blogombal Chapter 112 Wife, you've breastfed the baby and now you're just going to ignore it?
Chapter 112 Wife, you've breastfed the baby and now you're just going to ignore it?
She hugged Su Wanwan tightly as she got out of the car, her voice trembling with tears, "You're finally back! I missed you so much!"
Su Wanwan was struggling to breathe from the tightness of the chokehold, and patted her back with a laugh: "Easy, easy, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"
Lin Weiwei released her and looked her up and down: "You've lost weight! Have you been eating poorly? Are the conditions there really bad? Has anyone been bullying you?"
A barrage of questions came at her, leaving Su Wanwan both amused and exasperated: "It's all good, it's all good."
Lin Weiwei then noticed the red marks on her neck, paused for a moment, then grinned mischievously and lowered her voice, "Oh, so something's up with Wanwan?"
Su Wanwan blushed and quickly pulled up her collar: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"I'm not talking nonsense!" Lin Weiwei winked and whispered in her ear, "These strawberries are so well grown, tsk tsk, Commander Bai is quite something."
Su Wanwan's ears turned red, and she pinched her: "Say that again!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore." Lin Wei smiled and took her arm. "Come on, let's go home! I'll cook you something delicious!"
As the two walked into the courtyard, Su Wanwan noticed that Lin Weiwei also had several faint red marks on her neck.
She raised an eyebrow, teasing her deliberately, "And what's that on your neck? Looks like you didn't have time to think about me while I was gone."
Lin Weiwei's face flushed red, and she covered her neck: "W-how do you have such good eyesight!"
"That's right." Su Wanwan smiled. "Tell me quickly, what have you been doing these past two nights?"
"I didn't do anything!" Lin Weiwei retorted stubbornly. "It was just... just normal married life! Besides, I'm not doing *that* all the time, of course I have time to think about you!"
Su Wanwan was amused by her and kept laughing.
The two entered the house, Su Wanwan put down her luggage, and Lin Weiwei poured her a glass of water.
"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened during your trip to the countryside?" Lin Weiwei sat down opposite her. "I heard from Bai Si'an that you almost got into trouble?"
Su Wanwan took a sip of water and recounted her experiences during her few days in the countryside.
When the story of searching for children at night, encountering spies, and hiding in sandstorms came up, Lin Weiwei listened with trepidation and gripped her hand tightly.
When she heard that Bai Rongbei had found her and that the two of them had spent the night in the Gobi Desert, Lin Weiwei's eyes lit up again.
"So..." she lowered her voice, her face full of gossip, "you and Commander Bai... you know what happened?"
Su Wanwan's face flushed: "No! It was just... a kiss."
"Just for a moment?" Lin Weiwei didn't believe it.
"Several times..." Su Wanwan's voice became even softer.
Lin Weiwei chuckled, "Great, Wanwan, progress is rapid. As for Commander Bai... is his ailment cured yet?"
Su Wanwan nodded, then shook her head: "He said he'd go back to see Dr. Hu to get a proper diagnosis before making any decisions. But I think... I'm much better now."
"That's good!" Lin Weiwei was genuinely happy for her. "That way, you two won't have to live like widows anymore."
Su Wanwan blushed even more at her words and quickly changed the subject: "What about you? Have you heard anything about the publicity officer recruitment?"
At this point, Lin Weiwei's smile faded slightly.
"Officer Wu told me to sign up, and the recruitment notice will be posted in a couple of days." She sighed. "But Gu Lin is back. Her father is a battalion commander and has connections in the propaganda department. I'm not sure if I can compete with her."
Su Wanwan held her hand: "Of course you can. You draw so well, everyone in the village likes you, and the section chief approves of you too. No matter how much Gu Lin has connections, it all comes down to real talent."
"I hope so." Lin Weiwei nodded, then cheered up. "By the way, I did as you said, and I drew a few issues of the booklet. Take a look!"
She got up, dragged the wooden box out from under the bed, and took out the brown paper notebook.
