"Hong Kong? Kong will come to my house and take a basket of fruit back. Ouyang brought it to you." Xiang Jin and the others had lunch at her mother's place and then drove directly back to the provincial capital. When they were about to arrive home, Yan
Chen took out his cell phone and called Han Che.
Han Che said, "Let's discuss something with someone outside. I'll come over to your place later."
"good!"
Xiang Jin asked, "Should we send aunt's basket to them, or should we call her and ask her to come and get it herself?"
Yan Chen said, "Let's make dinner for her. When the time comes, let her come over for dinner and then take her back with her."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Oh, okay!"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Then we have to go to the mall to buy some food."
Xiang Jin asked, "What do I need to buy? Didn't we bring some vegetables back from the melon orchard today?"
Her grandma said, "If you invite your aunt and the others to come to our house for dinner, you still have to buy a fish. Then we should invite the two Xiao Chens to come over for dinner. Maybe Han Che will also have dinner at our house."
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Xiang Jin said to Yan Chen, "Then let's go to the mall?"
Yan Chen nodded slightly, "Okay!"
In the mall, they not only bought shrimps, but also shrimps, which are crayfish.
"I didn't expect to encounter this thing unexpectedly today," Xiang Jin couldn't help laughing when she saw the big bag of crayfish in Yan Chen's hand.
Yan Chen said, "Indeed!"
Xiang Jin said, "You haven't eaten for a long time, right? I will come and cook it for you tonight so that you can have a good meal."
The corners of Yan Chen's lips curled up, "Then it's hard work for our Mrs. Yan?"
Xiang Jin waved his hand, "Oh, it's not hard, it's not hard. I'm always full of enthusiasm when it comes to cooking."
Xiang Jin and her grandparents laughed.
Xiang Jin came closer to Yan Chen and said, "Besides, I haven't eaten in a long time. I'm so greedy. Ever since I was pregnant with Xibao, my diet has always been light. I haven't eaten in a long time like this."
Spicy crayfish and hot pot are also available.”
Yan Chen said, "Then let's go have a hot pot meal tomorrow?"
Xiang Jin waved his hand, "It's better to wait until Xibao's breast milk is weaned, otherwise when I eat comfortably, Xibao will suffer." Although the little guy is eating now, he won't
No matter how much I reject milk powder, I still have to drink breast milk several times a day.
If she wants to eat hot pot, she has to wait until Xibao is completely weaned.
Yan Chen didn't say anything anymore, it was true.
Xiang Jin's grandmother said, "Xi Bao is eating now and drinking milk powder. You can stop breastfeeding him. In this way, after returning to the bj, Xi Bao will sleep with us at night. He will be able to sleep like this for a while.
You should stop arguing about drinking breast milk. When the time comes, you can just replace it with milk powder, and Xiaojin, you can go to work in the company."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, listen to grandma."
After getting in the car, Xiang Jin took out his mobile phone and first called Yan Chen and his aunt Yan Shu, then called Chen Ran and asked Chen Ran to inform Chen Zicong that they would come to their house for dinner together in the evening.
I took some cherries back to eat on the way.
After returning home, Yan Chen went directly back to the study to handle his work. After Xiang Jin helped her grandparents place the fruits, vegetables and ingredients, she said to the two old people, "Grandpa and grandma, you guys
Take care of Xi Bao, and I'll go and deal with some work matters for a while. It's half past two now, and we'll start preparing dinner at half past four."
"Oh, okay, go, go, go and do your business. Let's take care of Xibao. I see that he seems to want to sleep. We will take a lunch break with him later," her grandparents ordered.
Her grandmother nodded and said.
Xiang Jin immediately went to the study room.
Xiang Jin didn't have a lot of work today, mainly dealing with a few emails and approving a few documents, so she didn't have much time to do, and she came out of the study before half past four.
After coming out of the study, she went to the kitchen to wash some cherries and blueberries, brought out a plate for Yan Chen, "Take a rest first and eat some fruit."
"Okay," Yan Chen stopped what he was doing, then pulled her onto his lap and sat down, "Would you like to eat with me here?"
Xiang Jin picked up a blueberry and put it into his mouth, "The blueberry this time is good, big and sweet. Try it!"
Yan Chen nodded after eating, "Well, it's really good."
