Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan, however, ignored all that. They put the child on the kang (a heated brick bed), then climbed onto the kang themselves and quickly unwrapped the blankets to check on the child.
As soon as the blanket was opened, the two little babies woke up.
This is common with young children; they fall asleep in the car and wake up as soon as they get off.
I reached out and touched it, and lo and behold, the diaper was soaked, and the little cotton pants were also wet at one side.
So I quickly pulled out the diaper, took off my cotton pants, put on a new pair, and then put the diaper back on.
Zhou Qingyang's son, Zhou Chenming, is one year and two months old and can already walk. He is playing on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Upon seeing two children even younger than himself, the little guy ran over to them.
Zhou Qingyang reacted quickly and grabbed his son.
"Son, quickly greet your aunt and uncle and say Happy New Year." Zhou Qingyang pointed at Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xiping and taught the child.
"Aunt and Uncle, Happy New Year."
The little one can now say some simple words, such as "daddy," "mommy," "grandpa," and "grandma."
This is the first time he's said "aunt" and "uncle." His pronunciation is quite standard, but he can't quite make out three-word phrases.
"Alright, Chenming too. Come on, Uncle has some good stuff here."
Sheng Xiping waved to Zhou Chenming, signaling him to come over, then took out a red envelope from his pocket and waved it.
Before coming, Sheng Xiping specially prepared a red envelope, as this was the first time he and his wife had met Zhou Chenming, and they definitely wanted to give the child a gift.
Upon seeing the red envelope in Sheng Xiping's hand, Zhou Chenming's eyes widened immediately. He ran and stumbled to Sheng Xiping, then clasped his hands together and bowed.
The little guy is chubby and his action is especially cute, making everyone around him laugh.
Sheng Xiping stuffed the red envelope into Zhou Chenming's hand, "Sweetie, this is from your aunt and uncle, take it."
Sheng Xiping put fifty yuan in the red envelope.
“Brother-in-law, how old is he? Why are you giving him a red envelope? Zhou Chenming, you are not allowed to accept your uncle’s red envelope.”
Upon seeing this, Zhou Qingyang quickly reached out to stop his son from accepting the red envelope.
Zhou Chenming was probably quite afraid of his father, and Zhou Qingyang's words startled the child, who pouted and was about to cry.
"Brother, what are you doing? This is for the child, not for you."
You came back so suddenly, without giving us any prior notice, and we didn't even have time to buy the children some clothes or anything.
I'm just giving the child a small red envelope as a token of my appreciation, and you won't even let me have that?"
Sheng Xiping shoved Zhou Qingyang's hand away and chuckled as he coaxed Zhou Chenming.
"Don't be afraid, it was given to me by my uncle. He's not an outsider." Sheng Xiping chuckled and patted Zhou Chenming's head.
“That’s right, brother, this is just a small token of our appreciation. It’s for the child, not for you. Why are you making such a fuss?” Zhou Qinglan glared at Zhou Qingyang.
Chen Jie is cooking in the outer room right now. How can Zhou Qingyang, by himself, be a match for Sheng Xiping and his wife?
In the end, he could only sigh and nod to his son. "Aren't you going to thank your uncle?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chenming was delighted and leaned over to Sheng Xiping, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek.
Sheng Xiping was so happy that he reached out and hugged Zhou Chenming, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
The little guy giggled, his eyes narrowing into slits.
"Alright, go play with your two older brothers." Sheng Xiping pointed to Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu and said with a smile.
Zhou Chenming looked in the direction Sheng Xiping pointed and saw Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu taking off their shoes and getting onto the kang (a heated brick bed).
Such a young child loves to play with older children, so Zhou Chenming immediately ran towards his two older brothers.
Upon seeing this, Sheng Xinhua quickly reached out and hugged Zhou Chenming, and the three children went to play together at the end of the kang (a heated brick bed).
By now, the kitchen was almost done with the cooking, and while the chicken and fish were stewing in the pot, Wang Chunxiu and Chen Jie came into the house.
Wang Chunxiu took out two strands of white thread, with ten yuan tied to the bottom, and hung the thread on the two girls.
Generally speaking, when a baby first enters his maternal grandmother's house, the grandmother has to tie a knot for the child.
Last time, Wang Chunxiu accompanied him back from the provincial capital, but she forgot to tell Zhou Mingyuan beforehand. Zhou Mingyuan didn't understand these things, so he didn't hang it up. Today, I'm making up for it.
Besides giving the two girls a wire, Wang Chunxiu also gave Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu a red envelope each.
On the other side, Chen Jie also took out a stack of red envelopes and stuffed them into the hands of the four children of the Sheng family.
“This is for the child. My aunt hasn’t seen the child for several years and doesn’t even know how tall or short the child is. I didn’t buy the child any clothes, so I’m giving the child two New Year’s money. You’re not allowed to say a word.”
Before Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan could speak, Chen Jie spoke up directly.
Hearing this, Zhou Qingyang couldn't help but burst out laughing.
I have to say, it has to be his wife. Just now, Sheng Xiping and his wife used those words to shut him up, and now his wife used the same words to shut him up again. Well done.
Sheng Xiping and his wife exchanged glances and couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, we'll do as you say, sister-in-law. Xinhua, you two keep the money safe, don't lose it."
So, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu happily accepted the red envelopes, carefully put them in their pockets, and went to play with Zhou Chenming again.
Sheng Xiping brought his camera today, so he suggested that while the food wasn't ready, and the two girls, Sheng Xinyue and Sheng Xinqi, were still awake and everyone was busy drinking, they should take some photos first.
It's rare to see the entire Zhou family together, so it's a good time to take a family photo.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingyuan thought it was a good suggestion, so he moved over a few chairs.
Zhou Mingyuan and his wife sat in front, holding their two daughters. Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu sat next to their maternal grandparents. Zhou Qingyang and his wife held Zhou Chenming, while Sheng Xiping and his wife, Zhou Qingyue, and the others stood in the back.
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