It was Auntie Lu who, seeing Mother Huo and the Third Granduncle each holding a swaddled baby, couldn't help but crane her neck for a peek.
Suisui and Zhaozhao had just had their fill and were in a half - awake state.
Their eyes were half - closed.
Their little mouths smacked from time to time. They looked incredibly cute.
"Sister, are your grandkids twins or fraternal twins?"
Mother Huo lifted the corners of her mouth slightly. "Fraternal twins."
"Wow, what good fortune!"
Even though they weren't her own children, Auntie Lu sincerely complimented them.
"These two kids are so good - looking. They must be smart."
Mother Huo was good at socializing. Hearing Auntie Lu praise her two lovely grandkids, she immediately returned the compliment. "Your kids are also well - built and healthy."
The two of them chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
However, the unexpected happened in an instant.
As the group reached the second floor, they saw several seven - or eight - year - old kids squatting at the corner of the second - floor corridor.
One of the kids held his right hand high up.
Before anyone could react,
There was a deafening "BOOM!" ringing in their ears.
Suisui and Zhaozhao were almost asleep.
The moment they heard the sound, they both instinctively shrank their necks.
The Third Granduncle and Mother Huo quickly patted their swaddles. "Be good, don't be afraid. Grandma (Great - grandfather) is here."
But no matter how they coaxed, it didn't work.
The two kids burst into tears instantly.
This broke the hearts of the Third Granduncle and Mother Huo.
On the other hand, Captain Lu seemed to have realized something was wrong.
"Mom, are the kids okay?"
Auntie Lu replied, "It's okay. They're sleeping soundly like little pigs."
Hearing this, Jiang Si frowned and looked over.
The sound was so loud that even she was startled.
How could Captain Lu's child not react at all?
Fortunately, Auntie Lu also realized something was amiss at this point.
She gently shook the child. "Baby? Wake up."
After shaking the child several times, there was still no reaction.
Auntie Lu panicked. "Shuanzi, what's wrong with this child? Why is he sleeping so deeply?"
As she spoke, she patted the child's back.
Just then, a little bit of white foam oozed from the child's mouth.
Jiang Si had only suspected it before, but now, based on the child's various reactions,
She was basically certain.
The child must have been given medicine.
Huo Tingzhou's next words also confirmed her suspicion.
"You should take the child to the pediatric department quickly. The child might have been given sedatives or sleeping pills."
He had been given such medicine many times when he was a child, and there was always such white foam at the corner of his mouth when he woke up.
What?
Given medicine?
"Damn it! The child is so young. Which heartless person gave him the medicine..."
Before Auntie Lu could finish speaking, Captain Lu picked up the child and ran towards the pediatric department.
Auntie Lu quickly chased after him.
Their commotion soon caught the attention of other military dependents.
Especially those in the same ward as Captain Lu. They all came out one after another.
Seeing Auntie Lu crying like a tearful mess, they all surrounded her.
"Auntie, what happened?"
Weren't they happily going to pick up the eldest grandson for discharge just now? Why was she crying like this?
Auntie Lu didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at this time.
She thought it was her son who had offended someone.
But when the other military dependents heard this, their hearts sank.
They didn't have time to comfort Auntie Lu anymore. They all rushed to the nursery on the fourth floor in a hurry.
...
The military hospital was in a complete uproar that day. It was more than twenty days later when Jiang Si learned about the follow - up from Huo Tingzhou.
To be honest, Jiang Si didn't expect this matter to drag on for so long.
Mother Huo was also very puzzled. "Isn't the evidence of this case conclusive? Why has it been dragging on for so long?"
It was said that when the military dependents rushed to the nursery that day, Tan Mingna had already prepared soapy water.
She was about to pour soapy water into Captain Lu's son's stomach to wash it.
The angry dependents immediately got into a scuffle with her on the spot.
However, she deserved every bit of the beating.
The children were only a few days old. She gave them medicine just because she thought they were noisy.
The dosage she gave was that for an adult!