Xiang Jin said, "People who often face computers should eat more fruits rich in anthocyanins and vitamins such as blueberries and cherries. I plan to give Xibao some medicine when he wakes up later."
Let’s drink some fruit juice.”
"Well, okay, don't you want to eat?"
Xiang Jin said, "I also have a plate there. It's outside. Just wait, and I'll bring it in and eat it with you."
Yan Chen picked up the toothpick and gave her one, "Go get it after you finish eating."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay!"
When Xiang Jin and her grandparents came out of the room holding Xi Bao, they saw Xiang Jin making juice in the kitchen. Her grandma walked in and said, "For Xi Bao?"
"Well, I've also given you some injections. It's better for you to eat them hot at this time. We'll heat them up a little later."
Her grandma nodded, "Oh, okay!" Then she began to roll up her sleeves and prepare to clean the crayfish soaked in the sink.
Xiang Jin said, "Wait a moment, wait until you drink the juice, don't rush it now, I will make it with you later."
Her grandma hesitated for a moment and then nodded, "Okay, then I'll bring out two cups, and then I'll clean and iron Xibao's small bowl for him."
"Can!"
When the little guy saw his mother making juice, he was immediately excited. Because their bj's house also had a juicer, and Xiang Jin often made juice for him at home, so the little guy was interested in the sound of the juicer.
It sounded so familiar to him that he knew his mother was getting him something to drink again, so he danced happily in his great-grandfather's arms.
Xiang Jin, her grandparents each poured a cup, and then poured more than half of the bowl for the little guy in his special small glass bowl, and then put it in the microwave to heat them for half a minute.
When Xiang Jin came out, the little guy fluttered towards her excitedly, "Mom, mom..."
"Oh, I got it, here you go, let your grandpa Zeng put you on the sofa, and mom will feed you right now," Xiang Jin responded warmly, and then said to her grandpa, "Grandpa
, please put him down, and drink the fruit too, don’t let it cool down later.”
Xiang Jin's grandfather saw her grandmother coming out with two glasses of juice, and then responded, "Oh, okay!"
The old man put the little guy on the sofa, and the little guy looked at her with bright eyes. Xiang Jin sat down on the sofa, then picked up a small spoon and fed the little guy a spoonful. After the little guy drank it, he squeezed it with both hands.
He was waving his fists at his side, his expression was extremely joyful.
"Does it taste good?" Xiang Jin fed him another spoonful.
The little guy smiled happily.
After finishing the bowl, the little guy didn't realize it. He looked at Xiang Jin longingly and pushed her, meaning to ask her to get him some more, but he still wanted to drink.
Xiang Jin shook her head at him, "No more. Xibao has enough for today. Can we drink it tomorrow?" Then she gave him some toys on the coffee table, "Come on, Xibao."
, let’s play with toys for a while, okay?”
The little guy saw the little dolphin toy that Han Che bought for him, so he reached out to pick it up. It seemed that he liked the toy very much, so Xiang Jin played with him for a while.
Just when Xiang Jin and the others were halfway through the meal, Chen Ran and Chen Zicong came one after another. Chen Ran came into the kitchen and said, "Grandma Qiao, is there anything I can do?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother looked over at the stove, "What's there? It seems like there's nothing to do. We've already done it."
Xiang Jin said, "You can peel some more garlic for us. We will use it when we make scallops and crayfish later. I peeled some garlic before and use it now. It doesn't seem to be enough."
"Oh, okay!" Chen Ran responded immediately.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother handed her a small dustpan of garlic, then took a bowl for her and said, "Put it in here."
"Oh, good!"
At around six o'clock, Yan Chen's aunt Yan Shu came. As soon as she entered the door, she smelled a strong aroma of food, "Wow, what delicious food did you make? It's so fragrant?!"
After Chen Ran greeted her, he said, "Mr. Xiang made spicy crayfish, and other dishes are also being made."
Yan Chen and his aunt Yan Shu asked, "Is Girl Jin in charge of the kitchen tonight?"
Chen Ran nodded, "Yeah!"
Yan Chen and her aunt nodded, "Girl Jin's cooking skills are really impressive, she's amazing!"
