The Political Commissar’s words made the regiment leader instantly tense up, "No, that can’t be possible, right? He hasn’t suffered any injuries there, has he?"
"Besides, don’t we organize physical check-ups every year? We haven’t found any hidden illnesses in him, so it definitely can’t be that. You should inquire again later; we can’t just stand by and watch him remain single his whole life, can we?"
"This child, we should keep a closer eye on our own kids, isn’t it better to have the aunties in our compound take care of them than strangers outside?"
At this moment, the Political Commissar actually felt that Zheng Long was doing the right thing, "Exactly because we live in the same compound, there’s a lot that can’t be said. If the care isn’t up to scratch, how would you address it? What would you pay? Besides, doesn’t everyone have their own agenda? The baby hasn’t even passed the first month, so small, and right now is the time for milk, surely we have to buy baby formula, which is so expensive. Who wouldn’t be tempted? Can you guarantee that all the formula would end up in the child’s mouth?"
"This..., I didn’t expect Zheng Long to think so thoroughly, I hadn’t even considered this aspect." Original content can be found at noⅴelfire.net
"You, you, you are not as meticulous as he is! It’s different with a sniper background, alright, since he wants to raise the child, let him do it. After all, it’s a life we’re talking about!"
After receiving authorization from his superiors, Zheng Long had his colleagues drive him out of the military district. He took a round-trip ride outside by himself, and after confirming no one was paying attention to him, he took advantage of the darkness to enter the space.
His space had reached Level 11 by now, surpassing Level 10, which allowed him access to the Space Supermarket, albeit with restrictions.
At Level 10, the daily spending limit was 200 yuan, and at Level 11, the limit was five hundred yuan, but a can of baby formula could cost two to three, three to four hundred.
He had no choice but to buy bagged or small-can versions, which were slightly cheaper.
The child was already extremely hungry, plus he needed to buy baby bottles, teapots, teacups, and diapers. Due to the price restrictions, he only bought a small pack.
One small can of baby formula cost 200 yuan, the teapot and cup cost another hundred yuan, diapers eighty, and twenty for the bottle brush, leaving one hundred to buy a soft padded blanket for the child. He would need to buy a few sets of clothes tomorrow.
The money in the space came from the alcohol he’d accumulated over the years, which he sold in the Space Supermarket. Since he had Industrial Vouchers, he had kept buying Moutai Wine without drinking it, storing it in the space, because wine from this era was very valuable in the future. Thus, he decided to try his luck. Surprisingly, he had sold for almost two hundred thousand yuan. If not for these bottles of wine, he feared he wouldn’t be able to buy wine from this era.
Besides wine, he also bought stamps. Although it wasn’t yet 1980, he would spend nearly a hundred yuan each year on stamps from the years before 1980. Those stamps cost just a few cents each, and with one hundred yuan, he could buy many sheets. Even if considered as collectibles, they could be sold for a good price, especially his full sheets.
In the space, he heated water and filled a thermos with it, poured some into a large teacup to cool down, then mixed it with the hot water so it was warm enough before daring to make formula for the child using the measure of thirty milliliters per scoop. The little one was already very hungry – the moment the nipple was put to his lips, he started to suck eagerly. It didn’t take long for him to finish the sixty milliliters and he seemed to still be hungry, wanting more. Worried about overfeeding him, Zheng Long mixed in some warm tap water and let him sip a few mouthfuls, and sure enough, the child fell asleep after only a few sips.
Raising a child is not easy, something he had already experienced, so he was considered to have some expertise. Because the child wasn’t cleaned up yet, he stayed temporarily in the space, waiting for the arrival of the next day.