Stanley Ho and Tian Zhenzhen chatted for a while, and then began to clean up the house.
Their two families are complicated, and neither of them has any relatives or elders to help them.
If you don’t have parents or relatives, you have to rely on yourself for everything.
Tian Zhenzhen stayed in the hospital for a few days, and Stanley Ho accompanied him throughout the whole process, so the house was not cleaned much. There was a layer of dust on the floor and furniture.
There is also the dirty laundry accumulated in the hospital that needs to be washed.
The thermos bottles, lunch boxes, wash basins and other items brought to the hospital also need to be cleaned and put away.
We also need to prepare milk soup and confinement meal for the mother...
Stanley Ho was so busy that his feet never touched the floor. It was only in the evening that he finished his work.
"Hey, husband, my incision still hurts a little."
Tian Zhenzhen was lying on the bed, looking at the child and recuperating.
Her complaint, which was said casually, gave Stanley Ho an inspiration.
Stanley Ho took out the new mobile phone he bought after receiving his first salary. Well, it was not the latest clamshell or color screen mobile phone, but the most common blue screen candy bar model.
The mobile phone is very compact, the price is relatively affordable, and it is not a random brand.
Dibit, a big brand in Taiwan.
In the small county town of 2003, Hong Kong and Taiwan brands are still very popular.
Stanley Ho pressed a series of numbers familiarly, and after a few clicks, the call was connected.
"Hey, is this Aunt Xu? I'm Xiao He, Xiao He from the obstetrics and gynecology ward of the county hospital!"
"Yes, yes, we are discharged from the hospital today and are already home. Has your granddaughter-in-law given birth? Oh, she is a big fat boy. Congratulations, congratulations!"
"I would say that you have always been a lucky person. Look, now you have four generations living under the same roof..."
"Well, I have something to ask you. Didn't my wife just have a cesarean section? It's been several days. The doctor said the wound is recovering well, but she still feels pain at the incision."
"My wife and I don't understand this. You are well-informed and know a lot. I just want to ask you how to take care of her in this situation!"
"Oh, eating pigeons? Pigeon meat helps the recovery of the incision? Oh, I'm just saying, I still have to ask you old people about this kind of thing!"
"Oh, don't drink too much. If you drink too much pigeon soup, your breast milk will return? Huh? What's going on?"
"Oh, that's it! Eating leeks will also restore breast milk? Oh my god, thank you for calling me. My wife usually likes to eat vegetarian dumplings, and she just urged me to go to the vegetable market to buy leeks for her!"
"Aunt Xu, thank you, thank you so much. Otherwise, we would really have done something wrong with Hutu!"
"It's just that, no matter how good the milk powder is, it can't be as nutritious as the mother's milk!"
Ho Hongtu praised him on his cell phone, and his tone of thanks at the end was extremely sincere.
Aunt Xu on the other side can also feel it through the phone receiver.
Aunt Xu was very pleased. As an old man, she was afraid that she would become useless and be disliked by young people.
Not to mention strangers, even when facing their own flesh and blood, old people will become cautious from time to time.
And once people get older, it is easy to become nagging.
Sometimes, my own children can’t stand it and find them annoying.
Just like this time, the eldest grandson brought his wife back to his hometown, but was unexpectedly premature and his son and daughter-in-law were not around. Aunt Xu, a grandmother, went to the hospital to take care of her.
There is a generation gap between Aunt Xu and her daughter-in-law, not to mention the granddaughter-in-law who is another level apart.
Aunt Xu felt that her granddaughter-in-law was too squeamish and always talked about science and civilization.
The brand new diaper ring she prepared for me was made of pure cotton gauze, soft and breathable, how good it is. But people don't like it and insist on spending money to buy diapers.
Oh, by the way, there is also milk powder. Before the baby was born, I spent hundreds of dollars to buy a can of milk powder, and I said it was imported from abroad. Breastfeeding is great, it saves money and is nutritious.
However, the granddaughter-in-law thinks that her mother-in-law is too old-fashioned and always talks about "what we were like back then" and "I gave birth to six sons and three daughters, as well as more than a dozen grandchildren, and they were all raised like this."
On the surface, the granddaughter-in-law neither agreed nor objected, but in her heart she complained wildly: When were you? Back then, you still ate chaffy vegetables and endured illness! Why don't you do that now
There are also diapers and milk powder!
