Chapter 160 Brother (1)
Of the eight large sacks that Tang Liren brought, seven were filled with food, mostly dried vegetables - dried bamboo shoots, dried mushrooms, dried beans, dried sweet potato starch, dried vermicelli, and even various beans, purple rice, millet, rice, white fungus, dried red dates... as well as cured meat, cured fish, cured duck, cured sausage, dried shrimp...
Another small part is purchased milk powder, white sugar, glucose, malted milk, donkey-hide gelatin, sesame oil, etc.
The remaining sack contained various things that Tang Li had prepared for Xiao Feibai and the newborn.
This was not Taotao's first time giving birth, but when she saw the diapers, swaddles, and soft clothes for all seasons prepared by her mother, she exclaimed, "Wow!" and said in amazement, "Mom, you are so thoughtful!"
Tang Liren asked her, "What have you prepared for the child?"
Taotao also opened a box with a smile. Inside were some of Xiao Feibai's old but soft clothes, a few large rolls of medical gauze, a box of prickly heat powder, and a few brand new towels, that was all.
Tang Liren was stunned for a long time and found that her daughter had no intention of fiddling with other things for her to see?
"That's all?" Tang Liren widened her eyes.
Taotao nodded, "That's all!"
Tang Liren was so angry that she raised her hands...
He couldn't bear to hit her, so he grabbed Taotao's ear and pulled it!
"Mom! It hurts!" Taotao said coquettishly.
Tang Liren let go of her hand and scolded with tears in her eyes: "Is this how you treat your unborn child?"
"mom--"
Taotao wanted to tell her mother that there was really nothing to prepare.
Children grow up quickly, so it is fine for them to wear Xiao Feibai’s old clothes before they are six months old. For diapers, it is better to use medical gauze, which is soft and easy to dry after washing. As for the cotton-padded clothes for the children to wear in winter, she planned to ask Song Zhi to go to the county town to buy them, but it was midsummer now and there were no cotton-padded jackets for sale in the county town.
but……
Tao Tao said with a smile: "Children with mothers are really like treasures!"
Tang Liren scolded: "Your child..."
She suddenly stopped talking, paused, and then said, "Your child... needs a grandmother to be a treasure!"
Taotao laughed out loud.
Tang Liren couldn't help laughing.
Taotao grabbed her mother's hand and guided her mother to touch her belly.
Tang Liren, whose body was covered with thorns, softened immediately and asked softly, "When you were pregnant with this, did the baby bother you?"
Taotao thought for a moment, "In the first three months, I wanted to sleep every day, couldn't wake up every day, and didn't want to eat anything... But there were no other reactions, even morning sickness was rare. After three months, there was no problem at all..."
As she spoke, the fetus in her belly moved.
Tang Liren's eyes widened immediately, "Oh, this kid knows I'm here!"
Taotao also smiled, "I know grandma is here, so I'm saying hello to her!"
Song Zhi didn't even dare to come in from outside.
Not until Taotao had made Tang Liren happy did he bring a basin of warm water and a towel to Tang Liren, asking her to wipe her face. He also offered her a cup of warm wolfberry, chrysanthemum, licorice and mint water.
Tang Liren wiped her face, drank a large cup of sweet and fragrant tea, took a deep breath, and then stared at the chrysanthemum and wolfberry in the cup in a daze.
——Song Zhi went to the county town to pick her and Zhou Xiaoni up yesterday. Of course, this tea could not have been prepared by Song Zhi.
The temperature of the tea was just right, neither too hot nor too cold, and a little bit warm...
The only possibility is that Taotao prepared it on weekdays and drank it herself.
The climate in the Northwest is dry. After only one day, Tang Li already felt uncomfortable with dry nostrils, cracked skin on her face, and her lips were chapped and wrinkled!
Drinking this cup of moist tea...
Even the heat in my nasal cavity dissipated.
Look at the skin on my daughter’s face and hands, is it still white, tender and moisturized?
Tang Liren felt much more comfortable.
It seems that the girl she dotes on has always taken good care of herself.
