Chapter 40
A few days after the brother and sister returned home, the issue of naming was put on the agenda.
Lu Che said that he was uneducated and gave the important task of naming to Jiang Yao. The old lady also said that she was well-educated and let her name the child.
In her previous life, she had indeed read a lot of books, but in this life, she only had an advantage in academic qualifications, and her knowledge might not be comparable to that of the old lady and Lu Che.
The old lady used to be the eldest daughter of a wealthy family. She went to school and was a famous talented woman before she married into the Lu family. After marrying into the Lu family, she also insisted on studying until the Lu family fell into poverty, and then she put away her books.
Lu Che was taught by her. Even though he had only been to school for a few days, he was not illiterate. Otherwise, he would not be able to understand those mechanical professional books of Mr. Yue.
"Grandma, children's names are given by their elders, so let's not break this rule. In this way, you can come up with the full name, and you don't have to rush. Think about it slowly, and it won't be too late to decide when you come up with a good one." Jiang Yao said, "As for the nickname, leave it to me and Lu Che. You can call them first, and you don't have to call them brother or sister."
"Okay." The old lady no longer refused and said, "Then I will think about it carefully and give the brother and sister nice names with good meanings."
"Then I'll leave it to you, grandma."
There is no paternity leave these days. Lu Che had taken a few days off before, and he had to report back to the factory today.
When he left, Jiang Yao was breastfeeding. He said, "You can choose a nickname for your daughter. Choose something nice. I will give you the nickname for your son."
Jiang Yao felt that his words were a little dangerous, and asked, "What nickname do you plan to give your son?"
"I haven't decided yet." Lu Che said, "Just give him a down-to-earth name, a boy who's easy to raise."
"I don't want something down-to-earth, I want something nice." Jiang Yao rejected him immediately. "A name will follow a person for a lifetime. Although a nickname is just a nickname for family members, if it's not well chosen and others hear it, they will definitely laugh at it. Our son is your own son, don't cheat him."
"I know. I'm your biological father, so I'll definitely give you a good name." Lu Che said, and went out to work.
Jiang Yao fed the brother and sister and then had breakfast.
Speaking of her confinement meals, they were extremely luxurious.
When she was three months pregnant, Lu Che caught ten half-grown chicks to prepare for her confinement.
After being carefully fed for half a year, these chickens became the mainstay of Jiang Yao’s postpartum meals.
Others may only eat a few eggs during the whole confinement period, but she eats chicken every day. In addition, the old lady cooks pig's trotter soup, crucian carp soup and other milk-inducing soups in turn. She has plenty of milk, so it is not a problem for her to feed two babies.
Just like today's breakfast, steamed chicken with red dates and rice plus crucian carp soup, which was prepared by the old lady early in the morning.
In order to be a good "cash cow" and fully meet the food rations of her two children, Jiang Yao risked becoming a fat woman and finished this hearty breakfast.
Although she had plenty of milk, breast milk was not like the formula milk of later generations. The baby usually needed to eat every two hours, and she had to feed two babies, so she spent the whole day either feeding or coaxing the children to sleep.
She was a little tired, but every time she saw the two little ones' angelic smiles after they fell asleep, she felt that it was all worth it. As expected, her maternal love was now bursting out.
In fact, she was quite lucky. The old lady was responsible for cooking and some light housework, and the rest was done by waiting for Lu Che to come back from work. Compared with those women who went to bed three days after giving birth, she was so happy.
In the evening, the first thing Lu Che did when he came back was to see the children, and then start working, such as fetching water, chopping wood, and doing whatever heavy work was needed, trying his best to reduce the burden on the old lady.
Lu Che was busy until after eight o'clock in the evening, then he took a shower and went back to his room to play with the children.
At this moment, the brother and sister were in high spirits. Lu Che gently rocked the crib. The baby didn't cry or make a fuss, but their eyes were rolling around.
"It's really thanks to my sister that she left this double crib for me, otherwise I wouldn't be able to hold the baby all day," said Jiang Yao.
"Well, this bed was specially made by my brother-in-law. It's big and sturdy enough." Lu Che said, and then asked, "Have you thought of a nickname for your daughter?"
"How about calling her Xiaolu? The "deer" in sika deer sounds similar to your last name, so you don't have to worry about others not knowing she's your daughter." Jiang Yao teased deliberately.
"Little Deer, Little Deer..." Lu Che repeated it several times until it became catchy. He said with satisfaction, "Okay, my sister will be called Little Deer."
"Have you thought of a nickname for your brother?" Jiang Yao was a little worried and said, "I don't want something like Gouzi or Gousheng. They sound too ugly."
"I won't give my brother a nickname that is repeated everywhere." Lu Che said confidently: "Brother, let's call him Soy Sauce."
"What...what? Soy sauce? The soy sauce used for cooking?" Jiang Yao asked in disbelief with her eyes wide open.
"That's right." Lu Che said, "The word jiang sounds the same as your word jiang, so I knew it was your son. Jiang is down-to-earth, and he's small, so there's no need to worry about him not growing up."
"Go away, you are the one who is ...
"I don't have one." Lu Cheke felt wronged. "It doesn't matter if the name is a little vulgar. The most important thing is that it's easy to support."
"When has my son become difficult to raise? He is small only for the time being. He is more hungry than a deer right now and will catch up soon." Jiang Yao would never compromise on this issue. "Either you give him a new name or don't sleep in my bed from now on. Put yourself in his shoes. Your own name Cheche sounds so nice, but why does it sound like soy sauce to your son?"
