Chapter 235 Showing Off Your Baby
The two babies were no longer the wrinkled, red, ugly creatures they were when they were first born.
Jiang Ning watched as the two little ones became visibly prettier.
She herself loved it so much that she couldn't put it down.
Children always grow up to be more beautiful, and with her and Shen Mo's good looks, their baby's appearance will naturally be quite good.
She was quite self-aware in this regard.
Two days before the baby's one-month celebration, Jiang Ning and Shen Mo were already thinking about who to invite. Dean Kong, Dr. Liu, and Dr. Lü had repeatedly told her on the day she gave birth that she must invite them to the baby's one-month celebration.
Jiang Ning agreed, so of course they couldn't fall behind.
Then there's Xu Jin.
When Jiang Ning called Xu Jin to invite her to the baby's one-month celebration, Xu Jin apologized for accidentally telling Grandpa He about her childbirth. Then, Grandpa He and Uncle He also wanted to come to the baby's one-month celebration.
This was beyond Jiang Ning's expectations. She didn't expect that there would be more people attending the full moon party.
In addition to these people, there are also Captain Li and his wife Li's family, who have a good relationship with them, and Brigadier General Liang will also come to the dinner.
Not only that, Mr. and Mrs. Shen said that Mr. Shen and Shen Bingwei's family were also coming.
After all, he is the great-grandson of the Shen family, so it wouldn't be right for Old Master Shen not to speak up.
If you add up all those people, it's quite a lot.
In this case, organizing a banquet becomes a hassle.
The courtyard where she and Shen Mo lived was only this big; it couldn't accommodate so many people.
Besides, with so many people around, Jiang Ning didn't want to prepare the meal. It would tire her to death.
During the discussion, Shen's mother suggested that she could do it, but Jiang Ning and Shen Mo rejected it together.
With so many people, it would be extremely tiring to prepare a banquet. Even if we ask Sister Li to come and help, there won't be enough people.
Just when Jiang Ning was at a loss, Shen Mo came up with an idea. He said, "I'll ask Brigade Liang if we can move the banquet to the camp cafeteria."
Jiang Ning thought it was a good idea.
In this residential compound, everyone is a neighbor. When Jiang Ning went to Sister Li's house to tell her that she wanted to hold a full moon celebration, Sister Li asked her if she wanted to hold it at home.
If you hold it at home, there will inevitably be some uninvited people.
Given Shen Mo's current position in the military camp, and Jiang Ning's status as a celebrity who has been featured in the newspapers, the wives in the family compound have long wanted to find an opportunity to get closer to Shen Mo and Jiang Ning.
I've been struggling to find the right opportunity.
And her family is going to hold a banquet now, which just gives some shameless people an opportunity.
Jiang Ning was busy working at the 615 Military Hospital every day and didn't know much about these things. Sister Li, on the other hand, didn't work and spent her free time interacting with these military families. She knew exactly what each of them was thinking.
When Jiang Ning first came to the family compound, she was pretty and young, but she was often gossiped about by the military families.
Now when I see someone doing well, I try to curry favor with them.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Therefore, Sister-in-law Li suggested that Jiang Ning should not hold the banquet in the family compound.
After learning about this, Jiang Ning considered treating everyone to a meal at a state-run restaurant and that would be the end of it.
But this doesn't prevent some people from finding out and then showing up uninvited.
Now Shen Mo made this suggestion again, and Jiang Ning thought it was a good idea.
After discussing it with his wife, Shen Mo went to the camp to talk to Brigade Commander Liang about the matter and see if he could get approval.
It was just a matter of holding a banquet in the cafeteria, and Brigade Commander Liang approved it without saying a word.
Then he asked Jiang Ning and Shen Mo to write invitations. Only those with invitations could register to enter the camp for the full moon celebration on the day of the banquet.
This will completely prevent uninvited visitors and allow Commander Liang to be aware of their identities.
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On the day of the wedding banquet.
Commander Liang ordered two tables in the camp canteen to be set aside for the full moon celebration.
People who came to the banquet arrived one after another, including Dean Kong, Doctor Liu, Doctor Lu, and Mr. He.
Finally, Mr. Shen and his family arrived.
When they arrived, they were all shocked that Shen Mo and Jiang Ning's two children's full-month celebration was being held inside the military region.
How powerful must the connections be to get the military personnel to agree?
Mr. Shen and Shen Bingwei's family walked to the camp gate with the invitation. The sentry confirmed the invitation and asked people to register before letting them enter the camp.
Jiang Ning and Shen Mo's actions directly blocked outside the door those military families who wanted to come without being invited.
Because the full moon party was being held in the camp, Jiang Ning and Shen Mo bought a few baskets of eggs for the camp out of their own pockets to ensure that every soldier in the camp could eat red eggs.
This amount of money is not enough for Jiang Ning, who now has quite a bit of savings.
She said it was small change.
When Mr. Shen and his companions walked into the camp, they could find out where the dining area was by asking anyone for directions.
The soldiers traveling with Mr. Shen and his companions were from the 711th Regiment, and they had finished their training early today.
Hearing from Mr. Shen and the others that they were guests coming to attend the full moon banquet, he immediately and enthusiastically took Mr. Shen and the others to the cafeteria.
Mr. Shen hadn't been to a place like the army for a long time, and some distant memories were suddenly brought back.
Shen Bingwei hated joining the army. In the past, the old man actually favored his eldest brother more. His eldest brother was very hardworking and had won many military merits on his own, just like the old man.
If it weren't for those years when things went wrong—the old man retired and his older brother got into trouble—he wouldn't have had the chance to win the old man's favor.
Originally, their family's life was getting better and better, but his elder brother, who had always been stronger than him, seemed to be doing pretty well too, and his two sons were both very hardworking.
