After chatting all morning, when it was time to cook, Shen Qiaoyue took the child home.
After feeding the baby formula once in the crib and getting the baby to sleep, Shen Qiaoyue finally had time to cook.
The child has grown teeth, and Shen Qiaoyue plans to wean him so that he can eat some spicy food.
Lu Chen returned from outside just as he began washing the vegetables.
"Honey, what are you doing in the kitchen?" Lu Chen was thinking of cooking for Shen Qiaoyue when he came home from get off work, and he saw her in the kitchen as soon as he entered.
He rolled up his sleeves and said to Shen Qiaoyue, "You go and rest first. I'll take care of the rest. It'll be done soon."
"It's okay. I rarely get to exercise. You go start the fire, I'll wash the vegetables, and then we can start cooking."
"You watch the child, I'll take care of this. It's freezing cold," Lu Chen said to Shen Qiaoyue worriedly. "Go to the living room and warm up by the fire."
"No need, I'm not cold. The vegetables are already washed, you go and start the fire." Shen Qiaoyue told Lu Chen not to worry about her.
Lu Chen had no choice but to go under the stove to start a fire.
Shen Qiaoyue washed a small head of cabbage and cut a potato into shreds.
"I'm planning to wean my child today and I'm thinking of eating something sour and spicy. What do you think?" Shen Qiaoyue had been holding back for months, but she just couldn't control her mouth anymore.
If you eat something that's considered "heaty" in traditional Chinese medicine, you can't breastfeed your baby. You can just feed them formula instead. Anyway, I've always fed my baby formula along with breast milk when I didn't have enough.
“The children’s teeth have come in, so weaning is fine. I support you.” Lu Chen supported every decision Shen Qiaoyue made.
While busy, Shen Qiaoyue said, "They all say that it's appropriate to wean a child after one year old, but the child has grown teeth and it hurts a lot when bitten, so I plan to wean him."
If you keep breastfeeding, she can't eat anything else and can only eat boiled vegetables.
She also has her own career, and with work every day, her child mostly drinks formula, so she might as well wean the baby.
“Mom’s not home right now, so this is a good time to finish the procedure. When she comes back, she won’t say anything,” Lu Chen said.
Shen Qiaoyue glanced at Lu Chen and, seeing that she didn't react much, she made up her mind: let it be.
At lunchtime, Shen Qiaoyue had just finished eating when Xiao Nian woke up.
Shen Qiaoyue held the child in the yard and comforted him. She also spent a lot of time playing with the child during the day.
Lu Chen cleaned up the kitchen and came out, saying, "Honey, I've come to see the baby. You go and rest first."
Shen Qiaoyue barely slept all night and must have gotten up very early in the morning. Lu Chen felt sorry for his wife, so he took advantage of a little time at noon to let Shen Qiaoyue rest.
Shen Qiaoyue was also so tired that her back ached, but she didn't refuse Lu Chen's suggestion.
She handed the child to Lu Chen, went into the room, took off her coat, and went to sleep.
Lu Chen moved the crib to the yard so that Da Nian could play on the crib while he held Xiao Nian in his arms.
When Shen Qiaoyue woke up, Lu Chen had already left.
The two children were asleep with pacifiers in their mouths.
Shen Qiaoyue was thirsty, so she got up to pour some hot water for herself.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, the women in the compound are all going to the city to buy New Year's goods.
Shen Qiaoyue had to take care of two children, and Lu Chen had to go to work, so they couldn't leave each other at all.
After drinking the water, I stood in the yard, lost in thought.
Liu Xinlan walked over and stood at their door. Shen Qiaoyue was stunned and didn't react.
"What are you looking at? I'm right in front of you, didn't you even notice me?" Liu Xinlan walked in worriedly, patting Shen Qiaoyue's head. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing!" Shen Qiaoyue removed Liu Xinlan's cold hand. "I... I'm just exhausted from raising the child alone!"
Liu Xinlan smiled helplessly, then sighed, "I also have this kind of trouble. I've been trying to conceive since I got married, but I just can't get pregnant!"
"Such good fortune can't possibly make you thin. One child is enough to keep you busy, but you have to take care of two. One child is finished and another one comes along!" Shen Qiaoyue hadn't felt this way before. "Ever since my mother and sister-in-law went to Beijing, I haven't been able to take care of them. It's been torture!"
Shen Qiaoyue poured Liu Xinlan a cup of hot water and placed it on the table.
He sat listlessly on the sofa.
Liu Xinlan sat down, gently patted Shen Qiaoyue's hand, and said, "Everyone in the compound is planning to go to the city to buy New Year's goods this afternoon. Are you going?"
“I want to go too. There’s no one to take care of this child. Da Nian’s crying never stops!” Shen Qiaoyue’s eyes lit up when she heard that she was going to go to the city.
The thought of bringing the kids means we can't go at all, which is very disappointing!
Liu Xinlan said with a smile, "Today, all the women from the family compound are going to the city together. The army will send someone to take them to the city, and they will all come back together later."
Thinking of that car, its swaying motion, Shen Qiaoyue immediately shook her head and refused: "Forget it, it's not appropriate for me to ride in that car with the child."
“That’s true. If you’re not going, I won’t go either. I’ll stay here with you.” Liu Xinlan thought it wouldn’t be very interesting for her to go to the city alone.
Shen Qiaoyue looked at Liu Xinlan, her mind heavy with worry.
"What's wrong with you? You've looked so worried since you came in. What happened?" Shen Qiaoyue noticed that something was wrong with Liu Xinlan.
Liu Xinlan leaned back on the sofa, sighed, and said, "I asked Sister Miaoya to take my pulse to find out why I haven't been able to get pregnant for so long. Sister Miaoya said I'm fine and just need to rest more."
"Are you working the night shift?" Shen Qiaoyue asked again.
"Yes, yes, I've been trying to conceive for over half a year, but I just can't get pregnant. A while ago, the hospital was short-staffed at night, so I started working the night shift." Liu Xinlan had no choice; she couldn't avoid working the night shift since she hadn't conceived. "Bai Le miscarried, and she was working the night shift!"
"What?" Shen Qiaoyue looked at Liu Xinlan in surprise.
Liu Xinlan said calmly, "There are already few doctors available. Bai Le and I take turns working. She didn't even know she was pregnant. She thought it was just an upset stomach. The day before yesterday, when she was working the night shift, she found that her stomach was hurting badly and she was bleeding a lot. She just miscarried."
“Bai Le is a doctor, how could she not know she was pregnant?” Shen Qiaoyue found this too strange.
Liu Xinlan sighed!
“It’s very early in the pregnancy, only a week. She never thought she would get pregnant!” Liu Xinlan was also devastated when she heard the news. “I’ve only worked two days of day shifts in a month. Bai Le needs to rest and recuperate at home now. I need to rest for a few days and then I need to start working shifts again.”
Liu Xinlan is exhausted from work.
Shen Qiaoyue looked at Liu Xinlan's haggard appearance.
"Don't rush into getting pregnant. You should focus on taking care of your health first, or you'll end up like Bai Le!" Shen Qiaoyue tried to comfort her.
Liu Xinlan really wants a child, but she hasn't been able to conceive. Plus, she's been working night shifts all the time, so she's been hesitant to have a child lately.
"All the talent trained by the hospital has gone to the countryside! And no new talent is coming in, what can we do!" Liu Xinlan complained. "If this continues, I really dare not get pregnant. Working night shifts is bad for my health, and the child I get pregnant with is likely to have some strange problems."
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