Chapter 12 Family
"You kid, you didn't tell us about such a serious thing as premature birth, and you didn't even notify us when the baby was having his third bath. Fortunately, Xiaoyue called us, otherwise we wouldn't know anything." Li Shuying complained to Shen Zhiqiu with red eyes.
"Uncle, aunt, I'm sorry." Shen Zhiqiu couldn't help but feel a sore nose.
It’s not that she didn’t want to tell them, she was just afraid that they would worry.
Besides, they are so far away from her, it must be very difficult for them to get here.
"Don't talk about the child."
Ye Yunlin was not good at speaking, so he stepped forward and patted Shen Zhiqiu on the shoulder: “As long as you are safe, it’s good.”
"This is a big deal, I can't not talk about her!"
"You treat me and your uncle as outsiders, don't you? You keep all the grievances to yourself and don't say anything!"
Li Shuying knew what kind of personality Shen Zhiqiu had, and she felt sorry for Shen Zhiqiu: "How can we know if you don't tell us!"
"Mom, come and see the baby, she's so beautiful. I've never seen such a beautiful child." Ye Jiawen came to Shen Zhiqiu's rescue.
She is one year older than Shen Zhiqiu and is not married yet.
Since arriving, she and Ye Jiawu have been standing beside Yue Guohuai watching Yaya. They both love this little niece very much.
"Come, let me take a look."
Li Shuying took advantage of the situation and took Yaya from Yue Guohuai's arms, her eyes full of love: "Oh, it's really beautiful."
"Just like our Zhiqiu when he was a child. Look at his eyes and mouth."
Li Shuying couldn't help but sigh to Ye Yunlin: "Time flies by so fast. It seems like I was holding Zhiqiu yesterday, and today I'm holding Zhiqiu's daughter."
"Yeah." Ye Yunlin looked at Yaya, tears flashing in his eyes.
The two families exchanged pleasantries for a while before Li Shuying noticed: "Where is Shen Daqiang?"
"Why doesn't he come on such an important day as the baby's third birthday?"
"Uncle, aunt, it's enough to have you here."
Shen Zhiqiu sincerely believed this, and she no longer had any hope for her nominal father.
From the moment he brought Wang Fengqin and Shen Liya home less than a hundred days after her mother's death, he was no longer her father.
But she regretted that she only realized these things now, and was deceived by Wang Fengqin for many years, and almost mistook the thief for her mother!
She's sorry to her mother!
[Grandpa hasn’t come to see mom these days! 】
[That old witch wanted to harm mom, so she added all sorts of harmful medicinal herbs into mom’s millet porridge! 】
[That day she even cut up grandma’s clothes, saying she wanted to make them into small clothes for me. My mother was so angry! 】
[Grandpa and the old witch are so bad, they always bully mom! 】
Yaya was so angry that she shook her little fists hard, wishing she could transform into a Super Saiyan and beat away all the bad guys who bullied her mother!
Li Shuying and Ye Yunlin looked at each other, and both saw shock in each other's eyes. They exchanged glances to make sure that they both heard Yaya's voice.
But after the shock, there was rage!
They know that if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather, but these two are so inhumane!
Especially Shen Daqiang, he actually tolerated that vicious woman treating Zhiqiu like that!
The two suppressed their anger, the most important thing at the moment was to give Yaya a bath.
"Since he's not coming, there's no need to wait for him." Ye Yunlin is not good at speaking, but he is particularly decisive when it comes to important matters.
"Then let's get started." Yue Guohuai stood up and the others followed.
Yue Guohuai took the lead, and according to seniority, each person filled the basin with a small spoonful of water, which was called "adding water to the basin."
In the past, people would add some gold and silver ingots or copper coins, or some auspicious fruits such as dates, longans, and chestnuts to add good meaning.
Wan Jiayin stirred the basin with a pestle, muttering some words of blessing as she did so.
Only then did I start giving Yaya a bath.
Because Yaya is a girl, the men all went out and only women were left in the room.
Wan Jiayin held Yaya in her arms, and Li Shuying took off Yaya's clothes.
Her body felt cold, especially when the water touched her, and she couldn't help crying.
When everyone heard it, they all laughed, because a baby crying is not only not taboo, but also auspicious. This is called "xiangpen".
Afterwards, they would light a moxa ball, use ginger slices as a support, and place it on Yaya's forehead for a symbolic moxibustion.
Next is combing the hair, and then rolling the egg around the little face.
After washing, wrap Yaya in a swaddling cloth and gently hit her body three times with a scallion, which means one hit for cleverness and two hits for cleverness.
Wan Jiayin will take the scallion home later and throw it on the roof, wishing Yaya to be extremely smart in the future.
Finally, the prepared gold and silver jewelry was stuffed into Yaya's swaddling clothes, symbolizing great wealth and fortune in the future.
After the "third day bath" was over, Yue Guohuai and the others left, leaving space for Shen Zhiqiu and Ye Yunlin's family.
Before they could say a few words, Shen Daqiang and Wang Fengqin, followed by Shen Liya and Shen Xiang, came.
"Hey, second brother, second sister-in-law, when did you come?"
Even from a distance, one could smell the strong smell of alcohol on Shen Daqiang.
He spoke incoherently and walked unsteadily, obviously having drunk quite a bit.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, you should have come home first, why did you come directly to the hospital?"
Shen Daqiang sat down on the sofa and waved his hands vigorously: "I'll greet you at my house."
"Yes, second brother and second sister-in-law, you didn't tell us in advance so that we could pick you up." Wang Fengqin stepped forward, very enthusiastic.
Li Shuying stepped aside, distanced herself from Wang Fengqin, and said coldly, "I don't deserve it. We are Xiaoshuang's second brother and sister-in-law. Xiaoshuang is gone, so there is no need for us to go."
"We came here mainly to see Zhiqiu and Yaya. As for the others... we don't recognize them."
"Mom, why are you trying to please someone else?"
Shen Liya pulled Wang Fengqin to her side and stood up for her.
She crossed her arms and looked at Li Shuying and the others with disdain: "You don't recognize us, and we don't recognize you either."
"You're poor, I come from a small town, it's unlucky to talk to you."
"Get out!" Shen Zhiqiu pointed to the door and scolded Shen Liya: "Shen Liya, who allowed you to talk to my second uncle and second aunt like this!"
"Why are you so fierce!"
Shen Liya didn't expect that Shen Zhiqiu would dare to chase her away directly. She was almost furious: "Shen Zhiqiu, you just gave birth to a girl, what are you so proud of!"
"I'm telling you, Yue Mingyuan is just not interested in you yet. He'll get bored of you soon and won't want you anymore, just like Chen Can!"
Bang!
Ye Jiawen stepped forward and slapped Shen Liya directly: “What bullshit are you talking about!”
“You dare to hit me!” Shen Liya covered her face, full of disbelief.
From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever dared to hit her, let alone hit her face!
"Don't think I don't know how Zhiqiu and Chen Can broke up. You were the one who messed it up!"
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