When I got home, I saw Xiao Chunxiu washing diapers, and a row of them were drying on the bamboo pole by the door.
Feng Ye counted them; there were eight in total. He didn't know how many of them he had replaced last night.
The little guy was just born and hadn't eaten much yet, but he was already pooping so much; he was truly amazed.
"Was this just taken off?"
Xiao Chunxiu looked up, hummed in response, and continued washing the diapers.
"This little guy is so annoying. I didn't sleep well last night. I don't know how many times I had to get up."
"Weren't you like this when you were little? I got up to change your diapers all the time."
Feng Ye was taken aback and quickly changed the subject: "Mother, when you go to check the child's birth date and time, please also check which day next month is auspicious for holding a full-month celebration."
Why didn't you say so sooner?
Xia Chunxiu rolled her eyes and said irritably, "I've already been there, and now I have to make another trip."
"Oh, you've already been there? How so, was there anything you needed?"
"Your birth chart is excellent; you lack nothing, so you can choose any name you like."
Feng Ye's face lit up with surprise: "That's good, that's good. It's best to have everything we need. But Mother, I'll still have to trouble you to go and choose an auspicious date."
"Okay, got it."
Xiao Chunxiu responded and then asked, "Why did you decide to hold a full moon celebration today?"
"I hadn't decided yet, but when President Qin asked, I just casually agreed to ask A-Ling's opinion."
Feng Ye continued, "A Ling should be willing to hold it. After all, the family has a new member, and it would be a good thing to have a celebration for the baby's one-month birthday."
Xiao Chunxiu nodded: "Yes, it's fine to do it."
Of course, she wouldn't voice any objections.
Feng Ye thought for a moment and then said, "It would be best to wait a little longer, preferably after the 20th. I have to go to sea again next month."
"Did Mr. Qin invite you fishing again?"
Xiao Chunxiu stopped what she was doing and looked up at him.
"That's not true."
Feng Ye shook his head and said, "There's not much time left until the New Year, and I can only go out to sea once more. I need to earn some money to celebrate the New Year. We also need a lot of seafood for the baby's one-month celebration. If I can catch it myself, I won't need to buy it."
"You made over 40,000 yuan fishing this time, isn't that enough for your New Year celebrations?"
"Of course, the more money the better. Besides, it's not good for me to stay home for two months in a row."
"What's wrong with that? What complaints could they possibly have? You're not being lazy and deliberately not going; you just had something to do at home."
"That's true, but it's not good to stay away for too long. Besides, there are still two ships to pay the balance for, and we don't know how much money they'll bring back this time."
Xiao Chunxiu waved her hand: "Alright, go and talk to A-Ling. As long as she has no objections, that's fine."
Feng Ye nodded and turned to walk into the house.
Ye Qingling was leaning against the headboard, breastfeeding the baby in her arms. When she saw him return, her eyes lit up: "Aye, did you get the money back?"
"certainly."
Feng Ye chuckled, patted his handbag, and waved it in front of her. "The whole thing is here."
Ye Qingling exclaimed in surprise, "So many!?"
"Yes, knowing that you had a baby, President Qin specially had some desserts made, saying he would bring them back for you to eat."
As Feng Ye spoke, he took out the snacks and handed them over as if they were treasures.
Ye Qingling swallowed hard, her throat bobbing. Although she really wanted to eat it, she didn't reach for it and let out a burp: "Let's leave it for now, I can't eat it right now."
What did you eat?
"I just ate the steamed eggs my mom made for me, but I didn't finish them. I was full after eating two. You can have the last one."
Feng Ye then noticed a bowl and chopsticks on the table next to him, with an unfinished egg in the bowl.
"This was specially steamed for you, but I won't eat it."
"I really can't eat anymore, look how bloated my stomach is."
Ye Qingling gently patted her stomach, "Eat it before it gets cold, don't waste it."
"All right."
Feng Ye had no choice but to pick up his chopsticks and eat the egg, not even leaving the soup behind, drinking it all up.
After he finished eating, he added, "If I can't eat this much, I'll ask Mother to steam one less."
Ye Qingling smiled and said, "Go tell your mother and see if she listens to you."
Feng Ye opened his mouth, speechless.
He couldn't be persuaded.
His mother believed that women should eat more during postpartum confinement to nourish their bodies, so she always cooked more, making sure they ate at least five or six meals a day.
This was the same approach taken towards Ye Qingling, and it was also the same when Du Guilan was in postpartum confinement.
She treated both daughters-in-law equally and did not discriminate against them.
If he were to say it, he'd probably get a lecture.
"Alright, if Mother wants to make more, let her make more. You really can't eat this much, it's okay to waste a little."
"It's not a waste, it's just that you got a good deal..."
In the days that followed, Feng Ye really did eat quite a bit of Ye Qingling's leftover postpartum meals.
Within a few days, he could clearly feel that he had gained weight and his waist had become thicker.
On the third day, Ye Qingling's sister-in-law came to visit, bringing baby clothes, blankets, baby carriers and other baby supplies that she had prepared in advance, as well as nutritional supplements for the new mother, such as chicken, eggs, red dates and longan.
Unfortunately, Ye Chenliang was still adrift at sea, and the couple were unable to meet.
She stayed at the house for one night and then left in a hurry.
Ye Haishan and Gao Lianxiang also went back together.
Feng Ye is back, so there's no need for them to stay any longer.
To Feng Ye's surprise, the people who brought eggs to congratulate him were not only relatives and friends, but also many villagers who were just nodding acquaintances.
There were even many strangers, people he and his parents didn't know, who were brought along to offer their congratulations.
Feng Ye could guess some of the reasons why these people came to offer their congratulations.
They have something in common: either they have dried fish at home and need to sell them through his channels, or they have a motorized fishing boat and want to go fishing for small yellow croakers in the sea next year.
In short, they were all there to curry favor with him.
Although he understood their intentions, he couldn't refuse them since they were guests, so he could only warmly welcome them.
As a result, the threshold of the house was almost worn down by the constant footsteps, and the eggs piled up like mountains, with almost nowhere to be stored. There were at least several thousand of them.
There was just too much food. Even if Ye Qingling couldn't finish it all by herself, the whole family would probably spoil before they could finish it.
Finally, having no other choice, I called Qin Aijun to ask if he would buy eggs. After receiving a positive answer, I kept a small portion at home and took the rest to Jinghong to sell.
I never expected that having a child would not only cost me little money, but I would actually make a small profit.
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