1987: Sleepless Tonight

"I thought you wouldn't agree. You would think I was too pretentious. There are so many things to do after giving birth to a baby." Su Min said excitedly.

"There are no conditions, there is only one house, and you and I both have to work and have no time to take care of the children. When encountering this situation, we can only endure it. But if there are conditions, then there is no need to endure it. Do whatever is comfortable for you, as long as It's fine as long as you don't commit adultery." Lu Hao said, "Actually, you don't have to think of me as being so noble. I'm doing this not only for you but also for my mother."

"After all, the two of them really had a quarrel, or there was something they were really not used to, and they both felt uncomfortable, and I feel bad for them."

It’s difficult to be caught in the middle.

If we can understand each other, be patient with each other, and have hope and can relax, then I am afraid that we will not understand each other, not know how to put ourselves in others' shoes, and not know how to consider practical problems.

Most of the conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, as well as conflicts between husband and wife, actually come from this. Husband and wife cannot be separated, but mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can be far away from each other.

"Then let my mother come over and I'll talk to her." Su Min said, "I'm not used to having a nanny."

"No problem, then call the mother-in-law over. When you tell her, remember to tell her that she will come to help calculate the wages. It will be 500 yuan a month." Lu Hao said.

"Why is the salary counted? My mother definitely won't ask for it, and it's still 500 yuan, so much." Su Min said, "The salary is only a few dozen yuan a month, and I come here to help take care of my daughter. How can I do that?" It costs 500 yuan a month, and it won’t sound good if word spreads about it.”

"It's up to the mother-in-law whether she wants it or not, but we have to give it." Lu Hao said, "According to tradition, it is the mother-in-law who takes care of her daughter-in-law, but the actual situation is that the mother-in-law takes care of her daughter-in-law, which may be embarrassing for both of them. , it’s inconvenient, it would be better to ask my mother-in-law to come and take care of me at this time.”

"But asking the mother-in-law to take care of her is a break from tradition, so she definitely has to give money. If we are an ordinary family and our income is not that high, we can give you 30 to 30 yuan. To put it bluntly, this is no problem, but our income is very high. , I definitely can’t give another 500 yuan, it would be more appropriate to give [-] yuan.”

"This 500 yuan is for respect. It is for asking the mother-in-law to come over and help the son-in-law. It will be nice for her to tell her."

Many times, traditional things are not necessarily good, but if you break the tradition, it may bring some worse effects. If you really want to break the tradition at this time, you must take corresponding measures to minimize the impact. .

Asking the mother-in-law to come over and help take care of the pregnant woman is breaking tradition. Giving 500 yuan is offsetting the impact of breaking tradition.

"Does Mom have any ideas?" Su Min asked.

This mom refers to my mother-in-law.

"No problem, I'll explain it to mom." Lu Hao said, "She will definitely understand. When the baby is born and a little older, let her come over and help take care of it."

The emotions and experiences of all parties must be taken into consideration.

At the end of December, Su Min had stomach pains and redness, and was admitted to the hospital.

It's time to give birth.

There was a row of people standing in the corridor.

Lu Hao, Lu Liexing, Li Jinxiang, Su Xingmin, Wang Guizhi, Su Yumei, Zhang Yongqiang, Su Jiangang, Li Xuan, Su Jin, Nini, the two families, and closer relatives all arrived.

"Why did you go in for so long and there was no movement at all?" Lu Hao put his ear against the door of the delivery room, trying to hear any movement, but there was no movement at all.

He was a little anxious.

He had anticipated the scene during childbirth and thought he would be very calm, but when it came time to do so, he couldn't help but become anxious.

"It's not that fast. It will take at least one or two hours. It will take any longer, four or five hours." Mother-in-law Wang Guizhi said comfortingly, "I have given birth to one child, so there must be nothing wrong with it, and didn't the doctor also do a checkup? ?They are all very good, just wait."

"Yes, don't worry. You are so calm in business, why are you so anxious about this matter?" Su Yumei also said, "Having experience with the first child, the second child will be much smoother."

Lu Hao rubbed his hands and walked back and forth.

People who never panic about anything, even borrowing millions, are now extremely worried.

Su Jin pinched Nini's little face and said, "Nini, you are going to have a sister soon."

"Don't talk nonsense. She hasn't been born yet. How can she be a sister? She must be a brother." Wang Guizhi said immediately.

"Both boys and girls are the same, and a girl like Nini is fine too," Li Jinxiang said.

People of the older generation, whether it is the parents-in-law or the mother-in-law, all hope that the baby will be a boy, but as parents, they can say this directly, but as parents-in-law, they cannot.

Wang Guizhi can scold Su Jin and express his desire for a grandson, but as mother-in-law Li Jinxiang cannot be so direct.

After nearly two hours, the door to the delivery room finally opened.

The doctor came out with a smile on his face and looked at Lu Hao, "Congratulations, Boss Lu, for giving birth to a baby boy. He is white and fat. Both mother and baby are doing very well."

Finally gave birth!

"Can I go in?" Lu Hao asked.

"Okay, the mother is in good condition." The doctor nodded.

Lu Hao rushed in and felt much more at ease when he saw Su Min who was safe.

It was a natural birth and her second child. Su Min recovered quickly and was able to walk on the same day. She was discharged from the hospital three days later.

The air conditioner at home is turned on.

Although it is a bit dry, it is very warm and the room is not that cold. It is more convenient for both the mother and the baby, especially when the baby is changing diapers, it is not so easy to catch cold.

Su Min wore a hat on her head and was wrapped up tightly. The baby was sleeping in the cradle, covered with a quilt, and her eyes were squinted. Li Jinxiang was sitting on the sofa with his hand on the side of the cradle, rocking it gently.

Mother-in-law Wang Guizhi was also there.

Lu Hao came close to the cradle and looked at his son carefully, as if he wanted to see a flower.

"Watching it 800 times a day, isn't it enough?" Su Min said with a smile.

From the moment he entered the hospital, Lu Hao stayed with her most of the time. After giving birth to the baby, it was the same after he returned home. He would have to run back after half a day at most, and the first thing he did after running back was to see the baby.

There was nothing to see while the baby was asleep, but he could squat next to her and watch for half an hour.

"I'm looking at who she looks like." Lu Hao said, "The eyes are big, like yours, but the eyelids are single. This is the same as mine. I don't know if you can grow into double eyelids. You obviously have double eyelids. Why? The eyeballs look like yours, but the eyelids don’t look like yours?”

"When she grows up, she may have double eyelids. That was what Nini had before." Su Min said, "Nini also had single eyelids when she was a child. Later, she had a severe fever. After that time, her eyelids became double eyelids. It’s double.”

Lu Hao stretched out his hand and gently scratched his son's face.