Chapter 497 Finale (Part 1)

Lin Siqiao stayed in the hospital for five days. After confirming that there was nothing serious wrong with her body, she was discharged and returned home. From then on, she officially started her confinement period.

According to the custom in Shanghai, the confinement period for a single baby is at least 42 days, and for twins it is at least two months.

Mother Lu had told Lin Siqiao these words a long time ago, and Lin Siqiao had no objection.

In order to allow her to spend these two months comfortably, Lu's mother made a detailed division of labor as soon as she arrived home.

Su Hong was in charge of the three meals a day at home, especially Lin Siqiao's confinement meals. Mother Lu attached great importance to this, and the medicinal recipes she used were all tailored for Lin Siqiao's situation in the past few days.

Aunt Wang’s work focus still revolves around her two children.

However, these two children are now the favorites of Grandpa Lu and Grandma Lu. From the moment the children came into the door, Grandpa Lu and Grandma Lu have never taken their eyes off them.

In addition, the child is very well-behaved. Except for crying out loud when he is very hungry, he spends most of his time sleeping and does not make trouble at night, so Aunt Wang does not need much help every day.

Aunt Wang felt a little embarrassed. She was earning such a high salary, but her daily job was just to wash clothes for the children. Sometimes she couldn't even wash clothes.

Once a child urinates or poops, many people will rush forward to help, and they will rub the child's clothes.

Afraid that Aunt Wang would think too much, Lu's mother went out of her way to give her some advice.

They will return to Shanghai after the Chinese New Year, and the two children will have to be taken care of by Aunt Wang.

At this time, Mother Lu couldn't help but sigh that it was a good thing that her daughter-in-law found two helpers in advance, otherwise they would not feel at ease when they returned.

Now let them do more within their capabilities.

Aunt Wang felt relieved after hearing this. Meeting such a good boss was something she had never dared to imagine, so in the days that followed, she paid great attention to anything concerning the two little ones.

She really treats the two children as if they were her own grandchildren.

As for the child's father, Lu's mother defined him as "a brick of the revolution", and in short, he would be moved wherever he was needed.

She herself devoted all her heart to taking good care of her daughter-in-law.

At first, Lin Siqiao was a little worried, because she had heard a long time ago that the older generation believed that one must cover up during confinement. They thought that the more one sweats during confinement, the better, as this would force out the coldness in the body.

In addition, you cannot brush your teeth, wash your hair or take a bath.

Lin Siqiao understood and respected these lessons learned, but she felt like she couldn't do it.

Although it is winter now, Beijing City has heating. Lu Jianchuan was afraid that she would catch a cold during the confinement period, so he added a few coal stoves this year, so the room temperature in the house is now over 20 degrees.

Moreover, ever since she gave birth, she has been sweating a lot when she sleeps at night.

Every time she woke up, her body was sticky. If she didn’t take a bath or wash her hair for two months, Lin Siqiao thought she would go crazy.

To her surprise, at noon on the day she returned home, Lu's mother boiled a full pot of medicinal bath using two Chinese medicinal herbs, Astragalus and Saposhnikovia. It is said that this recipe is specifically for treating postpartum sweating in pregnant women.

In addition, the ginger, mugwort and water chestnuts used for washing hair are also cooked in advance.

Mother Lu was born into a medical family, so she naturally knew how to treat women better.

She didn't know what the situation was like in other people's homes, but at home, there was plenty of hot water and the room temperature was neither cold nor hot, so there would be no problem as long as there was no wind or cold water after washing.

As for the saying that one cannot do this or that, otherwise one will get sick when old, Lu's mother was also skeptical.

In her opinion, most postpartum illnesses are caused by fatigue.

Of course, that is other people's business and Mother Lu has no right to interfere. She just needs to take good care of her daughter-in-law.

With the company and careful care of her family, Lin Siqiao felt extremely comfortable during the confinement period. Her two children are now plump and white, as if they were reborn.

Thinking back to when he had said insincerely, "It really does look like me," Lin Siqiao couldn't help but laugh.

How can this be alike? It's clearly like giving birth to a pair of smaller versions!

Especially Tangtang, her facial features are just like Lin Siqiao, as if they were carved from the same mold.

His son Xingxing looks like him, but his features and personality are more like Lu Jianchuan.

Speaking of the name Xingxing, it’s also funny.

In fact, if Lu Jianchuan hadn't had a special liking for the name Tangtang, Lin Siqiao would have wanted to give the brother and sister that kind of double-character name.

Like thinking about it all the time, day and night, peacefully and calmly... it sounds like twins, a boy and a girl, how wonderful it would be.

Unlike now, in order to give their son a suitable nickname, Lin Siqiao and Lu Jianchuan thought a lot during the confinement period.

Until one day when I was feeding the children, my son suddenly fell asleep while eating.

Lin Siqiao said in a helpless tone, "Baby, wake up, how can you fall asleep while eating?"

After hearing this, Lu Jianchuan had an idea, "How about calling Xingxing?"

Lin Siqiao didn't object, but she felt that the names of the two children should be left to someone more reliable.

So the next day, Lin Siqiao told his family about this.

Now, most of the Lu family members are in Beijing, except for Father Lu, who has not seen the two children yet. In order to give him a sense of participation, everyone discussed and decided to let Father Lu choose the names of the children.

After considering for a long time, Mr. Lu finally decided on the child's name before the New Year.

The brother was named Lu Zhixing and the sister Lu Zhiyan.

Father Lu was a little worried at first, fearing that this name would not be recognized by everyone, but he didn't expect that everyone was so satisfied after hearing it.

With the child's name finalized, China also ushered in a new year.

Because of these two children, the Lu family stayed in Beijing to spend a happy New Year with them.

After the first month of the lunar year, Lin Siqiao’s confinement period was almost over.

In mid-March, she officially resumed work.

During the maternity leave, Lin Siqiao was well taken care of by her family. From her body to her skin and work status, she looked radiant and full of energy.

Originally, her leaders were a little worried that after she had a child, she would not be able to balance her family and career.

Later, they realized that they were overthinking.

Lin Siqiao never missed a meeting or a business trip, and every decision she made was more decisive and resolute than before.

Time passed quickly and July came. After several closed-door meetings, the higher-ups decided to form a working group to enter Guangzhou for a three-month investigation.

The team leader this time is Director Li, the head of the Planning Commission, and the deputy team leader is Minister Yang of the Ministry of Commerce.

In line with the idea of ​​keeping the wealth within the family, Director Li immediately thought of taking Lin Siqiao along.

Although Lin Siqiao has only been on their planning committee for a short year, the achievements he has made are obvious to all.

This time, as "pioneers" and "pathfinders", they went to Guangzhou to investigate the market, and they might even go to Hong Kong City secretly.

Lin Siqiao is good at foreign languages ​​and has his own business in Hong Kong.

Taking her with you is undoubtedly the best choice.

Furthermore, if this trip to Guangzhou goes smoothly, it will also add a highlight to her personal resume!

Director Li thought so in his heart, but after all, this business trip would take three months. Considering that Lin Siqiao's two children were still young, he gave the choice to Lin Siqiao.