Literary Master 1978

She wanted to get up after she finished speaking, intending to go back to the Overseas Chinese Apartment.

But Lin Chaoyang said, "Don't go back, just stay here tonight."

"Why live here?"

"You're pregnant, riding a motorcycle is so dangerous!"

Tao Yushu said with a smile, "Why didn't you say it was dangerous when I rode before? Then how could I not go home? I walk home every day to and from get off work?"

"The past was the past, and now is now. Walking home is definitely not an option, I'll take you home."

"You take me home? Take me to my workplace first, and then you go to work?" Tao Yushu asked with a smile.

The Overseas Chinese Apartment is on the West Third Ring Road, the editorial office of "Yenching Literature" is on Chang'an Avenue, and Yan University is outside the Northwest Fourth Ring Road. It takes nearly 20 kilometers to run this circle, and 40 kilometers to and from get off work. Lin Chaoyang's idea is purely whimsical.

"Then don't go to work, just stay at home to take care of the baby." Lin Chaoyang made another mistake.

Nowadays, pregnancy and childbirth are not as delicate as in later generations. Many female comrades work in the workplace until they are about to give birth before taking a break, and some even work until their water breaks and go directly to the hospital.

Tao Yushu felt that her husband was so happy that he was already talking nonsense, and she firmly denied his idea.

"Then I won't go to work, and I will pick you up every day."

Tao Yushu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I'm not incapable of taking care of myself, I'm just pregnant, and it's not confirmed yet."

She regretted telling Lin Chaoyang about this now, so she might as well go to the hospital for a check-up before telling him.

Lin Chaoyang thought for a while and said, "Then let's move to a house closer to your unit."

Tao Yushu felt that she could not suppress Lin Chaoyang's various messy ideas, but fortunately his last suggestion was reliable.

"That has to wait until it is confirmed that it is really pregnant."

Although she felt amused and embarrassed about Lin Chaoyang's various unrealistic ideas, Tao Yushu was more happy in her heart. These seemingly unrealistic ideas just proved that her husband valued this possible little life.

Lin Chaoyang said that he would stay here at night, and Tao Yushu did not object. Anyway, there was everything in Mianhua Hutong, and it was very convenient to live.

He spent the whole afternoon asking about Tao Yushu's well-being, and his attitude was even more gentle and careful than when they were newly married, which made Tao Yushu feel very happy.

After finally waiting until the lights were turned off and they went to bed, Tao Yushu felt her husband's big hand caressing her abdomen again.

"Hey, what do you think, is it a boy or a girl?"

"It could be a boy or a girl? Which one do you like?"

"Girls are better. Girls are the warmest and most caring little cotton-padded jackets of their parents."

"Why is a boy not good?"

"I didn't say boys are not good, I said girls are better."

"Aren't boys and girls our children?"

"Yes, yes, boys and girls are the same."

The couple whispered to each other and didn't say anything all night.

The next morning, Tao Yushu opened her eyes and saw Lin Chaoyang looking at her with a pair of panda eyes, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, just looking at you."

Tao Yushu looked at his eyes, which were full of bloodshot, "You didn't sleep all night, did you?"

"I slept for a while, got up early because I was a little excited."

"I've never seen you so impatient."

Tao Yushu said she disliked him, but she was happy in her heart.

The couple got up, washed, and ate breakfast, and then prepared to go to the hospital.

Tao Yushu habitually got on her red Yamaha 125, and then was pulled down by Lin Chaoyang.

"Why ride a motorcycle? You're going to be a mother now."

Tao Yushu thought Lin Chaoyang was too excited yesterday, but he really didn't let her ride a motorcycle. She said helplessly, "Then what should I ride?"

Lin Chaoyang patted the back seat of his Phoenix 28, "I'll take you."

Tao Yushu sat on the back seat of the 28, hugged Lin Chaoyang's waist with both hands, and asked with regret, "Then I can't ride a motorcycle in the future?"

