written on a notebook, which takes up two pages. Shen Shuyu thinks that every name he chooses is good, but Gu Jiandong is not very satisfied. He still looks up the dictionary when he has time. When he is happy, Shen Shuyu follows his will.
The weather was getting colder, and Shen Shuyu put on a thick cotton coat. Gu Jiandong was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he would wrap her tightly before she went out to work, including a hat, scarf, and gloves, leaving only her eyes exposed.
"Shu Yu, why don't we put on another military coat? Military coats are warmer."
She was already wearing a sweater and a cotton-padded jacket, but when she put on a military coat, she couldn't straighten her arms and had difficulty writing on the blackboard.
"Gu Jiandong, I'm warm enough wearing all these clothes, no need to put on any more."
Shen Shuyu ran out after she finished speaking. Gu Jiandong felt that she was cold. Shen Shuyu was really afraid that he would ask her to wear an extra military coat, otherwise she would become as fat as a ball and would roll over if she fell.
Gu Jiandong chased after her, "Shu Yu, walk slower. You haven't had breakfast yet."
When Wang's wife was sending her son to school, she saw the couple and her husband and said, "Deputy Commander Gu loves his wife as if she were his own daughter."
"Why, are you jealous?"
"Nonsense, of course I envy you. What woman doesn't want her man to love her? Look at you, you act like a big shot all day and let me serve you when you get home.
When I visited Sister Shu Yu's home, I often saw Deputy Head Gu busy cooking in the kitchen."