The Liu family entered the house but did not go directly to see the child. Instead, they sat down in the east room and handed over the things they had brought to Zhang Shuzhen and Sheng Liancheng.
Qin Qiuyan adored the baby girl and brought a lot of things with her this time: two old hens, a deer leg, four pig trotters, a basket of eggs, ten catties of millet, as well as dates, brown sugar, milk powder, canned food, biscuits, and so on.
Goodness, there's a whole bunch of these things. Even a woman in an ordinary family might not need this much during her postpartum period.
People say that when visiting someone's home, you should bring a gift. Usually, you should prepare two or four gifts, but not too many, because it is considered disrespectful.
For Qin Qiuyan, these things didn't matter at all. She had finally gotten a baby girl, and even if she was her apprentice's daughter, she would be no different from her own.
As a grandmother, when she came to see her granddaughter, she was worried that there wouldn't be enough food.
"Oh dear, sister-in-law, look at what you're doing! You might as well just move your whole family here."
Zhang Shuzhen was dumbfounded when she saw it. Who would have thought Huanxi would bring so many things?
"That's right. I'm here to see my granddaughter. How can I not bring some things?"
Sister-in-law, let me tell you, all nine of us kids from both families have finally met our little girl! I'm so happy!
Qin Qiuyan's forthright and righteous character has never changed from beginning to end.
Since Qin Qiuyan has already said that, what can Zhang Shuzhen say? The goods have already been brought; can they be returned now?
"Then I'll thank her grandmother on behalf of the two girls." Given the relationship between the Sheng and Liu families, there's no need to say too much.
"Qinglan, your master and mistress are here. Quickly bring the two girls over and let them see them."
The two children were already over a month old and were no longer so delicate. The east room was spacious, so Zhang Shuzhen called Zhou Qinglan over and asked her to bring the children over.
Zhou Qinglan had just finished feeding the children, so she and Sheng Xiping each took one and went to the east room.
"Oh my, let me see, let me see what my little granddaughter looks like." Qin Qiuyan stepped forward with great joy and looked closely at the little girl in the swaddling blanket.
"She's so pretty! She looks just like Qinglan. She'll definitely grow up to be a beautiful young woman. She's such a rare find."
Qin Qiuyan was overjoyed and simply took the baby girl from Sheng Xiping's hands, held her in her arms, touched the child's little hands, and kissed her little face.
"This girl is so different from the boy. Look at her hands, so slender and long, so beautiful."
I remember when my grandsons were little, they were all short and chubby.
Qin Qiuyan liked girls, and at this moment she felt that these two girls were wonderful in every way and were both lovely.
"Old man, come and see, how beautiful this baby is!" Qin Qiuyan was not content with just admiring him herself, so she called Liu Changde over.
"Xiping, has the child been registered yet? Has a name been chosen? What's it called?"
Liu Changde came over to take a look and thought the two children were quite unusual-looking, so he casually asked a question.
"Oh, they've registered the children's household registration. They went to register them as soon as they got home yesterday. The two children are named Sheng Xinyue and Sheng Xinqi."
Registering a household is a big deal, so Sheng Xiping naturally didn't dare to delay and took care of it as soon as he got home.
The original idea for the two girls' names was to use the character "馨" (xīn), which means warmth and tenderness, but Sheng Xiping thought it had too many strokes.
If this were an exam, by the time they finished writing their names, others would have already answered two questions, which is why the word "欣" (xin) in "欣欣向荣" (xinxin xiangrong, meaning flourishing) was used.
"Xin Yue, Xin Qi, hmm, nice names. These two names are good. Qing Lan must have come up with them, right? I doubt you have that kind of talent."
Liu Changde pondered it twice, nodded repeatedly, and asked Sheng Xiping with a smile.
Liu Changde was right; the name was suggested by Zhou Qinglan.
When Zhou Qinglan was in confinement after giving birth, she was bored and spent all her time thinking about what to name her two children. In the end, she decided on these two names.
“Master, you know me best. In terms of cultural level, I’m far inferior to my wife.” Sheng Xiping chuckled.
"Don't just laugh all the time. When you have free time, read some books and learn more knowledge. It will be useful."
Otherwise, Qinglan is a college student, and you're still a country bumpkin; you'll run out of things to talk about later.
Liu Changde stood next to Sheng Xiping and whispered something.
"That's pretty good. She didn't dump you after getting into university, and she even gave birth to two daughters for you."
Look at how many people get divorced or break off their engagements after getting into university? You're not stupid or reckless, but you should be more shrewd and learn to communicate better with your wife.
It's true that old people are shrewd and experienced; Liu Changde is definitely taking on a disciple.
"Yes, I understand, Master." Sheng Xiping nodded and looked at his wife, who was coaxing the child, with a smile.
Just then, Zhou Qinglan also looked up and looked over. The couple's eyes met, they smiled at each other, and then they separated.
Since the Liu family brought so many things to see the child, the Sheng family would definitely have to invite them to stay for a meal.
At noon, the Sheng family prepared a lot of delicious food, and Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xiping had a couple of drinks with the Liu family father and son.
During the meal, Liu Changde asked if the Sheng family would hold a full-month celebration for the two new daughters. Sheng Liancheng waved his hand.
"Brother, we've discussed it, and we're not going to have the full moon celebration. Right now, it's best to keep things quiet and avoid trouble."
For those relatives and friends with whom we have good relationships, a couple of tables will suffice for the New Year celebrations, and everyone can have a lively time together.
Upon hearing this, Liu Changde nodded, "Yes, that makes sense. After all, this is a forest farm, and the management is strict. Both of them have jobs, so it would be a bad influence."
Everyone understands this. It's better to avoid trouble and just live a quiet life.
Everyone's been busy this autumn and winter, so it's rare to have the chance to get together. Let's take this opportunity to drink and chat.
Over there, Zhou Qinglan fed the two girls and put them on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), then went over to eat herself.
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