The New Year of 1963 came very quickly, and before Zhang Weifang had time to prepare New Year's goods, it was already the end of the year.
On New Year's Eve this year, Li Hongru did not bring his wife and children back to his home. The family of three spent a warm New Year's Eve in his own home.
In the past few days, Hu Zi has been learning to roll over. Now he can only roll over from the right side, and his body is crooked when he rolls over.
Zhang Weifang laid him flat, and he continued to flip over, never getting tired of it.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Hongru returned to his hometown alone. When Li Guifang and Ma Shulan saw him coming back alone, they didn't give him any good looks.
As the boss, Li Hongdong quickly stepped out to speak:
"Third brother, you came back alone? Where are your sister-in-law and Hu Zi?"
It would have been fine if he hadn't asked, but when he did, everyone felt embarrassed.
Li Hongru felt that his parents were cold-blooded. They had not visited their son once since he was born. The old couple was also angry. Not bringing his wife and children back during the New Year showed that he didn't care about them and was unfilial.
Li Hongxi looked at this, then looked at that, and said carefully:
"The weather is too cold, it's hard to take the child out. I'll come back to visit you when it's warmer."
With Li Hongxi's help, Li Guifang and his wife's expressions finally became less ugly. It was New Year's Day, and they didn't want to get angry.
"Okay, let's go make dumplings first!"
Last year was a better year, so my family bought five pounds of white flour, just enough for making dumplings.
Ma Shulan took her two daughters-in-law to the kitchen to busy themselves, and the four of them sat on the kang and talked.
"Third brother, is Hu Zi okay?" Li Hongxi started the conversation.
"He's doing fine. He's plump and white, and already weighs 15 kilograms. He'll be able to turn over in the next few days." Li Hongru felt much better when talking about his son.
Because Hu Zi was born in winter, there was no full-month banquet, but close relatives and friends all brought gifts to visit Hu Zi, which could be considered a full-month gift.
Of course, Zhang Weifang returned gifts to everyone who came and did not set up a banquet because he did not want to let people go back empty-handed.
After the full moon, Li Hongdong and Li Hongxi also went to see Hu Zi together. Both of them liked the chubby little guy very much.
Li Guifang and his wife did not go to see their grandson. Zhang Weifang and Li Hongru felt uncomfortable, but they did not say anything. They just did not come back during the Chinese New Year.
Li Hongru simply couldn't understand why his parents were like this.
In fact, Li Guifang also wanted to go and see his grandson, but Ma Shulan was unwilling. She was always angry in her heart. She didn't know what she was angry about, but she just became more and more disgusted with the third brother's family.
Everyone happily ate dumplings at noon. After the meal, the old couple gave New Year's money to the children. Without exception, they did not give any to Hu Zi.
Ma Shulan also said confidently:
"Oh, Huzi is still young and doesn't know how to spend money. I'll make up for it when he comes."
Li Hongru didn't say anything. Li Hongdong and Li Hongxi also felt that their parents were going a bit too far, but neither of them said anything.
Li Hongru finally returned home with a lot of grievances. When he saw Zhang Weifang, his nose felt sore and tears almost fell. He suddenly felt that he had no relatives.
Zhang Weifang knew from his expression that he was angry at home. She didn't know how to comfort him, so she just handed her son to him.
The chubby son immediately diluted Li Hongru's grievances. Hu Zi now began to recognize people. Seeing his father, he excitedly said "Oh oh oh", and the silly father also responded:
"Huzi, I am your father and you are your son."
At night, after the two coaxed Hu Zi to sleep, they had a pleasant conversation, which was a good opportunity to vent all the discomfort in their hearts.
Before this, Zhang Weifang had already bought male contraceptive pills in the system and asked Li Hongru to take them, which could guarantee that he would not get pregnant within a year.
Anyway, Zhang Weifang is not planning to have another child. She feels that experiencing the pain, embarrassment of childbirth, and the hardship of taking care of and feeding a child once is enough for her.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Li Hongru went to his mother-in-law's house alone with gifts. Li Hongqin was celebrating the New Year next door and came to see Hu Zi.
"Third sister-in-law, Hu Zi is so cute. I also want to have a child like Hu Zi."
"Why? You got a letter?"
"Less than two months." Li Hongqin said embarrassedly.
After marriage, Li Hongqin lived a good life. She had her own house and no one could interfere with what she wanted to do. Ma Xiaochuan was also good to her, and she was very satisfied with her current life.
As someone who had been through this, Zhang Weifang told Li Hongqin all the things to pay attention to during pregnancy, and also gave her the leftover folic acid and calcium tablets she had eaten. Li Hongqin returned home with full gratitude.
On the third day of the junior high school entrance examination, Li Hongqin returned to her parents' home and told Ma Shulan about her pregnancy. Ma Shulan was overjoyed and kept asking her to take care of her health.
"Mom, my third sister-in-law also gave me some calcium tablets. Don't worry, I will take good care of myself."
"You are so stupid. Your third sister-in-law is willing to give it to you because she doesn't want to eat it herself. Don't think she is kind." Ma Shulan now looks down on Zhang Weifang more and more. She always feels that she is too cunning and not good in every way.
"Mom, do you have a misunderstanding about Third Sister-in-law? I paid for those folic acid and calcium tablets. Isn't it kind of you to give them to me for free?"
Ma Shulan was so disappointed that her only daughter was not on the same page with her:
"Okay, just listen to me and stay away from her from now on."
Li Hongqin left, and Ma Shulan became more and more angry. The next day, she took Ma Guifang to Li Hongru's house.
Zhang Weifang was surprised to see her parents-in-law coming, so Li Hongru asked directly:
"Mom and Dad, why are you here?"
"Humph, we're here to see our grandson. Young people are afraid of the cold, but our old bones are not."
Hu Zi was playing on the kang at the moment, holding a small toy in his hand and shaking it back and forth.
When they saw Hu Zi for the first time, the old couple were very happy. Hu Zi was white and plump, and very clean. There were no unpleasant smells in the house.
Li Hongru prepared lunch. He fried two dishes and heated up some buns.
Seeing the third child busying around in the kitchen, Ma Shulan couldn't suppress her anger:
"Weifang, go cook. A man shouldn't go into the kitchen."
Zhang Weifang didn't argue because it didn't make much sense. They didn't come every day anyway. She went to the kitchen and asked Li Hongru to look after the child.
Seeing Li Hongru playing with the child, Ma Shulan became unhappy again:
"Third brother, just put Hu Zi on the kang. You can't hold the child all the time."
Hu Zi was a very well-behaved child. He didn't cry when he was put on the kang. He turned over and played by himself. After a while, he urinated. Li Hongru skillfully changed his diaper and then took the basin to go out and wash it.
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