Zhou Hongsong was left in Yanjing by Li Xiangdong. "Fifth Brother, we recently received a truckload of mushrooms and bamboo shoots. In addition to supplying two department stores, we also need to supply dozens of individual merchants. I'm worried that Uncle Yulong and Brother Chao will be too busy. Could you help them out here?"
Zhou Hongsong had no reason to disagree. No matter what, he was helping Li Xiangdong. Besides, his brother would never treat him unfairly. Staying in Yanjing City would allow him to spend more time with his sister.
Li Xiangdong took the gifts that Li Zhen, Liu Junbo, Ning Ruoruo and others had prepared for Li Ying's child home.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw his father, Li Jin, walk in with a beaming smile.
He hummed a cheerful tune, and when he looked up and saw Li Xiangdong there, he was even happier. "Son, you're finally back!"
Li Xiangdong smiled and said, "I'm back, Dad. Where are Mom and the others?"
Li Jin laughed heartily, "Your third sister gave birth to a big, healthy boy last night, and your mother took your younger siblings to see her!"
Li Xiangdong jumped up, "How come she's already giving birth?! Wasn't her due date still two weeks away?"
In an instant, countless schemes and plots flashed through his mind.
Li Jin said nonchalantly, "Many women give birth prematurely or have prolonged labor, but your third sister had a smooth delivery, and both mother and child are perfectly healthy! Your mother told me to come back..."
"Lanyue" means giving birth later than the due date.
Li Xiangdong didn't have time to listen to what Li Jin was saying, so he quickly pushed the car and headed towards Quanshui Village.
Li Jin looked at his second son, who was pedaling the bicycle like a whirlwind, and he still had a lot to say.
"Make some free-range chicken soup for your third sister..."
Li Xiangdong was extremely anxious. In his previous life, his third sister only had one daughter, Daxia, and no other children. However, he didn't know what caused this situation.
Li Xiangdong pedaled furiously, covering a journey that usually takes half an hour in just fifteen minutes today.
He pushed the cart into the yard, panting, and just then he ran into his third brother-in-law, Hongshui, who was grinning from ear to ear as he came out to get water.
"Xiang Dong, you're back?"
"Well, how are my third sister and her child?"
Hongshui's smile widened. "All good, all good. This boy is quite filial; he gave birth to your third sister without much trouble."
"That's good!"
Zhao Sufang, who was inside looking after the children with Grandma Hong, came out upon hearing this. She happily led Li Xiangdong to see her eldest nephew, saying, "Be quiet, he just fell asleep!"
This is a tiny baby, only a foot long, with wrinkled, red skin all over its body. It has black hair on its head, covered with a layer of white stuff.
He was fast asleep, his legs curled up and his right thumb in his mouth.
Li Xiangdong originally wanted to praise his eldest nephew, but seeing him looking like a skinned rat, he simply couldn't bring himself to do so.
After holding it in for a while, he finally asked in a low voice, "Why is it so ugly?"
Zhao Sufang wasn't happy to hear that, "Where are we ugly? We'll definitely grow up to be fair and chubby!"
Grandma Hong said with a smile, "Newborn babies are all like this."
Let's wait and see!
Li Xiangdong gave a perfunctory answer.
He glanced at the inner room, which was completely hidden by a red curtain, and asked in a low voice, "How is my third sister?"
Seeing him peeking in, Zhao Sufang quickly stopped him, saying, "Your third sister is fine, she just had a lot of stress from giving birth. Don't go in yet, you're in confinement and she might catch a cold."
That's true; illnesses contracted during postpartum confinement can stay with a woman for life.
Li Xiangdong took out a packet of bird's nest and a packet of rock sugar from his bag and handed them to Hong Shui. "I bought these from Yanjing City. Please stew some bird's nest with rock sugar for my third sister to nourish her body!"
Hong Shui thanked him repeatedly and reached out to accept the bird's nest cup and rock sugar.
The room was very hot, and the doors and windows were tightly closed. After a while, Li Xiangdong felt hot all over.
Li Xiangdong lifted the curtain and stepped into the courtyard, took a breath of fresh air, then stretched and yawned, shaking his head from side to side to loosen his muscles.
Just then, he saw Daxia huddled pitifully in the corner.
The little girl was squatting in the corner, stroking the head of a small yellow dog. She looked very lonely and pitiful.
"Daxia!"
"uncle!"
Daxia raised her head, her big, watery eyes looking at Li Xiangdong.
Seeing her pink, teary eyes, Li Xiangdong's heart tightened. He immediately ran over, squatted down, and asked her, "Are you crying? Who bullied you?"
As the saying goes, a child will cry three times for no reason when he sees his mother.
This statement also applies to maternal uncles.
Sure enough, as soon as Daxia saw Li Xiangdong, she immediately pouted, closed her eyes tightly, and started shedding tears again.
Li Xiangdong's heart was breaking from her tears. He quickly picked up Daxia and gently comforted her.
It took a long time before Daxia finally stopped crying.
Under Li Xiangdong's persistent questioning, she finally sobbed and said, "Sixth Grandpa and Sixth Grandma said that after my mother gave birth to my little brother, they won't treat me well anymore. They'll make me eat leftovers, work every day, and not be able to go to school. They even want to sell me to get a dowry for my little brother to find a wife!"
Although Daxia was very sad, she had a good memory and spoke clearly, so she could repeat it clearly in one go.
Li Xiangdong was so angry he almost fell backward. What kind of outrageous words were these!
And you even scared a little kid!
With a sullen face, Li Xiangdong called over his third brother-in-law, Hongshui, who was cooking eggs for Li Ying in the kitchen, and asked Daxia to repeat the story to his father again.
Seeing his daughter's pitiful appearance, Hongshui felt a pang of heartache.
Although his wife gave birth to a son, Daxia is still their precious daughter whom they have cherished and loved all these years!
"Those two, Zhu Yanming and his wife, their stinking mouths could knock people over!" Hong Shui angrily cursed.
Li Xiangdong's face was still as black as charcoal. "Third brother-in-law, Zhu Yanming and his wife have foul mouths! But you must have been neglecting Daxia these past few days, otherwise how could the child believe what they say?"
Hongshui smacked his lips, wanting to explain something, but after thinking about it, he realized that he, his mother, and his in-laws had indeed focused all their energy on his wife and newborn these past few days.
He didn't even remember if Daxia had eaten breakfast that morning...
A wave of guilt washed over him, and he reached out to hug Daxia, but Daxia turned around and wrapped her arms tightly around Li Xiangdong's neck, completely ignoring him.
Li Xiangdong said coldly, "Daxia will stay with me for a few days. You can come and take her back when you've had enough of your son. If you're not tired of your son, Daxia will be mine to take care of."
After all, he didn't have this nephew in his previous life; Daxia had genuinely called him uncle for decades.
Hong Shui had never seen his brother-in-law speak to him so harshly before, and he was a little embarrassed, not knowing what to do with his hands and feet.
Ignoring him, Li Xiangdong carried Daxia out the door.
He needs to teach Zhu Yanming and his wife a lesson for their foul mouths first!
Don't think he doesn't know; last time Jiang Fang came, Zhu Yanming was still encouraging him!
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