"Boys do tend to have a harder time cooking at first. Look at Yao Yao, she's gotten so thin after giving birth!" Chu Wanfang felt sorry for Jiang Jin Yao. Her mother had passed away, her father was sick and still in the hospital, and she had just given birth. Besides her husband, she had no one to take care of her, and her husband wasn't very good at taking care of people. No wonder she was so thin!
These are children without mothers, no one cares for them!
"What do you want to eat? Auntie will make you a late-night snack tonight." Because she has a child, Chu Wanfang understands Jiang Jinyao's feelings even more. She feels that Jiang Jinyao is too tired and suffers too much on her own. Sometimes, if she doesn't take good care of herself during her postpartum period, she is prone to emotional breakdown.
"It's alright, Auntie. I can cook for myself tonight. I'm out of confinement now and I can cook for myself." Jiang Jinyao can cook for herself. She feels like a giant baby being taken care of by her family.
Li Xiaoxiao said, "That won't do. I've already said that the postpartum period should last at least 45 days. You've only been out of your postpartum period for a few days, there are still more than ten days left. It's fine for your aunt to cook for you. Your aunt and I will cook together."
“Yes, you need to recover your energy right now. Xinlan said that it takes a month to recover your body. You need to recover your energy and vitality now, otherwise how will you go to work, right?” Chu Wanfang chimed in.
Jiang Jinyao said somewhat embarrassedly, "This... isn't that a bit much? You've already troubled us a lot this past month!"
"It's no trouble at all. Lu Chen is your brother, Qiao Yue is your sister-in-law, and you are the younger sister. It's only right that we take care of you. Don't feel burdened. I've been here for the past two months, so I can help relieve some of the pressure on your Aunt Xiao Xiao. Don't feel too stressed."
Shen Qiaoyue felt a chill in her heart as she listened to her elderly mother's words!
She's so kind to others, but so fierce to her own daughter. People are two-faced!
Shen Qiaoyue picked up a piece of leaner pork belly for Da Nian.
Da Nian took a bite, looked up at his mother and said, "Mom, it's not tasty, I can't chew it?"
"Then let's stop eating after this piece. Let's chew it a few more times before swallowing, okay?" Shen Qiaoyue ate a small piece and found it was indeed a bit tough. This pork stew with pork belly would be better. She also picked out a small piece that looked very tender for Da Nian to eat.
Danian listened to his mother and chewed a few times, trying to swallow, but found he couldn't. He chewed a few more times before finally managing to swallow it.
Seeing this, Lu Chen said, "I'll pick out the fatty meat and render the lard later. I'll use the leftover cracklings to cook vegetables for the kids. They should be able to eat it."
"That's the only way. This wild boar must be too old; it's normal that the children can't eat it," Shen Qiaoyue said.
"It's alright. We can keep the leftovers and soak some dried preserved mustard greens later. We can stew them together then, so they'll be softer and easier for both adults and children to eat."
Seeing this, Li Xiaoxiao also spoke up.
Not long after dinner, Da Nian and Xiao Nian fell asleep quickly under Shen Qiaoyue's care.
Before going to bed, Danian told Shen Qiaoyue that once the lard was fried, he wanted to wake her up to eat the lard cracklings and that he wanted to eat rice mixed with lard.
After the pork stew was ready, Shen Qiaoyue watched Lu Chen's busy figure and, remembering what Danian had said, suddenly asked, "Should I wake Danian up?"
“Why wake him up? We can eat the same thing tomorrow.” Lu Chen disagreed with waking up Da Nian. “If he gets up, who knows when he’ll be able to sleep. He’ll be so noisy.”
Shen Qiaoyue thought so too.
The preserved mustard greens stewing on the side can also be served.
"It's late, you should take a shower and go to bed. I'll take the hot water to the washroom, give the midnight snack to Yao Yao, and then I'll be right back. You can go to sleep after you tidy up." Lu Chen urged Shen Qiaoyue to take a shower, and then said, "An Lude is helping with duty at the army base today, and she probably won't be back tonight. I'm worried, so I'll go check on her."
Stewed preserved mustard greens with meat, it's perfect for a late-night snack. I'll go check on things, and if there's nothing else, I'll come back to rest.
Shen Qiaoyue said, "Okay, I understand. Take it quickly and let Yao Yao finish eating and get some rest."
"Okay, I'll put the water in the bucket for you and then I'll go." Lu Chen replied as he helped scoop water into the bucket.
Shen Qiaoyue went inside to find clothes and take a bath.
When the clothes were taken out, Lu Chen was no longer in the house.
After taking a shower, I saw Lu Chen busy in the kitchen again.
Shen Qiaoyue walked to the kitchen door and said, "Are you done cleaning up? I'll change your dressing."
"No need, you should rest first. I need to take a shower." Lu Chen had already showered, but he couldn't sleep without washing off the smell of frying oil.
Shen Qiaoyue instructed, "I've already washed that pot. Just give these dishes a quick rinse. Don't lift anything heavy."
Before taking a bath, Chen Qiaoyue cleaned the large pot used for frying lard and poured the cooled oil into a ceramic jar.
The rest were small tableware that needed washing, and Lu Chen could handle the chores as long as he didn't use too much force.
“Yes, I know, I’ll like it right away,” Lu Chen replied.
Shen Qiaoyue looked at him and said, "I'll wait until you've washed up and changed the dressing before I rest. Don't stay up so late; I have to go to work tomorrow."
“Okay, I’ll be right there,” Lu Chen replied.
Shen Qiaoyue was still standing at the kitchen door watching him, completely oblivious to the situation.
More than a month after they separated, he didn't even think about having a proper talk or chat with her; all he cared about was life.
Shen Qiaoyue even wondered if he was getting old and his health was declining in that area.
Seeing that Shen Qiaoyue was still looking, Lu Chen looked up and said, "I'll be done soon. You go into the room first; it's too cold outside."
Seeing that Lu Chen had said so, Shen Qiaoyue didn't know what else to say and turned to go into the room.
What a helpless sigh!
Shen Qiaoyue returned to her room and lay down, staring at the ceiling in thought. She tossed and turned, waiting and waiting, but Lu Chen still hadn't come in. She sat up to go out, just as she saw Lu Chen enter.
"You're all washed up. Shall I apply the medicine for you?" Shen Qiaoyue had just finished speaking when she noticed that the gauze on Lu Chen's hand was new and asked, "Did you apply it yourself?"
"Yeah, I didn't hear any movement, so I thought you were asleep. I changed the dressing myself, since I could reach it anyway." The injury is on my arm, so it's easy to see. I can definitely apply the medicine myself.
Shen Qiaoyue was unhappy, but she didn't say anything.
"Go to sleep!" Lu Chen lay down, turned off the light, and said to Shen Qiaoyue in a coaxing tone.
Shen Qiaoyue slowly moved closer, reaching out to touch Lu Chen's abs. Just as she was about to kiss him, Lu Chen stopped her, saying, "Not tonight. We don't have any family planning supplies at home. I'll apply for some tomorrow."
Shen Qiaoyue said, "These two days are a safe period, you won't get pregnant."
As he was about to unbutton Lu Chen's clothes, he grabbed Shen Qiaoyue's hand and said, "No, you can get pregnant even during your safe period. Just bear with it."
Shen Qiaoyue was full of energy, but Lu Chen poured cold water on her enthusiasm.
It's not like we haven't tried before, but this time it's really unusual, which makes Shen Qiaoyue even more certain that he might have been injured while on a mission, and that area was also affected.
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