Tang Liren called Feifei over again and looked him over carefully from head to toe, and then looked at her grandson's ears, fingers, and between his nails.
Children are very active and of course they are not very clean, but Xiao Feibai's hair is clean and fresh, there is no oil or dirt behind his ears, and his fingers are a little dirty but his nails are clean. Another thing is that the child was wearing sandals, but his socks were clean.
In addition, the child has bright eyes, a generous smile, facial features, body shape... even the back of the head is exactly the same as Song Zhi, but with some of Tao Tao's smart and clever eyes. In addition, Xiao Feibai, who is almost three years old, has grown very strong and is eloquent...
Tang Liren was completely relieved. The more she looked at Xiao Feibai, the more she liked him. She hugged Xiao Feibai in her arms and asked him about his daily living conditions, what he played, and whether he was studying...
Song Zhi stood at the door and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Mom, I'll go cook for you!"
Tang Liren was not so polite to him.
He just said "hmm" lightly.
However, after thinking about it, she said loudly: "Song Zhi, don't bother... just cook something casually! I don't have much appetite! Wait for me to slow down, I will make you delicious food in the evening!"
Song Zhi responded with a smile on his face.
——My mother-in-law still feels sorry for him.
Taotao asked about the situation of her family.
Tang Liren did not answer, but just smiled and chatted with Xiao Feibai and Niu Niu.
Until Song Zhi cooked lunch and served it...
Tang Liren looked at the five large bowls of mixed noodles, plus a plate of cold cucumbers and stir-fried beans, and smiled.
"I forgot that Song Zhi's cooking skills are pretty good." Tang Liren smiled and asked, "But, can Feifei and Niuniu eat such a big bowl?"
——Taotao had just explained to her that Niu Niu was helping to look after Feifei, so she also had lunch with Taotao.
But, are Niu Niu and Fei Fei’s bowls the same as those used by adults?
Taotao smiled and said, "They can eat it."
The bowls are the same size, but Niu Niu and Fei Fei's bowls have less noodles; Song Zhi's bowl has the most noodles and less soup; Tao Tao and Tang Liren's bowls have the same amount of noodles and soup.
Song Zhi would come to see his wife and children every now and then. He cooks and does housework every time he comes, and he has already figured out everyone's appetite and dietary preferences.
So everyone ate noodles together.
Tang Liren ate ice grass salad for the first time and commented: "This thing tastes weird."
This thing has a smooth and tender texture, and it has some mucus after chewing. Although it is mixed with sauce, it still has a slightly sour taste.
Tao Tao explained: "This is a local wild grass called ice leaf grass. It is edible by humans, cattle and sheep, and is a top-quality forage grass that is particularly suitable for the environment here. It grows quickly and can grow up in less than a month... I plan to plant more of it. When we first arrived here last year, there was really nothing but potatoes, so we relied on this to replace vegetables..."
After hearing this, Tang Liren took a few more bites and ate them carefully, "Is there vinegar in this?"
Song Zhi replied: "No, it's a little sour to begin with."
Tang Liren said, "Bring some more at dinner time, and I'll try to make it."
Just then, Niu Niu picked up a piece of ice grass with chopsticks and put it directly into her mouth to chew.
The little girl has chubby cheeks, which is very cute.
Tang Liren smiled and said, "This little girl is so pretty!"
Niu Niu lowered her head with a red face.
Tang Liren picked up an extra portion of cold-mixed ice grass and put it in her bowl.
Niuniu quickly said, "Thank you, mother-in-law!"
Niu Niu was very well behaved and didn't waste any food at all. After she finished her noodles and drank the soup, her bowl was clean. She also ate the mixed cucumbers and mixed ice grass, but she took very little. After she obediently finished the ice grass that Tang Liren gave her, she never took any more.
Then she stayed with Feifei.
After Feifei finished eating the noodles, Niu Niu quickly wrung out two towels and wiped her face and hands with Feifei. She then washed and hung up the towels, and then took Feifei to play in front of the research station.
