Being disturbed by the phone call from his biological father, Li Huai's good mood was gone.
But when he returned home, thinking of his pregnant wife and several children at home, Li Huai tried hard to adjust himself to avoid affecting his family.
When he returned, Zhao Qinglan was sewing schoolbags.
Originally, Xiaoduo was two years younger than the eldest child and would not enter school until another year.
Maybe it was fun to watch her brother go to school, and Xiaoduo didn't resist studying, so she also wanted to go to school.
Zhao Qinglan had promised her daughter and second son to make beautiful schoolbags for them when they went to school. No, Xiaoduo was going to school as soon as the school started in the fall, so she made the schoolbags first.
The further this goes, the older she becomes, and it is estimated that many tasks will no longer be suitable for her to do. If she can do them earlier, she should do them earlier.
Seeing his wife and several children, Li Huai's face softened.
"I'm back, wash your hands and eat."
"Why."
Every time he returns home, his worries disappear.
After eating, Zhao Qinglan did not read a book, but instead started tinkering with something. Li Huai looked a little surprised.
Seeing her husband standing beside her, Zhao Qinglan smiled and explained.
"It's getting hotter and hotter these days. We have a refrigerator at home, so I plan to make some popsicles myself."
The molds for making popsicles are hard to find, so she made them herself.
She planned to make two flavors, one using milk powder to make cream popsicles, and the other using orange powder to make orange-flavored popsicles.
Fortunately, the children went inside to play right after dinner. Otherwise, knowing what she was doing, she would be too excited to do anything else.
Nowadays, Li Huai is no longer surprised by his wife's many skills.
Making popsicles is not complicated. Zhao Qinglan finished it quickly. When she put the mold in the refrigerator, she also showed a satisfied smile.
To be honest, she was also looking forward to how the popsicles she made would taste.
As her belly gets bigger and bigger, it is no longer convenient for Zhao Qinglan to wash herself.
Li Huai had already taken over the task of washing her feet. He heard from the doctor that pregnant women are prone to swelling and numbness, so he always gave her massages.
"Qinglan, your belly is getting bigger and bigger. Do you want to call mom over?"
"Mom, come here, what should we do in the store? Guang Qingzhu and Qingju can't take care of us."
"But I'm worried about you." If he hadn't been unable to let go of the responsibilities on his shoulders, he would have wished to stay at home with his wife every day.
He didn't understand when Zhu Kexin gave birth before, but this time, from knowing that his wife was pregnant to now, he understood bit by bit the difficulties of pregnant women and the dangers of childbirth.
He was really scared and even regretted getting her pregnant.
In fact, their family already has three children, so even if they don't have any children, it won't be a big deal.
Anyway, no matter what, after giving birth to this child, he will never let his wife get pregnant again.
"You see, I don't do well every day. The eldest son and the others are all at home now, and sister-in-law Wu Mei next door is also there almost all day long. If anything happens, there is always someone there."
"Besides, we don't have a phone at home."
Even so, he was still a little worried.
"Qing Lan, after giving birth to this child, we will not have any more children in the future." He finally said what was in his heart.
In fact, Zhao Qinglan only planned to have a child with the blood of both of them, but she did not plan to continue to have children.
Hearing Li Huai say the same thing, he was naturally happy. "Okay, I won't have any more babies after this baby is born."
Who wants to be pregnant and have a baby all the time when they can live a more relaxed life? It is not easy to bring up a baby from birth.
The couple also reached a consensus on having children.
After lying down, Li Huai finally confided some of his inner thoughts to the people closest to him.
"Qinglan, he apologized to me."
Which one? Zhao Qinglan reacted for a moment and then realized who this person was.
Her father-in-law was the only one who could make her husband address her in this tone.
"Are you happy then?"
"No, I'm not happy at all. When I was young, I always hoped that he would realize his mistakes, but maybe later I didn't care about him so much, and I didn't expect much from him."
Zhao Qinglan listened silently without interrupting.
"Besides, the person he's sorry for the most is not me. It's a bit ridiculous to think about it. If my good stepmother hadn't shown her true colors, would he have apologized to me?"
That's probably not possible, Zhao Qinglan thought to herself.
"Qinglan, I just feel sorry for my mother."
"I understand." She touched his face distressedly.
"Okay, let's not mention these unhappy things, let's go to bed."
Zhao Qinglan reached out and held his neck.
"No matter when, I will always be by your side."
Li Huai's heart beat violently.
Companionship is the most affectionate confession.
In the quiet military camp at night, there were only soldiers standing guard and patrolling. However, as soon as the patrolling soldiers walked past, a black shadow appeared.
The black shadow moved very quickly and seemed to know the situation in the military camp very well. After a while, he sneaked into the office area.
When the lock of a door was picked open, the black shadow quickly got in.
The door was gently closed, and the three characters "Secret Room" were clearly written on the door number next to it.
In the morning, Li Huai arrived at the military camp. He first went to the training ground to watch the soldiers train and ran a few laps with them.
There are no strict training requirements for officers like them in the army.
However, coming from a military camp, most officers will exercise properly and can be regarded as strictly self-disciplined.
No, when Li Huai was running around, he met the political commissar who also came to exercise.
The two even ran together and chatted for a few words.
While I was running, a soldier ran over.
I saw him running up to them, saluting them both with military salutes, and then whispering something to political commissar Zhou Hai.
Political Commissar Zhou Hai's expression suddenly changed.
Li Huai didn't eavesdrop on purpose, but he also heard some confidential words.
Seeing the political commissar leave with a serious look on his face, he felt tight in his heart.
Isn't something serious happened?
Sure enough, although they still didn't know what happened, their military camp soon became visible to the naked eye on alert.
When it was time for lunch, we were told that everyone could only eat in the cafeteria and could not go back to their own areas.
This is the first time Li Huai has encountered such a situation since he came here.
Not only him, but other uninformed officers and soldiers were also curious and nervous.
While we were eating in the cafeteria, there were still people secretly discussing what happened.
The family area is so close, and no man went back to eat at noon. Naturally, some of the military family members there also noticed that something was wrong.
For this reason, some people came to Wu Mei's house to inquire.
After all, Wu Mei is the wife of the group leader, so everyone subconsciously thinks that if anything happens, she will be the first to know.
But Wu Mei really didn’t know anything this time.
There were people coming next door all the time, so Zhao Qinglan naturally saw it.
When someone left again, Zhao Qinglan walked over.
"Sister-in-law, I see people coming in and out of your house all the time. What's going on?"
Wu Mei became a little worried after being asked too many questions.
"I don't know either. I just know that martial law seems to be in place at the military camp."
"I asked why Li Huai didn't come back for lunch." Zhao Qinglan suddenly realized.
Although there were times in the past when she was busy, her husband would not come back for dinner, but since she became pregnant, her husband almost never comes home without landing. Even if something happens and he cannot come back, he will call her.
She also wondered why there was no phone today.
Martial law was actually enforced, so something must have happened, and she became worried.