Quick Wear Dream Qiqi

Chapter 414: Passerby in the Period Literature 10

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The news of Wang Yuxia's pregnancy spread quickly throughout the military family compound like wings.

The originally deserted yard suddenly became lively. Every day, military wives would visit her with eggs and brown sugar and say congratulations.

Wang Yuxia was also happy to enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention. She lay on the kang all day, directing Lin Jinghui to run around, always with a smug smile on her face.

In comparison, Meng Qiqi's side seemed a bit "deserted".

Although some familiar military wives came to visit, everyone tacitly avoided the topic of "pregnancy".

One time, Sister Li couldn't help but ask Meng Qiqi privately: "Qiqi, what are you and Platoon Leader Lu thinking? Are you really planning to wait a little longer?"

Meng Qiqi was helping Mrs. Li mend her son's clothes. Upon hearing this, her movements paused, then returned to normal: "Well, we want to wait until Lu Ye is more stable."

Mrs. Li sighed, "I know you have your own plans, but this military family compound is full of people and gossip. You don't have a child, so there will always be people gossiping. Look at Yuxia, she's so successful now, and people flatter her wherever she goes."

Meng Qiqi smiled and said nothing.

She knew these principles, but she insisted on her own ideas.

At eighteen, she wasn't ready to take on the responsibilities of a mother.

She wanted to enjoy her and Lu Ye's world of two for a while longer.

As the days passed, Wang Yuxia's belly gradually became more noticeable and her morning sickness symptoms also eased a lot.

She was no longer satisfied with showing off only in the military family compound, and began to "appear" with Lin Jinghui at the military family activities.

Every time she went, she would dress up carefully, deliberately sticking her belly out high, and accept everyone's "envy".

Once, the army organized a dumpling-making competition for family members, and Meng Qiqi also participated.

She was quick and skillful, and made dumplings quickly and well, which drew praise from the military wives next to her.

Wang Yuxia also came. She sat aside with needle and thread in her hand, saying that she wanted to sew small clothes for the child, but her eyes kept glancing at Meng Qiqi from time to time, her eyes full of jealousy.

"Oh, Qiqi is really good with her hands!" Mrs. Zhang looked at the dumplings Meng Qiqi made and couldn't help but praise her. "Unlike me, my dumplings look like buns."

"That's right," the soldier's wife next to her echoed, "Mrs. Lu is not only beautiful, but also so skillful. No wonder Platoon Leader Lu loves her so much."

Wang Yuxia felt sour after hearing these words.

She deliberately cleared her throat and said, "What's the use of being clever? You can't even give birth to a child. Unlike me, although I'm a little clumsy, my belly is doing well."

As soon as these words came out, the air around them froze instantly.

Mrs. Zhang and several other military wives looked at Meng Qiqi awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Meng Qiqi pinched the dumpling wrapper in her hand, raised her head, and a faint smile appeared on her face: "Sister Yuxia is right. Pregnancy is a big deal and worth celebrating. But having a child depends on fate and can't be rushed."

Her tone was calm, neither humble nor arrogant, which made Wang Yuxia feel a little embarrassed.

Wang Yuxia snorted, lowered her head and continued to pretend to sew clothes, but she felt even more jealous in her heart.

She felt that Meng Qiqi was deliberately trying to piss her off. She was clearly pregnant and the winner, so why couldn't she get the upper hand in front of Meng Qiqi?

After the dumpling competition, Meng Qiqi won first place and received a bar of soap as a reward.

She walked home with the soap in her hand, feeling heavy-hearted. She knew that as long as she didn't get pregnant, Wang Yuxia would not let her go.

And these undercurrents in the military family compound will only become more and more frequent.

When I got home, Lu Ye had already returned from training and was chopping firewood in the yard.

Seeing Meng Qiqi coming back, he wiped the sweat off his face and went to greet her: "How was the competition today? Did you get first place?"

Meng Qiqi handed him the soap and nodded: "Yes, I got first place."

Lu Ye took the soap and said happily: "I knew my wife is the best!"

He saw that Meng Qiqi looked unhappy and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong? Who made you unhappy?"

Meng Qiqi hesitated for a moment, but still told Wang Yuxia what she had said.

After hearing this, Lu Ye frowned immediately: "How could she say that! It's too much!"

He was so angry, "No, I have to go and talk to her!"

"Don't go," Meng Qiqi held him back, "Why bother with her? She says her thing, and I live mine."

