The four of us had lunch together to celebrate the Spring Festival.
At this moment, two men were busy in the kitchen, two women were looking at photos in the living room, and two dogs were playing in the yard.
"Next year we will have three more little babies, babbling and unable to speak. We can hold them in our arms and play with them," Tiantian dreams of giving birth to a smaller version of herself.
Song Shuqian thought about it and felt very sweet. She said, "When the time comes, we will dress them in the same clothes and dress them up as adult dolls. They will have little arms like lotus roots and will babble and call for their mother."
"What do you think the child looks like? I hope the child looks like me, so that he can charm many girls when he grows up. It would be better if your child looks like you, because Wei Jianguo is too fierce."
"I hope the child will look like their father. Boys are tougher. It would be great if one looked like me and the other looked like their father. In the future, I will take care of the smaller version of him, and he will take care of the smaller version of me. It's a pity that I have two boys in my belly. It would be better if I had one boy and one girl."
Song Shuxi and the others knew the baby's gender. B-ultrasound can reveal the gender of the baby.
There is no regulation these days that prohibits doctors from disclosing the baby's gender. When they do the B-ultrasound, several doctors discuss it together.
When talking about holding a child, Song Shuqian felt pain in her arms. "I may not be able to hold two children. If the child moves a little, I won't be able to hold him."
Tiantian said naturally, "Put it in the stroller."
Then the two looked at each other, they didn't prepare a stroller.
Tiantian slapped herself on the forehead, and it sounded painful. "How could I forget such an important thing? Come on, hurry up and draw it."
Song Shuxi helped her get paper and pen.
Tiantian had an idea of what a baby carriage should look like in her mind. She described it dictatorially and Song Shuqian started drawing. It was finished in half an hour. Song Shuxi's is a two-seater stroller, and Tiantian's is a one-seater stroller.
The two also arranged small baskets that could be hung from the beams with ropes and rocked like cradles.
After Wei Jianguo and his friends finished cooking, they got four drawings.
"We forgot to make a stroller for the baby."
Seeing the same annoyed face as they wished, Song Shuxi and Tiantian became happy again. It turns out that emotions will not dissipate, but will be transferred, and at this moment they are perfectly transferred.
"Let's eat first. After the New Year, I'll find a carpenter to make it."
"Don't worry, you can take him out after at least three months." Song Shuxi remembered that in her previous life, her brother only went for a walk in the yard after he was half a year old.
The four of them sat down and prepared to eat, with today's feast on the table.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, braised fish, scrambled eggs with leeks, cold bean sprout vermicelli, pork skin jelly, sauerkraut blood sausage, eight-treasure porridge, sweet and sour spare ribs, eight dishes for four people, to create a good omen.
Song Shuxi took out the green plum wine she had made and gave it to the two men. The alcohol content was very low and it wouldn't make them drunk at all. As for the two of them, what could be more comfortable than drinking a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall that has been stewed all night in winter.
The four of them gathered together, without paying attention to the seating order between host and guest, and just sat wherever they wanted.
Wei Jianguo picked up the wine glass at hand and said, "Come on, let's have a drink. Happy New Year."
The other three raised their cups and said, "Happy New Year."
This was the first time the four of them celebrated the New Year together, and for many years after that, the two families would get together.
Both men served soup to their wives at the same time before serving themselves. The aroma of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is so overbearing that from the moment the lid is opened, the fragrance has been drilling into the nose. They have shown enough restraint to be able to endure it until now.
Song Shuqian couldn't wait to take a sip. The rich and mellow soup exploded in her mouth. The abalone was chewy, the sea cucumber was soft, and the peppercorns were smooth and tender. I couldn't wait to take the second sip, and the self-control that I had always been proud of lost its effect in an instant.
By the time I realized it, the bowl was empty.
Song Shuqian felt a little embarrassed, she had lost her composure.
Looking at the others, the other three had already started drinking their second bowl, slurping it up and not even bothering to talk.
Wei Jianguo cared about his wife and served her another bowl despite his busy schedule.
Song Shuqian chuckled. She was possessed by a demon. It was already difficult enough to get enough food at that time, so how could ordinary people afford such a luxury?
The ingredients used in this pot of soup were obtained by Song Shuxi and Tiantian after spending several months and owing favors to others.
In order to make today’s successful Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Tiantian experimented 3 times.
Today was an above average performance.
After finishing the second bowl, the two men put down their bowls and started eating something else.
This good thing should be kept with my wife. Song Shuqian and the others were not polite either. Who knows when they can gather all the ingredients?
During the meal, Song Shuxi talked about asking her sister-in-law to take care of her during the confinement period in the family compound. "Tiantian, who do you think is more suitable? I want to find someone who is quick and nimble, and keeps a tight mouth. Our attitude towards spending money is different from that of most sisters-in-law, and I'm worried that she will lecture me when the time comes.
I may have to stay in confinement for two months, which will take a long time. "
Song Shuxi's worries are not unnecessary at all. There are many aunts in the family compound who like to use their status as elders to judge other people's lives. If someone says a few words to you in daily life, just get over it. People don’t have bad intentions, they just have different consumption concepts.
But it definitely won’t work for a long time.
"I would rather recommend Aunt Feng. She used to work in Tongzi Building and she was my neighbor. But you can never know a person's heart through his appearance. I need to find out more about her." Tiantian said after thinking for a while.
Liu Xinguo thought this was a good time and suggested, "Tiantian, why don't you find someone to take care of you during the confinement period? Your sister-in-law is pregnant, and our mother might have problems by then."
Liu Xinguo spoke very carefully, for fear of hurting his wife's feelings.
Unexpectedly, Tiantian agreed without even thinking about it. Tiantian is not stupid and she has seen the situation clearly after so long. Her mother loves her and is willing to treat her well, as long as there is no conflict with her brother. Whenever there is a conflict between the two, he always sides with his brother.
In the eyes of the older generation, boys are the ones who set up the family and carry on the family line. Girl, once you get married, you belong to someone else's family.
As for letting the mother-in-law take care of me during the confinement period, the two of them can watch the fun and chat together. She was being restrained on purpose. If they lived together, her mother-in-law would know how she spent her money and she would definitely be angry, and the relationship between them would probably break down.
The most important thing is that my parents-in-law always believe that family members should help each other. Now it seems that their family is helping other brothers and sisters.
Tiantian scoffed at this statement.
When brothers grow up, they become relatives, and nothing between relatives is taken for granted.
My mother-in-law is easily influenced. If I can coax her this time when I go back, I can be coaxed by her younger son and older grandson. It's not like she has had too many good days and she is making herself unhappy.
When my mother-in-law comes and sees the life here, and knows that they have moved to a new house and have a place to live, she will definitely ask my younger brother-in-law and older nephew to come over right away.
The best way is to keep a distance, distance creates beauty.
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