"Xiao Qin, how come you haven't changed at all after giving birth??" Wu Yingxia looked Qin Hanshu up and down, her face full of amazement.
"Look at that waist, it's still so slender even when you pinch it."
"Unlike us, after having one child, we get one size bigger, and after having two, we get two sizes bigger. Now we're all like water barrels."
Qin Hanshu laughed and said, "It's not that exaggerated. I've gained ten pounds since I was pregnant."
"Really?" Sister Zheng shook her head repeatedly. "I can't tell at all."
Wu Yingxia glanced at Qin Hanshu's chest and buttocks and smiled, "Looks like the weight went to specific places. You used to be a bit too thin, it's good to gain some weight."
As the group was chatting and laughing, Wang Yinghui walked over.
He first called Qin Hanshu to his office before saying, "Starting this month, you will be in charge of the approval and distribution of special subsidies and allowances for employees. You don't need to worry about Sister Wu's work anymore."
Qin Hanshu's expression remained unchanged as she nodded and said, "Yes, Section Chief Wang."
Wang Yinghui nodded. "Alright, that's all."
Back in her seat, Wu Yingxia smiled at Qin Hanshu, "The section chief wanted to talk to you about work? Congratulations, Qin, you won't have to help me organize documents anymore."
It seems that Wang Yinghui had already spoken to Wu Yingxia beforehand.
Wu Yingxia's congratulations were genuine; Qin Hanshu was someone she had mentored, and the two had a good relationship.
She's not far from retirement, and if Qin Hanshu does well, it will give her another career path. She doesn't expect anything big, but Wu Yingxia believes Qin Hanshu will at least remember her kindness in small matters.
***
Qin Hanshu was somewhat restless on her first day back at work after giving birth.
I handed Zhou Chi over to Liu Ercui when I left home this morning, not knowing if he would cry.
What if she cries and insists on finding her mother?
What if Liu Ercui can't be coaxed?
Just imagining that scene in her mind made Qin Hanshu's heart ache terribly.
She even considered quitting her job if things really didn't work out.
Anyway, she works because she doesn't want to be a full-time housewife, not because the family is short of money.
However, it's perfectly acceptable to be a full-time housewife for the sake of your children these days.
After getting off work, Qin Hanshu left immediately.
After rushing back, Qin Hanshu went straight to Liu Ercui's house.
"Sister-in-law Ercui, did Achi cry?"
Liu Ercui was cooking in the kitchen, while Zhou Chi and Pei'er were in a cradle placed at the kitchen door so that Liu Ercui could keep an eye on them at any time.
Qin Hanshu first looked at Zhou Chi in the cradle and saw him smacking his toes, his big, round eyes wide open, and he was very quiet.
Meanwhile, Pei'er, standing to the side, was babbling and waving her arms and legs, looking like a boisterous child.
"Don't worry, Achi is being good, he didn't cry once."
Qin Hanshu asked in surprise, "Really?"
Liu Ercui laughed and said, "Your cat is even easier to take care of than mine. It really hasn't cried once, I'm not lying to you."
Hearing that her son hadn't cried or made a fuss about looking for his mother, Qin Hanshu wasn't happy at all; instead, she felt quite disappointed.
It seems like I feel unwanted.
"You little ingrate..." Qin Hanshu muttered to her son, then washed her hands with soap and picked up Achi from the cradle.
Upon touching Qin Hanshu's body, Zhou Chi became excited and buried his head in his mother's chest.
Qin Hanshu then smiled, "You brat, I thought you didn't need a mother."
Since only Liu Ercui was there, Qin Hanshu unbuttoned her clothes and began feeding the child.
Upon seeing this, Liu Ercui said, "I fed him three times during the day, I didn't use the formula you gave me. When you go back later, take all the formula with you, you don't need it."
Qin Hanshu asked, "Is your milk supply enough? Can it feed two children?"
Liu Ercui laughed twice. "I don't have any special talents, but I used to be praised by the elders in the village for being good at childbearing."
Qin Hanshu laughed and said, "You can keep the formula here. You're breastfeeding two children, or you can use it as a supplement. I won't use it if I take it back; it'll just expire if I leave it for too long."
Moreover, we'll have to send Liu Ercui some meat and eggs later.
Liu Ercui thought about it and felt that Qin Hanshu's words made sense, so she readily agreed.
She didn't know that the milk powder Qin Hanshu gave her was very expensive; she thought it was similar to malted milk powder. If she had known, she would never have accepted it.
What's the big deal about breastfeeding a baby? It's not worth all that.
So when Qin Hanshu came to deliver pork and eggs the next day, she refused to accept them.
In the end, Qin Hanshu only kept the eggs.
Life went on uneventfully.
Before we knew it, the year was drawing to a close again.
Cao Jing dropped a bombshell.
She is pregnant.
Of course, only Qin Hanshu felt it was explosive; the others didn't think much of it, believing that it was only natural for married women to have children.
"Xiao Shu, what's with that expression? Is it so unbelievable that I'm pregnant?" Cao Jing asked Qin Hanshu with a smile.
Qin Hanshu then came to her senses and forced a smile, "No, it was just too sudden."
Based on the trajectory of her previous life, Cao Jing would have been at least thirty years old when she had her child.
Is this all due to her being reborn so early in life? Could it be another butterfly effect caused by her rebirth?
Sure enough, Cao Jing said the next second:
“I’ve discussed it with your brother. We really didn’t plan to have a baby so early. You know my job. Having a baby would have a huge impact. If I don’t recover well, I’ll never be able to perform on stage again.”
"But after seeing Achi, I suddenly felt a strong desire to be a mother. I especially want Feiyang and me to have a child together..."
Qin Han sighed with relief, realizing that he had indeed been influenced by her.
Qin Hanshu asked, "Then what about your career?"
Cao Jing smiled and said, "I enjoy dancing on stage, but I'm not so fanatical that I consider dance the only thing in my life."
"I've already made my plans. After giving birth, I'll see how things go. If I'm in good shape and the troupe agrees to let me continue performing, then I'll continue dancing."
"If that doesn't work, I'll move behind the scenes."
Cao Jing was relaxed and not at all forced.
At this moment, Qin Feiyang, wearing an apron, walked over and said to Qin Hanshu, "Xiaoshu, why don't you share your pregnancy experience with your sister-in-law? She's afraid to move at night because she's worried about pressing on the baby."
Qin Hanshu chuckled, "Your belly is still flat, how could it be pressing on it?"
Then, Qin Hanshu pulled Cao Jing aside and started whispering to her.
With the arrival of the new generation, life seems to be getting better and better.
This year, we had a joyous and happy holiday.
However, Qin Hanshu was no longer happy after the New Year.
Zhao Chunmiao, who had been back home for half a year, finally wrote a letter.
The letter said that Zhou Ruilan gave birth before the new year. It was a premature birth, but fortunately, the baby was born prematurely and the mother and daughter were safe.
The time Zhou Ruilan sent the telegram to Zhao Chunmiao, she was hospitalized because she was bleeding.
After that, her pregnancy was unstable.
She was finally born prematurely at seven months.
As for the reason behind it, it's still because of his sister-in-law.
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