"Okay, you are not allowed to ask me to eat in the future. I just want to drink some soup and eat some vegetables." I must control my mouth and move my legs.
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The two went to check together.
The doctor held up the examination report and said, "The last pregnancy was too short to be noticed. Congratulations, Comrade Jiang, you are pregnant with twins. You will have two little babies. You are the only one who has been pregnant with twins in the past two years. You are so lucky."
Yang Xiaobei and his wife: "Twins?" This is possible with a one in a thousand probability.
"right."
Yang Xiaobei was a little worried. Being pregnant with one child was hard enough, and now she was pregnant with two at once. Wouldn't the hardship and danger be doubled?
"Doctor, is there anything I need to pay attention to? Is there anything I can't eat? My wife is pregnant with twins now. Is a check-up once a month enough? Should we have two more times?..." Yang Xiaobei asked all the questions he wanted to know.
Doctor: "..." Do you really think I have such a good memory? You ask so many questions at once. But this man is a good man. He knows how to care for his wife. I haven't seen such a good husband who cares about his wife for a long time.
It was rare for the doctor to see such a studious expectant father, and since there was no one else around, the doctor was in a very good mood and chatted with Yang Xiaobei for more than half an hour.
Jiang Shushu sat next to them and listened to their chatter, and learned a little at the same time.
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After Yang Xiaobei and his wife returned home, Yang Xiaobei became even more attentive to Jiang Shushu, bringing her slippers and warm water...
"Shushu, we need to talk. We didn't know you were having twins before, but now that we know you are, we have to change the plan we discussed earlier. We have to be fully prepared, otherwise we will be in a panic and it will affect your rest."
Jiang Shushu thought about it and decided that he really had to change his plans. "These twins have disrupted my plans, so I really have to change them. If it's just one child, my parents can take turns taking care of it, but if there are two at once, I'm afraid they'll be overwhelmed. They're already old, and I can't let them get sick just for two little ones. There's also the issue of work. I originally planned to work until the Chinese New Year, but if it's twins, my belly will grow very quickly, and I don't think I'll be able to make it through the New Year."
"Can you ask your relatives over there to take care of the child? Do you have any relatives in the city? We can give you 25 yuan a month, including food. If you really can't find anyone in the city, we can find someone in the village and squeeze in with them. Your parents can also help out at home. This way, your parents won't be tired and can still help take care of the child." It's worth spending 25 yuan to hire someone who can take care of both the old and the young.
"I'm planning on that too. It should be possible. I'll ask my parents when they come over on Saturday. I definitely can't hire someone too young to take care of the child. They're too young and inexperienced. I'm also not particularly familiar with older women, so I really have to ask my parents about that."
"Okay, let's wait for our parents to come and ask. We can also keep an eye out for them ourselves. If they can't find the right person, we'll have more options."
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When Jiang He and his wife came on Saturday, they brought a slaughtered rooster. They cooked half of it in boiled water, stewed 1/4 in soup, and saved 1/4 to stew soup for Jiang Shushu the next day.
In the evening, Jiang He and his wife were very happy to hear that Jiang Shushu was pregnant with twins.
Xu Hehua: "Twins? No one in our team has ever had twins. I heard that people who have twins are very lucky. Only one in 1,000 people will get one. Shushu is a lucky one." It would be great if they were twins, a boy and a girl. It would be a good omen, a boy and a girl. Xiaobei and Shushu are so handsome, the two little babies will definitely be pretty too.
"Your mother is right. More children means more blessings. Having two at once is definitely a blessing."
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Jiang Shushu smiled as he watched the two old men flatter each other.
"Mom and Dad, you know, a pregnancy with one child takes ten months, and with two, you have to give birth in eight or nine months. Plus, your belly will grow very quickly. At four months, it's almost as big as someone else's at six or seven months. My replacement will probably have to come a month or two earlier."
Jiang He, "That's no problem. Your mother and I have been looking carefully these days. We think your sixth aunt's cousin Li Li is a good one. Li Li has a cheerful personality, works hard, has a sweet mouth, and knows her limits. Your mother and I both think Li Li is very good. Shushu, what do you think?" If Shushu is not satisfied, we can find another one.
Jiang Shushu thought about Li Li's personality and readily agreed. "Okay, then you can go ask Sister-in-law Li Li if she's willing. My salary is 25 yuan a month. If she takes my place, I'll give her 20 yuan a month, two meals a day, and any benefits she receives during her employment will belong to her. If she's willing, I'll ask her to come back when I'm done."
Xu Hehua knew Li Li very well, so she said with certainty, "Li Li will definitely agree. She dreams of making money. How could Li Li not be happy with such a good job? 20 yuan a month with two meals included. She'll probably be crazy happy to hear that."
"Even if she is willing, we still have to ask clearly and talk it out, so as not to affect the future relationship between the two families."
"Okay, I'll go talk to Li Li when I get home."
"Mom and Dad, there's one more thing. When my two children are born, it will be very tiring for you two to take care of them. I don't want you to be too tired, so I want to find someone to help take care of the children. But the regulations are strict now, and people are not allowed to hire nannies. So I can only find relatives. If others ask, I will say that I am here to help. Do you have anyone to recommend?"
Xu Hehua: "No need to look for them, they are just two little kids, your dad and I can take care of them. Children basically eat and sleep, sleep and eat, they are very easy to take care of."
Jiang He: "Shushu, your mom and I are in good health. It may be because we have eaten well in recent years. You may not believe it, but I feel more flexible now than when I was 50. It's not that we are just trying to show off. I think your mom and I can handle it." I didn't expect that eating well, drinking well and being in a good mood can make the body younger and younger. As expected, people should not be too bad to themselves, otherwise even God will want to step on you.
Jiang Shushu: "..." I give you a drop of Nine Heavens Mysterious Dew Milk every three months, how can your health be bad?
"Dad, Xiaobei and I have to go to work. We can only come back to help take care of the child at night. It's really tiring for you to take care of the child all day long. If the child is uncomfortable or crying, you can't even free your hands to go to sleep. What if you get sick from exhaustion? We have to find another one so that you two can take turns to rest. I don't want you to get sick from exhaustion, otherwise, one will be old and the other will be young, and we won't know which way to go." My job is to provide for your old age. You can half-take care of and half-play with one child, but taking care of two at once is a torture. How can I do such a thing?
Jiang He and his wife were both 60 years old, and Yang Xiaobei didn't want to tire them out; he just wanted them to stay healthy. "Mom and Dad, Shushu is right. It's too tiring for the two of you to look after two children. You really need someone to help, or your bodies won't be able to handle it."
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