Suddenly, the sound of a baby crying came from upstairs. Lin Xiazhu ignored everything else and ran upstairs. She was eager to see her two little nephews, whom she had only seen in photos and had never met in person.
After going upstairs, they went straight to Lin Chacha's room. Lin Chacha and another nanny were each holding a child and comforting them. When they saw Lin Xiazhu coming up, Lin Chacha called out to her.
"Sis, you're here. I heard arguing downstairs. You didn't get into a fight with Song Cheng's mom, did you? She's such a nag. Just ignore her. Why bother arguing with her?"
"We didn't argue, we just said a few words. What happened to the baby? Let me hold him." Lin Xiazhu was very fond of the baby and took him from the nanny's arms.
"That's the eldest, named Song Ran. I'm the second eldest, named Song Yu. We just registered our household a few days ago. Song Cheng and I came up with the names together." Before, we only called each other by nicknames, but now we have formal names.
"It sounds nice, so cute, so soft, even her pouty little mouth is adorable." Lin Xiazhu gently poked Song Ran's tender cheek with her index finger, and Song Ran pouted again, waving her little hands with a huff.
"At first, he ate and slept all day long. He would cry when he needed to poop, but he was very easy to take care of. But these past few days, I don't know why, he's been awake more often. He doesn't sleep right away after eating. He wants to be held and walked around. The little guy just looks at you like this now, and it takes him a while before he falls asleep."
Lin Chacha complained, but her expression was full of doting.
“The baby is growing up and will be awake for longer periods, so it won’t be as easy to manage. Let the nanny stay for a few more months, otherwise it will be too hard for you to take care of the baby alone.” Lin Chacha doesn’t have a mother-in-law and also has a business to take care of, so she really can’t manage it all.
"That's what I think too. If I were to take care of these two little ones by myself, I would break down. They cry together when they're hungry, and they poop together too, as if they've agreed to do it all at once. They have such loud voices that my head hurts when they cry."
Lin Chacha carried her youngest son and strolled slowly, gently patting the little guy's back with one hand.
"Son, call her Auntie. Do you know who your aunt is?" Lin Chacha teased her son, asking him to greet her.
"The child is still young, how could he greet people so quickly?" Lin Xiazhu said with a laugh, then sat down on the sofa with the child in her arms, and took out two gold locks, two pairs of silver bracelets and silver anklets from her bag.
"These are things I bought especially for my two little darlings, along with some clothes and toys. They were sent back ahead of time, so you should have received them by now, right?"
"They arrived yesterday, I've seen them all. The clothes are beautiful, and there are so many toys. They're still too young to know how to play." Lin Chacha sat down next to her, smiling as she picked up the gold lock to look at it.
"They'll roll over in three months. You'll see if they can play then, they'll probably fight over them." Lin Xiazhu kissed her nephew's little face. Mmm, it smelled so good, all milky.
"It looks more like you, Chacha. Look at the little guy's eyes, nose, and mouth; they all resemble yours." Lin Xiazhu exclaimed with delight, as if she had discovered a new continent.
"That's right, he looks just like me in every way. Of course he'll look like me, since I gave birth to him. Song Cheng said he even got his loud voice from me, so he'll definitely be very strong in the future." Lin Chacha was very proud. She hoped her son would be as strong as her.
"Oh, right, I brought my camera back. We'll take lots of pictures then. I love these two boys so much," Lin Xiazhu said, giving her little nephew another kiss.
As if responding to her, Xiao Songran mumbled something, making Lin Xiazhu laugh even harder.
“Look, he’s talking to me, he’s making ‘uh-huh’ sounds.”
"Oh right, we can't favor one over the other, I'll hug little Song Yu too." After switching little Song Yu over to hug, Lin Xiazhu also kissed him and coaxed him to talk.
Then, Song Yu very politely presented his aunt with a gift: a bowl of hot, wet boy's urine. Lin Xiazhu felt a warm, wet sensation on her thigh and knew what was going on.
"Goodness, I just hugged you and you peed so much! It was such a long pee, it soaked my pants!" Lin Xiazhu said, both amused and exasperated.
"Why aren't you wearing diapers? I sent back a whole box of them." By this time, diapers were already available, but people in rural areas were more frugal and fewer people used them.
"I don't use it at home. I've heard that stuffy things are bad for babies, affecting their fertility and such. I only use it when I have time at home, unless it's raining or when I go out. It's hot now, and I'm afraid it will cause heat rash. I'll wait until it gets colder to use it."
Lin Chacha looked at the two children with loving eyes, her gentle expression full of maternal love.
Lin Xiazhu didn't say anything. Chacha knows what she's doing and doesn't need her to worry. She also felt that the diapers made Xiaodan uncomfortable, but it was better when it got cold.
In the evening, Zhang Yu and Zhang Longfei came over for dinner. This is an old tradition; whenever Lin Xiazhu returns, they all come over for a get-together. Zhang Yu brought his wife and children with him.
Zhang Longfei and Zhang Shengli also got married, but they've only been married a few months and their wives are still not pregnant. Both of their wives have also come with them.
Zhang Yu excitedly came over and snatched the twins, insisting on holding one in each arm and two at the same time. "It's a pity my wife also gave birth to a son, otherwise our two families could arrange a marriage between our children."
"Get lost! What era are we living in? We don't do that anymore. Come on, Song Cheng and I fell in love on our own. It's not my son's place to be betrothed. Zhang Yu, you're too old-fashioned." Lin Chacha wasn't willing to wrong her son, and she wouldn't even joke about it.
It's not that she looks down on Zhang Yujia; she just hopes that her child can make his own decisions about his life, especially his marriage, and have the right to choose freely. She wants these old folks to stop interfering in her child's freedom to choose his own marriage.
"I'm just old-fashioned, you only realize that now?" Zhang Yu didn't care what she said and still laughed happily. "I just saw that your two sons are so handsome, and I really like them, so I wanted to transfer your family's good genes to them. Alas, the one-child policy is strictly enforced now, so it seems you can't have a daughter." Zhang Yu looked regretful.
Lin Chacha's eyes flickered. She thought to herself, "Tightening my tubes is out of the question, but I can still have a daughter if I want to. People can find a way. Sigh, my business is doing pretty well now, and I have a lot of savings. Maybe I should consider developing my career in Beijing in the future."
Sigh, she would never admit that the reason she moved her business to the capital was actually to have a daughter.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, unaware that Lin Chacha was secretly planning to have a daughter.
In a few days, it will be the twins' one-month celebration. Lin Xiazhu and Song Cheng are busy writing invitations in the living room, and they also need to figure out what to cook for the day.
During this time, Lin Chacha privately revealed to Lin Xiazhu that she and Song Cheng had six million in savings. Originally, Song Cheng wanted to use this money to invest in other businesses, but she stopped him.
"Well, Cha Cha, you're even richer than Song Cheng than me now. You're a real landlady!" Lin Xiazhu teased.
"Sister, do you think this money is enough for me to start a factory or do other business in Beijing?" Lin Chacha finally couldn't hold back any longer and was ready to tell him the truth.
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