Su Wanwan turned the pages one by one, becoming more and more delighted with each reading.
"Weiwei, you drew so well!" she said sincerely. "If this were printed, the soldiers would definitely fight over it."
"I think so too." Lin Weiwei was a little smug. "When we're hiring, I'll submit this as my portfolio."
As the two were talking, footsteps came from outside the courtyard.
Bai Rongbei and Bai Si'an walked in one after the other, carrying vegetables and meat in their hands.
"You bought so much food, are you going to treat Wanwan properly?" Lin Weiwei asked.
Bai Si'an pushed up his glasses: "My brother said we should celebrate my sister-in-law's safe return."
Bai Rongbei didn't say anything, and carried the things into the kitchen.
Lin Weiwei pulled Su Wanwan inside to help.
Dinner was a lavish affair, featuring braised pork, scrambled eggs, stewed cabbage with glass noodles, and a large bowl of millet porridge.
The four of them sat down around the table, the light was dim, and the food was steaming hot.
Bai Rongbei placed a piece of braised pork on Su Wanwan's plate: "Eat more."
Su Wanwan whispered, "Thank you."
Bai Si'an also served food to Lin Weiwei, who accepted it with a smile.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was very pleasant, with everyone chatting and laughing. Lin Weiwei was the main talker, with Su Wanwan occasionally adding her own comments, while the Bai brothers listened quietly.
After dinner, Bai Rongbei and Bai Si'an cleaned up the dishes, while Lin Weiwei pulled Su Wanwan to the yard to look at the stars.
The night sky over the Gobi Desert is clear, with many bright stars.
While Bai Rongbei and Bai Si'an were washing dishes and tidying up the house, Lin Weiwei and Su Wanwan moved small stools and sat in the yard, looking up.
"It's so much better here," Lin Weiwei said. "The Red Star Commune is terrifyingly dark at night."
Su Wanwan nodded: "But the people there are very kind. Gou Dan's mother even cooked eggs for me."
As the two were talking, they suddenly saw the fence gate of the neighboring yard open.
A girl of about sixteen or seventeen ran out from inside, staggering and looking dazed.
That was Anar, the daughter of Uncle Uliji next door. She was usually a cheerful girl, but now she was pale and had red eyes.
She didn't see Su Wanwan and Lin Weiwei sitting in the courtyard and ran straight out of the village.
"Anar?" Lin Weiwei called out.
Anar didn't hear her and ran even faster.
Su Wanwan and Lin Weiwei exchanged a glance, both sensing that something was amiss.
"Let's follow them and see," Su Wanwan said.
The two of them didn't even bother to call out to Bai Rongbei and Bai Si'an; they got up and chased after them.
Anar ran very fast, all the way to a small grove of trees outside the village.
Lin Weiwei and Su Wanwan caught up breathlessly and saw Anar standing under a crooked tree, holding a piece of hemp rope and throwing it up the tree.
"Anar! What are you doing!" Lin Weiwei shouted.
Anar was startled, and the rope in her hand fell to the ground. She turned around and saw Su Wanwan and Lin Weiwei, and tears welled up in her eyes instantly.
"Sister Weiwei, Sister Wanwan..." she cried, "Don't worry about me, I'm bleeding, I'm bleeding so much, I'm going to die..."
Su Wanwan and Lin Weiwei were taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening.
The two walked over quickly, and Lin Weiwei took Anar's hand: "Silly girl, you're not bleeding, you're having your period!"
Anar stared blankly at her: "Menstruation...?"
"It's something that all girls get when they grow up," Su Wanwan explained softly. "It's just a few days a month. It's not an illness, and it won't kill you."
Anar was still confused: "But... I bled a lot, my pants are all covered in it... Dad said that bleeding means I'm injured, and I'll die..."
Lin Weiwei then realized that Uliji's wife had died a long time ago, and as a grown man raising a daughter, he naturally hadn't told Anar about these things.
