Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 182 Drawing Lots for Names

Gu Jiu called back to the county town, and when the Lin family learned that Lin Shu had given birth, they immediately bought tickets for the nearest train.

The people who came to the provincial capital this time were Comrade Liu Xiao'e and Mr. and Mrs. Lin Wei.

It was already past ten o'clock when they returned from the train station last night. Liu Xiao'e was afraid of disturbing the Gu family's rest, so she asked Gu Jiu to book two rooms in a guesthouse not far from the compound.

Let them rest in the guesthouse for one night. The next day, Gu Jiu got up early, helped the twins take a bath, and then went to take the three of them back to Gu's house.

Although the Gu family villa was short of rooms, there was still a guest room. Liu Xiao'e and her eldest sister-in-law He Caiyun lived in the guest room, while Lin Wei lived on the third floor, sharing a room with Gu Youhui, sleeping on Gu Youtao's bed.

Wang Suzhen looked at the dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, dried ferns, and several pieces of bacon that Liu Xiaoe brought. "Oh, mother-in-law, you came just like that. Why did you bring so many dried goods? It must have been so heavy to carry all the way here."

Liu Xiao'e said cheerfully, "They are all dried goods from my hometown, not worth much, please don't despise them, mother-in-law."

"These are all delicacies from the mountains. How could I dislike them? My mother-in-law is just being polite."

Wang Suzhen asked the nanny to put away the dry goods and sighed in her heart. Now that the five mothers-in-law have gathered together, only the young daughter-in-law's parents-in-law would send large and small bags of goods to her home every time they visit.

As for other mothers-in-law, it was good enough that they didn't bring his things home. They were reluctant to carry so many things every time they went out.

After chatting for a while and having breakfast, Liu Xiao'e and He Caiyun went upstairs to see Lin Shu and the baby.

"Little sister, your in-laws' house is really big. There are so many rooms on the second floor alone. Your bedroom is also spacious enough."

As soon as she entered the room, He Caiyun was shocked by the space inside the bedroom.

This bedroom in the city is bigger than her bedroom in the countryside. Isn’t it said that the houses that city dwellers live in are all tube-shaped buildings, with more than a dozen people living together in the family?

When Comrade Liu Xiao'e entered the room, her behavior was completely different from He Caiyun's. She first glanced at Lin Shu's complexion, and seeing that she looked good, she turned her attention to the two babies in the crib.

"The one wrapped in blue should be a boy, right?"

Standing in front of the crib, Liu Xiao'e looked left and right, her eyes sweeping across the faces of the two babies, and finally her eyes stopped on the Dabao who had woken up.

Lin Shu smiled and said, "Yes, the blue one is Dabao, and the pink one is Erbao."

"Oh, grandma's darling grandson, he is so beautiful. Look at his big black eyes, so bright."

As soon as Dabao was in her arms, Liu Xiao'e couldn't let him go.

He Caiyun also came over and met Dabao's big black eyes. "Mom, little sister, looking at Dabao's eyes, I know that he will be a smart boy when he grows up. However, he doesn't look like you or your brother-in-law."

"Nonsense." Liu Xiao'e glared at her and looked at Dabao with a smile, "Our Dabao has all the advantages of the couple, but you can't see that. You'd better forget about your eyes."

"Yes, yes, it's my aunt who is short-sighted." He Caiyun was not angry. She took out the gifts prepared for the two children from her pocket and stuffed one into the swaddling clothes of the eldest child and the other into the swaddling clothes of the second child.

She patted the sleeping Erbao and said, "This is a gift from my uncle and aunt. I wish our Dabao and Erbao good health and a long life."

"I was so happy to see my two grandchildren that I forgot I hadn't given them a gift yet."

Liu Xiao'e handed Dabao to He Caiyun to hold. She took out a stack of red envelopes from her pocket and explained to Lin Shu: "Since the provincial capital is far away and it is inconvenient to go back and forth, some relatives at home did not come to see you in person. This is the gift money they asked me to bring."

As she spoke, Liu Xiao'e stuffed a stack of red envelopes into Lin Shu's hands: "Here are gifts from the second brother and his wife, as well as from your third brother, eldest sister, second aunt, and several relatives in the village."

As she spoke, she took out another stack of paper and said, "This is what Jiu Ge'er's brothers and his brothers from the Gu family asked me to bring up."

Lin Shu didn't expect that there were so many people in the county who cared about her. She was touched and said, "Mom, if there is a happy event in the county, please remember to send a gift for me."

"I know, I know. I can't forget this." Liu Xiao'e nodded and said, "Have Xu Ming and the others contacted you?"

"I basically didn't take care of anything during my pregnancy. They should have been in contact with Gu Jiu. What's wrong?" Lin Shu asked.

Liu Xiao'e smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. Xu Ming got married after the New Year, and his wife has been pregnant for more than two months. He heard that you gave birth to twins and he was so jealous."

"Then I'll ask Gu Jiu to find time to send him a phone call to announce the good news." Speaking of Xu Ming, Lin Shu thought of Xu Ting, who always annoyed her in the past, "Mom, is Xu Ming's sister married?"

Liu Xiaoe: "He is married. I heard that he has a stable job, and his unit is better than the power supply station. The brother of the ninth brother, Tang Jianjun, is also dating someone, but I haven't heard when they will get married.

Speaking of which, among this group of young men, only your cousin Zaichun is a little older, and he still hasn’t found a girlfriend. Your second aunt is extremely worried, and she comes to nag me every time she comes to the county town.”

Lin Shu frowned slightly: "Next time the second aunt comes to nag you, you should persuade her to divide the family as soon as possible. Otherwise, with the eldest cousin's wife at home, it will be easy for cousin Zaichun to find a partner, but it will be a bit difficult to start a family."

Liu Xiao'e was also annoyed when she thought of that troublemaker. "Speaking of her, your second aunt is also very annoyed, but your eldest cousin likes her, so she can't do anything about it."

Lin Shu asked, "Did An Fan's family go to the store to cause trouble?"

Liu Xiao'e snorted and replied domineeringly: "An Fan no longer works in my store, how dare he go and make trouble!"

As the mother and daughter were talking, the second baby in the crib woke up. Without thinking twice, she started howling at the top of her lungs.

Both Liu Xiao'e and He Caiyun were shocked.

"Oh my! This Erbao must be a girl. If you don't know her voice, you would think it's Zhang Fei calling the city gate." Liu Xiao'e covered her chest with her hands. She was really frightened by the little girl's howling.

He Caiyun recovered from her initial shock and said with a smile, "With this voice, if anyone dares to bully her when she grows up, they will be beaten up badly."

Lin Shu couldn't help laughing. This girl's voice was indeed amazing to everyone. "She must be hungry."

With the help of Liu Xiao'e and He Caiyun, they washed the little girl's butt and changed her diaper, and then held her to Lin Shu to feed her.

Just as they finished their work, Gu Jiu came in with a piece of paper, folded it, and stuffed it into Erbao's palm.

"Brother Jiu, what are you doing?" Liu Xiao'e asked curiously.

If you put this piece of paper in the child's palm, won't he let it go?

Gu Jiu explained: "Mom, Erbao still doesn't have a name yet. I picked a few and let Erbao draw lots. Whichever one he draws will be used."

As a result, Erbao was quite cooperative. He grabbed the papers with his little hands, and many small notes fell out of his palms, but in the end only one was left.

Gu Jiu took the note, opened it, raised his eyebrows, and showed it to others.

"Xiaolin, Gu Xiaolin." Lin Shu smiled at him and said, "It's a good name. You put a lot of effort into it."