It's very hot now, and Taotao doesn't let them go out at noon. After all, children have delicate skin and they are afraid of sunburn. So if the kids want to go out to play, they can only do so in the early morning before the sun rises, or in the evening after the sun sets...
Taotao asked Song Zhi to put up felt cloth in the yard between the office and the gate to block out the sun early in the morning. She also asked Song Zhi to spread straw mats in the small space of six or seven square meters and put a few toys there. As a result, this space that was not exposed to the sun and belonged entirely to the two children was loved by Feifei and Niuniu.
After the children went out to play, Tang Li finally started talking about the situation at home.
——Bai Zhenggan was promoted to Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Songshan City.
——Bai Dongsheng was promoted to Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee and promoted to a section-level cadre.
——Tan Fenghui has been converted to a full-time employee of the bank and no longer works at the counter. She has been transferred to the loan department as a clerk.
——Tang Liren herself was promoted to deputy director of the Women’s Federation.
Everything is fine with my family, except Xing Xing and Hong Dou... they are a bit difficult.
Song Sui followed Xingxing to Song City and has been taking care of Xingxing every day for three or four years. Just like how Song Zhi took care of Taotao all day long... The Bai family has been watching Song Sui for so many years and have long known the character of this child. To be honest, there is indeed a big age difference between them, but Song Sui is a very sincere child. Even Bai Zhenggan and Tang Liren think she is a good girl.
But Xingxing just refused.
Song Sui proposed to her several times, but she just didn't want to, and she was still angry with Song Sui!
Tang Liren and Tan Fenghui tried to persuade Xingxing several times, but Xingxing even got angry with her mother and sister-in-law, and began to resist passively... She refused to talk to her family and didn't explain why.
At this point, Tang Liren said anxiously: "...Do you think this child is very strange? If she really doesn't like Song Sui, she should have said it earlier! Song Sui has been waiting for her for so many years, and it's already been delayed until she was 29 or 30 years old! Now she says she doesn't want to be with Song Sui!"
"Your sister-in-law and I asked her, 'You don't want to be with him, do you dislike him? If you really don't like him, then we can introduce him to someone! Then Xingxing got angry and bit me! Tell me, why is this child so awkward?'"
Taotao thought about it and realized that when she was with her sister, she could feel that Xingxing liked Song Sui.
Not to mention Song Sui - he was willing to move his job to Song City for Xingxing, how could he not like Xingxing?
So, has their relationship changed after so many years?
Tang Liren rambled on and on: "...Do I believe Xingxing doesn't like Song Sui? In the past few years, as soon as winter came, Xingxing knitted sweaters, woolen pants, scarves for Song Sui, and sewed insoles for him...We laughed at her, but she did it anyway. Even though she and Song Sui had such a big fight in the past year, she still controlled his whereabouts and food!"
"Oh, there were several times when Song Sui was bullied by her until her eyes turned red... Tell me, how could I have raised such a naughty girl! She was born to me, so I can't say anything bad about her, but I feel sorry for Song Sui too! What on earth is she doing?"
Taotao and Song Zhi looked at each other.
Tang Liren said to Taotao: "... Originally I thought that Xingxing would be willing to listen to you. I wanted to wait until you return home and let you talk to her properly. If she likes Song Sui, then your father and I will not stop her. She can get married! If she doesn't like Song Sui, then... let her go!"
Taotao thought for a moment and said, "I'll write her a letter!"
Tang Liren waved her hands quickly, "Don't write, don't write. If she knew that I was talking about her in front of you, she would be upset, and Song Sui would be the one who would suffer!"
Taotao laughed, "Song Sui can't even call me mother-in-law, and you start to feel sorry for him?"
Tang Liren said, "I support the right, not my relatives!" Then she lowered her voice and said, "Then...why don't you write a letter to her, pretending that you don't know about this, and find out what she really thinks?"
Taotao laughed again, "How can I find out if I don't know about this?"
Tang Liren was deflated.
