“That’s not a good idea. Your family has had guests every day these past few days. We can stop helping out, but sending the child over would only add to the burden,” Xia Baozhu disagreed.
Sun Xingyan pulled Xia Baozhu's hand over and gently massaged each of her slender, fair fingers: "I was just worried you'd get tired."
No way, he just doesn't want to take care of the child and thinks the child is taking up too much of his time with Xia Baozhu.
"I'm not tired, and Nannan is very obedient." Xia Baozhu stroked Nannan's soft hair and couldn't help but pinch her chubby cheeks.
"Wife, look at me." Sun Xingyan felt a pang of jealousy as he watched Xia Baozhu shift her attention to Liu Runan.
"What is it?" Xia Baozhu asked without turning her head.
Infants and toddlers possess a natural charm that makes people want to extend kindness to them.
Sun Xingyan felt a chill in his heart and a pang of sadness.
What do you think about us having children a few years later?
"You'll be thirty in a few years." Xia Baozhu turned her head. "Don't you like children?"
"No, of course I like children. You must have been very busy these past few years. If we had a child, you would have to take care of the child, and you would be even busier. I think we should wait until things are on the right track and we don't have to worry about it anymore before having children."
Sun Xingyan looked at Xia Baozhu with sincere and earnest eyes.
"Thirty is too late. Let's have two years. We can have a child after two years, but you have to make this clear to your family."
Xia Baozhu thought for a while and agreed to his idea of having children later, but told him to talk to his family about it himself.
"no problem."
Sun Xingyan didn't want to have children right after getting married. He thought it would be too much trouble to take care of a child, as he would have to take the child with him everywhere he went and consider the child in everything.
After having a child, does he still hold a place in Baozhu's heart?
Just like now, he's still staring intently at someone who isn't his own child. If he had his own child, he would be completely forgotten by Baozhu.
When Sun's mother heard her son say that he didn't want children, her first reaction was that she had been deceived and that Xia Baozhu couldn't have children.
Her anger flared up immediately.
"I don't like children, and I find taking care of them very annoying."
“You find taking care of the children troublesome, so I’ll take care of them for you! Not just one child, I’ll take care of ten children as long as you can have them!” Sun’s mother said this with a strong and unwavering voice.
"Mom, you said it yourself. Now I'm giving you the task of taking care of the child. If you do a good job, I guarantee you'll be able to hold your grandson in two years. No, I mean granddaughter." Sun Xingyan immediately seized the opportunity.
"Okay, I'll take care of your child for two years. Remember, I want to hold my granddaughter in my arms after two years!"
As long as her son said he wanted a child, Sun's mother impulsively accepted the glorious task of watching over Liu Runan that evening.
During the day, Xia Baozhu took Liu Runan to work and play at the same time, and also took her to see Xia Laidi.
Seeing Liu Guangjun, who was beaten so badly he couldn't stand up straight, Xia Baozhu gave Chen Zhigao five hundred yuan and told him to give it to his brother.
"Don't worry about going to work. The store has hired a lot of people and can manage. You just focus on recovering in the hospital. I'm at ease knowing that Guangjun will take care of you."
Xia Baozhu looked at Xia Laidi, whose face had regained its luster, touched her temple, and said with a smile.
Sun Xingyan bought a small-to-medium-sized machine processing plant. He was busy handing over the plant's affairs and didn't see Xia Baozhu until she got off work.
Liu Runan took her to the Sun family and asked Sun's mother to coax her to sleep. Lele had many toys and was so engrossed in playing that she didn't want to leave. She could be coaxed to sleep quickly at night and was not difficult to take care of.
It wasn't just something Sun Xingyan said about his mother liking her granddaughter; she genuinely liked little girls. She braided Liu Runan's hair in many different and pretty styles, and bought her various colored hair clips and hair ties, making Liu Runan a lovable girl.
Xia Baozhu bought a woolen overcoat for both Sun's mother and Professor Sun, one that was suitable for this time of year. She altered it to fit their sizes, creating a simple, smooth, and elegant design that looked high-end.
That evening, Xia Baozhu brought the fine wool fabric with her when she dropped Liu Runan off. Sun's mother looked at it in surprise and said, "This must be very expensive."
"Baozhu bought one for you and one for Dad."
Professor Sun was surprised to receive a gift from his daughter-in-law. He couldn't help but smile. How should he reciprocate such an expensive gift from his daughter-in-law?
Sun's mother took off her apron and tried it on.
The eldest daughter-in-law said, "Mom, you look really good in it."
“Baozhu bought this and altered it herself, of course it looks good.” Sun Xingyan took out his father’s shirt. “Dad, would you like to try this one on?”
“It fits perfectly, Grandpa looks good in it.” Lele touched Professor Sun’s new clothes. “Grandpa, I want to try on your new clothes too.”
"Okay, try it on." Professor Sun happily took it off and put it on his grandson.
Children like to wear adults' clothes and are very sensitive to changes in familiar people around them. If an adult suddenly changes their clothes, they will ask when the new clothes were worn.
“Baozhu’s craftsmanship is really good. The alterations are perfect. The ones Xingyan bought for me were either too wide in the shoulders or too long in the sleeves. I had to alter them myself, and the alterations were only so-so. They’re not as good as yours.”
Sun Xingyan is very generous to his family, but he is also very easygoing. He is happy as long as the gifts are delivered, and he doesn't care whether they are appropriate or not.
Sun's mother became even more enthusiastic after receiving the gift. In the afternoon, after seeing off the guests, she went to Baozhu's shop to pick up Liu Runan and take her to a nearby amusement park.
All relationships need money to deepen and solidify them.
Xia Laidi was hospitalized for more than a week. She felt that the sky was blue, the water was clear, and everything looked beautiful, except for Liu Guangjun, who was even more gloomy.
"Laidi, I want to go home and get my family's bicycle." Liu Guangjun made up an excuse; he wanted to leave and never come back.
"Why don't we just use our eldest sister's bike? It's too much trouble to ride it home," Xia Laidi retorted with a sneer in her heart.
"Are you trying to run away?" Pi Mao interrupted Liu Guangjun impatiently. "We know exactly where you live. You can run away, but you can't hide. You should think it over carefully."
"No, I'm not running away. I just feel bad using my older sister's things for everything," Liu Guangjun explained with a forced smile.
He now knows that life outside is tough; even a small-time thug can make him wish he were dead.
He gradually realized that this was the lesson Xia Baozhu was teaching him. How could someone as shrewd and capable as her only listen to his lies and not ask her sister?
She just wanted to torture him to death to vent her sister's anger.
Liu Guangjun deeply regretted his impulsive actions at the time. If he hadn't acted rashly, he would still be happily at home.
He doesn't need to go to work; Xia Laidi can support him.
Unfortunately, there's no going back in life. Some things we know we shouldn't do, yet we still insist on testing our limits.
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