Chapter 50 Children
As he spoke, he had already sat up from the bed, grabbed Qin Huairu's wrist, and began to take his pulse.

Over such a long period of time, Li Jiandong's medical skills have also been upgraded.

He is now a level 9 physician, equivalent to the attending physician in a large hospital, and an all-round doctor.

Soon, he found out that Qin Huairu was pregnant.

"Haha, it's really a happy occasion, Huairu, we are having a baby."

Li Jiandong is very happy, he likes children and this will be his first child.

Qin Huairu also laughed.

Although, I don’t know where Li Jiandong learned how to take a pulse.

But Brother Jiandong's happiness was not fake. Qin Huairu had been very anxious because she had not gotten pregnant after such a long time of marriage. Now that she was finally pregnant, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother Jiandong, did you touch the right thing?"

"I'm sure I touched you right, but we still have to go to the hospital for a checkup. Wait a minute, I'll put on my clothes and take you to the hospital."

Although Li Jiandong could feel that the baby was pregnant, as a level 9 doctor, he could not tell whether the fetus was healthy.

Of course, it’s only been two months, and even a color ultrasound wouldn’t reveal anything. Li Jiandong was just being too concerned.

After getting up, Li Jiandong went to He Daqing's door and knocked.

"What's wrong, Lao Li?" He Daqing asked as he opened the door, looking like he was still sleepy.

"Daqing, I need to go to the hospital. Please ask for leave for me when you go to work."

Hearing that Li Jiandong was going to the hospital, He Daqing suddenly became alert: "No, you are sick or injured, why go to the hospital for no reason?"

"I'm not sick or injured, I'm going to be a father"

After Li Jiandong finished speaking, without waiting for He Daqing to react, he pulled the shy Qin Huairu and walked out of the compound.

"To be a father?"

He Daqing thought about it carefully several times before he suddenly realized it.

Suddenly, he came back into the house with a big laugh and shouted to the inner room,

"Huizhen, Lao Li might have a wife, let's catch one and have one."

One morning, everyone in the compound knew that Qin Huairu was pregnant.

After Li Jiandong brought Qin Huairu back from the hospital, the women in the hospital swarmed around them.

"Li Jiandong, when did this happen?"

"I think it's almost time. We've been married for more than half a year."

"What are you going to name the child?"

"This is Li Jiandong's first time being a father. Ten months have passed in a flash. He must have prepared a lot in advance."

Without anyone reminding him, Li Jiandong had already made preparations in advance.

Before Qin Huairu's belly even started to swell, her family had already bought all the things for the baby, including clothes, toys, and a bamboo stroller, not to mention bedding for the baby.

Li Jiandong also asked someone to build a baby crib, similar to a rocking chair.

Now everything is ready, except for the arrival of the baby.

But ten months seemed very long. Before we knew it, snow had started falling and we had already entered winter.

That morning, Qin Huairu was about to go out, but was stopped by Li Jiandong: "Huairu, you are pregnant now. The roads outside are slippery in the heavy snow. If you can stay at home, go somewhere else."

Qin Huairu said speechlessly: "But Brother Jiandong, I still have to go to the tavern."

"Don't go to the tavern. Just let Huizhen keep an eye on it. If she falls, it will be too late to regret it."

Li Jiandong held Qin Huairu in his arms and gently supported her belly.

Qin Huairu felt that he was a little too nervous, but she felt warm in her heart.

"Okay, I'll go talk to Huizhen then."

Qin Huairu was about to go out, but Li Jiandong stopped her: "You don't have to go, I'll go and talk to her."

Li Jiandong asked Qin Huairu to stay at home and he opened the door and walked out. When he arrived at He Daqing's house, before he knocked on the door, he saw a man walking in from the front yard.

"Master, I'm back."

Xu Damao stayed in the countryside for more than half a year.

The whole person is different now. His body has become much stronger, his skin has turned into a healthy wheat color, his facial lines are more resolute, and even his height seems to have increased by a few centimeters.

"Da Mao, when did you come back?"

Li Jiandong patted him on the shoulder.

When Xu Damao grinned, he had a mouthful of small white teeth.
"I just got back. I was planning to come back yesterday, but Second Master and Uncle Jianjun insisted on seeing me off. I drank too much and didn't leave. I got up early this morning and took a car back."

