bookbashuk Chapter 367 Those Familiar Movements and Skills
Chapter 367 Those Familiar Movements and Skills
Shen Li watched quietly as Lu Sheng carefully took her pulse.
Half a minute later.
"Hmm, it's shallow, but I can feel it..."
Lu Sheng stepped forward and squatted down in front of Shen Li: "Li Li, I'm so happy, we're going to have a baby."
Shen Li nodded: "Hmm, do you want a son or a daughter?"
Lu Sheng: "My daughter, it would be best if she looked like you."
Shen Li: "Hahaha... We're on the same page, I also want a daughter."
Shen Li rested here that night.
Looking at Shen Li, who was already fast asleep in his arms, Lu Sheng felt a surge of happiness.
He drove the Ming family to despair, leaving them destitute and homeless.
All he wants now is to spend time with Lili; he asks for nothing more.
The happiness I've felt lately feels as illusory as a dream.
He just hoped that this dream would never end, and that it would just continue forever.
Thinking of this, he tightened his grip on Shen Li's wrist.
Shen Li seemed to sense it, and snuggled closer to Lu Sheng, as docile as a sleeping cat.
With family planning being strictly enforced right now, Shen Li absolutely cannot give birth at home.
She had already made up her mind: her eldest uncle was in Shenzhen, and her pregnancy wasn't obvious yet. In May, she and her second brother would go to Shenzhen to let her eldest uncle go back to Beijing, so that he could spend more time with her mother.
In the summer, even a small belly will be easily noticed, and that will cause a lot of trouble.
The most unwilling person in this matter was Lu Zhou—he still had to study and couldn't accompany Shen Li to Pengcheng.
Lu Sheng also had important duties to attend to in his unit and was unable to accompany them.
Shen Li could only comfort Lu Zhou: "You can come and see me when you have your vacation."
There's no need to worry too much about the children. Now that Lu's mother is no longer in Muxi, she stays at home every day.
With Lu's mother looking after her, Shen Li felt very at ease.
Of the six remaining security personnel, four stayed in the courtyard to keep watch, while Shen Li only took Zhao Qing and Feng Ye with him when he went to Pengcheng.
At the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shen Li directly requested leave on the grounds of physical discomfort, and naturally could not mention having a second child.
Fortunately, we are in Beijing now, where the restrictions are relatively relaxed.
It's important to know that the family planning policy in the 1980s was at its strictest.
If you refuse to abort the child, the family planning office will come to your door and take your belongings as a form of punishment.
If you say you're so poor you have nothing to move, then go move things from your parents' house.
Even if they run away, it's useless. If there's nothing left to move, they'll just find someone to drag them away and beat them up. There are countless examples of this.
Many women are even forced to have an IUD inserted or have their husbands undergo sterilization after giving birth to their first child.
Back then, people said that men couldn't do physical labor after getting a vasectomy, so women were usually the ones who got IUDs.
Of course, there are also many people who work in other places and secretly have a second child; this situation is not uncommon.
It wasn't until 2000 that the family planning policy was adjusted: if the first child was a daughter, a second child was allowed;
If the first child is a son, one still cannot have more children.
Later, it was stipulated that couples who are both only children can have two children after marriage.
The two-child policy was fully implemented after 2016.
In the 1980s, the fines for having more children than allowed were very heavy; the fines could even buy a small house.
However, some people did not pay the fines and used the census to register their household registration.
In order to ensure the accuracy of statistical data, the household registration department will register the child even if the birth is an extra birth.
In her past life, there was a similar situation in her hometown: a family was poor and had three children, but only the eldest child was registered in the household registration system. The second and third children were unregistered because they couldn't afford to pay the fines.
Later, when the children were almost of school age, it happened to be the time for the population census, and the two children were able to get registered in the household.
Shen Li went to another place to give birth because she didn't want to implicate her father.
In the top political circles, everyone is surrounded by informants, and even the slightest disturbance can cause a storm.
As soon as Labor Day was over, Shen Li and Lu Cheng went to Pengcheng together.
