nycdaug Chapter 157 A Mouth That Has Been Blessed in Reverse
Chapter 157 A Mouth That Has Been Blessed in Reverse
When the police arrived at the Sun family's house that night, just as Shu Yun had predicted, they caught them red-handed. Old Mrs. Sun was haggling with the seller when the whole family was arrested.
Shu Yun had a smooth delivery and was in good condition. She was discharged from the hospital after two days.
October marks the beginning of autumn, and the weather is turning cooler. Not to mention today is a cloudy day with a howling wind, which makes the ward feel warm and cozy.
Seeing that Shu Yun was wearing a coat, Gu Jun still felt it wasn't enough, so he put a floral cotton-padded jacket on her. Shu Yun was panting as she put it on, and in the blink of an eye, a woolen hat was put on her head.
Shu Yun: ...It's not even winter yet, isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?
As it turned out, Gu Jun didn't think it was an exaggeration at all; in fact, he thought it wasn't enough. He took a scarf out of his bag, but Shu Yun quickly stopped him, saying, "That's enough. I'll start sweating if you wear any more."
Gu Jun looked disapproving. "You can't be exposed to the wind during your postpartum period. It'll get cold if you go outside." As he spoke, he wrapped a scarf around Shu Yun's face. Shu Yun was wrapped up tightly by Gu Jun, with only her bright black eyes showing.
"Keying, I live in the military family compound. Come visit me when you're discharged from the hospital." Shu Yun said goodbye to Wang Keying.
Wang Keying nodded. Although they had only spent two days together, she was extremely reluctant to part. "I will. My home is in Qianjin Brigade. You can come and visit me when you have time."
Shu Yun nodded. Wang Keying watched the two leave with their bags and packages, blinked her slightly sore eyes, and sniffed.
Wang's mother hurriedly said, "Yingzi, you're in your postpartum period, you can't cry, or you'll go blind when you get old. Hold it back. Have you forgotten Blind Chen from our village? She cried too much during her postpartum period, and that's why she went blind when she got old."
Really? Wang Keying expressed doubt. How come she remembered that Blind Chen was accidentally splashed with molten iron when he was smelting iron?
It was the same cart that had brought her here last time, now covered with a thick layer of cotton quilts. Shu Yun was quite comfortable lying on it with her child in her arms. Gu Jun pulled her all the way back to the family compound.
The family compound was crowded. As soon as I entered, I saw a group of military wives sitting together. When they saw Shuyun return, they greeted her warmly, "Shuyun, did you give birth? Is it a boy or a girl?"
Gu Jun took out a few hard candies from his pocket, his tone full of pride, "He's had a boy. Sisters-in-law, have some candy to share in the joy."
The military wives were flattered and quickly accepted the candy. They felt obliged to accept the gift, and with the candy, everyone's mouths became sweeter. Shu Yun looked at Gu Jun and noticed a smile appearing on his usually stern face.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with his sisters-in-law, Gu Jun continued to drag her towards home. Shu Yun asked, "When did you prepare the candy?"
Gu Jun: "I was preparing for it after you gave birth." In fact, after he went to the hospital, he shared the sugar with many doctors and nurses. He was so happy that he wanted everyone to share his joy.
Shu Yun's focus wasn't on that. She asked, "You, this candy doesn't look like it's from home. Did you go out and buy it? Where did you get the money? Tell me honestly!"
Gu Jun paused in his steps, glanced back at Shu Yun, and met her wide-eyed stare. Shu Yun glared at him and asked, "Hmm?"
Gu Jun honestly replied, "I used some of the bonus I received from completing a task a while ago to buy candy, but I've kept the rest and haven't spent it recklessly."
Shu Yun snorted, "You sent it but didn't give it to me, are you trying to pocket it? Our poor baby was just born, and we're about to run out of money for formula."
Shu Yun kissed the child on the cheek. The child, not understanding anything, smiled happily.
Gu Jun chuckled, "How could I dare? It was just issued these past two days, I haven't had time to give it to you yet. Wait a minute, I'll give it to you tonight."
