Deng Qingling, a recent college graduate, struggled to find work due to the pandemic, so she returned to her hometown. Her grandmother, who passed away from illness, left her a silver bracelet.
...Deng Qingling: "It's good that you've been notified. You should make time to go there tomorrow." It would be inappropriate not to go back to your parents' home during the New Year. Whether it's your daughter or your son-in-law, someone should go there at least.
Guo Jianping said "hmm" to indicate that he understood.
The more Liang Xueying looked at her grandson and granddaughter, the happier she became. The smile in her eyes never stopped. "Have you thought of names for the children? You can't just call them the second or third child every day."
Guo Jianping looked at the twins and said, "The second one is Haoxi, and the third one is Ninghuan, which means peace, joy, happiness and tranquility."
Deng Qingling repeated the two words "Haoxi" in her mind.
Haoxi means uprightness, profound knowledge, the ability to turn the tide, shining brilliance, the rising sun, and a bright future.
"good."
The names of the twins were decided in this way.
Liang Xueying also thought the names were good and had good meanings. She smiled as she looked at the two little babies.
"Just call her Xixi or Huanhuan on weekdays. It sounds festive." Deng Qingling was afraid that they would give the baby a random nickname. It would be difficult if they called her Gou Wa or Gou Mei. That would be too ugly.
"good."
After chatting with them for a while, Deng Qingling felt tired and fell asleep soon.
Later, Liang Haidi woke him up, "Ah Qing, get up and eat. I made you some millet and jujube porridge to replenish your qi and blood."
Guo Jianping helped Deng Qingling sit up and thoughtfully placed a pillow behind her back. "Eat, then rest."
Deng Qingling looked at the millet porridge in front of her and instantly felt starving. She felt like she could eat a whole chicken. She picked up the bowl and stirred it with a spoon. She scooped up a spoonful of millet porridge, blew on it, and stuffed it into her mouth. "Hmm, this millet porridge is quite delicious and sweet. Mom, have you all eaten it?"
"We have all eaten, and my mother-in-law brought us some food." Liang Xueying said.
Soon Deng Qingling finished most of the millet porridge and said, "I'm full."
Liang Xueying stepped forward and took out the dishes to wash them.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, when others went back to their parents' homes, Deng Qingling was still in the hospital. The aunts in the village thought something had happened to their niece Deng Qingling. When she didn't come back, they saw her niece's husband coming to the house. They asked and found out that she had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. In less than a day, all the relatives in the village knew that she had given birth to twins, and everyone congratulated the Deng Lu family.
After staying in the hospital for two nights, Deng Qingling was about to go home. It was too hard to stay in the hospital and it was not convenient at all.
When she was discharged from the hospital, Guo Jianping wrapped Deng Qingling tightly, leaving only her eyes exposed. He carried her in and out of the car and took her directly into the house, where there was a charcoal fire, making it warm.
After returning home, Deng Qingling began her confinement life.
Liang Xueying cooks delicious food in different ways every day. Because she is willing to use salt and oil, the food tastes better than ever.
During the confinement period, Deng Qingling ate well every day, her face became rounder, and she even had a double chin.
The twins have also changed a lot. After the red skin faded, they gradually turned into white and chubby little babies. I don’t know if it’s the difference between boys and girls, but the younger sister always looks much smaller than her brother, and she doesn’t even drink as much milk as her brother.
Many people who came to see them said that the three brothers and sisters looked like Guo Jianping. After hearing this, Deng Qingling suddenly felt like she was a deliveryman, and none of the three children looked like her.
I don’t know if it’s because the twins are connected or what, but when one poops, the other one does too. They poop together. It’s so addictive.
They even sleep together, like twins, making things really chaotic.
When one cried, the other would follow suit. Sometimes they would even compete to see who could cry louder. The louder they cried, the more they almost blew the roof off.
Everyone loves this pair of little babies very much. They come to tease them whenever they have time. The little babies are also very considerate and will accept anyone holding them without crying or making a fuss.
Because the twins were still young, Guo Youxing took Haohao to sleep in his room, and Liang Xueying moved to Deng Qingling's room to sleep so that she could help prepare milk powder and change diapers.
Babies are the most difficult to take care of. I don’t know how many times I have to get up every night to feed them and change their diapers, without stopping.
Fortunately, the twins are quite well-behaved. They cry when they are hungry and when they have urinated.
Deng Qingling took turns feeding the two children. At the beginning, her milk was enough for the two children. Later, as the children's appetites grew, her milk was not enough for the two children, so they took turns feeding them.
At first, Guo Jianping took care of Deng Qingling and the child at home for a few days, then went back to work. Then Liang Xueying moved into his room and took care of the child with Deng Qingling.
With her parents-in-law helping to take care of the child, it was hard for Deng Qingling to have a bad confinement period.
The twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month.
On the day when the twins, a boy and a girl, were one month old, Guo Youxing set up a few tables in the yard and invited only a few close family members to come and have fun.
In addition to Deng Lu and Liang Haidi, they also brought Deng Xiaomei with them.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Deng Xiaomei returned to her parents' home and heard about the happy event. She wanted to visit Deng Qingling, so she told Liang Haidi to call her when the baby was one month old, and they could go together.
So that day, Liang Haidi and the others did not come very early, arriving around eleven o'clock.
After seeing the twins, a boy and a girl, so cute, Liang Haidi and Deng Xiaomei hugged them and were reluctant to let go.
Little Xixi was wearing Haohao's old red cotton-padded jacket and wrapped in a dark red quilt, while Huanhuan was wearing a newly made red cotton-padded jacket with large flowers embroidered with peonies and wrapped in a bright red quilt.
At lunch, the twins, a boy and a girl, attracted everyone's attention as soon as they came out.
It’s so cute and chubby, and its clothes are beautiful and festive, just like the lucky dolls in the New Year pictures.
These are twins, a boy and a girl. I'm so enviable that I can't wait to take them home secretly.
Deng Qingling held Xixi and Guo Jianping held Huanhuan, and they walked around among the relatives. After the relatives had seen them, they took them back into the house.
It’s not even the end of the Lunar New Year yet, and the weather is still a bit cold, so it’s not a good idea to let children stay outside for too long.
The eldest uncle and the second uncle sat together. The second uncle looked at the twins and said sourly: "Jianping is so lucky. He married a wife who gave birth to two sons in a row. Unlike some people, they are not very good at all."
I gave birth to a daughter and I take good care of her all day long and treat her like a treasure. I don’t know when I will have a grandson. I am so worried.
The speaker may not have any intention, but the listener may take it seriously.
The eldest uncle thought that the second uncle was talking about her son, and her face turned pale with anger.
Saying that Jianping is blessed and some people are not living up to expectations, is this referring to my son?
The three brothers have not yet married.
I hope my son can work hard and get married and have children soon.