The north wind was howling, blowing the leaves off the trees on both sides of the road. There was a light rain in the wind and snow. An oil-paper umbrella was held by Zhang Guoqing and tilted towards Zhou Jiao.
"Brother, move your elbow towards you."
Zhang Guoqing smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, it's just a few steps away. Fang Fei is happy that he got a girl this time, but his wife is a little upset. You should be careful later."
Zhou Jiao sneered.
"If you like, chat for a while. If you don't want to talk to her, we can just sit for a while and then leave. As soon as his daughter was born, I went to give her a gift the next day. I'm just going to visit her now."
Zhou Jiao nodded. She didn't want to pay too much attention to other people's affairs. If you ask her, this is a disease! So what if the first child is a girl? No one in her in-laws despises her, but she is the one who is being pretentious. Why doesn't she think that she is also a woman, where does the idea of favoring boys over girls come from?
Arriving at the Fang family's house, Zhou Jiao discovered that quite a few people were sitting in the living room. Even the Fang family's eldest daughter and her family were at her parents' house. Was this a family gathering?
"I heard that you just got home today. Why don't you spend more time with the children? Come over tomorrow." Grandma Fang stood up with a smile, holding Zhou Jiao's hand and said with a smile.
"I miss Xiao Min. Is she in the house?"
"You two sisters have such a great relationship. Come in and take a look at our little one. He's really good-looking."
Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded repeatedly, glancing at everyone present, nodding at them and leaving. If she really had to greet everyone one by one, she would be exhausted with so many people.
"Xiaowu, come and sit here."
Zhang Guoqing rubbed against Mr. Fang's side when he heard it, "My brother Xiaofei is on duty tonight?"
Mr. Fang nodded: "Are you still going to the military camp during the holidays?"
"We don't know yet. Let's wait a few days." Zhang Guoqing looked at everyone and joked, "Grandpa Fang, are you having a family meeting? Do you want me to leave?"
"You're allowed to sit in. Your niece's baby is about to reach her full moon, and we'll discuss whether or not to hold a banquet."
Zhang Guoqing replied with a smile on his face, "That's because your family is united and democratic. Old man, you give the orders, and my uncles and aunts dare not disobey you."
Aunt Fang laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Xiaowu, you are such a talkative child. No wonder everyone likes you. Come to the mall in a few days. Auntie will save something good for you."
"That's wonderful. Aunt, you're truly my aunt!" Zhang Guoqing echoed her. This person was quite snobbish, but it couldn't be denied that she was also quite resourceful.
He didn't think about how much the other person would change their attitude if he fell into disgrace. How could you force sincerity on a stranger who had no connection with you?
"Is your mother-in-law at home?"
Zhang Guoqing smiled and nodded: "Come to my house when you have time. My mother is usually at home when she is not on duty. You old sisters can chat."
Aunt Fang's smile grew more sincere. "Forget it today. It's too late. I'll go shopping with her later."
"That's fine. She's usually too busy. Besides work, she's at home taking care of us. You old sisters can relax by going out for a walk."
The people present looked at the two of them with amusement. Second Aunt Fang, among them, lowered her head and chuckled. She lived in the compound, so how could she not know Lin Lishan? What did she need to relax?
She was a woman with a good life, who wouldn't envy her? Her husband doted on her, her daughter and son-in-law protected her, and her grandson would even start a war over her at the slightest disagreement.
"Come on, tell me how the wireless connection is going recently." Mr. Fang, who was a technical person, waited until their topic came to an end and then pulled Zhang Guoqing to have a chat.
This question was exactly what Zhang Guoqing wanted. As long as sensitive issues were not raised, academic questions were the most suitable topics for group conversation.
He wondered if he could add another topic from the football game in the future?
Fang Fei's bedroom is in the east wing. Compared with the Zhou family, the Fang family has more members. Even if they all go to work, they are unwilling to leave the compound. As a result, the room is very crowded.
Zhou Jiao was puzzled by this practice. You said Fang's father and his brothers all had rooms allocated by their units, so why did they leave them empty?
Don't you know that distant fragrances are more fragrant than nearby ones? There are many conflicts when children and grandchildren grow up and live together. But seeing that the old couple Fang is enjoying it, I guess they have their own ideas.
At this time, Zhou Jiao entered Fang Fei's bedroom and saw Yi Shumin and the baby lying on the kang. There were diapers everywhere, even on the poor bookshelf.
Yi Shumin heard the footsteps and jumped up happily when she saw her: "You are finally home. I am glad you have the conscience to come and see me."
Zhou Jiao laughed dumbly: "Hurry up and lie down." She walked closer and looked at the child: "He's growing well."
"What can you see at such a young age?"
"Look at the child's eyeliner, it's so long. She's going to have big eyes when she grows up. And look at her face shape and chin, she's a perfect beauty."
Yi Shumin laughed when she heard this: "You've become an expert." She waved at her and said, "Hurry and sit down."
"You look pretty good. You must take good care of yourself during this confinement period. Is there anything you want to eat? I'll find something for you."
Yi Shumin shook her head: "Xiao Wu gave Xiao Fei a lot of things before."
"Is your mother here?"
"I asked her to go to my brother's place. My sister-in-law doesn't have a family, and my brother stays in the military camp every day. A pregnant woman has to do everything by herself, so my mother can go there to help."
Zhou Jiao smiled and praised: "Good sister-in-law!"
Yi Shumin rolled her eyes at her and asked with a smile, "Did you see my brother when you went to the south this time? Is he okay now?"
Zhou Jiao stared at her speechlessly. "How dare a woman like me stare at him? The other day, Dayi, my aunt, and your brother had a meal together. Your brother seemed in good spirits, so he must be fine! I wanted to visit your sister-in-law, but we're quite strangers, and it's far away. Then I got busy, so I felt really embarrassed."
"What's there to be embarrassed about? You didn't go there for fun. She was pregnant and wanted to entertain you. You were right not to go."
"You're such a bad talker! You've ruined my good intentions. I wish I hadn't said the last few words."
Yi Shumin laughed with joy.
The child was woken up and started crying loudly.
“It’s definitely the Sopranos.”
Yi Shumin sighed, "Before the baby was born, I just wanted to get rid of the burden quickly. After the baby was born, I realized how hard it was. I haven't had a good night's sleep."
Zhou Jiao looked over anxiously, "Is he hungry? How often do he usually feed? Breast milk or formula?"
"That shouldn't be the case." Yi Shumin wasn't very sure either. "She just started eating not long ago. Making milk powder is too troublesome. I feed her with milk all the time. Sometimes she won't be able to continue, so she'll drink some milk powder."
Zhou Jiao rolled her eyes speechlessly. What a promising mother!
Yi Shumin touched the child's body and saw that the diaper was wet. She grabbed a new one and changed it for the child. "Why are children so troublesome? They are always eating or peeing."
Zhou Jiao looked at her rough hands and feet, her eyebrows twitching: "Everyone grew up like this. You are a woman after all, so be gentle!"
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