When the pediatric doctors received the news, they were in despair.
How could they wash the stomachs of such young children?
After discussion, they could only prescribe medicine and give intravenous drips.
But this medicine had great side effects. Half of the children had high fevers and kept vomiting that night.
The most pitiful one was Captain Lu's child.
Due to a severe allergic reaction, the child was in a deep coma when sent to the emergency room.
Although the child's life was saved, he was still in the intensive care unit of the military hospital.
No one knew if there would be any sequelae in the future.
What was even more abominable was that in order to cover up her actions, this person actually secretly swapped Captain Lu's child with another military dependent's child!
Even though almost a month had passed since this incident, Mother Huo would still get angry and feel a pain in her liver just thinking about it.
Of course, there was also more fear.
"Fortunately, you didn't put the kids in the nursery back then. Otherwise, the kids would have suffered so much!"
Jiang Si didn't comment.
It was only after she became a mother that she realized that principles really varied from person to person.
If there were no principles, then so be it.
Anyway, in front of her two little darlings, she was completely defenseless.
Especially now that the kids were almost a month old, their little faces were chubby, like cream puddings. They looked so cute that she just wanted to take a bite.
Actually, when she watched "Crayon Shin - chan" when she was a child, Jiang Si couldn't understand.
Why was Shin - chan's profile like that?
It wasn't until she saw the profiles of her two babies when they were asleep.
Without exaggeration, it was an exact replica.
Just one look and Jiang Si's heart melted.
As a mother, she couldn't bear to let the kids suffer the slightest bit of grievance.
If they were bullied by outsiders, she would be heartbroken!
Thinking about these things, Jiang Si asked, "Does Tan Mingna have a very powerful backer?"
It should be so. Otherwise, with conclusive evidence, the case wouldn't have dragged on for so long.
Huo Tingzhou didn't deny it. Tan Mingna's father was the deputy division commander of the 26th Division of the Yangcheng Military Region.
But a mere deputy division commander wasn't powerful enough to cover up everything.
The key problem was that after Tan Mingna was arrested, the Tan family submitted a report.
Hearing this, Jiang Si was so angry that she laughed. "Is she claiming to be insane?"
Hearing this, Huo Tingzhou looked at her in surprise.
"She really is."
Jiang Si looked sarcastic. No wonder there would be such regulations in later generations. It turned out that everything had a precedent.
She just wasn't convinced. "Does that mean that a person with mental illness doesn't have to take responsibility for killing or arson?"
"That's not the case. She will still be judged according to the law."
Jiang Si still didn't understand. If she would be judged according to the law, why was the case dragging on for so long?
Huo Tingzhou was silent for a while. "Because too many people are involved."
With Tan Mingna's situation, she shouldn't have been able to get into the military hospital.
But the Tan family used their connections and pulled strings to arrange for her to work in the military hospital.
Not to mention how she got into the military hospital.
Apart from Tan Mingna herself, this incident would have far - reaching consequences.
Doctor Jiang, the director of the obstetrics and gynecology department, the president of the military region hospital, the leader of the Workers' Propaganda Team, the military representative, other employees in the nursery, the director of the pharmacy... All of these people would be punished.
Even the entire military region hospital had to be shut down for rectification and carry out a half - month ideological and political education campaign.
As the saying goes, "Pull one hair and the whole body is affected."
The impact of this incident was indeed profound.
Fortunately, after being convicted of multiple crimes, Tan Mingna was directly sentenced to death by firing squad.
The most unlucky one was Doctor Jiang. Not only was half a year's salary deducted from her, but she was also demoted.
To Jiang Si's surprise, as soon as the punishment notice was issued, all the military dependents in the family compound spontaneously went to the military region hospital to voice their grievances for Doctor Jiang and others.
Thankfully, the notice of Doctor Jiang's demotion was finally revoked.
Seeing this, Jiang Si finally had one thing off her mind. After all, she had troubled Doctor Jiang a lot during her pregnancy.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when the children reached their full - month mark.
