Chapter 396: Chapter 396: Go Have Your Own to Hold!

Xu Qinghuan hasn’t had much to ask for lately.

Jiang Xingye is quite rowdy every night, so she can’t get up in the morning.

When Zhou Guizhi rushed over to call her, she was still sitting at the dining table nodding her head, with chopsticks in hand, unable to muster up any energy, eyes seemingly glued shut as if by 502 glue, and could be shut with just one chopstick supporting them.

“Qinghuan, your sister-in-law is about to give birth, I’ve invited the midwife over, can you help have a look?” Zhou Guizhi was flustered and seeing Xu Qinghuan put down the chopsticks and get up, she quickly helped to clear the bowls, urging, “Good girl, eat a little first, you haven’t eaten yet.”

Xu Qinghuan picked up a steamed bun, took a couple of bites, and then really had no appetite, so she put it back, “Auntie, I’m not hungry, I’ll eat later.”

Jiang Xingbing was pacing in the courtyard, Jiang Baohua had also returned, squatting at the door smoking dry tobacco.

Dong Sufen was pregnant, already showing, and upon seeing Xu Qinghuan come over, she quickly greeted her, “I said let Sister-in-law give birth at the health center, Sister-in-law said it’s not necessary, she said with you here, she’s not afraid.”

Xu Qinghuan said, “It’s okay, I’ll go in and have a look.”

The room was full of the smell of blood, Xu Qinghuan placed a pill in her mouth to suppress it, standing by watching the midwife operate.

This midwife is Hu Hai’s grandma, a very experienced midwife, currently teaching Tian Jinhua to breathe, this breathing technique can effectively ease the pain of contractions and help gather strength.

The thing most feared during childbirth is exhaustion.

Xu Qinghuan stuffed a Qi Blood Pill into Tian Jinhua’s mouth, “Sis-in-law, don’t be afraid, I’m here, the fetal position is correct, just follow Grandma Hu’s lead.”

She was just there to keep things steady.

Tian Jinhua swallowed the pill and gained strength again, seeing Xu Qinghuan gave her confidence, she cooperated well with Grandma Hu.

Being her third child, it took less than two hours to give birth.

“It’s a girl!” Grandma Hu was a bit embarrassed.

Xu Qinghuan joked, “Girls are great, I love girls.”

She held the cleaned baby in her arms, somewhat reluctant to let go, talking to her, “Do you want to be with Auntie? Auntie’s very fond of you, our little darling looks so beautiful.”

Tian Jinhua indeed felt disappointed, having hoped for a son this time around, it was inevitable.

When Grandma Hu said it was a girl, she teared up, not that she disliked daughters, but felt wronged, thinking she had wished for so long, yet heaven didn’t grant her wish, it hurt.

But seeing how Xu Qinghuan truly adored her daughter, she felt ashamed.

The baby started crying, Xu Qinghuan was a bit startled, Jiang Xinglan picked her up, checked if she was wet, then asked Tian Jinhua, “Is there milk now?”

Tian Jinhua’s chest was a bit swollen, “Let her try nursing.”

With Xu Qinghuan’s pill, Tian Jinhua’s spirits improved, the milk came in, not much yet but enough for the baby.

Jiang Xingbing came in to glance at Tian Jinhua, many people were around, he only timidly tucked in her blanket, “Baby’s good, you’re good too, now I’m relieved, I’ll catch some carp for you to eat.”

“Be careful, avoid deep waters, there’s milk,” Tian Jinhua grabbed his hand.

Jiang Xingbing nodded and went out.

Xu Qinghuan said, “I’ll prepare two sets of medicine later, let Auntie boil them for two days for you to drink, to replenish health.”

“Then I’ll trouble you,” she took out ten yuan from under the pillow to give Xu Qinghuan, “Is it enough?”

Xu Qinghuan laughed, patting her hand, “What are you doing? You just gave birth, I give you medicine and you argue with me?”

Tian Jinhua handed it over to her, “It’s clear cut, if you bring just a chicken to eat, I definitely won’t pay, but you’ll have to accept this.”

