Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 417

"Mother and daughter are safe!"

Chen Dongzhi heard these words as soon as he stepped in.

When Zhong's mother and others saw him come in, they didn't say anything about the delivery room being dirty. Instead, they asked him to come to the bed and take a look.

Zhong Ruyi was lying on the bed with her eyes slightly closed, somewhat weakly. Suddenly, she felt that the oil lamp in front of her was blocked. She opened her eyes with some effort and met Chen Dongzhi's worried and distressed eyes.

She forced a smile, but she was so exhausted that she couldn't speak.

Chen Dongzhi gently brushed the sweat-soaked hair on her cheek and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you for your hard work, daughter-in-law. Have a good rest."

He felt a little uncomfortable. Seeing her lying so weak on the bed made his heart ache. From the moment he came in until now, he had not laid eyes on the baby who was washed and swaddled by Grandma Zhao.

Finally, Mother Zhong waited for a while before she started to chase him away. "Dongzhi, please go out first. This place is not cleaned up yet. It won't be too late for you to come in later."

He was quickly driven out. Zhong's father and others were waiting outside, and when they saw him come out, they hurriedly asked, "How is my daughter?"

"Falling asleep." Chen Dongzhi had only been in for a while and hadn't said a word.

When Mr. Zhong found that he couldn't get to the bottom of the matter, he tried to get to the window and peek, but the window had been closed long ago and he could not see anything.

The Zhong family members were waiting outside anxiously. Mother Chen asked Xiaoxue to cook and she went into the delivery room.

After a while, she came out with a light yellow swaddling cloth in her arms, her face full of smiles, "Everyone just come and take a look, Ruyi has fallen asleep."

Chen Dongzhi sat in a daze on the chair until his mother brought the child to him and said, "Take a look at him too. You're already a father, but you're still so unstable?"

His sight slowly fell on the cute goose yellow swaddling clothes, in which was tightly wrapped a wrinkled and slightly red child. At this moment, her eyes were closed and her eyebrows were sparse, but maybe because of blood relationship, Chen Dongzhi thought the child was really cute.

The child was taken out and looked at for a while, then put back in. Zhong Ruyi fell into a deep sleep. She felt relaxed and tired.

The confinement period officially began. Both Zhong's mother and Chen's mother moved in and lived in the same room. They went into her room to do chores every day and closed the windows tightly for fear that the wind outside would blow into the people inside.

On the fifth day after the birth, Zhong's mother was bathing the child while Chen Dongzhi was watching.

She held up most of the child's body with one hand, and with the other hand she gently scooped up water and brushed it over the baby.

The sound of water was rushing, and Chen Dongzhi watched intently. When he saw something he didn't understand, he would ask a question or two, such as why do you need to use this kind of herb to boil water to give Miaomiao a bath?

Miaomiao, Chen Miaomiao, this is the child's nickname. The real name has not been chosen yet, but the nickname has been mentioned by everyone every day, and is called hundreds of times a day.

"This kind of water is good for children's skin and will not cause rashes. Especially now that it is autumn, you still have to be careful." Mother Zhong chattered on and on, her hands moving gently.

Miaomiao was very well-behaved when taking a bath. She didn't cry or make a fuss in her grandmother's arms. Her eyes, which had not yet fully opened, looked around curiously.

Chen Dongzhi thought: This is such a cute yet scary child. When he was in Ruyi's belly, he made her belly so bulge out. But when he came out, he looked so well-behaved, which was so charming.

Zhong Ruyi, who was half leaning on the bed drinking soup, saw this scene and couldn't help laughing secretly. This person went from being frightened at the beginning to being curious and tentative now.

After taking a bath, Chen Dongzhi took the basin and went out to pour out the water. When he came back, Miaomiao had been wrapped in a new swaddle.

In the middle of the night, Miaomiao woke up and Zhong Ruyi was feeding her.

Similarly, Chen Dongzhi watched her bathing intently, just like he did during the day. He was really curious, "How can she know how to eat when she is so young?"

Zhong Ruyi didn't know how to answer this question, so Miaomiao smacked her lips twice after eating and fell asleep with her fists clenched.

The baby grew taller and by the time he was one month old, he was already plump, white and cute. Everyone who saw him wanted to take a bite.

After eating chicken soup, fish soup and various nourishing soups for a month, Zhong Ruyi has gained a lot of weight, and her cheeks are rosy and delicate, and you can tell at a glance that she had a good confinement period.

Originally, they didn't plan to hold a full-month banquet, but Mr. and Mrs. Zhong disagreed, "Which of our children doesn't hold a banquet for their full-month celebration? If you find it tiring, just let your parents come, and don't worry about it."

Chen's mother also said she wanted to do it, "We have our first child, why not do it?"

She had no choice but to listen to them. Zhong Ruyi personally felt that the full moon banquet was optional, but since the elders at home said so, she might as well do it. Anyway, she didn't have to worry about it.

After the full moon banquet, Zhong Ruyi felt that even if she didn't have to worry about anything, it would be a bit tiring to keep smiling at the villagers who came to the banquet. Everyone was indeed enthusiastic. Even her 85-year-old aunt came and was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling while holding Chen Miaomiao.

"This child looks like Dongzhi. Look at his pretty nose and mouth!" the aunt praised, her eyes full of love for the child.

Zhong Ruyi curled her lips deliberately, "Aunt, you are being biased. Does it mean that if you look like me, you are not pretty?"

The aunt smiled and said, "They all look good! They all look good no matter who they are!"

She took out a longevity lock from her bosom and prepared to hang it on Miaomiao. "This is a little gift from me. I hope the child will be safe and healthy."

It was a gold locket the size of a baby's fist. It was obviously worth a lot of money. Zhong Ruyi didn't dare to accept it. "Aunt, your words are enough. The child is still young and can't take care of it. Thank you for your love!"

But the aunt didn't listen to her at all and insisted on putting the longevity lock on the child. In the end, it was Zhong's father who persuaded her, "Just accept what your aunt gave you. You can't refuse a gift from an elder!"

Afterwards, Zhong Ruyi felt bad, so she took Chen Dongzhi and the child to her aunt's house for a visit. When she left, she secretly gave her aunt a gold ingot and said, "This is for my honor. Aunt, please buy me some of my aunt's favorite food."

After saying this, she ran in front, and Chen Dongzhi followed behind her holding Miaomiao.

The aunt who chased after her shook her head helplessly and went to my aunt's room with the ingots.

*

When Miaomiao was six months old, she had already started babbling and talking to adults.

Chen Dongzhi was checking her diaper. She was mumbling something and her hands were pulling her father's hair dishonestly, and she wouldn't let go after grabbing it.

The diaper was not wet, so Chen Dongzhi picked her up according to her strength. The yard outside was full of diapers, and there were a few drying on the rocking chair under the grape trellis.

He was in a good mood and walked outside with the child in his arms. On the way, he happened to meet Chen's mother who was visiting her granddaughter. "What are you doing with the child in your arms in such a cold day?"

Mother Chen said with some dissatisfaction, "If the child gets frozen, I think you will be angry!"

Miaomiao smiled when she saw her grandmother. The anger on Chen's mother's face instantly disappeared and she clapped her hands, "My dear! Do you miss grandma? Come here! Grandma will hug you."

Chen Dongzhi was unwilling to give it to her. "Mom, I'm going to the workshop to find Ruyi with Miaomiao in my arms. You go home first."