Chen Ran nodded in agreement, and the two of them went to the living room together. After Yan Chen and her aunt said hello to Xiang Jin and her grandparents, she then turned her attention to Chen Zicong, who was sitting on the sofa with her.
Xibao, who was playing with toys, said, "Xibao, let's see what my aunt brought you." As she said that, she took out a packaging box from behind.
Xibao heard someone calling him, and then he raised his head. When he saw the thing in Yan Shu's hand, he didn't show much excitement, but just looked at her hand steadily.
That thing in there.
Yan Shu approached, opened the box, and took out the contents. Everyone saw that it was a stuffed rabbit with long ears. She handed the stuffed rabbit to Xi Bao, who held it in her hand.
He glanced at it twice, then threw it aside and continued playing with the toys he was playing with before.
Yan Shu was surprised, "Xi Bao doesn't like this toy that my aunt bought?"
Xibao ignored her and continued to play with himself.
Everyone else laughed.
Chen Zicong joked, "Aunt Yan, the toy you bought is a toy that girls like to play with. Xibao is a boy, and the toys that boys like to play with are toys that challenge the mind."
Yan Chen and his aunt said, "How old is Xi Bao? How does he know what boys and girls are like?"
Chen Zicong said, "Xi Bao is still young and doesn't understand that, but it doesn't affect his preferences. How about you try buying him a toy with strong boy preferences next time?"
Yan Shu nodded, "Okay, I'll buy something else for him next time." She straightened up and said, "I'll go to the kitchen and have a look."
"Girl Jin, are you busy?" Yan Shu walked to the kitchen door and shouted to Xiang Jin inside.
Xiang Jin turned around and said, "Auntie, are you here? You're busy, there's nothing to do. The materials are all ready, just do it."
Yan Shu walked into the kitchen and saw the two large pots of fragrant spicy crayfish. She was immediately surprised, "Hey, why did you make so many crayfish?"
Xiang Jin said, "When I came back today, I stopped by the mall and saw that this was sold in the mall. There were many people at night, and Yan Chen also liked eating this. We hadn't eaten this for a long time, so we bought two
Come back with more than ten kilograms, and let everyone eat enough when the time comes."
Their aunt said, "Our girl Jin is capable. Look, you have cooked so many delicious dishes by yourself. Anyway, I don't have the ability to cook so many delicious dishes at once."
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Xiang Jin said, "Where can I do it? I haven't cooked for a long time. Usually my grandparents and grandparents are doing it. Today, my grandparents are tired after riding in the car for so many hours."
, and then I will make dinner to make them relax."
Yan Chen and her aunt nodded, and then asked, "Do you want me to take them out now? Do you think so many dishes take up space on this stove?"
Xiang Jin glanced at it and said, "Let's take it out later. There's a lot of space outside, so the food will get cold very quickly. The space in the kitchen is small, and it's warmer inside, so the food will get colder slowly."
I just have two more dishes here. Oh, aunt, please help me call grandma in and ask her to scoop out Xibao's rice for him to eat first, otherwise he will ask for it again when we eat it.
Fight."
Yan Shu said, "Come and scoop it for him. He usually has his own small bowl, right?"
"Oh, yes! His small bowl and small spoon are in that cabinet. You can see it when you pull it open."
Yan Shu went to the faucet and washed her hands, then opened the door of the cupboard, took out the little guy's small bowl and small spoon, washed them, and then scalded his small bowl and small spoon with boiling water.
"Which pot is his rice in?"
"Over there, in that ceramic jar."
Yan Shu walked over and opened the ceramic jar, "What is this cooking for him? Shrimp porridge?!"
"Ah, in the morning his great-grandma cooked him vegetable porridge and then steamed an egg custard. At noon, he had carrot and minced meat porridge. When we were shopping at the mall, we bought some prawns, so we
I made two and slaughtered them into minced meat and cooked them in porridge for him to increase the calcium in his body."
Yan Shu nodded, "That's right, give him a different meal, otherwise the child will keep eating the same food and he will get tired of it over time."
"Well, yes!"
Yan Shu filled the rice and went out to feed Xi Bao, while Xiang Jin continued to cook in the kitchen. After Xi Bao was fed, they began to prepare to serve the meal.
Her grandma asked Yan Chen, "Do you want to call Han Che?"