Jiang Xinglan also told her to accept, “Although we are family, you guys are the youngest, we haven’t helped you much, can’t always let you spend on us.”

She had been saving money, trying to save up five hundred yuan, to repay Xu Qinghuan for the work money, and wanted to save some to give to Jiang Xingye, for she now lived in Jiang Xingye’s house without charge, intending to buy it.

Dinner was at the Jiang family’s, Jiang Xingye also came over, saw Xu Qinghuan holding the baby, he glanced, “How does she look like this?”

Xu Qinghuan laughed, “What kind?”

“Like a skinned mouse.”

Jiang Xingbing got annoyed, kicked at him, “Talking nonsense, newborns all look like this, you were uglier when you were born.”

Jiang Xingye easily dodged, “Impossible!”

He definitely wouldn’t let Xu Qinghuan have such an impression of him, how could he be that ugly?

Jiang Xingye wanted to hold the baby, Jiang Xingbing didn’t let him, “Want to hold, give birth yourself!”

He held the baby, coaxing, “Don’t listen to your uncle’s nonsense, our third daughter is pretty, prettier than flowers.”

Tian Jinhua said, “Don’t call her the third daughter, call her San Bao, or Nanny, I think Nanny sounds nice, she has Auntie calling her Nanny, let’s call her Nanny.”

Er Ya came over, “Mom, I don’t want to be called Er Ya, it sounds awful. I’m about to go to school, classmates will laugh at me.”

Jiang Xingbing said, “Let your uncle give you names, he picked such a nice name for your sister Lan Yin, let him give you nice names too.”

Xu Qinghuan laughed.

Jiang Xingye lightly pinched her cheek, “You’re laughing, I recognise a few characters, if you won’t help me that’s fine, still you laugh!”

After getting married, Jiang Xingye’s personality changed a lot.

He was no longer distracted with random thoughts, his only goal now was how to earn money, he had a wife and soon a child too, he wanted them to eat well, be well-dressed, and live good lives.

Xu Qinghuan grasped his wrist, thick and tough, with a strong sense of strength.

“After all, graduated from junior high, Lan Yin is a nice name, truly, better at naming than me,” Xu Qinghuan laughed.

Earlier this year, Jiang Xingye went to participate in the junior high graduation exam, aced math, physics, chemistry, and nearly aced language arts, smoothly received his diploma.

Jiang Xingye thought carefully for a long time, named the eldest daughter Jiang Zhiyin, second daughter Jiang Huiyin.

Then taught the two children to write their names.

The eldest daughter had started school, learned easily, the second daughter hadn’t, but the name had many strokes, wrote for ages without managing it, cried claiming Uncle favoured her sister, giving her a difficult name.

Zhou Guizhi gave Grandma Hu a large red envelope, containing five yuan.

Grandma Hu left the Jiang family, everyone asked, “Did Jinhua give birth? What was it?”

“Hopefully not another girl, right?”

Grandma Hu had spent half her life as a midwife, witnessed countless parents who preferred sons over daughters, some had thrown daughters directly into mountain streams or lakes, upon hearing this, “The Jiang family doesn’t mind having daughters, why would you mind?”

“Don’t mind? How much did they give you in the red envelope?”

“Five yuan, isn’t that enough? When your boy was born, you only gave fifty cents, your boy doesn’t compare with the Jiang family’s youngest girl!”

“I didn’t have money, if I had money I’d give fifty!”

Someone nearby laughed, “Worrying too much, afraid the Jiang family won’t have sons, their second daughter-in-law is pregnant, and Jiang Xiaowu just got married, perhaps she’s pregnant too.”

At night, Xu Qinghuan was pressed on the bed, Jiang Xingye’s strong arms propped on either side of her, sweat dripping down, staring at her with dreamy eyes, “Brother didn’t let me hold Nanny today, he bullied me!”

Xu Qinghuan’s hands grasped his muscular shoulders, a bit unable to cope, “Then what do you… like… about it? Ah!”

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