December 20th marked the one-month anniversary of Zhou Shan and Zhou Hu's birth. The two children wore new clothes and looked especially adorable.
The fabric for the new clothes was the same one Chen Suwen bought yesterday. She had their aunt Xu Huixue make two sets of clothes overnight, and after washing and drying them, they were given the clothes to wear.
Fortunately, the sun was shining brightly today, and after hanging them out to dry overnight and then airing them out all morning, the clothes were dry.
After all, these are clothes for two small babies, so they're not difficult to make or dry.
Adult clothes, on the other hand, are more troublesome.
But no one was in a hurry to wear them. There was still more than a month until the Spring Festival, which was enough time for Xu Huixue to take her time.
When Chen Suwen came back yesterday, she took two pig trotters and made a pot of pig's feet with ginger, because the family needed to nourish themselves.
She used the remaining pig's trotters to make braised pig's trotters, mainly because she was worried that some people might not like eating pig's trotters with ginger.
She marinated the lamb overnight, and skewered it this morning; it'll be ready to grill in no time.
As a native of Guangdong province, how can I not eat poached chicken?
Chen Suwen also asked someone to buy a chicken from a village in the countryside, and she will start preparing poached chicken today.
Chen Suwen likes to eat dipping sauce made with kumquats, while others prefer dipping sauce made with sand ginger. That's fine; we respect everyone's taste.
The Zhou family didn't invite many people that day; besides family members, only Zhang Dazhuang and his younger brother Zhang Daqiang came.
Since the meat was bought with Zhang Dazhuang's help, it's fine to treat them to a meal, but there's no need to treat the other guests, as there isn't enough food at home.
"Madam, are we the only guests?" Zhang Daqiang was very surprised to not see any other guests when he arrived at the Zhou family's house.
He thought there would be other guests besides him and his brothers today, such as the child's maternal grandparents, uncles and aunts, or Zhou Cunzong's colleagues.
As a result, only the brothers were outsiders; everyone else was a member of the Zhou family.
"It's fine if it's just the two of you brothers. It'll be quieter with fewer people." Chen Suwen didn't feel embarrassed at all for not inviting anyone else. If there were too many people and not enough food, there was no need for that.
She didn't even invite her good friend, Yip Yuk-lin, so it's best for everyone to just have a nice meal behind closed doors.
Actually, she didn't really want to invite the Zhang brothers, but they helped buy the meat and even invited her beforehand, didn't they?
It's impossible for her to kick someone out after they've been invited.
"Sit down and eat with us," Zhou Qingyun said. No matter how embarrassed Zhang Daqiang was, he obediently sat down.
Of course, the two brothers brought gifts when they came to the banquet, gifts for the twin sisters.
Today is their one-month anniversary, so we can't possibly forget about their existence.
The Zhou family's meal today is dinner. After all, it's not a holiday, and it's impossible for all working people to take time off to come over for a meal, so it's arranged for the evening.
Zhou Cunming and his family of three also returned. Li Cong had a lot of fun playing with his older brother and sister, and he also liked the two cute little sisters very much.
"Little sister~" Li Cong held his sister's hand, his eyes filled with longing.
Li Yulan is an only child, but her parents are not, so Li Cong also has peers to play with.
But his relatives weren't very enthusiastic towards Li Cong, and his cousins, taking advantage of their age, would even snatch his things.
Unlike his older siblings in the Zhou family, they wouldn't take his things.
Perhaps because Li Cong didn't come back often, Zhou Xian and Zhou Mei always had their own things when they met him, so they wouldn't take anything from him.
Li Cong had a very good impression of the older brothers and sisters in the Zhou family, and also a good impression of the two little sisters who were still unable to speak.
"Those two are really beautiful." Li Yulan leaned over to look at her two nieces, whose looks were getting better and better, which made her extremely envious.
She also wanted a beautiful daughter.
Li Cong was also good-looking, but since he was a boy, he couldn't dress like a girl.
Her family is well-off; having a daughter would surely allow them to dress her in beautiful new clothes and give her pretty hair clips.
My son can't keep his hair long or wear skirts, it's such a shame.
Shen Wenxiu smiled but didn't say anything.
Her daughters are indeed very good-looking. Sometimes when she looks at her two daughters, she feels grateful that her parents-in-law are good-looking, especially her mother-in-law.
Although she is now in her forties, you can still tell that she has a good foundation and must have been a great beauty when she was young.
Her children and grandchildren, who inherited her looks, are all quite good-looking.
Her two daughters are also quite good-looking.
Shen Wenxiu felt very proud when she thought about how beautiful her daughter was.
So what if I don't have a son?
She can definitely raise her daughter well too.
She thought of what Zhou Cunzong always told her: when the daughters grow up, he will educate them, let them study, let them learn skills, and let them have a future that is no worse than that of the boys.
Shen Wenxiu felt a warmth in her heart, and the fear of not having a son gradually diminished.
"When are you going to have another child, second sister-in-law?" Xu Huixue asked Li Yulan, holding her niece. "Acong is already two years old. When are you planning to have another one?"
"And what about you, sister-in-law? Ah Xian and Xiao Mei are both five years old. Aren't you planning to have another one?"
Xu Huixue smiled and touched her belly. "I'm pregnant."
Li Yulan and Shen Wenxiu stared wide-eyed. "What? Sister-in-law, you're pregnant?"
"So sudden?"
Xu Huixue nodded, "Perhaps it's because I've been eating and sleeping well lately, I never expected to actually get pregnant."
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