In early March, Shen Anning returned to work after her maternity leave. She had gained a few pounds compared to before giving birth, and in the words of her sisters, she had a bit more maternal radiance.
The person that colleagues in the hospital envied the most was Shen Anning. With two babies and three babies, she was a winner in life in the current family planning era. So on the first day of class, everyone in the department clamored for her to treat them to a meal.
After being told this by everyone, Shen Anning naturally would not be stingy, and said cheerfully: "You guys, eating wedding candy and red eggs is not enough, right? Wake up at noon, I'll call and ask them to reserve a private room."
"Okay, then we can have a big meal at noon today."
We all work together, and it's common for someone to have a happy event or for everyone to have a meal together. Twins are such a big deal, so no one feels embarrassed to have a meal to "wake up" the mood. Because they were thinking about the lunch, the doctors in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department were full of energy throughout the morning.
Having made an appointment in advance, Shen Anning and her colleagues were taken directly to a large private room when they arrived. In recent years, branches of Xingwei have opened one after another. In order to unify the style, Peng Zhe has put a lot of thought into it and spent a lot of money to replace the courtyard houses in the city. Therefore, "Xingwei" is also a private restaurant with a particularly unified style in recent years, which is deeply loved by businessmen and cultural people.
There were ten people, all adults who could eat and drink, and a few interns who had just graduated half a year ago. The table was full of sixteen cold dishes and hot dishes. Several of them had no mood to chat at all. They had been busy all morning and were exhausted physically and mentally. The lunch break was not long, and everyone just wanted to have a full stomach.
After eating and drinking their fill, the group didn't rush to leave. Instead, they sat down to chat while drinking tea to help digestion. "The chefs at Xingwei are truly amazing. I've tried many private restaurants in Beijing, but Xingwei is the only one I never tire of."
"Yeah, that's right, every dish here can be considered a specialty. When I get off work tonight, I'm going to come over and pack a portion of Beijing-style shredded pork with soy sauce for my wife. She loves it the most, but the taste is always different when we cook it at home."
In the past two years, with the rise of pagers and paging stations, restaurants have seen a significant increase in outbound orders. Xingwei can provide take-out services, but rarely does delivery because they are short-staffed, and they are not confident about food hygiene when outsourcing to outsiders.
On the first day at work, Shen Anning's colleagues were very caring towards her. Considering that she had been at home for two or three months and was still recovering, they didn't let her do much tiring work. She spent half of the eight or nine hours a day in the office reading medical records and studying her condition.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Shen Anning took the roasted sweet potato and spoon handed over by the man, and her eyes lit up. Although she ate a lot at noon, she had milked twice in the middle and felt that she had almost consumed all the food.
"Where did you buy it?" Winter was over, and there were fewer and fewer roasted sweet potato stalls on the street. Shen Anning thought of the oily taste of the sweet potatoes, and her mouth unconsciously began to water.
"I went to Fangshan on business this afternoon. On my way back, I saw some on the roadside and bought you two. I've been keeping them warm on the stove in the police station cafeteria. Eat them while they're hot. How was your first day at work? Are you tired?"
I couldn't wait to tear off the oil paper. The sweet potato inside was still a little hot. I took a bite while it was still hot. The fragrance almost made me dizzy. "I'm not tired. My colleagues are taking good care of me. The master even took me over to check my pulse. Don't worry, I'm in good health and recovering well."
Seeing that his wife looked really good, Cao Jingheng felt relieved. He would not ask Shen Anning to be a housewife who only revolved around the children at home. His wife had her own dreams, goals and career, and as a husband, he would do his best to support her.
Beijing has just entered the era of private cars. In the past two years, it has also been widening lanes, but there are still more bicycles on the road. In less than half an hour, they arrived home. The weather was still a little cold. Grandpa and grandma took Yuanbao and Tangyuan to play in the large living room in the main courtyard. The two little babies who looked 60% similar were sleeping in the baby basket. The neighbors nearby came to visit and saw the two brothers and were very happy.
Unlike Peanut when he was a child, Yuanbao and Tangyuan still cherish their father very much. This may be the reason why Cao Jingheng assumed from the beginning that he would definitely have a daughter, and was particularly fond of the two little ones during Shen Anning's entire pregnancy.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw two little babies sucking milk. When they saw their parents coming in, they let go of their pacifiers, opened their little hands, and muttered something.
Cao Siheng and Shen Zixuan looked at their two younger brothers and were speechless. They were the ones who played with their younger brothers every day, but why were they not the ones who were popular with their younger brothers? "Mom, you must talk to my younger brothers and ask them to be nicer to me. I was playing with them, but they were very strong. They even hit me several times today."
"Yeah, auntie, my younger brother hit me too, but I protected me. My younger brothers are so strong, it hurts."
If she didn't know how the two played with their younger brothers, Shen An Ning might still feel sorry for her son and nephew. However, after seeing the way the two little guys played with their younger brothers, that is, Yuanbao and Tangyuan couldn't speak yet. If they could speak, they would probably have started scolding them a long time ago. Children will resist if they are pushed into a corner. Who can stand being pinched over and over again?
"You two, please be gentle with your brothers. Little brothers can get angry too, and when they get angry, they'll hit people, right?"
After taking off his coat and hanging it on the rack, Chen An Ning did not rush over to hug his two younger sons. Instead, he sat on the sofa and hugged Peanut and Melon and kissed them. There were many children in the family, and the most worrying thing was that the eldest baby would have a mental deviation. Little Chen Zixuan now stayed at the Cao family most of the time, and often slept with Peanut at night. They were the two with the smallest age gap in the family. In addition, other brothers and sisters had to go to school five days a week and had no time to play with them, so the relationship between the two little guys was particularly good.
However, what they both listen to most is what their older brother Erbao says, and they obey all the instructions given by Erbao.
"Well, let's be gentler next time."
"Yeah, listen to Brother Peanut, I'll be gentle too."
There was an uneaten roasted sweet potato in the bag. Shen An Ning put the sweet potato next to the coal stove to heat it up. The two little guys smelled the smell and didn't stay in Shen An Ning's arms. They squatted by the stove waiting for food. Looking at their son and nephew who ran away, they really forgot what to eat.
After washing her hands again, she walked to the two little sons. When the two little guys saw their mother coming, they grinned happily and stretched out their hands to ask their mother to hold them. Shen Anning did not have as strong arm strength as Cao Jingheng, so she did not dare to try to hold one with one hand. She could only hold the two little fat guys' heads with her hands and kissed each of them.
“Ah, ah.”
"Ah, mom's back, right? Are you being good and listening to the ladies at home?"
"ah"
"Oh, they are being obedient. Yuanbao and Tangyuan are really good."
Now the grandparents in the family just want to stay at home and take care of the little babies every day. Grandpa Cao never goes to the company unless it is something important, and Grandpa Shen has become an idle person. Unless there is an activity that he must participate in, the two old men just want to play chess, drink tea, and take their great-grandchildren for a walk.
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