Shen Xiangzhi always remembered An Hongdou's words. Since no one was watching them, he didn't even dare to go out. He just rinsed the bottle with water from the thermos and poured out some cool water for later use.
Not long after, the third child started whining again, and Shen Xiangzhi was busy changing his diaper.
After taking care of the children, he was finally able to free up some time and felt relieved.
Walking to An Hongdou's bed and looking at her pale face, Shen Xiangzhi felt from the bottom of his heart that he was really sorry for her.
A woman who had just given birth should have been able to rest without any worries, but because of his mistake, she had to stay with him despite her fatigue, and the children were hungry for a while.
If An Hongdou hadn’t taken out the milk powder herself, the three children would probably still be crying with hunger.
Shen Xiangzhi reached out and touched her smooth face, only then did he feel that her skin was still cold.
Putting my hand under the quilt, I could even feel her shivering unconsciously.
It was very hot in April, and there was only a quilt on one bed. On the other empty bed, three newborn babies were sleeping. Their bodies were already wrapped in quilts and did not need another layer of coverage.
Shen Xiangzhi very conveniently brought the quilt over here, covered An Hongdou with it, and brushed the sticky hair away from her face, then sighed.
Next door, Wang Meng frowned and asked her husband, "Boss, I heard the three children suddenly stopped crying, didn't they ask someone else to feed them?"
They originally planned to wait until the child cried a little harder before going over, so that no matter out of pressure or for the sake of the child, they would definitely not be able to refuse their proposal.
Unexpectedly, the child stopped crying.
The man thought for a moment and began to scold again, "It's all your fault. I asked you to go just now, but you insisted on waiting. Wang Meng, let me tell you, mom has already said that if you give birth to a girl this time, I will let you go back to your parents' home. You better think about what to do quickly!"
If it weren't for this, they wouldn't have stayed in the hospital after giving birth and wouldn't have dared to go back.
The man is not staying here with his wife because he can't bear to leave her. He understands his family's situation. If Wang Meng is really sent back to her parents' home, he will probably end up being a bachelor with a few money-losing girls.
Every time this happened, the man couldn't help but secretly hate Wang Meng. He couldn't give birth to a son, and he couldn't coax his mother-in-law, which made him feel awkward all day long. He couldn't afford to offend his mother, and he didn't want to be a bachelor.
Wang Meng didn't dare to refute, and said aggrievedly: "How about I go and take a look? Even if they find a way to feed the children, what about three children? They are all good eaters, and ordinary families can't afford to raise them. Let's talk nicely, and they should agree to one."
"Go ahead if you want to go." The man said with expectation but still a cold face.
The girl on the bed started crying again, not knowing whether she was hungry or had diarrhea.
The man just lay there motionless, and Wang Meng hurried over to pick up the child.
As they were both new mothers who had just given birth, Wang Meng felt so aggrieved that she could only shed tears when she thought about how the woman in the next room was treated and compared it with her own treatment.
However, the man was still mercilessly provoking her, "Why are you feeding such a money-loser? You don't even know to save some milk to feed your eldest son later. Have you forgotten what your mother said? There are already four girls at home. If you give birth to another money-loser, you don't have to take her home. We can decide for ourselves whether to throw her away or drown her."
Wang Meng couldn't help it and started crying with a sniffle.
Most of the night had passed, and Shen Xiangzhi was extremely tired.
He walked over and locked the door. Just as he was about to lie down on the bed and sleep for a while, he heard someone suddenly knock on the door.
Helpless, he could only get up and open the door.
Looking at Wang Meng standing at the door with red eyes, Shen Xiangzhi said calmly: “Is there anything wrong?”
"Brother, have the children eaten? I..." Wang Meng was embarrassed for a moment. If she had thought of this in advance, she would have been happy to feed them for free, let alone raise the price.
Speaking of this, Shen Xiangzhi also lost his good face towards this greedy woman, “Are you okay? If nothing, we will rest.”
What does eating or not eating have to do with her?
In fact, Wang Meng didn't owe them anything. It was her own right to breastfeed or not, and Shen Xiangzhi had no right to demand help from others.
But what disgusted him was that he and they had agreed to pay fifty cents to feed three children, but she raised the price temporarily when she saw the children crying so hard, and she did it more than once. Her greedy face was really annoying.
"There's...something. Can we go in and talk?" Seeing that Shen Xiangzhi was about to close the door, Wang Meng became anxious and quickly blocked it with her hand.
Chen Xiangzhi looked back at An Hongdou and the three children who were already asleep, fearing that Wang Meng would wake them up if she came in, so he said, "My wife and children are already asleep, so it's not convenient to go in and talk. If you have anything to say, just say it here."
The children's food problem was solved for the time being, and he didn't think he had anything else to say to this woman.
“That’s fine.” Wang Meng stared at Shen Xiangzhi, and while she was sighing at how good-looking this man was, she was still hesitating about how to start the conversation.
Shen Xiangzhi was already extremely impatient, so he simply took two steps forward, went out and closed the door immediately. He stood at the door, looking at Wang Meng without saying a word, waiting to see what this woman was going to say to him!
Shen Xiangzhi looked at the woman in front of him. She looked uneasy and faintly excited.
He anticipated that her next words might not be good.
Wang Meng first looked around to make sure there was no one around, then she asked, "Brother, your wife gave birth to three children at once, and I heard that one of them is not in good health. Her milk must not be enough. Have you thought about how to raise them in the future?"
Shen Xiangzhi glanced at her inexplicably, “If you have something to say, just say it, I’ll go back if nothing else.”
He didn't think he had time to listen to her nonsense.
Wang Meng originally wanted to appeal to his emotions and reason with him first, but she didn't expect Shen Xiangzhi to be so impatient.
After thinking for a while, she spoke directly, "It's like this, I gave birth to a daughter, and my family already has four daughters. Now we want a son. After giving birth to so many, my husband and I don't have much hope. Brother, it's not easy to raise three sons, so we were thinking, can you give us a child? I promise that I will treat that child as my own!"
"What sweet dream are you having?" Shen Xiangzhi opened his eyes wide in disbelief, "Besides, how do you know that I can't afford to support my three sons? We are just not prepared today. Anyway, don't dream."
Chen Xiangzhi had just been promoted to become the father of three babies, and he was feeling very happy. But she actually asked him for his children, which would be more satisfying than asking for his life.
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