"Wait for the soup to cool down first, I'll eat something first," Tong Yiya said
At this time, she was still a little weak to speak, so her voice sounded soft. Fu Shinian thought she was hungry, so he didn't say anything else. He took the lunch box in front of her and asked, "Do you still have the energy to eat? How about I feed you?"
"No need, I still have the energy to eat," Tong Yiya said with a smile, trying to reassure him.
"Okay, you eat by yourself. Mom, you should eat too. You must be tired after following me around all day. You can sleep on the bed next to you tonight. I will take you back to our home in the village tomorrow. I will need your help in taking care of Xiaoya during this period." Fu Shinian handed another meal to Mother Fu and said
"I came here just to help you. You two shouldn't feel any burden. I also took care of your sister-in-law during her confinement. No one else in the family would have any objections, let alone me. Xiaoya gave birth to a child for our Fu family. I'm so happy that I can't wait to take care of you and the child," Mother Fu said to the two with a smile.
"Then mom, you can stay with us for a while. When I am out of confinement, I will take you around," Tong Yiya said.
"Okay, as long as you don't drive me back, I will stay here with you forever," said Mother Fu
"We won't rush you, but we're afraid that Dad will call and urge you to go back." Tong Yiya found it funny when she thought of the way her father-in-law couldn't do without Mother Fu.
"No, your dad has been very busy lately. By the way, Shi Nian, have you two named your child?" asked Mother Fu.
"We haven't decided on a name yet. I'll listen to Xiaoya. Xiaoya, what do you think we should name it?" Fu Shinian asked Tong Yiya.
But as a person who is not good at naming, Tong Yiya was definitely unwilling to answer this question, so she said, "I don't know what name to give the child, how about we call grandpa and dad and ask them to give the child a formal name, and we can give the child a nickname?"
Mother Fu also saw that it was not easy for the young couple to name the child, so she said, "That's fine. Go to the hospital and borrow a phone to call back and ask. Your grandfather should be home by now. Now you can give the child a nickname and call him by it."
Fu Shinian looked at Tong Yiya and asked, "How about we call that kid Goudan?"
Mother Fu was listening to the nickname her son gave to his grandson. It was really a very common name, the kind of name in the village that would get many people to respond when called out.
"No, this name has been called too many times, you should think of another one," said Fu Ma
Fu Shinian looked at Tong Yiya and asked her to pick one. She thought for a moment and said, "How about calling her Yuanyuan?"
“Okay, let’s call her Yuanyuan.” Fu’s mother could tell that neither of them were good at naming, so she didn’t force them anymore.
Not long after the child was given a nickname, he woke up, and his cry interrupted the conversation of the three.
Then there was a flurry of activity, and finally it was Mother Fu who took the child over. She put the child into Tong Yiya's arms, taught her how to hold the child, then went to close the door, and taught her how to breastfeed the child.
Fortunately, although Tong Yiya looks thin, she eats a lot of nutritious food on a daily basis. On the first day of birth, her milk supply is still sufficient.
After feeding the baby, Fu's mother taught Fu Shinian how to burp the baby, then hold the baby, and finally change the diaper and wipe the baby's butt.
After a while, the child fell asleep again. After putting the child down, the three of them prepared to rest. It was getting late. Mother Fu had been taking the train and then the bus for several days, so she was already very tired. She just arrived just in time for the birth and had been busy for the whole afternoon. It was only because she endured it that she did it. Otherwise, other mothers-in-law would have asked to go back and rest by now.
Fu Shinian stayed by her bedside at night, and Fu's mother slept on the bed nearby.
She still woke up several times during the night, and Fu Shinian would only wake up Tong Yiya to feed her because he saw that the child was hungry.
At first he was going to feed the baby with milk powder, but the baby didn’t want to eat it. In the end he had no choice but to wake up Tong Yiya and feed her.
In the next two days, Fu Shinian and Fu Ma went back and forth between home and the commune hospital every day. Fortunately, it was the slack season in the village, otherwise the team leader would not want Fu Shinian to take care of the strong laborers and let them rest for so many days in a row.
On the fourth day, the doctor conducted a series of examinations on Tong Yiya and then informed them that they could be discharged from the hospital and go home.
Fu Shinian first took some things back on his bicycle, and then borrowed an ox cart from Uncle Deng's family to go to the commune to pick up his wife, children, and Fu Ma.
Two quilts were placed on the ox cart when they came, as they were afraid that Tong Yiya would catch a cold on the road. But Aunt Fu said that she must not get sick during the confinement period, otherwise it would be difficult to recover from it in her lifetime.
After arriving at the commune hospital, they picked up the people and their remaining belongings and headed back to the village.
When they got home, it was already around three o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, most of the villagers were going to the mountains to prepare firewood, so they didn't meet anyone on the way.
After returning home, Tiantian and the child went back to the house. When Mr. Zhang and Dong Weibing heard that they were back, they came over to help move things from the car into the house and just looked after the child.
Old Zhang also took Tong Yiya's pulse and was relieved to know that she was recovering well.
They didn't stay in the room for long. They just looked at the child and talked to Tong Yiya for a few words before leaving. During the rest of the confinement period, the people Tong Yiya saw the most were Fu Shinian and Fu Ma.
Mother Fu stayed with them until the Chinese New Year was approaching, and returned to Beijing with Fu Shinian's family who were also going back to celebrate the New Year.
Tong Yiya had no problems during the one month she spent at home recuperating after giving birth. The biggest difficulty was probably that she couldn't take a shower or wash her hair. Sometimes she even felt that she smelled, but Fu Shinian said that she still smelled good.
No matter what, she refused to let her take a bath or wash her hair. Mother Fu also advised: "Mom knows you are uncomfortable, but I am afraid that you will get sick. It is almost winter. If you get sick, what will happen to the baby's milk? You know that Yuanyuan only eats breast milk and doesn't want to eat any formula."
After hearing this, Tong Yiya no longer mentioned the bathing issue. After all, he was her child, and she cared about him no less than others.
After lunch that day, Mother Fu chatted with Tong Yiya in the room, talking about her past confinement experience: "This is a good season for confinement. When I gave birth to your eldest brother, it was summer, a season when you can sweat even if you don't move, just stay in the house.
At that time, I was suppressed by your grandmother for a whole month and I was not allowed to touch cold water. When I touched water, I only wiped my hands and face, and I was not allowed to do anything else. That’s when I really felt that I stunk.”
"It would be really uncomfortable to have confinement in the summer."
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