As soon as Lu Chen came back, Hua Min immediately put the food on the table. She asked Lu Chen, "You called your dad today, right? How has he been doing during your time at home?"
"Dad is fine now. He goes to work when he wants to. He eats lunch in the cafeteria and goes to my eldest brother's house in the evening. After dinner, he watches TV and chats with the people in the compound."
"He didn't drink?"
"He didn't say that. It depends on whether big brother will accompany him to drink. Mom, don't worry, Dad is in good health. By the way, Dad named our second child Lu Yirui, which means "Rui" in the character for "Hua Rui"."
Hua Min smiled and said, "Your father picked a good name. Most girls are named after flowers and plants. Your father named them Lanlan, Weiwei, Manman, and Ruirui, which are much better than the names of flowers, fragrance, and flowers that other people give them."
Lu Chen nodded, "Brother's daughter Rourou has a good name too."
"Your eldest brother and sister-in-law chose the names of the triplets themselves. Your father should change them appropriately. Rourou is also a good name. The child will be like her mother, who is quiet and gentle."
Lu Chen took a bowl to fill the rice for his wife, brought it in, and looked at their second son again.
He placed the food on the bedside table and said to Zhong Lingshan with a smile, "My wife, it's time to eat."
Zhong Lingshan sat up with her hands on her lower back and glanced at Lu Chen, "Did you just tell your mom that Dad picked a name for the second child?"
"Well, our second child is named Lu Yirui, and the middle character is the same as her sister's."
"Your father picked a good name. Huarui hopes that our Yaya will be more careful."
"What Yaya?"
"I gave the second child a nickname. Isn't the eldest child called Jiaojiao? The second child is called Yaya."
"Why not just call her Ruirui? What's the difference between Yaya and Yaya?"
Lu Chen didn't like his daughter's name having the word "Ya" in it at all. There were a lot of girls in the countryside who didn't have a formal name. The eldest was called Daya, the second was called Erya, and the third was called Sanya. The whole house was full of Yayas.
Seeing Lu Chen unhappy, Zhong Lingshan smiled and said ingratiatingly, "If you don't want to call her Yaya, then don't call her Yaya. Do you want to give her a nickname? Our eldest child has a nickname, so why not give the second child one too, so that they won't accuse us of favoritism when they grow up. We usually call her by her nickname, but let her use her full name when she goes to school."
"Okay, then let's call her Zhizhi, the Zhi as in 'golden branches and jade leaves'."
What are the branches of golden branches and jade leaves? They are just the branches of tree branches, which are not as good as the knowledge.
"Brother Chen, let's use the word 'zhi'. Our second child should read more books in the future."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Lu Chen walked out, sat next to his eldest daughter and put an egg into her bowl. "Eat more. Daddy will teach you how to write later. We will go to preschool when school starts."
Lu Yiwei looked at Lu Chen with a smile, "Thank you, Dad."
Hua Min pursed her lips and said, "Talk to your wife about this. She wants Jiaojiao to go to preschool next year."
"Jiaojiao will be over six years old next September. Doesn't that mean she won't be able to start first grade until she's over seven?"
Lu Chen was a little worried. He knew that his eldest daughter did not grow up with them and was somewhat rebellious and disobedient. This child was a little difficult to teach. What if she did not study hard and failed a grade repeatedly?
If you start studying early, you don’t have to worry about staying for a year or two. When you graduate from elementary school, you will be about the same age as those who start studying late.
Hua Min remained silent. She had mentioned Jiaojiao's schooling before, but what could she do if her daughter-in-law didn't want to listen? Zhong Lingshan even wanted Jiaojiao to help take care of Ruirui, but Jiaojiao herself was still a child.
After work, Lu Fengnian went home first and told Chen Yuhe and Lu Jin that he was going to the old house for dinner tonight.
"I'll go to the old house for dinner later, you guys can eat by yourselves. By the way, Xiaochen's wife gave birth to another baby girl a few days ago. She called me this afternoon and asked for her name. I named her Lu Yirui."
Chen Yuhe was overjoyed. She didn't expect that Zhong Lingshan's second child would also be a girl. This was great. Let's see if she still dares to act arrogantly in front of her.
"Dad, my sister-in-law really gave birth to another daughter. I thought she would give birth to a son. During the Chinese New Year, she even promised us that this time she would definitely give birth to a son."
Lu Fengnian also noticed that the second and third sons' wives had some minor disagreements over the children. Looking at the smile on her lips, he knew that she was gloating.
"Sons and daughters are the same. It's not something people can control. Don't laugh at her. You have another one in your belly."
Chen Yuhe was smiling but her face suddenly darkened. What did her father-in-law mean? Did he mean that the baby in her belly was a daughter?
Lu Fengnian didn't want to continue chatting with his silly daughter-in-law, so he lit a cigarette, took a deep puff and walked out.
Chen Yuhe pursed her lips and said to Lu Jin dissatisfiedly, "What does your father mean? Is he saying that the baby in my belly is a girl?"
"Okay, stop talking and go cook! Why are you messing with Dad? Whatever happens to Zhong Lingshan won't affect us."
"Of course it won't affect me. If she had a son, my mother-in-law would definitely stay at her house for another month or two. Maybe after He Na gives birth, my mother-in-law will take care of her during her confinement and then go to Zhong Lingshan's house. Who will take care of me during my confinement then?"
"My mother hasn't come back yet, but there's still my mother-in-law, right?"
"You only know how to bully my mom. If my brother wasn't in Beijing, do you think my mom would come to our house to help? If my mom wasn't afraid that I would get tired, she wouldn't come to our house to help take care of the children."
"Okay, okay, I know everything. You've worked hard over the years, and so has your mother-in-law."
Chen Yuhe had been feeling a bit gloating over Zhong Lingshan's birth of another daughter, but after being rebuked by her father-in-law and then argued with her husband, her mood suddenly turned sour. She didn't even wash the dishes after dinner, and went back to her room to sob.
Su Yan knew that her father-in-law would come for dinner again tonight, so she fried a bowl of peanuts and a plate of crispy fish.
"Yining, go get another bowl for grandpa to drink." Lu Ting ordered Lu Yining while prying open a bottle of beer with chopsticks.
Lu Yining obediently ran to the cupboard to get a bowl, and Su Yan brought the last dish of sour beans and minced meat to the table.
Lu Fengnian said slowly: "Xiaoyan, the third daughter-in-law has given birth to another daughter."
"Oh? Are the adults and children okay? Is mom okay over there?"
Lu Ting told Su Yan about this as soon as he came back, so naturally there would be no extra expression on his face at this time.
Lu Fengnian picked up a crispy little fish and chewed it. "The adults and children are all very nice. Your mother is also very nice."
The eldest daughter-in-law is more stable, doesn't talk nonsense, and doesn't look down on girls. She cares about her mother-in-law when she's not at home, worries that her father-in-law doesn't eat well, and often invites him to come over for dinner.
"I'll name the child Lu Yirui. What do you think?"
"Dad is a cultured soldier. This is a good name." Su Yan smiled and flattered her father-in-law.
Lu Fengnian's mood brightened as he listened. He thought, "When marrying a daughter-in-law, you should marry someone like the eldest daughter-in-law. She's not quarrelsome, dignified, skilled, generous, or decent. She's filial to her parents, educates her children, and has a loving relationship with her husband and sisters-in-law.
Su Yan didn't know what her father-in-law was thinking. Even if she knew, she wouldn't do much. She was just too lazy to bother and didn't want to argue with them. If she had that time, she would rather cultivate a few more top-quality orchids.
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