With He Tingchuan coming back at noon to spend time with the children, Yun Jin felt much more relaxed.
Seeing He Tingchuan kissing Xiao Niangao's little feet after giving her a bath, looking like a doting father, Yun Jin couldn't help but laugh and cry: "Your daughter is such a precious darling, even her mother is jealous!"
He Tingchuan's ears burned slightly at the teasing: "I'm done washing up. You watch over our daughter. I'm going to wash up. It's getting cold, so don't worry about burning the coal at home. Remember to open the windows for ventilation. Someone will deliver coal tomorrow."
Yun Jin nodded. It's too cold here. There's no central heating or underfloor heating. We can only burn coal in the stove at home. Even with a hot water bottle in the bed, it's still cold.
Yun Jin used to sleep separately from He Tingchuan, but now that she has given birth and finished her postpartum period, she is probably suffering from insufficient blood and qi after giving birth, and she is very sensitive to cold.
Before, a hot water bottle could help her stay warm for a while, but now that it's getting colder, Yun Jin couldn't stand it anymore. She took the initiative to crawl into He Tingchuan's bed, and her icy body pressed against him, startling He Tingchuan.
Yun Jin snuggled up to him for warmth, and said nonchalantly, "If you want your wife to catch a cold and not be able to breastfeed, then get lost. Just let me freeze to death. You won't care anyway."
To prove his concern, He Tingchuan could only pull her into his arms and kiss her forehead: "Even if I catch a cold, I won't let you get cold. Don't worry, from now on, my bed is your bed, you can do whatever you want with it."
With a smile playing on her lips, Yun Jin hugged him affectionately and gave him a quick kiss on the lips: "I knew my man was the best!"
He Tingchuan drank this potion of infatuation with relish.
And so, with the help of the weather, Yun Jin and He Tingchuan were finally able to sleep in the same bed.
He Tingchuan was sleeping in the middle, with their little Niangao inside and Yun Jin outside. He was currently focused on one thing and neglecting the other, not wanting his wife to get cold, so he leaned towards her side. But when he looked back and saw that their little Niangao was sleeping alone, he felt sorry for her.
Leaning towards the little rice cake, Yun Jin felt something was missing, so she could only cling to it like an octopus.
As a result, He Tingchuan could only hold his wife during the first half of the night and take care of Xiao Niangao during the second half. Xiao Niangao needed to drink milk once a night and needed to urinate, so He Tingchuan had to get up to take care of her.
Yun Jin was only responsible for breastfeeding.
Sometimes when she was hungry, He Tingchuan would cook her a bowl of noodles or vermicelli.
Fortunately, we had a coal stove, so we had fire to use at night.
They might drink malted milk powder, or stew white fungus and lotus seed soup, or bird's nest, which they make during the day.
Mother He sent Yun Jin a lot of white fungus, lotus seeds, lily bulbs, and bird's nest to help her improve her health.
In addition to these, I also sent Xiao Niangao a peace lock, which was made of gold.
Yun Jin took a look and realized it wasn't a hollow safety lock. She hadn't expected Madam He to be so generous.
It's clear that Mrs. He cares a lot about her granddaughter.
I remember the original novel mentioned that when Feng Qianqian gave birth to He Tingchuan's eldest son, He's mother wasn't so generous. The peace lock was only given to her third son after she gave birth to him and finally gained He's mother's approval.
Now that Yun Jin has given birth to a daughter, she has received a peace lock from Mother He. Yun Jin doesn't know why Mother He has suddenly changed.
Yun Jin showed the peace lock to He Tingchuan, who only glanced at it and said, "Mom gave it to me. Keep it safe for Xiao Niangao. She's too young to wear it now. Let her wear it to play with when she grows up."
Yun Jin accepted the gift with a smile, and couldn't help but sigh, "Little Niangao is much luckier than me. I don't even have a single piece of gold jewelry yet, but Little Niangao has a two-ounce gold lock. My daughter is so adorable!"
He Tingchuan glanced at Yun Jin, who was affectionately holding her daughter, but said nothing.
The next day, He Tingchuan approached the political commissar: "Could we get an advance on our year-end bonus?"
The political commissar raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? Are you starving?"
Thinking of something, the political commissar began preparing a long lecture for He Tingchuan, saying that everyone was being frugal, but his family's lifestyle was too extravagant, and he had already received many complaints.
They said the young couple acted like wealthy young masters, always eating bird's nest or sea cucumber, and stewing donkey-hide gelatin and white fungus every day. Others had some complaints and told him to investigate whether there was anything fishy going on.
Others might not know, but the political commissar certainly did; their family was very wealthy.
Even if you're wealthy, you still have to be careful about the impact; just stew it quietly and eat it secretly.
Their family is different; they seem afraid others won't know.
You can't blame Yun Jin for this. Everyone has an open kitchen. They don't cook in the hallway. They can't stand the smell of smoke when cooking at home.
Even when they were stewing bird's nest in a room, someone would still peek out every now and then.
Another time, someone was storing bird's nest in the corridor, and without fear of getting burned, they opened the pot lid to see how the bird's nest was stewed. They got burned by the steam and demanded that Yun Jin compensate them for their medical expenses.
Yun Jin wasn't one to back down. She directly said that she had lost a bowl of bird's nest and demanded compensation. Upon hearing that a bowl of bird's nest could buy two pounds of meat, her sister-in-law had no choice but to admit her mistake and apologize, saying that it was her carelessness.
After this incident, those who wanted to expose Yun Jin's family became more cautious, fearing that Yun Jin would extort them.
Naturally, Yun Jin's reputation suffered a bit after that.
Yun Jin didn't care; her reputation wasn't good to begin with, so it couldn't get any worse.
"You guys should tone it down a bit. People complain about you every day. Everyone else lives a frugal and simple life, but your family is eating and drinking extravagantly. How many people are envious?"
"And bird's nest, isn't it just swallow's saliva? It's not like you absolutely have to eat it." The political commissar also had a hard time, having to take sides every day, so naturally, he mostly sided with He Tingchuan and his group.
He also experiences a lot of pressure every day.
He Tingchuan frowned: "Go ask my mom about that. It was my mom who called and told my wife to eat something good so she wouldn't suffer. Breastfeeding is hard work, and if she doesn't eat well, how will the baby get milk?"
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