After eating, Yan Chen drove his family out in his car.
"Grandpa, grandma, grandparents, shall I take you to the mall first?" Yan Chen said to several elders after driving the car out of the alley.
The elders all nodded "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand" and said that it was just a matter of going to the shopping mall. Today they mainly wanted to know the route from home to the shopping mall and to the nearby vegetable market so that they could buy things when the time comes.
Yan Chen also means the same thing, because after he returns to the company from tomorrow, everything at home, including Xiang Jin, will have to be taken care of by their elders, so the nearest shopping mall and the vegetable market near their home
He still had to take them for a walk first.
Yan Chen drove slowly along the way, just to make it easier for them to remember the route along the way, and Xiang Jin also kept explaining to them what this place was, where it was, what buses were along the way, and what kind of buses there were along the way.
Where is the starting station of the bus, where is the terminal station, and what major bus stations and famous tourist attractions they will pass along the way, etc.
Of course, she also emphatically explained to them how many buses they could catch from the alley in their area, from the bus stops nearby, to the mall, what the bus stops at the mall were called, and the total number of buses along the way.
They were told in great detail how many stations they would go through. Xiang Jin and her grandmother even took out a small notebook and a pen from the small satchel in front of her to take notes.
Grandma Mo smiled when she saw it, "You still brought this?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "I don't have a very good memory, and I don't have a strong sense of direction wherever I go. The so-called good memory is not as good as a bad writing, so I'd better write it down, otherwise it will be bad if I go the wrong way. There is a
With this notebook, I am no longer afraid. If I go somewhere, I will know where to catch which bus and which stop to get off at."
Grandma Mo nodded, "That's true. Then I'll buy a notebook and put it in my bag. I don't have a very good memory."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother nodded, "It's necessary! Xiao Jin, is there a place nearby where you can get a monthly bus pass?"
Grandma Mo said, "Oh, yes, I need to apply for this monthly bus pass. Don't give me cash every time. It's still expensive."
Xiang Jin was immediately dumbfounded. As two grandmothers, she was used to living frugally. Even though the two old ladies now have millions of dollars in wealth, they are still very frugal.
Xiang Jin turned his head and asked Yan Chen, "Where is the place to apply for a bus pass near our home? I usually don't pay much attention to it."
Yan Chen said, "There is an online store near the shopping mall. I will take them there later."
"Oh, okay!" Then Xiang Jin turned around and said to the two grandmothers in the back seat, "Yan Chen said there is one near the shopping mall, and we will go there to handle it later."
"Oh, good!"
The two old ladies responded, and then immediately looked out the car window. Then the two old ladies pointed to each other and chatted at the buildings not far away.
Xiang Jin said, "Yes, you can also pay more attention to some special landmark buildings around you. This is also a good way to remember the way. Every time I go to a strange place, I first look for the most special landmarks around me.
The building also has a special logo, which is the most impressive.”
The two grandmothers said, "Well, yes! We are like this too."
Seeing that the car was about to drive to the large shopping mall closest to their home, Yan Chen said to Xiang Jin, "I parked the car outside, and we walked all the way up from the entrance of the shopping mall, and then from
Walk down from the exit so they can remember the way."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah, sure!"
Yan Chen drove the car to the open space outside the shopping mall and got out of the car one after another, followed by a few people, and then entered the shopping mall together.
Yan Chen asked Xiang Jin again, "We are mainly buying bedding today, right?"
Xiang Jin whispered to him, "I guess we have to buy two sets of clothes for each of them. The winter here is colder than ours. Although they each brought a box of clothes, I guess we have
I didn’t even bring the furs I bought for them, otherwise how could their suitcases contain clothes for all seasons?”
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay!"
So then they went directly to the floor where clothes were sold, and several elders asked, "Are you going to buy clothes?"
Xiang Jin and the others nodded, and Xiang Jin said, "Well, I'll buy you two pairs of clothes..."
As soon as she finished speaking, several elders waved their hands and said no, they all had clothes with them, several sets of them.
Xiang Jin smiled and said, "Buy two of them. The ones you bring must be down jackets and cotton jackets. You don't bring furs. The winter in BJ is colder than where we are, especially since the wind blows often here. You guys
Be sure not to catch a cold, otherwise I, a pregnant woman, will not be able to bear the infection from you," Xiang Jin said this last sentence in a slightly joking tone.
Although she said it as a joke, several elders became cautious after hearing it, so they stopped saying rejection.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "I brought furs, but your grandpa didn't. If you want to buy them, just buy me a down jacket and a sweater later. I only brought a down jacket and a cotton jacket."
