Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 240: First Meeting with Sui Sui

Qianjin arrived on time as expected and arrived at Chunni's house before lunch.

"Aunt, my home is not far from here, only two miles away, and the scenery along the way is pretty good. How about I take you two on foot?"

Old Master Chu didn't really want to take the truck, but they just happened to have a break in the morning and were full of energy, so he readily agreed.

Walking along the long street, admiring the beautiful flowers and speaking the local accent, although it is a foreign land, I don’t feel out of place. Instead, it has become a part of Guangzhou’s scenery.

The group talked and laughed until they arrived at Qianjin's house unknowingly.

When Mrs. Yang Ersao and her husband heard the sound, they hurried out of the house. Looking at the group of people approaching from afar, they couldn't stop smiling.

"Grandpa and grandma, Mr. Li, Chunni, you are finally here!"

The joy is beyond words.

"Second sister-in-law, is Shaohong sleeping now?"

The lovely image of her little granddaughter Yuxue appeared in Yang Ersao's mind, and her eyes and face were full of smiles. "She just woke up and is drinking milk!"

Chunni took Chu Ci and her grandmother Ma Saozi to the house where Xue Shaohong was.

Xue Shaohong had heard the noisy noise outside a long time ago. When she saw Chunni and the others coming over, she smiled and said, "Grandma, Chunni, you are here! Hurry up and sit down. Sister-in-law, you sit down too. Don't be polite."

Chunni retorted: "Haha, Shaohong, you've made a mistake this time. You have to call this girl aunt. By the way, you've been married to Qianjin for so long, why are you still calling me Chunni? You deserve to call me little aunt. Call me little aunt now."

Xue Shaohong pretended to glare at Chunni fiercely and said, "Humph, I don't care. Qianjin calls Qianjin, and I call mine."

Chunni pretended to be shocked, "Yes, yes, yes, you are a new mother, that's amazing."

Ma's wife had only seen Shaohong when Qianjin got married, and was not familiar with her. She just sat beside them and listened to the two people talking. But Mrs. Chu had lived with Xue Shaohong for quite a while, so she asked with concern: "Shaohong, did you have a smooth birth? Are you feeling unwell now?"

Xue Shaohong smiled brightly, "Oh, giving birth to him cost me half my life. I always thought that I was in good health and giving birth should be smooth! Unexpectedly, that was what I thought. The fact is completely different. It took me a whole day and night to give birth to him, and the pain was excruciating. Strangely, when I saw his small, wrinkled face, I didn't feel any pain all of a sudden. I felt that even if I felt the pain for another day and night, it would be worth it." It had only been a few days since she gave birth, but the maternal radiance of Xue Shaohong was unstoppable.

At this time, Xue Shaohong finished feeding the baby. She held the baby in her arms, let her lie on her mother's shoulder, and gently patted her burp.

After they discussed their own difficult birth experiences for a while, Xue Shaohong finally put the baby on the bed.

Chuchu and Cici were very curious to see the doll that was smaller than themselves. They lay on the edge of the bed and looked at it curiously.

Chunni and her grandmother also gathered around. They saw that the baby's face had already bulged out after being born for about ten days. He had eyes as watery as grapes and a chubby, white and tender face like a freshly peeled egg. He looked adorable no matter how they looked at him.

"Shaohong, your daughter is so ugly!"

There is a custom in Lion Rock to praise the ugliness of newborn babies. The uglier the baby is, the more beautiful he is.

Xue Shaohong didn't know this at first. When Yang Ersao saw the baby's red face for the first time, she kept saying it was ugly. Xue Shaohong, the new mother, was so angry that she almost kicked her parents-in-law out of the house.

Although she didn't think her son was that good-looking, she couldn't let others say what they wanted, especially when those people were the baby's grandparents.

Unexpectedly, her man agreed, "She is indeed ugly."

Xue Shaohong: ...Then he went forward and whispered in her ear why it was so ugly.

Xue Shaohong, whose maternal love was overflowing, smiled until her eyes narrowed. "Really? I think she is very cute, too."

"Has she got a name?" Chunni asked, slapping away Chuchu's evil hand that was about to pinch her sister.

