What happened? Of course it was because the watermelon seeds today were not good. The watermelon seeds he planted last year were given to him by Yanyan. He didn’t get involved much in the farm affairs today.
"Dad, I didn't participate in these things this year. They bought those watermelon seeds, but the seeds were not good. The watermelons were all different sizes. If you picked them too early, they wouldn't be ripe. If you picked them two days late, some watermelons looked fine on the outside, but they smelled rotten when you opened them."
"Then where did you get this watermelon? Didn't you buy it from a farm?"
"Yan Yan bought it."
"Yu'er, go to the kitchen and get a plate. Spit out the watermelon seeds, dry them, and save them for seeds. We'll plant a few in the backyard next year, and give the rest to your uncle."
Lu Jin asked, "Dad, is it useful for us to save watermelon seeds ourselves?"
"Why not? Have you ever seen a black watermelon this sweet? The flesh is sweet and crisp, and very juicy."
Lu Yu quickly put down his chopsticks and ran into the kitchen to get a plate to collect the watermelon seeds.
Hua Min came out carrying Lu Yiming who had just finished taking a bath. Lu Ting quickly put down the watermelon peel and wiped his hands with a towel.
"Auntie, you eat the watermelon, I'll hold the baby."
"good."
As soon as Lu Yiming sat in Lu Ting's arms, he twisted and turned, screaming "Ahhhhh".
Lu Jin looked at his chubby nephew and said to Lu Ting, "Brother, Yiming wants to eat watermelon."
Lu Yiming's eyes lit up as he looked at Lu Jin. "I never thought the person who knows me best is this silly uncle."
Lu Ting looked at his drooling son and asked, "Do you want to eat watermelon?"
Lu Yiming nodded without thinking. Lu Fengnian looked at Yile and said, "Oh, how come my Yiming is so smart? He is only half a year old and can understand what adults say. Come, let grandpa hold him and feed you watermelon."
Lu Fengnian took his grandson from Lu Ting's arms and said, "Ting'er, go get a bib from the room. This kid just took a shower, don't let him get his clothes dirty."
Lu Ting went back to the room and took out a little duck gauze bib for Lu Yiming to wear. Lu Fengnian gave Lu Yiming his uneaten piece of watermelon.
As a result, the boy refused to eat a single bite and kept crying "Ah, ah, ah". Hua Jing had taken care of him for so long, so she naturally knew that Xiao Ting's son was smart.
"Xiaochen, cut a small piece for Yiming."
Lu Chen quickly took a knife and cut off a small piece, skimming off the watermelon juice. Lu Yiming grabbed the small piece of watermelon and bit it with his front teeth.
"You kid, you're disgusted by the saliva in the watermelon grandpa eats. No wonder you refused to drink the porridge I fed you with a spoon this morning. Is this kid a demon?
I remember some children who were over one year old and could walk, and their elders fed them chewed food, and they ate it quite well.
"Dad, that's because they don't pay attention to hygiene."
Hua Jing smiled and agreed, "Brother-in-law, your eldest grandson is a bit of a germaphobe."
Zhu Ting was sitting at the table eating watermelon. Seeing that everyone in the Lu family was focused on the little fat boy, she thought it would be great if she could also have a son this time.
Just like when her eldest sister-in-law gave birth to two sons in succession, her mother worshipped her like an ancestor, and her eldest brother also listened to her.
Her mother said that if a woman has a son as her first child, the pressure on her to have a son or a daughter as her second child will not be that great. It is said that a daughter who is married off is like spilled water. Of course, the more sons the better, as having more sons will give her status in her husband's family.
Now she was worried about who would take care of her baby after it was born. Her due date was February 2nd of the new year, which was also the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month, just ten days before the Chinese New Year.
"Auntie, eat watermelon."
Seeing that Hua Jing didn't get the watermelon in her hand, Zhu Ting quickly took a piece from the table and handed it to her.
"Thank you." Hua Jing took the watermelon.
Zhu Ting suddenly said, "Aunt, you should still be at the Lu family this winter, right?"
"Well, winter is still here, and Xiaoyan asked me to take care of Yiming until he is three years old."
"Yiming was born on New Year's Day last year, right? My due date is February 2nd. By then, Yiming should be one year and one month old."
Hua Jing nodded. "Children who walk early will be able to walk at ten months old, while those who walk late will be one and a half years old. In winter, when it's cold, wearing too much clothing will affect children's learning to walk."
Lu Yiming curled his lips. He drank milk powder every day, which provided him with enough nutrition and his bones developed very well. He would definitely be able to walk when he was one year old.
"Aunt, can you help me take care of the baby when I give birth?"
Zhu Ting stared at Hua Jing without blinking, waiting for her answer. Hua Jing saw that her brother-in-law and Lu Ting didn't say anything, and Lu Jin was also looking at her eagerly.
Hua Min finished cleaning the kitchen and just walked back to the hallway when she heard her daughter-in-law asking her younger sister to help take care of the children. She asked, "What are you talking about?"
Hua Jing smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, Xiaoyan asked me to come over to help take care of Yiming, and now Xiaoting asked me to help take care of her child. Yiming is only one year old and very active and needs someone to be with him. How can I take care of two children?"
"Aunt, my eldest sister-in-law gave birth to two sons, and my mother helped raise them."
Hua Min understood that Zhu Ting was worried that she would not help her take care of the child, and this was to tell her that other people's grandchildren were raised by their mothers-in-law.
Lu Ting, who was usually quiet, said, "I remember that the two children of your eldest brother's family seem to be more than two years apart in age, right?
My son Yiming just turned one year old in winter. It is not certain whether he can walk at that time. Even if he can walk, he should be watched at all times. There are water tanks and buckets behind the house. If he falls into them, it will be a disaster.
I will go to Hai City to study in August and will not be back until the Chinese New Year. Yanyan will be busy writing during the winter and summer vacations to earn money for the child's milk powder, so the child can only be left with my aunt.
We asked my aunt to take care of my son. Yanyan was the one who paid her salary, and we didn’t ask my parents for any money.”
Is the eldest brother blaming him? At first, he asked Xiaomin to pay his aunt's salary, but his aunt said that the eldest brother had already paid it in advance and they didn't need to pay. They would sometimes buy some chrysanthemum crystals, milk powder, clothes and fabrics for their grandson.
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