Old Madam Wei liked Qin Shu very much, because Qin Shu gave Old Madam Wei a pair of gold earrings as a gift before the New Year. Old Madam Wei felt that Qin Shu was polite and sensible, and thought that neither of her two daughters-in-law had such good sense. Although Miss Qin was a little confused in the past, she was born in a wealthy family and knew etiquette very well. So, as a courtesy, Old Madam Wei decided to prepare an extra red envelope for the New Year, which was prepared for Miss Qin Shu.
Qin Shu didn't care whether there was a New Year's red envelope or not, she was so happy. Although she was spending her second Spring Festival in Beijing, she was sick during the first one. This was the first formal Spring Festival in the north that Qin Shu experienced. Alas, although the Spring Festival in both the north and the south is lively, there are still many differences between the Spring Festival in the north and the south. The first one is that the Spring Festival in the north does not make rice cakes or prepare so many preserved meats. The weather in the north is colder, and all kinds of chicken, fish, elbows and meat must be cooked in advance before the New Year. Qin Shu's favorite is the fried fish and meatballs made by Chen Xuan. In Qin Shu's words, they are better than those in the restaurant.
"I'm just a country girl." Seeing Qin Shu helping out while secretly eating, Chen Xuan just smiled good-naturedly, and when Qin Shu handed her food, she didn't refuse. I don't know if it's because of the pregnancy, although Chen Xuan used to like eating fish and meat, she wasn't greedy, but now for some reason, she likes to eat meat. Chen Xuan couldn't help but talk about this with Li, Chen Xuan said, "Sister-in-law, does pregnancy make you greedy?"
Li opened the lid of the pot, and the aroma of meat immediately wafted out of the pot. Li took a pair of chopsticks to test the softness of the chicken, and then covered the pot again, saying to Chen Xuan, "This is not greed. I was like this when I was pregnant with Ajie and Aming. If I didn't eat some meat one day, I would want to lick the salted fish."
Chen Xuan quietly pinched a meatball and stuffed it into Li's mouth. Li had no choice but to eat it and whispered, "I'm fine now." Since she was not pregnant, Chen Xuan should eat more.
Chen Xuan blinked and stuffed one into Wang Damei's pocket as well.
The three of them smiled secretly and continued to prepare food for the New Year.
As the saying goes, a skinny cook weighs only 800 kilograms.
Even though Old Mrs. Wei often has to supervise the kitchen, she can't help but want to taste the food from time to time.
This year's Spring Festival was still lively, especially before the festival, when the strawberry dividends were distributed. Chen Xuan, Wei Nian and Wei Yin all had an extra number on their bank deposits. It was not only the Wei family that was lively, but also the Cheng Su family. Cheng Su had been looking forward to the birth of a child since the middle of the twelfth lunar month, but in the end, she waited impatiently until New Year's Eve, and then, on the night of New Year's Eve, Mrs. Cheng started. When she went to the Cheng family to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the New Year, she saw red silk hanging on the Cheng family's door and knew that the Cheng family had a new baby.
Chen Xuan stopped immediately and said to Wei Nian, "I'm pregnant now. I can't enter a woman's house where she's just given birth. It would affect her breast milk. Brother Nian, I'll wait in the car and won't go in." "Acting on breast milk" means that if a pregnant woman enters a woman's house, it will have an adverse effect on her breast milk.
Wei Nian thought about it and realized that this made sense. He took off his coat and handed it to Chen Xuan, "It's cold in the car."
Chen Xuan was about to put it back for Wei Nian to wear, but Wei Nian had already gotten into the car and was heading for Cheng's house.
Cheng Su was still talking, "Why didn't my sister-in-law come with you?"
Wei Nian wished Cheng's parents a happy new year and said vaguely, "I'll tell her about your good news later. I saw the red silk hanging outside your front door. Is your sister-in-law born?"
Cheng Su started talking, pulling Wei Nian to introduce how extraordinary his son was. Although the child was only two days old, Cheng Su was able to find countless advantages of his son in these two short days. Then, in a tone that was both humble and boastful, he told Wei Nian what he had said to relatives and friends a thousand two hundred times, "It turned out that the delivery date was in the twelfth lunar month. You said I was so anxious that I wanted to spank that kid. Ah, it turned out that they were waiting for the time. It has to be born on the first day of the new year to have the right time!"