Arrived at the camp canteen.
The training has ended now and the cafeteria is noisy.
Shen Mo held a baby in each hand.
Dad Shen Mo is now very skilled at holding the baby, and he doesn't feel the awkwardness he did when he first held the baby.
The grown-up little Lezhi and little Nanxing blinked their clear black and white eyes and looked at the uncles in handsome clothes who were watching them.
The little one wasn't scared at all, nor did he cry or fuss. He was being amused and giggling in his father's arms.
The giggling sounds of the two little ones melted the hearts of countless single men.
Looking at this adorable little guy, they all want to get married and have children.
Jiang Ning originally wanted to help Shen Mo share the burden of holding one of the babies, but when she was holding little Nanxing, the soldiers didn't dare to get close to her. Helplessly, she could only let Shen Mo hold both children.
Only with Shen Mo holding them did these people dare to come forward to entertain Le Zhi and Nan Xing.
Before, Mother Shen was worried that the little one, who was only one month old, would be scared when seeing so many people, but in the end, the little ones became more and more happy the more they were amused.
She showed no fear whatsoever, nor did she cry.
Father Shen said, he is worthy of being the child of their Shen family.
Shen Mo is usually very serious when training soldiers in the camp, but today he is holding a baby and standing at the entrance of the canteen to greet guests who come to the camp for meals.
When the soldiers passing by saw this, they would turn around and tease the two adorable little ones in his arms.
Someone asked about the names of the dolls, "Chen Tuan, what are the babies' names?"
Shen Mo, holding the child, replied, "My daughter's name is Lezhi, and my son's name is Nanxing."
The words were spoken in a very ordinary tone, yet somehow they gave off a sense of boasting.
Jiang Ning was entertaining Dean Kong and his group.
If Shen Mo wants to show off his child, let him.
Not long after, Mr. Shen and Shen Bingwei's family, who were the last to arrive, arrived and the dishes began to be served to them.
After the meal, Dean Kong, Grandpa He, and others, who hadn't managed to amuse the child earlier, immediately surrounded him.
They also took out gifts prepared for the two little ones.
Those who came to the full moon celebration were all close friends, and Jiang Ning accepted the gifts they gave her.
These personal connections must be maintained.
Finally, Grandpa Shen gave each of the two children ten ten-yuan bills, and Shen Bingwei's family also gave fifty yuan.
Seeing how stingy Old Master Shen was with money for his grandson, Old Master He couldn't help but scoff, "Old man Shen, you're being too stingy! It's your own great-grandson, how can you only give him so little?"
Old Master Shen didn't look too good. He had invested most of his money in Shen Bingwei, and he couldn't take out much money at the moment. He also had some money saved and couldn't touch it. It was already very good to be able to give each of his two children 100 yuan.
And this hundred is not a small number.
This one hundred is indeed a lot.
But it is indeed far inferior to the two small gold bracelets given by Dean Kong and Mr. He.
Even Liang Lv gave each of the two children a red envelope of 100 yuan, while Xu Jin and Dr. Liu each gave a red envelope of 50 yuan.
Yang Zhengtu was even more outrageous, and directly prepared two gold collars for the two little guys.
He still remembered Jiang Ning's life-saving grace not long ago, and the idea of giving her the gold necklace was proposed by his parents.
Two gold necklaces are nothing compared to his life.
With these expensive-looking gifts in front of them, what Mr. Shen brought out was really not good enough.
Jiang Ning and Shen Mo didn't care about etiquette at all.
As for Shen Bingwei, he only gave him a symbolic fifty yuan.
If it were in the past, he would definitely feel bad about taking out the fifty yuan, but now his business in Hong Kong City is doing well. However, a mere fifty yuan is nothing in his eyes.
Moreover, he's now on the verge of a complete falling out with his older brother's family, so being able to come up with fifty yuan is already a big favor.
This was just a minor incident.
Old Master He was just acting on a whim to give Old Master Shen some face; neither of them were people who valued such formalities.
He simply questioned Old Man Shen's judgment.
Even though the eldest son is more outstanding, he always favors the younger son.
Not only is he partial, but he is also so confused about his grandchildren.
If he had a granddaughter-in-law as outstanding as Jiang Ning, he would treat her like royalty.
That old man Shen is quite something, doing absolutely nothing.
Instead, they seem to be closer to the second son's bloodsucking family; they're truly blind to their own feelings.
In his opinion, this old man Shen will end up living alone sooner or later.
Old Master Shen looked at the circle of his eldest son's family that could not accommodate him, and his chest suddenly rose a little more.
Soon the old man took out a small white bottle and shook out a pill.
He didn't hold the medicine steadily and the bottle fell to the ground, with the white pills inside scattered all over the floor.
With the idea of not wasting, Mr. Shen was stopped by Shen Pianran when he bent down to pick up the medicine on the ground.
"Grandpa, it's spilled, the floor is dirty. I'll get you two new bottles when we get home."
Mr. Shen smiled with relief.
Take the pill in your hand.
Lately, I don't know what's wrong with me, but I keep getting chest pains for no reason. Luckily, Pianran brought back some medicine, which relieves the symptoms.
Jiang Ning also noticed the medicine that Grandpa Shen was taking.
The old man's condition just now was a bit like he suddenly had an attack of some kind of illness, but he was cured after taking one pill. These kinds of drugs can cause dependence, and taking too much of them is not a long-term solution.
To find out how well Mr. Shen is doing, we should probably take his pulse.
Jiang Ning didn't take this matter to heart. Mr. Shen had Shen Pianran by his side. Shen Pianran was a doctor after all. If the old man really had any problems, she should have discovered it early.
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