Liu Lili had a strip of cloth tied around her head and was wearing a cotton-padded jacket. She was leaning against the bed, lost in thought.
Seeing Southwest walk in with a bad expression, she felt bad too. Her mother had come under the pretext of helping her with her postpartum confinement, and she wanted to refuse, but she really didn't have anyone to take care of her.
“In the Southwest, if someone can take care of me during my postpartum period, then I will send my mother back. Otherwise, there will be no one to help wash the baby’s diapers.”
Southwest nodded. That was the reason he hadn't lost his temper earlier; otherwise, he would have kicked his unreliable mother-in-law out long ago.
There was a knock on the door. Southwest went out to see who it was. It turned out to be Liu Lili's youngest brother. Southwest frowned when he saw his dirty brother-in-law.
"Mom, is dinner ready? I'm starving," the brother-in-law said, wanting to eat.
Liu's mother looked a little embarrassed. This brat, even if he starved to death, he shouldn't have said that in front of his brother-in-law. He's so stupid.
"Go see your niece first, then have dinner," said Liu's mother.
"What are you looking at? What's so interesting about a good-for-nothing? Hurry up and bring me the food. I have things to do after I finish eating."
Southwest clenched his fists; his beloved son had become a worthless burden in his brother-in-law's eyes.
Liu's mother quickly pretended to hit her youngest son: "You brat, how dare you talk like that? Apologize to your brother-in-law!"
The brother-in-law reluctantly nodded to Southwest: "I'm hungry."
"Are you a reincarnated starving ghost? This isn't a state-run restaurant. You have to pay to eat at state-run restaurants." Southwest finally couldn't hold back anymore.
"Southwest, what do you mean by that? You just blurted it out casually. Your brother-in-law is still a child." Liu's mother said unhappily.
“He’s not my child. How can he eat here? Are you here to help your daughter with her postpartum care, or to let your son freeload?”
Liu's mother was speechless. She could say that she came here to eat, drink, and sleep for free, but there were already four people crammed into the bed at home, and they were all sleeping sideways.
"Eat, eat, we'll talk after we finish eating." Liu's mother went into the kitchen and brought out rice and braised pork.
The moment my brother-in-law saw the braised pork, he was so eager that he didn't even have time to pick up his chopsticks; he just grabbed it with his dirty hands and started eating.
But the braised pork was too hot, so he kept taking it and throwing it away, making him feel nauseous just looking at it.
"Are you a pig? Don't you know how to use chopsticks to eat? How are people supposed to eat after you've touched it with your dirty hands?" Southwest was furious. He was still thinking of bringing Liu Lili a bowl.
The brother-in-law rolled his eyes. If it weren't for that, how could he eat so much? He must have done it on purpose.
Southwest was so angry that his face turned red. He walked straight out, thinking he would just go to the cafeteria to get some food for Liu Lili.
Liu Lili leaned against the bed, listening to the noise outside, tears streaming down her face. How was she going to go on living like this?
When Southwest returned with two lunchboxes, all the food on the table had been eaten clean, and his brother-in-law was even drinking a cup of malted milk powder with a satisfied look on his face.
Southwest ignored it, took the lunchbox into the inner room, closed the door immediately, and opened the lunchbox, which contained meat and eggs.
"Lily, you eat first, I'll eat the rest," Southwest said.
Liu Lili nodded, picked up a spoon and started eating. She glanced outside and said softly, "Maybe we should let my mother go back."
Southwest nodded. She would definitely send them back. They said they came to take care of her daughter during her postpartum period, but at this hour, her daughter hadn't even had a glass of water.
But it's not right to just kick him out like that. After all, he's a factory manager, and it would be a huge loss if he got a bad reputation.
He patted Liu Lili's hand and said, "I'm going to work. You get a good night's sleep and take good care of my daughter."
Liu Lili opened her mouth, but in the end she closed it.
Southwest sat in his office, his brows furrowed. He, who never smoked, actually asked Xu Da for a pack of cigarettes.
Xu Da found it strange. Wasn't the factory director very happy about having a daughter? Why did he suddenly become unhappy?
Yan Xinan wasn't afraid of making a fool of himself. He recounted his family's situation, and then took a deep drag on his cigarette, threw the butt on the ground, and stomped on it hard.
Xu Da laughed and said, "What's so difficult about that? There are two ways. You take out a fixed amount of grain every day, and once your mother-in-law has cooked it, you just take half of it away."
Half a month later, I brought people to check the household registration. This is a staff dormitory, and people who are not direct relatives of the factory workers are not allowed to live here.
Southwest's eyes lit up. How could he have forgotten this? When they bought the house, Nan Nan had signed a contract with everyone.
This house can only be purchased and lived in by employees of this factory or their immediate family members. Even if it is to be transferred, it will only be valid after fifteen years.
Southwest patted Xu Da on the shoulder: "Thanks, old buddy. You're still the sharpest one."
Xu Da shook his head. He had seen plenty of scoundrels. Only when they realized there was no profit to be made would they slink away.
After getting off work in the evening, Southwest carried a basket back home, went straight into the kitchen, and put the extra rice, flour, oil, and other things into the basket that Xu Da had given him.
When Liu's mother saw Southwest return with a basket on her back and run towards the kitchen, she was overjoyed. Southwest had bought something again.
I wanted to go over and see what he bought, but I felt that if I went over at this time, Southwest might not be happy, so I thought I would go over and see him after he went inside.
After a while, Southwest went out again with his basket on his back. Liu's mother found it strange and quickly ran to the kitchen to check.
I was so angry when I saw it that my eyes practically popped out of my head. There were only two bowls of rice left in the rice jar; there wasn't a single grain of flour left.
Not only did they replace such a large oil tank with a smaller one, but they also only needed a shallow bottom.
Most importantly, all the meat, sausages, and cured pork hanging on the roof were gone, leaving only some radishes and cabbages discarded in the corner.
Enraged, Liu's mother kicked open the door to the inner room. Liu Lili was breastfeeding Bao'er when the loud bang startled the baby, causing him to choke and vomit.
Seeing her daughter's flushed face, Liu Lili panicked. She picked up Bao'er and ran outside. When she got to the door of Tang Jianjun's house next door, she pounded on the door: "Teacher's wife, help!"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Tang Jianjun quickly opened the door, with his mother following closely behind.
Liu Lili handed Bao'er to Tang's mother: "She was frightened and vomited milk. What should we do? Will there be any problems?"
Tang's mother quickly took Bao'er, grabbed a clean towel, and wiped away the milk Bao'er had vomited.
Then, wrap your fingers with a clean handkerchief and insert it into the baby's mouth to clear away the spit-up milk, thus ensuring a clear airway.
However, Yan Bao'er was still clearly holding her breath. Tang Jianjun took Bao'er, facing the ground with her head slightly down, and gently patted Yan Bao'er's back.
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