Chapter 183: Preparing for a Son-in-Law

Chapter 183: Preparing for a Son-in-Law

The more Wei Pozi talked, the more guilt the mother of the two rambunctious kids felt, her eyes welling up with tears.

She dabbed at her eyes with the sleeve of her robe: "Yes, I need to teach them better... They don’t know that I was also pregnant two years ago. It was in the early months when someone bumped into me, and I lost the baby. I was bedridden for a long time..."

It was the first time Peng Pozi had heard about this, and she was shocked.

No wonder her daughter had reacted so strongly when she heard the two kids had knocked someone down.

The mother of the two naughty children, whose surname was Zhou, finally promised to bring them to apologize the next day. Wei Pozi wasn’t the type to be relentless. She didn’t want to forgive on behalf of her second daughter-in-law, but she responded with a neither light nor heavy "Hmm," and left with Xingxing.

The next day, Zhou indeed brought the two boys to apologize as promised.

Zhou had brought a hen, just as she had said. She made the two boys kneel in front of Bai Xiaofeng’s bed and bow deeply several times, and they spoke words of reflection and self-blame for a long while.

Bai Xiaofeng finally sighed weakly, "Oh," and reluctantly let the two boys off the hook.

After Zhou and the boys left, Bai Xiaofeng’s spirits lifted, and she seemed more energetic.

"Mother, this time we owe it all to Xingxing..." Bai Xiaofeng said to Wei Pozi, "You might find it hard to believe, but when I fell, I was so dazed and in pain that I couldn’t think straight. It was Xingxing who cried beside me and called out to me, and somehow, that gave me the strength to pull through."

Bai Xiaofeng became more and more excited as she described it.

Wei Pozi’s eyes softened: "I’ve said it before, Xingxing is the lucky star of our family. Yesterday, without Xingxing coming back to call for help in time, you and Bang Ge’er would have been in serious trouble."

Speaking of Bang Ge’er, Bai Xiaofeng couldn’t help but look at the sleeping baby beside her.

Although she had hoped for a daughter for several months and was disappointed to give birth to a son, the delivery had been so risky that the distinction between boy and girl didn’t seem so important anymore.

"... Sigh, he looks clear and handsome. How is he just a boy?" Bai Xiaofeng lightly complained, but looking at Bang Ge’er’s sleeping features, she couldn’t help but smile again, "... But he is quite handsome."

"Of course, the children of our old Yujia family are all good-looking," Wei Pozi said with some pride.

After a few more exchanges between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Wei Pozi got up: "I saw someone bring a hen earlier. I’ll ask your elder sister-in-law to prepare a hen soup for you. You had a premature birth; you should consider doing a longer period of rest and recovery, like what people do after giving birth to twins."

Bai Xiaofeng couldn’t help but laugh: "Mother, I don’t think I’ll need such an extended recovery period. I feel much better already and should be able to get up in a few days."

"Just don’t worry about other things and focus on recovering," Wei Pozi insisted, waving her hand, glancing at the sleeping Bang Ge’er, and smiling as she left the room.

Watching Wei Pozi leave, Bai Xiaofeng felt warm inside.

Liu Ge’er and Gui Ge’er, who were studying in town, soon found out that their mom had given birth prematurely to a little brother.

They were very excited and, since it was a day off in a couple of days, they happened to catch Bang Ge’er’s third-day celebration and rushed home to see their new little brother.

On the day of Bang Ge’er’s third-day ceremony, the house was filled with relatives who came to celebrate.

Bai Xiaofeng’s natal family also came in large numbers, occupying a full table.

Peng Pozi, worried that Bai Xiaofeng’s family might cause trouble, had urged her daughter to take the two boys back home the previous day.

After the traditional third-day celebration for Bang Ge’er, Bai Xiaofeng’s younger brother, Bai Chengdong, shared some exciting news.

It turned out that Bai Chengdong’s wife hadn’t come that day because she was also found to be pregnant, and the doctor thinks there’s a good chance she’s carrying twins.

Bai Xiaofeng's complexion improved even more upon hearing this good news.

Twins have always been considered a good omen, and Wei Pozi was very happy to hear it, saying that when the child was born, she would take the second daughter-in-law over to share in the good fortune.

The entire household was filled with joy.

Li Chunhua's side of the family sent congratulatory gifts through Li Donghua. Li Donghua quietly pulled Li Chunhua aside and, with some embarrassment, said, "The family has found a live-in son-in-law for you. The young man is strong and quite good-looking."

Li Chunhua was slightly surprised.

From her sister's tone, she understood that Donghua was interested in the young man.

"What’s the deal with his family?" Li Chunhua asked. "Where do they live? How many people are there? What do they do for a living?"

During the New Year, when she returned to her family's home, she had asked about the match for her sister, who was still being considered at that time.

It hadn't even been two months, and they had already found someone?

Li Chunhua couldn't help but feel some concern. Was it reliable?

Li Donghua's face turned a little red, but she still answered, "...He's from Beimanggou. There are three brothers in his family, and he's the second. They make a living by farming, working two acres of land..."

Li Donghua spoke quietly, and seeing her sister's shyness, Li Chunhua understood. Her sister probably had feelings for the young man.

But this kind of move-in-as-a-live-in-son-in-law situation usually happened when the man's family was very poor.

From her sister's description, Li Chunhua couldn't really tell much.

"Beimanggou..." Li Chunhua remembered that several relatives from the Yu family lived there.

"Alright, I’ll check into it for you. You tell our parents not to rush into any decisions," Li Chunhua instructed her sister.

Since Li Jinna had once tried to arrange a marriage exchange for Li Donghua, Li Donghua trusted her elder sister's family a lot and nodded continuously upon hearing this.

Later that evening, after the relatives had left, Li Chunhua spoke to Wei Pozi about the matter.

Wei Pozi pondered for a moment and nodded. "This is easy to handle. In a couple of days, your second household’s uncle will celebrate his 60th birthday. I’ll bring Xingxing and find out more while we’re there."

And so the matter was settled.

These past two days, Xingxing had been running to the second household's room whenever she had the chance. She had never seen such a tiny baby before and could watch Bang Geer sleep on the kang for hours without getting tired of it.

Fortunately, Xingxing was just a little girl, so Bai Xiaofeng didn’t need to avoid her when breastfeeding. Bai Xiaofeng would joke with her, asking if she wanted to try the other side.

Xingxing's face turned red, shaking her head, her pigtails swinging back and forth.

Bai Xiaofeng couldn't help but laugh.

Ju Geer wasn’t nearly as fascinated as Xingxing. He even thought Bang Geer was too small to run around with him. After visiting Bang Geer, Ju Geer forgot about his newly born brother and spent his days leading a group of kids on adventures through the hills and fields.

On the day of the Yu elder’s birthday, Wei Pozi asked Ju Geer if he wanted to come along. Ju Geer, who was engrossed in "exploring" the village with his friends, flatly refused.

So Wei Pozi and Yu Laotou set off for Beimanggou, taking only Xingxing with them.