Chapter 542: Is This Allowed?
Chapter 542: Is This Allowed?
Jiang Dong spent the morning at his brother-in-law's house, holding his nephew. Each time it was his turn, he would rock the baby to sleep.
Even on their way to the restaurant for lunch, he held the baby, his arms never tiring.
"You're thinking too much. She loves anyone who holds her, she's not picky. Don't believe me? You can try giving her to someone else later."
Jiang Dong was speechless.
Hmph, he didn't believe that!
The baby must love her little uncle the most!
Now, with three children, the time it took to rock his niece to sleep was always longer than that of her two brothers.
The daughter had started to become a bit clingy.
Jiang Xia carried her younger brother as they entered the restaurant, while Jiang Dong walked alongside.
The older brother was in Zhou Mu's embrace.
Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Fu had arrived at the restaurant early to receive guests, leaving the car for Jiang Xia to drive over.
Seeing Jiang Dong and Jiang Xia approach, Jiang Fu hurriedly walked over, reaching out his hand from a distance.
Jiang Dong turned to avoid him, "Dad, I haven't had enough of holding her!"
Jiang Fu glanced at his overly sentimental son. He was worried that his daughter's arms would get tired from holding the baby for too long, but would a strong man like him really get tired from holding a child?
"You can take care of the baby today, but be careful not to bump her into the table during lunch."
Jiang Dong didn't know how troublesome it was to hold a baby while eating, but he readily agreed, "How could I? Am I that careless? Baby, rest assured in Uncle's arms."
Jiang Fu smiled and reached for the eldest grandson in Jiang Xia's arms, "Brother, let Grandpa hold you."
Although Jiang Fu felt that all three grandchildren looked like Jiang Xia, he could still recognize each of them at a glance.
Jiang Xia handed over the eldest grandson, "Where's Mom?"
Jiang Fu: "She just went to the restroom."
Soon, Jiang Mu also arrived. Seeing Jiang Dong, she asked, "Did you go to your sister's house as soon as you got back?"
Jiang Dong: "Yes! I went to see the babies and also brought the college admission notice for my sister."
Jiang Mu was reaching out to play with her granddaughter when she heard this and paused, "What college admission notice?"
"Q University!"
Jiang Mu blurted out, "How did you get the admission notice?"
Didn't they mail it?
Jiang Fu explained, "Jiang Dong was planning to come back, so I asked him to pick up Xiaxia's admission notice from Q University and bring it back. This way, we avoid the risk of it getting lost in the mail."
Jiang Mu was speechless.
Is this allowed?
At this moment, Zhang Zheng walked over to see the triplets and handed each of them a red envelope. With each envelope, he held the child's little hand and said with a smile, "Your godfather is giving you a red envelope, little one. Be a good and obedient child, and grow up quickly."
Jiang Fu and Jiang Dong were both holding children and talking to Zhang Rong. Jiang Mu also exchanged a few polite words before returning to the dining table and sitting down. She picked up her water cup and took a big sip.
Gao Jie turned to look at Zhou Chenglei.
"..."
Zhou Chenglei: "No need."
Gao Jie asked again, "Did you get a re-examination with Director Lin?"
Jiang Xia turned to Zhou Chenglei, "What re-examination? For your ears?"
Zhou Chenglei mumbled, "Yeah."
He knew there was no issue, so there was no need for a re-check.
Jiang Xia asked, "What did the doctor say? When did you go for the re-check? I didn't even know about it."
Zhou Chenglei: "After your college entrance exam."
Jiang Xia guessed it was around that time.
After her exam, the weather forecast had predicted a typhoon in a few days.
Zhou Chenglei had spent several days at sea, checking the net cages and preparing for the typhoon. He also arranged for the on-duty staff to return to the city and not stay on the island.
After the typhoon, he went out to sea for another two days.
Sometimes, he also had to go to the factory's construction site to check on the progress, a task usually handled by Zhou Chengxin and Zhou Chengsen.
It was probably during that time that he managed to squeeze in the re-check.
Gao Jie smiled and urged them, "Alright, if there's no problem, you should go home! Bring the baby to see me again next month."
After returning home from the hospital, they packed their things and headed back to the village.
It was only around 4 pm when they arrived back in the village.
Although they had been away for a month, the house was clean, thanks to Zhou Chengsen, Zhou Zhou, and Zhou Ying keeping it tidy.
Zhou Chengsen had also cleaned the second floor, and he let the two children tidy up the master bedroom.
At school, there were labor classes, and Zhou Zhou was used to doing household chores like cleaning and dusting.
Yingying wasn't as capable as Zhou Zhou, but she was a quick learner.
All Zhou Chenglei had to do was change the sheets and blankets.
The next day, Jiang Xia officially ended her postpartum confinement.
Today, they hosted a few tables of guests in the village.
Only relatives from the same courtyard were invited, but even some of Jiang Xia's mother's family came.
Zhou Chengxin and his wife, along with Zhou Chengsen, took care of purchasing everything needed for the feast.
Zhou Guodong was in charge of the cooking, as Dong Shu couldn't handle heavy work anymore.
Dong Shen, Da Nainai, He Xinguan, Tian Caifua, Er Shu Po, and others helped with washing vegetables and assisting in the kitchen.
Although it was just a few tables, the day was filled with excitement and busyness.
The triplets received many red envelopes, and the lively atmosphere didn't affect their appetite.
Many women wanted to hold the triplets to share in the joy, but unfortunately, the children were sound asleep.
Especially the newly married wives who hadn't conceived yet, they all wanted to hold the triplets, but since the children were sleeping soundly in the bedroom, no one dared to wake them up.
The Zhou family was bustling with guests, and even those who weren't invited came to see the triplets.
The neighboring courtyard was also lively.
Wenwan's daughter was easily startled by noises and would wake up at the slightest sound.
As a result, she had to be held all day, and if she was put down, she would cry!
Wenwan was exasperated. The day before, she had returned to school to check her exam results, which were worse than she had expected. There was no chance of getting into Capital University, and she wasn't sure about her second choice either.
She was already in a bad mood, and with the noise from next door and her crying daughter, she had been holding the baby all day until her arms were sore. She couldn't help but snap, "If you cry again, I'll throw you away!"
Wenwan was so annoyed that she put the child on the bed and didn't bother to pick her up again.
But the child cried even louder!
Zhou Guohua had just returned from the sea and rushed upstairs, "Why is Qiu Yi crying so loudly?"
"It's because of the noise next door! Go ask them when they'll finish? They've been making noise all day!"
Zhou Guohua: "..."
"That's not right. Every family has occasions to celebrate. We held a full-month celebration the other day, and no one complained!"
Asking others to keep quiet during their celebrations would make you an enemy of the entire village!
"Then go and soothe your daughter! I'm exhausted!"
"Alright, I'll do it."
Wenwan laid down on the bed, thinking about Jiang Xia's exam results.
She had studied diligently, but Jiang Xia had been busy making dried fish, so it was unlikely that she could have done better than Wenwan.
She wondered when the college admission notice would arrive.
(End of Chapter)
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