Li Jiandong looked at Xu Damao and thought, "One should look at someone with new eyes after three days of absence."

In the past, Xu Damao looked feminine and gentle, always giving people the impression that he was fragile.

He now exudes masculinity and those who don’t know him would think he is a soldier.

At this time, the door creaked open and He Daqing walked out of the room.

Xu Damao greeted with a smile: "Uncle He, good morning."

He Daqing didn't recognize Xu Damao at first glance, and frowned and asked Li Jiandong: "Old Li, who is this? Why does he look familiar?"

Li Jiandong smiled and said, "You can't recognize him, right? This is Xu Damao, the son of Old Xu."

"Oh, no way? Why does Old Xu's son look like this?"

After being reminded like this, He Daqing recognized Damao and was immediately surprised by his change.

Qin Huairu also stood at the door and said, "Damao has really become a different person in the past few months since he left. He looks much healthier, which means that his trip to the countryside was not in vain."

Xu Damao bowed slightly to Qin Huairu: "Hello, Master's wife."

"you're good too."

Qin Huairu responded with a smile.

At this time, He Daqing suddenly asked, "By the way, Lao Li, did you come to my house for something?"

"Yes, yes, yes, look at my memory." Li Jiandong patted his forehead and laughed, "Isn't Huairu pregnant? I see it's snowing heavily, and it's easy to get into trouble if she falls while walking. Why don't you let Huizhen stay in the tavern for a few days, and let Huairu go after the snow is cleared."

"That's all. No problem."

He Daqing said to Qin Huairu who was standing at the door next to him.
Qin Huairu also smiled and replied: "Thank you then."

"Oh! Why are you being so polite to me given the relationship between our two families? When my daughter Huizhen gets pregnant in the future, I will need your help."

He Daqing was not ashamed at all, but Xu Huizhen in the room was extremely embarrassed.

Qin Huairu burst out laughing and said, "Okay, let's make it a deal. When your Huizhen gets pregnant, I'll take over the job at the tavern."

At this time, Li Jiandong said to Xu Damao:
"Da Mao just came back and hasn't seen your father yet, come on, I'll go with you."

Xu Damao agreed and went to the backyard with Li Jiandong.

Xu Fugui came back late from the screening last night, and since today is the weekend, he hasn't gotten up yet.

Hearing a knock on the door, he uttered a lazy, sleepy voice: "Who is it?"

"Lao Xu, open the door and see who I brought with me."

Li Jiandong shouted outside.

Xu Fugui recognized it as Li Jiandong's voice.

"Old Li, wait a moment, I haven't put on my clothes yet."

Li Jiandong looked at Xu Damao and laughed.

I wonder how surprised Xu Fugui will be when he sees his son coming back and looking so different.

Xu Fugui put on his clothes and opened the door, when he saw Xu Damao at the door.

Xu Fugui's expression was obviously stunned for a moment, and then his lips trembled and his nose felt sore. Two lines of hot tears struggled in his eyes for a long time and finally rolled down.

"Da Mao? Is that you?"

"dad."

Xu Damao called out "Dad" and rushed forward to protect Xu Fugui.

Only then did Xu Fugui realize that his son's arms were so strong and he was taller than himself.

He looked his son up and down and said with satisfaction: "Good boy, really a good boy, Damao, you have grown up. This trip to the countryside was not in vain."

Xu Damao also laughed and said, "Dad, it was not just worth the trip. I learned so much during this trip. Now I understand why Master insisted that I go to the countryside. I feel like I have lived in vain for several years."

Li Jiandong laughed and said, "Old Xu, you saw it, didn't you? When I first told you to send Damao to the countryside, you were hesitant. Now look at Damao now. How much has he changed since before?"

Xu Fugui said in admiration: "You have a long-term vision."

The environment has a huge impact on people. Now Xu Damao has become a completely different person.

The father and son entered the house, and Li Jiandong said goodbye and left, leaving the space to their family.

Liu Haizhong just happened to come out of the house, so Li Jiandong asked him to ask everyone to go outside to sweep the snow.

There were 20 households, and one or two people from each household came out to sweep the snow from the yard to outside the alley.

After a while, Xu Damao and Xu Fugui, father and son, also came out with brooms.

"Master, I'll sweep, you take a rest."

Xu Damao came to Li Jiandong and rushed to do the work.

