Because Lu Shuyan had a natural birth, she stayed in the hospital for two days and then went home. During this time, Ruan Ruan and Huo Haoshen, as members of the Huo family, visited her at the hospital on the second day. Later, when she was in postpartum confinement, they asked the village to exchange some eggs and nutritional supplements for her and sent them over.
The child's name was decided after being discharged from the hospital. Just like before, the old man gave the child several names and let Huo Haoshen and the others choose. Lu Shuyan had heard about the process of choosing names for the two children from Ruan Ruan before. She thought it was very interesting, so she followed Ruan Ruan's example and wrote down the names that her grandfather had thought of on a piece of paper. She then held her son's chubby little hand and let him point to the name. Whichever name he pointed to was the one he got.
And so, Huo Haoshen's first son's name was decided so hastily: Huo Wenxun, nicknamed Donggua (Winter Melon), because he looked just like a winter melon when he was born, and he happened to be eating winter melon around that time.
When the others learned about this nickname, they thought it was a good thing they weren't the ones who chose the formal name, otherwise they were afraid the child wouldn't recognize them when he grew up.
Of course, after Huo Wenxun started kindergarten, they stopped calling him by the nickname "Winter Melon" because he was concerned about his image.
As the weather grew colder day by day, on the day Lu Shuyan finished her postpartum confinement, Yuncheng experienced a sleet.
For everyone's safety, Huo Haoshen did not hold a full-month celebration for the child, but the brothers still prepared red envelopes as a greeting gift for the child. The ones for Ruan Shaoke and the others were all handed over to Huo Haocheng to pass on.
As for the others, they all lived and worked together, and Huo Haoshen received them directly when they left for work in the morning.
But time quickly came to New Year's Day, which was also the day when Da Bao and Xiao Bao turned one year old.
Early that morning, the weather cooperated; after several days of rain, the sun finally came out. Ruan Ruan and Huo Haocheng had breakfast and started making preparations.
Around 10 o'clock, people started arriving one after another. The first to arrive were Chao Xi and Su Yanqiu, the couple who lived with them.
"Da Bao, Xiao Bao, Auntie's here! Wow, you're two beautiful and adorable babies today!" As soon as Chao Xi entered the door, she saw Da Bao and Xiao Bao drinking milk.
Today is their birthday, and Ruan Ruan dressed them in bright red outfits embroidered with little tigers and butterflies. These outfits were made for the children by their grandma and maternal grandma in Beijing, which shows how much care the two elderly people put into them.
"Perfect timing! The little gifts Auntie prepared for you match your clothes today." As she spoke, Chao Xi took the bag from Su Yanqiu's hand and took out a small tiger and a rabbit doll. She made these two dolls herself, and they were filled with new cotton. They were plump and very cute.
"Da Bao and Xiao Bao, quickly say thank you to your aunt and uncle!" Da Bao and Xiao Bao were overjoyed, hugging their two little toys, while Ruan Ruan taught them how to say thank you.
They started saying "Mama" when they were a little over 8 months old. After that, Ruanruan taught them to say people every day. Today it's "Papa", tomorrow it's "Grandma", and the day after tomorrow it's "Grandpa". Even now, they can only say a few reduplicated words.
"Take a break"
"Take a break"
Da Bao and Xiao Bao haven't said thank you yet. Now that they hear their mother say thank you, they try to say it too, but they still can't pronounce it very clearly.
"You're welcome, our babies are so smart." Chao Xi was completely charmed by the way the two children happily thanked her while hugging the dolls she had made.
"If you like children, have one soon, then you can do whatever you want with them!" Seeing that the two of them had been married for so long but still hadn't had a baby, and seeing how much they liked the child, Ruan Ruan also joined the ranks of those urging them to have a child.
"Ahem, we're not in a hurry yet." Upon hearing Ruan Ruan start urging them to have a baby, Chao Xi's face immediately turned red. Su Yanqiu, who was standing next to her, also coughed awkwardly for a moment, and then said embarrassedly that they weren't in a hurry, meaning that they hadn't had enough of their time together yet.
Huo Haocheng's gaze swept over Su Yanqiu a few times, and the two exchanged a knowing look before immediately looking away.
If it weren't for Ruan Ruan's sudden pregnancy, Huo Haocheng would have preferred to enjoy two more years of life as a couple. However, he is also very happy to have two little babies.
Soon, they arrived one after another, and the house, which was not very lively before, suddenly became bustling.
"Come on, Da Bao, Xiao Bao, look what birthday presents we've prepared for you!"
Whether it was pre-arranged or not, everyone gave different gifts, but they all reflected the personality of the giver. Ruan Shaoke and Bai Sirui gave a large red envelope as usual, while Ruan Shaolin carved two wooden guns for the children.
Ruan Ruan could understand giving Da Bao a gun, but giving Xiao Bao a gun as well was something she could only tell him to have good luck.
Given how much Huo Haocheng dotes on Xiaobao now, it's impossible for him to train her to join the army in the future. So, when Huo Haocheng came out of the kitchen and saw Xiaobao holding a gun, he was so angry that he wanted to hit her.
If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion...
He stepped forward, stuffed the rabbit doll that Chaoxi had given Xiaobao into Xiaobao's arms, and then swiftly snatched the gun away. As he left, he didn't forget to glare at Ruan Shaolin, who was still trying to tease Xiaobao.
So frightened was Ruan Shaolin that he could only hide behind Ruan Shaoke.
Everyone else burst into laughter upon seeing this.
Da Bao and Xiao Bao didn't know what the adults were laughing about, but seeing them laughing, they laughed along.
This scene truly moved everyone present.
Soon it was noon. Huo Haocheng put two tables together, then laid a blanket on top, and placed the items for the baby's first birthday celebration on it, letting Da Bao and Xiao Bao choose them themselves.
Huo Haocheng first picked up Xiaobao and said, "Xiaobao, go and see whichever one you like, bring it to Mommy."
Ruan Ruan glanced at Huo Haocheng, then stood directly in front of Xiao Bao so that he could see her at a glance.
Soon, Xiao Bao climbed around on it, grabbed a bundle of 100-yuan bills, and brought it to Ruan Ruan.
Seeing her precious daughter grab a bundle of money for her, Ruanruan said, "Okay, but I don't know who's so creative. Don't other people put an abacus in the lot? Why did they just put a bundle of money in here?"
In any case, the arrests are all complete.
"Okay, our Xiaobao will have endless money in the future." Hearing Huo Haoshen's words, the case was solved; he was the one who planted it.
Huo Haoshen was genuinely happy to see Xiaobao grab a bundle of money.
Then it was Da Bao's turn to grab it. His goal was clear: he crawled up and picked up the wooden gun that Ruan Shaolin had given him earlier.
"See? I knew it! Our Da Bao is destined to be a soldier!" Ruan Shaolin became smug again when he saw Da Bao holding his wooden gun, completely losing his previous cowardly demeanor.
"Yes, yes, yes, you're right..." The others were used to him being like this, and today they gave him face and just went along with it.
After drawing lots, the dishes were served.
At noon, everyone celebrated the first birthday of Da Bao and Xiao Bao in a lively atmosphere.
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