Chapter 233

Recently, the seawater had been icy and bone-chilling, and the sea breeze was not only salty but also carried a murderous force.

The old men in the retirement home didn't go to the reefs to fish recently, because Old Man Li had caught a cold and was lying in bed on an IV drip.

Old Man Pei and the others were old, and although they were all medical professionals, unfortunately, there was no traditional Chinese medicine hall on the island, so they could only rely on the Western medicine IV drips of the retirement home.

"Old Man Li, I told you to wear a coat, but you were just stubborn. Now it's good, you caught a cold from the sea breeze."

"Hmph, what's the point of saying this now? Hindsight."

"Alright, alright, stop talking. The sweet potatoes I roasted are ready. Do you want one?"

"Come, put the stove at the door, don't blow the charcoal gas into the room."

"I know, I'm afraid of charcoal poisoning."

"Right, in the small alley where I lived before, winter was so cold.

There was an old couple who burned charcoal in the room, and when they were discovered the next day, they were frozen stiff.

So, burning charcoal is fine, but the doors and windows must be opened for ventilation, otherwise, it's suicide by charcoal."

"Go, go, don't be a crow's mouth. I don't want to die; I still want to take care of my granddaughter's children."

"I say Old Lu, your granddaughter is pregnant with twins, and your grandson-in-law's wife is also giving birth around the same time. You have three great-grandchildren; divide two for us to take care of when the time comes."

"Exactly, exactly, three great-grandchildren, we dozen old men, not enough to divide."

"Go, go, if you want to take care of babies, you can go back to the capital, go back to your own homes to take care of babies. Why grab my great-grandchildren?"

"Old Lu, you're not being kind. You were the one who seduced us to come to the Sea Island. I don't care, I want to take care of them!"

In the room, a group of old men were chattering and arguing endlessly; even Old Man Li on the hospital bed joined the battle.

You don't say, fighting to take care of them was different.

It was even more novel than their own grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A group of old men had fallen out for a few days again because of who would take care of the babies.

Anyone with elderly people at home knew that the elderly were like children, their moods good for a while and bad for a while.

But after the anger dissipated, they made up again.

This wasn't it; they were all preparing to go outside the Sea Island together to buy cradles for the babies.

The most critical thing was milk powder.

Fortunately, in the past six months, they had been pulling strings everywhere to get milk powder coupons, and now they finally came in handy.

And so, under the envy of many, a group of old men swaggered in, carrying gifts, and sent them into Shen Man's house.

Of course, the things weren't all for Shen Man; there was also Pei Yan Ting.

It was just that Shen Man was pregnant with twins, so with one more fetus, naturally there was one more portion.

Now, the empty house was piled with more and more baby supplies.

Just the rare milk powder was piled into a small mountain.

Unfortunately, there were no paper diapers; the old men bought mostly red straw paper and diapers.

The children's clothes were mostly blue, white, and pink, with no patterns, just made of ordinary cotton cloth.

The old men were afraid the young people wouldn't understand, so they specially washed and disinfected them in the sun for several days before sending them over.

In short, when the children were born, everything could be used directly.

It saved Shen Man a lot of trouble; having the care of elders was truly good.

During this period, Sister Wang also came over with a big belly, bringing her own pickled vegetables, and at the same time popularizing the preparations before and after giving birth for Shen Man.

"From now on, you and your husband, don't sleep together, you know?"

"I know."

"You are pregnant with twins, the due date should be between January and February next year, not sure which day.

But remember, if you feel your water break and your stomach has contractions, that means you are about to give birth.

Don't be afraid, don't panic, just let your husband send you to the hospital..."

Actually, these more private words and experiences should be told by a mother to her daughter.

But Shen Man's situation was special, and Sister Wang was worried about this big sister, so she came rashly and couldn't help but give a few more instructions.

"Mm-hmm, I've written it all down."

Close people don't say thank you.

Shen Man was very grateful to Sister Wang in her heart and kept her at home for a while longer.

Just in time, she was idle, so she baked cakes at home, picked out a lot of pastries, and gave them to Sister Wang to take away.

Wang Mingkui didn't refuse either; her two stinky boys at home both liked to eat them, so why be polite with her big sister?

Eating and taking, she cleared out the "inventory" of her sister's house.

After Sister Wang left, Shen Man continued to make sponge cake.

Tangyuan had recently gone into the space to hibernate, and she often couldn't see Meow.

But the fish in the lotus pond were getting fewer and fewer; if she happened to meet Xiao Hai, she had to find him to trade for a bucket.

Otherwise, during the period before and after her delivery, her attention would be attracted by the children, and she wouldn't be able to give Tangyuan enough care.

So taking advantage of the time she had now, she made more food that Tangyuan liked and stored it in the space.

Besides sponge cake, fish fry, and sea shrimp, she also wanted to prepare some chicken jerky for Tangyuan.

She had watched videos of cat bloggers before; whenever it was close to the New Year, the blogger would prepare a trunk of chicken breast, hang it on the trunk, and give it to the cats as a New Year's gift.

She thought she would make some for Tangyuan too. In her heart, Tangyuan wasn't just an artifact spirit of the space, not just a pet, but family.

Treat family with heart.

At this time in the space, the Great King Meow had fallen into a deep sleep.

Actually, it had a premonition that it was upgrading and recovering its cultivation.

Maybe when the little owners were born, its cultivation could recover a part, and it could better guard the little owners.

And its owner had been storing the sponge cake it liked in the space!

Wuwuwu, it had to work hard to cultivate!

Strive to leave seclusion as soon as possible!

Whenever it was the end of the year, the affairs of the troops would decrease; more was about rectifying military discipline, readjusting the troop establishment and deployment, and assessing the performance of military officers over the year.

Lu Xiu Bai hadn't been that busy recently; when he was free, he loved to run to the military hospital to visit his wife, serving tea and water to his wife, protecting her tightly.

After a few times, everyone in the military hospital knew that Doctor Pei's lover was a clingy and diligent good man.

"Come, it's cold outside, put on my military coat."

"I know, keep your voice down. Is there nothing in your troops? Why do you always run to the hospital recently?"

"There's nothing. It's almost the end of the year. In our regiment and battalion, we are all undergoing evaluation. I finished my things every day, so I came to accompany my wife. It doesn't matter."

"Oh, oh, that's good."

Pei Yan Ting put on her husband's military coat; it was indeed very warm, and then she dragged her big belly and walked toward the family quarters with her husband.

When leaving the hospital, the colleagues they met all showed expressions of being "hit."

The meaning of teasing could be felt from far away.

Fortunately, neither of them was thin-skinned; tease if you want, it wouldn't cost a piece of meat.