That night, the couple poured out their hearts and were completely open with each other.
Chen Liming and his wife had their fill of playing with the children. As soon as they woke up, they took the two little ones to buy groceries, to prevent them from disturbing their parents' sweet dreams.
By the time Chen Yang woke up, the sun was high in the sky.
Looking at his still soundly sleeping, delicate wife in his arms, the man's heart warmed. He lowered his head and kissed his wife's flushed, pretty face.
"Your beard tickles."
Shen Xue mumbled. Chen Yang hadn't shaved for a few days, and his stubble had woken her up.
"Don't you want to sleep a little longer?"
Holding the woman tighter in his arms, the hot blood in Chen Yang's body began to stir.
As if sensing the changes in Chen Yang's body, Shen Xue quickly pushed him away and started to get dressed.
How embarrassing.
The sun was already so high. It was all Chen Yang's fault; he was truly like a bull, not getting tired.
Shen Xue didn't dare to imagine what her in-laws would think of her later. Yesterday was awkward enough, and today they slept so late.
The thought made Shen Xue feel like she had no face to see anyone.
"It's all your fault. Now I have no face to see your parents."
Looking at Chen Yang, who was staring at her with a smirk, Shen Xue couldn't help but get angry.
But despite her complaints, she dressed herself, then helped Chen Yang with his clothes and pulled him up to get out of bed.
"They’ll be glad you didn’t get up sooner. They’d rather you give them a few more grandchildren."
Chen Yang understood his parents’ intentions perfectly. Didn’t they take the two little ones out early this morning? They just didn't want to intrude on their intimate time.
Nowadays, people had many children. Otherwise, why would family planning be made a basic national policy in 1982?
By then, it would be forbidden to have more children.
Think about all the children born in the 80s and 90s who had no siblings. When they got married, there were eight elderly people above them to care for.
And that wasn't the worst of it. The worst was.
When they were in primary school, there was no nine-year compulsory education. Education cost money, but university placement was guaranteed. When they went to university, university no longer guaranteed job placement, but primary and junior high education was free.
After finally graduating, housing prices soared. Two families pooled their resources to buy a house, got married, prepared to have children, and then their parents grew old and needed care.
There were too many tears to count.
Every generation suffered the hardships of its time, yet every generation shouldered the heavy responsibility of its era.
"Do Mom and Dad really want us to have another child?"
Chen Yang had only been joking, but Shen Xue actually began to consider it seriously.
Seeing her like this, Chen Yang was taken aback. Shen Xue had gone through so much when she gave birth to Nai Wazi and Chen Hao.
Her body was also depleted during her confinement, leaving her still somewhat weak.
He wouldn't dare let Shen Xue have another child. The medical technology of this era was nothing like in later years. If anything went wrong, he would regret it until the end of his days.
Now that they had Nai Wazi and Chen Hao, with both a son and a daughter, he was already content.
"I was just kidding. Two are not enough, look at you."
Chen Yang quickly stopped Shen Xue's train of thought. With a son and a daughter, he was already very satisfied, and he had to consider Shen Xue's health.
Giving birth was like walking through the gates of hell for a woman. He couldn't bear to put Shen Xue through that ordeal again.
Moreover, after giving birth, there was breastfeeding and raising the child. The two little rascals would be enough trouble for the couple, and if they had another child, they wouldn't have enough energy to raise them well.
"Alright, get up and eat. Later we'll go see Brother Lei together. I wonder if the comrades at the Public Security Bureau have helped Brother Lei get his betrothal money back."
His sister's wedding was over, and the house situation was settled. Only then did he remember Lei Baoguo.
When Shen Xue heard about Lei Baoguo's situation, she was so angry her teeth ached. Even as a woman, she felt that Zhao Shufang was too shameless.
"We should go see him. After all, he was injured protecting us, so we must visit him on principle." Su Dan Novel Network
"With this incident happening again, his family is still in the countryside. They probably don't know about Zhao Shufang's affair yet. Hero Lei probably doesn't have anyone to talk to."
Shen Xue agreed to visit Lei Baoguo. Back on the train, if it weren't for Lei Baoguo, she might have been harassed by the robbers.
In this era, many women valued their purity even more than their lives.
Once they had made their decision, they didn't delay. After getting up, washing up, and eating, the elderly couple returned with the groceries and the two little ones.
Chen Yang and Shen Xue took the children to visit Lei Baoguo, while the elderly couple went to work. Today, their older cousin Zhang Zhugen and cousin Zhang Hongmei were interning at the factory, so their parents had to teach them how to do things.
However, what Chen Yang didn't know was that while they thought Lei Baoguo had no one to talk to, Comrade Lei Baoguo was actually enjoying himself immensely in his hospital bed.
Yesterday, the public security comrades had delivered the 280 yuan betrothal money. Zhao Shufang had initially refused to give it, but after a leader from the Public Security Bureau spoke with her personally, Zhao Shufang obediently handed over the money. She had swindled many people over the years, not just Lei Baoguo. She had extorted more than two hundred yuan from Wu Cheng alone, so it wasn't as if she couldn't afford to pay.
Since learning that Lei Baoguo had been deceived, the young nurse Li Jing, who had previously sent him a wheelchair, would often come to chat with Lei Baoguo during her breaks.
The young girl's brother was also a soldier in the People's Liberation Army, so she naturally admired heroes like Lei Baoguo.
In recent days, Lei Baoguo found that the happiest and most anticipated part of his day was when Li Jing came to chat with him.
He probably didn't even realize that a faint smile would unconsciously appear on his normally stern face when he saw the young girl bouncing into the ward.
Judging by the time, Li Jing should have finished changing the IV drip in the next room. Lei Baoguo stretched his neck, gazing at the ward door, already anticipating the young girl's arrival.
Sometimes, fate arrives in such wondrous ways.
"Brother Lei."
The ward door opened, but it wasn't Li Jing who entered, but Chen Yang's entire family.
Lei Baoguo's initial joy instantly turned into disappointment upon seeing that it wasn't Li Jing. However, he quickly recovered.
Since Chen Yang's family had come to visit him, how could he be unhappy?
"Young brother, why are you bringing things again? You brought gifts last time you visited."
Seeing the fruit Chen Yang was carrying, Lei Baoguo felt even more embarrassed. People had traveled from afar to see him, yet he was disappointed that it wasn't Li Jing. It was truly inappropriate.
"Uncle, I wish you a speedy recovery."
The two little ones looked at Lei Baoguo on the hospital bed. They still remembered this uncle who had quickly subdued the bad guys on the train with a few moves.
"Thank you, thank you, little friends."
Hearing the children's well wishes, Lei Baoguo immediately tried to sit up. He wasn't very good at interacting with people. When he spoke, he tended to get nervous, and when he got nervous, he wanted to stand at attention.