Not being able to sleep in a bed was an extremely serious problem. Lu Che gave in instantly and hugged Jiang Yao and said, "Wife, let's change one. It's okay to change one, right? Also, my nickname is not Cheche. I asked my grandma to call me Cheche later."
"So what's your nickname?" Jiang Yao was misled by him for a moment.
Lu Che glanced at her and said sheepishly, "Goudan."
"Pfft..." No matter how much Jiang Yao wanted to show off her power to intimidate someone, she couldn't help herself at this moment and burst into laughter.
The brother and sister lying on the bed heard their mother's laughter and grinned as if they had telepathy, but they were still young and could not laugh.
"Since Goudan is down-to-earth and easy to raise, why don't you let Nai call him and call him Cheche instead?" Jiang Yao asked after she stopped laughing.
"Goudan doesn't sound good." Lu was completely out of breath and muttered softly.
"You still know that Goudan doesn't sound good? But you can still call your son Soy Sauce?" Jiang Yao snorted coldly.
“If you don’t want to be called Soy Sauce, then don’t call me that. Wife, you can come up with one. I can’t name it well.” Lu Che surrendered.
Finally, after a friendly agreement between both parents, my brother’s nickname was finally decided upon: Chang Chang, which means a smooth life.
Changchang and Xiaolu are growing up safely and healthily under the expectations of their parents.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the brother and sister were getting older and older. Every day they wore small vests and shorts, exposing their arms and thighs, which were segmented and made anyone who saw them love them.
In the blink of an eye, Changchang and Xiaolu are about to celebrate their hundredth day.
In the past three months, they have not only grown taller, but also become much stronger. They can now hold their heads steadily and no longer like to be held sideways by adults. They want to be held upright so that they can see the scenery everywhere.
The brother who was originally smaller in stature eventually caught up and is now taller than his sister.
Lu Che looked at them and questioned Chang Chang unhappily, "Did you steal your sister's food?"
Changchang didn't understand what his father said. He just thought he was teasing him and laughed out loud.
"You're still laughing, you still dare to laugh?"
Jiang Yao was standing aside, looking at Lu Che's serious expression, and couldn't help but kick him with her foot, "Be careful, don't scare Chang Chang."
"How could I scare him?" Lu Che said unconvincedly, "Wife, I find that since we had a son, you don't seem to love me as much as before."
"Hehe... I thought you became much colder towards me after you had a daughter!" Jiang Yao said unwillingly.
"Really?" Lu Che said innocently, "I'm sorry, it's my fault for letting you have such an illusion. The person I love most is you, and it will always be you. I will prove it to you now."
As soon as he finished speaking, he came up to her. Jiang Yao realized belatedly that she had been tricked by him, so she reached out to push him away, "The child is not asleep yet, you better pay attention to me."
"Then we can prove it after the child falls asleep. Let's quickly coax the child to sleep."
“…”
After coaxing the child to sleep, Jiang Yao had another exciting exercise and was so tired that she fell on the bed.
She was originally planning to fall asleep like this, but suddenly she remembered what the old lady had said to her during the day, so she asked Lu Che, "Grandma said she wanted to hold a hundred-day banquet for the two children, and asked us what she meant by that."
"Do you want to do it?" Lu Che threw the question back.
Jiang Yao: "No, our family has been doing too well in the past six months. First you went to work in the electromechanical factory, and then I gave birth to twins. Each of these things makes people jealous. If I stand out again, I'm afraid some people will have bad intentions."
"I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid that our family will be targeted, especially the matter of you getting the goods. If someone with ulterior motives follows you for a few days, you will definitely be exposed."
"You have a point." Lu Che said, "Then do as you say. I'll tell you tomorrow morning."
"Of course, you have to be the 'bad guy'."
"I'm a bit at a disadvantage, shouldn't you compensate me?" Lu Che said, his hands became restless, and he sighed, "Wife, after giving birth, your figure is even better than before."
"Take your hands off me. If you keep making a fuss, the baby will have to get up to drink milk. Are you going to let me rest? You really don't care about me at all."
The last sentence criticized Mr. Lu from a moral high ground. He immediately stopped thinking and fanned her seriously, "Wife, it's cool, go to sleep quickly if you feel comfortable."
"Yeah, it feels good." Jiang Yao muttered, his eyelids almost unable to hold up, and then he heard him say, "Wife, there is something I forgot to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Jiang Yao responded in a daze.
Lu Che: "What do you think of Zhang Dongren?"
"Zhang Dong?" Jiang Yao opened her eyes. "Your co-worker Zhang Dong?"
"Um."
"Why do you ask that suddenly?"
"He said he wanted to be our child's godfather, so I asked for your opinion."
"Sure." Jiang Yao said indifferently, "As long as he's not my biological father."
"...I don't agree with him wanting to be a relative." Lu Che said unhappily, "Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand. Zhang Dong wants to be our Chang Chang Xiao Lu's godfather. In fact, godfathers and godmothers are almost the same as uncles and aunts, but the relationship is better. I really don't care. Isn't Zhu Xia their godmother..." Jiang Yao said, and suddenly understood something. She immediately became alert and asked, "You mean, Zhang Dong wants to pursue Zhu Xia?"
"yes."
The author has something to say:
Today I took Zhou Zhou to see his newborn cousin, so the number of words is a bit short, please forgive me...
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