Feng's mother was busy serving soup to Feng Qiaolan. She paused for a while before answering, "No."
"Why don't you come? You don't want to give birth to a daughter?" Ji's mother saw that Feng's mother's face was not right, so she deliberately asked again, and added, "It would be wrong not to come and come. They are all women. This kind of human touch is always Is there any?"
Although she despised Yang Yuesheng's daughter and didn't want to come, she came after all. Besides, when she gave birth to her first child, she didn't say anything. Wasn't she waiting for the confinement child? When I saw him off, I gave him some money and bought some clothes.
"No." Feng's mother explained with a hint of embarrassment, "She has no mother-in-law. My son-in-law... his parents are gone."
Before getting married, she also asked Ji Huai if the two parents wanted to meet, but he said he couldn't. He was the only one in his family, so wouldn't that mean it would be gone
I heard that the child's father died of illness, and I don't know why the mother is gone. She is also a poor child.
After Feng's mother finished speaking, she went forward to hug the child and let Feng Qiaolan drink soup.
"Dead?" Ji's mother did not expect such an outcome, so she said on second thought, "Your daughter married this man, and his in-laws can't help him at all, so you still have to pay for it? It's better to have in-laws than not to have any."
Before she finished speaking, Yang Yue on the hospital bed suddenly sneered. Everyone looked over and saw her holding her child with her head down, thinking that she was playing with the child, although her smile was a little weird.
Ji's mother glanced at her and was very dissatisfied. She could still laugh after giving birth to a girl!
"There's nothing we can do, we're all one family." Mother Feng sat aside and teased her granddaughter, her face becoming more loving.
Feng Qiaolan felt relieved because of the arrival of her mother. She drank some soup and looked at her daughter with a smile.
"My mother-in-law is gone, and my son-in-law has not seen her. My daughter-in-law has given birth, so she has to come and see her." Ji's mother started to brag about Ji Hao again, "My son didn't even do any work today, he came to the hospital."
Feng's mother didn't see Ji Huai either. She looked at Feng Qiaolan and asked. The other person drank the soup and said in a small voice and a little guilty, "The child doesn't have enough to eat. He went to see if he could buy some milk powder for the child."
My daughter has been crying this morning and is so pitiful.
"Milk powder is not easy to buy." Feng's mother also looked sad. She looked at her granddaughter in her arms and tried desperately to think of a way. "This is not a solution. I don't know if Zhang Ruiniu's sheep in the village still have goat milk. It's really not possible. I can only exchange it with them for some goat milk.”
"You live in the countryside?" Ji's mother had just been gagged when she caught new information.
Mother Feng nodded: "Yes."
"This ward is not cheap. It costs a lot of money for a day. We live in the city and work in a factory. Even with our salary, we think the room is expensive. You also see that the hospital has no wards. You can only say that you are unlucky." Ji's mother She lamented that she was more powerful than Yang's mother, she looked at people with her chin raised, and she spoke more condescendingly.
In her opinion, the country people definitely did not ask to live in such a house themselves. They had no choice but to live in it because their lives were at stake.
The originally relaxed atmosphere at Feng Qiaolan's end also dissipated a lot. Feng's mother had stayed in the countryside all her life. She learned from Feng Dafeng that there was an extra charge for not having a ward. Her heart ached, but it finally eased. She forgot about it for the time being. He was hooked by Ji's mother again.
But Feng Dafeng also dug up some Morinda citrifolia recently and sold it for dozens of yuan. With the money in her hand, she didn't panic. She hugged her granddaughter and said, "There is nothing we can do about it. It's enough that mother and daughter are safe." "
Ji's mother thought that the other party would complain to her for a while, but she didn't expect that the other party spoke in a leisurely manner, as if he had a lot of money. She originally wanted to pretend, but now she punched the cotton with her fist.
Ji Hao stood aside, feeling a little impatient. He had no expectation or pity for his newborn daughter, who was going to be sent away anyway.
Ji's mother pretended to care about Yang Yue, hugged her granddaughter and coaxed her, and then changed her tune, "The meal is coming soon. It's too late for mom to go back and cook soup for you now. Mom will go back to cook in the afternoon. Let Xiao Hao go to this meal first." Come back to buy food and take care of things."
After saying that, she sent Ji Hao to the canteen to buy food. The little money she gave him couldn't afford big fish and meat, so she bought Yang Yue a meat dish or cabbage stewed with lean meat.
