Chapter 159 If I don’t feel sorry for you, how can your man feel sorry for you?

Lin Yuru still wanted to invite Jiang Hai to stay for dinner, but was rejected by Jiang Hai on the grounds that he had official business.

After Jiang Hai left, Lin Yuru started to prepare dinner.

Li Zhan, Bai Zihan, and Comrade Yan will also come to dinner in a while. Besides, Xia Juanjuan just gave birth, so she needs to replenish her nutrition. This meal must be a big one!

Lin Yuru sent Xia Shuangshan to the market to buy fish: "Remember to buy crucian carp! Get a bigger one! And tofu! Crucian carp and tofu soup, it will help our daughter produce milk! And buy a few more pounds of pork, our aunt is here tonight and we have to entertain guests, we can't be too shabby!"

After hearing this, Xia Shuangshan didn't mention Yan Haotian's matter and went to buy fish and meat.

Here Lin Yuru started to wash and pick vegetables.

Bai Zihan was a very outgoing person, so he rolled up his sleeves to help with the work, and chatted with Lin Yuru from time to time, making her laugh so hard that she couldn't stop smiling.

Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei were originally surrounding the three little brothers, reluctant to leave, but were caught by Lin Yuru and asked to help wash the vegetables.

In the room, Xia Juanjuan was half lying on the bed, with three little ones leaning against her and sleeping in a row beside her, with only their little heads exposed. Perhaps they were tired of crying and finally fell asleep.

Li Zhan sat on the edge of the bed, looking at his wife and three sons with pity, and couldn't help but hold Xia Juanjuan's hand in his palm.

"Wife, thank you for your hard work!"

Xia Juanjuan was so scared that she quickly put her hand to her mouth and gently scolded: "Keep your voice down! It has been making noise since it was born, and it has been making noise for several hours. It just fell asleep and be quiet for a while. Don't let you wake it up again!"

Li Zhan shook his head a little aggrieved, he didn't make much noise...

However, Xia Juanjuan couldn't help but feel happy that Lizhan was able to come back. She held his hand and couldn't help but smile: "You didn't reply to the telegram or the letter. I thought you wouldn't be able to catch up with their birth. Fortunately, you came back..."

Li Zhan recalled the day when he saw her being carried by Xia Shuangshan and Yan Haotian on the road, her face turning pale from the pain in the wind and snow. He still feels scared now.

"Luckily I came back in time, otherwise it would have been very dangerous. You've already come to the county, why didn't you go to the hospital earlier? It doesn't cost much..."

Xia Juanjuan sighed, "I had originally planned to go to the hospital after Dad bought the coal stove, but who knew that these three little bastards couldn't wait any longer..."

Li Zhan couldn't help laughing: "This is your child, how can a mother call him a little bastard?"

Xia Juanjuan rolled her eyes at him and couldn't help asking, "Hey, have you thought of a name for them? Let me make it clear first, any village can have several names with the same name as the founding of a country or an army. I don't agree with that!"

Li Zhan scratched his head. Although what he was thinking was not about building a country and an army, it was almost the same style. He did not dare to say it out loud to avoid being criticized. He could only smile guiltily and said, "I thought about it, but I haven't figured it out yet, and I was caught off guard by these three little bastards..."

Xia Juanjuan couldn't help but twist Lizhan's arm.

Li Zhan hissed in pain and said with a smile: "I can't even think about it tonight, why are you still hitting me, don't you feel sorry for your man's pain?"

Xia Juanjuan blushed: "I don't feel bad! Besides, I didn't beat you up just because of the name. Why did you scold them? You just scolded me! Don't scold me anymore!"

Li Zhan: "..."

These three little ones were just born! He already felt that his wife's love was being divided, and he was a little jealous...

As they were talking, the three kids woke up somehow, clenched their fists and started crying.

Lizhan no longer cared about being jealous. His heart was filled with the love of a father. He quickly patted their swaddling clothes and coaxed them.

Xia Juanjuan had no experience either, so she took one of them into her arms and rocked her gently.

