Free Web NovelChapter 1635: Chapter 1071: Going Home (2)
Yesterday, Guoguo kept sighing while looking at me and said if I got any fatter, she wouldn’t dare to sleep in the same bed with me for fear of being squashed half to death by me.
"You’re exaggerating too much..." Chuxia shook her head with amusement, "Compared to before, you both have indeed gained quite a bit, but it’s not as exaggerated as Doudou says.
Before Luo Xiaoqiong got pregnant, she was exactly 109 pounds. During childbirth, she was 152 pounds, and now she’s 126 pounds, which is a bit on the heavy side, but it’s not to an extreme degree. Before you, Doudou, were pregnant, you were 105 pounds, and during childbirth, you were 145 pounds, now you’re 121 pounds, also slightly overweight, but to squash someone to death, you’d need to try even harder.
You feel fat now because you expected to lose weight immediately after giving birth, but how could it be that fast? The belly takes at least a month to go down; measure again after a month.
The soups brewed for you have all the oil skimmed off, and nothing you’re eating is particularly greasy. If you both continue to fret like this, the elders will really be saddened and disappointed.
They’re spending hours thinking of various ways to make food you like, just to keep you and the child healthy, yet you’re here with long faces. Try to put yourself in their shoes; would you be happy?
"But I remember you lost weight a week after giving birth to Nannan and Beibei." Luo Xiaoqiong looked at Chuxia with a conflicted face, "Could it be that even in matters like this, the heavens are so unfair, creating such a big gap between us?"
"Oh, come on..." Chuxia rolled her eyes at her, "I’m wearing loose clothes; you can’t tell if there’s any meat on me. How could you know?"
"Anyway, you’re not as fat as us. I’ve pinched your waist and there’s hardly any extra flesh..." Sighing, Yun Doudou looked at Luo Xiaoqiong, "There might be something to it; we’re both older than Chuxia, so our recovery isn’t as fast as Chuxia’s, but that’s just how it is. Let’s not fret about it."
Chuxia was speechless, really, saying recovery was slow at the age of twenty-two because of age. What about those in their thirties having children?
However, girls love to be beautiful, and no matter what she says now, they won’t stop worrying. After some time, as they get used to the situation and get closer to their kids, they won’t be so hung up on it.
No matter if it’s the custom in Chuxia’s hometown or in City A, when a child is one month old, both the grandfather’s and maternal grandfather’s relatives are invited to a big gathering. Thus, as soon as the month ended, these several families set off in grand style.
Although Zhao Qiliang is not around, Luo Xiaoqiong is the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family, so of course, the baby’s one-month ceremony has to be done at Zhao’s house. Thus, after a brief stop and rest in City A, Chuxia’s family followed Luo Xiaoqiong’s group to Xiaolin Village first.
Everyone knows about Zhao Qiliang going to the front lines as a soldier; he’s been gone for so long, and rumors are flying everywhere. Fortunately, Zhao Yushan is now the deputy secretary of the town, so people don’t dare to say too much in front of him, but sometimes you can still see the pity in their eyes.
This made Zhao Yushan uncomfortable, but this is human nature; it doesn’t mean that others are hoping something bad happens to Qiliang, but with the battle situation so intense and the radio broadcasting daily, people inevitably start speculating. Even if he sees what others are thinking, what can he say?
Therefore, the birth of his grandson finally let him hold his head high a bit.
"Big brother, look at you, so happy that your mouth is about to split to your ears..." Uncle Zhang Guojun couldn’t help but tease his brother-in-law when he saw his joyful expression.
Zhao Yushan smiled proudly: "How can I not be happy? The root of the Old Zhao’s House is here, I could leave right now, and I wouldn’t have any regrets, but you should hurry up with Xiaoqing, he’s not young anymore, what’s he still procrastinating for?"
"Big brother, Xiaoqing and Chuxia are the same age, even younger than her by a few months, how is he not young enough?" Zhang Guojun shook his head helplessly, "If Xiaoqing heard this, he’d really fall out with you two. He always says he wants to establish his career before starting a family, and now you want him to start a family, from his perspective, that’s ruining his future."
"Haha..." Zhao Yushan laughed awkwardly, "I was just joking, Xiaoqing is indeed not at the age to find a partner, but I’m not afraid of the kid falling out with me by saying so.
I think the kid has a promising future. His brother-in-law had everything set up for him, but he insisted on working hard to get into college on his own, to make his mark with his own abilities, just for this, he definitely won’t have a bad future!"
"I hope so..." Zhang Guojun sighed, "That kid was spoiled from a young age and has too many ideas about everything. You can’t persuade him, I just hope he doesn’t stray onto the wrong path in the future."
"Don’t worry, Xiaoqing is a sensible kid, more lively than his brother. He definitely won’t do worse than his brother in the future. Rest assured..." Glancing at the time, Zhao Yushan stood up, "I suppose that big group will be at the house soon. I’ll head back first, you remember to give me a leave of absence."
Zhang Guojun nodded: "Alright, you go ahead, I’ll take Yucui and Xiaoqing over after work."
"Secretary..." Little Liu, the clerk, hurriedly ran over, "The county just called, saying that County Chief Loo came down for research, and he might come to our town, so we’re asked to prepare a welcome."
"Why is he so fond of this kind of thing?" Zhang Guojun frowned, "He was just here last week, and now he’s coming again, who knows what he really wants to research."
"So what should we do..." Zhao Yushan also felt troubled, "It seems inappropriate if I’m not there, right?"
"There’s nothing inappropriate, you just go." Zhang Guojun waved his hand, "You haven’t seen them for a long time, and Qiliang is on a mission. I don’t believe taking a half-day leave would be an issue!"
