It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and the people on the road are heartbroken.

There was always a lot of rain around the Qingming Festival, and it had been raining for more than half a month since Li Chengxi came back. But Li Chengxi was at home, so Lin Tao didn't have to worry, so she didn't care how much rain there was.

Of course, too much rain is not good either. The spinach she planted was almost rotten by the rain.

Xu Yuting went into labor a full month earlier than her expected date of delivery. She started to have stomach pains on the morning of Qingming Festival and the labor lasted until the evening, a full thirteen hours before she gave birth.

It was a son, weighing exactly five kilograms. It was probably because her appetite was average during pregnancy, so the fetus was not very big.

Chen Shuifen was quite proud of this and thought she had made a very accurate prediction. Xu Yuting did give birth to a son.

Lin Tao cooked a pot of chicken soup at home and put some green vegetables in it to absorb the oil.

She asked the doctor and found out that it is not necessary for a mother to drink more oily soup to produce more milk after giving birth. On the contrary, if there is too much oil, it will cause the breasts to be blocked and milk will not be produced.

Lin Tao simmered this pot of chicken soup over low heat for three or four hours and added some green vegetables. It was not oily at all, only had the fresh aroma of chicken soup.

Wang Yuanliang had already written a letter to his mother in the countryside, asking her to come over early so that she could take care of Xu Yuting during her confinement. But no one expected that the baby in Xu Yuting's belly was so impatient that she gave birth a month early.

Aunt Wang hasn't come yet, so now Wang Yuanliang has to take care of the mother and baby himself.

He is not impatient, but he is afraid that he is not taking good care of the child.

Lin Tao had no experience in caring for new mothers, so she could only help with food. Fortunately, Chen Shuifen and Zhong Jing came to help from time to time.

In addition, Wang Yuanliang was also a careful person. He followed Chen Shuifen and Zhong Jing and learned carefully how to hold a baby and how to change a baby's diaper.

In just two days, he went from not daring to hold the baby when it was born to being able to change the baby's diapers by himself.

Lin Tao went to the clinic to visit Xu Yuting. Xu Yuting was wearing a headband on her forehead. Chen Shuifen asked her to wear it, saying that she would have a headache if she didn't wear it.

She thought this was extremely silly and jokingly asked Lin Tao if she was particularly ugly.

Lin Tao smiled and said, "That's what confinement is like. Whether it's true or not, the weather is still cool and it's raining outside, so there's no harm in wearing it."

After Lin Tao said this, Xu Yuting listened to her and stopped thinking about taking off her headband.

Chen Shuifen also forbade her from washing her hair or bathing, saying that touching water during the confinement period would make her more susceptible to illness. Two days after giving birth, Xu Yuting was still in severe pain down there. She could tolerate washing her hair, but not bathing. The day after giving birth, she asked Wang Yuanliang to fetch water and wipe her body.

If she hadn't been in so much pain, she would have gotten out of bed and taken a shower.

When she gave birth, the pain made her sweat all over, and she couldn't bear to stay like that for a month.

Lin Tao listened to Xu Yuting's complaints while looking after the child.

It was a small ball, with wrinkled and red skin. The clothes it was wearing were one of the ones made by Lin Tao, revealing a tiny hand.

Lin Tao washed her hands with soap before coming to the hospital. Now she reached out and touched the baby's soft little hand.

A smile appeared on his face: "This child is really cute, his features look a bit like you."

Xu Yuting had just finished a bowl of chicken soup and glanced at the child. She loved the child in her heart, but she said, "He's so small, wrinkled, and looks like a little old man. How can he be cute?"

"All children are like this." Lin Tao said with a smile, "This child is really well behaved and doesn't make any noise."

Xu Yuting quite agrees with this point. This child only cries when he is hungry, pees or has defecated, but is very well behaved otherwise.

Xu Yuting's mother-in-law arrived three days after the child was born. This was because she had a premature birth when she gave birth to Wang Yuanliang, and she was afraid that Xu Yuting would also be born prematurely, so she arrived ten days earlier than the date Wang Yuanliang wrote in the letter.

Without saying a word, a man came here from Suzhou.

When Wang Yuanliang came back from the tour group and saw his mother, he was shocked. He had originally planned to ask someone to pick up his mother. Aunt Wang said that she had been here with them once before and still had some impression of the place. If they didn't know how to get there, they could just ask for directions. It was no big deal.

In fact, I was mainly thinking about Xu Yuting and my grandson.

She originally wanted to come earlier so that she could make preparations in advance, but she didn't expect that even ten days in advance was not enough. When she arrived, she heard a baby crying from the house. It turned out that her daughter-in-law had given birth!

Although Aunt Wang came from the countryside, she also paid great attention to hygiene, mainly because she respected Xu Yuting and knew that Xu Yuting loved cleanliness.

Unlike some mothers-in-law who think they have given birth to children and like to treat their daughters-in-law in their own way.