"By the way, where are the brothers?"

Li Jiandong changed his position and continued sweeping, replying, “There’s not enough room in the yard, so they’ve all moved to the dormitory building behind the tavern.

Your dad also bought you a room, which has already been renovated. You can move in when you come back this time."

As he was speaking, Yan Bugui pointed at the entrance of the alley and said, "Aren't those your three senior brothers?" Li Jiandong looked up and saw that it was indeed Jia Dongxu and the others.

They were sweeping the snow from the entrance of the alley towards the yard.

In addition, Ding Qiunan and several other residents in the courtyard were also sweeping over here with brooms.

When he saw Sha Zhu, there was an inexplicable color in Xu Damao's eyes.

He swept the snow calmly.

As the two sides got closer, Xu Damao happened to meet Sha Zhu face to face.

With the last blow, the two brooms overlapped.

Xu Damao's broom was pressed on top of Sha Zhu's broom.

Sha Zhu didn't take it seriously at first and wanted to pull it out, but when he pulled it out, he found that the broom was deliberately pressed down.

"Hey, where are you from, are you looking for trouble?"

Sha Zhu looked up at Xu Damao and felt that he looked familiar but he didn't dare to recognize him.

At this time, Xu Damao suddenly smiled and said,

"Third Senior Brother, you are such a forgetful person. You don't recognize me after just a few months of not seeing me?"

After being reminded by him, Sha Zhu suddenly realized and said with a surprised expression,
"Are you Xu Damao? Why do you look like this?"

Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng who were standing nearby also came over and were stunned when they saw the huge change in Xu Damao.

"Xu Damao? Is it really you?"

"Master, is this Damao? Why does he look like a different person? Could he be impersonating Damao and is a scammer?"

Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng both looked at Xu Damao warily.

The Xu Damao in front of them was really too different from the weakling in their impression of him.

Sha Zhu looked at the different Xu Damao in front of him, and then looked at the broom in his hand that was pressed down by the other party.

Suddenly he smiled and asked, "Da Mao, what do you mean?"

Xu Damao also smiled and said, "I don't mean anything else. I just think that you have been taking care of me for so many years, and it's time to settle the accounts."

When Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng heard what Xu Damao said, they immediately felt that something was going to happen. They were about to step forward to persuade the two junior brothers to leave, but were stopped by Li Jiandong with his arm.

"Master?"

Jia Dongxu was a little anxious.

But why does Master look so indifferent?
"Don't worry, just watch from the side."

Li Jiandong said calmly.

At this time, Sha Zhu also sneered: "Okay, then how do you plan to settle this account? Want to practice with me?"

Xu Damao shook his head and said, "Forget about practicing. After all, you are my senior brother now. Even if I don't give you face, I have to give face to my master.

How about we play a hand-to-hand fight? If I win, you apologize to me."

"No problem, what if you lose?"

"Since we lost, of course all the previous grudges are written off."

"Okay, a gentleman's word."

"It's hard to chase a horse."

"Walk."

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao walked towards the courtyard while talking.

The others stopped sweeping the snow and came to the middle courtyard to watch the fun.

Sha Zhu moved down the eight-immortal table for the whole school meeting from the corridor.

Then he and Xu Damao stood on one side, shaking their arms and asked, "Is it best of three or something?"

"No need to go through so much trouble, just play one round to decide the winner."

Xu Damao also seems very confident.

Sha Zhu sneered: "I'm ready, what about you?"

"bring it on."

Xu Damao bent down, pressed the left corner of the table with one hand, and bent his right arm to prepare for arm wrestling.

Sha Zhu did the same as him, with one hand on the corner of the table and the other hand holding that of Xu Damao.

Everyone in the compound gathered around.

Yi Zhonghai also walked out of the house. He had pretended to be sick and did not come out to sweep the snow just now, but this time he was not sick and came out.

Li Jiandong asked Jia Dongxu to be the referee.

Jia Dongxu stepped forward, put his hands on the hands of Sha Zhu and Xu Damao, and counted: "One... two... three!"

With the last sound falling.

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao exerted force at the same time, but what was unexpected was that Xu Damao's wrist was pressed down a lot by Sha Zhu in a moment.

But then, he actually held on and was not knocked down all at once.

"Da Mao, come on."

Xu Fugui shouted beside him.

