After Xu Xinning finished feeding one child, Mu Jingheng took over and let the child rest on his shoulder. He gently patted the child's back until he heard the child burp.
They took pictures of one child and then another, but the older sister was a bit bossy for her age; she liked Mu Jingheng to hold her.
Mu Jingheng also dotes on the child; whenever he has free time, he likes to carry the child around.
Xu Xinning wouldn't let him hold the baby, saying that if the baby got used to being held, he wouldn't want to lie down anymore, and then when they all went to work, wouldn't the nanny suffer?
Ever since they learned that the twins had been born, the loudspeaker in Xujia Village would frequently announce that Mu Jingheng should answer the phone. Whenever the loudspeaker blared, everyone in the village would instinctively assume that it was Mu Jingheng calling again.
Grandpa Mu and Mu Zhenting both longed to see the twins, but they simply couldn't find the time, so they could only call each other to ease their longing.
The day after Mu Jingheng announced the good news, Grandpa Mu and Mu Zhenting sent a lot of things to the two children and Xu Xinning, including food, clothing, and even Xiao Liu's things, which moved Kuang Meizhu deeply.
Kuang Guangzhi didn't stay for more than a few days, mainly because the timing was inconvenient, as it coincided with the upcoming Spring Festival.
Chinese people attach great importance to the Spring Festival, and unless there are special circumstances, they all want to reunite with their families. Moreover, Kuang Guangzhi had only been married for a short time and his wife was pregnant. How could he possibly be willing to be separated for such a long time? So it can be said that he was eager to go home.
However, during the few days he was there, Mu Jingheng also took him to visit the city's black market.
Through Mu Jingheng's continuous efforts, his goods have been distributed very widely, and he doesn't even remember how much money he has earned.
Not only Mu Jingheng, but even Xu Xinning, the actual recipient of the payment, was unaware of it.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Qiuju and her family also came to pay their respects. This time, they came directly from their hometown in the countryside.
Xu Qiuju's sister-in-law, Wang Juan, finally got married. Her husband was an educated youth from their village. Wang Juan met him when she returned to the village with her parents, and it was love at first sight.
Of course, it wasn't that the other person fell in love with her at first sight, but rather that Wang Juan fell in love with him at first sight.
She used underhanded means to win over Wang Juan, a male educated youth.
She had always been determined to marry into a family with guaranteed food rations, but because of this love at first sight, she never mentioned the issue of guaranteed food rations again.
Because of Wang Juan's relationship problems, the elderly couple were finally persuaded by Wang Zhongjun to return to the village.
Wang Zhongjun was originally worried about how to send his parents back to live in the village, but he didn't expect that he would solve everything after just one trip back to the village.
If he had known it was this simple, he would have sent them back to check it out much earlier.
With his parents gone, Wang Zhongjun had fulfilled his promise to his brother-in-law.
Perhaps because she was living a more comfortable life after her marriage, Xu Qiuju visibly gained weight.
Grandma Xu was relieved to hear this. Without the troublemaker, she knew that Xu Qiuju's life wouldn't be too bad.
There's not much to do during the first month of the lunar calendar; it's mostly just eating, drinking, and chatting.
Because she was idle, Xu Yaoqiang's gossip reached the ears of Old Mrs. Xu.
Since Xiang Wanqin's divorce, Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu have taken good care of the three of them. Xiang Wanqin herself is also a polite person, and over time, their relationship has become better and better.
But having a good relationship is one thing, and having her as your daughter-in-law is another.
If Xiang Wanqin hadn't been Xu Yaoyang's wife from the second wife's side, Old Mrs. Xu would have been quite supportive of her forming a family with Xu Yaoqiang after the divorce. However, the fact that Xiang Wanqin was Xu Yaoyang's wife from the second wife's side made it impossible for Old Mrs. Xu to get over that.
The second wife has already annoyed me once, how could I possibly annoy her a second time?
Upon hearing the gossip, Old Mrs. Xu became anxious. Taking advantage of the free time during the first month of the lunar year, she asked the matchmaker to introduce Xu Yaoqiang to a few more women. Fortunately, Xu Chunhua was also there, and the Xu brothers all listened to her, so she could help persuade Xu Yaoqiang.
Xiang Wanqin also heard the gossip, and she never expected such things to come out.
Her life was already difficult after the divorce. She couldn't go back to her parents' home, so she was basically cut off from her family. The three of them lived in a slum in a youth settlement because of the influence of the first wife. Now that these kinds of rumors are circulating, how is she supposed to face the first wife?
If Xiang Wanqin had received favors from the first wife's family and still coveted their people, what kind of person would she be?
During the first month of the lunar calendar, Xiang Wanqin had nowhere else to go except for the main house. She curled up in her room with her two children, feeling helpless, as if she had returned to the time right after the divorce.
From then on, matchmakers came to the door every day.
Xu Yaoqiang felt uneasy. He did have feelings for Xiang Wanqin, but not as the rumors suggested.
Xu Zeyu knew that Xu Yaoqiang was not feeling well, so he had a deep talk with him. This was the first time in their lives that the father and son had such a serious conversation.
It has to be said that the child has really grown up; he sees things more clearly than an adult.
That night, Xu Yaoqiang thought about many things. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that he seemed to have only grown older, but his mentality was still immature.
The next day, Xu Mingyang thought Xu Yaoqiang would get stuck on his own thoughts, since Xu Yaoqiang had gotten stuck on his own thoughts during his first marriage, so he went to talk to Xu Yaoqiang.
Xu Yaoqiang felt that he was really causing his family a lot of worry. He was already old enough to be a grandfather, yet his family still had to worry about everything.
Xu Yaoqiang felt very guilty.
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Xu Yaoqiang's blind date was finally a success.
The other party was the younger sister of Xu Yaozu's former comrade-in-arms. She married into her husband's family at the age of eighteen and was treated so badly by them that she was not human. She miscarried twice due to overwork, and her husband's family spread rumors that she was infertile.
If it weren't for her brothers' insistence on a divorce, she might have died a few years earlier.
After returning to her parents' home, she was nursed back to health for several years, and finally recovered.
My family has introduced me to a few men, but none of them have been suitable. My sister herself isn't too keen on looking anymore, so things have just been delayed.
This time, Xu Yaozu met this comrade-in-arms by chance and they hit it off immediately. They asked their younger siblings to look at each other, and both of them thought it was a good match, so they decided to settle on it.
Xu Yaoqiang's matter had always been a worry for Mrs. Xu. Only after his matter was resolved did the old couple feel at ease.
Xu Yaoqiang's case also served as a wake-up call for Xiang Wanzhen.
She had certainly experienced firsthand the saying that a widow's door is always surrounded by gossip and trouble.
She wanted to raise her two children on her own without considering her own personal life, but this incident made her realize that if there was a suitable opportunity, why should she give it up?
After figuring things out, matchmakers started coming and going from Xiang Wanqin's house more often.
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