Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Lin Qingyu's due date is the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, which is the end of the year.

As the months went by, Lin Qingyu's body became much heavier, especially after the winter, when it became more inconvenient to wear thick clothes.

Moreover, she could no longer wear her previous clothes and had to wear her mother's baggy pants and baggy cotton jacket instead.

It’s not so luxurious these days to make new clothes just for pregnancy.

It was also because Lin Qingyu didn’t like wearing loose clothes before, so after she gained weight during pregnancy, she couldn’t wear her previous clothes.

For other women, there is no such 'trouble' at all.

First, the food in this era is too poor and the nutrition is insufficient. Women will not gain much weight even when they are pregnant. There is no such thing as controlling sugar, controlling weight during pregnancy, or controlling one's diet.

Those who can have enough food and occasionally eat an egg are considered rich and powerful.

Secondly, clothes of this era were already very loose, and pants had to be tied with belts, with no waist at all, so even if the belly got bigger, they could still fit into the clothes.

In addition to the clothing problem, after entering winter and being in the late pregnancy, the primary problem that bothered Lin Qingyu was going to the toilet!

Really, she wanted to wear an adult diaper, it was so annoying.

She wears so many clothes and goes to the toilet so frequently. It's hard for her to squat with her big belly. It's really outrageous. It makes me want to get angry.

Seeing how hard she worked, Xie Jin found a carpenter to make a chair-style toilet so that she could sit down and go to the toilet.

I have to say that with this toilet, Lin Qingyu feels much more convenient and her temper is not as bad anymore. She no longer wants to kick Xie Jin when she sees him.

"Tiedan, your idea is great. This toilet is great." Wang Lan smiled and praised Xie Jin, "Not to mention pregnant women, some elderly people with mobility problems also need this."

Nowadays, it is not uncommon for some old men and women to fall into the toilet due to poor legs and feet when going to the toilet.

"Yes, the villagers saw it, and many of them wanted to make one." Lin Xuejun said,

"Old Chen, the carpenter, is very busy. He will make a lot of money at the end of this year."

"Then he must give some to our Tiedan. This is Tiedan's idea." Wang Lan said.

"You are right." Lin Xuejun thought for a moment and said,

"However, it's not easy for me to ask for money. I'm a team leader and I have team members under me. If they just follow the trend and use a toilet, I'm still charging them money. I can't be so stingy.

Think about it, if you want to sew shoe soles, you still have to ask people for shoe patterns all day long. If you want to embroider a pattern, you also have to ask people for help to get the pattern. How can you be so fussy about money every time? "

Wang Lan thought about it and realized that this made sense. It was indeed not easy to ask for it. Whether she could get any benefits depended on Lao Chen's conscience.

If he gives, take it. If he doesn’t give, so be it.

Old Chen was a pretty honest guy. He made some money, and during the Chinese New Year, he bought some things and brought them over, and the matter was over.

-

After Laba Festival it is the New Year. Lin Qingyu is also full-term and may give birth at any time.

She was waiting nervously for the unloading, and Xie Jin was even more nervous than her.

All kinds of anxieties and worries, and even more frustrating are the poor medical conditions, which do not even guarantee having a child!

At night, when Lin Qingyu felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach, she would groan and turn over. Xie Jin would wake up immediately and ask her if she had a stomachache and whether she wanted to give birth.

"Don't be nervous, my stomach just feels tight. I just want to turn over." Lin Qingyu comforted him.

"I can't help but be nervous. We have to go to the town clinic to give birth, and we have to ride a bullock cart. It will take more than half an hour, and you will have to go through some trouble on the way. I am worried..."

Xie Jin couldn't continue speaking. At this moment, he really missed the days when he could just call out and a bunch of doctors would come over.

"Stop! Don't worry. You have to believe that I have survived a great disaster, and there will be good fortune in the future. After I have survived the disaster, the road ahead will be smooth and nothing will happen."

Lin Qingyu covered his mouth with her hand with a serious face, stopping him from saying anything else.

If you talk too much, you'll just be scaring yourself and it will only make you upset, but it won't do any good.

"Yes, yes, yes! You are right!" Xie Jin said quickly. No matter how anxious he was, he would not tell Lin Qingyu.

However, he felt uncomfortable if he didn't say anything, and then Xie Wenyuan became the one who listened to his nagging.

Xie Wenyuan,...

Cousin, help!

Alas, there is no way my cousin can save him.

He still hoped that his sister-in-law would give birth to the baby safely and quickly. Moreover, after giving birth to this baby, it would be best if she didn't have a second one. He had been worried about it for several months.

Other people in the family also have various concerns, but it’s okay, especially the mother-in-law, who thinks that her daughter will look like her and will be easy to give birth to and raise, so there will be no problem.