Wei Nian was very reluctant to reveal the good news of Chen Xuan's pregnancy, mainly because Chen Xuan was not yet three months pregnant, and Wei Nian was worried. After saying goodbye to the Cheng family, Wei Nian said to Chen Xuan, "It's just a son, look how happy Ah Su is."
Chen Xuan returned the coat to Wei Nian with a smile, "Giving birth to a son is a happy event."
"Tsk, why is it so?" Wei Nian continued to put the coat on Chen Xuan, complaining to Chen Xuan, "It was all because of your procrastination earlier. Otherwise, how could we fall behind Asu?"
"You can't blame me, who told me that we can't be husband and wife without love?" Chen Xuan's business skills have made her eloquent. She glanced at Wei Nian and said, "How dare you blame me? You delayed my son from meeting me."
Wei Nian immediately looked as if he was watching his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose. He touched the bridge of his nose, took Chen Xuan's hand, and spoke softly and tenderly, "Okay, you can't get angry while you're pregnant. It will affect the child's temperament. Let's go to Mr. Wen's place for a walk. It's time to go home." He also asked Chen Xuan if she was thirsty or tired, opened the car door for Chen Xuan, and helped Chen Xuan get in the car. In short, this is what a guilty person looks like.
When they got in the car, Wei Nian said again, "I have to pick a name for our son first. He can't be called Da Gen like the boy from Asu's family. That's terrible." He expressed his contempt for the name of Cheng Su's eldest son. In Wei Nian's opinion, it was extremely rustic.
"Didn't we ask Grandpa to name them?" The names of the boys in the Wei family were all chosen by Grandpa Wei himself, but the names of the girls were much more casual. For example, the names of Wei Jin and Wei Yin were chosen by Grandma Wei, and their meanings are very simple. For example, the name of Yun Jie'er was chosen by Li.
Wei Nian said, "Even if daddy gives his son a full name, I can also give my son a nickname. Besides, if it's a girl, shouldn't I give her a nice name in advance?" Wei Nian is a modern person. As for his children, he likes them all, as long as they are his first child.
Chen Xuan said, "I still want the first child to be a son so that the older brother can take care of the younger sister. If the first child is a girl, it will be too hard for the eldest daughter."
"If it were my daughter, I would not let her suffer at all. Before she got married, she was the aunt at home. After she got married, I would let her live with her grandson at her parents' home. She would not suffer any grievances at all."
Chen Xuan thought about it, and realized that most of the aunties nowadays were like this. With this in mind, she felt that as long as she worked hard to make money and live a good life, she wouldn't worry too much about her daughter suffering. At worst, she could just let her daughter live at her parents' home.
The two of them muttered some useless family talk and went to Mr. Wen's house.
Mr. Wen's house was still crowded with guests.
The two of them prepared to take a walk and then returned. Chen Xuan went to talk to Mrs. Wen. Mrs. Wen brought candied fruit for Chen Xuan to eat. Chen Xuan couldn't help swallowing her saliva when she saw the red pickled fruit with a sour and sweet aroma. However, the doctor at Tongrentang said that hawthorns cannot be eaten during pregnancy, so Chen Xuan took a look eagerly and took a candied date instead. Mrs. Wen didn't know why she was so sensitive. She couldn't help but look at Chen Xuan's belly and looked at Chen Xuan with questioning eyes. Chen Xuan smiled embarrassedly. Mrs. Wen immediately ordered the maid to replace Chen Xuan's tea with hot milk. She didn't ask much about Chen Xuan's pregnancy, but just asked her to take care of herself. She didn't keep Chen Xuan and her husband for long.
On the way home, Chen Xuan told Wei Nian about this, "Mrs. Wen must have noticed it, but she didn't ask a single question."
Wei Nian smiled, "Mrs. Wen is very familiar with human nature, and she must have guessed that you are not pregnant for long. Not to mention a small family like ours, even in a large family, you cannot casually tell others about a pregnancy within three months. Mrs. Wen has a lot of people around, so even if she guessed it, she can't ask in front of them."
