Su Qingmeng's confinement lasted for 45 days before she was released. The first thing she did after she was released was to take a good bath. She had been scrubbing herself all the time during the confinement period, and she admired herself for being able to endure until now.
She used up the two buckets of hot water in the space, and Lin Xiuyao boiled another bucket of water for her. After taking a bath, she felt relaxed and returned to the bedroom. The baby was sleeping in the stroller.
Looking at the child's carefree sleeping face, Su Qingmeng smiled, "I finally achieved my goal of having a child." She leaned in Lin Xiuyao's arms, "Hubby, you've worked hard this month. You look haggard."
"You were pregnant for ten months and went through childbirth without complaining. What's my one month of hard work?" Lin Xiuyao didn't care.
"Okay, let's stop being polite and raise the cub well from now on." Su Qingmeng said, "If he's not filial in the future, I'll beat him. Mom and Dad went through so much to give birth to him."
"You don't have to do anything, I'll take care of him." His mother has sacrificed a lot for him, and Lin Xiuyao hopes that he will grow into a little man who can protect his mother.
The sleeping baby is unaware of anything and is sleeping soundly.
"Think of a name for the baby."
Su Qingmeng had a good dream. "A gentleman like Heng, with feathered clothes shining, let's call him Lin Heng. Let's call him Kang Kang. I hope he stays healthy."
"I'll listen to you. It's late, let's get some rest." After fifty days, Lin Xiuyao finally slept in the same bed with his wife.
The alarm clock rang, and Su Qingmeng got up at eleven o'clock to feed Kang Kang. Seeing that Lin Xiuyao also opened his eyes, she said, "You go to sleep, I'll do it." Her husband hasn't had a full night's sleep this month, so he should have a good rest now.
Su Qingmeng still ate light meals for breakfast, and Lin Xiuyao ate with her. These were all prepared by Lin Xiuyao when she was pregnant. They ate the ready-made meals in the space for breakfast, and there were people at home at noon and in the evening, so they had to cook.
After the two finished breakfast, Aunt Mi arrived. Kang Kang was playing by himself in the stroller next to them. Now was his time to wake up, so Su Qingmeng handed Kang Kang to her and went to school.
Lin Xiuyao had already collected her diploma, but there were still some paperwork she needed to handle in person. She rode her motorcycle to school. With Kang Kang now in the family, Aunt Mi was home alone with him, and they were worried, so Lin Xiuyao didn't send her off.
After completing the formalities, the director asked her, "Are you really not considering a job? There are several companies that are suitable."
Su Qingmeng said firmly: "I want to be a freelance writer."
The director said with some regret, "I wish you success."
After returning home, Su Qingmeng found the camera and prepared to take pictures of the child.
She recalled a friend who had a child in modern times and would post pictures of her baby on WeChat Moments more than a dozen times a day. She was annoyed at the time, but now she understands. The child was so adorable, of course she had to keep a picture of him.
She disliked looking ugly during the confinement period, so when she was discharged from the hospital, she and Lin Xiuyao took a photo holding Kang Kang as a souvenir, and took another photo of him when he was one month old. She didn't take any photos after that, as she can do whatever she wants now.
Last year, they replaced their camera with the Phoenix 205, which can take color photos. It is compact and easy to operate.
Kang Kang was sleeping, wearing a red shirt and off-white pants. Su Qingmeng pressed the shutter and took a full-body photo and a close-up photo of him.
Seeing that he was sleeping so soundly, she couldn't bear to disturb him. She decided to change the pose and take the photo after he woke up.
She found the package that Zhou Wenxi and Tian Ke had mailed to her. She was in confinement after giving birth when the package arrived, so Lin Xiuyao only notified her but didn't let her see it.
Zhou Wenxi's package contained clothes and stuffed toys. The letter congratulated her on the birth of her baby and also talked about her recent life. She complained that life was very hard for pregnant women. Su Qingmeng encouraged her, saying that she just had to get through it, and that seeing the baby would make all the hard work worth it.
She touched the fabric that Tian Ke sent her and found it very soft. In the letter, she said that she planned to get married next month. Her friends were gradually getting married.
This year is Kang Kang's birthday. Su Qingmeng and Lin Xiuyao discussed buying him some vintage souvenirs to keep for him when he grows up. They'll be memorable, like stamps, Moutai, or commemorative coins. "Keep an eye on the market and buy whatever's available. Buy more Moutai this year. In ancient times, daughters were given wine as a gift when they were born. Buy more wine. It'll be useful for Kang Kang's birthday, graduation, and wedding banquets."
They have been buying Moutai every year since 1978 and storing it in a wooden house on the farm. Now there are 62 bottles. Lin Xiuyao asked someone to exchange the wine tickets. Now Moutai costs eight yuan a bottle, so he bought 100 bottles in succession.
He Rui came over on the weekend and said, "I thought you were out of confinement." She just said a few words to me through the curtain last time.
She wanted to find someone to talk to. Qiu Ling was unmarried and not very familiar with Tang Qiuyu. Her home was still in the military compound, so she could only find Su Qingmeng.
She complained about married life. "My boyfriend is the middle child. He's one of two brothers, and one of his sisters is married. My eldest sister-in-law always wants me to do the housework, but she doesn't have to work, so how can I compete with her?"
He Rui sighed, "I feel more tired after getting married. When I'm alone, I can just deal with it casually."
Su Qingmeng: "Dating is one thing, marriage is another. You two should get along well with each other and communicate in time if there are any problems." Dating means going out on dates and not seeing what your family is like.
Su Qing dreamed that if they didn't live together before marriage, it would be a mess after marriage. "Where's Qian Shengyuan?"
"He was too embarrassed to lecture my sister-in-law directly, so he talked to my mother-in-law a few times. My sister-in-law has become more restrained, but her words are still sarcastic."
"Have you ever considered moving out?"
"Qian Shengyuan disagrees. He wants to save face and doesn't want to live in my house. I said it's okay to rent a house, but he said it's not right to rent a house when we have a place to live at home, and he wants to wait for the allocation of houses." She didn't realize he was so stubborn before marriage, and she regretted getting married.
After seeing Su Qingmeng and Tang Qiuyu's happy life for so long, she had high expectations for marriage, but in the end she was taught a lesson by reality.
He Rui has been complaining about the frustrations she has been feeling lately, and she feels much better after she said it all out. Su Qingmeng doesn't like to get involved in other people's family affairs, so she just acts as a tree hole.
"When are we going to split up the rooms?"
"The list will be out next month," she is now looking forward to the quick allocation of rooms.
He Rui became popular and Su Qingmeng hugged Lin Xiuyao, "It's so nice to marry you." She still had high standards.
"I'm glad to marry you, too."
"I can help look after the kids during the day, you go ahead and do your thing." Lin Xiuyao was planning to open a third clothing store.
Lin Xiuyao went out in the morning and afternoon, and came home to cook at noon. He had a lot of free time, and his motorcycle was a fast means of transportation.
Everything was going on as usual in the shop. He went to the small workshop, which had only five people. He outsourced the cutting and edge banding work, paying them by the piece. The workshop staff would take care of the finishing. Because of the current labor restrictions, with an individual limit of seven people, he didn't dare to expand his stall. This workshop was registered under Su Qingmeng's name.
When they arrived at the small workshop, a sister-in-law secretly told him: "Boss, I found someone bringing something."
He rarely came here this month, and it seemed that someone was dishonest, so he asked Aunt Zhou, the manager.
She looked embarrassed, "It's because some fabric is missing."
She knew who had taken it, but her brother-in-law was a leader there, so she turned a blind eye and did nothing.
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