Yan Chen said, "No, I haven't been here for so long. I guess I'm still delayed because of something."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother nodded, and then everyone pulled out their stools and sat down. Chen Zicong looked at the dishes on the table and sighed, "Wow, it's so rich, boss lady, thank you for your hard work!"
Xiang Jin smiled and said, "No hard work, you all have to work harder tonight. You have to use your full fighting power to finish off this table of dishes."
Everyone just laughed.
Just when they were using their chopsticks, someone knocked on the door of Xiang Jin's house. Chen Zicong got up and opened the door.
"Mr. Han?!"
Han Che nodded slightly to him, then entered the room, "Hey, did you have a sumptuous dinner?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother greeted him, "Boy Han, have you eaten? If not, come over and eat together?"
Han Che said, "I haven't eaten yet, Grandma Qiao. It seems that I came at the right time today!"
Yan Chen said, "Go to the kitchen and get the dishes and chopsticks."
"Okay!"
Xibao stared at him and greeted him with "Ahhh".
Han Che's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw him, and he turned the direction of his steps. He walked over and took the little guy out of his stroller. He was so curious that he said, "Son, have you eaten yet?"
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The little guy looked at him and said, "Eat, eat!"
Han Che asked him, "Have you already eaten or do you want to eat?" After saying that, he hugged him and turned him sideways, and then asked them to face the direction of the dining table.
Xiang Jin said, "He has already eaten. Come over and eat quickly."
Chen Ran got the bowls and chopsticks and called him, "Mr. Han, I've brought your bowls and chopsticks for you."
"Oh, okay, thank you!"
Han Che put the little one back on his stroller, "Xibao, you can play with yourself first. Your godfather is going to have dinner. He will come back to play with you later.
Okay?" After saying that, he picked up a toy from the little guy's cart and handed it to him. The little guy took the toy and started playing by himself. Han Che got up and went to wash his hands and eat.
Not to mention, with the addition of Han Che, the large table of food was really wiped out in the end, leaving not a single bit left.
However, they had eaten this meal long enough. Xibao fell asleep in the stroller before Han Che played with him. Xiang Jin had to carry him back to the room to sleep.
Yan Chen came to replace her and asked her to go to dinner, saying that he would take care of Xi Bao.
Xiang Jin said, "No, you go and eat first, and then come and take over from me when you're done. I'll stay with him for a while, and you help us put some vegetables into the pot to warm them up. I'll eat them later when they're hot."
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"good!"
Xiang Jin brought Xibao back to the room, first turned on the air conditioner and changed Xibao's diaper, then changed him into a sleeping bag, and finally placed him in the center of the bed to let him fall asleep.
About ten minutes later, Xiang Jin's grandmother opened the door and came in, "You go to eat, I'll watch him."
"Grandma, have you finished eating?" Xiang Jin asked.
Her grandma nodded to her, "Okay, okay, go and eat."
"Oh, okay," Xiang Jin stood up and went out. When he arrived at the dining room, his grandfather had already left the table. There were only a few young people left in the seat with Yan Chen and his aunt, but his aunt had also put down her bowl.
The chopsticks are gone.
"Girl Jin, come and eat quickly," Yan Chen's aunt waved to her and stood up at the same time, "You sit down and eat some other dishes first, and I will bring you the dishes in the pot."
Xiang Jin said, "Oh, no, no, aunt, I will take it myself."
Yan Chen's aunt said, "It's okay, you sit down, you sit down, I happened to be a little stuffed after eating, so I got up and took a few steps to stretch out."
Now that the conversation has come to this point, Xiang Jin can no longer shirk it, so she sits down at the table. Yan Chen brings a peeled crayfish to her mouth, and Xiang Jin opens her mouth.
Just ate it.
Yan Chen and his aunt brought the food in the pot to her, and Xiang Jin saw that there was a small bowl of peeled crayfish inside, so she turned her head and looked at Yan Chen, "You peeled it for me?"
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Yan Chen nodded slightly, "Yeah!"
The corners of Xiang Jin's mouth curled up, then she put on disposable gloves, picked up a crayfish, rinsed it in the sauce, then ate it into her mouth, then nodded, "Well,
It’s delicious! It tastes even better when my husband peels it!”