Song Zhi gave Tao Tao some advice, "The college entrance examination will be resumed soon. Ask Xing Xing what she thinks."
Taotao thought about it and felt that it made sense. "Then let me think about how to write this letter."
Song Zhi asked Tang Liren again, "Mom, what happened to Hongdou?"
Speaking of Hongdou, Tang Liren became even more worried. She sighed and said, "As for Xingxing, we wanted her to get married, and Song Sui has been asking for her hand in marriage, but she herself doesn't want to!"
Then he changed the subject, "Hongdou is different. She...she insists on dating someone at such a young age!"
Taotao and Song Zhi were both shocked!
Hongdou...does she have to be in a relationship with someone?
Let’s do the math again. Taotao is already 25 years old, and Hongdou is... 14 years old.
In the countryside, a 14-year-old girl would indeed be engaged, and then get married after three to five years.
But Hongdou lives in the city after all, and if she wants to date at the age of fourteen... people will criticize her!
Tang Liren frowned, "Because of her, we don't have time to scold Xingxing. Your father, your brother, sister-in-law and I are so angry that we have to watch over Hongdou every day! We are afraid that if she is left alone, she will go find that boy!"
Taotao couldn't help but ask, "Who is that boy?"
Tang Liren said angrily: "He is a blind drifter!"
Taotao: ...
Song Zhi advised: "Mom, Hongdou has always been sensible. Don't you misunderstand her? She has been studying with us since she was a child. I don't believe she would like a useless person."
Tang Liren was so angry that tears came out. "Come on! She was just... spoiled by us! Well, that's not the way to say it. It should be said that we have protected her too well since she was old enough to understand. That's why she has never seen those playful idiots!"
"Plus, those bastards are kind of handsome, but their families are poor and they don't have much money, so they can only rely on making up stories to please girls. Hongdou is a little rebellious, so..."
Taotao couldn't quite understand Hongdou's mentality, because she was a peach and had never experienced teenage rebellion...
But Song Zhi understood.
After thinking for a while, he asked Tang Liren, "What kind of family is this person?"
Tang Liren wiped away her tears. "That kid's name is Fan Heng. He was born without a mother. His father married two stepmothers in succession, each one more vicious than the other! So he never went to school and couldn't read a single word. He has been picking up scraps in the suburbs... He is only seventeen this year, and he has already been locked up in a juvenile detention center for fighting and provoking others. He was released after doing reeducation through labor!"
Tao Tao frowned, "Did Hongdou tell me what she wanted?"
Tang Liren sniffed and started from the beginning, "Why was Fan Heng arrested and sent to the juvenile detention center? It was because he beat his stepmother's brother half to death. He later died after lying in bed for half a year... and then died!"
Song Zhi was surprised.
Tao Tao asked again, "Then why did he beat his... nominal uncle?"
Tang Liren, "I heard that it was his uncle who bullied others, and he stood up for justice."
Tao Tao, "So Hongdou is going to leave Song City with Fan Heng?"
Tang Liren wiped away her tears again, "She said that since we can't allow her and Fan Heng to be together, Fan Heng can't survive here anymore... so she said she wanted to travel around the world with him!"
Taotao thought for a moment and said, "Mom, call her later and tell her that you agree with Hongdou and Fanheng leaving..."
"That won't do!"
Tang Liren said excitedly: "Hongdou is still a child! She has never seen the world, what does she know? Now she has been seduced and taken the wrong path. As elders, can we watch her take a detour? Do we have to wait until her life is ruined before we regret it for the rest of our lives?"
"mom!"
Tao Tao, "Have you been mad at Xing Xing and Hong Dou recently? Why are you so excited? I haven't finished talking yet!"
Tang Liren: ...
"Oh, maybe!" Tang Liren said dejectedly, "... Mainly, when I think about how we used to be such a good family, and now we're suddenly on the verge of a war, I feel so sad!"
Taotao said, "Mom, call back and tell them that Hongdou wants to be with Fan Heng. That's fine. Let them take the college entrance examination together and go to another place together! As long as they pass, our family will give Fan Heng travel expenses, tuition and living expenses!"