"After giving birth, you can ride however you want."

Tao Yushu thought that was fine.

Arrived at the hospital, lined up for registration, and then entered the B-ultrasound room.

"Doctor, how is it?" Lin Chaoyang held Tao Yushu's hand and asked with concern.

Tao Yushu also looked at the doctor nervously.

The doctor looked at the small black and white screen of the B-ultrasound instrument without saying anything, and asked Tao Yushu: "How many days have you missed your period?"

"Today is exactly one week."

The doctor nodded, "That means you are five weeks pregnant, congratulations!"

Although they were mentally prepared, when the doctor said this, a huge joy still broke through the hearts of the couple like a tsunami, overflowing around them, as if the entire clinic was a sea of ​​joy.

Lin Chaoyang held Tao Yushu's hand tightly, and the couple looked at each other, feeling the happiness at the moment.

"Doctor, is it a boy or a girl?"

After being happy, Lin Chaoyang asked a question.

The doctor glanced at Lin Chaoyang, half disgusted and half vigilant.

"Why are you asking this? The child is not even as big as the belly of your finger now, and even gods can't tell."

Lin Chaoyang then realized that Tao Yushu had been pregnant for just over a month.

Tao Yushu hit him in anger and amusement, "Don't make a fool of yourself."

"Hehe!" Lin Chaoyang's smile was silly.

"Thank you, doctor, thank you, doctor!"

After the examination, Lin Chaoyang kept thanking the doctor as he left.

After leaving the hospital, Tao Yushu said: "You go to work. Our unit is only three miles away from here. I can just walk there. I will take the bus home in the evening."

"What time has it been? What class are you still in?"

Lin Chaoyang's sudden appearance made Tao Yushu confused, "When will it be? Aren't you pregnant?"

She felt that Lin Chaoyang was a little too anxious. She held his hand and comforted him: "It's not like I'm seriously ill during pregnancy. I have sound limbs and good health. What do you have to worry about?"

"The doctors have said that I am only five weeks pregnant now. This little thing in my belly is no bigger than a finger. What impact can it have on me?"

"You, please stop thinking so wildly."

After Tao Yushu finished consoling him, Lin Chaoyang warned him: "Then walk slower and don't move too much. Watch people on the road and don't let them hit you."

"I know, I know." Tao Yushu said perfunctorily.

Lin Chaoyang said uneasily: "I'd better take you to your unit."

"All right."

When the bicycle arrived at the gate of the Yanjing Cultural Bureau compound, Lin Chaoyang worriedly gave Tao Yushu some instructions, and she said yes one by one.

After Lin Chaoyang rode her bicycle away, she let out a long breath.

She used to be such a lazy and rough person, but when she found out she was pregnant, she seemed to have changed into a new person, now more careful and more like a mother-in-law.

Tao Yushu was very happy to be pregnant, but she felt that her feelings for the little life in her belly were far less than those of Lin Chaoyang, the father.

In this comparison, I seem a bit incompetent as a mother!

Thinking in his heart, Tao Yushu couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

She reassured herself that it was okay, she was her biological father and mother anyway.

She lowered her head and touched her flat belly, thinking to herself: Baby, you are so lucky to have parents who love you so much.

When we arrived at the editorial office, our colleagues were busy with their own business. Tao Yushu came more than an hour late, but no one cared.

These days, there is no DingTalk or corporate WeChat, and there is no need to clock in when commuting to and from get off work. It is normal for employees to come in late and leave early if they have something to do at home.

Tao Yushu said hello to everyone as usual at work, and then sat at his desk.

Zhang Dening came over and asked, "Why are you here so late today? How many manuscripts did you schedule yesterday?"

Tao Yushu and his wife have been inviting award-winning writers to dinner for three years, which is somewhat traditional. She was not surprised when Tao Yushu discussed this topic with Zhang Dening the day before yesterday.

"How can you ask for a manuscript when you have a treat?"

