Du Guangjun almost threw up from the smell, but he couldnât show it too obviously and just had to endure, drinking a couple of sips with Ye Weijun.
Unexpectedly, Ye Weijun, this drunkard, could really drink, he could finish a bottle of white liquor in one go.
Before long, his mind started to get fuzzy, he grabbed him and kept on babbling, refusing to let him leave. His spittle flew everywhere on Du Guangjunâs face.
He couldnât imagine how Qiu Hualan put up with such a pig-like person all these years.
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"Has she given birth? Has she given birth yet?"
"Yes, yes. She gave birth to two big boys, both mother and sons are safe. They need to stay in the hospital for two days, so you donât need to rush back and forth. Wait until they come home, then you can visit."
"Two? How come there are two?"
"Twins." On the other end of the line, Han Yi was also happy for Ning Jiang, chuckling a couple of times as he spoke to Lin Wan.
"Thatâs great, two at once. Ah, when we had kids, why didnât we have two at once? Itâd be so much easier."
Han Yi raised an eyebrow beside Lin Wan, the corner of his lip curled up, he noticed the nurse at the front desk wasnât paying any attention, so he covered the receiver and whispered, "Wanwan is saying your husband isnât as strong, huh? Just wait till I get back, when you canât get out of bed tomorrow, you canât blame me."
Han Yiâs words caused Lin Wan to blush instantly on the other end, "Honestly, donât you have any sense of occasion?" Luckily the call volume wasnât loud, otherwise, everyone in the guardroom wouldâve heard.
"Mom, I want to talk to Dad. I want to talk to Dad." Little Star was beside her, shouting to talk to Han Yi. Lin Wan quickly put the phone to her daughterâs ear.
"Dad, little brother came... out. Why... did... Mom say she canât get out of bed because sheâs tired?"
Her daughterâs remark almost made Lin Wan go berserk, her face as red as a cooked shrimp, she quickly uttered "Iâll hang up first" beside the phone.
She looked nervously at the guard soldiers in the room, seeing them stare into the distance, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly carried her daughter out.
Last night, Ning Jiang hurriedly knocked on their door, it turned out Shi Lan had suddenly gone into labor, probably going to give birth.
Han Yi hurriedly got up, drove the car and went with him.
Originally, Shi Lanâs due date was still a week away, who knew it would happen so suddenly and early.
"Mom. Xingxing didnât finish speaking with Dad." Little Star pouted in dissatisfaction when Lin Wan snatched the phone.
"Alright, alright, Dad will be back soon. Wait until Dad is back, then whatever you have to say, you can tell him, okay?"
"I want to eat roast chicken. Otherwise, Xingxing will be angry." Little Star said, crossing her arms and twisting her little face in a mock anger, looking extremely cute.
Causing Lin Wan to chuckle out loud, "Okay, letâs go home and get the basket, Mom will push you to the market to buy chicken, okay?"
"Mmm... go, go!"
Once hearing about the market, the little tyke got excited.
Lin Wan returned home, using the baby stroller to push Little Star, carrying the basket with one hand as they went to the small market.
Cousin wasnât around, Sister-in-law Jiang also left, Shi Lan couldnât come over, and the sisters here were all busy. She and Little Star had no real playmates.
While Lin Wan was buying groceries, she happened to bump into Sun Yu and Wang Guihua, the two had been getting close lately.
Heard that Yang Wei got promoted this year and is now a vice battalion commander, even Vice Battalion Commander Huang is now the main battalion commander.
This time when Han Yi came back, he was still leading the shooting team, until now she still couldnât figure out what her husbandâs exact rank was, she always called him Captain Han.
However, Han Yi mentioned to her last time that he was now not less than a brigade commander. It wasnât good to rise too high at such a young age, so it has been stagnating for the past few years.
Calculating, Han Yi was almost thirty, according to Dad, once the special forces over there begin, he will be transferred back, and the position likely wonât be low.
Now when Sun Yu saw her, she almost didnât acknowledge her, Lin Wan didnât bother to acknowledge her either, after a few exchanges, they nearly stopped talking, just like strangers.
But Wang Guihua now, whenever she saw Lin Wan, sheâd greet her nicely, Lin Wan would just nod and casually respond.
In the courtyard, these two were the only ones who couldnât get along with her.
"Mom... that auntie is so fierce, her eyes are so big." Little Star spoke without reserve, Lin Wan hadnât walked far when Little Star pointed at Sun Yu and spoke to her.
