“Is this what you bought?” Gu Jia Ning was somewhat surprised.
“Yeah, it’s the New Year, I still think fireworks are a good match.” Saying this, Sheng Ze Xi picked up a match, first lighting the firecracker in Gu Jia Ning’s hand, then lighting his own firecracker.
The lit firecrackers made a sizzling sound, and small clusters of fireworks popped out, instantly illuminating a small area of the somewhat dim courtyard, also illuminating Gu Jia Ning’s face at that moment.
Gu Jia Ning gently swayed the firecracker, and the fireworks drew shapes in the air, making her already beautiful eyes sparkle.
Sheng Ze Xi knelt beside her, quietly watching the fireworks bloom, turning his head to say to Gu Jia Ning: “Ningning, Happy New Year.”
Gu Jia Ning was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at him, and saw Sheng Ze Xi staring at her, his eyes seeming to be filled with boundless affection and tenderness.
Gu Jia Ning’s lips curved into a slight arc, and her eyebrows and eyes were also filled with a smile, “Yeah, Xi Ge, Happy New Year to you too.”
Then she reached out her hand, “In the new year, I also ask Xi Ge to take good care of me.”
Sheng Ze Xi was amused by her words, but he still immediately reached out his hand, held hers, clasped her small hand in his palm, and solemnly said: “I will take good care of you, for a lifetime.”
Amidst the blooming fireworks, the two looked at each other and smiled, as if they could foresee the next few decades, supporting each other, growing old together.
After Lunar New Year’s Eve, the first day of the New Year arrived.
Sheng Ze Xi didn’t have training and accompanied her to the nearby county town for a stroll. Of course, they also called to wish Grandfather and Grandmother Sang a happy New Year in Beijing.
As for the Sheng family, Sheng Ze Xi didn’t mention it, and Gu Jia Ning didn’t ask.
After all, when Sheng Ze Xi married her, he hadn’t told his family.
From Fang Manping, he also learned that his father-in-law was furious and dissatisfied with Sheng Ze Xi marrying her, and in addition, Sheng Ze Xi and his father-in-law were not in agreement to begin with. Since that was the case, why should she go and court trouble?
She married Sheng Ze Xi, and as long as Sheng Ze Xi was good to her, that was enough.
Everything else was secondary; she didn’t care much.
She wouldn’t take other people’s approval or disapproval to heart, because after all, the deed was done, and she lived her own life.
On the second day of the New Year, Sheng Ze Xi resumed training, but Gu Jia Ning was worried about the blood test results from the hospital.
She stubbornly fought off sleepiness, her eyes half-open and half-closed, instructing Sheng Ze Xi, “When you come back at noon, remember to go to the hospital to get the medical report.”
Sheng Ze Xi patted her head, “Okay, I know, go to sleep.”
“Mm.” After giving instructions, Gu Jia Ning closed her eyes and fell back into a deep sleep. The training class starts on the fifth day of the New Year, so these lazy days wouldn’t last long.
Sheng Ze Xi watched Gu Jia Ning fall asleep again, tucked her hand into the quilt, tucked in the quilt, lowered his head and kissed her forehead before quietly leaving.
The first day of the New Year’s training was naturally energetic. After finishing the morning training, today's training was also over, because it was just the beginning of the year, not yet officially entering training, and there was no need to go on a mission for the time being.
After the training, Sheng Ze Xi remembered Gu Jia Ning’s instructions and turned towards the Military Region Hospital.
It happened that Doctor Hao was on duty today, and Peng Wenjing was next to them. When he came in, the two seemed to be talking about something.
“Doctor Hao, I’m here to get my wife’s blood test report from that day.”
Peng Wenjing didn’t expect to meet Sheng Ze Xi again, and felt the urge to turn around and run.
To be honest, before, she had been hoping to run into Sheng Ze Xi, but now, without her obsession and feelings for Sheng Ze Xi, she always felt a little awkward when they met again.
However…
Seeing Sheng Ze Xi come in without even giving her a glance, and even seemingly not recognizing her, Peng Wenjing felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.
Sheng Ze Xi was too ruthless, wasn’t he? Although he didn’t like her, at least they knew each other, right? Why did he pretend not to know her?
“Battalion Commander Sheng, you’re here to get Comrade Gu’s test results, right?”
“Wenjing, get the test results from that table there and give them to Battalion Commander Sheng,” Doctor Hao instructed Peng Wenjing.
Doctor Hao got along well with Peng Wenjing’s sister-in-law. Peng Wenjing was currently in the process of transitioning from a nurse to a doctor, and she was quite serious and dedicated in her studies.
When she needed to attend training, she would go to the training class; when she didn’t, she would follow Doctor Hao and learn from him.
At this moment, hearing Doctor Hao’s instructions, Peng Wenjing walked towards the nearby table, muttering to herself: What kind of test report is it?
She seemed to remember seeing Sheng Ze Xi and his wife at the hospital on Lunar New Year’s Eve. Was that woman sick, or something else?
While thinking this, Peng Wenjing had already arrived at the table and started searching through the several reports, quickly finding a medical report with Gu Jia Ning’s name.
She subconsciously glanced at it, and when she saw the results inside, she froze. So it was this kind of examination.
How fast! They’ve only been married for how long.
However, Peng Wenjing didn’t delay any further, took the report, and handed it to Doctor Hao.
Doctor Hao took the report, glanced at it, and handed it to Sheng Ze Xi.
“Battalion Commander Sheng, congratulations! The report shows that your spouse is pregnant, already one month along.”
Doctor Hao’s cheerful expression and words made Sheng Ze Xi, who was about to take the report, freeze on the spot.
He was truly dumbfounded.
It was as if his brain had stopped thinking for a moment, or as if he had been suddenly hit by a pie from the sky, feeling a little dizzy.
After a long while, he finally reacted, his voice slightly trembling, and very soft, asking: “Doctor Hao, is that true? My wife is really pregnant?”
Doctor Hao had seen many dumbfounded fathers, and wasn’t surprised this time, saying gently: “Of course it’s true, Battalion Commander Sheng, reports don’t lie.”
“You can see for yourself.”
Yes.
Sheng Ze Xi immediately reacted, and hurriedly looked at the report, his hands trembling slightly because of the tension.
But he did see that the report finally stated, confirmed pregnancy, one month.
So Ningning’s intuition was correct.
Ningning said that the child and mother have a connection.
She said she was pregnant, so she really was pregnant!
Ningning was going to be a mother, and he was going to be a father!
“Battalion Commander Sheng, hurry back and tell your spouse this good news.”
Sheng Ze Xi quickly nodded, “Doctor Hao, thank you.”
After thanking him, Sheng Ze Xi turned around and quickly left, his steps seeming to carry the wind.
Back at the Family Compound, Gu Jia Ning was in the kitchen, preparing some food for lunch, putting the rice on to cook; when Sheng Ze Xi returned, she could simply stir-fry the dishes.
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