These most beloved people guard the northern border year after year, unable to return home even for the Lunar New Year.
Sun Jinggang drove Sheng Xiping, Wu Yucheng, and others to the airport to fly from Heihe to Harbin.
Last year, the couple couldn't go back to the Sheng family home for the Spring Festival because Feng Shuyan was pregnant. Now that the baby has been born, they have to go home to see the grandparents.
Afterwards, Wu Yucheng and the two translators flew back to the capital, while Sheng Xiping traveled back by car with Sheng Xi'an and his wife.
"Mao Mao, Qiu Qiu, stop barking, they're family." Sheng Xinhua turned around and scolded the two dogs.
Sure enough, Sheng Xinhua's words worked quite well. Mao Mao and Qiu Qiu immediately stopped barking and ran back to their nest to lie down.
Hearing the commotion, the others inside also came out.
"Oh my, let me see my granddaughter! This is the first time I've ever seen her!" Zhang Shuzhen said with a smile as she took the baby from her daughter.
"Shuyan, you must be tired. It's such a long and cold journey. You must be exhausted from the trip," Zhang Shuzhen said as she carried the child into the house.
"It's alright. I bought a sleeper berth, and besides, my older brother is with me, so I'm not tired."
Feng Shuyan smiled, greeted Zhou Qinglan and Wu Yuhua, and the group went inside together.
In the east room, Sheng Xinze had just woken up from his afternoon nap, while his two daughters, Xinyue and Xinqi, were watching their younger brother play.
Seeing their grandmother bring in another baby, the two little girls asked with delight, "Nanny, is this a little sister?"
"Yes, this is your second uncle's daughter, Xinyao. From now on, you will not only have a younger brother, but also a younger sister."
Zhang Shuzhen happily placed the child on the kang (a heated brick bed), quickly unwrapped the swaddling blanket, and took the child out.
"Oh dear, the child has peed. Quick, find a clean diaper."
Sheng Xinyue was quick; before Feng Shuyan could even pull out a pair of diapers from her pocket, she grabbed one from the edge of the kang (heated brick bed). "Grandma, here you go."
Knowing that her grandchildren would be coming home for the Chinese New Year, Zhang Shuzhen took apart some old sweaters and trousers, washed and dried them, and Zhou Qinglan also dug out her own children's old clothes.
When the baby was little, he was constantly pooping or peeing, and we didn't have enough things to change.
Zhang Shuzhen quickly changed Xinyao's diaper, then held the child in her arms and played with her.
"Oh my, this child is really beautiful. Look at her eyebrows, eyes, and mouth, they all look like Shuyan's. She'll definitely be a pretty girl in the future."
What grandmother doesn't love her grandchildren? Zhang Shuzhen held her little granddaughter, so fond of her that she wouldn't let go.
"Shuyan, I'm so sorry. You see, I couldn't take care of you during your postpartum period. Sigh, everything just happened at the same time, there was nothing I could do."
When Zhang Shuzhen saw her daughter-in-law, she couldn't help but have to explain a few things.
My two daughters-in-law gave birth in the same year, but their due dates were two months apart.
Logically speaking, Zhang Shuzhen, as a mother-in-law, should either take care of both daughters-in-law during their postpartum period or not take care of either of them, so as to avoid the daughters-in-law comparing themselves and becoming biased, which could lead to conflicts later.
Originally, Zhang Shuzhen had a good plan.
She would first go to the capital to take care of Wu Yuhua during her postpartum period, and after a few days, she would go to Harbin to stay with Feng Shuyan.
After Feng Shuyan gives birth, Zhang Shuzhen will take care of her during her postpartum period before going home.
Before Wu Yuhua had even finished her postpartum confinement, news came from her hometown that Zhang Shuzhen's father was seriously ill.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuzhen hurriedly packed her things and rushed back to her hometown.
After returning to his hometown to take care of Zhang Yusheng for nearly a month, the old man still passed away.
Zhang Shuzhen had no choice but to stay at home and help her brothers with their father's funeral arrangements. After the old man's 49th day memorial service, Feng Shuyan had finished her postpartum confinement.
At that time, Zhang Shuzhen was exhausted both physically and mentally and no longer had the ability to go to Bingcheng, so she could only return to the forest farm.
Therefore, Zhang Shuzhen always had a knot in her heart, fearing that Feng Shuyan and the Feng family would find fault with her.
Sure enough, as soon as they met today, Zhang Shuzhen quickly offered an explanation.
"Mom, look at you, why are you still thinking about this?"
The situation was unusual at the time; my grandfather suddenly fell seriously ill and passed away. Since the deceased is the most important person, the funeral must be held first.
I have a nanny and my mom at home, so my postpartum period went very well. Mom, it's all in the past, don't dwell on it.
Feng Shuyan is reasonable and understanding; why would she care about such things?
Besides, although Zhang Shuzhen didn't personally attend to the postpartum care, she didn't neglect any other aspects of the process.
She makes blankets and clothes for the child and gives money to him. This mother-in-law is already quite good. What more could she want?
Many women have managed through postpartum confinement without their mothers-in-law helping them, haven't they? Feng Shuyan doesn't discriminate based on these things.
"Oh, oh, I won't say it anymore, I won't say it anymore." Seeing her daughter-in-law's attitude, Zhang Shuzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, Zhou Qinglan and Wu Yuhua didn't dare to utter a single word.
Zhou Qinglan gave birth to three children. Her mother-in-law took care of her during her postpartum period when she had two sons. When Wu Yuhua gave birth to a son, her mother-in-law and her own mother took care of her together.
The two women were also worried that their sister-in-law might misunderstand. What if Feng Shuyan thought that her mother-in-law was favoring boys over girls?
Only after the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had talked things out did Zhou Qinglan smile and move closer.
"Mom, your granddaughter is back. You can't just hold her like that. Let us at least have a little time to enjoy her." With that, Zhou Qinglan reached out and took her little niece in her arms.
"Oh my, this little one is so pretty! Look how big her eyes are, and how long her eyelashes are! This child is really good at growing up."
Zhou Qinglan held the little girl and placed her between herself and Wu Yuhua, and the two sisters-in-law fondled and teased the little girl.
Over here, the mother-in-law and her daughters-in-law chatted while playing with the children. Over there, Sheng Liancheng sat with his four sons, and naturally, he had to ask about the situation of Sheng Xiping and Sheng Xi'an.
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