Feng Qiaolan saw that there was pig's trotter soup in the lunch box, and kindly asked Yang Yue, "Would you like to have a bowl too? My mother's cooking is very good, and the soup is lighter."
Ji's mother was eager to take advantage, but before she could say anything, Yang Yue refused, her tone a bit stiff, "No, thank you."
She wanted to take advantage. Looking at the pitiful lean meat in the bowl, who wouldn't want to drink tonic soup? If anyone had asked, she would have drank it long ago. To put it at a lower level, if she had never thought about Ji Huai, the two of them had never been in contact, and the other person was not married to Ji Huai, she would drink this bowl of soup, which would be enough to beat Ji Huai's mother. s face.
But the other party was Ji Huai's wife, and she wouldn't take a sip of the soup no matter how much it was replenished.
Ji's mother looked dissatisfied, but she could only follow Yang Yue's words to save face, "She doesn't like pig's trotter soup, so I cook her ribs or lean meat."
"That's it. My daughter is not picky about food. She is in confinement and needs to supplement her nutrition. She also needs to eat more eggs." Feng's mother walked back and forth, coaxing her granddaughter without thinking too much.
Ji's mother: "Yeah, I think so too. You have to eat pork ribs, chicken and fish. When she was pregnant, I tried my best to buy a lot of fish and shrimp, and also changed the beef and mutton. "Hey, look at this kid, he's so big when he's born..."
"You have put in the effort, these are not cheap." Mother Feng suddenly felt ashamed of her daughter, "I only feed her one egg a day, some meat occasionally, and only two chickens..."
It turns out that people in the city have to eat these when they are pregnant. I am really sorry for the child.
Hearing this, Ji's mother looked slightly stiff and replied, "It's really not cheap."
Yang Yue thought it was really funny. It would be good if she could have whole eggs a week, and it would be a luxury if she could eat beef and mutton once a month.
"Mom, I'm hungry." Ji Hao's stomach was already growling and he didn't want to stay here.
I only bought Yang Yue's meal for the meal just now. Ji's mother and Ji Hao haven't eaten yet. When Ji's mother saw that her granddaughter was asleep, she said to Yang Yue, "Mom and Ji Hao go back to eat first, and Ji Hao will come over to stay with you later." , Mom is going to buy some ribs after dinner, and I’ll make soup for you in the afternoon, so you need to eat some supplements.”
Now this child will definitely have to be sent away secretly, or reborn without divorce, or he still has to show off and spend money to buy some meat.
She felt it was a waste of meat, and all the milk she produced was eaten by the loser.
Yang Yue really wanted her to stay and wait for Ji Huai to come back to see what she would look like, but because she had no reason, she could only watch the mother and son leave.
When Ji's mother came downstairs, she was still muttering, "I thought at first that if she had no butt, she would definitely not be able to give birth to a son. But now that she is fine, all the babies are daughters, I think she will definitely not be able to give birth to a son!"
"Look, she still has to buy ribs to stew soup, and she still acts like that. I'm still angry that she lost her grandson."
"How many supplements did you give her when she was pregnant? She's fine now, she's completely gone."
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As soon as they walked out of the door, Ji Huai came back from another street in a hurry, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. When he entered the ward, he saw Feng's mother and shouted, "Mom?"
"Are you back? Xiaolan said you went to buy milk powder? Can you buy it?" Mother Feng asked anxiously.
"I bought it." Ji Huai put the two cans of milk powder on the table and looked at his daughter, "It's hard to buy. There are only two cans in the store, and I bought them both. I'm going to get water and make some for her first, I'm afraid hungry."
After he finished speaking, he took the kettle to fetch water. He came back and read the instructions on the milk powder can, then opened the milk powder and prepared milk powder for his daughter.
"What should I do if I don't have milk? How expensive is milk powder? I can't buy it, so what will I do in the future?" Feng's mother hugged her granddaughter, looked at Feng Qiaolan and warned, "You can't be picky about food, eat more, otherwise the child will be hungry. "
"These two cans will last for a while. I'll check if they are available in a few days and buy a few more cans. Mom, don't put too much pressure on Xiaolan. The worst is to drink more milk powder." Ji Huai reminded Feng's mother.
When the son-in-law opened his mouth, Feng's mother had no choice but to shut up, so as not to offend others.
