Hearing that Guiying was pregnant, Hualing’s complexion changed multiple times. She and Chen Shouwang had been married for quite some time, yet they had no children to speak of. It was strange, considering they had never deliberately practiced contraception.
When Chunhua mentioned that children should be born earlier rather than later, Hualing could not restrain herself, pointing the finger at Cheng Su, who was also childless.
"Cheng Su doesn’t have one either. When her mother-in-law visited, she was fussing over the neighbor’s kid Egg as if he were her own precious child!"
Indeed, shot while lying down.
Cheng Su silently rolled her eyes and said, "Old Qi and I have agreed not to have children for the next two years. Besides, I am too busy with other things to even think about taking care of a child."
Hualing pursed her lips disdainfully.
"What about you, Hualing? I remember, you and Platoon Leader Chen got married even before Guiying did, didn’t you?" Chunhua pressed on.
Hualing answered vaguely, "You know, family planning and all. We might have just one child nowadays, so of course, we have to plan it well. We’re not in a rush."
Chunhua seemed unconvinced but said no more.
Hualing also felt the atmosphere had cooled since her arrival, which made her uncomfortable; just as she walked in, the warmth dissipated—what was that about?
Carrying her pot of rice back to her room, Hualing felt utterly dejected.
Her relationship with the neighbors was anything but warm, and at home with her husband, it was a minor quarrel every three days and a major one every five, with each day seeming worse than the last.
As for having a child...
Hualing touched her stomach; perhaps it was time to get a check-up?
...
Waiting for Qi Taiguo to return, Cheng Su also brought up the incident with Doctor Chiang criticizing Deputy Battalion Commander Dong, asking, "Everyone’s saying Deputy Battalion Commander Dong is pursuing Chiang Qing, is it true?"
Qi Taiguo stalled for a moment then said, "They’re spreading that rumor?"

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