These are expenses, but I didn't spend your money either. Why are you looking so mean all day long
Aunt Xu and grandson's daughter-in-law looked at each other dissatisfied, and grandson's daughter-in-law was even more angry. Two days after giving birth, the hospital hadn't even left the hospital yet, so she urged her husband to return to the provincial capital.
"Don't flash the child, at least wait until the confinement period is over before leaving!" Aunt Xu was really anxious.
But my grandson's daughter-in-law felt that if she continued to live in her hometown, she would be so angry that her mother-in-law would give her back.
The eldest grandson was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma. In the end, he was forced by his wife to rent a van, take the mother and son, who were wrapped tightly, and set off directly from the hospital without eating lunch before returning to the provincial capital.
Aunt Xu looked at the fast-moving van, her face turned black with anger.
Of course, Aunt Xu is not the kind of unreasonable person.
She knew that she might be a bit old-fashioned and couldn't accept the ways of young people.
But she has a good heart for her children, and she truly cares for her grandson-in-law and great-grandson.
No matter how unhappy the grandson's daughter-in-law is, she should be a little more tolerant because she is an elder.
But—
Aunt Xu felt so uncomfortable that she went home from the hospital angrily.
Sitting in the empty living room, she couldn't help but wonder: Is my old lady's behavior really outdated? Don’t young people like it? !
Alas, it seems that I am really old and have become an old loser that my children and grandchildren despise.
Just when she felt lost and self-denial, Stanley Ho called.
"Aunt Xu, thank you, thank you so much. Although this is not appropriate, I just believe you. If anything happens again in the future, can I still call you?"
You can't see Stanley Ho's expression through the phone, but Aunt Xu still remembers Stanley Ho's young and honest face in the hospital.
Connecting the appearance with the voice in her mind, Aunt Xu had no doubt that Stanley Ho really thanked her and really felt that she, an old woman, had helped him a lot!
This feeling of being needed, recognized, and even respected is such a great feeling.
Aunt Xu originally had a good impression of Stanley Ho, but now she likes this sensible and smart young man even more. She hurriedly said: "Oh, it's not a big deal, I just said a few words casually!"
"Xiao He, if you don't mind my old lady nagging you, you can call me anytime!"
Stanley Ho nodded quickly and bowed. Even if Aunt Xu couldn't see his movements, he would use these movements to give himself a psychological hint.
He really respected Aunt Xu, an enthusiastic old lady.
"Aunt Xu, look at what you said. You have helped me a lot. I am grateful to you before it is too late. How can I dislike you?"
Stanley Ho chatted with the old lady for a quarter of an hour before reluctantly hanging up the phone.
Just after hanging up the phone, Stanley Ho felt slightly distressed when he saw the call time prompt on the screen.
Woohoo, one minute costs 25 cents, and 17 minutes costs 4.25 cents, which is enough for him to buy a pound of pork!
However, this kind of money cannot be saved, but a necessary investment.
There’s more to the investment than phone bills.
Ho Hongtu rushed to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. He bought the pigeons that Aunt Xu mentioned, as well as pork bones, black-bone chicken, pig trotters, and some fresh vegetables.
When leaving the vegetable market, Stanley Ho also bought a watermelon, and then went directly to Aunt Xu's house according to the address Aunt Xu told her.
"...Auntie, I didn't want to disturb you, but I still feel uneasy. Please help me check whether the pigeon I bought is right?"
Stanley Ho asked sheepishly.
Aunt Xu's interest was aroused, and she didn't care about Stanley Ho's hurried visit. Instead, she carefully looked through Stanley Ho's vegetable basket: "Yes, the pigeons are quite fresh. By the way, don't put soy sauce when making soup. It will hurt the wound." It will turn black, just add a little salt.”
"Hey, you also bought pig's trotters. By the way, you can go to the Chinese medicine store and buy some Tongcao. Use the Tongcao to stew the pig's trotters. It's the best for producing milk!"
"Oh, Tongcao! Do you just say that to the people at the pharmacy? Hey, Aunt Xu, it's a good thing I came here, otherwise I would have wasted good things again!"
While Ho Hongtu wrote down Aunt Xu’s words, he thanked her again and again.
Before leaving, Stanley Ho left the watermelon to the old lady, "Auntie, please don't dislike it. I just think it's too much trouble for you, so -"
Aunt Xu declined a few words, but seeing Stanley Ho insisting, she did not refuse again.
It's just a watermelon, and it's not a valuable thing. Even if it is later discovered that Stanley Ho has other plans, she, the old lady, can still afford it!