"Why can't you mention it? You are still too young to understand the virtues of these writers.

These people are just lazy donkeys. If you don't hit them with a whip, they will never move. "

Although Zhang Dening's words are vulgar, they are all good words from people who have experienced them.

"If you don't get an appointment for the manuscript, you'll be at a big loss!"

"There's nothing to lose. A few people still have some in stock. Yesterday they said they would send it back to me for a look."

After listening to Tao Yushu's words, Zhang Dening glared at her angrily, "Then you didn't tell me earlier."

After chatting for a while, Tao Yushu started her day's work.

When it was almost noon, Zhang Dening asked him to go to the cafeteria to eat together.

There is no separate canteen in the Federation of Literary and Art Circles building. They all eat in the canteen in the Cultural Affairs Bureau compound. When he walked out of the building, Zhang Dening asked: "Why didn't I see your motorcycle?"

Nowadays, everyone rides bicycles, and Tao Yushu's red motorcycle is always eye-catching when parked in front of the building every day, just like she is in the Cultural Affairs Bureau compound.

Tao Yushu has a bright appearance, a tall figure, and outstanding temperament. Both his appearance and temperament are not inferior to those of movie stars. He has been noticed by many young men in the courtyard since he came to work in the Federation of Literary and Art Circles Building.

When the news of her marriage spread in the courtyard, the young men sighed and wished they had never met before they were married.

"Chaoyang won't let you ride anymore."

"Why?"

"Pregnant."

Zhang Dening screamed, "Are you pregnant?"

"Keep your voice down, why are you so excited that I'm pregnant?"

"I'm happy for you, congratulations!" Zhang Dening said with a smile.

"Thank you." Tao Yushu accepted her blessing with a smile.

"How many months?"

"One month, I just found out today."

Zhang Dening asked again: "Because I am pregnant, I am not allowed to ride motorcycles?"

"Um."

"Chaoyang is really precious to you!" Zhang Dening sighed.

I rode a bicycle all the way from West Chang'an Street to Yanda University, and it was almost noon when I arrived at the library.

He was thinking about Tao Yushu and the child in her belly all the way. This was the first time he had been a father in two lifetimes. Lin Chaoyang's mood was extremely complicated.

From the great surprise of just learning that I am pregnant, to the worries about possible accidents during pregnancy, to the random speculation about whether the child will grow up healthily...

The thoughts in his mind were turbulent, making it difficult for him to calm down. Fortunately, he had no writing tasks recently. After thinking about it for a while, Lin Chaoyang remembered to write a letter to his parents in the Northeast to tell them the good news.

At the beginning of the letter he wrote:

Dear Comrade Lin Erchun and Comrade Zhang Guiqin:

It is with great excitement that I report the good news to the organization. Through my unremitting efforts and of course the active cooperation of Comrade Tao Yushu, our Lin family is finally about to welcome a new member.

You are going to be grandparents...

After he finished writing the letter, he planned to go to Langrun Lake Apartment during lunch to tell the Tao family the good news that Tao Yushu was pregnant.

But then he thought, it would be better to wait until Tao Yushu told his family in person.

He went to the Law Department to find Tao Yumo, "Go to the Overseas Chinese Apartment in the evening, pack up your sister's daily necessities and clothes, and send them to Mianmian Hutong."

"Why, are you moving to Cotton Alley?"

"Um."

"It's fine, why are you moving there?"

"The control is quite lenient. You will know in a few days."

In fact, it didn't take more than a few days.

In the evening, Tao Yumo went to the Overseas Chinese Apartment to clean up, and arrived at Mianmian Hutong at seven o'clock in the evening.

"I'm so exhausted!"

After entering the yard, Tao Yumo put two large bags of things into the house and complained, "You two have both hands and feet, but you just want to torment me. I still have to go to class..."

She didn't complain for a few words, and immediately fell silent after Lin Chaoyang stuffed a two-dollar note into her pocket.

"Your sister is pregnant!"