, and two cotton-padded jackets. If the weather is always so gloomy with snowflakes falling, I guess those clothes will dry more slowly after washing, so there is no need to buy the others."
Grandma Mo said, "I'll just buy two sets of thermal underwear. I only brought two sets of these. I wore one down jacket and brought two more. I also brought enough sweaters. I can give them to you."
Grandpa bought two sets of coats. I said it was cold in Beijing, and he said, "No, it's the same as in the provincial capital."
Pretty much the same,' so when he came here he packed his luggage according to what he wore in the provincial capital. When he got up this morning, he said it was still a bit cold here. In the provincial capital, he usually just wore cotton-padded clothes and nothing else.
It’s a down jacket, so he only packed cotton jackets when he came back.”
Xiang Jin smiled and said, "Buy, buy, buy, buy them all. I will buy two furs for each of you, two down jackets, and two sets of thermal underwear and two sweaters for each of you."
Several people looked very surprised, and then they all excused themselves by saying that they didn't need so much and could just buy a couple of them.
Xiang Jin knew that they were worried about the money, so he said, "Stop talking, it's settled. Only when you are better can I be better. Is it possible that this thing in my belly is not worth those clothes?"
If you catch a cold by then, it will be easily transmitted to me. I cannot take medicine during pregnancy.
Besides, you are all our closest and dearest relatives. We bought you two pairs of clothes, so why do you need to be so polite and polite? You are too alienated from us.
If we grow old in the future and our children and grandchildren take the initiative to buy us clothes and food, we will be happy to accept it, so that we will not be polite to outsiders."
Several old people laughed, and finally Grandpa Zeng said with the final word, "Okay, then let's do this, buy, buy, buy!"
So everyone went to the fur buying place together and picked out two fur coats and two fur hats for each of the elders. Then they went to the area selling down jackets and picked out two mid-length ones each.
down jackets, and then bought two sweaters and woolen pants for each of them from a store next door. Finally, they bought two sets of thermal underwear for each of them from a place selling thermal underwear. Several people had them.
I carried several bags of clothes.
Of course, except for Xiang Jin and Yan Chen. Because Xiang Jin is pregnant, her family does not let her work hard. She only needs to hold Yan Chen's arm and walk, and Yan Chen's main responsibility is to take good care of Xiang Jin.
, so he held Xiang Jin’s hand throughout the entire shopping mall, and when they needed to pay, he accompanied Xiang Jin to pay.
Their shopping spree was a bit big, and it attracted a lot of people's attention from time to time. In fact, in terms of head count alone, it wasn't a lot, just two sets per person from the inside out, but they couldn't hold back their large family.
Four old men and women were with them, and each of them was carrying several bags in their hands. The battle looked a bit scary.
Yan Chen looked sideways at Xiang Jin and asked, "Are you tired?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's not bad!"
Yan Chen said, "How about I send you back to rest first? I think grandma and grandma are a little tired too?"
Xiang Jin turned sideways and looked at the two old people, and saw that their faces were indeed somewhat tired, so he nodded, "It's okay, there are so many clothes, I guess the car can't hold many beds."
As for the quilts, let’s go back and put them away first.”
Yan Chen nodded, and then said to the elderly people beside him, "Shall we go back and put these things away first?"
Several old people had just heard what they were discussing, so they all nodded in agreement, and then everyone carried their things out of the mall and got in the car to go home.
After returning home, Xiang Jin didn't want to move, and then just sat on the sofa without moving.
Yan Chen asked, "Tired?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah, a little bit."
Yan Chen said, "Then take a good rest. Are you hungry?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "I'm not very hungry."
Yan Chen raised his wrist and glanced at the time, then asked, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"
Xiang Jin asked, "Should we eat at home or go out?"
Yan Chen asked her again, "Do you want to eat at home or go out?"
Xiang Jin said, "I guess my grandparents, as well as my grandparents, are a little tired. Cooking at home will inevitably make them even more tired. Why don't we all rest for a while, and then go out to eat directly later?"
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay! So what do you want to eat for lunch?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's all fine. Let's go to whatever restaurant they want to eat. Anyway, I don't care. As long as we can have one or two lighter dishes."
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay, but how about one or two dishes? Then we can order a few more dishes you like."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay!"
Yan Chen turned on the heater and walked back, bending down slightly and placing his hands on the sofa, "Would you like to go to the bed and lie down for a while?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "No, just sit here for a while."
