Chapter 189: Becoming a Blackmail Tool in the 7th Generation (22)
Chapter 189: Becoming a Blackmail Tool in the 7th Generation (22)
In the following days, the Li family took good care of Shuangshuang and the baby in her belly.
In the past, Shuangshuang would go to the mountains to collect firewood and pine needles in addition to cooking.
Now she is not allowed to go at all, and even the pig feed is brought back by He Xiangcao after work.
Shuangshuang said to Li's mother, "Mom, it's not necessary to do this. Look, there are still several sisters-in-law working in the fields and earning work points."
Li's mother immediately retorted with a serious face, "You are different from them, they are as strong as bulls.
But you are already weak, and now you have to support a child.
What if I do heavy work again and hurt him?"
Although Li's mother was so worried about Shuangshuang, He Xiangcao was not jealous at all and even agreed with Li's mother.
"Sister-in-law, just listen to our parents. Big brother is almost thirty years old, and it's so hard to have an heir. We must protect him well."
Shuangshuang saw that the whole family was adoring their child, so they didn't ask to go out specifically, and just did some trivial things at home.
At night, she stayed in her room and wrote a letter to Li Manyi, telling him that she was pregnant.
The original owner had received an education and had good grades, but unfortunately his career was delayed by Wu Tiezhu and Liu Zhaodi.
But writing letters and reading newspapers are still possible.
Half a month later, Li Manyi came back from a mission and passed by the message room and said he had a letter.
When I opened the envelope, the first thing that caught my eye was a black and white photo of the two of them.
After reading it carefully, he put it carefully into his jacket pocket and then opened the letter.
Shuangshuang wrote very directly, beginning with, "I am two months pregnant."
Li Manyi looked at it again in disbelief, and after making sure that he was not mistaken, he jumped three feet high with joy!
He just happened to bring all his comrades over, and when he saw the usually calm Li Manyi doing something inconsistent, he quickly asked him.
"What happened?"
Li Manyi was still excited, so he took advantage of this excitement to loudly announce to his comrades, "My cousin is pregnant! I'm going to be a father!"
Comrades come from all corners of the country, and when they get angry, they will occasionally blurt out a dialect.
Naturally, they could understand what he meant by the guests, and they all happily wished him the best.
Unexpectedly, after Li Manyi got over his excitement, he changed the topic and said to them.
"Now that my cousin is pregnant, I need to stock up on some daily necessities for him.
Return all the tickets you borrowed from me before.
And you'd better get me some milk tickets."
His comrades rolled their eyes at him, speaking lightly.
I had indeed borrowed his tickets before, but I had never borrowed his milk tickets.
Doesn’t he know who can get milk coupons?
That is a photo that only people who are about to be injured or high-ranking officials would wear from time to time.
Li Manyi didn't care. He just waited at the door of the logistics department when the next salary was paid.
One by one, they took away the sugar coupons, meat coupons, egg coupons, cloth coupons and other things they had, as long as they were interested.
The reason was that his cousin needed to take care of himself and also to make new clothes for his children.
Later on, he even accepted industrial tickets directly.
Because the leader's wife said, "It's best not to touch cold water during confinement."
If you don't use cold or hot water, you'll need a thermos, and one is not enough.
It’s a pity that I extorted all the money from several familiar company commanders, but still couldn’t get a single milk ticket.
So he turned his gaze directly to the regiment commander and the political commissar.
The regiment commander and the political commissar also knew that this kid was going to be a father after great difficulty, and he would probably be crazy for a while.
So when the allowance was distributed, they generously let him choose from all the bills in hand.
So they both received the reply and found a huge stack of bills inside.
Two milk coupons, and a stack of cloth coupons, sugar coupons, meat coupons and so on.
It was obvious that it was not what he could send in a month.
Shuangshuang naturally didn't know that so many votes were "extorted" by Li Manyi from other comrades, and they just thought that those comrades gave them to them voluntarily.
I also thought that if I had the chance, I should treat them to a good meal.
After a long wait of ten months, the time has finally come for both of them to flourish.
Before, when everyone saw Shuangshuang’s belly, they all suspected that she was pregnant with twins.
Later, after the barefoot doctor took the pulse, it was confirmed that there were indeed two.
Therefore, he also recommended to Li's mother, "It is better to go to a health center or a city hospital when giving birth, which is safer."
Li's mother nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, it's better to go to the hospital."
When Shuangshuang started, Li's father immediately went to the brigade to borrow a tractor and took Shuangshuang to the city hospital.
Unexpectedly, by the time the tractor arrived, her child had already been born.
Father Li stared in amazement at the two swaddling clothes held by the midwife and his cousin.
The midwife happily congratulated him, "Congratulations, your wife gave birth to a pair of adorable twins, a boy and a girl!"
"Twins! Cousin, is she serious?"
Father Li looked at his cousin in disbelief.
Mother Li also smiled from ear to ear, "Yes, they are twins! The twin sisters are so good, this time they have both a son and a daughter!"
"Good good!"
Now that the baby is born, the tractor is no longer needed.
Father Li quickly returned to his room, took out a pack of cigarettes that Shuangshuang had bought for him before, and stuffed it into the driver's hand.
"Nephew, look, your sister-in-law has also given birth. Uncle still wants to thank you."
When the driver saw that it was a box of cigarettes, he only symbolically declined it and happily drove back to the brigade headquarters with the cigarettes.
The arrival of these two little lives made the Li family immersed in joy.
Father Li named his grandson Li Yongjun and his granddaughter Li Xijun.
As time went by, the children grew up and the house became more and more lively.
There was no wedding banquet for the two children for three days. When they were one year old, Li Manyi took a special leave to come back.
There were five tables in total, and Li's mother's family and close relatives from the clan all came.
Then there was Li Xiaoyi's family, who were lively and bustling all day long.
After everyone else left and only her family was left, Mother Li suddenly looked embarrassed and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Shuangshuang was very surprised and looked at Li Manyi.
"Mom, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
Mother Li pursed her lips, but was still too embarrassed to speak.
Li Xiaoyi did not want to embarrass his mother and took the initiative to speak.
"It's this sister-in-law. I heard that I can get a permanent job, but it will cost some money.
Erniu and I have been temporary workers for the past two years, and we also have to provide for his parents’ retirement, so we haven’t saved much, so… so…”
They both nodded, understanding that he wanted to borrow money.
Mother Li didn't wait for Shuangshuang to speak and took the initiative to speak, "I have saved a little over the years, I can lend her three hundred, don't mind."
Shuangshuang and He Xiangcao both shook their heads. "This is your money. Why should we mind?"
He Xiangcao glanced at Li Zhongyi and said in a low voice.
"I can take out two hundred."
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