As they were talking, my second cousin came into the house, glanced at the child carefully, and noticed that she had a slight frown. He quickly picked her up and comforted her, then carefully checked whether her diaper was wet. He was just like a professional stay-at-home dad.
Su He found it amusing; she hadn't expected her second cousin to have this side to him.
She thought for a moment and then asked, "Have you chosen a name for the baby?"
The second cousin's wife listened with a heavy heart and said, "Your second brother had thought of several names beforehand, but they were all for boys. After his daughter was born, he didn't like those names anymore."
I flipped through hundreds of dictionaries at home, but I still couldn't come up with a satisfactory name. I wish I could give her the best name in the world.
I told him to just think of any name or ask my grandfather to choose one, but he refused and insisted on choosing one himself. Let's see what kind of name he can come up with!
Su He chuckled upon hearing this, "Second brother's actions also show how much he values his daughter."
My second sister-in-law smiled helplessly. She knew it was true, but she just didn't think it was that serious.
After chatting for a while, Grandma Su asked her about her future plans.
Seeing this, the second cousin's wife and second cousin exchanged a glance and said, "Grandma, this is what I think. My mother-in-law and the others can't leave the countryside. I'm already very grateful that they came to help me with my postpartum care. How could I let her leave her whole family in the countryside to come and help me take care of the baby?"
Grandma, you're not young anymore. My sister's family has three children to take care of. Although my sister's mother-in-law helps out, there's still a lot to do, so I won't trouble you any further.
My grandmother knows that my parents are gone, and my maternal grandparents have grandchildren to take care of, so they can't look after me.
Fortunately, my grandmother told me a while ago that I have an aunt in the countryside who is an elderly woman living alone. She said she would ask her to come and help me take care of her.
We don't let her take care of us for nothing; we give her some money for her retirement every month, and she's quite happy about it.
Upon hearing this, Su He understood. In reality, they had simply hired a nanny to come over under the guise of a relative; many people do this nowadays.
After hearing this, Grandma Su sighed, "Alright, it's good that you've made up your mind. Take a look first, and if it doesn't work out, you can send it to me. Don't worry, breastfeeding isn't tiring. Yuanyuan is older now and goes to school during the day. We can take care of the two little ones too."
The second sister-in-law smiled when she heard her say that, "Okay, Grandma, I understand."
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When the news of her second cousin's wife giving birth reached the countryside, Su's mother was incredibly envious. Her son Su Mu and Su Lin were only a few years apart from the eldest son's two children, and now the eldest son had four grandchildren, and her eldest nephew's wife was pregnant with another one.
In comparison, their family only has one grandchild, a girl, so they feel something is missing. And considering that their daughter-in-law has been pregnant with their daughter for so long and there's still no news, they feel a little uncomfortable.
I wanted to urge them, but before I could do anything, Su's father stopped me.
Su's father only said one sentence, "Think about what your mother told you when she came back before. She told you not to interfere in Mu Tou and his wife's affairs. Let them live however they want. With his father-in-law looking after them, we don't need to worry about it."
But Su's mother was still unwilling to give up, "So what if I want to hold my grandson?"
"If you really want Bao'er to come back for the New Year, why don't you hug her?"
"Isn't that a little girl?" Su's mother said subconsciously.
Upon hearing this, Su's father became displeased. "What's wrong with a girl? Isn't she your granddaughter? No wonder Bao'er isn't close to you when she comes back."
"Let me tell you, don't say that outside. Our family doesn't discriminate against girls, or Mom will scold you!"
Upon hearing this, Su's mother instinctively shrank back, clearly frightened by the old lady's scolding.
"Okay, fine, I won't tell you, okay?"
However, she was still unwilling to give up. Then she suddenly remembered that her Linzi was getting on in years and still wasn't married, so she came up with an idea.
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