The child's weight gradually increased and his physical condition stabilized, which put the family at ease.

The baby is almost a month old and seems to be doing well, except for some jaundice which led to a few visits to the hospital for fluorescent light therapy.

Old Man Yu held his second grandson and examined the child's face: This child is really pitiful. He was almost killed by his mother. He was finally born, but he didn't get to drink much normal breast milk.

He originally planned to go back to his hometown after the baby turned one month old, but seeing how troublesome the baby's maternal mother was, he didn't dare to tell his son.

Besides, he was really worried about his grandson. He had originally thought his daughter-in-law was capable and could keep her mother in check, but reality had disappointed him greatly.

Liu Lan wasn't that shrewd and capable, otherwise she wouldn't have been tricked by her mother so many times.

After the postpartum period, the future mother-in-law's future is still undecided. Her son seems to be suggesting that his wife quit her job to stay home and take care of the baby.

Only one elderly person needs to stay at home. Their main job is to help with grocery shopping, cooking, and cleaning. They can accompany the elderly person to get vaccinated once or twice a month. That's all.

Old Yu was in a dilemma. He wanted to go back to his hometown, but he was also worried about his grandson.

After settling Liu Lan and the child to bed that night, Yu Hai went into his father's bedroom.

"Dad, are you asleep?"

Old Yu sat up in bed and turned on the bedside lamp. "No! Are your child and wife asleep?"

Yu Hai moved closer and sat down beside his father's bed: "He just fell asleep. Dad, what are you thinking? I heard Liu Lan's mother say that you're going back to your hometown after the full moon celebration?"

"Yes, I did mention that. I figured Liu Lan would be able to do laundry and cook again after her postpartum period."

Besides, your mother-in-law is here to help with errands and grocery shopping, so we don't need so many people. I might as well go back to my hometown for a couple of years.

When your child is about to start kindergarten, if you need my help, I'll come back to help you pick them up and drop them off. If you don't need my help, I'll stay in my hometown.

I really can't get used to living in Jinan. I wander around this 100-square-meter room every day, and there's nowhere to visit other people's rooms. It's so stifling!

"Plus, your mother-in-law is someone we two families can't really get along with. I'm afraid that if we stay here too long, conflicts will arise, and you and Liu Lan will be caught in the middle!"

Yu Hai was a little anxious: "Dad, don't go. I've talked to Liu Lan and told her to resign and go back to work after the baby is weaned."

Having her mother stay to look after the child won't work; we're planning to have her go back. I can only go to work with peace of mind if you stay and help Liu Lan take care of the child.

"Just work hard for your son and grandson for two more years, and then we'll talk about it again when Duoduo is old enough to leave."

Old Man Yu could only agree: "I'm really worried about the child, but will your mother-in-law agree?"

She's much more comfortable here than at home. If she agreed to leave, can Liu Lan persuade her otherwise?

Yu Hai nodded firmly: "She has no choice but to agree. If she causes trouble, Liu Lan will call her father to intervene and bring her back."

"You two should discuss this together! I'll listen to you. You can sleep in this room tonight. Look at you, you've been working so hard these past few days, you look terrible!"

"It's alright, Liu Lan will be fine after her confinement period. She can handle all these things by herself."

"Let's hope so!" Old Yu thought to himself: I think it's unlikely! When Chen Hong was in confinement after childbirth, she did everything herself except for washing diapers.

But Liu Lan, aside from breastfeeding the baby, barely lifted a finger. Sometimes, even when patting the baby to burp him, she would complain of aches and pains, acting incredibly delicate!

Thankfully, we have disposable diapers now, so we don't have to wash cloth diapers every day, otherwise there would be even more trouble.

Yu Hai had just returned to the master bedroom and lay down on the makeshift wire bed when he heard Liu Lan ask him in a low voice:

"Did you tell Dad you'd stay and look after the kids?"

Yu Hai lay motionless with his eyes closed. "I told him, my dad agreed. Tomorrow, find a chance to talk to your mom and ask her to come home after the baby's one-month celebration!"

We also need to tend to the dozen or so acres of land at home. We can't rely solely on your dad; he has to run between the construction site and the fields.

"Give her some money when she leaves. She's helped you for over two months; you can't let the old lady leave empty-handed!"

Liu Lan sighed, "I understand, but I can't give her the money."

Once the money is in her hands, she can spend it all after going out for a short while, buying nothing of value.

When my dad comes, I'll give him two thousand yuan. Is that okay?

"That's too little. Nannies are making almost two thousand a month these days. She's been here for over two months. How about three thousand?"

Liu Lan: "It would have been better to hire a nanny in the first place! Having my mother come instead of saving money has caused a lot of trouble."

It seems our whole family must have owed her something in our past life; we deserve to be tormented by her in this one. We're probably running out of money, aren't we?

"Yes! I borrowed 10,000 yuan from the store, settled the bill with the hospital, and luckily some of it was reimbursed. In total, I still have less than 9,000 yuan at home."

Now that the baby is a month old, I'm leaving the household chores in your hands, so I can't take any more time off. If my boss has a problem with me, my job will be in trouble.

Our family is counting on this job, so I can't lose my livelihood at a crucial moment!

You should quit your job first. Someone needs to take care of the child. We can't rely solely on the grandparents; the child is too young, and premature.