"That auntieâs eyes have a problem, so they bulge like that, just donât look and youâll be fine. Careful, looking too much might hurt your eyes."
"Oh... sick? It must be contagious, Xingxing wonât look."
"Mmm, good Xingxing, letâs go home, Mom will make you roast chicken, okay?"
"Roast chicken, roast chicken!"
The two werenât far, children spoke openly, Lin Wanâs voice was loud too, Sun Yu naturally heard it.
Watching Lin Wan walk away, she was so angry she was grinding her teeth.
"Whatâs she flaunting for, just because she has a bit of stinking money. Looks cocky now, spending money. Wait till sheâs old and canât work anymore, no retirement money, then sheâll have something to cry about, raising a little girl as if sheâs a treasure. Our son will live hard in the old hometown. Canât spoil them."
"Exactly, spoil a girl and sheâll be ruined." Wang Guihua agreed with Sun Yu, completely unaware her daughter was showing signs of deviation.
Two clowns gossiping in the corner, Lin Wan couldnât be bothered to argue with them, she took her daughter back home to make some delicious food.
Han Yi returned at noon, just in time as Lin Wanâs roast chicken came out. It wasnât really roasted, Lin Wan wrapped it in mud, and directly cooked it in the stove, like beggarâs chicken.
Little Star couldnât distinguish between roast chicken and baked chicken, she ate it with sesame sauce.
"Are the two babies okay?" Twins could worry you, what if their weight doesnât keep up, itâs hard to raise.
Didnât you notice Shi Lanâs belly wasnât that big during pregnancy.
"Theyâre fine, both over four pounds, very healthy."
"This time Shi Lanâs heart is at ease, suddenly two kids. Preparing clothes and small blankets must be insufficient, Iâll go back and help them tomorrow."
"Thankfully, Shi Lanâs mom came the day before yesterday, now both the in-laws are here, they should be able to manage."
"Then thatâs good."
Lately, joyful events have followed one after another. Shuhua and Xiao Guâs wedding is just a few days away. They both became family to Lin Wan after she came to S City from colleagues.
Mom and Dad couldnât make it, but they sent a refrigerator to Xiao Gu and Shuhua. Lin Wan added a TV to their new home. These two big items cost thousands, enough to show their importance to the Lin Family.
Looking at the two items, Xiao Gu and Shuhua almost cried with joy. If not for Xiao Wanâs persuasion, they wouldnât know how long theyâd be lost in sentiment.
The big items were covered by their family. Uncle Jin and Aunt Jin canât fall behind either. Theyâre busy decorating Xiao Guâs place, buying furniture, and organizing the kidsâ wedding. All funded by the elderly couple, Xiao Gu offered money but Aunt Jin was furious, eventually, Xiao Gu didnât dare be polite anymore. The wedding was entirely arranged by the elders, Uncle Jin and Aunt Jin even closed the store.
Lin Wan spent these days altering Shuhuaâs wedding dress. Completed just the day before the wedding.
On the wedding day, many people came, all from the neighborhood, Uncle Jin and Aunt Jinâs friends. Xiao Gu invited her orphanageâs head mom.
With family and relatives witnessing his growth journey, starting a family, and transitioning from a bachelor life to a shared one. A warm home. From today on, heâs a person with a family.
Watching Shuhua and Xiao Gu get married, Lin Wan was secretly sentimental about how fast time passed. When this store started, Xiao Gu was just coming of age.
After Shuhua and Xiao Guâs wedding ended, Lin Wanâs days felt a bit more leisurely.
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While Shi Lan couldnât rest.
Suddenly, two big boys, Aunt Ning was the happiest of all. Shi Lanâs kids looked just like Ning Jiang, nothing much like Shi Lan.
This made Shi Lan quite upset, complaining that Ning Jiangâs genes were too strong, completely overshadowing her. The kids coming from her body donât resemble her at all.
"Be content, your boys really canât resemble you, boys should be tall like Ning Jiang. If they look like you, how would they find wives?"
Yin Peibai and Shi Lan wouldnât differ much in days, estimated to give birth in half a month, upon hearing Shi Lan had twins, insisted on coming over to see.
"Humph... youâre subtly saying Iâm short."
Yin Peibai covered her mouth with a laugh, "I didnât say that."
"Suddenly two, with all the commotion, luckily my Tiger will start nursery this spring after this year. Itâll be much easier then."
"Having them early is better. Xiao Wan, you can still have more, why not hurry up and have them, better early than late," Shi Lan contemplated on the bed for a while, indeed, people finished their busy parenting and are relaxed, while sheâs just beginning.