Worried that no one would be at home to answer the call, Zhou Huaian called his father's workplace directly.
After a few beeps, the phone was quickly picked up.
"Hello?"
When Zhou Huaian heard his old father's voice, he started talking non-stop at a very fast pace. He was worried that if he talked on the phone for too long, his wife would get anxious, so he wanted to make it quick.
"Dad, I called you to tell you that your daughter-in-law gave birth to twin boys. Okay, it's okay, that's it. Bye."
It took Zhou's father a while to understand the meaning of the words, and then he was filled with excitement.
He just walked around the office, extremely excited.
There was only one child in the family for three generations, but unexpectedly, there was a pair of twin boys in the fourth generation. God really has a good will.
If it weren't for God's mercy, based on his understanding of his son, he might not have allowed his wife to have more children after just one.
Because they are all like this, having seen how painful their wives were when giving birth, how could they bear to let them continue to suffer? They would just do it themselves without causing any trouble to their wives.
Now, even if my son doesn’t allow his wife to have another child in the future, having two children can break the family’s tradition of only one child.
I looked at the watch and found that there were still two hours before the end of get off work. I really couldn't sit still.
As a person who has never been late or left early, I could only suppress my excitement, sit back at my desk, and prepare to finish today's work and go home early.
In the end, I felt that I had to share such a happy thing with my wife, otherwise I would not be able to control my excitement.
I quickly called my wife's workplace and told her the happy news. Then I was finally able to sit down peacefully on the stool and concentrate on my work.
The only one who was still uneasy was Zhou's mother, who was already thinking about whether to mail something over.
By the way, I'm going to ask for leave. I didn't get leave last time when my son and daughter-in-law got married, so I must get it this time no matter what.
If the leader doesn't give him leave, no matter what big promises he makes this time, he will never let him go.
Then I couldn't stay in the office anymore and hurried to the leader's office.
After working hard for almost an hour, I finally managed to get five days off.
The round-trip train ride takes four days, which means she can only stay with her son for three days. She is already very satisfied with these three days.
It was not even time to get off work yet, but he had already asked for leave, went straight home, got his money, and headed to the supply and marketing cooperative.
All kinds of body-boosting things, milk powder, malted milk, chocolate, brown sugar, millet, rice noodles for children, and nutritional powder, just buy them in large quantities.
When she saw children's clothes and shoes, she couldn't let go of them. Even if the children were too young to wear them, she still bought several sets, planning to give them to the children when they were older.
She did not waste these few months. Since she knew her daughter-in-law was pregnant, she bought some new cotton cloth to make clothes and shoes for her grandson at home.
Because I didn’t know whether it was a boy or a girl, I made a lot of clothes for both boys and girls, including six pairs of very cute tiger-head shoes.
Zhou's mother bought so many things for her grandson, and as the writer's greatest contributor, her daughter-in-law did not forget them.
Not only bought all kinds of food, clothes.
She even planned to take out five sets of jewelry from her private collection as a reward for her daughter-in-law.
They are all complete sets, with all kinds of jade, gems, diamonds and gold.
And because her daughter-in-law was so successful and gave birth to two boys, she was ready to get the best. Her daughter-in-law was so good, so it was only right that she should give her more good things.
In fact, there is a secret thought in my heart, which is to hope that my daughter-in-law will give birth to more children for me because of so many good things.
It would be best to have another granddaughter so that we can have both grandchildren and grandchildren.
I bought two big bags of things and came back from the supply and marketing cooperative. On the way back, I turned a corner and went to the bank.
Zhou's mother felt that she did not have time to take care of her daughter-in-law during her confinement, so she had to compensate her in other ways.
I can only give my daughter-in-law a little more money and let her hire a fellow villager to help take care of her during the confinement period.
She was also worried that not taking care of her during the confinement period would create a rift between her and her daughter-in-law.
There is an old saying that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are enemies. She is still very satisfied with her daughter-in-law, but she cannot let her son marry between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law because of the confinement issue.
It just so happens that I am not short of money or good things, so I think my daughter-in-law will not be angry if I give her a little more.
When I returned to the compound, I met a neighbor on the road. Seeing that she was carrying a lot of bags, I was very curious and asked her why she bought so many things.
"My daughter-in-law just gave birth, so I bought some things and planned to go see her."
"Oh, really? You've become a grandmother so soon. By the way, did your daughter-in-law give birth to a boy or a girl?"
The middle-aged women in the compound usually have nothing to do so they like to compare with each other.
It’s not about comparing the family conditions or the official position of the man in the family, or who has more people in the family.
Although it's quite childish, they enjoy it.
Originally, Zhou Huaian was still young and had not yet married. The Zhou family was at the bottom of the contempt chain for other families. Especially when Zhou Huaian moved to the countryside, other families’ families were so lively, and the Zhou family seemed even more deserted.
At this time, Su Qingxue gave birth to twins, which made her mother-in-law hold her head high. It was not because she favored boys over girls, but simply because there were two more children in the family. Although there were not as many children as other families, others could no longer show off their grandchildren in front of her.
Because she also has a grandson, all she needs is a granddaughter.
So Zhou's mother said with great pride: "My daughter-in-law is very successful and gave birth to twin boys."
Seeing the face of the person opposite him change, he pretended to be regretful and said, "It would be better if it was a boy and a girl. That way, we would have both sons and daughters. But it's okay. I think it might be twins again in two years."
"Your daughter-in-law is so hardworking, I think you'll have a granddaughter in less than two years. Don't worry, just wait and see."
These words really hit the heart. Everyone in the Zhou family loves their wives very much. After they give birth to a child, they would never want them to have another child.
If Zhou Huaian also inherited them, he would forget about wanting to have another child and a granddaughter.
It can be said that these words really made Zhou's mother very uncomfortable.
After returning home, she started looking for her good things, not only the things she had prepared, she also picked out a small box containing a dozen large yellow croakers.
Zhou's mother's idea was very simple. There is no one in this world who doesn't love money. If she spends a lot of money, she thinks her daughter-in-law should have no objection to having a second child.
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