Shu Yun: "That's more like it."
She sighed, "We'll have to tighten our belts from now on. Our baby is a money-devouring beast. Formula, diapers, clothes, food, and other necessities will all cost money."
Gu Jun nodded, "I will work hard to earn money."
A group of people watched Gu Jun and Shu Yun leave. Once they were all out of sight, Granny Zhang ran over excitedly, "What's up? I heard they're handing out candy? Over there?"
A military wife said, "Gu Jun has brought Shu Yun back. She had a son. They were just handing out candy here. You're too late."
Granny Zhang pouted unhappily, "So stingy."
Everyone present had eaten candy and didn't respond to Granny Zhang's words.
Granny Zhang didn't gain anything, especially seeing everyone else holding candy, which made her particularly unhappy. It would have been better if she hadn't known about it at all. If she was unhappy, no one else would be happy either. "So what if you gave birth to a son? Are you so proud? He might just be as skinny and small as his mother. Can you even raise him?"
Before Granny Zhang could finish speaking, someone covered her mouth and said, "Is this something you can talk about? Be careful, Commander Gu might come knocking on your door."
Someone laughed and said, "Aunt Zhang, you'd better shut up. Have you ever said anything right?"
"Yes, yes, when Shu Yun came to our compound this morning, you said she was a vampire, always sucking blood from men, and that she'd drain Commander Gu's coffers sooner or later. But look at her now, she's got a cadre status, and her comic books are even published. She's probably making more money than Commander Gu. And you said that the couple would argue sooner or later, but look how loving they are now. Oh, right, you also said Shu Yun couldn't have children, couldn't have a son, but look, she's already had a son."
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that she had completely misunderstood. It was true that the old woman's mouth had been blessed, but in the opposite way, so nothing she said came true.
Everyone was chattering away, and even Granny Zhang herself began to doubt whether her mouth had truly been blessed. On her way home, she couldn't help but slap herself, thinking, "This stinking mouth of mine! Serves you right for talking nonsense! Someone else got lucky!!"
As she approached her house, she furtively glanced around and whispered, "The Zhang family has been poor their whole lives, never destined for wealth and status. Zhang Genqiang has no future; he's destined to be a farmer in the countryside."
Zhang Genqiang is her son who served in the army!
After saying that, Granny Zhang left immediately, not noticing a child squatting at the corner of the wall. He scratched his head, wondering if Granny Zhang had lost her mind and was cursing herself.
He shook his head; he didn't understand the adult world.
Shu Yun and Gu Jun were unaware of the incident. As they talked, they soon arrived at their doorstep. Smoke was rising from the chimney, and as they opened the door, they were greeted by an enticing aroma of food.
Wang Xiuwen, wearing an apron, came out to greet us. "You're back! Come in quickly. The crucian carp soup is freshly cooked and smells delicious. Yunyun, let me serve you a bowl. Try it."
Wang Xiuwen picked out a large piece of fish belly for Shu Yun, added a little salt, and the taste was a bit bland, but the fish was well-chosen, and the fish meat was fresh and sweet.
The child slept soundly with Shu Yun last night and was very energetic during the day. When Wang Xiuwen held him, his eyes rolled around like two beautiful black grapes, full of spirit. He smiled at Wang Xiuwen, which melted her heart. "Oh my, Grandma's dear grandson!" Wang Xiuwen kissed the child's face heavily.
During lunch, Wang Xiuwen brought up the topic of the child's name, "Have you thought of a name for your baby yet? We need to register the baby's birth, so we need to give him a formal name. Have you thought of anything?"
Seeing that Gu Jun seemed quite interested, Shu Yun, fearing he might come up with some incredibly corny name again, quickly stopped him, saying, "Not yet, Mom, what are your thoughts?"
Wang Xiuwen waved her hand, "What ideas could I possibly have? I can't even read many characters. You guys should think of them."
Gu Jun was eager to try. Even after his previous name suggestions were rejected, he was still persistent and would flip through the dictionary whenever he had free time. He finally came up with a few good names, but before he could say them, Shu Yun said first, "Then let me think of some?"