"Hai Ci is here." Lin's mother stood up quickly. "Why are you here? Where's your father?"
"Dad is parking his bike. I'll take dinner to mom and grandma first." Lu Haici said, handing the bag to Lin's mother, "Grandma, it's fish porridge. Dad bought fish. It's delicious."
When Lin's mother heard this, her eyes were full of smiles. Her son-in-law remembered her words and bought fish for her daughter. She was happy for her daughter. "Have you eaten yet?" She asked, while waking up Lin Qingqing, "My daughter, wake up, it's time to eat..."
The old lady watching nearby thought that what Lin's mother said about her daughter's in-laws being good to her might be true, because her daughter already had a son. This woman straightened her back after having a son.
"Dad and I have eaten." Lu Haici said as he came to the bedside, "Mom, are you tired?"
Lin gently shook her head: "I am tired, but for your sister, it is worth it. Just like now, seeing Haici coming, Mom is not tired anymore."
When Lu Haici heard this, his heart and eyes were filled with smiles again. "Mom, Dad said that my sister has no hair and can't wear a hairband. Can I see her head?" He wanted to see what his sister's head looked like without hair.
Lin Qingqing couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "Of course you can see it. Your sister doesn't have no hair, but she doesn't have much hair. But your mother has a lot of hair, and your father also has a lot of hair, so your sister must have a lot of hair, don't worry." Then, she lifted a corner of the swaddling clothes: "Look, is there hair?"
Lu Haici looked carefully. His sister's hair was close to her head, but it was very black. "Yes, she has hair." At this time, Lu Haici had forgotten that his father did not say that his sister had no hair, but that his sister had less hair. "Mom, my sister's face is all flesh." As he said that, he touched it gently with his hand, and because he was afraid of hurting his sister, he was very careful. But after just one touch, he immediately retracted his hand. "Mom, my sister's hands are so soft."
Lin smiled gently, took a sip of porridge and said: "Every baby is soft when it is born, and you are the same. But babies have poor resistance. If you want to touch a baby, make sure to wash your hands." Her voice was gentle, the same as usual.
Lu Haici nodded: "Yes, I will wash my hands." Lu Haici did not think too much, because their mother would ask them to wash their hands when they ate. "I also asked Ji Yang and the others to wash their hands, because they must come to see their sister."
Lin Qingqing praised: "Our Haici is such a good brother."
"Hehe..." Lu Haici smiled foolishly while looking down at the little sister. The little sister had a rosy face and was white and tender. This was the most beautiful little girl he had ever seen. Although Lu Haici had not seen many little girls, he had seen Enen from his uncle's family, and he thought the little sister was prettier than Enen.
"This porridge is delicious." Lin's mother was also drinking it and thought it was very well cooked.
"This is cooked by Haici." Lu Cheng just came to the door and heard this, so he said. "I went to buy fish and came home late. Fortunately, he had already cooked the porridge."
After hearing what his father said, Lu Haici followed up, "This is what Aunt Qin taught me. When I returned to the family compound, everyone said that my mother had gone to the hospital to give birth to her younger brother or sister, so I asked Aunt Qin how to cook for my mother, and Aunt Qin taught me."
Lin said gently: "Thank you, son."
Lu Cheng: "How are you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Lin Qingqing wanted to shake her head: "Except for being a little tired, there is nothing else."
Mother Lin: "She will be discharged from the hospital in two days. Take good care of herself during the confinement period and she will recover."
Lu Cheng listened carefully: "So what should I prepare for tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow..." Lin's mother and Lu Cheng started discussing food.
The old lady next to them looked at the family with some envy. No wonder this family didn't look like a country family. It turned out that the husband of the woman in labor was a soldier. And from what they said, it was clear that this family was very harmonious.
After Lin Qingqing and her mother finished their dinner, Lu Cheng took Lu Haici back home.
As soon as Lu Cheng left, the old lady next door became active again: "Sister-in-law, is your son-in-law a soldier?"
Mother Lin said: "That's right, sister has good eyesight."
The old lady said, "No way. We have troops here. I have seen soldiers every day. Your son-in-law looks like a soldier. Sister-in-law, your daughter can come with the army, which shows that your son-in-law has a high military rank. Your daughter is so lucky. She has a son and a daughter at such a young age. Her parents are good, her husband's family is good, and her son seems to be so filial."
Mother Lin actually likes to hear people praise her, and the praise is based on facts. "Yes, my son-in-law is really good, and my eldest grandson is also filial."
"So it is very important to find a good man. Take my daughter for example, she didn't choose the right man before marriage, but now she is fine..."
"Mom... stop talking." The old lady's daughter frowned and interrupted her, "Don't you think I'm embarrassed enough? Do you have to tell everyone in the hospital about this?"
