good old days

When Jiang Jianmin was still alive, Chen Xiuyun had never been pregnant since giving birth to her daughter Jiang Xinyu.

After being scolded by the old lady as a "hen that doesn't lay eggs" for many years, Chen Xiuyun has always wanted a son.

But there was nothing she could do if she couldn't get pregnant.

Who would have thought that she got pregnant less than half a year after marrying Zhou Shunyi, when she was in her early forties.

There were still gay women in their early forties who gave birth to children, but they were few and far between, and she was a bit embarrassed.

Zhou Shunyi's tone was pleading: "Xiuyun, can you give birth to this child?"

He and his ex-wife had been married for many years, and her ex-wife had never been pregnant once. She gave birth to a child less than two years after remarrying.

At that time he thought there was something wrong with his body.

But now it turns out that there is nothing wrong with his health and it is a lie to say that he does not want children.

"It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, I want to have a child. After all, Xiaochuan is not your biological child. Wouldn't it be better for us to have our own biological child?"

It's quiet at night, and the sound insulation effect of the house is much worse than during the day.

Xiaochuan, who was awakened by urine, lay on the bed with his eyes open and listened to the conversation in the next room.

Chen Xiuyun didn't speak for a while, "Giving birth at this age, the doctor said she is an advanced maternal age, so she has to be careful. Giving birth at this age is not an easy task."

What embarrassed her was that she became pregnant again when she was forty years old. She was afraid that her three daughters would feel uncomfortable.

She originally wanted to find someone to live with, but she thought Zhou Shunyi was a good person. Who would have thought she could get pregnant?
Zhou Shunyi: "Next time you go to the hospital, I will accompany you. I will resolutely implement whatever the doctor tells you, as long as you can give birth to the baby comfortably and safely."

After a while, Chen Xiuyun said: "Let me think about it carefully and talk about it later."

Zhou Shunyi's eyebrows drooped and he sighed inwardly.

Early the next morning, Chen Xiuyun took a car to the city where Jiang Zhenzhen's school was located.

Jiang Zhenzhen's school was conducting final exams, taking one subject in the morning. When Chen Xiuyun arrived at noon, she was reading in the dormitory.

"Mom, what's going on? I'll be back in two days. How did you find the school?"

Chen Xiuyun told about going to Northern Hebei Province with Zhou Shunyi, "I'm thinking that you are in school and can't take care of the child, otherwise I will take the child away. Zhang Hua will graduate in one year, and I will give it to you then." If it's still inconvenient to send it back, I'll take it to you. After your work has been assigned and settled, the older one will go to elementary school. What do you think?"

Jiang Zhenzhen was confused, "Are you going to Northern Hebei Province with Uncle Zhou? Will you come back in the future?"

Chen Xiuyun remained silent for a while.

Jiang Zhenzhen calmed down for a while and said, "It's a holiday soon. I'll go back and ask Zhang Hua about his mother."

Chen Xiuyun: "I've asked before. Your parents-in-law are now living together with Zhang Hua's brother. The house they share is not big. There is no space to raise two more children."

Jiang Zhenzhen said angrily: "How can they be so bullying? When I sent the child to you, my mother-in-law said a lot of unpleasant things. It was obvious that they didn't take good care of the child for me. She spent all the money we sent back. It’s at Lao San’s house.”

"The third child in her family is promising, and Zhang Hua and I will be the same in the future. Why does she dislike Zhang Hua so much? Forget it if she doesn't like me. Zhang Hua is always her biological child, and the two children are also her biological grandchildren..."

Chen Xiuyun said nothing.

Ten fingers are divided into different lengths. When there are many children in the family, only a few parents can hold a bowl of water flat.

"Mom, are you really leaving?"

Jiang Zhenzhen's eyes were red.

Chen Xiuyun felt that the eldest daughter looked at her like a traitor.

"You don't want me to leave?" Jiang Zhenzhen turned away, "If you don't leave, I can always visit you when I return to my hometown. You follow him to Northern Hebei Province. If you are not familiar with the place, why don't you start over?"

Both sisters went to the capital, and once Chen Xiuyun left, Jiang Zhenzhen really felt that there were no relatives around her.

Chen Xiuyun said seriously: "Mom grew up in Shanghai. In these years, Yu Province, whether it is Yu Province or Northern Hebei Province, is not my hometown. After so many years of stability, I also want to change my life. Zhenzhen, I don’t know where you and Zhang Hua will be assigned after graduation. You have your own life. Can mom also have her own life?"

Jiang Zhenzhen didn't listen, and felt a little resentful. She said, "I'll be on vacation in two days. I'll talk to you when I get back." and left.

Chen Xiuyun was affected by her mood and went to the station to buy a ticket without eating a bite of food at noon.

I waited at the station for more than an hour before the train departed, and it was already dark when I returned to the city.

Under the lights of the station, Zhou Shunyi rubbed his hands angrily and paced back and forth under the lights.

Chen Xiuyun: "It's such a cold day, why did you come out specifically to wait for me?"

Zhou Shunyi's body felt so cold, "I didn't wait long, I finished eating and you haven't come back yet, so I came here to walk around, just in time to wait until the car came."

Chen Xiuyun: "The car left more than an hour late, saying it broke down."

The two walked home side by side. Zhou Shunyi's house was on the fifth floor. The stairs were too narrow, so they could only go upstairs one after the other.

When climbing the stairs, Chen Xiuyun's foot slipped and her knee hit the step. If she hadn't held on to the railing tightly, she might have rolled down the stairs and injured Zhou Shunyi.

She gasped at the pain when she knelt down and didn't stand up for a long time.

There was a light at the entrance of the stairs, but it was not bright enough, but it was enough for the two of them to see the ice under Chen Xiuyun's feet.

Zhou Shunyi was afraid that something bad would happen to her after she fell, so he asked her how she was doing.

Chen Xiuyun rubbed her knees, "It's nothing serious, it's just that my knees hurt. Just take it easy. Who is so wicked? Pour water in the middle of the stairs."

Zhou Shunyi took a closer look and discovered something unusual.

There was not only a small patch of ice on that step, but almost 90% of the entire step was covered with ice. As for the steps below that step, there is also a small amount of water condensing down to form ice.

He carefully helped Chen Xiuyun home.

The door was barred from the inside. After knocking on the door, Xiaochuan came out and opened the door.

He rubbed his eyes and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Chen Xiuyun: "I'm fine. You can go into the house and sleep."

Xiaochuan turned around and entered the room. Zhou Shunyi took the medicinal oil and rubbed Chen Xiuyun's knees.

After rubbing it, he asked in a low voice: "Your stomach doesn't hurt, does it?"

Chen Xiuyun shook his head, "It should be fine. It's just knee pain."

Regardless of whether she made up her mind to have this child or not, she didn't want any accidents to happen.

Zhou Shunyi brought the meal to her, "You eat first, I'll go out and tell the neighbors to be careful when going downstairs."

Zhou Shunyi's family knocked on the door one by one. When they entered, they asked if they knew who poured the water on the stairs. After asking, they told everyone to be careful when going downstairs, especially families with elderly people. They should hold on to the stairs when going downstairs, otherwise they would not be able to stand. Be careful and roll down.

The steps with ice are neither at the beginning nor at the end, but in the middle, and the entire step has fallen. Who could accidentally spill water and fall like that?

After asking around, he still couldn't find out who poured the water. He even wondered if he was being careless?