At night, when the two of them were lying on the bed, Xiang Jin suddenly asked Yan Chen, "Oh, by the way, have you asked Chen Zicong what he thinks about Lin Zi?"
Yan Chen said, "No, what's wrong? Your classmate asked you to inquire? The company is busy recently and I haven't been able to take care of it. Besides, this is a matter between the two of them, so I have no interest in asking."
Xiang Jin hurriedly said, "No, no, it would be best if you didn't ask. I asked Lin Zi, and Lin Zi said that neither she nor Chen Zicong had any intention in that regard.
Chen Zicong wants to stay in BJ for development, while Lin Zi wants to find someone who understands Chinese medicinal materials or pharmacology so that he can help her in her career in the future."
Yan Chen said, "If not, forget it. We are not Yue Lao, so there is no need to force them to get together."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, that's what I think too. Although both of them are excellent, there's nothing we can do about it if they don't call. So it still depends on what each of them wants."
"Well, you're right!"
On the weekend, after Xiang Jin and Yan Chen sent Lin Zi off to the airport, Yan Chen took the initiative to ask Xiang Jin to go shopping with her.
Xiang Jin asked, "Why did you suddenly think of going shopping with me today?"
Yan Chen said, "Didn't you tell me last time that it's time to prepare everything for the baby's birth? I don't have time during normal working hours, and today is the weekend, so let's go shopping."
Xiang Jin thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, what should we buy first today?"
Yan Chen said, "Let's go shopping for clothes today. New clothes need to be ironed and washed several times. Buy them earlier and iron and disinfect them earlier."
Xiang Jin said, "It's only early spring now, and the baby won't be born until August. Isn't it a little early to buy clothes for that time? Besides, summer clothes shouldn't be on the market yet, right?"
Yan Chen said, "Maybe it's not available in other stores, but it should be available in maternal and child stores. I remember grandma and grandma said last time that children's underwear should be made of pure cotton or fine gauze.
Right?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah! But do you know where there is a maternal and infant store?" At this time, maternal and infant stores were not very popular.
Yan Chen said, "They should be available in large shopping malls."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, let's go take a look."
So the two of them chose a large shopping mall to go shopping. Not to mention, the services in the large shopping mall were more comprehensive. Although there were no specialized maternity and baby products stores, there were still some that could be purchased in the mall.
Baby products, such as bottles, milk powder, diapers, toys, as well as baby clothes and blankets.
It's just that these things are sold separately in different places. For example, milk powder is specially placed on the food shelves in the living area, baby clothes and quilts are sold together in children's clothing stores, and diapers are sold together.
It was placed in the same place as the woman's napkin, but the bottle was sold together with the cups and dishes.
It took the two of them some time and asking some shopping mall staff to find a place that sells baby clothes. However, along the way, they also unexpectedly discovered some other places where baby products are sold, so
The two of them bought it along the way.
However, along the way, the two also learned a lot about the needs of newborn babies, such as: what size of diapers should a newborn baby buy, what kind of bottle should be used to drink milk, and what level of milk powder should be drank.
At what stage does he need to change bottles, diapers, and breast milk?
Powder, and the clothes worn by newborn babies are preferably Category A products. There is also a special cleaning solution when cleaning infant clothes, which must be washed separately and cannot be mixed with adult clothes, etc. These are all
What the shopping guide introduced and spread to them was something that neither of them knew about.
Yan Chen pushed a shopping cart, which was full of infant and child products. Except for milk powder, he bought some others, and they bought them in pairs and multiples, such as milk bottles and brushes. They prepared two of them.
We have prepared two boxes of newborn diapers, ten sets of newborn clothes, shoes and socks, four small quilts and four small blankets each.
After the two put the baby products back in the car, Yan Chen pulled Xiang Jin and walked towards the mall again. Xiang Jin asked him, "Do you want to buy anything else?"
Yan Chen said, "I'll buy you two looser clothes." After that, he leaned into her ear and whispered to her, "Honey, your breasts have become a lot bigger recently, and the underwear you used to wear is not suitable."