She softened her voice: "Anar, listen to your sister. This isn't an injury, it's normal. Every girl gets this as she grows up; it just means you're a big girl now."
Su Wanwan patiently explained, "This is called your first period. It will come once a month after that. You need to use clean pads, avoid getting cold, and drink plenty of hot water."
As Anar listened, her tears slowly stopped, but she was still a little scared: "Really... I won't die?"
"No," Lin Weiwei said confidently. "My sisters come every month, and look at us, we're all doing just fine."
Anar breathed a sigh of relief, her body went limp, and she almost fell over.
Su Wanwan and Lin Weiwei quickly helped her up.
"Let's go home first," Lin Weiwei said. "I'll teach you what to do."
The three returned to the family compound and went into Su Wanwan and Lin Weiwei's room.
Lin Weiwei rummaged through the sanitary napkins Bai Si'an had made, took one out and handed it to Anar: "Use this, put it in your underwear. This is called a sanitary napkin, it's clean and comfortable."
Anar took it, touching the soft cotton cloth, her face slightly flushed: "This...how do I use this?"
Su Wanwan took it and demonstrated it to her: "Like this, put the elastic band over the underwear, and stick the pad here."
She then found a clean cloth and taught Anar how to fold it into a menstrual belt: "If you don't have this, fold the cloth like this and line it with clean cotton or straw paper."
Anar studied very hard and learned it in one go.
"Don't touch cold water or eat spicy food these next few days, and get plenty of rest," Lin Weiwei instructed. "If your stomach hurts, put a hot water bottle on it."
Anar nodded and whispered, "Thank you, Sister Weiwei, Sister Wanwan."
"Don't mention it." Lin Weiwei patted her shoulder. "If you don't understand anything in the future, just come and ask us."
The two escorted Anar home. Uncle Uliji was anxiously waiting in the yard when he saw his daughter return and rushed to greet her.
After Su Wanwan and Lin Weiwei explained, Aunt Wuliji suddenly realized what was going on and thanked them repeatedly while holding their hands.
"It's my fault, it's my fault," the uncle said embarrassedly. "I'm a grown man, I was too embarrassed to tell my daughter these things... Thank you."
"It's okay, you'll know later," Su Wanwan said.
It was already completely dark when we left Uliji's house.
The two returned to their own yard, washed up, and prepared to go to sleep.
Su Wanwan came back, and Lin Weiwei wanted to sleep with her, so she carried her pillow and walked towards Su Wanwan's room.
As they passed by the house of Baisian, the door suddenly opened.
Bai Si'an stood in the doorway, looking at the pillow in Lin Weiwei's arms, and pushed up his glasses: "Where are you going?"
Lin Weiwei said matter-of-factly, "I'll sleep with Wanwan. I haven't slept next to her for two nights."
Bai Si'an reached out, wrapped his arm around her waist, and pulled her into his embrace.
"And what about me?" He lowered his head, resting his chin on her head, his voice muffled. "I only slept next to my wife for two days, and you're leaving?"
Lin Weiwei was held tightly by him. She struggled a little but couldn't break free: "Let go... I want to talk to Wanwan."
"Can't we talk about it during the day?" Bai Si'an persisted. "Do we have to sleep together at night?"
"It's none of your business if my sister and I are having a private conversation," Lin Weiwei glared at him.
Bai Si'an was silent for two seconds, then said, "Lin Weiwei, you can't be so heartless."
How am I heartless?
"You breastfed the child," Bai Si'an said, his voice tinged with grievance, "and then you just left him alone."
Lin Weiwei was stunned for several seconds before she realized what he was talking about, and her face flushed red.
"Bai Si'an! Have you no shame!" She punched him. "Who's breastfeeding a baby! What nonsense are you spouting!"
Bai Si'an grabbed her hand and placed it on his chest: "Did I say something wrong? Didn't you seem to like it a couple of nights ago?"
Lin Weiwei's face turned even redder, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
This person... how can they say anything like that!