"Oh, don't cry, don't cry! Darling, why are you crying all of a sudden?"

Lin Yuru walked in and said with a smile, "Are you awake? Let me see if you peed or pooped."

As he spoke, he deftly undid the swaddling clothes of the three little ones and took a look at the diapers inside. They were dry and there was nothing unusual about them.

"No pee or poop, so I guess he's hungry..."

Xia Juanjuan was very nervous and asked a stupid question: "Hungry? What should we do? Feed them something quickly?"

Li Zhan: "..."

Lin Yuru: “…”

Lin Yuru smiled and said, "Juan'er, are you confused? Such a young child must be drinking breast milk..."

Xia Juanjuan was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned red all the way to her ears. This... Li Zhan is still here!

Seeing her shyness, Lin Yuru smiled and said, "Silly girl, what's there to be ashamed of? Every mother has to go through this! Hurry up and feed them! I'll stew crucian carp and tofu soup for you tonight, it will help you produce milk!"

Having said that, he went out to do his work.

Xia Juanjuan glared at Li Zhan and said, "You...you come out too, what are you standing there for?"

Li Zhan touched his nose and said with a smile: "I don't need to go out, it's not like I haven't seen it before..."

Before he could finish his words, Xia Juanjuan threw a small pillow at him. He could only laugh and say, "Okay, okay, can't I go out?"

Lizhan came out to help Lin Yuru prepare dinner.

Lin Yuru couldn't help but refuse, "Lizhan, what are you doing out here? You should stay in the house with Juan'er. Comrade Xiaobai and I have three other kids to take care of, so we have enough manpower!"

Li Zhan felt bitter, but in front of Bai Zihan, he certainly couldn't admit that he was driven out by his wife, so he smiled and said, "She's fine by herself, I'll go in and take a look later. I'll help your mother for a while."

As he said this, he rolled up his sleeves and started shopping for vegetables.

It is already October in the lunar calendar, and most of the vegetables in the village gardens have been pulled out and replanted with cold-resistant white radishes, cabbages, potatoes, and baby spinach. There are also winter bamboo shoots, but they are not available in the county town now, so there are only three or four kinds of fresh vegetables.

However, in spring and summer, Xia Juanjuan and Lin Yuru would boil fresh bamboo shoots and beans, then dry them. Now they can be soaked in hot water and cooked.

After a short while, Xia Shuangshan bought two kilograms of pork, a large crucian carp weighing more than two kilograms, and a piece of old tofu weighing one kilogram.

The dishes for dinner were stir-fried pork with dried bamboo shoots, braised pork belly with dried beans, pickled cabbage, and stir-fried spinach.

There is also a steamed pork with rice flour. Sweet potatoes and potatoes cut into large pieces are placed under the bowl, and the seasoned pork belly coated with steamed pork flour is placed on top and steamed. The fat is slowly steamed out and seeps into the sweet potatoes and potatoes below. In the end, the meat is fat but not greasy, and the sweet potato and potato cubes are fragrant and tasty. This is a dish that is only served when very important guests are waiting!

The last one is crucian carp and tofu soup. Scrape the scales of the crucian carp, cut it open, and then cut it into large pieces. Fry it in oil first, then add hot water and stew it directly. Add tofu halfway through and sprinkle with salt to taste. It is as delicious as you want.

The staple food is hand-rolled Jindao noodles. This time we are entertaining guests and also celebrating Xia Juanjuan's smooth birth, so the noodles are all made of refined white flour.

I also steamed a pot of white flour buns and sweet potatoes to prevent myself from being hungry from the noodles.

Xia Shuangshan watched Lin Yuru busying around, and took the opportunity when her hands were empty to tell her that Yan Haotian was their son.

After hearing this, Lin Yuru was stunned for a moment, then her eyes suddenly widened, she staggered two steps and rushed to Xia Shuangshan, grabbed Xia Shuangshan's clothes tightly with both hands, and asked in a trembling voice: "Juan'er...Juan'er...her father, what you said...is all true. You didn't lie to me?"

