My mother-in-law is a carefree, easygoing, and somewhat naive woman.
According to Liu Lan, she once witnessed her mother carrying her younger brother under her armpit while walking. When turning a corner, the mother was walking too fast and her brother was scraped by the corner of the wall and fell to the ground.
It's a miracle that the two siblings were able to survive and grow up well under their mother's care.
From childhood to adulthood, bumps, bruises, and cuts are all minor things.
Once, my mother-in-law invited some people to play cards. Her younger brother was thirsty, so she directly reached for the teapot and used the spout to give him a few sips.
She forgot that the tea had only been brewing for less than five minutes, and the four-year-old child was scalded so badly that his mouth was covered in blisters and he couldn't even swallow his saliva. He had to be admitted to the hospital for emergency treatment.
It's all thanks to the ancestors that her brother wasn't burned to the point of being mute. Her father was so angry that he even beat her mother up.
However, it turned out to be almost ineffective! Rome wasn't built in a day!
My mother-in-law is over fifty years old, but she still has the same "pure and straightforward" personality, which makes her family feel helpless.
Given his mother-in-law's way of doing things, how could Yu Hai and his wife feel comfortable leaving their child with her to take care of alone?
But Yu Hai was deeply worried about his father's health. If things continued like this, not only would his father be unable to help take care of the children, but he himself would also be in dire need of care.
Just as Yu Hai was having a headache, the door opened and Liu Lan came home from get off work.
"Hai-ge, you're back from your business trip. When did you get home? Have you had dinner yet?"
Liu Lan changed into slippers, put down her purse, took off her coat, and asked Yu Hai with concern.
Yu Hai stepped forward to help her, and after she took off her coat, he said to her, "You can't wear these high heels anymore. Haven't I told you several times already?"
"You're pregnant now, wearing such high heels is so dangerous! You can't just take your good health for granted and not take this seriously. If something goes wrong, it'll be too late to regret it!"
"I'm already wearing low heels, so please stop nagging. You know I have to maintain a professional image for my job."
I have no choice. I've been very careful. I'm only two months pregnant, and there are still six or seven months until I give birth. How am I supposed to get through this?
Please stop nagging me. Your dad is sick and hospitalized, I'm pregnant, and I'm busy with work until so late every day. I'm really annoyed.
"Quickly massage my calves! I've been standing all day, and my legs are so sore and painful, it's awful!"
Yu Hai watched Liu Lan go into the bathroom to wash up, shaking his head helplessly. He had told her countless times to change her high heels, but she wouldn't listen.
He knew that Liu Lan was pregnant and still had to work, and her father was also sick and hospitalized, so she was under a lot of physical and mental pressure, but what could he do?
Everyone lives their life this way, and every woman goes through the process of pregnancy and childbirth.
Yu Hai can no longer recall what it was like for Chen Hong to be working while pregnant seven years ago. It wasn't until a month before she was due to give birth that Chen Hong quit her job and returned to her hometown to prepare for childbirth.
After giving birth, Yu Hai lived in his hometown. Before the baby was even a month old, he returned to Jinan to work.
Yu Hai can't recall at all how Chen Hong raised the child alone. It seems his son grew up without him even realizing it.
But every time I go back and hold my chubby son, that feeling of happiness and contentment still lingers in my heart.
As their children grew up, the couple spent less and less time together, and he gradually returned to his hometown less and less. He only remembered sending living expenses home every month, and he didn't worry about anything else.
Now, whenever I'm home, massaging Liu Lan's shoulders and legs in the evening is an essential part of my routine.
It seems that when his ex-wife was pregnant, he never did these things, and it didn't affect his work at all.
Except for the fact that Chen Hong couldn't bend over in the later stages of her pregnancy, she did all the laundry herself. It seems that Chen Hong never gave up cooking and cleaning at home, and she managed their lives in an orderly manner.
Yu Hai felt like he was seeing things, as if Chen Hong was looking at him tenderly. He was so startled that he tightened his grip.
"Ouch!" Liu Lan cried out in pain, suddenly pulling her leg back and kicking him.
Caught off guard, Yu Hai was suddenly kicked off the bed. He immediately snapped back to reality, and in fright, climbed back onto the bed, clinging to Liu Lan's leg to look at her.
"Ouch, I pinched you until it's red. I'm so sorry, so sorry."
"What are you doing? I asked you to massage my legs and you're still daydreaming. What are you thinking about? Did you run into some vixen while you were on your business trip? You're home now and your mind is still wandering." Liu Lan was both in pain and angry.
Yu Hai gently patted Liu Lan's thigh and stroked it lightly, "What nonsense are you talking about? What little vixen? Isn't that you? I'm thinking about Dad!"
Liu Lan shuddered as Yu Hai touched her, her whole body felt hot, and her hair stood on end. She coquettishly rubbed her fair, tender feet against Yu Hai's thigh.
Startled, Yu Hai backed away, saying, "I'm in my fertile period, don't tease me!"
He quickly changed the subject and told Liu Lan what had happened at the hospital that afternoon. Liu Lan sighed as she listened and then became worried.
Yu Hai secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Thank goodness, thank goodness, pregnant women can't stand it, it can really kill them!
"We really need to take this seriously and prepare in advance. We can't let my mom take care of the child by herself; she can't handle that kind of worry."
I don't think Dad's health is too bad. He stayed home all year last year without any relapses, didn't he? Didn't you say he could help your ex-wife look after Yu Yang?
As the temperature gradually warms up, let's pay more attention to his diet, give him more nutrition, and help him get his body in better shape.
We don't expect him to do a lot of work, as long as he can keep an eye on my mom at home. Your dad is more reliable than my mom, right?
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