"Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Xu!" Shen Qiaoyue hadn't taken a bath all night and wanted to take one to wake herself up.
Xu Tiande took the child from Shen Qiaoyue's arms, and the smile on his lips never faded.
"It's okay, I enjoy looking after children. You go and rest first. I'll take the children for a walk and come back after your dad. Don't worry."
Xu Tiande left with the child in his arms, and Shen Qiaoyue stared at their departing figures.
"It suddenly became quiet," Shen Qiaoyue complained.
The Little New Year is different; it's quiet and peaceful every day, which is the most endearing thing about it.
Shen Qiaoyue actually loved her daughter very much, but as a mother, she couldn't be biased.
Shen Qiaoyue carefully opened the door and came in, found her clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower. After she came out, she felt much refreshed.
I went back to my room for a short rest.
The fan is on, spinning on both sides.
Xia Xiaoli and Shen Qiaoyue fell asleep like that.
On his way back from buying vegetables at the supply and marketing cooperative, Jiang Mingjing ran into some old friends. Hearing that his daughter-in-law had brought her grandson to visit him, they chatted for a while, and Jiang Mingjing was overjoyed.
Seeing a crowd gathered in the park, Jiang Mingjing curiously went over to take a look.
Upon hearing the familiar voice and getting closer, they saw Xu Tiande holding his grandson and showing him off.
"Old Xu, what are you doing?"
"Old Jiang is back?" Xu Tiande asked Jiang Mingjing without any hesitation, "What groceries did you buy?"
"Why did you bring Da Nian out? Where is Qiao Yue?" Jiang Mingjing asked again.
"Oh dear, it's New Year's Eve and you're not sleeping. Qiaoyue is already very tired, so I'm just looking after the child for her. I've brought Xiao Lü along, so what are you afraid of!" Xiao Lü is a bodyguard responsible for Xu Tiande's safety.
Jiang Mingjing glanced at it and said helplessly, "Give it to me quickly. This child is shy and will be hard to soothe if he cries."
“Da Nian isn’t shy at all and gets along really well with us.” Li Shuzhen looked at Jiang Mingjing and said, “Old Jiang, that’s not very nice of you. We’re just showing our grandson to him; we’re not trying to take him from you.”
Jiang Mingjing said, "What's there to be afraid of? I'm just worried that the child will be sad if he doesn't see his mother. With so many of you watching him, you must be very nervous."
"What's there to be nervous about? This is Jiang Mingjing's grandson. Why would you be nervous?" Xu Tiande shook Da Nian's hand and said, "Da Nian, tell your grandpa that you're not afraid, right?"
"Hmm...neh..." Da Nian kept making sounds, not knowing what it was.
Jiang Mingjing frowned slightly and said, "I'll bring him over again this afternoon so you can see him. He hasn't slept all night, so he must be excited because he's in a new environment. Take him back and soothe him to sleep. It's not good for a child not to rest for a long time."
"Alright! You're the grandpa, I'll listen to whatever you say, okay?" Xu Tiande carried the child and followed Jiang Mingjing away.
"See you later." Xu Tiande said to everyone and then went back.
"You never seem to do anything productive all day long!" Jiang Mingjing couldn't help but complain.
"What do you mean there's no real work to do? You're stuck here all day, that's all you can do!" Xu Tiande has been forbidden from leaving this place for three years and can only wander around the park in this compound. He's getting bored out of his mind.
"Sigh!" Jiang Mingjing sighed and said, "Old Bai doesn't have much time left. Fucheng can't be without someone. We discussed it and decided to help you get back to work. We'll transfer you to a place further away. Don't be too conspicuous these days, especially since you're taking my grandson with you."
"Oh dear, these are all neighbors. I told you I wouldn't come out, okay?" Xu Tiande was overjoyed to hear that he could go out to work.
"Why don't you and your family come over for dinner tonight? Old Shen, come too." Jiang Mingjing thought that since the two families lived so close, if he went to work in Fucheng in the future, he could build good relationships with the people there in advance. "Wen Ru is Ya Shi's wife. She might come over if she's not busy at noon. He Ping and his wife will also come over, as will my older brother. You should come over for dinner too, chat, and have some fun."
After Jiang Mingjing finished speaking, he turned to look at Xu Tiande.
"Okay, I'll definitely be there tonight. I'll bring out my treasured wine, and we'll drink until we drop."
Xu Tiande was overjoyed.
Jiang Mingjing returned home and began preparing the ingredients for lunch all by himself.
Hearing the noise, Shen Qiaoyue quickly woke up.
When I came out of the room, I saw that Jiang Mingjing was already cooking, so I went in to help.
"Dad, shall I cook?" Shen Qiaoyue hadn't expected him to cook for her.
“It’s alright, I can handle it. You’ve been working so hard for so long, go and rest for a bit. Da Nian is playing at your Uncle Xu’s house. Aunt Yu and your Uncle Xu both love children, so let them take care of him.”
"Okay, then I'll help Dad cook."
When Shen Qiaoyue saw the water spinach, she took a bowl and broke it into sections.
"Qiaoyue, I heard that things weren't going very well over there, and the wages have been reduced. Are you doing alright?" Jiang Mingjing asked Shen Qiaoyue while chopping vegetables.
Shen Qiaoyue responded: "It's alright. The meat ration was reduced by five jin, and my salary was reduced by five yuan, but it didn't have much of an impact."
Jiang Mingjing learned this from Jiang Minghe.
"There are still plenty of goods in Beijing. If you go early every day, you can buy meat. Why don't you bring the child to live here? Dad will give you two hundred yuan a month. You need nutrition to support the child. As the child grows up, he will need to eat complementary foods. The child's nutrition needs to keep up. The conditions in the army are not very good."
Jiang Mingjing is also a father and a grandfather. He is too lonely living alone and longs for someone to chat with in his spare time.
“Dad, it’s fine over there. As for living in Beijing, I can only wait until Lu Chen comes back from there and the child is a bit older before we consider that.” Shen Qiaoyue thought that it would be much better for the child to stay here to study than in Fucheng after he grew up.
"Okay then." Jiang Mingjing's tone carried a hint of disappointment.
Although he knew he would be rejected, Jiang Mingjing still felt more distressed than ever before.
“When you go back this time, Dad still has some meat coupons here. You can take them all back with you. The children need nutrition too,” Jiang Mingjing added.
"No need, Dad. We'll raise pigs in an open space not far from the family compound. We'll have meat to eat soon. There are hunters in the village who go hunting in the mountains, so we can still buy meat if we want. Don't worry too much."
The old man has been sending them things lately, but his daughter-in-law hasn't sent him anything.
“Alright, if you encounter any difficulties, just let me know,” Jiang Mingjing added.
"Yes, I will." Shen Qiaoyue nodded.
After finishing her work, Lu He returned, with Wen Ru following behind her.
"Sister-in-law, Xiaoli? I'm back!" Lu He called out their names happily just as Xia Xiaoli woke up and came out of her room.
After hearing the sound, Xia Xiaoli became much more alert.
"Lu He!" Xia Xiaoli ran out excitedly and hugged Lu He tightly at the door.
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