If you wear it again, you’ll have to change to something larger.”
After he reminded her like this, Xiang Jin suddenly remembered, "Don't tell me that I really forgot." These points made her feel that the underwear she wore before was a bit tight, especially the underwear.
She had buttoned it all the way to the outermost row of hidden buttons, but it still made her chest feel a little uncomfortable. She also planned to buy several sets of underwear suitable for pregnant women.
The corners of Yan Chen's mouth curled up, "It's okay, you forgot, my husband will remember." She has become a lot plumper recently, and she feels a little voluptuous in her arms. He used to be able to control it with one hand, but now she is obviously bigger than before.
A lot.
After the two chose underwear in a lingerie store, the shopping guide introduced them to a radiation-proof maternity wear, saying that their maternity wear was made of silver fiber material, the so-called silver fiber.
Material Maternity Radiation Protection Clothing is maternity clothing with a layer of silver permanently bonded to the surface of the fiber to prevent radiation and protect the baby in the belly.
After looking at Xiang Jin and Yan Chen's clothes, the other party said, "You two must have been sitting next to the computer in the office for a long time. We have electrical products like our computers, phones, TVs, friends' printers, microwave ovens, induction cookers, etc.
It contains radiation to some extent, and you all know that radiation is harmful to the human body, and plays a vital role not only for pregnant mothers, but also for the baby in the belly."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen also know that all electronic products have some radiation, and naturally they also know that the other party is not making nonsense or exaggerating, so Xiang Jin usually minimizes the use of electronic products.
degree.
For example, she rarely uses the computer. When she needs it, she will sit behind her desk and use it. When she doesn't need it, she usually shuts down the computer.
For example, when printing or copying some documents, if it was not urgent, she would wait for Yan Chen to come back in the evening to help her with the operation. If it was more urgent, she would usually call his grandpa or grandpa Zeng to help. They had all been raped by Yan Chen before.
Trained in the use of printers.
Yan Chen asked, "How much does one cost?"
Seeing how easy it was for the two of them to communicate, the salesperson quickly quoted the price and said how much it would cost.
Yan Chen said, "Then take four."
The salesperson had a happy look on his face, and just as he was about to respond, he saw Xiang Jin and said, "If not so much, just two pieces. Two pieces are enough for a change."
The smile on the corner of the salesperson's mouth froze, and then he looked at Yan Chen, "Three pieces. If it doesn't dry quickly after cleaning, you can have another one."
Xiang Jin thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, let's do three."
So she went to choose a few plainer colors.
When I got home, the two grandmas were preparing lunch in the kitchen, and one of the two grandpas was picking vegetables in the yard, and the other was digging holes in the yard to plant vegetables.
Yan Chen opened the trunk and moved things into the house. The two grandfathers saw them from a distance and said, "What did you buy again?"
Xiang Jin said, "Some baby supplies."
Xiang Jin and her grandfather asked, "Did you buy it so early?"
Yan Chen said, "Stock up some when you have time. This will also help you know what has been prepared and what has not been prepared in the future, so you don't have to be in a hurry."
Xiang Jin and her grandfather nodded.
Yan Chen moved the things into the house, and Xiang Jin sat on the sofa to rest.
After lunch, everyone sat in the reception room to rest. Two grandfathers were playing chess. Two grandmothers sat on the sofa next to Xiang Jin and others, knitting sweaters and sweaters for their unborn children. Xiang Jin and Yan Chen sat there and watched.
television.
Grandma Mo asked them while knitting a sweater, "What baby products did you buy today?"
Xiang Jin said, "There are baby bottles, baby bottle brushes, some clothes he wore after he was born, as well as a few small quilts, a few small blankets, and some diapers."
The two grandmas nodded, and Yan Chen stood up and said, "I'm going to get a piece of paper and a pen and make a list of the things we need to prepare so that we don't miss out on buying anything."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, yes, yes," followed by Xiang Jin and asked the two old ladies, "Grandma, grandma, do you know how to make that sleeping bag? I originally wanted to buy it today, but there was actually one in the mall.
