When they came out, Wang Tianxiao gave Li Yamei two 50-cent bills so she could buy snacks for herself and Li Guanhong, since children like to eat something.
He didn't give more money, not because he was stingy, but because he knew he couldn't force things to grow too fast.
If a child who grows up in poverty is suddenly given a little bit of sweetness that cannot be sustained for a while, it will often make them develop a passive, wait-and-see mentality, which will limit their future development.
He'll arrange their futures based on their personalities and interests once they're older.
As a way of repaying his wife for taking care of him through two lifetimes.
About ten minutes after Wang Tianxiao left with his mother-in-law Qin Xiaoling, Li Guanlin and his wife came out carrying hoes.
Upon learning that his mother had gone to help his sister take care of her childbirth, Li Guanlin didn't say anything. However, his wife, Gao Juanjuan, immediately said sarcastically, "In other families, it's the mother-in-law who takes care of the daughter-in-law. In our family, it's the mother from the mother's side who's taking care of her. If the villagers saw this, they would laugh their heads off."
Li Guanlin was concerned about something else. He asked his father with a puzzled look, "Dad, you just said they were at the health center. Is it because Yali has a health problem?"
"No, I heard Tianxiao say it was just in case."
Li Guanlin said indifferently, "With the little money Wang Tianxiao earns, it's difficult to support his wife and children, let alone give birth in the hospital. How can he be so arrogant?"
"Exactly! We can't even get anything to eat, and we can't even cook anything. It's like sticking a scallion in a pig's nose—what are we trying to do with garlic?"
While tidying up the radish leaves drying in the yard, Gao Juanjuan said sarcastically, "I know that a few days ago, Dad, you sent some food and drinks over there. Don't think we didn't know."
Li Wanfu smiled somewhat awkwardly.
"Life goes on, and Lili's family is already struggling financially."
As Li Wanfu said this, he suddenly remembered that he still had two hundred yuan in his clothes. He was momentarily dazed. He subconsciously pressed his pocket gently again, and the bulging money was still there. He wasn't dreaming.
He didn't know how Wang Tianxiao went from being penniless and starving a month ago to being rich now. He could only understand it as the saying that working for the government is the best thing, and a secure job is the most desirable.
He heard his eldest son and his wife making sarcastic and mocking remarks, and he found it all very absurd.
Just as the son-in-law had feared, the couple had no intention of living a good life together; they were always looking at other people's interests.
They'll take advantage of any benefits they can gain, and belittle and look down on others when there are no benefits to be gained.
It's a bit like the white-nosed character in Qinqiang opera.
He stared at Li Guanlin's face for a long time, not understanding how he, who had lived a kind and honest life for half his life, had raised such a creature.
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When Wang Tianxiao brought his mother-in-law to his wife's hospital room, his wife was braiding Xiao Wangfang's hair.
Wang Fang's health was just like her aunt's; she had been very weak since childhood.
Aunt Wang Xiaozhu was born weighing 2.6 jin (approximately 1 kg), and Wang Fang was born weighing 3.3 jin (approximately 1.5 kg), both far below the normal weight, which can be described as half a jin and eight liang (approximately 40 kg).
Both of them were very weak and suffered from various illnesses as they grew up.
Logically speaking, if someone is born weak, they should be properly nourished. However, given the living standards of Wang Tianxiao's family in his previous life, let alone supplementing their nutrition, even having enough to eat was a big problem.
They really delayed the child's development.
Therefore, Wang Fang only grew up to be 1.52 meters tall, a typical short stature.
It should be noted that people in Northwest China are generally quite tall, so no matter where Wang Fang walks, she is the shortest person.
It is said that hair is a symbol of vitality.
Wang Fang's hair was not only sparse but also yellowish, clearly indicating a lack of nutrition.
The girls here all like to wear two braids. Wang Fang saw that everyone else was doing it and wanted to do it too.
Braids are very hair-intensive, and the denser the hair, the better the braids look.
Not only was Wang Fang's braided hair difficult to braid, but Li Yali was also worried that twisting the braid would pull on her hair and make it even thinner.
After thinking it over, she came up with a compromise: to braid her hair into many small braids to minimize the force of the hair being pulled.
After several experiments, Wang Fang was very satisfied.
Seeing her mother come in, Li Yali smiled and called out, "Mother."
Qin Xiaoling walked kindly to the bedside, holding her granddaughter's hand in one hand and her daughter's hand in the other, looking at this one and that one.
"Fangwa, call her Grandma."
Little Wang Fang stared at her maternal grandmother with curiosity. She wasn't actually familiar with her maternal grandmother and grandfather, but they seemed vaguely familiar, not completely strangers.
"Grandma."
"Oh, Fangwa, come here, Grandma will find you some candy."
Qin Xiaoling lifted her outer coat and took out two fruit candies, stuffing them into Wang Fang's palm.
Because they were packed close to the body, the fruit candies looked slightly melted, and the wrappers were stuck to the candies. It's unclear how long the old man had kept those two candies on him.
"Thank you, Grandma."
Wang Fang smiled sweetly at her grandmother.
She wasn't familiar with her maternal grandmother, but she really liked her grandmother's scent, and she felt a natural affinity for her grandmother because she thought her grandmother looked a lot like her mother.
"good."
Qin Xiaoling lovingly stroked Wang Fang's head, as if she could see her daughter as a child.
So cute.
"Mom, I'm making you come all the way here to take care of me. My older brother and the others are definitely not happy about it."
Qin Xiaoling gently brushed the hair that had fallen across her daughter's face behind her ears. Instead of answering the question, she said with concern, "Other women take good care of their bodies when they are pregnant. Look at you, you haven't gained weight, you've actually lost weight. With your body like this, breastfeeding will definitely be very difficult for you after the baby is born."
"It's alright, Mom. Look how energetic I am."
"What are you so energetic about? You've been sickly since you were little, I'm your mother, how could I not know?" Qin Xiaoling picked up the comb next to her and said:
"Come here, let me comb your hair. Look at your messy hair. Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you when you go out? People who don't know you will think it's because I, Qin Xiaoling, haven't taught my daughter how to comb her hair."
Hehe~
Li Yali chuckled, leaned against her mother, and sat down, letting her mother comb her hair.
"Mom combs my hair, Grandma combs your mom's hair, Mom combs my hair, Grandma combs Mom's hair," Wang Fang said with a smile, sitting on the edge of the bed, swinging her little feet back and forth.
Seeing that everything was alright for the time being, Wang Tianxiao told his wife to stay in the hospital without worry, as her mother would be there to take care of her and there wouldn't be any problems for the time being.
He took some time to go down the mountain and make arrangements for the rest of the day.
He estimated that he wouldn't be able to go into the mountains for several days after his wife gave birth.
Li Yali was very understanding; she simply reminded him to be careful and not to ride too fast.
She also said that giving birth at home would have been fine, but now that she's in the hospital with her mother by her side, she feels incredibly safe.
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