Chapter 92 Full Moon Wine

Shen Dahe’s letter arrived quickly. He wrote that everything was fine at home and asked Chen Cuijuan to stay and take care of Shen Zhiyu and the children. He also mentioned that their team had become the advanced production team in the entire town, and he had been commended by the county.

 He specifically asked Shen Zhiyu to ask Gu Ye if he had contacted any leaders in the commune or county. At the end of the letter, there was a section written by either Goudan or Tiedan. The writing was almost falling apart. In Shen Zhiyu’s words, it looked like a chicken claw had written it. They said they missed Grandma, and that Mom told Grandma not to rush back. They also mentioned that Wang Xiulan had won an argument with someone.

Shen Zhiyu: “…” This last part was obviously written by the eldest sister-in-law, asking Tiedan to write it. Chen Cuijuan felt reassured knowing that everything was fine at home. She was also a little uneasy when she heard that their production team had become the advanced production team and that her husband was valued. What if Gu Ye felt bad because he had just argued with his family? But when Gu Ye heard this, he didn’t react at all.

“I didn’t contact anyone. There are so many production teams in the entire county. Our team becoming the advanced production team is because Dad did a good job. Even if I had some influence, it’s because Dad did a good job first.” Gu Ye was a peasant with no connections or background. He had managed to reach his current position in the army system. He definitely had his own abilities and way of looking at things. Hearing her son-in-law say this, Chen Cuijuan breathed a sigh of relief and laughed. “Well, you still brought him good luck.

Who knows, Yu Yu’s dad is so old, and he still has this good fortune.” Shen Zhiyu was also happy. When it came to the last part of the letter, Gu Ye didn’t react much. Although he was sentimental, once he made a decision, nothing could change his mind. After recognizing people and things, what they did wouldn’t affect him much. Shen Zhiyu: “I didn’t know your sister-in-law was such a good arguer.” Shen Zhiyu was still a little surprised. She didn’t expect her sister-in-law to help her.

 Chen Cuijuan understood much better. Wang Xiulan wasn’t a bad person, but she was superficial. However, she was smart enough to know that a family was a whole, and they would rise and fall together. Like this time, she helped Shen Zhiyu argue. It was because Gu Ye’s status was like a carrot dangling in front of them.

 The eldest brother and his wife were donkeys, and in order to eat that carrot one day, they would work hard to run forward. And the things Shen Zhiyu sent back from time to time were the scent of the carrot, making her believe that she would definitely be able to eat it! Before Shen Zhiyu gave birth, many military wives had come to see her. Some comrades who weren’t very familiar with Shen Zhiyu but were close to Gu Ye had also sent gifts.

 For the first two months, she was in confinement. When the children were a month old, they just had a family dinner to celebrate. But now that she was out of confinement, Shen Zhiyu and Gu Ye decided to follow the rules of the family housing complex and hold a banquet at home, inviting everyone over for a meal. It was a way to make up for the full-month celebration.

After all, everyone had sent gifts. It was also a way to bring good fortune to the two children. With Chen Cuijuan around, things moved quickly. They all lived together, so except for the wife of Chief Huang, she could just let the people who were close to Shen Zhiyu know.

It was unusual for them to hold the full-month celebration after waiting for two months. And Shen Zhiyu and the two children had been cooped up at home for two months. Many people hadn’t even seen what Shen Zhiyu’s two children looked like. They only knew that they were twins. They were curious! “Well, what’s there to be curious about?

The children must be weak. They weren’t full-term. Shen Zhiyu was premature herself, right? I heard her mother say that she wasn’t healthy when she was a child. I guess those two kids probably…” Another military wife who had gone to the hospital to visit Shen Zhiyu with Wang Guizhi said, “I went to see the children when they were just born. They were really thin and small. They were only half the size of my Yangyang when he was born!” “

My goodness, how small were they?” “Ugh, I heard that Teacher Shen doesn’t have enough milk. Didn’t Regiment Commander Gu keep buying formula?” Shen Zhiyu was still on maternity leave and hadn’t gone back to school to teach. Liu Lihua hadn’t seen her either. Hearing this, she was worried. “Teacher Shen’s children wouldn’t really be unhealthy, would they?” She had been from the city before, and city people weren’t as strong as country people. Many city children were unhealthy, and some even died at a young age. Fu Chunmei, who was living next door to Shen Zhiyu, heard her words and whispered mysteriously. “You’ll know tomorrow. Don’t worry.”

 Fu Chunmei lived next door to Shen Zhiyu. Although they hadn’t interacted much in the past two months, she had gone to see them a few times. The children were indeed smaller than normal single-born babies when they were born. But they had grown so fast in the past two months! They were chubby and white, their necks were almost invisible, and their arms and legs were like lotus root sections. They were so strong!

After completely breaking up with her mother-in-law, Fu Chunmei had become enlightened! Not only had she seen through her husband and her mother-in-law, but she had also seen through the people in the family housing complex who seemed to be close to her.

They all pretended to be concerned about Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan’s health, lamenting how unfortunate it was that the children were weak. But in their hearts, none of them truly wished her well.

Seeing those people pretending, Fu Chunmei smiled to herself. She was waiting to see their reactions tomorrow! The full-month celebration was in the evening, but Shen Zhiyu and her family started preparing early in the morning.

They asked Xiao He to help them get five pounds of meat and eggs from the meat processing plant. Besides inviting everyone to eat, they also had to give out red eggs. The red eggs were dyed with red yeast rice. One egg per child. Since Shen Zhiyu had twins, they had to give out a lot of eggs. Everything here was about the color red. Besides the eggs, the two children were wearing clothes that had been made in advance before they were born.

They were wearing bright red clothes.

The children were fair, and they looked adorable in their red clothes, their chubby little hands grabbing and reaching. Chen Cuijuan was delighted to see her two grandchildren. “Oh my, they look like children from a New Year’s painting. They’re so lucky!” In Chen Cuijuan’s eyes, the two children had big earlobes, which meant they were lucky.

They had high foreheads, which meant they were smart. Their noses were straight, which meant they would have good careers. Now, they were chubby and white, which also meant they were lucky! Shen Zhiyu smiled and helped her two babies put on their clothes.

She kissed their faces. “Today is Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan’s full-month celebration.” Tuan Tuan stared at his mother with wide eyes, while Yuan Yuan grinned. Shen Zhiyu’s heart melted. After helping the children get dressed, Shen Zhiyu went to change her clothes too. Not long after she finished, the dishes made by the chef at the canteen were delivered.

 Everything was ready. Soon, people started to arrive one after another. Seeing that Shen Zhiyu looked even thinner than she had before her pregnancy, they were even more convinced that the children were probably not very healthy.