By the time Cui Zhduan finished painting his sister's portrait, the three days of bathing finally arrived.
Cui Weizhen was not in the house, so nothing happened during the three-day bath. However, Wei Jinyu and Ye Dailin came to the uncle's house to help entertain the male guests, and the female guests were helped by Peng Peng, Xuan Niang and others, which at least reduced Aunt Cui's burden.
As a mother-in-law, Ye Zhenzhen did not have to socialize, but she did not have to worry about close friends such as Chu Ningyan and Mrs. Qin. The intimate conversations with her friends made people feel happy and the time passed in the blink of an eye.
The guests gradually dispersed, and Chu Ningyan stayed behind to talk privately with Ye Zhenzhen.
"Little Baozi and Xiaodouzi have been living well in Jingning. Now they have gradually become familiar with us, and they dare to act coquettishly to us. Now that I think of the way they restrained themselves and observed etiquette before, my heart really aches, and I really regret that I didn't take care of myself.
Listen to your words and take your children with you as soon as possible to cultivate your relationship."
"It's not too late."
Ye Zhenzhen comforted her: "Qiqi and Jin Hui are both sensible children. Don't be too busy and spend more time with them. They will be at peace with you."
Chu Ningyan nodded and asked hesitantly: "It's the Lantern Festival in a few days. Wei Zhen can't come back yet?"
Ye Zhenzhen sighed: "I guess I won't be able to come back until after the first lunar month. I don't know if I can catch the full moon of Little Cotton Jacket."
Little Cotton Jacket is the nickname Ye Zhenzhen gave her daughter.
Chu Ningyan also sighed: "It's not easy for you."
Although she is in Jingning, she also knows that the government and the public are arguing endlessly about Cui Weizhen recently, and it is thankless, and it is him who is talking about it.
Ye Zhenzhen smiled helplessly, so what could she do? Since she had chosen this path, it would be full of thorns and ups and downs. She was mentally prepared and willing to bear all this with him.
Cui Weizhen's letter home just arrived.
He roughly estimated the time and guessed that the child would be born in these days. It should have been delivered in advance, but the messenger was delayed by something on the way, so it was delayed for four days.
Greetings and longings were covered with paper. Ye Zhenzhen did not dare to look at it for fear of feeling uncomfortable, so she could only bury her thoughts deep in her heart. She spread out the rice paper herself and wrote a letter to announce the good news. She personally described her daughter's appearance, and then attached her son's
The painting proves that the father of the child who is far away from home must feel the loveliness of his daughter.
After ten pages of eloquent writing, Ye Zhenzhen still had more to say. In the end, reason prevailed over emotion, and the forced ending, together with the letters written by Aunt Cui and Cui Zhiduan, could fill a small box.
In addition to the clothes and food prepared for him, it was a car full of things. In the end, Zhang San hired an escort to escort him personally.
The days became calm again.
Ye Zhenzhen ignored the storms of the outside world, obediently followed the doctor's advice to take care of her health, and entertained her son and daughter. Her life was simple but full of fun.
The child looks different every day. When the little cotton-padded jacket was born, the red skin was like a memory illusion. Now it is so white and tender that it looks more and more like Ye Zhenzhen, especially those dark and bright almond eyes.
It was carved from the same mold as Ye Zhenzhen, and it was extremely flexible.
This kid not only looks smart, but also has a smart temperament.
Although it is said that having breasts is a mother, the little cotton-padded jacket seems to be born knowing who is her biological mother. As long as she is carried to the delivery room by the wet nurse, she will always stretch out her arms and coo at Ye Zhenzhen to hug her. Then
Her cute appearance really makes people feel loved.
Nurse Hu boasted: "It's true that mother and daughter are connected. Although the little girl can't see yet, she still knows who is her mother. This blood bond is the closest."
Ye Zhenzhen tapped her daughter's sniffing nose and said with a smile: "This is a good nose."
As for why the nose is so sharp, it is not because the little cotton-padded jacket is gifted, but because Ye Zhenzhen secretly breastfed her daughter.
Aunt Cui and Mother Ye strictly refused her to feed her in person, so Ye Zhenzhen could only come secretly. Of course, she did not dare to make fun of her daughter's body. After all, many of her meals now were medicinal. She was under the supervision of Dr. Yu
I asked for Ping An Mai when I came to see her, and only after confirming that there was no problem did I breastfeed my daughter.
When the little cotton-padded jacket's appetite changes, the first person to notice it must be the wet nurse.
Although Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Qian were servants of the Cui family, they also knew that the person in charge of the house now was their wife. Although the wife's move was suspected of stealing jobs, they still turned a blind eye and were very polite.
I didn't go to the two old ladies to report it.
This is one of the important reasons why she can win her daughter's closeness even though she doesn't spend much time with her.
After all, her nutrition is good, her body is healthy, and her milk tastes much better than that of the nanny.
No, the little cotton-padded jacket just lay on top of her and reached out for milk.
Ye Zhenzhen was a little surprised: "What meal is this? When did you feed the milk? Why is the little cotton-padded jacket still hungry?"
Mrs. Hu was a little embarrassed: "The little girl just drank milk two quarters of an hour ago. The slaves were afraid that she would accumulate food and spit out milk, so they didn't feed her more. The little girl has a good appetite, so she must be hungry now."
I just ate half an hour ago...
Ye Zhenzhen was also a little embarrassed. Whose child has such an appetite as hers? No wonder the wet nurse was embarrassed, this child was already a snack foodie.
The clothes at the collar were soon wrinkled by the little cotton-padded jacket. Ye Zhenzhen touched her daughter's stomach and found that there was no accumulated food, so she simply untied the collar to feed her.
As soon as the little cotton-padded jacket smelled the rations, he immediately leaned over excitedly and ate, his eyes narrowed happily.
The way this kid eats is so cute.
Ye Zhenzhen never gets tired of looking at it, even her daughter's tightly clenched fists feel extremely cute.
Just when she was addicted to sucking the baby, Qiu Wu's loud greetings came from outside. Ye Zhenzhen felt excited and immediately handed her daughter to the nanny, quickly arranged her clothes, and skillfully pretended to be calm and playful with her daughter.
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Aunt Cui and Ye Mu walked in and looked at Ye Zhenzhen suspiciously. They always felt that Qiu Wu's maid was a little strange.
"Why is your collar a little messy?"
Ye Zhenzhen looked down, her expression remained unchanged, she arranged her clothes very calmly, and said with a smile: "Isn't that kid from the little cotton-padded jacket doing this? As soon as she got close to me, she started to pull at my clothes to get some milk. I guess she was hungry.
I asked Madam Hu to breastfeed her."
Aunt Cui and Mother Ye turned to look at Mrs. Hu and found that her clothes were indeed a bit messy, as if they had not taken care of them in a hurry, so they believed it.
Aunt Cui's expression softened a little: "Don't blame us for doubting you, it's just that you are a restless child, and I'm afraid that you will lose your sense of proportion."
Ye Zhenzhen nodded obediently and obeyed the instruction, but when the two masters were not paying attention, she gave Mrs. Hu an appreciative look.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly, otherwise it would not have been easy to fool her.
