Chapter 410: New Year Plans (Page 1/2)
Huo Qingci asked Huo Li, "Grandpa, we're going back to the city to celebrate the New Year this year. Do Fourth Uncle and Younger Uncle want to celebrate the New Year with us? If so, we'll have to prepare more dishes."
Huo Li paused and said, "Although we split up last year, we originally planned to live our own lives. But this year, with my help, your fourth uncle and fifth uncle both moved to new positions and had their salaries increased.
I don’t know if they are still willing to come together to celebrate the New Year.”
Huo Qinghuan said bluntly: "Grandpa, it's not like Fourth Uncle and Little Uncle need spend any money. They will definitely come together to celebrate the New Year. Isn't it just asking Fourth Aunt and Little Aunt to do some housework?"
Huo Junshan glared at Huo Qinghuan. "How dare you talk to your grandfather like that? Go away. Adults are talking, why are you butting in?"
"I just see my sister-in-law and brother working so hard. A big family, two tables, ten dishes per meal, for two whole days. Who wouldn't be annoyed?"
Huo Li thought for a moment and said, "Then don't invite your fourth uncle and younger uncle to celebrate the New Year this year. They'll come to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the New Year, so just cook a meal for them."
Huo Qinghuan thought, Fourth Uncle and Younger Uncle will come to cook a meal on the first day of the new year, and Aunt will come on the second day so she has to entertain them.
It’s just that we’re missing the two meals on New Year’s Eve. As long as grandpa is around, my elder brother and sister-in-law have to work hard.
Seeing his father's plan, Huo Junshan naturally agreed. He would definitely not be happy if the fourth and fifth sons had to eat ready-made food every year and his sons and daughters-in-law worked hard.
It’s okay to have one meal, but if he eats it for several days in a row, he doesn’t want his father to continue spoiling them.
Huo Li looked at Huo Qingci and Lin Man, "What do you two think?"
Lin Man replied: "We all listen to Grandpa."
Huo Qingci said, "I listened to my wife. Doctor Sun had some problems this time. I might be promoted to deputy director in a while. I plan to invite my fourth uncle and younger uncle to have a simple meal at home to avoid being criticized by them during the New Year."
Huo Li nodded. "That's a good thing. We should treat them to a simple meal. But you should also give the He brothers some New Year gifts at the end of the year."
"Grandpa, I'll watch over you."
Although the jar meat and bacon made from the pig slaughtered last time were not finished, Huo Qingci planned to slaughter another pig on the day of the Little New Year to eat during the New Year, and to give some meat to Chief of Staff He and Dean He.
On the afternoon before New Year's Day, Song Jingjing had a seizure and was sent to the hospital. Song Lei immediately sent a telegram to Huo Junshan, asking them to come over on New Year's Day.
When Huo Junshan received the news, he told Huo Li about it. Huo Li asked the driver to take them all to the courtyard that night.
Xiao Ya and Huo Junshan didn't rush there until early the next morning. When they arrived, the baby had not been born yet.
At 10:36 am, Song Jingjing successfully gave birth to a baby boy. The baby was not very big, weighing only 5.8 jin.
The Song family was all over the place and the Huo family was also very happy. Only Huo Junshan felt a little regretful. He wondered when he could hold his lovely granddaughter in his arms.
Lin Man asked Huo Qinghuan to look after the two children in the courtyard, while she went to the People's Hospital to visit Song Jingjing with two kilograms of wool, a bag of brown sugar and two bags of milk powder.
She didn't know how much red envelope her mother-in-law gave to Song Jingjing's son, but she took fifty yuan for herself.
Because when she gave birth to her child, Huo Qingyan sent them fifty yuan. She would return the amount Huo Qingyan gave her and add some gifts, just to reciprocate.
When they arrived at the hospital, Rong Jingjing was very happy to see Lin Man: "Sister-in-law, how did you know I would give birth to a son?"
Lin Man was a little confused, "Huh?"
Rong Jingjing smiled and explained, "You gave my baby yellow wool instead of bright red!"
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Lin Man touched her nose awkwardly. Actually, she just thought that yellow and green were brighter and more neutral, suitable for both boys and girls.
She didn't have X-ray vision, so how could she know whether she would give birth to a boy or a girl? Furthermore, Song Jingjing wasn't home during the latter stages of her pregnancy, so she didn't even know the shape of her belly. How could she possibly know whether she would give birth to a son or a daughter?
However, my brother-in-law has always been talking about having a son. Now he has finally got his wish. I wonder if he will be happy.
I hope he will be nicer to Song Jingjing. After all, she really likes her, gave birth to his child, and waited for his return at home obediently.
Song Jingjing asked Lin Man, "Sister-in-law, do you still plan to have another child?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask my sister-in-law if she had any old children's clothes she didn't want. My mom said that children don't get sick easily if they wear old clothes, so it would be best to make him a patchwork quilt."
"I've given some of Ningning's old clothes to An'an for her to wear, and I've kept the better ones of An'an's old clothes. If you need them, I can bring them to you.
All the clothes have been washed, and I took them out to dry in the sun for a day on June 6th."
"Really? That's wonderful."
Lin Man thought that if she gave birth to a third child, Ningning and Anan’s old clothes definitely could not be worn by the last child.
Because of the long time, the clothes inside tend to turn yellow, the old sweaters tend to become stiff, and she is afraid that the cotton jacket will get moth-infested.
Anyway, she has plenty of fabrics and cotton in her space, as well as ready-made clothes, so if something doesn't fit, she can take it out and have it altered.
Without space, she would definitely have to learn to be frugal, but with so many supplies in the space, why would she make her own children suffer?
Besides, Song Jingjing was really easy to talk to and didn't care about her old clothes. As for Ling Fei, she didn't think so at first.
Seeing Lin Man agree so readily, Tang Lihong was also very happy, "Thank you, Comrade Xiao Lin."
"You're welcome."
Huo Li also stuffed a red envelope into Song Jingjing's pocket and said with a smile, "You guys can pick the nickname for the child. I'll think about the full name when I get home."
Song Jingjing wanted to say that they had already thought of a name for the child, but Tang Lihong grabbed her and said, "Mr. Huo, please take your time to think about it. We are not in a hurry. For now, the child's nickname is Ping An. We hope that he will be safe and healthy."
Lin Man glanced at Song Jingjing. It seemed that the Song family had already chosen a name for her son. Fortunately, the Song family still had a son. If there was no son, wouldn’t Huo Qingyan have to be a son-in-law who married into the family?
Lin Man returned to the courtyard with her grandfather, while Xiao Ya stayed in the hospital and took care of Song Jingjing and her son with Tang Lihong.
Huo Li asked Lin Man in the car, "Xiao Man, what do you think I should name Xiao Ping An?"
Lin Man guessed that grandpa had probably already chosen a name for the little one. He asked this question because he must have guessed what the Song family was thinking, so he wanted to give the little one a more resounding name than the one the Song family had chosen.
"Grandpa, I'm not very knowledgeable and don't know much about naming."
Huo Li chuckled, "You've been to college, how come you're so uneducated?"
Lin Man smiled but didn't answer. Huo Li suddenly said, "Xiao Man, what do you think of this name?"
"What's the name?"
"Huo Yongkang, may you be forever healthy!"
Lin Man's mouth twitched, and she complained in her heart, this name is very down-to-earth, but to put it nicely, it's really just average.
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