The train driver in the courtyard

When Chen Xueru came back, it was almost evening.

As soon as she got home, she told Li Aiguo mysteriously: "Liu Lan is pregnant!"

Li Aiguo was drawing a locomotive when he was shocked by the news. He shook his wrist and an antenna appeared on the locomotive.

Well, do you really think you are a high-speed rail man?

Li Aiguo had seen a lot of things, but at this moment, his eyes widened in shock. His mouth opened slightly, as if an egg could fit in.

He twisted his stiff neck and looked at Chen Xueru: "You went to the hospital this afternoon? You didn't go to the Fifth Hospital, did you?"

"What Fifth Hospital?" Chen Xueru was a little confused and said with her lips pursed, "We went to the Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital."

Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital was established in 1955 or 1956. It is located on the back street of the Art Museum, only a few stops away from Nantongluo Lane.

Because it is a new hospital, the environment and equipment are first-class, so when the residents in the surrounding area are sick, they all like to go to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for treatment.

Chen Xueru chose the hospital and found the doctor, and Liu Lan just followed behind Chen Xueru throughout the whole process.

Only then did Li Aiguo believe that Liu Lan was really pregnant.

So now comes the problem.

Xu Damao was once diagnosed with infertility.

Liu Lan is now pregnant.

May I ask, is the child really Xu Damao’s?

If it were another woman, Li Aiguo would definitely feel that Xu Damao was framed.

But Liu Lan's behavior was indeed not right in the past, but after marrying into the Siheyuan, she has always been well-behaved and it is impossible for her to do such dirty things.

Then there is only one truth, that is.
An iron rod can be ground into a needle, dripping water can wear away a stone, steel can be made by repeated tempering, and gold and stone can be engraved. After trying thousands of times, Xu Damao finally succeeded.

Or there are two more truths, which are.
Linggui wine also has the effect of treating infertility!

Li Aiguo is very inclined to the second truth.

Hiss. Linggui wine is so delicious, but a glass of wine only costs ten yuan. It seems that we, Li Aiguo, have suffered a great loss.

At this moment, Xu Damao's cheering voice suddenly came from the courtyard.

"Everyone come and see, my wife is pregnant, my wife is pregnant!"

Li Aiguo pushed open the door and saw Xu Damao as excited as a child, jumping and dancing in the yard.

Liu Lan was hiding inside the house. When she heard the shouting, she rushed over, grabbed Xu Damao's ear, and dragged him into the house.

"Xu Damao, you want to rebel, right? Don't think that I won't dare to beat you just because I'm pregnant."

"Wife, be gentle and don't tire your hands." Xu Damao sucked, but his face was full of smiles.

The residents in the compound all felt that Xu Damao was very lucky.

However, Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu from the Jia family had faces so gloomy that ink could drip out.

Especially Jia Dongxu, he used to think that he was superior to Xu Damao. After all, Xu Damao was infertile and had a childless status.

"Something's wrong! The baby in Liu Lan's belly is definitely not Xu Damao's!" Jia Dongxu raised his lips with a sinister smile.

Jia Zhang also nodded beside her: "Xu Damao is just a fool, raising a son for someone else and still being happy about it!"

Qin Huairu saw that the two were about to cause trouble again, so she hurried over to persuade them: "Dongxu, mother, you can't say this carelessly. If Xu Damao knew about it, he would definitely cause trouble for our family."

"I know, I know." Jia Zhang wanted to scold Qin Huairu, but when she thought about the fact that she was also pregnant, she just rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction.

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There were suddenly three more pregnant women in the courtyard, and the residents in the compound were all very happy.

No matter how difficult the days are, the birth of a child always represents new hope.

The residents in the compound also had a better impression of Liu Lan, and no one talked about her past anymore. These things had nothing to do with Li Aiguo.

He had already arrived at Jiangyuan Hutong near Xizhimen in a jeep.

This place is under the management of the Xinjiekou Sub-district Office, and Secretary Chen from the Sub-district Office had been waiting on the roadside for a long time.

Seeing the jeep stop, Officer Chen came up, leaned in front of the car window, pointed to the depths of the alley and said, "Yesterday, Aunt Zhou from the alley came to the Street Office to report that Huang Chenglin, the third son of the Huang family in the alley, had a pair of blue cloth shoes.

There are bicycle tires nailed to the soles of the shoes, and the location is similar to what you described in your notice. "

Li Aiguo took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed one to Secretary Chen: "Is Huang Chenglin home?"

"At home, I have asked Aunt Zhou in the compound to keep an eye on him." Secretary Chen took the cigarette with a smile.

As expected, he is an old street office clerk and he is very thorough in doing things.

"Then please take us to meet Huang Chenglin."

The alley was narrow and cramped, and the jeep couldn't pass through. As Li Aiguo spoke, he pushed open the door and jumped out of the jeep.

Zhou Ke and several railway police officers also got off the car. As soon as they got off the car, they sorted out their weapons and fastened their belts on their bodies.

Led by Secretary Chen, the group walked deeper into the alley.

Their uniforms attracted the attention of many residents, and adults and children followed behind to join in the fun.

Along the way, Secretary Chen briefly explained Huang Chenglin's situation.

"Old Man Huang is an old resident of the alley. He is a loyal and honest man. He has three sons. The eldest and second sons both work in third-tier factories. Only Huang Chenglin stays with him, so he is inevitably spoiled.

After Huang Chenglin became an adult, he worked in a timber factory in the suburbs of Beijing. Later, he felt that the work was too tiring, so he worked for three days and rested for two days, hanging out on the streets all day long.

Old Man Huang had taught him a lesson several times, but instead of restraining himself, he quarreled with Old Man Huang, making Old Man Huang so angry that he almost had to be hospitalized.

Our subdistrict office has talked to Huang Chenglin many times, but to no avail.”

As they were talking, several people walked into the yard.

A woman in a blue gown came out of the door with a basket of wild vegetables. When she saw the people, she stopped and greeted Chen, "Comrade Chen, is Sanzi causing trouble again? Who are these people?"

The old lady looked at Zhou Ke and the others with great vigilance.

Li Aiguo stopped Secretary Chen and smiled at the old lady: "Hey, old lady, this is the swallow's clothing, it's so fresh and plump, where did you pick it?"

The aunties and uncles in Beijing love to help others.

Hearing this, the vigilance on the old lady's face disappeared immediately, and a hint of an aunt's smile appeared: "There are a lot of Yan'er clothes on both sides of the path behind Wenhua College. It's a remote place, and most people don't know about it."

"Thank you so much, my wife likes this. I'll pick some when I pass by there after work." Li Aiguo said, "We are looking for Sanzi because we have a case to discuss with him. Is he home?"

How can a man who helps his wife pick wild vegetables be a bad person?

The old lady pointed to the two rooms in the corner of the yard with a smile.

"I just came out of Lao Huang's house. Sanzi is still sleeping at home. Please help Lao Huang criticize Sanzi. He is getting more and more unreasonable. He even stole an egg from my house yesterday.

Tell me, it’s not easy for me to raise an old hen. I have to find food for the old hen every day and clean the chicken coop, just hoping that the old hen will lay eggs.”

Li Aiguo asked, "Is there only one of the three sons in the family?"

The old lady said: "Yes, Old Huang has gone to work. Young man, when you pick the swallowtail grass, remember to pinch the roots with your fingernails, otherwise it is easy to pull out the swallowtail grass."

"It's okay. I brought a shovel today."

While Li Aiguo was discussing wild vegetables and eggs with the old lady, he winked at Zhou Ke.

Zhou Ke rushed over with several public security comrades and kicked the Huang family's door.

(End of this chapter)