Feng Qiaolan was holding her daughter. Ji Huai had prepared milk powder and was feeding her. Yang's sister-in-law had also arrived, but Yang Yue's eyes couldn't help but fall on Ji Huai and his wife.
Mother Feng was still a little cautious because she was afraid that Ji Huai would dislike him as a daughter. Seeing the joy of being a father on his face, she was quietly relieved.
Ji Huai really likes children. After experiencing loneliness, he knows the value of companionship. Accompanying a life's growth, adapting to new roles, and exploring the unknown are also valuable and wonderful in life.
"It's so small." Feng Qiaolan snuggled next to him and leaned over to see her daughter. The other party drank milk powder and was about to fall asleep again.
"It's been like this since birth." Feng's mother was helpless and commented, "Fortunately, the nose didn't follow you, otherwise it wouldn't be so beautiful. Xiaohuai's nose is still beautiful, and so is the mouth. Look at the little eyes, they are exactly the same as Xiaohuai. "
"I'll just tell you, I must let him go, and he said he can't tell." Feng Qiaolan was still a little proud and happy, gently holding her daughter's hand, "You'd better not go along with me, otherwise it will be miserable."
Feng’s mother: “Girls follow their father.”
"That's good." Feng Qiaolan's eyebrows were curved and she was very satisfied.
Yang Yue absent-mindedly replied to the words of the Yang family's sister-in-law, and had been listening to Ji Huai and others. The woman liked him very much at first sight, and she didn't see him say a word. Ji Huai was her alternative at the beginning, and she would not be so humble. .
Does it mean that he doesn't like this woman that much? Just can't help it.
Before she could confirm her guess, Ji Huai's gentle voice came, "She's more like her mother and more beautiful."
Feng Qiaolan laughed again.
Feng's mother shook her head, but her eyes were filled with satisfaction for Ji Huai.
afternoon.
Feng Qiaolan took a lunch break with her daughter. Feng's mother was exhausted after driving for several hours, so she also rested aside.
Ji Huai took out the clothes that Feng Qiaolan had changed in the past two days and washed them. His daughter's clothes and diapers also had to be washed, otherwise they would not have to be changed. After washing and drying, I went back to prepare milk powder for my daughter. After more busy work, the sun should go down.
Feng's mother couldn't rush back either. Dinner had to be settled. Feng Qiaolan was in confinement and couldn't just deal with it. He took the eggs and went out. You have to go to the black market first. I was lucky today. I met a fisherman selling crucian carp. I bought a crucian carp and some red dates and angelica, and then I went to a small restaurant to have it processed.
at the same time.
The three members of the Ji family also came to the ward.
Ji Hao didn't come to the ward to stay with Yang Yue in the afternoon. He was annoyed when he saw the baby, and Yang Yue with a dark face made him not even want to get close, so he hid at home.
Ji's mother also followed her son, slowly buying vegetables and cooking them slowly. Ji Zhuang came back from get off work and scolded the two of them before the family of three came to the hospital.
You must know that Yang Yue had just given birth to a child and had gone too far. The couple might get divorced. If word spread in the factory, it would not be a good thing.
She has lost all face. Ji Zhuang is not as stupid as Ji's mother, so he still has to do superficial things.
Ji's mother carried the lunch box, laid out the food, and said to Yang Yue, "Eat more quickly. Mom has stewed pork rib soup and stir-fried vegetables for you. It's so fragrant. Eat more to get milk."
Yang Yue handed her daughter to her without any courtesy and started eating.
Ji's mother reluctantly hugged her granddaughter and walked to Feng's mother, "What did your daughter eat today? You need more meat to breastfeed. Your daughter will be thin."
Mother Feng looked at Feng Qiaolan and then at her little granddaughter, frowning, "I don't know yet. My son-in-law went to buy it. Does your daughter-in-law eat pork ribs? Spare ribs are nutritious and you really need to eat more."
"Go and buy it? The things you buy are not nutritious. How can you get milk after eating random fried food in small shops? There is no meat. If you want to sell good ones, it will be very expensive." Ji's mother said aloud I started to pick and choose.
"Yes." Mother Feng was also worried.
Ji's mother: "I spent two yuan on ribs today. Ribs are not cheap now."
"So expensive?" Feng's mother was frightened. She had never been to the black market and rarely entered the market. Even two yuan for a chicken was too expensive for her. She had not eaten a few ribs at home. The only few times Ji Huai bought it for Feng Qiaolan, she was not willing to eat it.
