Grandpa and Grandma Zhou chimed in, "That's right. Going back now would just mean staying at home anyway. Why go back so early? We'll all go back together when spring planting starts."
"This...this?"
Qian Xiao knew what the old couple was thinking: "Grandpa and Grandma, you can rest assured and stay here. Chengcheng and I are both very good at making money, and we can definitely support a whole family. We can feel at ease with you here. Don't think that you are here to add to our burden. We would love for you to stay."
“If you could stay, that would be wonderful. Sun Kaicheng and I could go back to work with peace of mind, and we could leave the kids at home without worry. We go on business trips all the time, and we can't go on business trips with peace of mind without you around. What if we don't do our jobs well?”
“We can rest assured that you’re at home with the kids, and we can even have a hot meal when we come home from work every day. That’s such a blessing. You two just need to do your jobs well, and we don’t have to worry about anything else.”
Our own house is big enough for everyone, and it's quite lively with more people. The best part is that with more people, the two of them don't have to look after the kids, which is great!
Who would have thought that two smart people would be stumped by a baby? Watching it for a while is fine, but watching it all day long is unbearable.
Besides, you can't really take such a young child to work!
Grandpa Zhou: "That's right, you didn't see what those two kids are like. How can you go back and feel at ease with Potato?"
Every time Grandpa Zhou mentions this nickname, he feels sorry for his great-grandson. He thinks to himself, "Look at what kind of parents they are! What kind of nickname did they give their child? It's a good thing I managed to snatch the formal name, otherwise this child would have to complain about his parents when he grows up."
Qian Xiao chose this nickname. She can't even give her own child a nickname. Where can she go to complain?
Seeing that her grandparents had softened and probably weren't in a hurry to leave, it was her mother's turn.
"Mom, you don't have anything to do back home, so why don't you stay here a little longer? It's been so hard for me to see you all these years. And Dad isn't always home when you go back. Please spend more time with me."
Li Guizhi wasn't in a hurry to go back, but she thought that having so many people here would be a burden on her daughter, so she thought that going back would save her daughter one person's food ration. But hearing her daughter's words made her feel bad too. It's true, since she joined the army, the time she could spend with her daughter was pitifully little.
She could take care of the whole family, young and old, if she stayed: "Okay, Mom will stay a while longer, and I'll go back when Potato is a bit older."
I'll go to the post office later and call my husband to let him know that our daughter has given birth. If my husband had the time, he would have come back to see his grandchild.
Qian Xiaoxiao flashed a smile, revealing her bright white teeth. "Oh my god, this is wonderful!"
Sun Kaicheng also breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't that the two of them were being lazy; they really had no way to deal with that scoundrel.
The baby started making babbling noises, and the two old ladies quickly went into the inner room. This child didn't like to cry, but when he woke up, he would always make some noise to let the adults know.
Before long, Grandma Zhou brought out a baby from the inner room. Grandma Qian used a chamber pot to catch the baby's urine. This child had another advantage: he was clean and never wet his diaper unless he was in a hurry.
Qian Xiao looked at the little potato comrade who had transformed from a wrinkled mess into a fluffy bun with a smirk. This treatment was even comparable to that of the young master. However, it had to be said that their genes were still very strong. Who would have thought that a child who was born ugly could change so much?
After the confinement period, the little boy turned into a glutinous rice ball. Except for his eyes, his facial features all resembled Sun Kaicheng's. He was a very handsome child. The only problem was that he always had a blank face, as if his facial nerves were underdeveloped.
Little Ga Dou is so cute. He rarely smiles no matter how you try to make him laugh. He always has his little brows furrowed, as if he's pondering some serious topic. It's so funny to watch.
The child is too young to be held upright. He is half-lying in Grandma Zhou's arms, and with his serious expression, it's as if peeing is a very serious matter.
The two old men were overjoyed. Old Zhang Qian chuckled, "This child's seriousness is nothing like Erdan's. Erdan used to love to laugh when he was little. He would laugh at everyone he met, even the rooster in the yard would cackle happily."
Qian Xiao... This is definitely a rumor. Anyway, she will not admit it. She doesn't remember what happened back then. It's just what her grandfather says.
Sun Kaicheng chuckled. His wife was so silly when she was little!
Qian Xiao rolled her eyes at him, saying, "Everyone has been young and ignorant at some point, what's so funny?"
Grandpa Zhou chuckled upon hearing this: "Chengcheng was the same when he was little. He was so pretty. He looked just like a little girl when he wore a dress. He was also very talkative. Once he started talking, he couldn't stop. He also loved to laugh."
Of course, after being in a coma for five years, his personality changed when he opened his eyes. He was nothing like he was when he was a child, so there's no need to go into that.
The two old men looked at each other, then at the child. Who did this child take after? Why is the little one so serious?
They looked at each other again and shook their heads. It seemed that they were not like that either. They must have taken after the child's great-grandfather. That old man always had a stern face and looked like a black-faced god.
Oh well, no matter who the child takes after, they're still a treasure in the family. The important thing is that the child is good-looking. So what if they're serious? They're just as cute.
"You two have to go to work tomorrow, right?"
I don't know what my grandson was thinking. His wife was in postpartum confinement, and he took care of her for a whole month. How come so many people in the family can't compare to him?
"Yes, we're going to work tomorrow, so you'll have to take care of Potato." Taking care of a child is really tiring. Even though they're small, they're always eating and sleeping, and there's a lot to look after.
They have to wash his bottom with warm water after he poops or peees, and the diaper rings have to be boiled to sterilize them after washing. The same goes for his clothes. A child who can't move has to have two or three sets of clothes changed every day, and they also have to talk to him. And they call him an easy-going child?
He didn't even dare to think about what that troublesome person would be like.
"You can focus on your work, you don't need to worry about anything at home," they said. "There are so many of them, how can they not take care of a baby?"
The reason why the two of them could so easily decide to go to work was that Qian Xiao had almost no breast milk. They didn't know why, and no matter how much lactation-promoting soup or broth she ate, it didn't work. The boy was almost entirely fed with formula.
Thankfully, times are better now. Although formula is hard to come by, it's not impossible to get it. After all, there are many people in the family, and each person can help get a bag, which is enough for the child until it's time to introduce complementary foods.
Furthermore, Sun Kaicheng also found a lot of milk powder in his warehouse, which looked extremely expensive. The two of them went through a lot of research and experiments to test whether the milk powder was safe for their child before giving it to them.
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