The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Darong picked up two pieces of firewood from her own pile and handed them to Aunt Sun.

"What are you thinking about? Why do you look absent-minded?" Aunt Sun asked as she took the firewood handed to her by Darong.

"Alas, the company originally stipulated that I could leave the company after 6 and a half months, but today a new notice was issued, which postponed it by 2 months. I am a little upset."

After Darong parked the car, she planned to use two pieces of wood to make a fire to cook. At that time, there was no liquefied gas at home, so people cooked using a small stove.

"How many months have you been here?"

"It's been more than five months, and it's almost six months. I finally made it through, but now I have to walk around for two more months."

Darong pouted dejectedly. She felt extremely annoyed when she thought about having to walk clumsily back and forth in front of the weaving machine.

"Your body is really stupid. I thought it was about 7 months. Silly girl, you just went to the hospital to get a certificate. If you don't tell me, how would anyone know how many months you've been there?"

Aunt Sun laughed and turned back to her small kitchen to continue cooking.

Aunt Sun's words woke Darong up. The technology for prenatal examinations at that time was not as advanced as it is today.

Pregnant women only need to confirm the pregnancy through a urine test and then go home and wait for the birth of the baby. There will be no repeated examinations and B-ultrasounds in between.

Therefore, the hospital's gestational age list is often issued based on the last menstrual period date reported by the pregnant woman.

"Aunt Sun, I'm going to the hospital. Zhong Yunxing will be back soon. Please tell him." Darong didn't even open the door. She pushed the cart and left.

When Zhong Yunxing came home from get off work, he saw that the lights in the house were off. He thought Darong was at her mother-in-law's house in the backyard, so he opened the door and prepared to light the stove.

"Xiao Zhong, are you back?"

Zhong Yunxing had just lit the stove when he heard someone calling him in the yard.

"Hey, it's me, Aunt Sun. Is there anything I can help you with?" After Zhong Yunxing came out of the house, he saw that it was Aunt Sun from next door and greeted her politely.

"DaRong has gone to the hospital. Go pick her up."

Aunt Sun spoke nice words. She said without any preface or conclusion, "Da Rong went to the hospital." Zhong Yunxing immediately looked panicked.

"Ah? What happened to her? Who went with her?"

"She went there by herself. It's dark now. Go and meet her."

Aunt Sun said a few words, but she didn't say a single word to the point. Zhong Yunxing didn't even lock the door and pushed the bike out of the yard.

There are three rows of Nanjian dormitories, and a small alley connects the entrances of the three rows. Zhong Yunxing and Darong live in the first row at the innermost part of the alley, and they have to pass Darong's parents' home in the middle row to enter and exit.

Before Zhong Yunxing left the alley, he ran into Sibeier who had just returned from get off work.

"Brother-in-law, are you going out?" Sibeier saw that Zhong Yunxing looked strange, so he stopped the car and called him.

"Your sister went to the hospital. I'll go over and see her."

"Ah?" Sibei didn't hesitate and turned the car around and followed Zhong Yunxing.

The two of them pedaled their bikes all the way to the hospital entrance and just happened to see Da Rong pushing the bike out.

Zhong Yunxing jumped down directly and threw the car to the ground with a bang.

"What's wrong with you? Are you okay? Is the child okay?" Zhong Yunxing strode to Darong's side, looked Darong up and down, and asked nervously.

Sibei was also leaning on the bike from the back, looking at Darong nervously.

"Ah? I'm fine? Why are you here?"

"Are you really okay? Why did you come to the hospital?" Zhong Yunxing still asked worriedly.

"It's really nothing. I just came here to get a pregnancy certificate. It's nothing."

After hearing Darong's words, Zhong Yunxing finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to help the bicycle that had fallen to the ground.

"I was so scared. Aunt Sun said you came to the hospital, but she didn't explain why for a long time. I was sweating profusely."

Zhong Yunxing frowned and took two breaths.

"Hey, if I had known it was Aunt Sun who said that, I wouldn't have been so anxious. Sister, you're really great. You even asked Big Mouth Sun to pass on the message."

Sibeier also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, shook his head, smiled bitterly and complained to Darong a few words.

Aunt Sun is a famous big mouth in the dormitory. She likes to talk nonsense, brag, and always speaks nonsense. She is the legendary rumor maker. Once you say something, she will make it into something exaggerated.

Darong chuckled. She was so anxious to get out that she forgot about Aunt Sun's big mouth skill.

The three of them chatted and laughed as they rode their bikes home together.

"What certificate do you want?" Zhong Yunxing remembered that Darong just said she was going to get a certificate, so he asked casually.

While pedaling her bike, Darong briefly described to Zhong Yunxing what happened in the factory during the day.

"DaRong, you are cheating. You can't do this!" After hearing what Darong said, Zhong Yunxing became serious, which was unusual for him.

"Why? She is being unreasonable. Why should she delay our departure by two months? Who doesn't want to work eight hours a day?"

When Darong heard what Zhong Yunxing said, she suddenly got angry and retorted with an unhappy look on her face.

"Da Rong, it doesn't matter if you are willful and have a bad temper. After all, the previous incident was not your fault. But if you hand in this note this time, it would be fraudulent, and the nature of the matter is different."

This time, Zhong Yunxing did not indulge her, but argued with Darong very seriously.

Sibei, who was standing by, was pedaling his bike silently. Although he said nothing, he secretly glanced at Zhong Yunxing twice. He was not very satisfied with the way he spoke to Darong.

When the three of them arrived at Nanjian, Darong turned directly into her parents' home in the backyard. Zhong Yunxing had no choice but to follow her into the yard silently.

After Zhong Yunxing came in and greeted Darong's parents, he sat down on the sofa in a depressed mood.

Darong's father could tell at a glance that something was wrong between Darong and Zhong Yunxing, but he didn't understand why Sibei also seemed so angry.

"Why are you back so late today?"

When the family was sitting around the table eating, it was Darong's mother who broke the awkward atmosphere first.

Darong looked downcast and refused to speak. Sibeier stared at her sister and didn't say anything either. After looking at Darong, Zhong Yunxing had to describe what had just happened to Darong's parents himself.

"Hey, your Aunt Sun's mouth is really worrying." Darong's mother responded after hearing this.

"Xiao Zhong is right, you can't do this kind of thing." After hearing this, Darong's father put down the small wine cup in his hand and said to Darong.

You say Darong is amazing, and sometimes she is indeed fearless, but she just can't stand what Darong's father says about her. As soon as he said this, her eyes became red again.

"Dad is not talking about you, don't be so petty. You submitted this slip and it was a fraud. It would be shameful if someone found out."