Not sold."
"Sleeping bag? What sleeping bag?!" Both grandmothers looked confused.
Xiang Jin explained to them, "In the winter, aren't we afraid that children will catch cold easily under the quilt? So I want to make him a sleeping bag, and then put him in it, like the other three sides.
They are all closed, only the head and shoulders are exposed.
We can fasten it with hidden buckles or tie it with a rope. It should be about this big, so that there is enough space for him to stretch his hands and feet, and he will not be afraid of him hitting the quilt when sleeping. I am afraid that I will sleep too much with Yan Chen.
It’s so familiar that the child didn’t even know it when he hit the quilt in the middle.”
After hearing what she said, the two grandmas nodded one after another, "We understand what you mean. It's like folding a small quilt and then sewing it up all around, leaving the head exposed?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Oh, that's it."
Grandma Mo said, "Oh, this is simple. We will just make a few beds for him when the time comes. But your idea is a good one. Why didn't we think of raising the child like this at the beginning of winter?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "There is a shortage of supplies, and the financial life is also tight. You are thinking about how to feed your family every day, so how can you think about that?"
Grandma Mo also smiled and said, "That's what you said. At that time, our quilts were only about one and a half meters wide. Often two people would lie on the bed, and one person would turn over, and his back would be exposed."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother nodded, "Yes, life was difficult at that time. I couldn't even dream of having such a good life as today."
Grandma Mo said, "Who can think of it? It's better to rely on the leadership of the party."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother were convinced.
Then Grandma Mo said, "At that time, we will have to find a place to buy some cotton."
Grandma Mo said, "Do you know if you can buy it outside?"
Xiang Jin thought, that's right. They usually buy cotton batting directly. I haven't seen anywhere that sells cotton or has elastic batting.
When Yan Chen came back, Xiang Jin asked him, "Do you know where to sell cotton outside?"
Yan Chen asked her, "Why do you want cotton?"
Xiang Jin said, "I want to make two sleeping bags for my child. I'm afraid that the quilt will be snatched away by the two of us when he sleeps with us in the winter, so I want him to be covered with a small quilt alone, so that he can sleep alone."
When the time comes our quilt won’t be able to cover him, and he won’t be exposed to the cold.”
After hearing this, Yan Chen thought for a moment and nodded, "It's a good idea, but I don't know where to buy cotton, but why must I use cotton? Silk can also be used. Then I will make two silk quilts for him.
Well, that one is warm and light."
Xiang Jin asked, "But where can I find silk? BJ doesn't grow mulberry and raise silkworms, so silk is harder to find than cotton."
Yan Chen said to her, "There is no such place as BJ, but there is one in Jiangnan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Have you forgotten that when we were in Suzhou, we passed by the gate of a silk quilt factory? Next week I will
I happen to have a trip to Hangzhou, and I will order several or ten silk quilts there then."
Xiang Jin said, "Be careful of adulteration. I heard that some silks are said to be silk quilts by manufacturers, but in fact they are not genuine silk quilts. They are just covered with silk in the lower layers and the top layers."
The layer is also covered with silk, but the one in the middle is not real silk, but artificial cotton."
Yan Chen said, "Then I will buy some genuine silk and let my grandparents sew it at home."
The two grandmothers nodded, and Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Oh, this is okay. When I was young, one of my best friends worked in the silk reeling factory. At that time, a few of us
When the girls were free, they would go to their farm to watch them reeling silk. Next door was a workshop that made silk quilts. At that time, our silk quilts were sold directly to foreign countries. There were not many people in China who could make silk quilts.
.”
So the matter was settled, and Xiang Jin asked Yan Chen to write it down on the piece of paper.
Then Yan Chen told her, "I may have to stay there for four or five days."
"Huh?!" Xiang Jin asked him, "Is your project difficult?"