Chen Xuan nodded, "That's right."
Chen Xuan also talked to Wei Nian about the Cheng family's third-day bathing ceremony tomorrow. Chen Xuan couldn't go with them, but she had already made preparations for the ceremony. Cheng Su and Wei Nian were not ordinary friends, so Chen Xuan had already gone to a gold and silver shop and asked an old craftsman to make a pair of gold locks and anklets. When the time came, Wei Nian would take them over, which would be decent.
On the third day of the first lunar month, the eldest son and grandson of the Cheng family had their third birthdays. On the fourth day, married daughters returned to their parents' home. The Wei family prepared chicken, fish, and pork early in the morning, and Wei Nian went to pick up his eldest sister and nephew to return to their parents' home. Zhao's eldest brother-in-law also came to his wife's house to wish his father-in-law and mother-in-law a happy new year.
Wei Nian saw that Zhao's elder brother-in-law looked worried, but he didn't ask because the children were there. When they arrived at the old house, Wei Nian didn't need to ask, Wei Jin told them directly. It turned out that something happened to Zhao's elder sister's family, the Lu family, who worked in the military supply department. Lu originally worked in the military supply department as a small position, but before the New Year, he was asked by his superiors to transfer him to a cold government office. With such a thing happening to the Lu family, the Zhao family didn't have a good New Year.
When Wei Jin talked about this, he first scolded Lu San, "What a scoundrel who brought disaster to the family. Originally, the Lu family's uncle was doing a good job as an official, but Lu San, a loser with no sense of justice, dared to covet the commander's woman. If the Lu family's uncle hadn't begged his superiors, he wouldn't even have the position he has now!"
After Wei Jin explained the whole story, the Wei family realized that Lu San was still a playboy. Although the family married him a beautiful wife, they could not keep Lu San's heart. Not only did he have a dancer as his mistress, but now he was so crazy that he wanted to mess with the commander's woman. Now he has implicated the whole family, which is really embarrassing. After talking about Lu San's ridiculous things, Wei Jin was very grateful, "Fortunately, Ah Yin didn't tell him at the beginning."
Chen Xuan only sighed about the Lu family's affairs and didn't take it to heart. However, not long after, she heard Qin Shu mention the news about Ms. Chen. Although Qin Shu had always been at odds with Ms. Chen, he was deeply sorry when talking about this matter. Qin Shu said, "Even if you quit the socialite scene, it's too unfair to be someone's mistress."
Chen Xuan listened carefully to Qin Shu's words and found out that Ms. Chen was a mistress of a military commander named Miao. Chen Xuan was quite surprised and asked in confusion, "Ms. Chen has a business like Daxingsheng, why would she work for others as a mistress!" Chen Xuan still remembered how Ms. Chen talked about national industry. She remembered that Ms. Chen graduated from a foreign university and was very knowledgeable. Moreover, Ms. Chen was not without money!
Qin Shu sighed, "No matter how much money Daxingsheng makes, it's still hard to support a family of parasites who only know how to spend money and show off. Now the whole Chen family is counting on her. I really don't know what she's thinking to support such a bunch of useless people."
Chen Xuan turned around and talked to Wei Nian about this matter. Chen Xuan asked, "Could it be that Lu San offended Ms. Chen?"
"Most likely." Wei Nian has always been a person who doesn't care about anything and just ignores it. "Who cares? It's his fault for being blind!"
"Ms. Chen is also quite pitiful." Chen Xuan used to dislike Ms. Chen, but now she felt a little sympathetic. Wei Nian sneered, "What's so pitiful about her? She's already old, who would force her to be someone's mistress? In the end, she wanted to do it herself! If she wanted to do it, why would she act like she had no choice?"
"Brother Anian, you don't know that Ms. Chen is supporting her family." After telling Wei Nian about Ms. Chen's support for her family, Wei Nian's sneer turned into a cold laugh, "What can be provided for a family like this? Grown men are being supported by women. They should just die!"
"Maybe it's because of blood relationship that he can't let it go."
"Don't worry about these boring things. Come and see the names I gave to our children."
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