Just like that, as the New Year atmosphere became stronger and stronger, it was already the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, but Lin Qingyu hadn't started yet.

The whole family was extremely anxious. They had no time to celebrate the New Year because they were worried about when Lin Qingyu would give birth.

Fortunately, that afternoon, Lin Qingyu finally went into labor and was about to give birth.

"Oh, that's great. At least we didn't have to start it at night." Wang Lan quickly took out the prepared things and directed the men in the family to harness the ox cart and take her daughter to the town's clinic.

Nowadays, especially in the countryside, more babies are born at home and fewer are sent to the health clinic.

Some women have given birth to several children. Giving birth is as simple as going to the toilet. Just push a little and the baby will come out.

However, Lin Qingyu was Lin Qingyu's first child, and generally speaking, it was not easy to give birth, so it would be safer to go to the clinic. Even so, Xie Jin still complained about the poor medical conditions in the clinic.

After a night of torture, at 7:35 the next morning, Lin Qingyu finally gave birth to a girl safely. She weighed 2.5 jin (6.12 catties). She wasn't a fat girl, but she wasn't small either.

When Xie Jin heard his daughter crying, he was so moved that he almost burst into tears. The stone hanging in his heart finally fell.

Xie Wenyuan also let out a long sigh. Oh, finally he could have a good sleep.

The nurse brought the baby out and told them it was a girl. I thought the family would not be happy, but they were all ecstatic, even happier than those families who had sons.

"Where is Qingyu? Is my wife okay? I'll go in and see her now." Xie Jin asked immediately.

"She's fine." Before the nurse finished speaking, Xie Jin glanced at his daughter and went inside to see Lin Qingyu.

"Give me the child, let me see my precious granddaughter." Wang Lan immediately said with a smile.

"I'll take a look too."

"Oh, don't push, don't push, you will be able to see it soon."

……

In the delivery room, Lin Qingyu was in good condition. She felt relieved after giving birth. She was finally no longer in excruciating pain, and she could bear the tearing pain down there.

"We have a daughter now, thank you, Qingyu." Xie Jin bent down, smiled and kissed her on the face.

"Yeah." Lin Qingyu smiled and nodded, "I hope she's an easy-to-care-for little angel who won't cry all the time. In a few months, she'll be able to sleep through the night and be easy to feed. I hope she doesn't have allergies or anything."

Xie Jin laughed when he heard this, "You've only just given your daughter a chance, and you've already set so many demands on her."

"Alas, I can only hope. Even if she is a food scum, a sleep scum, and has allergies, I can only bear with it."

Lin Qingyu sighed.

"I'll bear it with you." Xie Jin said immediately, "Our daughter is absolutely the best."

Lin Qingyu smiled and said, “I hope you can say the same after you have taken care of the child yourself for a month.”

-

A month later, late at night.

"My dear little ancestor, just go to sleep. I am sleepy. Look, your mom is already asleep. Let's stop staring at each other."

Xie Jin held his lovely daughter Xiao Tangtang in his arms, strolling and rocking, while chattering softly.

Little Tangtang stared with her big eyes, just looking at her dad so cutely and just refused to sleep.

Xie Jin, ...

Although the daughter is very cute, she is also a real pain to her father and mother. He has been so exhausted that he has no temper left.

Fortunately, there are many people in the family. Not only does my mother-in-law help take care of the baby, but she can also lend a hand and look after him during the day. But at night, it all depends on the two of them.

During this month, he saw Qingyu breastfeeding every two or three hours and suffering from milk blockage, and he felt that she was having a hard time.

It is said that confinement is for recuperation of health, but because of feeding the baby, there is no way to rest properly.

After making this comparison, Xie Jin felt that the noble ladies of the Great Zhao were more comfortable after giving birth. They could find a wet nurse and did not have to suffer the pain of feeding the baby themselves. They also did not have to sleep with their children at night. That was the real rest.

When Lin Qingyu was out of confinement, Xie Jin said to her,

"Let's just have this one child. I don't want any more. I'll get sterilized after a while."

"Okay!" Lin Qingyu smiled and kissed him, "I don't want to have a baby either."

-

This year, in addition to the happy event of Lin Qingyu and Xie Jin having a daughter, Teacher Qiu also came out.

Although Mr. Qiu lost his teaching job, Xie Jin felt that he was actually very smart. After working in intelligence, he studied firearms and was very good at firearms design. So he recommended him to the organization to examine his abilities.

Teacher Qiu also passed the probation period and successfully obtained a subsidy so that he could support his family.

Hu Zi has made great progress. Although his mind is still very young, he understands basic concepts of right and wrong, can take care of himself, and can even cook with the help of others.

"We feel more at ease now that Hu Zi can cook for himself. This way, when we get old and our legs and feet become weak, Hu Zi can still survive."