Lu Ye looked at Meng Qiqi's calm face, feeling both distressed and angry. "But she bullied you..."

"I'm fine," Meng Qiqi shook her head. "Really. Let's just live our own lives and ignore her."

Lu Ye sighed, knowing that Meng Qiqi didn't want to cause trouble, so he had to give up.

But he secretly made up his mind that he must treat Meng Qiqi better in the future and shut up those who gossiped about her.

At night, the two lay on the bed, and Lu Ye hugged Meng Qiqi tightly.

"Qiqi, how about... we stop waiting?" he whispered, "How about we start preparing to have a baby?"

Meng Qiqi leaned in his arms, listening to his heartbeat, and was silent for a while.

"Lu Ye," she raised her head and looked into his eyes, "Do you want to have a child?"

Lu Ye was stunned for a moment, then said seriously, "Yes. Of course I do. I want to have a child of ours, as beautiful as you and as strong as me."

“Then why are you willing to wait?”

"Because you don't want to have it so soon." Lu Ye said as a matter of course, "If you don't want to, I'll wait. What I mean is, if you change your mind, we can have the baby."

Meng Qiqi looked into his sincere eyes and felt warm in her heart.

Lu Ye really loves her and respects her ideas.

"I'd rather wait a little longer," she whispered, "at least until I'm twenty."

"Okay," Lu Ye said without hesitation, "I'll listen to you. Twenty is twenty, I'll wait."

The two stopped talking and just hugged each other tightly.

Outside the window, the moonlight was bright and the insects were chirping. All the disputes and grudges in the military family compound seemed to be isolated outside this warm little house.

As autumn turns to winter, the poplar trees in the military family compound have lost all their leaves, leaving only bare branches swaying in the cold wind.

Wang Yuxia's belly was as big as a watermelon, and she had difficulty moving. She stayed in the house all day and was taken care of by Lin Jinghui.

Her due date is next month. She is completely immersed in the joy and nervousness of becoming a mother and has no time to pay attention to Meng Qiqi for the time being.

Meng Qiqi also enjoyed the quiet time. Every day, apart from helping the military families with some needlework, she would stay in the house with Lu Ye to read and talk.

Lu Ye was recently sent to participate in a training camp. He was exhausted every day when he came back, but as soon as he saw Meng Qiqi, he immediately became energetic.

That evening, before Lu Ye returned home, Meng Qiqi was lighting the stove in her room when she heard someone knocking on the door. "Who is it?" she asked in confusion.

"Excuse me, is this Platoon Leader Lu Yelu's home?" A strange female voice came from outside the door.

Meng Qiqi opened the door and saw a middle-aged woman in a blue cloth shirt standing outside, holding a cloth bag in her hand.

The woman looked familiar, but Meng Qiqi couldn't remember where she had seen her before.

“I am, may I ask who you are?”

When the middle-aged woman saw Meng Qiqi, her eyes lit up and she quickly said, "You are Meng Qiqi, right? I am your distant cousin!"

Meng Qiqi was stunned.

Her parents died early, she had few relatives, and they rarely visited each other. This was the first time she had heard of this "cousin".

"Cousin?" She hesitated.

"Hey, it's me, it's me!" The middle-aged woman enthusiastically took her hand and walked into the house without saying anything. "I heard that you married Platoon Leader Lu and are living in this military family compound, so I came to see you."

Meng Qiqi was a little at a loss, so she had to let her sit inside.

"Cousin, why are you here?"

"Hey, it's a long story," my cousin put down the cloth bag and rubbed her hands. "There was a famine in my hometown, and I couldn't stay there any longer, so I thought of coming to you. I know you're doing better now, married to an officer, so you'll definitely be able to help me."

Meng Qiqi finally understood that this person had come to seek refuge.

She felt a little helpless, but seeing her cousin looking exhausted, she couldn't refuse directly.

"Cousin, please sit down first. I'll pour you a glass of water."

She turned around to pour some water, but her mind was thinking quickly.

This cousin came so suddenly that she had no impression of her at all and didn't know her background.

Moreover, supplies are tight now, and one more person means one more mouth to feed, so she and Lu Ye are not having an easy life.

Just as I was thinking about it, Lu Ye came back.

He was stunned when he saw the stranger in the room.

"Lu Ye, this is... my cousin." Meng Qiqi introduced, "Cousin, this is my husband Lu Ye."