The welfare house of Li Dawei's unit was handed over in November last year. The house was simply painted white, the cement floor was paved, some furniture was added, and the bathroom was finished. It was completed in half a month.
After a month of drying, the whole family moved to their new home on a good day in January.
However, the old house near the town's middle school is still preserved, because the new home is far from Li Dawei's workplace, and Wang Xiaojuan's laundry is located on the street. The old house is convenient for cooking without having to run back and forth.
Now that Li Manjun is coming over for confinement, Li Dawei and Li Jianjun, father and son, go back to the old house to sleep. They free up the largest master bedroom and add an extra small bed for Sister Zhou so that she can take care of Li Manjun and her son.
The master bedroom has an air conditioner. Zhao Yong bought it. Originally it was to honor his father-in-law and mother-in-law, but now it is more convenient for Li Manjun and the children.
The house is on the first floor, so there is no need to climb stairs. Wang Xiaojuan always felt that it was not very good before, but this time she saw Li Manjun walk into the house easily. She gradually discovered some advantages of the first floor.
The whole building has eight floors. There are three such units in a community. There is a fence around it and a road directly connects the community to the entrance of Heather Town.
The community is not yet full, two-thirds of the houses are vacant, and the remaining one-third are occupied by colleagues and leaders from Li Dawei's unit.
They are all acquaintances, good or bad.
The good thing is that neighbors get along relatively harmoniously, and everyone's overall quality is relatively high. It is easier for everyone to reach a consensus on public expenses such as sanitation fees.
The bad thing is, there are no secrets.
The news that Lao Li's daughter came to her parents' home for confinement spread throughout the building in less than half an hour.
As soon as Zhao Yong had settled his wife and children, people came to the house, all coming to visit Li Manjun and their children.
Wang Xiaojuan took out melon seeds and fruits for the guests to eat, and Li Dawei said sorry while entertaining her. Now that her daughter has just been discharged from the hospital and is still weak, she will visit her one by one to thank everyone for their warm concern.
After seeing off several waves of people in this way, the room truly became quiet.
Li Lijun left Li Jianjun in the store to look after the store, and happily ran back to her new home to see her sister and niece.
Wang Xiaojuan's store has always been open. Li Manjun gave birth before, and the sister and brother happened to be at home during the winter vacation, so they were roped in to become a young man.
Wang Xiaojuan's laundry has now turned its side business into its main business. It is said to be a laundry. There are not many customers who come to wash clothes, but more customers come to buy clothing accessories.
Wang Xiaojuan also changed the layout of the store. The sewing machine was moved from the door to the innermost part and replaced with a display stand. Dozens of styles of buttons were packed in boxes and filled the entire display stand to make it easier for customers to choose.
Aunt Wu couldn't sit still. Taking advantage of the traffic in front of her good sister's store, she set up a stove and started selling fried snacks. The business was pretty good, with a monthly income of one hundred and twenty-three.
There are many people visiting relatives these two days. Wang Xiaojuan ordered various gift boxes in advance and placed them directly in front of the store a year ago. Business is very good.
Therefore, it is necessary to keep people in the store, and Wang Xiaojuan is reluctant to close the business with such a good business.
But Li Jianjun was suffering because he wanted to see his sister's baby, so he couldn't see it until the store closed in the evening.
Li Lijun and Li Jianjun have been holding on to each other for years and haven't let go. The little one took a bath in the hospital yesterday and is now white and very cute.
Zhao Yong wanted to see his daughter several times, but he didn't take the turn. Instead, he sat in front of his wife, peeled fruit for her and chatted with her.
After leaving the hospital environment and coming to my grandparents' house, I adapted well every year. Maybe it was because I felt a sense of security, and anyone in the family could hold me.
Sister Zhou wanted to make confinement meals for Li Manjun, so the siblings took their niece away when they saw the opportunity. Just watching her sleep made them feel extremely satisfied.
At night, Li Jianjun didn't even want to go back to his old house to sleep, but he was kicked out by Li Lijun.
"I'll sleep with Nian Nian tonight, hahaha." Li Lijun proudly made a face at Li Jianjun with a very arrogant attitude.
Li Jianjun really cried with envy. He reached out to touch Nian Nian's quilt through the door before reluctantly leaving.
The road was dark at night, and there were no street lights from the community to the town. Zhao Yong followed the two of them, drove them to the old house and came back by himself.
Wang Xiaojuan and Li Lijun had already gone into the house and went to sleep. Only the kitchen light was still on, and Sister Zhou was making a midnight snack for Li Manjun.
After returning home, Sister Zhou cooked six meals a day for her. The portions of each meal would not be too large, and she would eat smaller meals more often.
Sister Zhou herself ate with Wang Xiaojuan and others. Wang Xiaojuan ate whatever she wanted without talking too much.
Wang Xiaojuan was upset for a long time when she heard that Li Manjun planned to hire a confinement nanny, feeling that Li Manjun didn't trust her and spent money indiscriminately.
But now, Wang Xiaojuan only feels that having a confinement nanny is so delicious.
Zhao Yong also felt that it was very good to have Sister Zhou. For example, now, when he came back, Sister Zhou gave him a bowl of midnight snack, made of Yangchun noodles, which was so delicious that he ate it all in one go.
Li Manjun's bowl is much smaller, a small bowl, but with a poached egg added.
She was holding a bowl of noodles and eating noodles, while Sister Zhou was holding Nian Nian while she was nursing. This clever little girl would start to cry when she had nothing to eat.
I have experienced this kind of scene in the hospital, and Li Manjun is somewhat used to it.
She found that after becoming a mother, her sense of shame was reduced a lot.
At first she was embarrassed to breastfeed in front of Zhao Yong, but now she can eat noodles and breastfeed her in front of an outsider like Sister Zhou without changing her expression.
After the couple had eaten and drank enough, they saw Zhao Yong standing at the door of the room for a long time. Sister Zhou carried Nian Nian to the living room to burp him.
Zhao Yong walked in. There was no bed for him in this room, because Li Manjun and the child had to stay with Sister Zhou, which would be more convenient for breastfeeding in the middle of the night.
"I have to go to work on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and I'm starting to feel uncomfortable now that I won't be able to see you and Nian Nian." Zhao Yong sat on the edge of the bed, holding his wife's small hand in his big hand and squeezing it, not wanting to leave.
Li Manjun leaned on his shoulder, and she was reluctant to let him go, but she had to comfort him: "It's okay, Sister Zhou and Mom are here, you don't have to worry about me and Nian Nian."
"I feel very sorry for you and Nian Nian." Zhao Yong sighed lightly, "I can't even be around you two to take care of you."
Li Manjun squeezed his rough fingers and said seriously, "You have done a good job."
During the entire pregnancy, he took care of her taste and carefully cooked for her. He was afraid that the food she ate outside would not be nutritious enough, so he personally delivered lunch.
After the child was born, she would do whatever she was asked to do. Her concern for her did not decrease with the arrival of her daughter, but became more than before. This kind of preference and tolerance made her feel extremely at ease.
"The doctor said that I am recovering very well. I think you have a lot of credit because you kept me in a happy mood. When I am in a good mood, my body recovers quickly."
Li Manjun's unstinting praise made Zhao Yong a little doubtful. Is the outstanding man she described really him? Qianqianqiannu
What should I do if he is a little arrogant? My wife praises him!
Li Manjun kissed the corners of his raised lips, lay down, and said, "Good night."
Zhao Yong's smile froze. Are you going to issue an eviction order now?