Wait, not sister. Niece!

This generation is a mess.

Speaking of names, Xue Shaohong got angry. "It's been nine days since the baby was born, and that bastard Qianjin hasn't even come up with a name. I wonder if he forgot what he learned in school."

Chunni said she could understand the mother who had just given birth to a baby and had a bad temper. Giving birth not only hurts the mother physically, but also mentally.

Who is born a good mother? It's all learned slowly.

Chunni comforted him, "Don't worry, you can't rush to pick a good name. Let's not talk about the full name, how about a nickname first?"

Xue Shaohong's eyes lit up as she looked out the window. She pointed at the gorgeous bougainvillea outside and said, "Why not call her Sui Sui? She is from Sichuan, but was born in Guangzhou. The Five Immortals rode sheep and gave her rice ears. No matter where she goes in the future, she will remember that Guangzhou is her second home."

Old Mrs. Chu smiled and nodded, "This is a good name. Sui, the millet is scattered, the millet is sparse..." The old lady couldn't stop talking about ancient times.

Chunni promptly took out the gift she had prepared and said to Xue Shaohong: "Hey, this is a bellyband made by grandma herself, and the flowers on it were embroidered by her herself. You can give it to Sui Sui in a few days."

Xue Shaohong took the two bellybands and saw that the stitching was fine and the butterfly-in-love flowers on them were lifelike and vivid. She stared at Mrs. Chu with shining eyes: "Oh, I didn't know grandma had such a skill. It's really worthy of being collected in a museum. What should I do? What should I do? I don't even want to give them to Sui Sui to wear!"

Mrs. Chu was very happy to see that people liked her craftsmanship, but she said modestly: "It's just so-so. It's not as good as before. As long as you like it."

Chunni took out two pairs of small cloth shoes and handed them to Xue Shaohong. "These are the thousand-layer soles made by Ma's wife herself. Ma's skills in making shoes are famous all over Shizishan. They are solid and comfortable."

Xue Shaohong was just showing interest in the little shoes and clothes, so she took the shoes and couldn't stop smiling.

"Thank you, Sanniang. I really like them. Since I was little, I envied those friends who wore cloth shoes made by their mothers, but my mother didn't know how to make them. Now my daughter has these shoes, let others envy her."

Ma's wife waved her hand and said, "It's my own craft. I'm glad you don't mind. These shoes are not made by me alone. Look at the auspicious clouds and bats on the uppers. They were all made by Chu's grandmother."

"Aunt, don't underestimate yourself. These shoes are very well made."

Ma's wife...

What is self-deprecation?

Chunni took out a gold lock and handed it to Xue Shaohong, saying: "This is a gift from my brother Yang Bangming. He is drinking tea downstairs now. It is inconvenient for him to come up. So I have to bring it to you."

Xue Shaohong expressed her understanding and happily took the gold lock.

Finally, Chunni presented her own gift: "A pair of gold bracelets and two sets of clothes."

Chunni said that although the production line has not yet paid back its investment, she is no longer short of money.

"Aunt, Aunt, the meal is ready, please come down and eat!" At this time, a shout came from downstairs.

Just as Qianjin finished calling out to the person, Yang Ersao kicked the door open and came in, holding a tray with rice, chicken soup, and a few side dishes.

"Shaohong, are you hungry? Hurry up, sit up and eat." As he said that, he put the tray on the cabinet beside the bed.

Xue Shaohong called out "Mom" and picked up the chopsticks.

Seeing this, Chunni hurriedly said, "Shaohong, you eat first. We are going downstairs. We will come to see you later."

Xue Shaohong nodded repeatedly.

When she walked out the door, Chunni could still hear the voices of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talking.

Mrs. Yang advised people like this: "Are you very sleepy and tired? Let me tell you, the baby is still young, you don't have to do anything. You just need to eat well, drink well and rest well. When the baby sleeps, you sleep..."

You sleep when the baby is sleeping, so that you can have energy and vitality during the confinement period.

This is probably the least convincing consolation during the confinement period!

You also want your mother-in-law to sleep well during the confinement period!