Stanley Ho and Tian Zhenzhen chatted for a while, and then started to clean up the house.
Their two families are complicated, and neither of them has any relatives or elders to help them.
If you don’t have parents or relatives, you have to rely on yourself for everything.
Tian Zhenzhen stayed in the hospital for a few days, and Stanley Ho accompanied him throughout the whole process, so the house was not cleaned much. There was a layer of dust on the floor and furniture.
There are also dirty clothes accumulated in the hospital that need to be washed.
The thermos bottles, lunch boxes, wash basins and other items brought to the hospital also need to be cleaned and put away.
We also need to prepare milk soup and confinement meal for the mother...
Ho Hung-tu was so busy that his feet never touched the floor. It was only in the evening that he finished his work.
"Hey, hubby, my incision still hurts a little."
Tian Zhenzhen was lying on the bed, looking at the child and recuperating.
Her complaint was just a casual comment, but it inspired Stanley Ho.
Stanley Ho took out the new mobile phone he bought after receiving his first salary. Well, it was not the latest flip phone with a color screen, but the most common blue screen candy bar model.
The mobile phone is very compact, the price is relatively affordable, and it is not a random brand.
Dibit, a big brand in Taiwan.
In the small county town of 2003, Hong Kong and Taiwan brands are still very popular.
Stanley Ho pressed a series of numbers familiarly, and after a few beeps, the call was connected.
"Hey, is this Aunt Xu? I'm Xiao He, Xiao He from the obstetrics and gynecology ward of the county hospital!"
"Yes, yes, we are discharged from the hospital today and have already arrived home. Has your grandson-in-law given birth? Oh, she is a big fat boy. Congratulations, what a congratulations!"
"I'd say you've always been a lucky one. Look, now you have four generations living under one roof..."
"Well, I have something to ask you. Didn't my wife just have a cesarean section? It's been several days. The doctor said the wound is recovering well, but she still feels pain from the incision."
"Neither my wife nor I understand this. You are well-informed and know a lot. I just want to ask you how to take care of her in this situation!"
"Oh, eating pigeons? Pigeon meat helps the recovery of the incision? Oh, let me tell you, I still have to ask old people like you about this kind of thing!"
"Oh, don't drink too much. If you drink too much pigeon soup, will the breast milk return? Ah? Breast milk will return. What's going on?"
"Oh, that's it! Eating leeks will also restore breast milk? Oh my god, thank you for calling me. My wife usually likes to eat vegetarian dumplings. She even urged me to go to the vegetable market to buy leeks for her just now!"
"Aunt Xu, thank you, thank you so much. Otherwise, we would have really done something stupid!"
"It's just that, no matter how good the milk powder is, it can't be as nutritious as the mother's milk!"
Stanley Ho talked into his cell phone and praised him, and his tone of thanks at the end was extremely sincere.
Aunt Xu on the other side can also feel it through the phone receiver.
Aunt Xu was very pleased. As an old man, she was afraid that she would become useless and be disliked by young people.
Not to mention strangers, even when facing their own flesh and blood, the elderly will become cautious from time to time.
And once people get older, it is easy to become nagging.
Sometimes, my own children can't stand it and find them annoying.
Just like this time, when the eldest grandson returned to his hometown with his wife, he was unexpectedly premature and his son and daughter-in-law were not around. Aunt Xu, a grandmother, went to the hospital to take care of her.
There is a generation gap between Aunt Xu and her daughter-in-law, not to mention the granddaughter-in-law who is another level apart.
Aunt Xu felt that her granddaughter-in-law was too squeamish and always talked about science and civilization.
The brand-new diaper ring and pure cotton gauze she prepared for me are soft and breathable, so good. But others don't like it and insist on spending money to buy diapers.
Oh, by the way, there is also milk powder. Before the baby was born, I spent hundreds of dollars to buy a can of milk powder, and it was said that it was imported from abroad. Breastfeeding is so good, it saves money and is nutritious.
However, the grandson's daughter-in-law thinks that her mother-in-law is too old-fashioned and always talks about "what we did back then" and "I gave birth to six sons and three daughters, as well as more than a dozen grandchildren, and they were all raised like this."
On the surface, the grandson's daughter-in-law neither agrees nor objects, but in her heart she complains wildly: In those days, you still ate chaffy vegetables and endured illness! Why don't you do that now?
There are also diapers and milk powder!
These are expenses, but I didn't spend your money either. Why are you looking so mean all day long?