Yan Chen turned his head and kissed her on the face, "Then I'll go tell them?"
"Yeah," Xiang Jin nodded.
Yan Chen immediately stood up, turned around and walked out of the room.
When he went out, he heard a few elders talking in the kitchen. He walked over and saw that they were already preparing lunch, so he said, "Ajin said that everyone is tired after walking around all morning."
Now, let’s go out to eat at noon.”
Xiang Jin's grandma smiled and said, "You're not tired. Why are you tired? It's just that I was carrying so many clothes in my hands and it was a little heavy. It'll be fine if I put them down this time."
Grandma Mo just smiled and said, "Yes, I'm not tired. I just ate at home. Jin Yatou is pregnant now, so it's better to eat less out. We have all the ingredients at home, and it's quick and easy to cook.
Moreover, the vegetables can be picked directly in the yard.”
His grandfather then smiled and said, "There are four of us, no matter what we do, we can still cook a meal."
Yan Chen nodded, "That's okay, we're just worried that you guys will be tired."
Xiang Jin's grandma smiled again and said, "I'm not tired. What's so tiring about cooking? If you have something to do, just go and do it. Just ask us to do the kitchen work?"
Yan Chen nodded, then turned around and went back to the house.
Xiang Jin saw him and said, "Have you told them everything?"
Yan Chen said, "Let's eat at home for lunch, they are already cooking."
"Ah? So fast, they didn't even take a break? Aren't they tired?" Xiang Jin was a little surprised.
Yan Chen sat next to her, "They said they weren't tired."
Xiang Jin said, "Isn't it strange that I'm not tired? I even feel a little tired. We still walked around for several hours."
Yan Chen took her hand and said, "They thought you wouldn't feel safe eating outside, so they cooked it at home. But it's okay. They can have a good rest in the afternoon."
Xiang Jin nodded, and then asked, "Are we not going out in the afternoon? Haven't we bought quilts yet?"
Yan Chen said, "Let's take the time to prepare when the time comes. There's no need to rush."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay! Then you can have a good rest then."
Yan Chen said, "It doesn't matter to me, I'm not tired!"
After lunch, Xiang Jin felt really sleepy, and after chatting with a few elders for a while, he went back to the house to take a lunch break.
She slept straight away and didn't wake up until after 4:30 in the afternoon. She got up from the bed and found that the room was quiet. She opened the door and walked out, and saw her grandparents pausing.
Picking vegetables in the yard, she called out, "Grandpa, grandma, are you preparing dinner?"
Her grandparents turned their heads, looked at her and said with a smile, "Are you awake?!"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, why are you two the only ones at home? Where are Yan Chen, grandpa and grandma?"
Her grandfather said, "They and Xiaochen went to the mall to choose quilts."
"Are you going to buy a quilt?" Xiang Jin asked, "Didn't Yan Chen say that he would find time to buy it later, so that everyone could have a good rest at home in the afternoon?"
Her grandma said, "We are not tired yet. Taking advantage of Xiaochen's convenience today, we will buy some first. After buying them, we can wash out the bed sheets and quilt covers early, so that it will be a guest at home."
You can also take it out and use it. When we came here, Xiaochen and her aunt said that she would take time to see you when she is done with her busy schedule."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Oh, that's it? But that's okay. He's going to drive today and bring back more. If you go to the mall then, you can bring less. Or we can wait until he goes to the weekend next week.
It’s the same thing when you go shopping in your car!”
Her grandfather said, "There's nothing to gain from this. There are many of us, and there's nothing to do. We can go to the mall at any time and just bring it back."
Her grandma nodded and said, "Yes!"
Xiang Jin asked them, "Do you remember how you walked to the mall?"
Her grandparents nodded, and her grandma said, "I remember, I remember, you talked about it in detail, and you took us for a tour later."
Xiang Jin said, "I only took you to visit the clothing mall above, but I haven't taken you to the daily necessities area at the bottom. The elevators in the daily necessities area are a bit complicated. They don't open in the same direction.
of."
Her grandfather said, "That doesn't mean anything. As long as you know where the mall is, it will be easy. At worst, you may not be familiar with it when you first go there. It will take a little more time. It will be better if you go there a few times."
Xiang Jin nodded, "That's true."
After a while, Yan Chen and his grandparents came back. Seeing that the three of them were holding things in their hands, Xiang Jin hurried over to pick them up, but several people refused to let them go, saying they could just take them.
Xiang Jin asked Yan Chen, "How many quilts and sheets and quilt covers did you buy this afternoon?"