Yan Chen said, "It has nothing to do with work. I have to go back to Shanghai then. This time I went over to pick up a few apartments. At the end of last year, the other party called us several times to urge us to go over and pick up the apartments. But at that time, they kept
I didn’t have time, so I told the other party to pick them up during the Chinese New Year.”
"oh."
Yan Chen added, "There is also the house of more than 300 square meters in Lujiazui that you bought before. Didn't you say it would be renovated this year? I have already contacted China Construction Group and will be there by then.
Let’s talk about some details.”
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, go ahead. Where will you live then? There must be a lot of dust at home."
Yan Chen said, "It's okay. I'll just go over and find a part-time worker to clean it up when the time comes."
Xiang Jin asked again, "Will Chen Zicong go?"
Yan Chen said, "He must be going, he is my chief secretary, and there is also a chief designer who is going this time."
"Oh, okay."
Yan Chen said, "When the time comes, let other people in the company send you your work documents. When I come back, I will have someone recruit an assistant for you. If anything happens, let him
The assistant will help you handle it."
"Okay, I also think I need an assistant."
Grandma Xiang Jin asked, "How many square meters does your 300-square-meter house cost?"
Xiang Jin said, "The contract stated that it was 327 square meters, but the actual area was larger than this because it was provided with two balconies and an entrance hall. Each of the two balconies was seven or eight square meters.
, one is fifteen or sixteen square meters, and the entrance hall is also seven or eight square meters."
Grandma Mo said, "Oh, that's still quite big?"
Xiang Jin said, "Well, it's okay. The house is a duplex structure, divided into two floors. The upper floor has more than 100 square meters, and the lower floor has more than 200 square meters. But the upper floor has more than 200 square meters.
There are still more than 100 square meters vacant, so Yan Chen and I plan to fill up the 100-square-meter vacancy above. By then, the upper floor will also be more than 200 square meters, and the lower floor will also be more than 200 square meters. Our home
The house will be bigger.”
Her grandma asked, "How many rooms and bedrooms did that house originally have?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's a big four-bedroom, two on top and two on the bottom. There's another storage room of about ten square meters below and an open study room above, about fifteen or sixteen square meters.
Then there is a kitchen, two bathrooms and two living rooms, a washroom above and a washroom below, and the kitchen and two living rooms are below."
The two grandmothers nodded, and Grandma Mo said, "Then it will take a long time to decorate this house, and it will cost some money."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded, and Xiang Jin said, "It will cost some money."
Grandpa Zeng suddenly interjected, "If you fill up the more than 100 square meters, will the floor of the house look very short?"
Yan Chen said, "No, the floors of that house are very high. The lower floor is four and a half meters high from the upper floor, and the upper floor is also four and a half meters high."
Grandpa Zeng nodded, "Oh, then we can fill it up and increase the area. Then the house will be bigger by then."
Yan Chen said, "There will be six rooms by then. It will be more spacious for you to live there."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Will someone need to be there to keep an eye on me then?"
Yan Chen thought for a moment and then nodded and said, "Okay, let's see if it's Grandpa or Grandpa. You guys can go over there and help us keep an eye on it. Then I'll call Xiao Yang over there in the courtyard to help you."
Let me run errands."
The two old men nodded, and then said that they would discuss it later to see who would pass by. Then Xiang Jin and her grandfather asked, "Should the walls in the house be treated or should they be paved with tiles all the way to the top?"
Yan Chen said, "This time we are using marble."
Xiang Jin added, "That kind of high-grade marble."
Xiang Jin and her grandfather asked, "But we don't know what kind of marble is good?"
Yan Chen said, "You don't have to worry about this. I already contacted the manufacturer at the beginning of last year. When the time comes, just give me a call and they will send it over directly."
Several old people were surprised, "Have they all been booked in advance?"
Yan Chen nodded slightly and said, "Well, this kind of marble must be ordered in advance, otherwise the time will be delayed if it is picked now."
Xiang Jin added, "They are engaged in construction, and they cooperate with many building materials companies with good reputation and quality in the industry."