Before leaving, Lu Sheng asked her where she was going. Shen Li said she was going to Pengcheng with her second brother, which put Lu Sheng at ease.
With Lu Cheng by her side, he felt a little more at ease. Although he would have preferred to go with her himself, he had no choice but to go.
"Once I've finished handing over my duties in the military, I'll take a few months' leave to come and be with you, okay?"
Shen Li nodded: "Okay!"
She is only three or four months pregnant, so this is the perfect time for her to travel to Shenzhen.
Lu Sheng used to live in an apartment complex, but later bought a yard and had it renovated, making it quieter and safer to live in.
Because of her pregnancy, Shen Li couldn't go out often, and with the Women's Federation frequently checking household registrations, she dared not move around freely.
After the June holiday, Lu Zhou came to stay for two months.
With Lu Zhou by her side to cheer her up, Shen Li didn't feel bored at all.
Lu Zhou and Lu Nan will graduate in a year; time really flies.
After the start of the school year, Lu Zhou returned to the capital, leaving only Shen Li and Lu Cheng in Pengcheng.
Luckily, she brought Zhao Qing and Feng Ye with her, otherwise she would have been even more bored if she stayed home all day.
At the end of August, Lu Cheng suddenly decided to go to Xiangjiang to discuss business.
Shen Li also wanted to go—her pregnancy had always been stable, and she was also curious about the Xiang River in this era.
She was also thinking that if she could get started in real estate in Xiangjiang, she might be able to get off to a faster start than in Beijing.
Lu Cheng originally didn't want to take her, but he couldn't resist Shen Li's persistent pleading and finally agreed.
The main reason is that Shen Li is restricted in many ways in Pengcheng and cannot go shopping freely, while there is no such control in Xiangjiang, so she is more free to go out and stroll around.
Lu Cheng came to Xiangjiang mainly to discuss cooperation related to real estate. After arriving, he naturally had to deal with business first.
After settling into their accommodations, Shen Li couldn't wait to take Zhao Qing and Feng Ye to the mall.
The things here are so trendy, completely different from those in mainland China.
At that time, the Xiang River had not yet returned to its original course, and most of the people here spoke English and Cantonese.
Fortunately, Shen Li's English is very good, otherwise she would inevitably be looked down upon.
Not to mention this era, even in later generations, many locals still look down on mainlanders when they travel to the Xiang River.
Most women like to look at clothes, so Shen Li picked out some clothes and jewelry, and then took the two of them to eat local specialties.
It's not uncommon to see people strolling around here with security personnel.
Shen Li even saw celebrities she usually only saw in posters. Back then, the celebrities in the posters wore revealing clothes, but they really had great figures.
Since Shen Li was pregnant, she naturally couldn't shop for too long, so she planned to go back after buying what she wanted.
As the three of them walked out, Shen Li noticed someone arguing nearby. Curious, she looked over and froze on the spot.
Turning to look at Feng Ye, her voice tinged with uncertainty, she asked, "Feng Ye, look, am I seeing things?"
Feng Ye looked over and was stunned when he saw the two arguing: "They look so alike!"
Shen Li strode over and grabbed the man's arm: "Ming Xiangyang, what are you doing here?"
The man looked at her suspiciously: "Who are you?"
Shen Li was puzzled: Had she mistaken someone for someone else? But how could there be someone in this world who looked so alike?
At this moment, the person arguing with the man shoved him and said fiercely, "Tell me! What are you going to do? Don't try to shirk responsibility!"
The man paid no attention to Shen Li and coldly said to the troublemaker, "You bumped into me yourself, don't try to scam me."
As he spoke, the man who had been picking a fight suddenly pulled out a small knife and stabbed at the man.
This scene startled Zhao Qing: How could the Xiangjiang River be in such a state of chaos? They dared to draw their swords in broad daylight?
Feng Ye immediately shielded Shen Li behind him, watching her warily.
Shen Li was extremely anxious and was about to ask Feng Ye to come forward to help when she saw the man quickly knock the knife-wielding man to the ground.
Shen Li stared at those familiar movements and skills, her mind instantly going blank...