Tang Liren was stunned.
Song Zhi also reacted, "Yes! Mom, you listen to Taotao."
Tang Liren fell into deep thought.
——What Taotao said is actually a method of retreating in order to advance.
Even a fool knows that taking the college entrance examination is a good thing.
If Fan Heng is willing and has the ability to pass the exam, he can be reborn after completing four years of college. If he is willing but fails the exam, it means he is incompetent and he can't blame the Bai family for not agreeing.
But what if Fan Heng doesn’t want to take the exam at all?
After all, Hongdou is her own flesh and blood, and she grew up accepting the most orthodox progressive ideas. Even if she is a bit immature and rebellious, she has a solid foundation. If Fan Heng really didn't want to take the exam, maybe Hongdou would still be bewitched, but there would always be a day when she would slowly wake up...
"Then I will go to the city tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!" Tang Liren said, "Today I have to see what you need! Song Zhi, I will cook dinner tonight, let me cook a meal, and then stay overnight... Then I will know what you need. Tomorrow you will follow me into the city to buy things!"
Tao Tao, "Why are you in such a hurry? Take a few days off before going."
"I'm just worried that your belly won't wait for anyone!" said Tang Liren.
Song Zhi, "Okay, my mom and I will go to the city to buy things tomorrow, so it's good to prepare early."
When Tang Liren arrived, and Song Zhi was there too, Taotao relaxed completely.
After lunch, Tang Liren went to take a nap.
——Shi Yuxi did not go home for the Chinese New Year. She had planned to go back right after the Chinese New Year, but Taotao became pregnant. Shi Yuxi was worried that Taotao would not be able to do the practical work, and there was a lot of work to do in the production team, so she stayed. Now knowing that Tang Liren would come to take care of Taotao during her confinement, Taotao would keep an eye on the greenhouse matters, and Jiang Hongzhi and his wife could help with the practical operations, Shi Yuxi hurried back to handle the divorce procedures between her and Zuo Tianhua.
So Tang Liren lived in the room where Shi Yuxi used to live.
That afternoon, after Tang Liren had a good nap, she packed up the things she brought with Song Zhi and cooked dinner. She began to mutter that this was too little, that was too little... In order to ensure that she would not forget anything, she asked Taotao for paper and pen to make a list and wrote down all the things she wanted to buy.
The next morning, Tang Liren asked Niuniu to call Zhou Chunni and Xiaoni to come and accompany Taotao, while she went to the city with Song Zhi.
In the evening, Tang Liren and Song Zhi came back panting, carrying large and small bags.
——Among them was a large sack of living creatures.
Taotao was extremely surprised and asked what was in the sack that was constantly moving.
Tang Liren, "It's chickens! Fifteen live chickens... I calculated that when you were in confinement, you ate a chicken every two days, which means you ate fifteen chickens in one month! Oh my god, I'm so tired! These chickens are really smelly! I'll go deal with these chickens first! Feifei, get a flashlight for grandma, and she will take these chickens outside to raise them..."
Song Zhi, "Mom, let me do it! Go wipe your face and wash your hands."
Tang Liren is old. She first came here from her hometown. She took a car for several days and nights, and had to change trains. She had a lot of luggage and was very nervous. Today, she rushed to the city to buy things. She was really exhausted at this moment. She nodded, "Then you come!"
Taotao simply urged her mother to take a bath.
It was such a hot day and Tang Liren had been running around all day. She didn't know how many layers of sweat there were on her body, so she just went to take a shower.
When she came out of the shower, she found Taotao heating up food in the kitchen?
Tang Liren scolded her, "There's no one at home and it's not your turn to work! When your sister-in-law was pregnant, I didn't let her do any heavy work... Where's Zhou Chunni? Where's Xiaoni? Didn't I ask them to come and accompany you? Didn't they cook for you?"
Song Zhi had just finished dealing with the chickens. Upon hearing this, he quickly took over the work from Taotao's hands.
In fact, Taotao thinks cooking is no big deal.
