"Little Brother Wu, your mother is so kind. We now have real family. You have a father who loves you, a mother who is always partial to you, and a big family of brothers and sisters."

"Yeah, I'm quite happy. I even found a wife who's the third generation of a military officer and a high-ranking official. I had a big fat boy at the age of 18. Isn't that a winner in life?"

"Haha... I'm dying of laughter. You're truly a winner in life. Winner in life, what are your future aspirations?"

"...Rice and braised pork. You don't know that the coarse grains I ate earlier got stuck in my throat. I could barely straighten my neck, and now I still feel like I haven't swallowed it."

Zhang Guoqing smirked and quickly got off the kang and put on his clothes. If he really had to stay on the kang and wait for his mother to serve him, he was afraid he would be struck by lightning. Maybe the old Zhang Guoqing would have waited as a matter of course, but he really couldn't do that. With such a lovely mother, he just wanted to be filial to her in this life.

Seeing that his mother didn't come in so quickly, he hurriedly kissed his wife first. Well, looking at the younger Jiaojiao, why do I feel like I'm back to the time when we first met?

Zhou Jiao turned her head and looked at Zhang Guoqing speechlessly. She hadn't washed her face since she came here, and her whole body was sticky and smelled of sweat and blood. The quilt she was covering herself with and the underwear she was wearing were all used by the previous owner. When would she clean herself up first?

Look at my son next to me. Ouch, look at where his clothes came from. Could these old clothes be unsterilized? And those strips of cloth with holes and loose stools are diapers?

Zhang Guoqing watched Zhou Jiao frown, sniff around, and then gaze pitifully at her son. He knew exactly what she was thinking. But what could he do? If nothing had happened, his wife and child would have been receiving the highest level of care in a private hospital, using the safest and most advanced supplies, with the best confinement nanny in the country to care for them, and excellent infant and child specialists to monitor them at all times.

There's no way I could give Jiaojiao a pot of tonic like I do now. Even during her confinement period, her mother would only kill an old hen and stew soup for her to drink for a week.

After returning to announce the good news, the hen, eggs, and pig's trotters from her mother's family would be eaten. If her mother's family was too poor to have sent any gifts, like my second sister-in-law, then she would just have rice porridge with a little brown sugar, which was already heavenly.

It seems that I will have to find a way to get some fish, pig's feet and brown sugar to nourish her tomorrow. Thinking about his collection of donkey-hide gelatin and bird's nest tonics, as well as the soup ingredients made by the confinement nanny, confinement meals, milk powder and baby products, Zhang Guoqing felt so distressed that he could only grit his teeth.

Thinking of this, his eyes flickered secretly, and he vowed in his heart that he would never give anyone else a chance again. If he hadn't considered that blood relationship, he would have killed them long ago, not giving him the chance to jump around and let his wife and children suffer.

"Wife, you should take good care of yourself and take care of the confinement period. I'll ask Mom later if I can wipe you with a hot towel. But don't ask about your hair, I know for sure it's not allowed.

I'll try to get some nourishing medicine from the city tomorrow to help you recover. There are some other things I can't talk about until tonight, so it's not convenient now." Zhang Guoqing heard footsteps approaching and quickly winked at Zhou Jiao.

Zhang Guoqing walked quickly to the small living room to greet Zhang's mother. "Mom, I'll do it myself. You've been busy all day and haven't had a rest yet. Go and get some rest. You don't need to stay with me at night. I'll be enough. Tell me what I need to pay attention to. We can remember it together."

Mother Zhang looked at her youngest son with relief. The fifth son was the only one in the family who knew she'd been up all day, and he was the one who cared for her. The eldest son was a taciturn person, constantly toiling away. He was filial, but he couldn't say a word. The second son, on the other hand, had gone to bed right after dinner, not even noticing his mother was still awake.

"No, you're still young, how can you take good care of a child? I'm worried, so I'll be more alert at night. After you finish eating, have Jiaojiao apply hot water to your vagina and rub it vigorously. Let her bear with the pain. When the milk comes in, wake your son up to feed him. You try it first, and I'll go see if your father is asleep."

"Okay, got it. I'll call you if there's anything. And as for the baby's name, ask Dad if there are any taboos. Let Dad think of a few and we'll choose when the time comes. Mom, hehe, we can come up with the nickname ourselves. I'm afraid Dad will choose something like Gousheng or Goudan."

