Xiang Qiuyun continued, her voice choked with emotion. "I once wronged Mr. and Mrs. Xiao, but they didn't hold a grudge and helped me take care of my family. They will even help me raise my children in the future. I can never repay such a great kindness. So please, everyone, be kind with your words and don't gossip about others behind their backs."
After speaking, she bowed to everyone. She didn't want Xiao Moran and Su Xiaonuan to be looked down upon because of her past as a wanted criminal. They were respectable business people, and their reputation was very important.
Since others have helped her so much, she should explain things to prevent misunderstandings.
Based on her understanding of Su Xiaonuan, Xiaonuan wouldn't bother explaining these things.
Thunderous applause immediately erupted from the crowd:
"They are such good people. I heard that their family has saved many homeless people."
"Yes, it was reported in the newspaper before that a pair of orphans were taken in by their family."
"They also took in two women who had been trafficked by human traffickers."
"That's not all. They've done many other helpful things. I heard that all the merchants on Wangwang Food Street were saved by a woman surnamed Su."
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Everyone was there recounting the beautiful story of the couple.
Xiao Moran helped a pregnant woman walk slowly out. Along the way, the people looked at them much more normally, unlike before when they stared at them as if they were looking at a peculiar spectacle, as if Xiao Moran had committed a heinous crime.
"The doctor said Qiuyun might have a premature birth, so don't go back to your mother's for the next few days. Stay at my house for a few days, and I'll pick your mother up later. Once the doctor has arranged a bed, you'll need to come to the hospital to prepare for delivery," Xiao Moran said worriedly. "The doctor said that your emotional state might be causing the baby to show signs of premature birth, but the doctor said the baby is developing normally and there's no danger."
Xiang Qiuyun did cry often. The thought of being separated from her child right after birth was unbearable, but she couldn't have an abortion. Xiao Bao was already dead, and she would never forget Xiao Bao's last words, telling her to give birth to the child. So, no matter what, she had to give birth to the child.
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A week later, Xiang Qiuyun gave birth to a five-pound boy in the hospital. He was very thin and small, but fortunately, there were several elderly people in the family who were very experienced in raising children. Within a few days of bringing him home, he changed dramatically. The thin, wrinkled baby became round and beautiful.
"Qiuyun, look, Wang Nian's eyebrows and eyes look just like yours, and his mouth looks just like Wang Xiaobao's." Su Xiaonuan teased the baby, looking like a loving mother. Since she became pregnant, she has become even more fond of any cubs, not just human cubs, but also the cubs born to Dahuang.
Strangely enough, when her dog, Dahuang, lived in the countryside, there were so many dogs in the village, and Dahuang never had a litter of puppies. But now that she's in the city, she's only let out occasionally, and she's had a litter of puppies. She was heavily pregnant when she took care of Dahuang during the delivery, and she had to go and take care of Dahuang's puppies every day to make sure she felt at ease.
Women are born with a maternal side, and Su Xiaonuan is no exception.
"I hope Niannian's life won't be as tragic as mine and his father's." Xiang Qiuyun watched her son change every day. With so much love from so many people, the words "premature baby" didn't apply to her son at all. He was just as healthy as a child born at a normal time.
"No, he will definitely be outstanding in the future." Su Xiaonuan was confident that she would educate Wang Nian well and give him back a child who was excellent in both character and academics when Xiang Qiuyun returned.
Zhang Yulan brought over a bowl of chicken soup. "Qiuyun, drink this soup while it's hot."
"Auntie, I just drank some, do you want some more?" Xiang Qiuyun has been eating a stewed chicken for her every day since she gave birth, and she's gotten tired of it.
“Of course you have to drink it. Your son Niannian needs breast milk. If you don’t drink it, where will he get the milk?” Zhang Yulan said. “Fortunately, I had Moran go back to the village and get over a hundred chickens to raise in the backyard. That’s enough for you and Xiaonuan to eat.”
Although Zhang Yulan came from the countryside, she was very particular. She even asked Aunt Hua to buy a lot of chickens and eggs, and prepared several large jars of lard from black-haired pigs. She said that the lard from white-haired pigs in the city was not good to eat, and that the lard from black pigs raised on cooked grains in the countryside was the best.
Even before the children were born, Ye Mei had already made dozens of outfits for them, from the inside out, for all four seasons. She couldn't be there for her daughter when Dou Dou and Guo Guo were born, so the birth of these two granddaughters was her way of making up for it.
Therefore, Su Xiaonuan only had the discomfort of pregnancy, and she didn't have to worry about anything else. With so many people arranging things for her, she really had everything done for her. Xiao Moran especially doted on her.
Watching Xiang Qiuyun finish the chicken soup, Zhang Yulan reached out to help Su Xiaonuan. "Xiaonuan, you need to go back to your room and rest. You can't sit for too long. Go lie down on the bed for a while, and then get up to eat the plum juice your mother made. I've kept it warm in the pot for you. After you finish the plum juice, I'll make you some fresh pickled fish."
She likes sour food, so her mother and mother-in-law try their best to make sour food for her. As long as it's something she likes to eat, they will try their best to make it for her.
Xiao Nuan, supporting her back with one hand and being helped by Zhang Yulan with the other, moved her feet with difficulty. "Mom, I don't want to eat sauerkraut fish today, I want to eat steamed pork with rice flour."
"Sure, Mom will make you some steamed pork with rice flour in a bit," Zhang Yulan said with a smile. "This must be what my granddaughter wants to eat. Her dad loves steamed pork with rice flour. She's growing up so fast and she's changing a lot."
"What's different?" Xiao Moran hadn't even put down his bag yet; he came to find Su Xiaonuan as soon as he got home.
"Mo Ran is back?" Zhang Yulan smiled and handed Xiao Nuan to him. "Come on, help your wife back to the room to rest. Mom will go make her some steamed pork with rice flour, the kind you like the most. Your two daughters are already craving their father's favorite food even when they're still in their mother's belly."
Zhang Yulan, this little old lady, was so happy that she walked as if she were floating. Life was getting better and better for her.
When I went into the hall, Ye Mei was still knitting a sweater.
"Mom, you've already knitted so many pieces, stop knitting, your eyes need a rest." Su Xiaonuan was also helpless. She had said it many times, but Ye Mei just kept knitting one piece after another, never stopping.
"It's alright, I'll knit a few more. Little girls love to look pretty. If I dress them up beautifully every day, people will ask who knitted such a pretty sweater. If I say it was my grandma, I'll feel proud too." Ever since Ye Mei found out that her daughter might be carrying twins, she has been working day and night to make all kinds of clothes. The clothes for little girls and little boys are different, so she has a clear goal once she's sure of what to make.
"I'm worried you'll overwork yourself."
"It's alright, your mom's happy, she won't get tired." Su Ming wasn't idle either; he was making some small gadgets, toys that both older and younger children could play with. "If I don't let her make them, she'll become restless. Lately, she's been dreaming about her two little granddaughters every night, and I can hear her laughing when I wake up."
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