Chapter 150: The eldest and third brothers come to Shanghai

Two days later, Aunt Qiao brought Su Man to Shanghai. Xia Wanyang was very happy. Looking at the decoration inside and outside the small western-style building, Aunt Qiao was surprised.

"Oh my goodness, how much does this renovation cost?"

Zhang Shiye put the luggage on the ground, "Mom, it didn't cost much, it's all ready-made!"

Xia Wanyang enthusiastically invited Aunt Qiao and Su Man into the bedroom. Aunt Qiao looked at the two children in the crib and slapped her thigh in admiration. "My grandson and granddaughter are so cute. Yangyang, you are amazing. You gave birth to two children at once. Don't you know that your father goes out every day to brag to those old men that his daughter-in-law gave birth to a pair of beautiful children for the Zhang family!"

"Flower stick?"

Zhang Shiye explained: "It's twins, boy and girl. That's what we call them in my hometown. Twins of the same gender are called 'shuangbanger', and twins of one boy and one girl are called 'huabanger'!"

Aunt Qiao held Xia Wanyang's hand and said, "Yangyang, on the way back, the fourth child told me that you suffered a lot when you gave birth to them. I'm sorry for you. You suffered for our Zhang family, and I wasn't with you yet. I brought you a lot of things this time. I went door to door to exchange seven old hens for you, as well as various mountain products. The fourth child has to go to work tomorrow. Your eldest sister-in-law, your second sister-in-law and I will serve you!"

Xia Wanyang was a little embarrassed, "Then can Dad be at home?"

Aunt Qiao raised her voice, "What's wrong with him? Your third sister-in-law is cooking for them at home, she's fine, don't worry!"

In the evening, when Xia's mother heard that Aunt Qiao had arrived, she brought Xia Shuqian, Xia Shuhan and Xia Yunhe (Liu Yue's son) to the small Western-style building.

"Thank you for your hard work, my dear. You have to run back and forth for such a long distance. My grandchildren are still young, so I really can't spare the time to take care of Yangyang."

Qiao Shuyun: "Mother-in-law, what are you talking about? It's unreasonable for the daughter-in-law of our Zhang family to ask her parents to serve her when she gives birth. This is what I should do. I was embarrassed enough that I didn't come when Yangyang gave birth!"

Mother Xia gratefully held Qiao Shuyun's hand and said, "We are all doing this for the child!"

Aunt Qiao agreed, "Yes, it's busy at home, I have to go back after taking care of the baby, but my eldest daughter-in-law will stay, as well as the second daughter-in-law. These two sisters-in-law are good at work, they will take care of Yangyang and the child, you can rest assured!"

Xia Wanyang and Zhang Shiye looked at each other and asked, "Sister-in-law is staying?"

Su Man smiled and nodded, "Yes, this is a decision made by our family. Your third sister-in-law also wants to come and take care of you, but the fourth child is still young, and the third child is also attached to her. If she comes, she has to bring them all with her, which is too annoying, so we decided that I should come!"

Zhang Shiye asked, "What about my eldest brother?"

Su Man's ears turned red. "He's at home farming. The eldest and second children are both in school in town, so there are no children to take care of. He has a place to eat and sleep. It doesn't matter whether I'm at home or not!"

Mother Xia sighed, "How can I let you live apart from your husband just to take care of her? If you want me to do that, I'll find him a job. Yangyang's father's army needs two logistics staff recently. There's not much work to do, just get off work on time and get off work, and the pay is good. Just ask Shifeng to report in within three days!"

Xia Wanyang's eyes lit up, "There are two places, let the third brother and the eldest brother go together!" After thinking for a while, he said, "No, then there will be no one to take care of my parents!"

Liu Yue leaned close to Xia Shuhan's ear and whispered, "See? Your sister only has brother Zhang in her heart now. You and your brother have to stand aside!"

Xia Wanyang narrowed her eyes, and her second sister-in-law stopped calling out, "Little Liuyue, my ears are very good, I heard it!"

Liu Yue stuck out her tongue embarrassedly, and the whole family laughed.

