AWB Chapter 93 New Life and New Era
Chapter 93 New Life and New Era
The morning sunlight streamed into the bedroom through the gaps in the curtains. Lin Zhe opened his eyes, looked at his sleeping wife beside him, and felt a long-lost sense of peace welling up in his heart.
This was the first week of his vacation, and Lin Zhe turned down all social engagements, spending every day with Zhang Xueying. Like any ordinary newlywed couple, they shopped for groceries, cooked together in the kitchen, and took evening walks hand-in-hand in the neighborhood. For Lin Zhe, these ordinary days felt like a dream.
"Well……"
Zhang Xueying turned over, suddenly covered her mouth, and her face turned a little pale.
"What's wrong?" Lin Zhe immediately stood up.
"N-nothing..." Zhang Xueying waved her hand, but before she could finish speaking, another wave of nausea surged up. She hurriedly got up and rushed to the bathroom.
Lin Zhe followed her and saw her hunched over the sink, dry heaving, her brows furrowed. This wasn't the first time; Zhang Xueying had been saying she had no appetite for the past few days and occasionally felt nauseous.
"Xueying, let's go to the hospital today." Lin Zhe gently patted her back.
"No need, it's probably just an upset stomach..." Zhang Xueying rinsed her mouth.
"Listen to me, go to the hospital." Lin Zhe's tone was gentle but firm.
At the First Hospital of Jinghua City, Lin Zhe sat on a bench outside the consultation room, outwardly calm, but his palms were sweaty. He had experienced gunfire and carried out missions with near-death experiences, but he had never been as nervous as he was now.
The clinic door opened, and Zhang Xueying came out, holding a lab report in her hand, her face showing a mixture of surprise and delight.
"How is it?" Lin Zhe immediately stood up.
Zhang Xueying handed him the test results, her voice trembling slightly: "The doctor said I... am pregnant. Six weeks."
Lin Zhe was stunned.
He recognized the words on the lab report, but his brain didn't process it immediately. Pregnant? Six weeks? He was going to be... a father?
Fragments of memories from his past life flooded back—in that world, he was an orphan, selected by the state from an orphanage and trained to become a military researcher. His life consisted only of laboratories, data, and blueprints; he had no family, no children, and died alone.
In this life, he has loving parents, a gentle wife, and now... a little life to carry on his bloodline.
"Lin Zhe? Say something!" Zhang Xueying gently nudged him when she saw him standing there in a daze.
Lin Zhe then came to his senses and hugged Zhang Xueying tightly in his arms, holding her very tightly but carefully, afraid of hurting her.
"I'm going to be a father..." His voice choked with emotion. "Xueying, I'm going to be a father..."
Zhang Xueying felt her husband's body trembling slightly, and her heart warmed, her eyes welling up with tears: "Yes, we're going to be parents."
On his way home from the hospital, Lin Zhe was as excited as a child.
He called his parents first: "Dad, Mom! Xueying is pregnant! You're going to be grandparents!"
A surprised scream came from the other end of the phone, followed by Lin Guodong's excited voice: "Really?! How long has it been? Boy or girl? How is Xueying's health?"
"Six weeks, still don't know the gender. Xueying is fine, she just finished her checkup."
"Okay, okay! We're coming right away!"
After hanging up with his parents, Lin Zhe called his father-in-law, Zhang Dajiang: "Dad, Xueying is pregnant!"
"What?!" Zhang Dajiang's voice made Lin Zhe's ears ring. "Really? You're not kidding me!"
"Really, I just got back from the hospital."
"I'm coming right away! Tell your mom to come too! No, you guys stay home, we're coming over! Xueying needs to rest now!"
Then, after hesitating for a moment, Lin Zhe sent a message to the Longya group who were on vacation: "Brothers, I'm going to be a dad."
His phone went off less than three minutes after the message was sent.
Longya: "Holy crap! Really?! Congratulations, Captain Lin!"
Dragon Claw: "Wow, Lin Zhe! You've only been on vacation for a few days, and you've already caused a death?"
Long Ying: "From a biological perspective, you were still on a mission in the United States six weeks ago, so the conception time should have been within a week of returning to China, with the highest probability period being..."
