Before long, the dumplings with thin skins and generous fillings were ready, each one round and plump, looking quite appealing.
Tuantuan lay obediently in the basket, looking around and occasionally sticking out his tongue. Yangyang and Yueyue, the two little ones, watched from the side and couldn't help but gently touch his little hands.
"Mom, why does my little brother look so small? When will he grow up? We want to play with him."
It's been a long time, and my little brother is still this small. He can't run around, so they can't play with him.
They have two secret hideouts, and they'd like to take their little brother there sometime.
Shu Ying looked at Li Qingqing and quickly wrapped a dumpling in her hand.
She had never done this kind of work before, and she didn't expect that making dumplings wouldn't be difficult. It's just that the process of preparing the filling, kneading the dough, and rolling out the wrappers is a bit tedious.
“You were all this small before. Everyone learns to walk at a different time. Your little brother will be able to walk in a few months, and then he'll be able to call you ‘brother’ and ‘sister’. How about you play with him then?”
Yangyang nodded and continued watching the little guy suck his fingers.
How could such small children grow to be so big?
Tuantuan seemed to really like the atmosphere here. With more people, it was lively, and even more people were talking. Li Qingqing would occasionally gently shake the basket with one hand. "This little thing may not look big, but it's very bright. It knows it's out to play, and it's much happier than when it's at home."
Tuantuan was not close to Duan Huaichuan, but this has improved in the last two days. However, she is only not resistant to his approach, and it is not that she likes him that much.
Huang Meiling smiled and said, "Children are smart. They are just small, but they also have their own joys and sorrows. They just can't express them. This is the time when mothers have to put in a lot of effort."
As she spoke, she thought of Shu Ying again and sighed silently.
Although they suddenly had grandchildren, pregnancy is a very difficult thing, especially since Shuying was pregnant with twins, which was even worse for her health.
After giving birth, she had to take care of two children at the same time. Without any help from others, she raised them so well, which shows how much effort she put in.
Soon the dumplings were in the pot, and the family gathered together. Xie Mingzhu looked at the three children with envy, watching the interaction between Li Qingqing and Tuantuan.
Her child was unfortunate, having only shared one body with her, and she has been missing him ever since.
She tilted her head and realized that she didn't actually want to get married; she simply missed the child she had back then.
Although the child was an unexpected arrival, it was as if the child was silently accompanying her during the time she was in her womb.
Knowing she was unhappy, she would turn over and sit up. Most of the time, the baby was very well-behaved. She had almost no severe pregnancy symptoms, unlike many women who experience them.
As the pregnancy progressed, the baby gradually learned to interact with her. Every time Xie Mingzhu spoke, the little one seemed to understand. After all, she was a piece of her own flesh and blood. Even if the timing of her arrival was not right, how could she not love her?
Over time, feelings naturally develop.
She began to look forward to the arrival of the little one. She had already planned to prepare little clothes for him, and made shoes and a tiger-head hat by hand.
She learned her handicrafts from an elderly woman in the village around that time.
Every stitch is filled with boundless love and expectations for the child.
If it were a little girl, she could braid her hair into pretty little braids every day and make her a skirt by cutting off a few feet of fabric.
If it's a little boy, she'll teach him how to be a strong and upright man.
The child arrived as she had hoped, but in the end, she was unable to hold onto that hope.
For a long time, Xie Mingzhu was numb to herself. A child who died young at birth, before she even had a chance to develop a relationship with him, was gone.
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