Aunt Xu and grandson's daughter-in-law looked dissatisfied with each other, and grandson's daughter-in-law was even more angry. Two days after giving birth, the hospital hadn't even left the hospital yet, so she urged her husband to return to the provincial capital.
"Don't show the child, at least wait until the confinement period is over before leaving!" Aunt Xu was really anxious.
But my grandson's daughter-in-law felt that if she continued to live in her hometown, she would be so angry that her mother-in-law would give her back.
The eldest grandson was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma. In the end, he was forced by his wife to rent a van, take the mother and son, who were wrapped tightly, and set off directly from the hospital without eating lunch before returning to the provincial capital.
Aunt Xu looked at the fast-moving van, her face turned black with anger.
Of course, Aunt Xu is not the kind of unreasonable person.
She knew that she might be a bit old-fashioned in her thinking and could not accept the ways of young people.
But she has a good heart for her children, and she truly cares for her grandson-in-law and great-grandson.
No matter how unhappy the grandson's daughter-in-law is, she should be a little more tolerant because she is an elder.
But...
Aunt Xu felt so uncomfortable that she went home from the hospital angrily.
Sitting in the empty living room, she couldn't help but wonder: Is my old lady's behavior really outdated? Even young people don't like it?!
Alas, it seems that I am really old and have become an old loser that my children and grandchildren despise.
Just when she felt lost and self-denial, Stanley Ho called.
"Aunt Xu, thank you, thank you so much. Although this is not appropriate, I just believe in you. If anything happens again in the future, can I still call you?"
You can't see Stanley Ho's expression through the phone, but Aunt Xu still remembers Stanley Ho's young and honest face in the hospital.
Connecting the images in her mind with the sounds, Aunt Xu had no doubt that Stanley Ho really thanked her and felt that she, an old woman, had helped him a lot!
This feeling of being needed, recognized, and even respected is really great.
Aunt Xu originally had a good impression of Stanley Ho, but now she likes this sensible and clever young man even more. She hurriedly said: "Oh, it's not a big deal, I just said a few words casually!"
"Xiao He, if you don't mind my old lady nagging you, you can call me anytime!"
Stanley Ho quickly nodded and bowed. Even if Aunt Xu couldn't see his movements, he would use these movements to give himself a psychological hint.
He really respects Aunt Xu, an enthusiastic old lady.
"Aunt Xu, look at what you said. You have helped me a lot. I am grateful to you before it is too late. How can I dislike you?"
Stanley Ho chatted with the old lady for a quarter of an hour before reluctantly hanging up the phone.
Just after hanging up the phone, Stanley Ho felt slightly distressed when he saw the call time indicated on the screen.
Wow, one minute costs 25 cents, and 17 minutes costs 4 dollars and 25 cents, which is enough for him to buy a pound of pork!
However, this kind of money cannot be saved, but is a necessary investment.
There is more to the investment than phone bills.
Stanley Ho rushed to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and bought the pigeons that Aunt Xu mentioned, as well as pork bones, black-bone chicken, pig trotters, and some fresh vegetables.
When leaving the vegetable market, Stanley Ho bought a watermelon, and then went directly to Aunt Xu's house according to the address Aunt Xu told her.
"...Auntie, I didn't want to disturb you, but I still feel uneasy. Please help me to see if the pigeon I bought is right?"
Ho Hongtu asked sheepishly.
However, Aunt Xu's interest was aroused, and she didn't care about Stanley Ho's rash visit. Instead, she carefully looked through Stanley Ho's vegetable basket: "Yes, the pigeons are quite fresh. By the way, don't put soy sauce when making soup. It will hurt the wound."
It will turn black, just add a little salt."
"Oh, you also bought pig's trotters. By the way, you can go to the Chinese medicine store to buy some Tongcao and stew the pig's trotters with Tongcao. It's the best for producing milk!"
"Oh, Tongcao! Do you just say that to the people at the pharmacy? Hey, Aunt Xu, it's a good thing I came here, otherwise I would have wasted good things again!"
Stanley Ho took note of Aunt Xu's words and thanked her again and again.
Before leaving, Stanley Ho left the watermelon to the old lady, "Auntie, please don't dislike it. I just thought it was too much trouble for you, so -"
Aunt Xu declined a few words, but seeing that Stanley Ho persisted, she did not refuse again.
It’s just a watermelon, and it’s not a valuable thing. Even if it’s later discovered that Stanley Ho has other plans, she, the old lady, can still afford it!
