Fortunately, the people in her dorm were all nice and understanding of each other. In contrast, some dorms were chaotic and disorganized, so Cao Ying got to experience the diversity of human nature.

"Sisters, the neighbors are arguing again."

"You're not used to the constant arguing?" Yang Juan calmly flipped through her book. At first, when the neighbors were arguing, they would curiously go and take a look, and try to offer some advice. But after all, it was just the same old thing, and they got too lazy to go anymore.

There were two former educated youths from the same village who had passed the exam and were now married. One had brought her child with her and was getting a divorce from her husband, while the other had left her child in the countryside and was also getting a divorce. These two had never gotten along in the village, and on their first day back from class, they started digging up dirt on each other. The girl with the child had no one at home to look after the child, so she brought the child to the school. The school was very considerate of this situation and set up a daycare center where the child could be sent during the day without interfering with the mother's classes. However, it was troublesome at night because the child, who was not yet three years old, was always crying, and the people in the dormitory were not getting enough sleep and were naturally not friendly.

Almost everyone ostracized her, led by that educated youth from the same village.

He Xiu listened to the faint cries of the child next door and couldn't help but feel fortunate that her family was relatively well-off. She had given birth to a daughter, and her mother-in-law in the countryside had almost drowned her when she was born. From the moment she overcame numerous obstacles to get into university, she planned how to escape with her daughter. In the cold of the night, she carried her daughter and walked for more than ten miles. The moment she boarded the bus home, she cried. It was too hard. Endless farm work, being forced to marry a local, and her daughter almost drowning. Fortunately, her sister-in-law was a good person and was willing to let her daughter live at home. Otherwise, she would have had no choice but to bring her daughter to school.

Cao Ying was still lamenting, "How could someone who doesn't want children bear to?"

The people in the dormitory, except for her, had more or less been exposed to society, especially the few educated youths. They could vaguely understand in their hearts that those hardships could not be spoken of, and that whatever choices they made were made with good intentions.

Lian Yanyan put down her pen and said, "Don't advise others to be kind if you haven't experienced their suffering. Let me give you a simple example: if you cut your hand, you might cry for a while, but Sister Juan definitely wouldn't. Can we say you're being delicate?"

"No, it really hurts."

"Therefore, life brings different hardships to everyone. You can never fully understand someone else's hardships, and you should not question anyone's attitude towards life."

Cao Ying tilted her head and thought for a while: "I think I can understand now."

Yang Juan smiled and said, "No rush, take your time to understand. Sometimes not understanding isn't a bad thing."

Even Yan Yan laughed. It was only because Cao Ying was such a carefree girl that she could speak so directly. Coupled with Yang Juan's kind nature, she could use her as an example. If it were Tao Xin or He Xiu, who were more sensitive, she wouldn't have spoken so directly. It was also because of her social attitude that she was very popular at school. For example, she knew the son of the Party branch secretary of the textile factory, the daughter of the production director of the winery, and the sister of a middle school principal.

The first academic year ended quickly. After finishing her exams, Lian Yanyan went home to visit her elderly parents and saw an unexpected person.

"Second Aunt, what brings you here?"

"You're about to give birth, so I'm here to help you during your postpartum period." Aunt Lian stood up with a smile and gently touched her big belly. "The third son's wife is also giving birth around the same time as you. How can Mother take care of everything by herself? It's the off-season for farming, so I brought Qingqing with me."

He Lanying discovered she was pregnant after Lian Yanyan had already started school. She went to the clinic and calculated that her due date was similar to Lian Yanyan's. After receiving the news from her parents, Uncle Lian kept counting down the days and asked his wife to come and take care of one of them. Yanzi's mother was practically useless; the old lady was exhausted from running back and forth between the two places.

"Thank you, Auntie. I was just wondering what to do. Mo Yan can only take half a month off." Lian Yanyan said with a smile. Actually, they already had a plan. There was an unemployed aunt near their home whose children were all grown up and who had nothing to do at home. They asked her to help take care of the children and gave her some money.

However, this did not prevent Lian Yanyan from accepting her second aunt's kindness.

"Is it hard going to school with such a big belly?"

"Fortunately, the child is very well-behaved and has hardly reacted. It's just that his back hurts after sitting for a long time because his belly is so big."

"Are you sleeping well like this?"

"I slept okay." Mainly because she used her brain a lot and was very tired. Although she would wake up a few times at night because of her stomach, the overall sleep duration was still fine.

In the late stages of her pregnancy, Mo Yan added a railing to her bed in the dormitory. She also had Lian Nai make two long pillows to support her belly, based on the pregnancy pillows she had seen in her previous life. She slept quite well.

The child is indeed very sensible; he chose to be born ten days after his mother finished her exams, on the daytime of his father's day off.

When Lian Yanyan experienced abdominal pain, Mo Yan took her to the hospital. In this era, many people normally give birth at home, and only in case of an emergency will they give birth in the hospital.

When she was admitted to the hospital, she had only had a few contractions. The doctor came to see her and told Mo Yan, "Get her some food in advance, she won't be giving birth anytime soon."

"I understand, Dr. Hao. My second aunt and grandmother will be here soon." Before coming, Mo Yan had already asked Qian Dali to inform the Lian family.

"Thank you, Dr. Hao." Lian Yanyan gasped in pain and thanked her softly. Dr. Hao was the older sister of Mo Yan's comrade-in-arms, and she had done the previous check-ups for her.

"You can't sit for too long. You need to move around before giving birth. I'll have Mo Yan help you walk around in the corridor later."

"it is good."

An hour later, Aunt Lian, holding her lunchbox, was taken to the hospital by Qian Dali.

"Yanzi, are you hungry? Your grandma and I knew you were due to give birth in the next few days, so we made meat dumplings a while ago and froze them in the woodshed. As soon as we got the news today, we quickly cooked them and brought them over." Aunt Lian wrapped the lunchbox in her clothes to keep it warm.

"Eat." Lian Yanyan was being led for a walk in the corridor.

"Nephew-in-law, I cooked a lot, you should eat some too. This is her first pregnancy, so she won't be able to give birth too quickly," Aunt Lian said.

"Okay, let Yan'er eat first, then I'll eat. Is there any meat left at home?"

"Eat together, it'll get cold soon. Yes, there are still quite a few. We've collected almost a hundred eggs. Don't worry, that's enough for Yanzi to have during her postpartum period."

Since the beginning of winter, when the temperature dropped, Mo Yan tried every means to get these things, sending some to the Lian family and keeping most of them at his own home.

Lian Yanyan had calmed down by now and ate two dumplings: "Third Aunt is about to give birth too, so this should be just enough."

"You can have your husband's food first. We'll figure out how to get in line to buy more after she gives birth," Aunt Lian said with a smile. In her heart, she was thinking that most of these things were brought by the young couple, so naturally Lian Yanyan should have a share. The young couple wasn't stingy, so she shouldn't take advantage of them.

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