But in front of my mother——
Recently, she learned that her mother was worried and angry about her sister and niece. Taotao didn't say anything and obediently gave the work in her hands to Song Zhi.
Tao Tao explained to her mother: "Xiao Nier came to help me wash and cut the vegetables, and I let her go... Mainly, I didn't want her to know what I had in stock! After all, it was my mom who brought so many good things here for me... right?"
As she spoke, Taotao winked at her mother.
Only then did Tang Liren calm down.
Taotao and Xiao Feibai had already had dinner, so they watched Tang Liren and Song Zhi have dinner together.
Tang Liren told Taotao what she had bought while eating. She also said that she went to the county post office to call Taotao's father and told him about Taotao's situation here. She also told him about what she and Taotao and Song Zhi had discussed last night about letting Hongdou and Fan Heng take the college entrance examination...
When Tang Liren finished speaking, Song Zhi also spoke:
"It's dark now, so it's not convenient to pack. I'll clean up the warehouse tomorrow morning...Mom, Taotao, I went to the county hospital to find a retired nurse named Aunt Hu from the obstetrics and gynecology department and hired her to come here for a month to take care of Taotao and the little ones. Originally, I wanted her to come with me and mom today, but she hasn't packed her luggage yet. So her son will send her here tomorrow..."
Even Tang Li didn't know about this.
——After she and Song Zhi entered the city, they acted separately to save time.
Song Zhi continued, "I have already made an agreement with Aunt Hu. The basic medicines and the equipment Taotao needs for childbirth will all be prepared by Aunt Hu. However, after the baby is born, Aunt Hu will only take care of the child, and I will take care of Taotao. Taotao's meals will be left to Mom!"
Seeing that her son-in-law had made good arrangements, Tang Liren was happy and asked casually, "...How much did you spend to invite Aunt Hu?"
Song Zhi said honestly, "Thirty-five dollars."
——Thirty-five yuan a month, no less than Tang Liren’s salary. The key is that food and accommodation are provided, which is really excellent treatment.
But Tang Liren still felt at ease.
Although she herself gave birth to five children in her hometown in the countryside, when she thought of her daughter's delicate and pitifully thin appearance... she felt that giving birth in the countryside was still a bit scary, and it would be better to go to the hospital.
But Taotao was about to give birth at any time, and Tang Liren didn't dare to take the risk. What if the road is too bumpy and something unexpected happens?
Now Song Zhi has hired an experienced obstetric nurse to come home and take care of Taotao alone?
It was money well spent!
Another day passed, and Song Zhi cleaned up the warehouse, set up a bed for Aunt Hu in the corner, put up a tent, moved two cabinets, and drew a curtain...
In this way, a single room was separated for Aunt Hu.
At noon, Aunt Hu and her son came together, carrying a luggage bag and a square wooden box.
Aunt Hu is six years older than Tang Liren. She just retired this year. She doesn’t look old. She is thin and looks energetic. She looked at the environment of the research station, then looked at the "single room" that Song Zhi had helped her clean up, then looked at Taotao, Song Zhi, Tang Liren and Xiao Feifei, and finally ate a meal made by Tang Liren...
Aunt Hu was very satisfied and urged her son to leave quickly.
Next, Taotao urged Song Zhi to go back to work, and she also had to work as usual.
Song Zhi didn't want to leave, he was still worried about her.
Taotao persuaded him, "My mother is here, and Aunt Hu is here too, it really doesn't matter whether you are here or not..."
Song Zhi looked at Taotao with a hurt expression.
Tao Tao hurriedly tried to make amends, "…you might as well work a few more days and save up some vacation time to accompany me. After all, Aunt Hu will only stay here for a month. What if I give birth half a month later? By then, she will pass away before I am out of confinement. How can my mother handle it all by herself? In the end, she will have to rely on you!"
