It was thanks to my mother-in-law's preparation, otherwise, at this time, even her family would be short of food, let alone meat and vegetables.
In previous years, my sister-in-law wouldn't be so stingy. She might even pretend to be generous for the sake of her mother-in-law. But this year, due to the drought, her family is living a tight life. When she was pregnant, they had a very unpleasant quarrel over a chicken.
Originally, the chicken was reserved by my sister-in-law for her child's health, but her mother felt sorry for her and gave it to her as if it were a gift, which made my sister-in-law very unhappy.
"Is it delicious? If it is, there's more. I stewed a whole chicken. Just drink it, Fourth Wife. Childbirth is the most depleting process for a woman, so you need to replenish your energy."
Liu's mother was quite satisfied watching from the side. No matter what Linlin's mother-in-law thought, at least she had done what she should do and there was nothing to criticize.
"Thank you, Mom. If you hadn't arrived in time, I wouldn't know what I would have done."
"What nonsense are you talking about? You're harming our Pei family's child. I should have been the one taking care of you, but I knew it wasn't convenient for you, so I told the fourth child to rush over when you gave birth. Fortunately, I made it in time, otherwise it would have been unfair to you and my granddaughter."
Not only Liu's mother, but also Liu Lin was worried that she would be disliked if she gave birth to a daughter. Only after seeing the attitude of her husband and her in-laws did she feel relieved.
There was another woman in the same ward who also gave birth to a daughter. She gave birth the day before they came, but she did not receive such good treatment. Her in-laws were so disgusted with her because she gave birth to a daughter that they didn't even want to let her stay in the hospital. They wanted her to go home directly, but she was stopped by the doctor.
Liu's mother and Old Lady Pei were both sociable people. Not long after Liu Lin was admitted to the ward, they had figured out the situation.
Looking at the woman in labor, she only ate some steamed buns on the first day of delivery. Her in-laws ignored her and her own family was nowhere to be seen. Perhaps because of lack of nutrition and lack of milk, the child kept crying, looking so pitiful and miserable.
Liu Lin was a new mother, and she felt sorry for the woman in labor. However, since there was so much chicken soup, it was definitely prepared specially for her by her mother-in-law.
Chicken soup is usually very expensive, let alone at this time. To be able to drink chicken soup means that the family is well-off. She was too embarrassed to ask her mother-in-law to serve a bowl to the woman who had just given birth. Of course, she was reluctant to give more than that.
Li Miaomiao saw what Liu Lin was thinking. In fact, she also felt sorry for the woman in labor, so she served her a bowl of chicken soup.
The woman in labor was quite greedy. When the aroma wafted over, she could immediately tell it was chicken soup. This was during the Chinese New Year, and her mother-in-law gave her half a bowl of chicken soup. Because more water was added, she only tasted a little bit of it, but it was not as fragrant as the chicken soup.
"You guys are so nice. This is the first time I've had such delicious chicken soup. It's the best chicken soup I've ever had."
After drinking a bowl of chicken soup, Wang Xiaohua felt much more relaxed. She licked her lips and her eyes fell on the large thermos bucket brought by Old Lady Pei, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Li Miaomiao and the others all realized what this woman named Wang Xiaohua meant. She clearly wanted to drink more chicken soup, but they were already very generous by giving her only one bowl. If they were more knowledgeable, they would know how precious chicken soup was at that time, and how could they have the nerve to stare at other people's chicken soup.
This made them have a bad impression of Wang Xiaohua.
But no one said much, they just ignored Wang Xiaohua. It turned out that there must be something hateful about pitiful people. Such people can't make people like them when they do things.
Wang Xiaohua saw that Li Miaomiao and the others ignored her and it was impossible for her to give her another bowl of chicken soup. There was obviously still so much chicken soup. She saw it when she was pouring the chicken soup just now. It was so much. She was probably stewing a big chicken. It was really stingy. She looked so pitiful.
Wang Xiaohua is a simple-minded person and her thoughts are not revealed on her face. Li Miaomiao is as nervous as if she had eaten a fly. What kind of person is she?
It seems that she still cannot have any sympathy and should continue to be a hard-hearted woman.
Wang Xiaohua didn't get to drink the chicken soup again. She glanced at the baby beside her pillow, and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.
It's because this girl is a boy, why isn't she a boy? Otherwise, she wouldn't be despised by her in-laws and left alone in the hospital.
Perhaps the child was too hungry, so he pouted and started crying again.
Wang Xiaohua opened her mouth to curse, she had no milk, what was the use of crying, but her eyes happened to sweep over Liu's mother making milk powder for her granddaughter, and suddenly her eyes turned.
"Kind-hearted lady, I have no milk and my baby keeps crying. Could you give me some of the powdered milk? This child has suffered so much with me. Her own milk and father refuse to care for her. I can't just let her starve like this."
Liu's mother had just witnessed Wang Xiaohua's behavior and was feeling uncomfortable. When she heard Wang Xiaohua's words, she wanted to refuse, but she saw the child in Wang Xiaohua's arms crying pitifully.
He was born skinny, had nothing to eat, and even his crying was intermittent. Anyone who saw him couldn't bear it.
Not to mention Liu's mother, even Old Lady Pei felt that it was a sin after seeing the child.
Even if she is son-centric, she is her own granddaughter after all. How can she be so cruel? Look at her strange granddaughter, she is white and fat. Although she is not as happy as a grandson, she still feels pain in her heart.
"Alright, our milk powder didn't come from a flood. We spent money and tickets to ask someone to buy it. I can't give you too much, so I'll give you some for the sake of your child. You'll have to figure out the rest yourself."
Liu's mother finally set aside some milk powder, which was enough for a child this young to eat four or five times, and put it in another small jar and gave it to Wang Xiaohua.
Wang Xiaohua thanked him profusely, but she felt a little proud in her heart. These city people were all stupid, so she just pretended to be pitiful. They were willing to give away such a good thing. This little girl was still useful.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaohua hurried to prepare milk powder. Although this was only the second day after giving birth, rural women like them were not so particular. Some women went to work in the fields shortly after giving birth. Besides, there was no one to take care of her. She was not as lucky as the woman in the other bed.
They all gave birth to little girls, and the woman's mother-in-law, mother, husband, and even sister-in-law came to take care of her, and she ate so well.
Li Miaomiao caught a glimpse of Wang Xiaohua's jealous expression and thought to herself that she should ask Pei Guoqiang and Liu's mother to pay more attention. Some people are just bad-hearted. Even if there is no grudge, they might do something out of jealousy. She has seen many such examples.
The child is still so young, and Liu Lin has just given birth. She is not physically strong enough to pay so much attention. She may not know that human hearts can be so bad. People around them need to pay more attention.
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