Making dumplings is rather troublesome, so no one tried it.

However, Jiang Mengxue still made some simple ones when she got home.

In the past, she would get up early on the first day of the Lunar New Year to eat dumplings and glutinous rice balls.

I used to not care if someone didn’t like the food, but when I grew up, got married and became a mother, I would still prepare it for my children.

Seeing that Ruirui likes pork and mutton very much, I packed some of both fillings.

I also made a few dumplings. Eating too many dumplings is not easy to digest, so just eat two for the sake of convenience.

Ji Xuewei and Li Ziqiu were alone, so Jiang Mengxue also invited them to come and eat dumplings together.

Although they had not eaten there many times, they knew that Jiang Mengxue was a good cook, so they came without any hesitation.

However, both of them prepared red envelopes for Ruirui. When they took off their clothes at night, Jiang Mengxue discovered the two red envelopes in Ruirui's pocket.

Each person put in three dollars, which was not a small amount, but Jiang Mengxue didn't say anything.

Since they both like the food he cooks, it’s not a big deal to just send some to them in the future.

After the Chinese New Year, the weather seemed to get warmer, and people were no longer so busy, and seemed to have calmed down.

On the road, she often met people visiting relatives with their families, but Jiang Mengxue didn't feel much about it.

She doesn't have much sense of belonging to this city, and she doesn't have any relatives or friends here.

So after the Chinese New Year, we quickly returned to our normal lives, going to work and coming home as usual, there was no difference.

Jiang Mengxue's work became busier and busier. Sometimes an operation took more than ten hours, and overtime became commonplace.

This way Ruirui will have no one to take care of her.

Fortunately, there is a nursery in the family compound. The hospital’s working hours are irregular, so it is not certain when they will have time to pick me up.

So the staff inside work in three shifts 24 hours a day.

If you don’t have time to pick up your child from the nursery at night, the staff will take care of the child and take care of them until they eat and sleep.

Of course, you can pick it up at any time at night, even if you get off work in the middle of the night.

Jiang Mengxue discussed it with Ruirui and then sent him there.

The nursery only helps to look after the children and is not responsible for teaching. During the day, they only watch over the children to make sure they don’t get hurt. Otherwise, as long as they don’t leave the yard, they are free to play on their own.

Jiang Mengxue prepared a lot of books and toys suitable for children for Ruirui, and he packed everything he wanted to take and play with every day.

After eating at home in the morning, I send him to the nursery. Jiang Mengxue goes to work in the hospital. The nursery provides lunch for him. If he doesn’t have time to pick him up in the evening, he will also eat at the nursery.

Of course, they all give meal tickets.

The nursery has its own meal tickets, which parents can exchange for money or food at the beginning of the month.

Jiang Mengxue was afraid that Ruirui would not have enough to eat, so she would buy some extra every month, and even if there were leftovers, she would make sure they were not full.

Spring is here and flowers are blooming. Time flies by very quickly. In the blink of an eye, everyone has changed into autumn and summer clothes.

It was at this time that Jiang Mengxue realized that she had prepared winter clothes for Ruirui.

She hurriedly bought cloth to make clothes, but because she was too busy at work, she had to ask an aunt in the staff quarters to help her.

She has a sewing machine at home, and people usually come to her for mending. If they have something to do, she will give them, and if they don't have anything, she will give them some money.

Her family wasn't well off, so the army tacitly accepted that no one would care about this matter.

Made three fall jackets, three long-sleeved tops, three other sets of short-sleeved tops, and a few pairs of pants.

I made a lot of clothes this time, so at least I need something to change into.

Ruirui's old clothes were all given away or thrown away, so now she had to prepare everything from scratch.

Clothes are relatively simple, but shoes are a little more troublesome and may not be made in a day or two.

But there is no need to rush, just make a pair and wear them first.

And you don’t need to make too many pairs in one season, because children grow very fast, especially shoes, which basically need to be replaced with new ones every year.

In order to save money, many parents choose to make shoes one or two sizes larger so that their children can wear them for two more years.

But Jiang Mengxue really disagrees with this practice. New shoes don't fit when you first wear them, and when they finally fit, they are so worn out that they are almost unwearable.

It's like a child not having a pair of suitable shoes for several years.

So she doesn't make clothes for her children much bigger, leaving just a little space so they can be taken off when the season changes.

Or you can leave a little extra fabric and clip it at the sealing part. When the garment becomes too small, you can untie the thread and release the extra fabric inside. This way you can wear it for another year.

Mobao is the tallest, and every year when he grows out of his clothes, he gives them to Nao Nao or Man Man because their clothes wear out the fastest.

Especially Nao Nao, a new piece of clothing would be torn here and there just a few days after he put it on.

However, Jiang Mengxue would not spoil him. If his clothes were torn, he would just patch them up. He didn't think it was ugly. Anyway, if he wanted to wear new clothes, he would wait for everyone to make new clothes together. He would not make new clothes just for him.

Jiang Mengxue had just finished surgery that day, and it was a rare opportunity for her to get off work early. She wanted to pick up Ruirui early so that they could go to a state-owned restaurant to have a good meal together.

Due to her work during this period, one of them ate in the hospital cafeteria and the other ate in the nursery. They could eat their fill, but whether the food tasted good was another matter.

It was a rare opportunity for mother and son to have a meal together, and Jiang Mengxue was too lazy to go home and cook.

Otherwise, neither of them has a big appetite, and it is difficult to control the amount of vegetables and seasonings to buy. In the end, there will definitely be a lot left over, and they cannot be stored as the weather gets hotter.

It would be better to spend some money to eat out, so she doesn’t have to go home and work hard.

She had just come out of the office and was about to leave the hospital when the young nurse came running up to call her.

"Doctor Jiang, there's a number for you in the office. It's from your hometown."

Jiang Mengxue thanked the other party and didn't think too much about it. She went to the office to wait for a call.

The young nurse just said that the other party would call back in ten minutes and she had to wait a while.

In the past few minutes, she thought about everything that had happened during this period, and she couldn't imagine what could have happened in her hometown.

The phone rang on time and Jiang Mengxue quickly picked it up.

"Is that Xiaoxue?"

Gu Zhenjiang's voice came from the other side.

"It's me, Second Uncle. Why are you calling today? Is there something wrong at home?"

She was a little worried, wondering if something had happened to the children, whether they were sick or injured.

However, hearing that Gu Zhenjiang's tone was not anxious, it should not be a big deal, so she was not so anxious anymore.

Gu Zhenjiang was worried that Jiang Mengxue was anxious, so he said, "It's okay, it's okay. Everything is fine at home, don't worry."

Jiang Mengxue breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.

"Is there something you want to tell me?"

"Yes, a while ago, a few kids kept clamoring to go see you and Qingbei.

But you two are not in the same place, and we know you are busy with work, so we don’t want to bring a few children to disturb you.

So your mother and I were thinking about taking the kids to Beijing. Your dad hasn't met them yet. I just called him and he said he could come over anytime."