"Grandpa and Grandma, is childbirth dangerous for Mommy? How does the baby come out of Mommy's tummy? Why did Aunt Ye say that surgery is necessary?"
"Didn't the baby just crawl out on its own? Won't it hurt the mother?"
The elders were so focused on Shuying that they completely overlooked the four little ones.
When asked this question, the elders were taken aback and didn't know how to answer. They looked at each other.
Explaining this kind of thing to children is the hardest part; if you go into too much detail or make it too serious, you might scare them.
But since they've become curious, it's not an option not to answer.
After all, there are some common sense things they'll have to learn sooner or later.
After thinking for a moment, Yang Wan could only explain the difference between vaginal delivery and cesarean section to them in a tactful way.
The three little ones scratched their heads after hearing this, still not quite understanding, and couldn't help but ask more questions.
"But if it's a natural birth, without the doctor using an incision, where will the baby come out from?"
Yang Wan and Huang Meiling looked at each other awkwardly, while the men scratched their heads or looked at the ceiling.
Huang Meiling couldn't find a better way to explain it for the time being. After thinking about it, she could only go back and buy some more intuitive science picture books for the children so that they could understand it in a more scientific and vivid way, and tell them that this was a very private matter.
There's no way to explain this further now.
To prevent the children from continuing to ask questions, Huang Meiling changed the subject and suddenly asked a question.
"What delicious food should we make for Yingying tonight to help her recover?"
"Yangyang, Yueyue, and Jiangjiang, do you have any good suggestions?"
Children's attention is easily drawn to what adults say.
The three children immediately began to think seriously.
Xie Mingzhu, who had been anxiously waiting on the side, joined in the conversation upon hearing this.
"I think we should make something for Yingying to eat that will help her regain her energy quickly. She just gave birth and needs to nourish herself and recover her vitality."
"If we're going to use knives, wouldn't it be better to make pigeon soup?"
"Mom likes to eat corn, so I put some corn in when I stew it, and the soup will be sweeter and more delicious."
The children's attention was completely diverted, and they all started offering suggestions.
Xie Mingzhu nodded.
"That's right, then let's make a pigeon soup and some light dishes..."
They had only discussed the menu halfway through when the three children's attention was suddenly drawn to something else.
Xie Mingzhu looked in the direction the children were following, and noticed a man standing at the end of the corridor, looking in her direction.
Before Xie Mingzhu could even get a good look at her, Jiang Jiang had already recognized her. She widened her eyes in surprise and then jogged over to greet her.
"Gu Yanjun, what brings you here!"
Although Jiang Jiang now lives with Xie Mingzhu, her generational relationship with Grandpa Gu has changed.
But with Gu Yanjun, the way they get along is still the same as before.
Gu Yanjun didn't mind that he called him by his name directly. He looked down at the child, then suddenly raised his hand and somewhat awkwardly touched the top of Jiang Jiang's head.
Jiang Jiang herself was stunned. Her cheerful smile suddenly froze, and she looked up at Gu Yanjun in disbelief.
"Gu Yanjun, what's wrong with you? You're actually patting my head like Mom and Grandpa do?"
This has never happened before.
In the past, although Gu Yanjun was unwilling to acknowledge Jiang Jiang as his uncle, he still treated him with courtesy and maintained a certain distance, just like he would with other people.
After all, this is his consistent style.
They had never been so close before.
Jiang Jiang looked Gu Yanjun over again as if he were a stranger, then quickly ran away from him and ran to Xie Mingzhu, grabbing her arm.
"Mom, has Gu Yanjun lost his mind?"
The child was confused, but Xie Mingzhu knew perfectly well why Gu Yanjun had suddenly changed his behavior.
She pursed her lips, touched Jiang Jiang's little face, and forced a smile.
"Jiangjiang, be good. Go to the side with Yangyang and Yueyue and discuss the menu for dinner. Mom will come over and talk to you later, okay?"
Although Jiangjiang didn't understand what was happening, she obediently nodded and led Yangyang and Yueyue to discuss it on their own.
Turning her head to look at Gu Yanjun who was walking this way, Xie Mingzhu took a deep breath, her mind in turmoil.
She had actually talked to Gu Yanjun just a couple of days ago.
That time, it was Gu Yanjun who took the initiative to ask her out.
Xie Mingzhu was initially confused, not knowing what he wanted to talk to her about. She thought that he couldn't let go of Jiang Jiang and wanted to be the child's godfather.
Unexpectedly, Gu Yanjun got straight to the point and explained why he wanted to chat with her.
"Actually, I've been having the same dream over and over the years."
Gu Yanjun spoke these words in a very serious tone, which stunned Xie Mingzhu, who thought he was talking in his sleep.
Who would start by talking about their dreams with someone else?
But as the conversation progressed, she realized that wasn't the case.
Because Gu Yanjun's dream was related to her.
It turns out that Gu Yanjun has been having the same dream over the years: he returns to the dilapidated temple he visited before and has a relationship with a strange woman there.
But before he met Xie Mingzhu, Gu Yanjun couldn't see the woman's face clearly in those dreams.
It wasn't until I met Xie Mingzhu and saw her for the first time that the woman in my dreams finally had a face.
At first, Gu Yanjun thought that his subconscious was a bit confused, and that he had seen someone during the day and then unconsciously projected that person's face onto the woman's face in his dream.
Until the second time I had this dream, the third time, the fourth time...
Gu Yanjun gradually realized something was wrong.
From the first time I dreamed that the woman's face was Xie Mingzhu's, almost every subsequent dream was the same.
And that face became clearer and clearer in the dream, so clear that he could even see the direction in which a strand of messy hair by Xie Mingzhu's temple was fluttering, and he could see the beads of sweat rolling on her forehead.
Gu Yanjun suddenly realized that this dream might not be unfounded.
It's more like memories are being slowly filled in completely.
Gu Yanjun felt something was wrong the more he thought about it. In those few days, whenever he had a spare moment, he couldn't help but think about this matter.
He even took the time to investigate Xie Mingzhu's life and experiences.
He didn't know much about Xie Mingzhu's family at first. He just thought that a girl from a family like Xie Mingzhu's wouldn't go to a place like Duanqiao Village, let alone spend the night in a dilapidated temple.
Because he thought it was impossible, Gu Yanjun kept denying the vague idea in his mind, finding it absurd.
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