"I know. I asked. Last time, your father said that your nephews' names were given according to the family tree. He mentioned asking your great-grandfather, a cultured person, to take a look. We'll talk about it later. It's still in time to put your full name in the family tree when you turn one year old. Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your nickname is Goudan, haha..."

Zhang Dayou could hear the old woman's laughter from afar. She was laughing so loudly at night, as if she was trying to attract wolves. He was tired after a long day; his strength was really failing him at his old age.

"Mother, what are you so happy about? Tell me and I'll be happy with you too. You haven't rested all day, aren't you tired?"

"Nothing. Xiaowu asked me to ask about your child's full name. He said he would choose the nickname himself, and he was afraid you would name him Goudan or Gousheng. I told him, and he is really called Goudan. Didn't you see how silly he is~"

"This kid, his grandparents have called him Xiaowu Xiaowu since he could talk. Where did that nickname come from? Time flies, and we're getting old too."

"Yes, the children are all married. We have done what we should do as parents. After the family is divided, we won't have to work as hard as we did when we were young. In the next few years, we can slowly make money to help the eldest son. It will be difficult for the three sons of the eldest family to marry wives with the help of him and his wife. We can't expect his in-laws to help us when the time comes."

"Well, don't worry. My grandsons are all good. I'll find someone to help me when the time comes. I'm not worried about his two uncles helping me. I'm not worried about Xiaowu either. They have a lot of money, so if anything goes wrong, Jiaojiao's grandfather can help. It's just that I'm worried about the second child. The second child's family married the wrong one, and he's a disaster. He's still young now. If he has more children, I don't know how he will support the family on his own."

"Even if we try to find a job in the city, it won't work for the second son. I guess his wife has squandered all the private money they have left. They just had a fight a few days ago. I'm thinking of asking his uncle to look into the pig farming in the production team and let the second son's family go. It's less busy than the busy farming season, and when it's busy, they don't have time to use the loudspeaker."

"That's great. The second son and his wife can work and do some carpentry work in their spare time. After we split up the family property and help them build a house, it's enough for them to live a good life."

"I was originally most worried about Xiaowu, but I didn't expect that Xiaowu would be just like his grandfather said, he is really blessed. Jiaojiao, don't look at her young age, she knows what's going on."

"That's right, that child is a little shrew. Look at any 16-year-old girl who likes to show off and care about her reputation. But she just brought money in and bought a sewing machine that we didn't have at home. She knows how to live.

Besides, you don't really think she's just bringing the betrothal money with her, do you? I heard Zhou Jiao also owns a large courtyard house in Beijing, and her household registration is there. Her grandfather rented it out to the government, and the rent is deposited with her grandfather.

And her father's pension was a clear path, which her grandfather had refused to accept and gave her as a dowry. Even if Mr. Zhou wanted to swallow this money, he couldn't. These were all said by the eldest son's father-in-law, who had a younger brother in that military region.

"His father, so grandpa's house is pretty good, why don't you take him back?"

"Who said they didn't want to take her back? That's just some old country women talking nonsense. From what my brother said, it's Old Man Zhou who won't let her go. He's using the excuse that Jiaojiao's mother doesn't have time to take care of her. You know her mother is a bit of a jerk, and her grandmother seems to have heart problems or something. I originally asked someone to bring her back to the capital a couple of years ago."

Then, for some reason, there was no further news. It was Old Man Zhou who had Jiaojiao write a letter to her grandfather about the wedding. I was sure he'd say Jiaojiao and Xiaowu had been engaged since they were little. Father Zhang said this with disdain for Old Man Zhou. Everyone knew what he was thinking. Zhou Jiao was the link to her grandfather's family. Without her, where would she get any benefits?

Zhang's mother wasn't stupid. After thinking about it carefully, she understood the benefits of Zhou Jiao not returning to the Lin family. She quickly told Zhang's father what Zhou Jiao had just said. Now that even Zhang's father knew about it, Jiaojiao should also be aware of it.

After listening to this, Father Zhang sighed and said, "Don't get involved. Our Xiaowu is smart, just listen to him. Just pretend you don't know and don't tell anyone else."

If you need help from the Lin family, don't ask Jiaojiao for help. We're still connected by blood. After Xiaowu sends the letter, we'll know when the Lin family gets the news. Besides, we still need his grandparents' help to get the marriage certificate.

Our Zhang family is going to produce a great person, hehe, he is really a golden child."