"No, I'm just feeling sorry for you." The old lady said, "Think about it, our family conditions are pretty good, and you've been spoiled by us since you were a child. But now? You have to do all the work, and there's no one to take care of you after giving birth. What are you going to do during the confinement period?"
"I don't need your help." The woman in labor said coldly. She knew she was blind, but was her mother making such a fuss for her own good
"What are you talking about, kid? If I don't take care of you, who else will take care of you?" The old lady was really angry. "Do you rely on your husband? Or do you rely on your mother-in-law?"
"Even if no one cares about me, I don't want you to care. No other mother would tell everyone about her daughter's ugly deeds. But what about you? You think not enough people know about it, right? Mom, I beg you, I'm annoyed enough, can you please stop bothering me? I'm grateful that you take care of me, but sometimes I think that I would rather you not take care of me, so that I can feel more relaxed." The woman in labor's eyes were red and her voice was hoarse and choked.
“You…you…” The old lady stood up suddenly, “Then I will do as you wish and leave you alone.” Then she walked out angrily.
The woman in labor didn't pay any attention to the old lady and just looked out the window.
Mother Lin looked at them, still a little unresponsive. Why did the mother and daughter quarrel for no reason? But after thinking about it carefully, what the woman said made sense. The old lady told her daughter's affairs everywhere, and her daughter must be unhappy. If it were me, I would not have time to cover up the family scandal, so why would I tell others about it
Mother Lin shook her head and looked at her daughter again: "I don't know what my son-in-law will bring tomorrow at noon?"
Lin Qingqing said: "As for his cooking skills, which are only good at cooking meals, don't expect too much. For today, fish porridge is good enough."
Mother Lin laughed and scolded, "You are the only one who is picky. I don't know who you inherited it from. Your father and I are not particular about food. If we talk about people in our family who are particular... then your grandfather is the most particular."
Grandpa Lin was born into a wealthy family. He was a young master of a wealthy family during the Republic of China, so he was naturally particular. But because he was a doctor, he was the most open-minded, unlike other young masters who would not be able to let go of their status if there was a big difference between their status before and after the Republic of China.
Lin smiled gently and did not continue the topic: "Mom, you sweated a lot in the delivery room, please pour me some hot water to wipe my body."
"Okay." Lin's mother went to prepare immediately. They brought a thermos, a washbasin and a towel, so Lin's mother used the water from the thermos to wipe her daughter's body.
The woman in labor next door was actually envious when she heard their noises. Her mother was very kind to her, and she was grateful, but when her mother talked to her, she would always scold her and say that her eyesight was not good. So every time she talked to her mother, she would feel tired, and the mother and daughter would quarrel after just a few words.
Next day
Lin Qingqing slept until dawn, and woke up when she heard Lu Chenglai bringing breakfast. "Why are you here so early?"
Not only did he come early, Lu Cheng had dark circles under his eyes, and he hadn't slept all night. There was no way he could sleep. So he got up to cook porridge as soon as the sky was slightly bright. But he didn't say, "I'm afraid you and mom will be hungry." As he said that, he squeezed toothpaste for Lin Qingqing and poured water, "You wash up first."
"Hey." Lin Qingqing brushed her teeth immediately.
Mother Lin opened the breakfast her son-in-law brought. In addition to yesterday's fish porridge, there were also two boiled eggs and four meat buns. "Lu Cheng, did you bring so much? Are there meat buns in the cafeteria today?"
Lin Qingqing brushed her teeth and rinsed her mouth, then continued her mother's words: "How could it be such a coincidence? The meat buns must have been bought from a state-owned restaurant."
Lu Cheng said: "I bought it from a state-owned restaurant. I thought that my mother had worked hard to take care of Qingqing, so she had to eat something good."
"It's not hard. Your daughter is very well behaved. She doesn't make a fuss at night and is easy to feed. She is not as naughty as your wife was when she was a child." said Lin's mother.
Lin Qingqing didn't listen to this, because she didn't know what she was like when she was a child. But: "Mom, when did you feed the baby? Why don't I remember it?"
Mother Lin said, "I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up and fed her the milk powder."
Modern people want to breastfeed their children, and may not let their children drink milk powder at first, but Lin's mother doesn't care about this. In this era, milk powder is a nutritious product that can replenish the body. Whether a child can drink milk powder depends on whether the parents have the ability to get it. Lin's mother loves her daughter and is reluctant to wake her up. In addition, she has milk powder, so she naturally feeds her granddaughter with milk powder.
"Thank you, Mom." Lin Qingqing didn't think feeding with formula was bad.
"You're welcome." Mother Lin took a sip of porridge and a bite of a meat bun. Seeing her son-in-law staring at her granddaughter, she couldn't help but ask, "Do you want to hold her? Wrap her in a small blanket to prevent her from catching a cold."