"That's right." Ji's mother was extremely satisfied with her reaction and began to talk again, "Look, your family is in the countryside. There is no one in your son-in-law's family. Both parents are dead. There is no one to help. You can't suffer. ?When you get married, you have to look at the other person’s family and have someone to help you.”
Yang Yue wished she could laugh out loud, and dipped her chopsticks into the soup. There were only a few pieces of meat, not even a few pieces of tofu, and the dishes were old and unpalatable.
"The child is hard-working and good to us. The most important thing is that the couple can live a good life." Feng's mother was not moved by her, but said this.
Ji's mother thought she was stupid, no wonder she suffered a loss. She was about to say something more, but the next second she saw two cans of milk powder on the table, "What are these?"
She couldn't read, but everything in the bottle was not cheap. It seemed like it was still in English
Mother Feng sighed, "It's milk powder. The child doesn't have enough to eat and is very hungry. Her father bought the milk powder this morning."
"Milk powder is not easy to buy. Did you go to an overseas Chinese store to buy imported milk powder?" Ji Zhuang was a little surprised.
"I don't know. Anyway, it took a lot of effort. Her father said that the store only has these two cans. I don't know how long they will last after buying them. They are expensive and difficult to buy, and it is frustrating." Feng's mother coaxed her granddaughter, glanced at Feng Qiaolan and said Showing regret, "Maybe I didn't take good care of my daughter before. People in the country raise them extensively. In the next few months, the child's nutrition will not be able to keep up. My son-in-law used to ask people to buy coupons, and then went to buy wheat for his wife. She drank a few cans of malted milk without taking any supplements."
"Now there is no milk, and the child is too thin, so he has to drink milk powder."
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Feng's mother really felt that it was her fault. People in the city took such supplements during pregnancy. She was very sad that her daughter had suffered.
As soon as she said these words, Ji's mother's face turned blue and white, which was very exciting. No matter how ignorant she is, she still knows that malted milk powder is not cheap. These imported milk powders are only available in overseas Chinese stores. Most people in the city cannot afford it, let alone the countryside.
Not to mention that you can't afford food, you can't even touch it, and with the little salary you receive, your life is very tight, and you still drink malted milk? Is it so valuable? She thought that country people were so poor that they drank several cans of malted milk during pregnancy. She had never drank a can in her life.
"Mom, don't say that, it's my own problem." Feng Qiaolan comforted Feng's mother, feeling depressed.
"So, your son-in-law is quite good at caring for people. Even though his parents are gone, he can still make money, which is not bad." Ji's mother could only say dryly.
"He is very good, and he is filial to us as a couple. Most of the little money he earns is due to his wife's daughter. He was admitted to college before, and he originally decided to go, but his wife wanted to have a baby, so he didn't. I am willing to go and want to stay and take care of her. So what if the parents are gone? We don't dislike this child. My daughter marries him, and her father and I are very satisfied." Feng's mother became more and more satisfied with Ji Huai, saying When I said this, I also felt sorry for Ji Huai and thought that he had paid a lot.
"He didn't even go to college? Is he stupid?" Ji Hao couldn't help but blurted out. Yang Yue was also shocked by the news and stopped eating.
Feng Qiaolan pursed her lips and said nothing, and her eyes were a little heavy. She and her daughter really tormented him, and the tip of her nose felt sore just thinking about it.
"He said he would take the exam again this year and let my daughter take the college entrance examination, so I have been giving my daughter extra lessons these days. We and my wife have also figured out that when they all pass the college entrance examination this year, we will take care of the children and let them study. "Feng's mother said her decision.
"You can all go to college? You can also make money and give your daughter extra classes. Maybe she can go to college. I think if you don't have parents, you won't have parents. If you have parents, you won't be able to enjoy the blessing. Right?" Ji's mother rarely praises others, and then adds, "My son is also preparing for the college entrance examination this year, and I don't know if he can pass it yet. Your son-in-law is someone who has passed the exam. If he can, let him give me some advice. Son, do me a favor by tutoring my son."
The reason why she said it so bluntly was that she could tell at a glance that Mother Feng would not refuse people. She had such a soft temper and was a good person.
How dare Mother Feng agree? Wouldn't that cause trouble for the son-in-law? Just as she was thinking about how to refuse, Ji Huai, whose parents were dead, walked in from the door carrying a lunch box.