He Daqing said disdainfully: "Son, hurry up and don't give them face."

Although he said so, everyone could see that
Sha Zhu showed no mercy.

He had already used all his strength, but Xu Damao managed to hold on.

However, there is still a huge gap in strength.

Xu Damao's face turned red from holding his breath, and after holding on for about seven or eight seconds, he suddenly gave up.

With a bang, Sha Zhu pressed his arm onto the table.

"Huh! You're really capable, kid Zhang. You're amazing to have been able to hold out for this long."

Although Sha Zhu won, he was also out of breath.

He was very surprised by Xu Damao's progress.

"As expected of you, Third Senior Brother. Our previous grudges are now written off."

Xu Damao gave a thumbs up.

During this period, he went to the countryside to do a lot of physical work, and thought he could easily control Sha Zhu, but he didn't expect that there was still a gap.

"If you had this attitude from the beginning, I wouldn't have beaten you all the time. However, if someone bullies you in the future, you can come to me. I can't help you with other things as your senior brother, but I can still protect you in fights."

Sha Zhu said with some pride.

The two fought for so many years, and finally he won.

"Great, that's great. The two biggest enemies in our courtyard have now reconciled. I say, Lao He, Lao Xu, shouldn't you two show some appreciation? Otherwise, why don't you set up a table in the courtyard sometime and invite the three of us to have a couple of drinks together?"

Yan Bugui liked this kind of good thing the most, as it gave him the chance to eat for free.

He Daqing was delighted that his son won the arm wrestling match. He waved his hand and
"That's easy to say. Old Yan, you, Old Li and Old Liu can come to my house tonight to celebrate the reconciliation between the two children. Old Xu, if you're embarrassed to come, forget it. I won't force you."

"Who said I was embarrassed to come? If anyone is embarrassed, it's you who should be embarrassed."

Xu Fugui said angrily.

The two children have reconciled.

But he and He Daqing have been fighting for so many years, and the conflict between them has not been resolved yet.

At night.

Li Jiandong was invited to He Daqing's house. Two tables were put together. He Daqing, Yan Bugui, Liu Haizhong and Xu Fugui were all there. Sha Zhu and Xu Damao were also sitting next to their fathers.

Xu Huizhen and Qin Huairu did not sit at the table.

They chose to avoid the men drinking and went to Li Jiandong's house with Yu Shui to eat.

He Daqing stood up and called out, "Old Li, come over here. I'll leave the host and guest position for you. Old Xu and I have been fighting for so many years. If it weren't for you, we might have been fighting for the rest of our lives."

Li Jiandong walked over and took the host seat without hesitation.

Xu Fugui muttered beside him, "He Daqing, my son and your son have reconciled their differences."

"I haven't settled my grudge against you yet. You've pulled out my valve cores and dismantled my wheels over the years, causing me to fall flat on my face. Unless you get me drunk tonight, I will forgive you. Otherwise, you have to apologize to me in front of Lao Li and the others."

He Daqing laughed and said, "Old Xu, you are asking for trouble."

Liu Haizhong also laughed and said, "Fugui, if you want to compete with He Daqing in drinking, you might as well surrender directly. He has to drink three times a day, how dare you compete with him in drinking."

Xu Fugui said, "What should I do? I can't even beat him in arm wrestling. If we compete in showing movies, wouldn't that be bullying him?"

Everyone laughed.

Yan Bugui had already started eating, and while he was eating he said,
"Drink as much as you can. I can't drink much anyway. You guys drink yours and don't take me with you. I'll eat first."

Amused by Yan Bugui's calculating spirit, even louder laughter rang out in the room.

The sound even reached the backyard, and the deaf old lady was so angry when she heard the laughter.

"Eat, eat, eat. I'll eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks all day long, but I won't eat you to death."

The deaf old lady became angrier and angrier as she thought about it, and saliva started to flow from her mouth.

She knew best how much He Daqing would benefit. When she thought of those delicious foods, the deaf old lady felt so hungry that she couldn't stand it.

She suddenly stood up with her cane, pushed open the door, and walked quickly to the central courtyard. She glanced at He Daqing's house, paused her cane, and walked towards Yi Zhonghai's house.

Yi Zhonghai's family was also having dinner. On the table were steamed buns made from mixed flour, steamed pickles and small salted fish.

(End of this chapter)