Lu Cheng shook his head quickly: "No, no." He didn't dare to hold him. He went back to see Hai Ci after he was born. He was also very small. He held him at that time, but he would never forget the nervous feeling of not knowing where to put his hands and feet. So this time, he didn't want to hold him.
Mother Lin looked at him, put down her food, came to the bed, picked up the baby, wrapped it in a thin blanket, and stuffed it into Lu Cheng's arms: "If you want to hold it, just tell me. You'll get used to it if you hold it more."
As soon as the child was put into Lu Cheng's arms, Lu Cheng didn't dare to move his hands. However, the child had a strong charm that attracted him and made him reluctant to let go. He held the child tightly and looked at his wife and mother-in-law who were having breakfast. They ignored him, so he could only continue to hold the child.
He moved his hands slowly, and looking at the baby sleeping peacefully, he couldn't help but lower his head, slowly approaching his daughter's face, smelling the milky fragrance on her body, and his kiss gently fell on her face, but then, as if he had been electrocuted, he returned to normal. He immediately looked to the side, and met his wife's half-smiley eyes. Suddenly, Lu Cheng blushed.
Puff... Lin laughed softly: "Captain Lu, you are too timid."
Lu Cheng pursed his lips and said nothing. To borrow a modern saying, as long as I don't feel embarrassed, then it is others who are embarrassed.
Mother Lin rolled her eyes at her daughter and said, "You are only a bully at home."
Lin Qingqing gave her mother a smile: "As you wish, otherwise how could you be her child?" Over the past six months, she has experienced the true maternal love from her mother. Although this maternal love cannot replace her desire for maternal love when she was a child, it also makes her feel very moved. Therefore, she also regards her mother as her mother. The mother and daughter usually talk casually and tease each other.
Mother Lin smiled so hard that her mouth couldn't close: "You are the only one who can talk."
Lu Cheng left quickly because he had to go to work.
After Lu Cheng went to work, Lin's mother began to wipe the baby's body. The baby was just born yesterday, and her body had not been wiped before. Let the baby get used to the outside. Although it is morning now, the temperature is suitable. Besides, putting the baby in the quilt to wipe her body will not make her cold.
The mother and daughter worked together, Lin's mother wiped the baby's body, and Lin gently pulled the quilt to prevent the baby from catching a cold. After the baby's body was wiped, she no longer used the swaddle and put on the clothes that she had prepared at home.
Although the clothes were made of material that Lin Qingqing had worn before, they were clean and had a few small yellow flowers embroidered on them, which made them look very fashionable.
Commune Primary School
"Ji Yang, are you okay? I'm going to the hospital." Lu Haici looked at the door, wanting to run out immediately. They had agreed this morning to go to the hospital to see his sister at noon, but at noon, Ji Yang had diarrhea. Lu Haici was a little disgusted, "Ji Yang, you'd better not go. You're smelly now, and you'll make my sister cry."
"That's right." Qin Ming echoed, "I can smell the stench, let alone my sister? So let's go and don't worry about Ji Yang."
Lu Haici nodded: "Then Ji Yang, let's go."
Ji Yang shouted in the toilet: "Wait for me, wait for me..."
When Ji Yang quickly came out of the toilet, Lu Haici and Qin Ming were no longer there.
Although Lu Haici and Qin Ming are young, they will only be in the third grade of primary school in September this year, but they still know the way from the commune primary school to the county hospital. In addition, Lu Haici has accompanied Lin Qingqing for prenatal checkups several times.
Lu Haici and Qin Ming ran all the way to the hospital, which took about 40 minutes. When they arrived at the hospital, they were both furious. When they arrived at the door of the ward, they saw many familiar people inside, including the wives of soldiers from the family compound and Lin Yiyang's wife Wang Qiuyue. Lu Haici and Qin Ming were stunned.
"Hai Ci, why are you here? Don't you have to go to school this afternoon?" One of the military wives saw Lu Hai Ci.
Hearing her voice, everyone looked towards the door and saw Lu Haici holding his schoolbag and breathing heavily, with Qin Ming beside him.
Lu Haici said, "I have to go to school. I'm here to see my sister." He walked into the ward and tiptoed to Wang Qiuyue's side because she was holding the baby.
Qin Ming followed in: "Where's my sister? I'm here to see her too."
"Look how happy you are! You weren't even this happy when your mother gave birth to a younger brother." Zhang Hongping said.
Qin Ming didn't see his grandmother just now, but now he realized that she was here too. "What's so good about boys? We are all boys, and only sisters are good-looking. Lu Haici said that his sister is very pretty, the prettiest sister in the entire family compound, so I wanted to come and see. I have already asked Lu Haici's sister to be my sister."