Xia Shuangshan nodded, his eyes a little hot: "Why would I lie to you! Do you remember that year when Xiaotian was five years old, I didn't buy him candied haws, didn't you blame me? Xiaotian... remembers everything! He's not our son, how did he know about this?"

Lin Yuru was stunned, then her legs went limp, and she fell to the ground, bursting into tears.

She suddenly recalled that when Yan Haotian and Xia Shuangshan came back together and wanted to send Xia Juanjuan to the hospital and asked her to go to the police station to find someone for help, he called her...wasn't he "Mom"?

How come she didn't notice it then?

When Xia Shuangshan asked Yan Haotian to sleep at home tonight, why did she still complain about Xia Shuangshan, saying that he just brought people home casually?

That was her son! The son she thought had fallen into the water and drowned!

How come she didn't recognize him at first sight? How come she is such an incompetent mother...

"Xia Shuangshan, you bastard! Why didn't you tell me at the beginning? I thought he was a stranger, and I didn't want him to sleep in our house at night..."

Xia Shuangshan pulled Lin Yuru up and sat her on a chair in the yard, saying, "Alas! Didn't I miss the chance to tell you? Just now in the hospital, if I were to tell you, you would be crying like this, and we would be kicked out of the hospital, right?"

After hearing what Xia Shuangshan said and seeing Lin Yuru crying with joy, Li Zhan and Bai Zihan also sighed and came forward to persuade her.

"Mom, this is a good thing! Don't blame yourself!"

"Yes, ma'am! This is a great thing, double happiness! You should be happy!"

Li Zhan looked up and said to Xia Shuangshan, "Dad, take Mom into the house and let her rest for a while. The leftovers from dinner will be enough for me, Lao Bai, and the three kids to help."

When Lin Yuru heard this, she immediately wiped her tears with her hands, stood up, and said, "How can that be! This is for my daughter and my son... my son's first meal home, how can it not be made by me as his mother! You all don't need to help anymore, I can do it alone!"

As he said this, he wiped his tears and went to the kitchen to busy himself.

Li Zhan and Bai Zihan tried to help, but were chased out.

Li Zhan went into the house to see if Xia Juanjuan had finished feeding the baby. He saw that she had already done so, and he felt a little disappointed.

The three little ones were quite well behaved. They fell asleep after feeding and didn't make any noise.

Xia Juanjuan also heard Lin Yuru's movements outside, and she knew that her brother was probably still alive. Xia Shuangshan told Lin Yuru.

However, it was still quite unexpected that Yan Haotian was actually her brother.

Then he said, "Did my father just tell my mother about my brother's matter?"

Li Zhan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Do you know?"

Xia Juanjuan nodded and said with a sigh: "My father originally said that he would go to the south to look for me after I was born. Now it's good that it's like this, the family is finally reunited."

In the evening, Yan Haotian reported to the troops here and then came to Tonghua Lane.

When Lin Yuru heard the knock on the door, she was so excited that she almost stumbled. Fortunately, Xia Shuangshan grabbed her in time and she did not fall. She ran to open the door, and it was indeed Yan Haotian.

Yan Haotian looked at Lin Yuru's expression and knew that Xia Shuangshan must have said it, so he touched his head and called out embarrassedly, "Mom."

When Lin Yuru heard this name, tears welled up in her eyes and she rushed over to hug Yan Haotian: "Xiaotian, it's my fault that you have suffered so much outside for so many years..."

The others persuaded him for a long time before he finally stopped. They then took Yan Haotian to Xia Juanjuan's room, where they recognized each other as brother and sister, and then they started eating.

Xia Juanjuan wanted to get out of bed to eat, but was stopped by Lin Yuru, who said that she had just given birth and was in confinement, so how could she get out of bed and get cold?

Moreover, women in confinement are not allowed to eat greasy food, so Lin Yuru prepared fried baby spinach and eggs, winter bamboo shoots with pork, and crucian carp and tofu soup as a special recipe for her.