"Besides, you don't just have work to do, I have it too! Think about my mother's mouth... If I'm busy outside every day and you stay at home cooking and taking her work, she will definitely nag you again! I'm thinking about you! The satellite city and the oasis are only 60 kilometers apart. Even if I suddenly get angry, I won't be able to give birth immediately. When the time comes, I'll ask the water transport team to send you a message, and you can come here on a bicycle, it will still be in time..."
"The most important point is that no one knows when the child will come out. It's a waste of time for you to wait here! Song Zhi, we have to make the most of the vacation! In other words, work is the most important thing." Taotao said.
Song Zhi felt a little better.
So Taotao came forward and explained the situation to Tang Liren, and Song Zhi went back to Satellite City to work.
Taotao is also busy.
In August, she had a lot of data to record and a lot of practical work to do in her greenhouse. But the temperature in the greenhouse was too high, so she couldn't stay in there often and could only rely on Zhou Chunni and Jiang Hongzhi to go into the greenhouse to operate the work.
In return, Taotao also has to take care of the small greenhouses, duck ponds and fish ponds in the village.
Fortunately, the villagers have already benefited from the small greenhouse and respect Taotao very much. No matter where she went or what she wanted to do, the villagers were always happy to greet her and help her.
Taotao was busy every day with her big belly, so Aunt Hu and Tang Liren became good sisters.
Not only did they visit the oasis, Taotao's greenhouse, and the villagers' small greenhouses every day, they also chatted every day, and the more they talked, the happier they became...
One morning a week later, Taotao found something was wrong before she even woke up.
She quickly called her mother over. Aunt Hu also came over after hearing the news. She checked Taotao and said, "Today is a good day!"
When Taotao heard this, she immediately asked Feifei to bring Dahuang and Dahei into the house. She touched her own dogs and said to Dahuang, "Go to Honghong's house and call Honghong's mother!" Then she rubbed Dahei's head and said, "Go to Niuniu's house and call Niuniu's mother as well!"
Tang Liren and Aunt Hu widened their eyes.
The two dogs circled the house a few times and then ran away.
Tang Liren asked curiously, "Can your dog understand human language?"
Tao Tao smiled and said, "Of course, they are very smart and only listen to me! No matter who talks to them, it doesn't work... Even if it's Song Zhi who says something, they only listen to half of it at most!"
Aunt Hu also found it strange, "Isn't this too magical?"
Tao Tao explained: "Honghong and Niuniu often play with Feifei, and Gouzi is familiar with them, so this can be done. If I don't say Honghong and Niuniu's names, they will be at a loss."
After a while, Zhou Chunni and Xiao Qingjuan arrived with Dahei and Dahuang!
Tang Liren and Aunt Hu were amazed.
Tao Tao said to Zhou Chunni, "Chunni, I'm having a tantrum... Can you please find a few people to help Aunt Hu and my mom?"
Zhou Chunni nodded, "Don't worry, don't be afraid! I'll go call someone right away!"
Aunt Hu has lived in the village for a week. Everyone knows that she is the city nurse hired by Song Zhi to take care of Bai Taotao while she was giving birth. Originally, Zhou Chunni had already arranged for Taotao to have a few midwives in the village, but because Aunt Hu was there, everyone became Aunt Hu's assistants.
Even so, several midwives in the village rushed to come, mainly because they wanted to observe the professional delivery techniques of the city nurses.
Tao Tao then said to Xiao Qingjuan, "Qingjuan, please go to Lingxi Lake for me and find the water delivery truck of Song Zhi's unit. Tell them to tell Song Zhi that I gave birth today..."
Xiao Qingjuan also nodded, turned and left.
Tang Liren felt mixed emotions when she saw that Taotao was able to sort out the matter with just a few words.
On the one hand, she was proud of her daughter - such a delicate girl could also stand on her own sometimes. Looking at this magnificent scientific research station, the greenhouses where all kinds of plants grow and flourish, and the way the villagers, young and old, respect her daughter, she knew very well that her daughter was capable and popular.
On the other hand, she felt a little sour in her heart - her daughter had grown up and no longer needed her meticulous care and protection as before...