Yan Chen said, "Twelve four-piece sets, six quilts and six quilts."
Xiang Jin asked, "It's equal to six rooms?"
"Well, I'll buy the rest next weekend."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, okay. Even if our family includes your dad, your grandpa, my parents, my brother, my aunt, and your aunt, everyone is here.
Six rooms, maybe.”
"Yes," Yan Chen nodded, "but it's okay to have some extra supplies there. If Han Che and your two classmates and friends come, they will come in handy."
Xiang Jin said, "I haven't told them both yet."
Yan Chen said, "There's no rush. It won't be too late for you to tell them in three months."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah, that's what I mean too."
Then Xiang Jin heard Grandma Mo say to her grandparents, "Her grandparents, go and take out the fish, shrimp and seafood products from the trunk. Don't suffocate in there later."
"Oh, okay!" Her grandparents hurriedly walked towards the car outside.
So Xiang Jin and the others had another seafood dinner in the evening, including her favorite lobster. However, since several elders were not good at cooking seafood, Xiang Jin stood aside and gave them instructions from beginning to end.
They learned about what they cook, including how to handle the ingredients of seafood products, what techniques to pay attention to when cooking, etc.
Fortunately, the elders are all good at cooking, so they can cook everything at once. Even though the ingredients like lobster are cooked at once, the result is not different from what she made, so this dinner is delicious.
Xiang Jin still ate very delicious food.
At night, when the two of them were lying on the bed, Yan Chen asked Xiang Jin, "Is the food tonight delicious?"
Xiang Jin nodded vigorously, "Yeah, delicious, very delicious!"
Yan Chen asked, "Then we will follow this standard every day from now on?"
Xiang Jin said, "I eat so much meat every day, do you want to feed me like your second senior brother or his junior sister?"
Yan Chen looked at her and smiled and said, "Second Senior Brother, does he have a junior sister? Doesn't Second Senior Brother only have one senior brother and one junior brother?"
Xiang Jin slapped her in the face, laughed and cursed, "Disgusting!"
The smile on Yan Chen's lips deepened. He hugged her and said, "You can eat less pork and more fish and shrimp, as well as chicken and duck meat. These are high in protein. Even if you eat more
It’s not easy to gain weight, why can’t we lose weight to our son and daughter?”
Then Xiang Jin stared at him and asked seriously, "Hey, do you want this baby to be a son or a daughter?"
Yan Chen said, "It doesn't matter, as long as you gave birth to me, I like them all, I love them all the same!"
Xiang Jin said, "If I asked you to choose between a son and a daughter, would you rather have a son or a daughter?"
Yan Chen thought for a moment and said, "Son!"
Xiang Jin curled his lips and his face suddenly turned ugly, "If I gave birth to a girl, wouldn't you be very sorry?"
Yan Chen knew that she had misunderstood, so he hugged her and hurriedly explained, "Ajin, you misunderstood me, I don't mean to favor boys over girls.
I wanted the first child to be a brother, and the second child to be a sister, so that the brother would protect the sister. The girl should live a more relaxed life. If the first child was a sister, she would obviously not be a sister.
Now that I feel so relaxed and at ease, I may feel a little stressed when the time comes, and I don’t want my daughter to be so stressed.”
Xiang Jin said, "That's true, but how can life be stress-free? No one is born with everything going smoothly. I hope that our children can grow up healthy and safe, but at the same time, I don't want all of them to be
They are pampered greenhouse flowers. If they are like that, they will not be able to withstand the wind and rain in the future."
Yan Chen said, "Well, I know! No matter what, I will be whatever I am when I am born. I don't mind at all whether it is a son or a daughter. Do you have to believe me on this, Ajin?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah, I know! You can't blame me for having a son and a daughter. It depends on you. What chromosomes you provide will be what is synthesized."
Yan Chen smiled, "Yes! I decided!"
Xiang Jin said, "In fact, many women who have not given birth to sons should not be the ones to be blamed. It is the men in the family who should be blamed. Many people do not know this and have suffered a lot of injustice in vain!"
Yan Chen teased her, "Will you blame me then?"
Xiang Jin said, "I'm not that kind of unreasonable person. Besides, I love all the sons and daughters I gave birth to. They are all my treasures. I won't despise them!"
Yan Chen lifted her chin and kissed her heavily on the lips, "Well, my wife understands justice well."
Xiang Jin looked arrogant and said, "That's right, reading so many books is not in vain!"
Yan Chen hugged her and smiled lowly, then his eyes were precisely positioned on her red lips, and he slowly lowered his head towards her...