To be honest, Su Lu's silver tongue was irresistible. The old men were all deeply impressed by Su Lu. After returning home, the first thing they did was to urge their grandsons to get married as soon as possible, because they wanted to hold their great-grandsons. Then they showered the Qin family with praise, emphasizing Su Lu's eloquence.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Qin Xiaoxiao finished her postpartum confinement. After Su Lu boiled three large pots of water at home, she took a long and refreshing bath.
After taking a shower, Su Lu's gaze towards Qin Xiaoxiao changed. He hesitantly moved closer to Qin Xiaoxiao, sniffing her repeatedly, a fawning smile on his face.
Qin Xiaoxiao knew what Su Lu meant, but she couldn't do anything about it. Her lochia hadn't completely cleared up yet, and she couldn't very well commit a crime while in a position of power!
She shoved Su Lu aside and whispered a few words in his ear. Su Lu looked unhappy and lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) looking at his fragrant wife with a sense of despair.
He has been abstaining ever since Qin Xiaoxiao became pregnant. Although they could be together after three months, he didn't dare. Qin Xiaoxiao was carrying twins, and he wouldn't dare to touch her.
After waiting for more than eight months, he finally got his wish, but it's still not working. He has to continue being a monk. How pitiful he is!
If you can't kiss, then hug. It's better than sleeping alone.
The couple slept soundly for a while, then got up in the middle of the night to feed their two children milk and water, change their diapers, and then went back to sleep.
The next day, Su Lu went to work, and Qin Xiaoxiao didn't have to wait long before Ma Dahua came over to help take care of the child.
"If you ask me, you should stay at home. You don't have to work now, and I can help you take care of the kids. But after spring comes, your sister-in-law will give birth, and I won't be able to help anymore."
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and shook her head, "How can I always let Auntie help me take care of the child? The child is still young, and I'm a new mom who just started. I don't know anything yet. Once I'm more familiar with the job and the child is a bit older, Auntie can stay home and rest. Then you can focus on taking care of your grandson."
Ma Dahua laughed and said, "You really don't need me? You won't have time to use me when the time comes."
Qin Xiaoxiao shook her head, "No need, I can manage on my own."
Ma Dahua didn't believe it, but she didn't say anything more, planning to help her more later.
Qin Xiaoxiao was unaware of Ma Dahua's plans. Right now, she just wanted to stay at home because she wanted to get diapers for her child. She wouldn't dare take them out while staying at the Qin family's house.
The full moon celebration for Qin Chenxi and Qin Chenrui was cancelled. Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao discussed it and decided that since energy conservation and reduction are being promoted now, and there is still more than a year left, they should continue to live a lowly life and avoid standing out if possible for the sake of a better future.
As for whether it will make the child feel wronged, haha, what do little kids who only know how to eat, drink, and poop know? It's all just for show for the adults. As long as you love your child, that's enough.
Moreover, Qin Xiaoxiao also had her own little scheme. Instead of spending a lot of money to treat the whole village to a meal, she would rather save the money to take more photos of the child so that the child would know what he looked like when he was a child. Wouldn't that be more meaningful?
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the child was 100 days old. Spring plowing in Qinjiagou officially began. Qin Feng was so busy that he was never seen. Qin Ye was also busy. However, Su Yun was pregnant and about to give birth, so he was worried. Therefore, he called Qin Xiaoxiao to Qinjiagou again. She stayed with Su Yun during the day and Su Lu would take her back at night.
Qin Xiaoxiao had given birth to twins before, so she had some experience. Moreover, the two were good friends and could talk to each other. With her by his side, Qin Ye felt much more at ease.
After spending only two days with her, Su Yun suddenly urinated on the floor during dinner, startling her so much that she couldn't move her hands or feet and stared blankly at the ground without making a sound.
When Qin Xiaoxiao, Old Mrs. Qin, and Ma Dahua saw that she was about to give birth, they quickly asked Qin Ye to go out and borrow a car.
Qin Ye was still in a daze when Ma Dahua kicked him out. By the time he came to his senses, he was already standing at the front door.
Once Qin Ye came to his senses, he realized his wife was about to give birth, and he ran towards the cowshed as fast as he could.
Inside the house, Qin Xiaoxiao and Old Mrs. Qin were responsible for comforting Su Yun, while Ma Dahua was responsible for going to Qin Ye and Su Yun's room to get the prepared bundle. Qin Feng stopped eating and hurried to the room to get the money. Even Qin Aiguo silently cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen.
The whole family worked together and quickly helped Su Yun into the car.
At this time, Su Yun had already started having contractions. Qin Xiaoxiao had to stay home to take care of the child and couldn't go with her, but she couldn't bear to see Su Yun's pleading little eyes. After thinking for a moment, she ran to the village's medical point first and asked Mu Jin to go with her.
Su Yun was actually afraid because she had never given birth before. She felt at ease when someone familiar was around. This person could be Qin Xiaoxiao, or of course, Mu Jin.
Qin Ye had no time to care what his wife was thinking; he was focused on driving the oxcart faster so he could get her into the delivery room as soon as possible.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know what happened after that. She went back to the Qin family home to keep Qin Aiguo and Qin's grandmother company. She reheated the food, and after the three of them had dinner, Qin Xiaoxiao didn't leave. When Su Lu came over and explained the situation, the couple decided to stay at home that night.
When Qin Aiguo heard that he was going to stay here again, he rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky. He glared at Su Lu several times, and if it weren't for Old Madam Qin's quick thinking and slapping him, he would have liked to hit Su Lu a couple of times.
Qin Ye and the others did not return all night, nor did they send anyone to inform her. Old Mrs. Qin was very worried and did not sleep well at night, only managing to doze off for a while at dawn.
Qin Xiaoxiao realized this wouldn't do; the old lady was too old to withstand such an ordeal. So she told Su Lu to go to the hospital before going to work and to have someone notify the family immediately if anything was wrong.
Su Lu agreed and left home half an hour early. After he left, Grandma Qin and Qin Aiguo were still worried. They each moved a small stool and sat under the big tree at the entrance of the village, looking out at the path leading to the county town.
Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't stop them either. She had children to take care of and no time to go out with them. She could only ask Aunt Liu and Aunt Song to keep an eye on the two elderly people.
Aunt Liu and Aunt Song were bored at home because Qin Xiaoxiao wasn't going to work. So Qin Xiaoxiao asked them for help, and they happily picked up their shoe soles and went to keep Qin Xiaoxiao company.
When Su Lu arrived at the hospital, he learned that Su Yun's labor was going to be difficult. There was almost no movement in the first half of the night, and the contractions were not severe. When the doctor checked her in the middle of the night, she was only four centimeters dilated and there was still a long way to go. So she walked in the hospital corridor for half the night. Su Yun was so tired that she wanted to give up and not give birth.
Fortunately, Qin Ye was there to accompany her, patiently helping her walk back and forth. Ma Dahua also coaxed and comforted her, occasionally scolding her son and trying to find topics to chat with her. When she saw that she had such a caring and loving mother-in-law, she felt so warm and fuzzy inside, and she didn't even like Qin Ye anymore.
Her mother was right; marrying a good man is not as important as finding a good mother-in-law. Sometimes, a good mother-in-law is much better than a husband. (End of Chapter)
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