Chapter 183 Arrangements

Noon.

When Deng Shirong returned home, his children and daughters-in-law were having lunch, which was sweet yam and glutinous rice porridge.

While greeting, nephew Bu Dashi had already served a bowl to Deng Shirong.

Deng Shirong took two bites before speaking: "Sister Ping, I have already arranged everything in the county town. You should prepare to go there and give birth in the next two days!"

Zhang Xiuping was surprised when she heard this: "Dad, I still have at least half a month before giving birth. Are you going to give birth so early?"

Deng Shirong said: "We have to go up sooner or later anyway, so it would be more reassuring if we go up earlier."

Deng Yunzhen said, "Dad, I want to go up and accompany my sister-in-law. When the baby is born, I can help take care of it."

"Well, we all have to go up."

At this point, Deng Shirong looked at his nephew and said, "Dashi, I'll leave these little guys to you. For the next period of time, you will be responsible for cooking for them, your sister and brother-in-law. That should be okay, right?"

Bu Dashi said: "Of course no problem."

Bu Dafang said quickly, "Uncle, why don't I go up and help? Cousin Zhen may not know how to take care of a child, especially a newborn. I am already a mother of two children, so I have more experience in taking care of children."

Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "Thank you, cousin, but my mother said a long time ago that when I am ready to give birth, she will come to take care of me and the baby, so there is no need to trouble you, cousin."

Bu Dafang took a bite of the potato and said with a smile, "They are all relatives, what's the trouble? Aunt may have thought that she would give birth at home and come to take care of her for ten days or so. Now if she goes to the county town to give birth in advance, I wonder if she will have so much free time?"

"My mom is at home now, taking care of the kids and cooking. There are so many people in my family, so it won't have any impact even if she's not at home."

At this point, Zhang Xiuping looked at her father-in-law and said, "Dad, with so many of us going up there, can we find a place to stay?"

"Don't worry, I've already arranged everything."

Deng Shirong looked at his eldest son and said, "Yuntai, go to your father-in-law's house tomorrow to see how your mother-in-law is doing. If she has enough time and wants to go to the county town to play for a while, then pick her up and go to Bobai together the day after tomorrow.

If your mother-in-law is busy and can't spare that much time, please don't worry, we will make proper arrangements and take good care of your wife and children."

Deng Yuntai nodded and said, "Well, I will go and tell my mother-in-law tomorrow."

Deng Shirong looked at the little ones who were still studying and said, "We will be away from home for a long time. Don't relax in your studies. Keep working hard, okay?"

"I know, Dad!"

The voices of Deng Yunsong and Deng Yunheng, two students with good academic performance, are louder, while the answers of Deng Yunzhu and Deng Yunhua, two poor students, seem a little weak.

Deng Shirong no longer had any hope for the two of them, so he was too lazy to say anything more.

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at the same time.

At the Zhang family in Poxin Village, Zhang's father and mother were having lunch while discussing the issue of their daughter having a baby.

Mother Zhang peeled a sweet potato and ate it while saying, "According to the date, Xiuping should be giving birth next month. Her mother-in-law is gone, and her sister-in-law has no experience, so I must go over in advance to help.

Then, cooking and taking care of the children will be left to you."

Father Zhang nodded and said, "No problem. For the two younger ones, let the eldest and second daughters-in-law carry one each to the store. The store is not busy on weekdays anyway, so on market days, leave one person at home to take care of them, and I will go to the store to help."

Mother Zhang nodded and said, "Then when the eldest and second sons' wives come back this afternoon, I'll tell them about this."

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afternoon.

When her son and daughter-in-law came back for dinner, Zhang's mother brought up the matter again at the table.

The two daughters-in-law had no objection to this. They knew that their sister-in-law had contributed to their life today. And since her mother-in-law was no longer around, it was normal for her mother-in-law to take care of her when she gave birth.

So, as soon as the mother-in-law finished speaking, Mrs. Zhang immediately expressed her opinion: "Mom, this is what we should do. You don't have to worry about the family. We will arrange it."

Mrs. Zhang also nodded and said, "Sister-in-law is right. Now that everyone is familiar with the business in the store, sister-in-law and I don't need to be in the store at the same time. We can take turns to cook and take care of the children at home. Mom, you can rest assured to take care of Pingmei!"

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Seeing that both daughters-in-law were so sensible, Zhang's mother was very satisfied. She said with some expectation: "I hope Xiuping can give the Deng family a son as her first child. Then we won't have to worry anymore."

Zhang's father naturally hoped that his daughter's first child would be a son, but such matters were completely determined by fate. He continued, "This is the first child, so it doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl. A son would be the best. Even if a girl is born, the in-laws probably won't say anything. It's not like they'll stop having children after having only one."

Mrs. Zhang smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, don't worry about this. Last time when I went to drink at Pingmei's brother-in-law's college party, I talked about this topic with Pingmei. Pingmei said that her father-in-law doesn't care about this. No matter whether it's a grandson or a granddaughter, he will hold a full moon banquet!"

Mrs. Zhang also smiled and continued, "Pingmei's father-in-law is very open-minded. I heard from Pingmei last time that her father-in-law once said in public in the village that whether to have a boy or a girl is not a woman's problem, but a man's problem. So mom and dad, you don't have to worry about Pingmei's in-laws gossiping about her if she gives birth to a daughter."

Mother Zhang looked at the second son's wife in surprise and asked, "Did Xiuping really tell you that?"

Mrs. Zhang nodded and said, "That's exactly what Pingmei told me. I heard that it was because a woman in their village gave birth to five daughters in a row. When she gave birth to the fifth daughter, her mother-in-law was so angry that she didn't even cook a bite of food for her."

Zhang's father, mother and several brothers of the Zhang family could not help but frown, thinking that the mother-in-law was really going too far.

Mrs. Zhang continued, "When Pingmei's father-in-law found out about this, he scolded the mother-in-law, saying that it was none of a woman's business whether a man or a woman gave birth to a boy or a girl. She only provided a piece of land, and the man would decide what kind of seeds would grow.

Since Pingmei's father-in-law can say such things to others, then no matter whether Pingmei gives birth to a son or a daughter, she doesn't have to worry about her father-in-law being unhappy. "

After hearing this, Zhang's father and mother finally felt relieved.

No matter whether their daughter gives birth to a boy or a girl, it will not affect her status in the Deng family!

(End of this chapter)