The corners of Yan Chen's lips raised. Chen Ran, Chen Zicong, and Yan Chen's aunt all laughed. Han Che held up the chopsticks and said "Eh", "Nasty!"
Xiang Jin teased him, "If this sounds gross, why don't you just find someone to marry and it won't be gross."
Han Che choked, "Xiang Jin, you did it on purpose!"
Xiang Jin said, "Oh, it's just the truth."
Han Che curled his lips and said, "I won't tell you anymore. Hurry up and eat. When you're done eating, I have something to talk to you about."
"Talk? So formal?" Xiang Jin asked.
Han Che said, "That's natural, it's a work matter!"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay!"
After dinner, because Xiang Jin, Yan Chen and Han Che had work matters to discuss, Chen Ran, Chen Zicong, and Yan Chen's aunt took the initiative to clean up the kitchen and dining room.
Xiang Jin was not polite to them. After all, they were not outsiders. She cooked and ate for them, and she was quite embarrassed to let them clean up the kitchen and clean the kitchen.
"Grandpa, if they want to leave later, why don't you give them the fruit?" Xiang Jin told her grandfather before entering the study.
Her grandfather nodded, "Oh, okay!"
Several people entered the study room, and after they sat down respectively, Yan Chen asked Han Che, "What's the matter?"
Han Che asked, "Are you interested in cooperating with me to open a shopping mall?"
His eyes flickered between Xiang Jin and Yan Chen.
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen both shook their heads, and Han Che was surprised, "No, you didn't even think about it?"
Yan Chen said, "No money!"
Han Che curled his lips and said, "Who are you trying to fool? If you don't have any money, who will?"
Yan Chen said, "All the money has been invested in developing real estate."
Han Che still looked disbelieving, "The land is yours, the construction company and the design company are yours, how much did you spend?"
Xiang Jin said, "Building materials, construction workers' wages, early planning, later publicity, and a host of other miscellaneous things, are these free of charge?"
Han Che just choked up, "Okay, sorry, I don't know much about your real estate development."
Xiang Jin asked, "Why do you suddenly want to open a shopping mall?"
Han Che was a little embarrassed but proudly said, "Didn't I make some money by opening a maternal and child store? I think opening a shopping mall has great prospects."
Yan Chen asked him, "How much money does your maternal and child store make?"
Han Che said, "I opened three maternity and baby stores in Shanghai. Each store's monthly net income is at least 50,000 yuan. The largest store is close to 100,000 yuan, so I thought about opening a shopping mall.
If you do, you will definitely earn more.”
Xiang Jin said, "Not necessarily. If you open a shopping mall, it will have at least two or three floors. Have you ever thought about it? If the port is good, let's not talk about it. If the port is not good, or the quality of the products in your store is average, the discounts will not be strong.
If it's not big, how much are the rent, water and electricity, and the salary of the staff for the several floors up and down?
Also, have you ever thought about the fresh food section like that, where vegetables, fruits, and seafood suffer a lot of damage? If the leaves are slightly rotten and yellow, or the seedlings are wilted, they will pick them out for you.
came down.
Fish and shrimp products with high protein content will not be eaten if they are dead. Especially those seafood products are extremely difficult to preserve during transportation. First of all, they have to be in seawater, and secondly, they need oxygen supply.
It’s quite adequate.”
Han Che's brows suddenly wrinkled, "Isn't it true when you say that? Then I don't need to do the fresh food business, I'll just do the daily necessities business."
Yan Chen said, "Then you can just open a supermarket. The supermarket does not need to be too big, and it also covers most of the products in shopping malls, and it does not need too many staff, so your expenses do not need to be too big.
, relatively speaking, the risk is smaller.”
Han Che hesitated, "Then you will come with me?"
Yan Chen refused directly, "Not interested!"
Han Che looked at Xiang Jin and said, "Xiang Jin, you're not interested either?"
Xiang Jin just smiled and said, "Humph, I'm really not interested!"
Han Che rolled his eyes at them angrily, "Even if you don't make any money?! Xiang Jin, your pace seems to have slowed down in the past two years. You can see that your store has not expanded in the past two years. In addition to investing in buying houses, you have not done anything else."
I don’t see what other investments you have, are you satisfied with this?”
Xiang Jin said, "I have to take care of a baby, so I don't have that much time and energy."
