bookbashuk Chapter 208 Naming
Chapter 208 Naming
Just then, Qin Yunzhou came out of the house and overheard everything that had just happened. He pretended not to have heard anything, walked over to the two children, and played with them as they woke up again.
"Grandma, Xiaomei, could you please watch the child for me? I'm going to feed Suisui."
Grandma Qin and Du Mei nodded quickly.
"Yunzhou, go ahead without worry. We'll take care of things here."
"Oh right, that's old hen soup for Sui Sui. She just gave birth, so she needs to eat more to nourish herself."
Sui Sui doesn't have breast milk yet, but maybe if she drinks more nutritious chicken soup, her breast milk will come in.
Qin Yunzhou nodded slightly. "Mm."
He didn't immediately go to get the chicken soup. Instead, he grabbed a handkerchief, soaked it in hot water, wrung it out, and went back inside.
Go back inside.
Xu Sui was still lying in bed.
Qin Yunzhou walked over, took a hot towel, and wiped each of her ten round, white fingers clean, leaving no crevice untouched. He knew Xu Sui loved cleanliness.
After he finished doing all this, he looked at the dirty red undergarment in the laundry basket, his face turned a little unnatural, and his ears turned slightly red.
"This size is no longer suitable. I'll buy you a few more."
However, things that need to be washed still need to be washed clean.
During the day, people will see you, so you can't wash yourself there. You can only secretly find a secluded place to wash yourself at night.
Xu Sui buried her head in the blanket. Thinking about what Qin Yunzhou had done in front of her with her underwear, her face flushed again, and her voice became somewhat awkward.
"No need, I'm hungry, go and get me some food."
The clothes bought from outside are never as close-fitting as those made by herself according to the size. She only wore the previous few clothes because Qin Yunzhou had already bought them and it would be a waste not to wear them.
Qin Yunzhou noticed that Xu Sui was shy, so he couldn't help but clear his throat and smile, "Okay, I'll go and bring your food in right away."
Several heavy snowfalls occurred before the Lunar New Year, a sign of a bountiful harvest. After the Lunar New Year, several spring rains fell, finally bringing hope to the land that had been parched for several years.
Although the crops planted this year are not yet ripe, as long as this trend continues, this year should not be as difficult as in previous years.
He went to the countryside to trade grain for an old hen to nourish Xu Sui.
It takes ten pounds of coarse grains and three yuan to get an old hen.
Moreover, only families in dire need of food and money are willing to exchange meat; otherwise, who would be willing to give away meat these days?
I was hoping to exchange for two more, but unfortunately, after traveling to several brigades in the countryside, I only found one family willing to exchange. The reason they were willing was because their child was going to high school and had to bring their own food rations to the commune's high school.
Soon, a large bowl of chicken soup and chicken rice porridge, still steaming hot and fragrant, was carried into the room by Qin Yunzhou and brought to the bedside.
He picked up a large chicken leg from the bowl and fed it to Xu Sui. "This old hen has been stewed for an hour or two. Here, try it and see how it tastes!"
Xu Sui lowered her head and took a bite of the chicken leg. The chicken was stewed until tender and flavorful, and the aroma made her mouth water. After taking a bite, she felt her whole body warm up.
Her eyebrows curved into a smile, and her eyes brightened. "Mmm, it smells delicious. You should try some too."
I haven't had chicken in a long time, and it was quite delicious when I had it again, especially in this day and age.
Qin Yunzhou didn't eat. He picked up another piece of chicken and placed it in front of Xu Sui. "You eat first. I'll go out to eat after you're done."
Xu Sui smiled and glanced at the man, then lowered her head and bit into the meat he fed her.
As she was eating, she suddenly remembered something else.
"By the way, have you decided on names for the two children?"
The two had actually discussed it beforehand, and decided to name each other Ping An An, with Ping Ping being the older brother and An An being the younger sister.
However, after the two children are born...
Xu Sui felt that it wouldn't work. Although the two names had good meanings, they seemed a bit too ordinary, so she decided to think of another one.
Mentioning the two newborn children, Qin Yunzhou nodded slightly, his expression softening. "The older brother is named Qin Zeyan, and the younger sister is named Qin Zeyao."
"How about the nicknames Yan Yan and Yao Yao?"
He didn't sleep a wink last night and thought about it for a long time before he came up with this idea.
Xu Sui silently recited in her mind: Zeyan, Zeyao, Yanyan, Yaoyao.
It's quite catchy.
"Okay, this one will do."
The two stayed quietly in the room for a while.
Qin Yunzhou has a train ticket for the afternoon of the day after tomorrow; he has to go back to his unit.
It's true that the two of them had only just broken through the barrier between their feelings for each other, and now they had to separate again. They were both a little reluctant to part, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Now that they have children, they, as parents, have to work even harder to give their children a better future.
Especially since Qin Yunzhou started tutoring his brother-in-law, he no longer dared to place all his hopes for changing his fate on his children. What if the two children were like his brother-in-law, so difficult to teach no matter what he did? That would be terrible.
Therefore, instead of relying on two children, it's better to rely on yourself as the father and work hard while you're still young.
After feeding her, Qin Yunzhou put down his chopsticks, took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe Xu Sui's mouth, then took out his bankbook from the cabinet, took Xu Sui's hand, and placed it in her palm.
"This is pretty much all my savings right now. You have two children with you, and you'll be going to university in Beijing in the future. There will be many expenses. Take this money. If it's not enough, just let me know."
His monthly allowance is quite substantial, several times that of an average worker, plus additional subsidies for future assignments.
That should be enough to support her and her two children.
He doesn't spend much money in the army.
Xu Sui looked at the passbook in her hand, opened it and flipped through it. She thought it was only a few hundred yuan.
After all, Qin Yunzhou gave her 600 yuan when they got their marriage certificate. Later, he spent another 400 or 500 yuan on a watch, and there were some other miscellaneous things that cost quite a bit. In total, he spent about 1,000 yuan.
Unexpectedly, when I opened it, there was more than 1,300 yuan inside.
She paused slightly, then subconsciously looked up at Qin Yunzhou. "You still have so many?"
Including what I spent before, the total is over two thousand.
In this day and age, let alone more than two thousand, even a few hundred yuan is a considerable sum.
Qin Yunzhou nodded. "That should be enough for you to support your two children and finish their studies in Beijing for the next few years."
In Beijing, he has a small courtyard near the university, so he doesn't have to pay extra rent. The rest is his monthly salary for Xiaomei, the daily expenses for the two children, and her university tuition.
A little over 1,300 yuan should be enough for several years.
"When I return to my unit, I will send most of my monthly allowance to you and your two children. You don't need to worry about the money."