Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

I only spent a few days with Ding Xiaomei in Xinjiang before she went to find Zhou Yanshen, so I didn't know much about Ding Xiaomei.

Zhou Yanshen thought for a moment and said, "No, it's not that. She likes to nag when there are other people around, but she doesn't talk when no one is around."

Su Wanqing's eyes widened: "How did you know? Did you experiment on it?"

"Ahem." Zhou Yanshen swept Su Wanqing up in his arms, carefully placed her on the bamboo recliner, and then slowly rocked her, saying:

"Yeah, my older cousin used to nag me a lot when I was little. Whenever we saw her, we would run away and hide somewhere else to watch her. When we found her alone, we would stop talking."

"Then she has no one to talk to, who can she talk to?" Su Wanqing chuckled, finding Zhou Yanshen quite amusing in the past.

Zhou Yanshen blushed slightly and asked, "How about trying out this recliner? Should we modify it a bit more?"

Su Wanqing lay down on it, carefully trying it out from all angles, then smiled and nodded: "It's very comfortable. Especially when the sun comes out in spring, we can build a grape trellis in the yard, covered with green vines, and sit here basking in the sun and swaying back and forth. It will be so comfortable."

Zhou Yanshen nodded, thinking that his wife's idea was really good.

Su Wanqing continued, "I have some grape seeds from Xinjiang and some seeds given by Director Wang. We'll start cultivating seedlings now, and plant them in the yard in the spring. We'll also plant cucumbers, strawberries, tomatoes, watermelons... and we can pick them to eat when we're thirsty."

Zhou Yanshen imagined that scene, stroking Su Wanqing's belly. Every day after meals, his wife's belly would rumble and move, and the little ones seemed very happy. Usually, except during marital relations when the babies would protest vehemently, they were very well-behaved. He wondered if the babies were a boy or a girl...

However, he hoped they would all be girls, because girls look like their mothers. If he could have three daughters, daughters who are just like his wives, he would be incredibly happy.

Thinking of this, his heart was filled with tenderness:

"I'm afraid the children will be born by then, the yard will be full of flowers and fruit, the children will crawl on the grass, and you, my wife, will rock on the recliner. Just thinking about such a life is wonderful."

Wanqing, it's so good to have you. I'll try my best to finish my tasks these next few days so I can spend all my time with you during the New Year. Don't worry, I'll definitely take time off to be with you the whole time during your labor. After the baby is born, I'll take care of it, you can just rest. Giving birth has already been hard enough for you, you don't need to worry about anything else."

What he didn't say was that the organization originally wanted to transfer him elsewhere, where the prospects were better, but it was too far from Wanqing, so he refused. Now that Wanqing is more than a month pregnant, he's really worried about her.

"I believe you, but you take care of the children when you're not working, but you can't take them with you when you're working, especially not three at once?" Su Wanqing asked with a smile.

Although she felt it didn't matter whether Zhou Yanshen was around or not, having a man by her side was still a source of support, at least she had someone to do things for her, which saved her trouble.

Nobody wants to be a superwoman—if she can rely on someone, of course she'll rely on them. Even if it might not last long, it'll save her some trouble.

Zhou Yanshen thought for a moment and carefully considered feasible solutions: "When the child is a little older, I will take him to work."

Su Wanqing chuckled. The biggest difference between Zhou Yanshen and ordinary men is that when he talks about things, he never just talks, but actually takes them seriously. Therefore, what he says is very meaningful.

A series of movements came from her belly, as if the three babies were fighting inside. Su Wanqing gently supported her belly, feeling incredibly happy at that moment.

But at that moment, an unusual alarm suddenly sounded throughout the military region, the sound sharp and urgent.

Zhou Yanshen immediately sat up straight: "It's an emergency alarm. Something big has happened, and all officers are being summoned."

He tidied everything up in almost a minute, explaining as he dressed:

"This is the highest level of alert. I've never heard of such an emergency in my nine years of service. Relations with foreign countries have been tense lately, so something must have happened. I probably won't be back tonight or tomorrow, and not just me, the entire military region will likely have to go on high alert."

Su Wanqing sat up straight, trying hard to recall the original plot—

There doesn't seem to be such an emergency? Then what happened?

In short, in the original story, Zhou Yanshen was promoted to army commander six months later, and he must have experienced a crisis situation. Perhaps this was an opportunity.

She nodded: "I understand, it's okay, don't worry. My cousin is here now, we have plenty of supplies here, the hospital is right next door, and my surgical kit is with me, so I can protect myself no matter what happens."

Zhou Yanshen nodded seriously and took Su Wanqing's hand: "Take care of yourself. Something big must have happened in the military region this time, something very serious. Try not to go out these next few days, the situation must be very tense. By the way, Commander Li will probably be very busy too, so please ask Aunt Xie to take care of you and bring her some food or something."

Su Wanqing nodded: "Don't worry about us. Take some of the beef floss and compressed biscuits I made before. Don't go too hungry and ruin your health."

She hurriedly got up and stuffed a few pieces into his pocket. Zhou Yanshen kissed her forehead and left in a hurry.

The entire military region was instantly brightened up, and officers at all levels assembled urgently. For a moment, everyone was in a state of panic, not knowing what had happened.

Su Wanqing wasn't overly panicked—as a transmigrator from a later era, she knew all too well that everything would be alright and nothing truly life-or-death would happen.

So she had a good night's sleep.

The next day, after breakfast, she went to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences as usual. On the way, apart from the military family compound which looked so lifeless and serious, the people outside were still doing what they were doing, and were not affected at all.

Although Zhou Yanshen said to stay home as much as possible, she had already made an appointment with Old Master Shen. It had been a week since then, and she had finally managed to see the busy Old Master Shen again.

He traveled to seven or eight places around the area to give lectures and training sessions, mainly at official invitation to various agricultural research institutes to train them on shiitake mushroom and white fungus cultivation techniques. Now that he's back, she's rushing to meet him—after all, the reward she bought last week is still lying in her online storage.

Su Wanqing carried a basket on her back, which was empty. She was just waiting to see what would happen and stuff things from her spatial storage into it, just like Doraemon's magic pocket.

She had just gotten into the tricycle—that's right, these days she avoids walking whenever possible, only regretting that cars aren't common enough yet. She plans to learn to drive next year and buy one for the convenience of driving.

As soon as she sat down, the space started flashing; it turned out the weekly refresh time had arrived again! Su Wanqing immediately opened it.