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"Phew~ truly three little ancestors," Yan Jinsu smiled warmly, kissing each child gently on the forehead.
As long as the little treasures don’t mind the new bed, that would be really great.
Aside from being a bit crybaby-ish, they are actually quite easy to take care of. [I feel like a real mother now.]
After Yan Jinsu soothed the three little buns to sleep, Wang Chunmei had already hastily eaten her dinner earlier and came over to replace Yan Jinsu, so she could go out and join the family for the reunion dinner.
When it was said that Wang Chunmei had returned, Aunt Wang had also come to help these past two days, knowing that Yan Jinsu had brought people back, Aunt Wang even came over to boil hot water in the morning.
But she went back as soon as it was time to cook lunch, thinking that the family had just come back and would definitely want to be together; she missed her daughter, but not so much that she couldn’t wait a little longer.
Yan Jinsu was aware of this, and after dining with the family, she went back to her room to swap with Wang Chunmei, advising her to go home for the family reunion tonight and come back tomorrow morning.
With Yi’s wife helping out tonight, and several older children taking care of Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi in the front yard, Yan Jinsu only needed to look after the three little buns.
Wang Chunmei was not proud, and happily nodded her head all the while, then went to the front yard to tell her godmother Zhou Xiuhua, and only then did she take the New Year’s gifts Zhou Xiuhua had given her to take home, and walked home in the dark.
Because Yi’s wife had taken the children back to her own parents’ house, Yan Jinsu didn’t really have the heart to ask her to stay and help, it was more about comforting the young girl Wang Chunmei.
Before leaving, Yan Jinsu also stuffed her a big red envelope, on top of her previous salary and the New Year’s bonus. This was an extra bonus that Yan Jinsu gave for the careful attention Wang Chunmei had given to the children.
After sending Wang Chunmei away, fortunately, Sister Tao and Sister Gui were still there.
And the kang bed in her room was indeed very large, able to accommodate five children plus her with plenty of room to spare, so Sister Tao and Sister Gui were also arranged to sleep there.
Yan Jinsu slept in the middle while Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi were taken care of by Sister Tao and Sister Gui, respectively.
She just needed to take good care of the three little buns.
Fortunately, although the three little buns were crybabies, ever since solid food was added during the day, they only needed to drink milk once before going to sleep at night.
Yan Jinsu had originally planned to wean them off breast milk after the New Year, given that they were already seven months old. But with the sudden decision to go back to her hometown, they had to take the train and adapt to a new environment, she was afraid they wouldn’t cope well, so she didn’t wean them off completely.
Now seeing that the three little buns were adapting well, Yan Jinsu felt that once she was done with the Lantern Festival arrangements, she would wean them off breast milk for good.
In fact, from the time they were five months old, their grandma Zhou Xiuhua had specially sun-dried some coix seeds, Euryale seeds, and sweet potatoes to grind into fine flour, and after adding solids, they would only need breast milk when it was time to sleep.
Because of the reduced frequency of breastfeeding, Yan Jinsu’s milk supply was gradually decreasing.
It was only Xiao Shisan who still needed to find Mommy’s milk in order to sleep soundly each time; Xiao Shiyi and Xiao Shier had already adapted to formula.
They could drink it more fully and it tasted better. Yet, Xiao Shisan was the most delicate one, always needing Yan Jinsu to cuddle him closely for him to really sleep soundly.
The next day, Xie Tiesheng invited his nephew, the village chief Xie Jingqiang, to come over, and the family calculated the number of banquet tables to be set up for tomorrow, then prepared the meat and vegetables accordingly.
These purchases were to be made by Xie Jingwei and the newly returned Xie Jinggang, with Zhou Zhenghui conveniently accompanying them, getting the chance to practice being an assistant.
He and Xiaozi had decided to have their wedding banquet on the Lantern Festival, as they had already registered their marriage early. Xie Tiesheng and his wife were not the kind to show off; they were practical rural people who believed true happiness for their child was what mattered.
They simply asked Zhou Zhenghui to invite some family members over for a warm gathering, to act as witnesses.
Zhou Zhenghui then invited his third uncle and his wife, and Zhou Yilang and his wife over. As there was still some time until the Lantern Festival, they would come over two days in advance. After all, with Zhou Yilang and his wife being somewhat local, having them as the witnesses would give the villagers of Qingfeng Village a stronger sense of reality.
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