◎My plan◎
Wei Xuan nodded: "I haven't made many clothes. Mainly because I'm afraid I won't have time after the baby is born. So now that I have time, I want to make clothes for the next year."
"It's enough for you to know the number. I can't help you make clothes. When you're done, let me wash them for you several times. When they're soft, they'll be comfortable for the baby to wear. The baby's skin is very tender, and it can turn red if it's rubbed a little. You have to be careful." Wei's mother is old and her eyes are blurry. She hasn't touched needles and thread for several years.
"Thank you, Mom. We have to go to work and have no experience in many things. We really need you to help us take care of things at home." To be honest, it was her first time to get pregnant and give birth in an era where medical conditions were not very good. Wei Xuan was a little scared, and the arrival of Wei's mother alleviated her anxiety a little.
"Well, that's what I'm here to do. Don't worry, I'll make sure you give birth to the baby safely." Seeing her daughter's uneasiness, Wei's mother comforted her.
The mother and daughter continued to talk for a few words, and Wei's mother asked her: "Have you ever thought about what will happen to your job after the child is born? Can you bring the child to work?" She wanted to stay here and continue to take care of her daughter, but there were a lot of things to do at home, and the old man was also at home, and she couldn't just leave him there.
As for the mother-in-law, she also has a job, so it is highly likely that she can no longer be relied upon. Can she quit her job to help her daughter take care of the child? Even if she is willing, the son-in-law still has his elder brother and sister-in-law. What will they think?
As a mother-in-law, Wei's mother knows best how important it is to treat everyone equally. If they want a stable family, they as elders should not be partial. If they are partial, the children will start to complain. Over time, with more quarrels, the children will feel resentful.
Section 32
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It was different from how Wei's mother favored Wei Xuan before. After all, Wei Xuan was just a girl who would get married sooner or later. Her parents favored her a little, and at most they would give her more food and drink in private. These did not cross the bottom line of Wei's sisters-in-law, so it was passed over without any pain.
But if Jiang's mother decides to quit her job and help Wei Xuan take care of the children, things will be different. Jiang's mother continues to work but gets a salary. So much money is gone just like that. How can Jiang's brother and sister-in-law not have any objections?
As long as they feel a little unhappy in their hearts, even if they don't say it at the time, there will be conflicts in their future interactions.
Before Wei Xuan got married, her mother gave her 150 yuan as a dowry. She never told anyone about it and asked Wei Xuan not to tell anyone else. It was because she knew that money was involved and no matter how much the three brothers loved their younger sister, they probably wouldn't be willing to give away so much money.
What's more, they are all married and have their own families. How can they not make more plans for their families?
It was because she saw it so clearly that Wei's mother asked Wei Xuan if she had any plans for the future.
Of course Wei Xuan had a plan. She had thought it through. After her child was born, she would quit her job at the supply and marketing cooperative and open her own shop and be her own boss.
Moreover, with the child as an excuse, her parents-in-law would not stop her from being laid off. Otherwise, if she dared to say that she wanted to be laid off to start a business, her family would definitely think she was mentally ill and would not agree.
I guess few people can understand why you give up a good formal job to become a self-employed person.
But if you think about it from another perspective, it makes sense that she chose to be laid off in order to take care of her children, and she was bored staying at home after being laid off, so she opened a shop to pass the time.
But she couldn't tell Wei's mother about this yet, so Wei Xuan had to make up a lie: "I'll go ask about this at work tomorrow. If it doesn't work, I'll find someone to take over for a few months. When the child is a little older, I can send him to the nursery run by the neighborhood committee and then go back to work."
"A nursery run by the street office? Is there such a place?" It was the first time that Wei's mother heard of it.
"Yes, it is to help dual-income families like us solve the problem of no one to take care of the children."
"That's quite convenient."
Wei Xuan also thought it was quite convenient. Although she was not planning to send her child there, Jiang Che had taken her to see it since he knew she was pregnant. The environment there was quite good. If she hadn't had other plans, she would really consider sending her child there.
The mother and daughter chatted at home for the whole morning. At around ten o'clock, Wei's mother prepared to go to the kitchen to cook. She also pulled Wei Xuan out: "You have been sitting here all morning. Come with me to walk outside and move around. Change your eyes. When you are young, you don't take it seriously. When you are old, you will be like me and can't see anything clearly."
When lunch was ready, Jiang Che and Wei Xiaodi had not returned yet, so Wei Xuan said, "I guess they are eating outside. Let's not wait for them and eat first."
Wei's mother was afraid that her daughter would be hungry, so she didn't dare let her wait. Besides, they were all family members, so there was no need to do anything unnecessary.
Jiang Che and Wei Xiaolong didn't return home until around four or five in the afternoon.
As soon as he got home, Wei Xiaolong started talking nonstop about what he did and what he saw during the day.
"Okay, okay, aren't you tired after playing for a whole day? Have a drink of water and take a break." Wei's mother interrupted him and poured a glass of water for her son-in-law and handed it to him.
"Thank you, Mom." Jiang Che quickly stood up to answer it. He was indeed tired after running around all day.
Wei Xiaolong must have really enjoyed himself. He didn't look tired at all and was very energetic. After drinking some water, he continued talking nonstop.
This time, Wei's mother did not interrupt him and listened carefully.
After dinner and a shower in the evening, Wei Xiaolong began to snore as soon as he lay down on the bed.
