A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

The cool night breeze blew across the Loess Plateau and also across the Lu family courtyard.

The leaves on the jujube tree outside the window have almost all fallen, with only a few left stubbornly clinging and swaying on the branches.

The kerosene lamp in the bedroom emitted a dim light. Lu Cheng was sitting on the kang, leaning on the table, holding a medical book in his hands and reading it.

Xiulian brought a basin of hot water for washing feet, took off Lu Cheng's shoes, put Lu Cheng's feet in the basin, and then sat on the bench opposite, put her feet in the basin, and washed feet with Lu Cheng.

The soles of their feet played and frolicked in the basin until the water grew cold. Xiulian then picked up the foot cloth, wiped Lu Cheng's feet, poured out the foot washing water, and finally finished washing herself and returned to the house.

Lu Cheng was still reading, and Xiulian was sewing her torn clothes under the lamp.

After finishing everything, seeing that Lu Cheng was still reading, Xiulian came forward and said softly: "Brother Lu Cheng, which book do you think is better, yours or mine?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng withdrew his gaze from the book and looked at Xiu Lian opposite him.

At this time, Xiulian was wearing a light yellow striped shirt with two buttons undone. The rise and fall of her chest was clearly visible, and the beautiful scenery was looming.

Her eyes were full of autumn water, her small nose was slightly wrinkled, and her lips were slightly pursed, as if she was a little angry.

Lu Cheng threw the book in his hand and said, "Looks like it's time to clean up. I'll have to give it a good lesson tonight..."

He bent down, picked her up, and put her on the kang. Lu Cheng was about to reach under the quilt at the head of the kang, but Xiulian stopped him with her hand: "Brother Lu Cheng, I don't want you to use that... I want... I want to give birth to a baby for you."

Lu Cheng paused for a moment, a little hesitant.

In fact, Lu Cheng originally didn’t want to have a child in these two years. After all, in his plan, he would take the college entrance examination and go to university in two years.

If they have a child by then, Xiulian will be the only one left at Lu Cheng's house, and there will be no parents to help take care of the child. How will he be able to handle the situation?

Of course, Lu Cheng also thought about taking Xiulian to study with him, but the child would still be young at that time and Xiulian would be difficult to take care of.

Therefore, except for a few safe periods, Lu Cheng used a protective umbrella most of the time in his married life.

"Brother Lu Cheng, I...if we don't have children, people will laugh at me. And...and I also want to give birth to a baby for you. I...I also want to be a mother."

Indeed, in this era, especially in rural areas, if a woman does not give birth to a child two or three years after marriage, she will definitely be laughed at by the villagers and called a hen that does not lay eggs.

"I was thinking before that since we are the only ones in the family, if we have a baby too early, I'm afraid you won't be able to take care of it. I'm a grown man, and I don't know how to take care of a baby during the confinement period, so I'm afraid you'll suffer."

"What's the big deal? I can take care of the baby by myself. Besides, at worst, I can call my sister over and ask her to help take care of the baby for a few days. Brother Lu Cheng~~"

"Okay. Then I'll listen to you. We want the baby."

Just have the baby, give it early, and when the baby goes to college in the future, the whole family can go together. At most you can rent a house near the school, or if that doesn't work, you can hire someone to help take care of him.

As long as you save enough money, all problems can be solved.

Lu Cheng also thought it through. The most important thing was to make Xiulian happy. He could find other ways to solve the problem.

there's always a solution to any problem.

When Xiulian heard Lu Cheng agreed, she was overjoyed and immediately tried her best to perform well...

This is destined to be another sleepless night...

When Lu Cheng woke up the next day, it was already dawn.

Xiulian, who usually gets up early, slept in today, which was a rare occasion. It was obvious that she had stayed up too late last night.

When Lu Cheng got dressed and was about to go out to cook, Xiulian woke up: "Brother Lu Cheng...you're awake. Don't sleep any longer. I'll call you after I've finished cooking."

"You'd better get up. It's already daybreak and I should exercise. If you get up late, someone might come to see the doctor later."

For a period of time afterwards, Xiulian seemed to be possessed, tossing and turning every night, making Lu Cheng feel a little exhausted.

This went on for nearly a month, and Xiulian was surprised to find that the relatives who were supposed to come every month did not come.

Although she already had a guess in her mind, Xiulian still didn't dare to confirm it.

Lu Cheng felt Xiulian's pulse and found that she was indeed pregnant, but the accuracy of pulse diagnosis is not 100%, and Lu Cheng did not dare to be sure, for fear of making Xiulian happy for nothing.

After waiting for another seven or eight days, Xiulian's relatives still didn't come, and Xiulian even began to show some mild early pregnancy reactions.

Xiulian was happy then: "It must be there now, Brother Lu Cheng, let's go to the commune clinic for a checkup."

"Okay, let's go now and go to the county hospital for a check-up."

The equipment at Lu Cheng’s home cannot accurately detect whether she is pregnant, so she still has to go to the hospital.

The two went all the way to the county hospital, and after a series of examinations, they finally confirmed that Xiulian was really pregnant.

After getting the confirmed test results, Xiulian was as happy as a child: "Brother Lu Cheng, we have a child. I'm going to be a mother."

Lu Cheng was also a little excited. The feeling of becoming a father was wonderful. It was as if he had grown up all of a sudden and was about to welcome a new life, become a father, and take on more responsibilities.

Lu Cheng even forgot how he got home in the end.

However, Lu Cheng bought a lot of food, nutritional supplements, and books on pregnancy care in the county, and even went to look at baby products with Xiulian.

After returning home, Xiulian began to imagine the scene after the child's arrival, imagining the little child being held in her arms and growing up little by little.

Imagine the laughter of children and the warmth of home.

Lu Cheng also began to pay attention and not let Xiu Lian do any heavy work.

As the weather gradually got colder, Lu Cheng stopped letting Xiu Lian wash clothes, and he was afraid that she would be smoked by the fumes when cooking.

Xiulian sticks to Lu Cheng all day long: "Brother Lu Cheng, how can a grown man like you wash clothes and cook? I can do it. Look at other people's wives working in the fields with big bellies. I'm not that squeamish. I can do it."

"No, you are now the key protected person in our family. We cannot afford to be careless. The weather is cold, and the water is cold too. You must not touch the cold water, and you must not smell the fumes. This is a serious matter, so listen to me."

Although Lu Cheng had to work, see a doctor, and study, he still took time to do housework and tried his best not to let Xiu Lian get tired.

Xiulian always looked at Lu Cheng with a happy face, thinking that the luckiest thing in her life was to marry a good man like Lu Cheng.

Not to mention Xiulian, how many young girls and wives in the entire Shuangshui Village do not envy Xiulian?

In the past, people always said that Lu Cheng married a good wife who was hardworking, capable, sensible, and beautiful.

But now, people say that Xiulian is so lucky to be able to marry a good man like Lu Cheng who understands her feelings.

The warmth at home dispels the severe chill of winter, and it seems that this cold season has also become warm.

Before we know it, we are about to usher in the Spring Festival of 76 years...