After cleaning the room and helping Liu change into clean clothes, Yue Jiuyue placed the baby inside Liu's side and then left. From then on, taking care of the postpartum period was Lin Chaodong's job as the husband. She would at most help prepare some postpartum meals.
Yue Jiuyue thought that the old saying was that the delivery room was a unclean place, so she followed the local custom and abided by this "rule". But the old saying did not say that men should not take care of their wives and children. Taking care of the mother during postpartum confinement was not the responsibility of the mother-in-law. Of course, Yue Jiuyue did not want to take on the responsibility if she could push it out.
Looking at his chubby son, Lin Chaodong was overwhelmed with excitement. But when he thought about what the grandmothers had said, even if he didn't feel completely disheartened, he was still resentful. This was his first son!
If only my son were alright!
He even blamed Liu for not trying harder to have more children, and blamed Yue Jiuyue for not strictly stopping him back then. Otherwise, his son wouldn't be like this now, seemingly robust yet so fragile that he might collapse at any moment...
Therefore, it was even less likely that he would stay at home to take care of Liu during her postpartum period. Seeing his son made him both happy and heartbroken.
Lin Chaodong had no desire to take care of the new mother, and he was also thinking about his mountain land. Even his big, fat son couldn't stop him from going out to work; in fact, it made him quicker to get to work.
Yue Jiuyue: (#-.-)
So what's so great about having a son! This stepmother has to take care of his wife and son, and she doesn't even get any gratitude from them, because they think it's what she, as the mother-in-law, should do.
Even because Yue Jiuyue wanted Lin Chaodong to take care of Liu Shi during her postpartum period, Liu Shi thought that Yue Jiuyue, as her mother-in-law, did not want to take care of her during her postpartum period. As for why, it was easy to guess. It must be because she did not give birth well, and her eldest son was stuck in her belly for too long, so Yue Jiuyue had to pay for a doctor.
That evening, after delivering dinner to the kitchen staff, Lin Chaobei brought these words with him.
"You're not allowed to do those eavesdropping things anymore!"
Yue Jiuyue rebuked Lin Chaobei.
Lin Chaobei refused to take the blame for this! He was just a younger brother-in-law, eavesdropping on his older brother and sister-in-law's private conversations—what would people think if word got out! So he protested:
"Mom, it's not that I wanted to listen, they were just too busy talking to hear my footsteps. I didn't tiptoe to eavesdrop!"
Yue Jiuyue sighed, rubbing her forehead with one hand.
"I know, I know, I misspoke!"
There are no parents apologizing to their sons here. Elders like Yue Jiuyue who admit their mistakes are already very rare.
Yue Jiuyue was troubled. Couldn't those two be more discreet? If they were to speak ill of their own mother/mother-in-law, they could at least choose a more appropriate time, at least not during mealtimes, because someone could come over at any moment!
If she didn't know, that would be fine, but if she did, she had to take a stand. If a mother is being talked about behind her back by her son and daughter-in-law, and another son overhears it, and she doesn't do anything, her public image will completely collapse.
This is just asking her trouble!
So, what should her attitude be now?
"Once the spring planting is over, you two brothers can help your eldest brother finish building the house. Then the young couple can live on their own! Oh, by the way, I have to go out tomorrow. Your sister-in-law should tell your eldest brother to take care of himself."
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