Jiang Che thought to himself, I really thought you didn’t know how to get tired!
Wei Xiaolong stayed in Beijing for five days, and his mother was ready to let him go home.
"You've had enough fun here and visited the school, so you should go back tomorrow. Otherwise, your sister and brother-in-law will be tired from entertaining you when they come back from work. When you come here to study in the future, you will have fun. My family is busy with farming recently, so I'm not here, so you can go back and help out." Even though Wei Xiaolong was admitted to university, he still had to do his work.
Wei Xiaolong didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Since he was a child, except for his sister, he would go to the fields to help with the children in the village whenever he was not in school.
Moreover, he also went to Beijing with Wei's mother this time and was very happy. He agreed to Wei's mother's words immediately.
Wei Xuan and Jiang Che received the news when they got home from get off work.
"So soon? How about playing for two more days?"
Jiang Che also said: "Yes, I can accompany mom during the day. Otherwise, when Wei Xuan and I go to work, mom will be bored at home alone."
"No, let him go back." Wei's mother refused: "The family is busy, he can still help out if he goes back, but here he really can't help at all."
Since Wei's mother had already made the decision and Wei Xiaolong himself agreed, Jiang Che and Wei Xuan did not persuade him much, but just started to pack things for him to take back to the Wei family tomorrow.
"Take these candies back for Mingming and the others to eat, and take the peach cakes too." Wei Xuan looked at the things she found and said, "Mom, you shouldn't have told Xiaolong to go back earlier. The supply and marketing cooperative is closed now, and we can't buy anything we want."
Jiang Che comforted him, "It's okay. Make some more nine-layer cakes and hawthorn cakes tomorrow morning, and take the extra ones back for your family to try. I'll buy some more meat from Angkor. It's a busy farming season now, so let Xiaolong take some back to nourish his family."
Mother Wei just sat there with a smile on her face, listening to her son-in-law and daughter discussing what to bring home, without interrupting. Her daughter didn't need these things now, and since she came to the city to take care of her daughter, she couldn't take care of the family, so it would be good to bring some things back to shut up the daughters-in-law.
It would also let them know that her daughter Ni'er did not take advantage of the family.
The next day, after sending younger brother Wei away, Wei's mother took over the kitchen work completely, getting up early to help her son-in-law make pastries and braised meat.
This would also allow Wei Xuan to sleep a little longer in the morning. In addition, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the temperature in the kitchen was higher than other places. Wei Xuan, a pregnant woman, was afraid of heat. Every time she came out of the kitchen, her clothes would be soaked with sweat, and she had to take a shower again. This made Jiang Che and Wei's mother feel very distressed, and they firmly disagreed with her going into the kitchen to help again.
With no other choice, Wei Xuan had to agree.
Pastries weren't difficult, Wei's mother had already learned how to make them after watching them for so many days. But Wei Xuan still had to help her season the braised meat the night before, which was not something that could be mastered overnight.
But Wei's mother was not in a hurry. Adjusting the flavor would not be tiring. As long as Wei Xuan learned how to do it before her confinement, there were still several months left, so there was no need to worry about not being able to learn it.
Wei's mother settled down in Beijing and took over most of the housework.
But there wasn't much work to do at home. The child wasn't born yet, so apart from preparing three meals a day and washing clothes, there was nothing else to do.
Mother Wei was bored and had to use the small vegetable garden at home to pass the time every day. As a result, the small vegetable garden, which originally only occupied one-fifth of the yard, more than doubled in size.
Seeing that Wei's mother even had her eyes on the vacant space at the door, Wei Xuan hurriedly stopped her and told her that she couldn't plant anything outside. Only then did she give up the idea with a look of regret.
Lying in bed at night, the couple chatted, Wei Xuan mentioned this matter, and asked Jiang Che if there was any way to find something for Wei's mother to do so that she would not be so bored.
The old lady is used to being busy at home. She feels uncomfortable when she is suddenly idle. She has to do something to divert her attention. Otherwise, it is still a long time for her to give birth, and the old lady will get sick with anxiety.
Jiang Che didn't say anything that night. About half a month later, he came back from outside with a radio.
"Where did you get the ticket?" Wei Xuan asked in surprise. She knew that radio tickets were harder to get than bicycle tickets, mainly because they were rare, so they seemed more precious.
"Hehe," Jiang Che laughed twice before saying, "I asked Brother Wu to keep an eye out for me a long time ago. This morning he told me that someone was willing to give up the ticket, and I bought it without even thinking about it."
It was the first time that Wei's mother saw this thing, and she was very curious.
Jiang Che taught her: "Mom, look, this is the switch, this is for adjusting the volume, and this is for changing the channel." He demonstrated to her while saying this.
Wei Xuan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Wei's mother was studying very seriously, thinking that it was good as long as it was interesting.
I went over to watch together: "There are quite a lot of channels here."
"Yes, there are storytelling, and you can hear a lot of songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan on the news," Jiang Che said, turning his head to look at Wei's mother: "Mom, when we are not at home during the day, you can listen to this to kill time. You can listen to whatever you want."
The author has something to say:
I see from the comments that you all want Wei Xuan to have twins. Isn't that a bit too much of a stretch? Hahaha~
I haven't really thought about the gender of my child...
Don’t we usually know after giving birth? (*^_^*)
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