He even told Han Jinghua to stop working and stay home to rest and prepare for her pregnancy. But Han Jinghua was unwilling:
“You went to great lengths to arrange this job for me, and it’s not tiring at all, so please let me continue. In a few months, when my belly gets bigger and it’s inconvenient for me to do this job, let Da Niu take over. This job is so good, we can’t lose it.”
Upon hearing her mother's words, Da Niu nodded quickly:
"Father, I can help Mother with this."
Looking at his sensible daughter, the man felt content.
As for Lu Xiaonan, she dared to associate with the former crown prince, so she deserves to end up like this.
Lu Xiaonan never imagined that after his death, not even someone would be there to collect his body, let alone mourn him.
...
Han Luoxue was unaware of what was happening in Xishu, nor was she interested in knowing.
Wang Yan still comes over often and even helped her find a shop.
Han Luoxue went out to take a look and thought the location was good.
"Xue'er, Mother doesn't want to open the shop anymore."
Han Luoxue had her eye on it, but Yunniang was not happy about it.
"Mother, haven't you always wanted your own embroidery workshop?"
Han Luoxue had been keeping this in mind, so as soon as her postpartum period ended, she rushed out to look for a place.
"Oh dear, I used to think about it, but I don't anymore..."
Yunniang looked at the two children with tender eyes, smiled and kissed their little faces:
"Right now, all I want to do is take good care of the two of them; I don't want anything else."
Han Luoxue... She really wanted to say, "You don't need to take such good care of them."
Now that the baby is a month old, it's definitely not enough for Xiao Tao and Yun Niang to take care of him alone.
Xiao Tao mainly takes care of things at home, while Yunniang also has her own things to do.
They can come over occasionally to visit the children, but they can't be with them all day.
Han Luoxue had a clear plan in mind. The child was still so young and certainly needed companionship, but not their constant, round-the-clock attention.
Besides, they don't live that far apart, so they can easily work and spend time with their children at the same time.
She still told Kyoto about her plans.
Now, she has to wear a face mask whenever she goes out from here. It's not far from the capital, and Han Luoxue is worried about being recognized.
"Mother, I think it would be better if we found two people to take care of them!"
Han Luoxue explained her plan, and Yunniang frowned and sighed, "Xue'er, I know we're not short of money right now, but I'm still not comfortable entrusting the child to someone else!"
“You need to understand, we’re not really familiar with this area. Besides, the child is so young and can’t speak or express himself. What if we encounter some uncaring people? We don’t know if they’re abusing the child! Xue’er, you probably know that too, right? We can’t keep an eye on that person all the time!”
Han Luoxue thought about it and realized it was true; such a young child wouldn't tell on someone.
People who seem nice to others may not necessarily be very patient with children.
"But I don't want the child to hold you back!"
Han Luoxue frowned as well. If this were in the capital, she wouldn't need to worry about finding people at all.
The old lady would also help her find good ones, or directly transfer two old women from the General's Mansion.
Now Han Luoxue doesn't ask for anything else, she just wants to find someone who truly cares about the child.
"How about this, let's find someone in the village who is willing to help!"
Find someone from the village? Han Luoxue had never really considered this before, but her mother had stayed in Hutouya Village for so long and was extremely familiar with the people there, so she felt that finding someone suitable would definitely be no problem.
We can pay them a higher wage later, and that will be the best we can do.
"That works too. Do you have any recommendations, Mother?"
Yunniang thought about it carefully for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "What do you think of Aunt Xu?"
Han Luoxue thought for a moment and nodded: "I think she's fine with it, but is she willing to come? It's so far from home!"
"It should be fine. Xue'er, you know Aunt Xu's situation. The elderly couple are raising four children. Although we've always taken care of her, they're still struggling financially. We can bring all six of them over. Aunt Xu's husband can work for Zhou Jun. Zhou Jun doesn't have many close friends around him anyway."
"Aunt Xu and her four children can take care of the two little ones together!"
Han Luoxue thought about it and realized it was true. Back then, when she helped Aunt Xu find her daughter's four children, Aunt Xu was extremely grateful to her.
They'll definitely take good care of the two younger ones.
Besides, Han Luoxue likes the four little ones very much. The two older ones can be helpful, and the third one can take care of the youngest. This way, Aunt Xu can take care of the children and earn money at the same time, so she probably won't object.
Most importantly, Han Luoxue still trusted Aunt Xu.
"Alright, I'll talk to Brother Chen and ask him to send someone to inform Father, and then have Father ask Aunt Xu what she thinks!"
This time, Yunniang did not object.
"Let me take care of our little baby before they arrive."
Seeing the two little ones made Yunniang extremely happy.
"It seems like just yesterday that your younger brother was little, and now you have a child!"
To this day, Yunniang feels like she's dreaming. She can't even imagine what their family would be like now if Han Luoxue hadn't insisted on separating the family.
It goes without saying that it must have been extremely tragic.
"Your grandma said she wanted to help you take care of the child, but do you dare?"
Han Luoxue quickly shook her head. Old Mrs. Han was a very traditional person, and in her heart, the preference for sons over daughters was ingrained in her bones.
Her little Mengmeng was already weak; if Grandma Han were to take care of her, she would starve to death.
Han Luoxue raised her hand to tease her daughter. Sensing someone teasing her, her adorable big eyes blinked, and her little hands gripped tightly, as if trying to grab something.
Han Luoxue stretched out a finger, and the little girl hurriedly reached out, grabbed it, and then forcefully pulled it to her mouth.
Han Luoxue giggled, amused: "Didn't you just eat your fill? Now you want to eat again?"
Yunniang explained with a smile, "They don't actually want to eat it, they just have a habit of putting everything in their mouths!"
Is that so? Han Luoxue didn't follow the little girl's strength. Sucking on her fingers is unhygienic. The little girl was whimpering anxiously. Han Luoxue pulled her little finger away and scratched her face with the back of her hand: "You little rascal!"
Feeling someone touch her face, the little girl turned her head, opened her mouth, and made a "woo-woo" sound, but neither of them understood what she meant.
Zhuangzhuang, on the other side, also turned his head, his two big eyes staring unblinkingly at Han Luoxue, as if trying to recognize her.
“They’re so old that they’ve already started recognizing people, and they can even recognize your footsteps!”
Han Luoxue felt it was a bit mystical; what could such a young child possibly know?
"I want to see my little nephew!"
Han Mengze skipped and hopped in. He was still studying with Xu Chenyi, but when he got home, the first thing he did was come and see the child.
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