Zhou Meiâs long-standing childlessness was tied to her postnatal confinement period as well as her own anxieties.
âI can tell youâre looking a bit pale. I brought some red dates from home. Take some and eat them later, theyâll replenish your Qi and blood.â Meng Yunhan figured out that she probably hadnât taken care of herself well enough during her confinement period.
If she has another child now and properly goes through her confinement period, her health might just bounce back; otherwise, when she gets older, she may fall ill with postnatal disorders.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Meiâs eyes instantly welled up with tears, âLittle sister, Iâ¦.â
There were some things she just didnât want to discuss with her husband.
Such circumstances remained buried deep in her heart.
âMommy, why are you crying? Did Auntie upset you?â Little Apple instantly asked as she noticed her mother crying.
âMommy just got something in her eye from the wind. Your Auntie didnât upset me. Now apologize to your Auntie,â Zhou Mei softly explained to her daughter, instructing her to apologize.
Little Apple sincerely apologized to Meng Yunhan, âAuntie, Iâm sorry, I just saw my Mom crying.â
Meng Yunhan reached out to pat her head, âAuntie is not mad at you. Youâre a good girl.â
Such a young kid being so considerate â it must be a result of her surroundings.
As it approached lunchtime, Zhou Mei got ready to leave, and Meng Yunhan gave her a large bag of red dates, âSister-in-law, eat a few every day.â
Being a woman is hard, having to endure a few days of bleeding each month.
She remembers, sometimes, when a woman canât conceive, the in-laws would insult her, likening her to a hen that canât lay eggs, not realizing that conceiving a child isnât only the womanâs responsibility, but the manâs too.
As the night fell, Gu the Party Representative came to the door.
âLittle sisters, Xiaoyun, lighten up! You guys arenât going to bed yet, are you?â
In the downtime, Meng Yunhan was always knitting sweaters, for Little Huzi, for Yun Hao.
âTake him away.â Yun Hao directly handed their son Little Huzi to Gu, along with some diapers and a bowl of porridge.
It had been a long time since Gu had held such a soft little child, thus was quite reserved in his movements, fearing he would drop the baby.
Upon seeing Little Huzi being disdained, Gu sighed, wanting to tell Little Huzi: âYou are being shunned by your own father.â
By the time Gu brought Little Huzi back, Zhou Mei had already prepared everything.
Knowing that her baby brother was going to sleep next to her that night, Little Apple was thrilled. She was still wide awake, refusing to sleep even though it was late.
âLittle Huzi, Little Huziâ¦.â
âLower your voice, donât wake up Little Huzi, or heâll chant you awake.â Even as Zhou Mei reminded her daughter, she knew Little Huzi rarely cried and wasnât much of a worry.
She had held Little Huzi quite a few times.
Little Apple quieted down, staring at Little Huzi.
Even though Little Huzi was in a different place, he still slept soundly.
âHere are the diapers, here is the porridge, warm it up when Little Huzi gets hungry and feed him.â
When Little Apple fell asleep, the couple began whispering to each other.
âYou wouldnât believe it, when I went to pick up Little Huzi, I noticed the way Xiaoyun was shunning him. Even as an outsider, I couldnât bear to watch.â
Zhou Mei was familiar with Yun Hao, she could recall that Yun Hao always had the same expression on his face, no matter when she saw him.
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Gu whispered something in Zhou Meiâs ear.
Her face reddened from embarrassment, and she pulled the blanket over her head.
âWife, letâs do it!â
Little Huzi was usually left at Guâs home.
Little Apple was the happiest one of all. During the day, she could go to her auntâs place and eat delicious cakes, and at night, she could sleep with Little Huzi.