Teacher Qiu was very happy to see Hu Zi's progress.

Of course, he was still worried about Hu Zi. In Hu Zi's condition, he couldn't really leave adults and live independently.

Even if you can't take care of him, it's okay to just watch him and talk to him.

Therefore, Teacher Qiu hoped that he could live to be seventy or eighty, so that Hu Zi would be fifty years old. It would be enough for him to live to this age. Then their family would leave together, and Hu Zi would not be left alone, as he would be afraid.

They also cannot trouble others to take care of Hu Zi. Apart from them as his parents, no one has the obligation to take care of the mentally handicapped Hu Zi.

"Teacher Qiu, don't be pessimistic. Life will get better and better in the future. Medical care will be better, and you will earn more money. If you want to find someone to take care of Huzi, you can find one."

Xie Jinchong comforted Teacher Qiu.

"If you are no longer around, I will be Hu Zi's guardian and I will take him to live with me. I may be busy with work and cannot always be with him, but I will arrange for someone I can trust to take care of him."

Xie Wenyuan said directly.

"How can that be possible! Hu Zi will be a burden to anyone he follows. Wen Yuan, I can't hurt you like this. You will have your own family in the future."

After hearing this, Teacher Qiu was deeply moved, but he also kept shaking his head.

Xie Wenyuan didn't argue with him. If he still couldn't earn enough money to properly settle Hu Zi when the policy improved, he would be a failure.

-

Unexpectedly, after the Chinese New Year, on the fifth day of the first lunar month, Mr. Qin and his family came home with Tuantuan.

When Wang Lan and Lin Xuejun saw Mr. Qin and his party, they extended their welcome warmly and were almost about to shout "our in-laws are here."

Even Wang Lan couldn't help but wonder in her heart if this relative had left in the wrong place.

No matter what you think, we will definitely give you a warm welcome.

Meng Yan and the others didn't expect that Qingyu's child was already born. They went to see the child and quickly gave her a red envelope as a gift.

After the necessary greetings were exchanged, Xie Wenyuan pulled Qin Tuantuan aside and asked her with a glare,

"How did you come?!"

"I missed you." Qin Tuantuan said with a smile, "Grandpa and the others asked me what New Year's gift I wanted, and I said I wanted to see you, so I came here."

Xie Wenyuan,...

Your parents and your grandfather are really doting on you, they even satisfy your unreasonable request!

"You've grown a lot taller." Qin Tuantuan looked at him and said, "I've grown taller too. I'm ten years old now."

"Haha." Xie Wenyuan smirked and patted her on the head twice. "From a little girl, you have grown into a big girl."

Qin Tuantuan didn't care about his sarcasm and just said,

"There is an opportunity to go to Beijing after the New Year. Do you want to go?"

"What are you going to do in Beijing?" Xie Wenyuan asked her.

"The teacher is taking me to study." Qin Tuantuan said, "Grandpa is going too, to meet his old comrades, you can come along."

"Okay, let's go together." Xie Wenyuan didn't want to miss this opportunity.

If he didn't follow Qin Tuantuan's family, he wouldn't be able to go to Beijing relying on his reputation as a little prodigy.

Moreover, Grandpa Qin has comrades-in-arms, and they are probably in high positions. He could take this opportunity to see the superiors of this era and look for opportunities to see if he can stir up history or something.

"I knew you would like it." Qin Tuantuan took out a few more chocolates from his pocket and said, "Here you go."

"I don't like eating this stuff." Xie Wenyuan was not interested.

"Then give it to brother Huzi." Qin Tuantuan said, "Take me to see Huzi. I haven't seen him yet."

"Okay, then you come with me now." Xie Wenyuan said something to his family and took Qin Tuantuan to find Hu Zi.

Grandpa Qin and the others didn't care, because she was very happy when she saw her granddaughter's look.

Moreover, many things in the countryside are new to her, and it would be good to go out and explore more.

-

When Qin Tuantuan saw Hu Zi, he exclaimed, "Wow, he is so strong, like a small mountain."

"Brother, who is she?" Hu Zi asked Xie Wenyuan.

"A sister, her name is Qin Tuantuan." Xie Wenyuan said.

"Here's some chocolate." Qin Tuantuan gave the chocolate to Hu Zi, "Children like it."

"Thank you, sister." Hu Zi grinned, took it and was about to share it with Xie Wenyuan, but Xie Wenyuan waved his hand and refused, telling him to finish it himself.

"Are you a sister from the city?" Hu Zi suddenly thought of something and asked Qin Tuantuan.

"Yes, my home is in the city." Qin Tuantuan nodded.

"You are my sister-in-law, Hu Zi understands!" Hu Zi shouted happily.

Xie Wenyuan,...

You know the shit!