Han Che curled his lips again, "How weird would it be for you to believe me?! Your grandparents and grandparents are helping to take care of Xibao, so why do you need to take care of it?"
Xiang Jin said, "The child needs companionship, otherwise how can he kiss you? Haven't you seen that my husband will hold Xibao and play with him whenever he has free time?"
Han Che choked again, how could he know this? He is not married and has no children!
"Okay, I'm ignorant again! But you two really don't think about it?"
The couple shook their heads in unison.
Yan Chen said, "If you really want to cooperate with us, I have a proposal that you can consider."
Han Che's eyes lit up immediately, "Let's talk about it."
Yan Chen said, "The property we are currently building will have several shops for sale. If you are interested in renting or buying it, I will give you a good discount."
Han Che said, "You really want to buy a house from me?"
Yan Chen said, "According to the current good development situation, I don't have to worry about selling my house."
Han Che shrugged, "Okay, I just made a mistake."
Xiang Jin said, "What my husband means is that you can use those shops to open a small supermarket or a maternal and child store. Let me tell you, no one in our area has done this yet. You can go
It’s the first portion after all.”
Han Che thought for a while and asked, "When will your house be built?"
Yan Chen said, "The underground garage is currently under construction. The first phase will be completed by the end of the year."
"When will sales start?" Han Che asked again.
Yan Chen said, "Summer vacation!"
Han Che said, "Buying an existing house without building it will make more money."
Yan Chen said, "This is not a one-time deal. I have to get the funds back as soon as possible and then develop the next property. I need to earn reputation first and then open up the market."
Han Che nodded, "This is true."
They chatted in depth for almost half an hour, and then Han Che stood up and left. Xiang Jin and Yan Chen also walked out of the study together, and found that Yan Chen, his aunt, Chen Ran, and Chen Zicong were already there.
After leaving, Xiang Jin and her grandfather were sitting on the sofa watching the nightly news.
"Are you done talking?" her grandfather asked.
Xiang Jin and the others nodded, "Well, the discussion is over."
Her grandfather immediately turned off the TV and stood up, "Okay, then I will go back to the house to rest. Can you guys wash up and go to bed early?"
"Oh, okay," Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded again.
After the two of them had washed themselves and lay on the bed, Yan Chen hugged Xiang Jin and asked, "Have I affected your work and career development by making you give birth to a child prematurely?"
Xiang Jin found a comfortable position in his arms, and then faced him and said, "How could it be? You didn't decide to have a child alone, and I agreed to it too? And look at how cute our Xibao is.
?How lovable and pampered? I don’t regret giving birth to him at all.
Don’t take Han Che’s joke to heart. The reason why I haven’t expanded our store in the past two years seems to be a bit complacent, but in fact I see more and more people
Now that we are opening hot pot restaurants and braised pork and vegetable restaurants, one day this industry will reach saturation. By then, hot pot restaurants will be everywhere. If the stalls are too big, the losses they will face will be even more serious.
So I have been waiting for the next investment target to appear. Doesn’t this make me wait? I want to sell online maternal and infant products. After our wedding is held, I will find relevant networks.
Platform operator negotiations.
Also, I plan to open a factory for maternal and infant products, mainly for the production of infant clothing and quilts, as well as bed rails.
You see, our Xibao is now able to roll over and crawl, and maybe he will learn to walk in two months. The bed in our house is made of Simmons and there are no obstacles on either side. If the child
Without the constant supervision of parents and family, it is easy to fall from above to the ground.
Many families are not like ours, where there are several elders watching over him at all times. In this case, is my bed railing very popular?
When the time came for the baby to be born, I would first sell it in Han Che’s maternity and baby stores, and then post it online. Look at the quilt that our Xibao wears when he sleeps at night. There are so many mothers.
There is no such thing in baby stores. When I produce it, it will definitely be very popular.
Let me tell you, I have already drawn several design drawings and I will show them to you tomorrow."
Yan Chen looked at her and smiled, "Okay! Our Ajin is really smart."
Xiang Jin waved his hand and said, "Hey, don't put your hat on me. I was also inspired by having a baby."
Yan Chen turned over and covered her body, "Shall we give birth to the second child too?" After saying that, he lowered his head towards her...