Aunt Qiao was a little embarrassed. "How can that be possible, mother-in-law? You and your parents-in-law arranged jobs for my sons. His father and I owe a lot of favors to the second and fourth sons for their jobs. This..."

Mother Xia said, "We are a family, aren't we? Yangyang always told me that you treat her very well. What Old Xia and I have arranged is within our capabilities. This is nothing. It's settled. Shiye will send a telegram to your brother tomorrow, and you can discuss whether your third brother should come along!"

Aunt Qiao asked, "Won't it cause trouble for my in-laws if we arrange it together?"

"How can it be troublesome? Old Xia has devoted half his life to the army. How can it be troublesome to arrange two logistics?"

Xia Wanyang said hurriedly: "But the eldest brother and the third brother are out, what are you and dad going to do?"

Aunt Qiao stood up and jumped twice. "Look at my physique. I have to cook for them when they are at home. Your father and I are so happy that they are so happy that we are snotty. Besides, if all the brothers can come to the big city to work, wouldn't our Zhang family's graves be filled with smoke? Your father would laugh in his dreams!"

"Don't even mention that all four of you brothers can come. Even now that your second and fourth brothers are here, your father's walking posture is different. He's happy even though he doesn't say it. Who in the team wouldn't be envious? This is Shanghai, and batches of educated youth go to the countryside. It's such an honor for them, the real farmers, to be able to come to the city."

Zhang Shiye said at this time: "Thank you, Mom, and Dad. Our Zhang family has indeed always been relying on Yangyang's light. On behalf of the family, thank you!"

Mother Xia frowned, "How can the Shiye family say thank you? What do you mean by borrowing our light? You are Yangyang's husband, Yangyang is my daughter, and you also have Xiao Xingxing and Xiao Yueyue. We are a family and we are connected even if our bones are broken!"

Xia Wanyang made the final decision, "It's settled. When dad retires in two years, we'll bring mom and dad over as well. By then, we'll all be a complete family and settle down in a big city!"

Aunt Qiao picked up Xiao Yueyue and asked, "Have you given her a name?"

Zhang Shiye nodded, "The eldest is Zhang Xingcan, the second is Zhang Jinyue, and their household registration has also been completed!"

Yuan Hong prepared the meal and everyone had a reunion dinner together. Aunt Qiao divided the mountain products she brought into two portions and insisted that Mother Xia take one portion back no matter what.

Three days later, Zhang Shifeng, Zhang Shijing and their family of four came to Shanghai, and Zhang Shiyu also sent Aunt Qiao back to the Dongfanghong Brigade.

The small Western-style building was very lively. Sanwa was already three years old and had always believed that He Hua was his biological mother. The family had never explained anything and everyone thought it was fine this way.

The fourth child is one and a half years old, just learning to walk. He can already pronounce words such as dad, mom, and eat. He likes his third brother the most. He Hua is very fair. Whatever the fourth child has, the third child will also have, both spiritually and materially.

Yuan Hong’s fifth baby is already thirteen months old. He can’t walk yet, but he crawls very fast and needs to jog to keep up.

The three older brothers would come to Xia Wanyang's room every day to see their youngest brother and sister, and they would keep shouting "ah ah ah". Xiao Xingxing and Xiao Yueyue had grown a lot taller than when they were just born. Xia Wanyang was a good breastfeeding woman, and in just a few days she had made the two children gain several pounds. Zhang Shiye could also have an extra meal before going to bed every day.

The two brothers Zhang Shifeng and Zhang Shijing have also reported to the army. The eldest brother Zhang Shifeng was assigned to the boiler room, responsible for burning the boiler and maintaining related equipment to ensure the normal operation of the boiler room to provide hot water and steam to the entire camp. With a monthly salary of 38 yuan, Zhang Shifeng is very satisfied.

The third brother Zhang Shijing was assigned to the warehouse, responsible for the distribution and storage of bedding, equipment, supplies and other materials. He needed to carefully record every entry and exit of materials, and ensure that the inventory was sufficient and the items were neat and orderly. His monthly salary was 35 yuan.

These two places have always been managed by retired veterans, but they are covered with hidden injuries. The leaders don't want them to be too tired, and the young recruits are unwilling to take on these idle positions, so they recruited two young people from the society to help them.