Seeing her father getting anxious, Chen Jiaojiao didn't keep him in suspense and said happily, "Dad, you're going to be a grandfather soon, shouldn't we celebrate?"
When Chen Defu heard the news, he was stunned. He suddenly opened his mouth wide, somewhat unable to believe it.
After a pause, he asked, "How did you know? Didn't your sister-in-law go back to her parents' home?"
Chen Jiaojiao seemed to be deliberately not answering her father and hurried to help serve the dishes.
Chen Defu said unhappily when he saw his daughter ignoring him.
"Hey, girl, you only say half the words and leave me hanging here. I feel really bad, don't you know?"
He followed her into the kitchen, took off the cloth bag he was carrying and hung it on the wall.
Zhou Xiuying smiled and said, "Jianguo went to bring his daughter-in-law back. She is now resting in the inner room."
Chen Defu didn't expect this to be true, and he would really become a grandfather.
Chen Jianguo and Jiang Baige came out of the house and shouted at the same time.
"Dad, you're back."
Chen Defu turned around and saw that his daughter-in-law had returned. Then he remembered that she was pregnant, and hurriedly said.
"I'm back. It's very cold outside. Why don't you lie in bed for a while? Jiaojiao will call you when it's time for dinner."
Chen Jianguo said, "She's been lying down all morning. Let her get up and move around."
Chen Defu smiled and said, "That's good. I'll be a little worried about walking because the ground is uneven."
He instructed Jiang Baige.
Then he rubbed his hands happily, not knowing what to do.
"Oh, my daughter-in-law is pregnant! This is such great news! Our Chen family finally has an heir!"
I'll have to have a couple of drinks to celebrate.
As he spoke, he went to help with the cooking and whispered to the busy Zhou Xiuying, "Mother, thank you for your hard work in making so many delicious dishes. Can I have a drink of two ounces later?"
As he spoke, his eyes kept darting around. If the mother didn't agree, he wouldn't be able to drink.
Zhou Xiuying smiled and said, "I was wondering why you were praising me all of a sudden. Turns out you had another purpose!"
After she finished speaking, she thought for a moment and served the last dish.
Then he said, "Drink! But don't drink too much."
After getting his wife's approval, Chen Defu hurried into the house to get some wine.
"Mother, you are truly a woman of great righteousness."
Zhou Xiuying glared at his back and then went to get the dishes.
A sumptuous lunch was prepared on the table. The family sat around the table and Chen Defu picked up his glass of wine.
"Today is the most important day for our family. I'll drink this first to welcome the new member of our Chen family!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Seeing his father's expression, Chen Jiaojiao was the first to burst out laughing, followed by Jiang Baige and Zhou Xiuying. Laughter and joy filled the entire room.
Chen Jianguo stayed at home for two days and then went back to work.
Jiang Baige stayed at home and was taken care of by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
New Year's Day soon arrived. Zhou Xiuying and Chen Jiaojiao were busy all day, and Jiang Baige had no chance to help.
After the New Year’s Eve dinner was prepared, the family began to eat it in a lively atmosphere.
Zhou Xiuying was smiling and kept picking up food for Jiang Baige.
"White Pigeon, this is your favorite dish, eat more."
Jiang Baige nodded: "Thank you, mother."
These dishes were brought back by Jiang Baige when she went to town. Zhou Xiuying thought she bought them because she wanted to eat them, so she put them in front of her so that she could pick them up easily.
Chen Jianguo found these things a little strange. When he was in the town, Erzhu's mother said that there were no vegetables to buy when she went to buy vegetables. But when his wife went there, she could buy fresh vegetables.
He picked up a piece of stir-fried bok choy for his wife and said, "Wife, eat some vegetables."
Jiang Baige smiled at Chen Jianguo and picked up a piece of beef with chopsticks for him.
"You eat too."
She didn't sense Chen Jianguo's doubts, but only thought that he liked to eat meat, so she picked up a piece of braised beef with chopsticks and put it in his bowl.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Chen Jiaojiao ran to open the door. It turned out that it was Sun Zhaodi who came to pay New Year's greetings.
As soon as Sun Zhaodi entered the room, she congratulated Zhou Xiuying on becoming a grandmother and also brought her some preserved fruits she had made herself.
After everyone chatted for a while, Sun Zhaodi left.
As night fell, Jiang Baige took out a red envelope and gave it to her sister-in-law.
Since she came back, Chen Jiaojiao has been taking care of her at home and rarely goes out to play.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing? I can't accept it."
Chen Jiaojiao quickly waved her hand to refuse because she saw that the red envelope was too big. There was a thick stack of money in the envelope, which was estimated to be at least one hundred yuan.
"Here! This is a New Year's red envelope for you. You have worked hard to take care of me during this period." Jiang Baige stuffed the red envelope into Chen Jiaojiao's hand.
"No, no, I'm too old to do that."
Chen Jiaojiao pushed the red envelope back and said, "It's my duty to take care of my sister-in-law."
The two of them declined several times, but in the end Chen Jiaojiao accepted the red envelope.
Jiang Baige whispered, "Keep it to yourself, don't let mother find out."
"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Chen Jiaojiao smiled happily.
Jiang Baige looked at Chen Jiaojiao and raised his hand to rub her head.
She knew that if her sister-in-law was not at home with her, she would be bored to death. She was a happy person, and who wouldn't like her?
"Go to bed quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow to celebrate the New Year."
Zhou Xiuying walked out of the house and saw her daughter-in-law and daughter chatting, so she hurriedly urged them.
"Okay, Mom."
Chen Jiaojiao responded, quickly hid the red envelope, and ran back to her room.
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