The boy Qin is promising. He has learned all the tricks of his adopted sister in later life.
"Then you must take good care of your sister in the future and not bully her like you bully your brother." Zhang Hongping joked.
"Of course. I will beat up anyone who bullies my sister." Qin Ming said as a matter of course.
Wang Qiuyue was sitting on the bed holding the baby. Seeing Lu Haici and Qin Ming surrounding her to look at the baby, she smiled and asked, "Is the baby pretty?"
"It looks good." Lu Haici answered without hesitation.
Qin Ming remained silent.
"What's wrong? Is my sister not pretty?" Wang Qiuyue was amused by his silence.
Qin Ming shook his head: "Not as pretty as my aunt." Anyway, she just didn't meet his aesthetic standards. The baby was gurgling, and was a little different from the most beautiful sister he imagined.
"Hahaha… "
Everyone was amused by his words.
"Sister, your mouth hasn't opened yet. When it does, you'll be as pretty as your aunt's." Zhang Hongping said, "When you were just born, you looked like a monkey's butt, and you smelled terrible."
"Really?" Qin Ming was shocked when he heard his grandmother say this, because his grandmother always praised him, and in his heart, his grandmother would not lie to him, so when he suddenly heard his grandmother say this to him, he took it seriously.
"Really, really, how could I lie to you?" Zhang Hongping said in a very serious tone.
"Grandma Qin, the monkeys in the zoo have hairy butts. When Qin Ming was just born, was his body also covered with hair?" Lu Haici also thought it was true. Children can never tell whether what adults say is true or false, and then they are deceived.
"No way, was my body covered with hair when I was born? My brother had no hair on his body when he was born, only hair on his head. If my body was covered with hair when I was born, then why don't I have hair now?" Qin Ming, who has always been a little vain, was stimulated.
Zhang Hongping said: "Because you grow up, the hair will fall off."
Qin Ming seemed to understand but not quite.
"You came here from school, have you had lunch?" Lin asked softly.
Lu Haici and Qin Ming shook their heads and said in unison: "Not yet."
"Then eat something to fill your stomach first. Here are apples and pastries. You two can have some to satisfy yourself." She knew that this child had not had breakfast.
"Why."
The two children did not refuse and ate the food crispy.
"Ji Yang was going to come too, but he had diarrhea when he was about to come. We were afraid that he would stink too much and would bother his sister, so he came first." Qin Ming said while eating an apple.
"I don't stink..." Ji Yang's angry voice sounded at the door. These two people were too mean, they didn't even wait for him. Fortunately, he also knew where the hospital was. When he got to the hospital and asked the nurse, he found out where his aunt's ward was.
When Qin Ming saw Ji Yang coming, he deliberately covered his nose and said, "Oh, it stinks so bad."
Zhang Hongping looked at her naughty grandson and shook her head helplessly.
Lin Qingqing waved towards Ji Yang: "Ji Yang, you haven't had lunch yet, right? Come and have an apple to fill your stomach."
"Aunt is the best." Ji Yang took an apple and looked at the baby in Wang Qiuyue's arms while eating, "Wow, she is so pretty and so white." Facts have proved that Ji Yang's aesthetic taste is normal.
A military wife joked: "The younger sister is so pretty, how about she be your wife?"
Ji Yang was stunned for a moment, then said: "Sure, my sister will be my wife, and I can go to my aunt's house for dinner every day."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that he had this idea. It must be said that this was a good idea.
"No, no." Lu Haici quickly refused, "My sister can't be Ji Yang's wife."
"Why?" Wang Qiuyue asked.
Lin Qingqing also looked at it curiously.
Lu Haici said: "Ji Yang can't wash dishes, can't do laundry, and can't do housework."
Everyone: “…”
Lin Qingqing couldn't help herself and asked with a smile, "Is your sister going to marry someone who can wash dishes, do laundry, and do housework?"
Lu Haici nodded: "Yes, my father can wash dishes, do clothes, and do housework. My uncle can also wash dishes, do clothes, and do housework. But Ji Yang can't." He was still young and couldn't express himself clearly, but everyone understood what he meant. A man who can wash dishes, do clothes, and do housework is a good man.
Ji Yang was not convinced: "Then I can learn."
Lu Haici pouted: "Even if you learn that, my sister won't marry you."
Ji Yang felt very aggrieved: "Why?"
"It's just not possible." Lu Haici couldn't find a reason. He couldn't explain his sister complex.
"If you ask me, you should let our Xiao Ming be the daughter-in-law." Zhang Hongping teased her grandson, "Xiao Ming, what do you think?"
Qin Xiaoming, who has ideals, said, "No, I don't want a wife." A wife is the most troublesome thing. Look at his father, look at his grandfather, he would never want a wife even if he was beaten to death.