Dragon Thorn: "Dragon Shadow, shut up! Captain Lin, congratulations!"
Long Qing: "Congratulations! How is Xueying feeling?"
Long Yan: "I want to be your godfather!"
Longan: "Me too!"
Looking at the blessings on the screen, Lin Zhe couldn't stop smiling.
That afternoon, the Lin family villa was as lively as if it were Chinese New Year.
Lin Guodong and Su Wan arrived carrying large bags and small packages. As soon as Su Wan entered, she grabbed Zhang Xueying's hand, her eyes crinkling with laughter: "That's wonderful! That's wonderful! Our Lin family is going to have a new member!"
Zhang Dajiang and Wang Hui also arrived. As soon as Zhang Dajiang entered, he patted Lin Zhe on the shoulder: "Good lad! You've got guts!"
Then, the seven members of Longya also arrived—Longya carried a box of milk powder, Longzhao carried a bunch of baby supplies, Longying carried a book titled "A Must-Read for Expectant Fathers," Longci carried fruit, Longqing brought supplements, and Longyan and Longyan, not knowing what to buy, simply gave two large red envelopes.
"Why are you all here?" Lin Zhe asked, both surprised and delighted.
"How could we not come to something this big?" Longya grinned. "Besides, we're the children's godparents—Long Qing and I have already discussed it. The seven of us godparents will teach the boy hand-to-hand combat and shooting, and the seven of us godparents will teach the girl self-defense."
Zhang Xueying was amused: "If it were a girl, wouldn't you raise her to be a tomboy?"
"A tough girl is great!" Dragon Claw said. "No one will dare to bully her anymore."
The whole room burst into laughter.
In the evening, Wang Hui and Su Wan busied themselves in the kitchen, preparing a sumptuous feast. The men sat in the living room chatting, their topics ranging from military affairs to parenting, covering a wide range of topics.
"Lin Zhe, you've been promoted to lieutenant general at the age of twenty-six. That's a record-breaking achievement," Zhang Dajiang exclaimed. "When I was twenty-six, I was still a company commander."
"Times have changed," Lin Guodong said. "Now it's high-tech warfare, which requires the minds of young people."
"Speaking of high technology," Long Ying pushed up his glasses, "Lin Zhe, the experts were all amazed by the designs you submitted to the General Armament Department. Especially that concept of an aerospace fighter jet, it was simply revolutionary."
"That's just a preliminary idea," Lin Zhe said modestly.
"Come on," Longya patted him on the shoulder. "Any bit of what's in your head could keep us studying for ten years. By the way, you're not really just staying home with your wife this vacation, are you?"
Lin Zhe smiled and said, "Spending time with my wife is the main thing, but I also have some ideas. I'd like to go to the General Armament Department and exchange ideas with the experts."
As night deepened, the guests gradually departed.
In the bedroom, Zhang Xueying leaned against the headboard, and Lin Zhe gently touched her belly—although it was still flat, a little life was growing there.
"Lin Zhe," Zhang Xueying said softly, "there's something I've been wanting to tell you."
"you say."
"I know your work is important, and I know you're working for the country." Zhang Xueying held his hand. "But... now that we have a child, could you... try to avoid those dangerous missions in the future? It's not that I don't want you to go, it's just... try to go as little as possible."
Her voice was soft and pleading.
Lin Zhe felt a pang of pain in his heart. Over the years, Zhang Xueying had never made any demands of him, always silently supporting him and waiting for him. Now, she was saying these words because she was truly afraid.
"I promise you." Lin Zhe kissed her forehead. "From now on, unless absolutely necessary, I will try my best not to go on overseas missions. Besides, I'm a squadron leader now, and my main job is training and management. I won't be on the front lines all the time like before."
"real?"
"Really. I assure you."
Zhang Xueying finally breathed a sigh of relief, leaned against him, and gradually fell asleep.
Looking at his wife's peaceful sleeping face, Lin Zhe couldn't sleep.
He recalled the worries his parents had endured for him over the years, the care his parents-in-law had shown him, and the scenes of his comrades writing their wills before each mission.
It's time to make some changes.