On Monday morning, after breakfast, everyone who went to work, school, or shopping left, and the house suddenly became quiet. Meng Tao held her son and took Xiao Wangcai to play in the yard. Her mother-in-law Xu Zhen did not study or rush to take care of her grandson as usual. She went in and out of the house, looking very busy, and no one knew what she was doing.

Aunt Gao is responsible for the housework, while Aunt Lin's job is to take care of the housework and do the washing and drying. Aunt Gan is in charge of the mother and baby aspects, and after they are done, she will help Aunt Lin and Aunt Gao. There is not much work to do, and the main thing is to work together and have fun talking.

Ever since Comrade Old Shen went to work in the government agency, Xu Zhen has been helping to take care of her baby grandson at home while starting to review what she learned in her previous life. Her study and studio were personally decorated by Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu, and Comrade Old Shen can only follow him around and run errands. Shen Yu and Meng Tao can do even less, so they just stand by and hold little Yunhai, watching the fun and giving some suggestions.

Miss Xu was a real lady from a noble family. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was well-versed in classics, history, and literature. Even a small note she wrote was full of literary talent. Based on her calm and hardworking nature, Meng Tao anticipated that in a few years, she would have a mother-in-law who was a master of Chinese studies.

However, the master's mother-in-law seemed a little absent-minded today. Meng Tao guessed that she was thinking about her mother's home: Hengze was in the hospital, Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu were old and would be hurt by worrying too much, and her own mother-in-law couldn't calm down and probably wanted to go back to the Xu Mansion.

Twenty minutes later, Xu Zhen came out carrying a big bag. The bag was specifically for Shen Yunhai's clothes and spare diapers. Xu Zhen was indeed going to take her daughter-in-law and grandson back to her parents' home.

Meng Tao doesn't care. Anyway, she is a mother now and doesn't need to work. Her first priority is to take good care of the baby. As long as the baby is in her arms, she can go anywhere.

After saying something to Aunt Gao, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took Xiao Yunhai and Xiao Wangcai and left.

The bus they took had passed the rush hour for going to work or school, so there were few people on the bus and it was not crowded at all. They even changed buses once during the trip. They returned to the Xu residence at a little after ten o'clock. Grandma Xu was so happy to see her daughter coming back with her daughter-in-law and little grandson that she took Xiao Yunhai and called him her darling.

When she learned that she came by bus, grandma got anxious again and scolded Meng Tao, saying, "Your mother-in-law can't speak, don't you have a mouth? Just make a phone call and send a car to pick you up immediately, it's not a hassle at all."

Don't do that next time. What if there are too many people on the bus and my little grandson gets hurt? Your mother-in-law can't say anything when she is squeezed by others, so she suffers in silence.

Meng Tao nodded and accepted the advice. It was indeed her fault for not thinking it through. She only thought that she and Xiao Wangcai could protect her mother-in-law and son, but she ignored the fact that her mother-in-law could not speak and would not be able to explain herself if something happened.

Xu Zhen gestured to her mother, saying that it was her own sudden decision to come and that she should not blame her daughter-in-law.

Grandma Xu: "I'm not blaming you. I'm teaching Taotao and you. You should be more thoughtful and considerate in the future. It won't be bad."

Meng Tao said to Xu Zhen, "Mom, it's okay. Grandma has eaten more salt than I have eaten rice. She taught me all the life experience. I wish she could follow me around and nag me every day."

These few words made Grandma Xu very happy.

After a while, Aunt Xu came back from the hospital, looking relaxed and smiling. She told grandma: Hengze's condition has improved a lot today. He told her that he was hungry, and the doctor approved him to have some liquid food tomorrow.

Grandma felt more relieved.

At noon, Shen Yu called and learned that his wife, son, and mother were all at Xu's house. He came directly after work and had lunch with everyone.

Shen Heping was a bit busy during this period, with meetings one after another, and he couldn't come back at noon. He called Xu Zhen, and Xu Zhen just listened to him talking nonstop. He also asked Xu Zhen to hold her grandson next to the phone and insisted on listening to Shen Yunhai's babbling for a few words before he finished.

While her aunt took the baby out to play, Meng Tao made a phone call in the living room. She first called Sun Hong, who was due to give birth next month. Sun Hong was laughing happily on the phone, saying that she was in good health and the little girl in her belly was also very well behaved. Now her parents-in-law and Xiao Mingming were also together, and she was in a very good mood every day. Everything was fine, so Meng Tao could rest assured.

Sun Hong wanted a daughter, so she consulted a doctor she knew during her pregnancy checkup. It was confirmed that this baby was a girl, which made her very happy. Of course, the whole family was also happy as they had both a son and a daughter, making a perfect couple.

The second call was to Zhang Fu. Zhang Fu was a busy man and was not at home at this time. Meng Tao let it go. There was nothing particularly important. He just wanted to ask whether Ma Fengnian from Jinling County had sent him any mountain products recently. The Qingming tea had been harvested long ago. Jinling tea is a high mountain tea with particularly good quality. Meng Tao had previously told Zhang Fu to take as many as he could.

The third call was made to Zhou Cuiling. The person who answered the phone was not Zhou Cuiling herself, but a colleague who worked with her. The colleague said that Zhou Cuiling was not feeling well and asked for two days off.

Meng Tao was stunned for a moment, and counted the months of Zhou Cuiling's pregnancy with her fingers. She had morning sickness in the first three months, but now it's over. Why is she still uncomfortable? That must be a problem with the pregnant woman's physical constitution.

The last time Jinniu and Bao Dongmei came back from Beijing, Meng Tao asked them to bring some food for Zhou Cuiling. It's impossible for them to finish it so quickly, and even if they ate part of it, they should feel better, right?

Meng Tao was confused and thought of sending her some supplements when she had some free time.

The aunt came back carrying the whimpering Shen Yunhai. As soon as she saw Meng Tao, she snuggled into her arms and fell asleep after feeding.

The eldest aunt smiled and patted the little one's butt: "Little rascal! Now that you've grown up, you've learned to make noises, right? If you want to sleep, just sleep. But you suddenly made a noise and made your aunt panic!"

"It's time to take a nap now. I need to sleep for at least three hours."

Meng Tao said this, thinking that she could take this opportunity to go out and send something to Zhou Cuiling. She understood the hardships of pregnant women, and the sooner these supplements were taken, the better for both mother and child.

When the aunt heard that Meng Tao wanted to go to the street, she was also sleepy and wanted to take a nap, so she reached out and hugged Shen Yunhai: "Come on, my little darling, let your mother play, and we will go back to the room to sleep!"

As she said that, she got up and went back to the house, still remembering to call Xiao Wangcai. She knew Xiao Wangcai's habit and always followed the little baby.

Xiao Wangcai looked at Meng Tao, and Meng Tao nodded at him. Then Xiao Wangcai left with his aunt.

Meng Tao hurried out. She didn't know if there was a post office nearby, but she remembered there was one on a street she passed on the way there, which was not too far away, so she took the bus there.

Because I send packages frequently, I have prepared a number of cloth bags in my space. I can just put the things in them and take them out. There aren't many people in the post office, so I can finish the process in less than half an hour.

Meng Tao breathed a sigh of relief, walked out of the post office and was about to go home, but met two people on the side of the road.

(End of this chapter)