Chapter 251: She, she's expecting

Previously, she had been worried about how to persuade the old man at the recycling station; after all, that old gentleman had the most stubborn temper and was the least likely to listen to reason, so she had even been conceptualizing how to convince him.

But looking at it now, everything was the best arrangement.

"Alright." The older woman patted her hand and agreed verbally, but what she was thinking in her heart, no one knew.

An Yinan took out a cloth bag separately, "Inside here are the knee pads and fur vest I made for you."

"When winter comes and it's too cold, you wear them. Don't be afraid of wearing them out; I will make more next year."

She gave detailed instructions and even took out the knee pads and vest to let the two elderly people try them on, only then setting her mind at ease.

Although she could remember their approximate body types after seeing them, she wouldn't feel at ease without seeing them put them on.

An Yinan took the old man and the older woman's pulses again; the old man's health was very good, but the older woman's body was somewhat weak, and there seemed to be an old injury in her waist.

"Older woman, I will perform acupuncture for you. I will come again the day after tomorrow; after the acupuncture, your waist will feel better."

"Try to touch cold things as little as possible, and try to keep the things you eat warm," An Yinan said, word for word.

The older woman agreed with gratification, "Sigh, I'll listen to our Nan Nan for everything."

After An Yinan finished the acupuncture for the older woman, she inserted the set of Silver Needles back in one by one, then, using the cover of her satchel, threw them directly into her space.

After leaving the old man and older woman's home, she went to the State-run Restaurant again; this return was hurried, and she didn't know when she would be back next time.

This time she didn't carry a large basket; she just stuffed a few pairs of socks into her satchel, as she had seen everyone liked the socks last time.

Actually, in this era, socks were considered luxury goods; being able to wear liberation shoes already meant one was a Xiaokang family. Too many people didn't wear socks at all, just shuffling along in a pair of shoes was already considered not bad.

Everyone basically made their own shoes. For three seasons of the year, they would just shuffle along in that one pair of shoes. If a hole appeared in the front, diligent families would sew it up, while lazy women would just pretend not to see it and wear them like that.

Once summer arrived, women would hand-weave straw sandals themselves. Straw was everywhere on the mountains, and weaving it into shoes to wear on their feet was both cool and cost-effective—the best of both worlds.

"Nan Nan?" She didn't expect that before seeing Liu Meijie, she would actually see Liu Yun first.

When she got married, Liu Yun had mailed a pile of medicinal herbs in advance; those were her own prized possessions.

"Sister Liu Yun." An Yinan smiled and greeted her obediently.

Liu Yun walked over quickly and looked her up and down, "When I first heard you were in a coma, it scared me to death. It's good that you're alright."

"Just now I thought I had recognized the wrong person, so I didn't dare to call out."

"But I kept thinking, in our County, a girl who could grow up to be this spirited must be my little sister!"

An Yinan wasn't shy from the praise; instead, she smiled generously. Liu Yun liked her free and easy, unpretentious personality to the bone.

"Did you have some urgent business coming back?"

"Sister Liu Yun, are you not working today?"

The two asked at the same time, and after asking, they looked at each other and smiled.

"Hey, I'm here to see your Liu Meijie," Liu Yun answered helplessly.

An Yinan widened her eyes, "This isn't the direction to the State-run Restaurant. What happened to Liu Meijie? Is she sick?"

She hadn't heard a single bit of news about it.

"No, no, don't worry." Liu Yun looked around and then whispered into An Yinan's ear, "She, she's expecting."

An Yinan was even more surprised now; one had to know that Liu Meijie had advanced DINK (Double Income, No Kids) ideas.

At the time, she had been stunned by Liu Meijie's thinking; she hadn't expected that in this era, there would be such a maverick person.

More importantly, Mother Wang (Liu Meijie's mother-in-law) didn't have any complaints and let the son and daughter-in-law discuss it themselves.

"Haha, surprised?" Liu Yun couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw An Yinan's surprised expression.

When she first found out, she had the same expression as An Yinan.

Even more exaggerated than Nan Nan's expression; after all, no one knew better than her how deep-rooted her sister's thinking was.

"But as for the reason, it probably has something to do with you. Let's go, let's go see her together." Liu Yun didn't give An Yinan a chance to refuse and pulled her toward Liu Mei's house.

An Yinan was a bit helpless; was it really appropriate for her to go empty-handed like this?

But she gently pulled back twice and couldn't get her hand out. Although she didn't use much strength, it was mainly because she didn't dare to use strength!

With Sister Liu Yun's delicate little frame, she might break her.

Fine, she'd owe it; she'd bring it next time!

An Yinan kept hypnotizing herself, comforting herself.

"Coming!" Before the knocking sound had even faded, Liu Meijie's response rang out.

As soon as the door opened, she saw the expected Liu Yun, and someone unexpected.

"Little sister!" Liu Mei was extremely happy; seeing An Yinan's affectionate appearance made An Yinan feel a bit flattered.

Liu Yun found it funny and quickly patted An Yinan's hand, "Pregnant women's emotions are a bit unstable, don't be afraid!"

It ended up earning her a roll of the eyes from Liu Mei!

But she didn't dare to provoke her sister now; she couldn't afford to provoke her. Who let her carry one in her belly?

An Yinan smiled and waved her hand, not caring at all. Although Liu Meijie was a bit too enthusiastic, she could still adapt!

Yes, she could adapt, she definitely could!

"Let's go inside first before we talk," Liu Yun said.

Liu Mei smiled, "Oh my, look at me, I forgot as soon as I got happy. Little sister, come in quickly."

Liu Yun closed the courtyard gate and followed behind the two into the house.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw a photo of her on the table...

An Yinan blinked; that photo was indeed hers.

Moreover, it was framed with a black wooden frame, and the glass protected the photo well inside.

"Haha!" Liu Yun saw her expression and burst into loud laughter again.

"Can you explain this?" An Yinan asked!

Liu Mei said embarrassedly, "When you got married, I asked your husband for it. Actually, your husband had quite a few of every photo printed. I heard he has them at home, at the Military District, and if he isn't out on a mission, he carries them on him too."

"He accidentally dropped it when he took out his money vouchers, so I picked it up and threatened him to get one."

Thinking of the pained expression on Chen Xun's face at the time, Liu Mei couldn't help but laugh as well.

An Yinan never expected that you would be such a Chen Xun!!!

"Then this is..." Looking at the photo on the table, it was hard not to think the wrong thing.

The Northeast Military Region is still relatively backward, so the photo is only in black and white.

It even has a black frame; she kept feeling that a white flower should be placed on it, as if that would be more appropriate?

Pui pui pui! Crow's mouth, crow's mouth, children's words carry no taboo, children's words carry no taboo!

"That, um..." Liu Mei stammered, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Only then did Liu Yun hold her stomach and say, "She said, by looking at your photo often, she must give birth to a daughter just like you."

She really couldn't hold it in anymore; it was too funny!