Aunt Wang always washes her hands with soap before holding the baby and takes good care of the baby. If the baby pees, Aunt Wang will put down her work and change the baby's diaper no matter what she is doing.

So since my child was born, she has never had a red butt.

Children have delicate skin, and their bottoms will turn red if they are slightly covered. No adult dares to say that their child has never had a red bottom since childhood, after all, there are always times when adults are busy with other things and cannot take care of their children.

When Lin Tao and Chen Shuifen saw her, they both felt that Xu Yuting had a good mother-in-law.

Although part of the reason is because of the great help the Xu family gave to the Wang family in the past, it is easier to add flowers to brocade than to send charcoal in the snow. When the Xu family got into trouble, from the attitude of the Wang family, it was clear that the Wang family was grateful and loyal.

After all, these days, even fathers and sons, or even brothers, can turn against each other when something goes wrong, and some even publish an announcement in the newspaper to sever ties.

Aunt Wang was also kind to others. When she saw Lin Tao and the others coming to her house, she was very warm and welcoming, especially to Chen Shuifen. If it weren't for the generation gap between them, Chen Shuifen would have wanted to call her a sister.

"Have you chosen a name for the child?" Lin Tao asked. When she asked her two days ago, Xu Yuting said she hadn't decided yet.

"Yes," Xu Yuting said, "He was born on the Qingming Festival, so let's just call him Wang Qingming."

After hearing this, Chen Shuifen frowned, her face full of disapproval of the name.

They had a good relationship, so she said directly: "This name was chosen by Captain Wang, right? Teacher Xu, you can't let him name the child randomly. Men don't know how to name. You are a teacher, so why don't you choose a good name for the child? Why does he need to name the child Qingming? It's so unlucky."

Xu Yuting said, "I came up with this name. I think there is nothing wrong with Qingming Festival. It cannot be said that it is unlucky just because it is a festival to commemorate deceased relatives. I think Qingming Festival is no different from other festivals such as Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, Lantern Festival, and even Spring Festival. They are all festivals."

"Besides..." Xu Yuting paused, "Qingming Festival is a time to remember deceased relatives. My grandfather passed away on Qingming Festival. I think it is meaningful to name the child this."

At first, grandpa doted on Xu Yuting the most in the family. Unfortunately, he died on Qingming Festival, a week before her parents were sent down to the countryside.

Grandpa was already in poor health, and when something happened at home, my uncle and his family immediately distanced themselves from the family and published an announcement in the newspaper to sever ties. When Grandpa saw the newspaper, he was so angry that he died despite being seriously ill.

At that time, Xu Yuting had already been taken to Shengshan Island by Wang Yuanliang. It was a month later when she learned the news, and she didn't even see her grandfather for the last time.

This matter has always been a thorn in her heart. Wang Yuanliang also understood it and never dared to mention his grandfather in front of her.

Now her child was born one month earlier than expected, on the day of Qingming Festival. Xu Yuting told Wang Yuanliang that she wanted to name the child "Wang Qingming".

Wang Yuanliang agreed on the spot. Calling him Wang Qingming is a good name that comes to mind.

Lin Tao didn't know about Xu Yuting's experience, but she agreed with what Xu Yuting said.

She nodded: "Yuting is right. Qingming Festival is no different from other festivals. There is nothing wrong with calling it Qingming."

Just like those people named Jianjun, Jiandang and Guoqing.

Seeing that both teachers felt it was fine, Chen Shuifen naturally stopped saying anything. However, she was still a little worried whether Aunt Wang and Wang Yuanliang would disagree.

Upon asking, I learned that Aunt Wang and Wang Yuanliang had no objection to the name, so I stopped worrying about it.

There is only one foreign language teacher in the school, Xu Yuting. Now that Xu Yuting has given birth and is at home recuperating after giving birth, the school has stopped the foreign language classes and replaced them with Chinese or math classes.

The fifth grade students will be taking the junior high school entrance exam in just over a month. Originally, the principal was a little worried about the students' foreign language scores, but after a simulation, he found out that Xu Yuting had accelerated the children's progress and completed all their learning long before she gave birth.

Moreover, since the beginning of this semester, Xu Yuting has been teaching fifth-grade students in private.

In addition, foreign languages ​​in primary school are relatively easy. According to the simulation results this time, everyone did very well and can prepare for the entrance examination from primary school to junior high school with confidence.

After Xu Yuting finished her confinement, Aunt Wang did not go back immediately, but planned to stay here for a few more months to help Xu Yuting take care of the child.

Her health is not very good. She won't be able to do any work even if she returns to the countryside. It's better to take care of her here first.

Xu Yuting and Aunt Wang had a good relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so she naturally had no objection to Aunt Wang staying, and instead felt a lot more relaxed.

After the confinement period, little Qingming gained three or four pounds compared to when he was just born. There was more flesh on his little face, and he looked even cuter.

Lin Tao’s favorite thing now is to play with Xiao Qingming. After school, she always goes to Xu Yuting’s house to see Xiao Qingming before going back.