Aunt Hu brought out the small wooden box she had brought with her, and told Tang Liren to hurry up and cook, "Mom Taotao, you have to hurry up and cook! Taotao can't be left hungry at this time!"
Tang Liren woke up as if from a dream and rushed into the kitchen to prepare food.
Tao Tao was lying on the bed to comfort Xiao Feibai. She first told her son to fetch water for her to brush her teeth and wash her face. She also told her son to brush his teeth and wash his face. Then she told Xiao Feibai, "Today, my little brother will come out of my belly, but I am not strong enough. I need the help of my mother-in-law and aunts to pull my little brother out... When Niuniu comes, you can play with Niuniu. When my little brother comes out, come and see us, okay?"
In fact, she had the same idea as Song Zhi, hoping that there was a little girl living in her belly.
But Xiao Feibai insisted that she was pregnant with a younger brother. As long as she talked about her little sister to Song Zhi, Xiao Feibai would correct her mistakes seriously...
Over time, Taotao and Song Zhi had no choice but to compromise and agree with Xiao Feibai that there was a little brother living in her belly.
After hearing what his mother said, little Feibai immediately said, "Fei Fei is very strong, Fei Fei, help mom pull my brother out!" Then he gently covered his mother's belly with his little hands.
The little guy widened his eyes in surprise.
He slept with his mother at night, often touching her belly and talking to his little brother inside.
But mom’s belly used to be soft, but today… it’s hard?
Xiao Feibai was silent for a while, "Mom, is it in pain?"
Taotao smiled and said seriously: "It still hurts a little."
——It’s actually very painful.
Xiao Feibai tilted his head and asked curiously, "Was it painful when you gave birth to Feifei?"
Taotao smiled, "Fei Fei is my first child. When I gave birth to Fei Fei...I felt even more pain."
Xiao Feibai immediately hugged his mother gently and blew on her cheek, "Mom, I'm sorry, Feifei, blow, it hurts, Feifei!"
Taotao kissed her son deeply.
Xiao Feibai hesitated for a while and asked again, "Mom, Feifei, can you accompany me? I feel pain, Feifei, please blow it."
Tao Tao said, "When mom gave birth to a younger brother, even dad couldn't stay in this room, and neither could Xiao Feifei."
Xiao Feibai was stunned, "Why?"
Tao Tao made up a story, "Because my brother was born without clothes, he thought he was ugly and cried. He stopped crying after my mother gave birth to him and my mother-in-law and aunts put clothes on him."
Xiao Feibai, "My brother belongs to Feifei, and Feifei doesn't think my brother is ugly."
"But he is shy!" Taotao said with a smile.
Xiao Feibai asked again, "How long will it take for mom to give birth?"
Taotao thought that according to Aunt Hu, the second child would be smoother than the first.
"If my brother is well behaved and doesn't bother mom, he should be able to come out before dark today. If my brother is not well behaved, I'm afraid he will come out tomorrow morning when you wake up." Taotao said.
Xiao Feibai gently stroked her belly, put his little mouth close to her belly, and said in a baby voice: "Be good, little brother, don't make trouble for mom, come out early so that big brother can play with you."
Then she told her mother, "Fei Fei and Niuniu will wait outside. If little brother doesn't behave, mom will call Fei Fei over and Fei Fei will take care of little brother."
Tao Tao was so touched, "Okay, I'll listen to you. If he doesn't behave, I'll find you to teach him a lesson."
Feifei nodded and left the room.
Aunt Hu was also in the room. When she heard the conversation between the mother and son, she was amazed and envious. She said to Tao Tao, "Your son is so well behaved! How did you teach him?"
Taotao smiled and said nothing.
The labor pains had already begun and she didn't have much energy to say much. But it is undeniable that Xiao Feibai has infinite trust in her, and even at such a young age, he has already shown his love for his mother...
Taotao was very relieved.
Next, Tang Liren cooked lard and egg noodles and served them to Taotao.
Taotao has no appetite.
But under the admonition of the elders, Tao Tao still forced herself to eat all the noodles in the bowl.
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