1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 248 Your daughter's head is too high for us to be associated with.
"Hahaha."

Grandpa Liu was indeed very pleased to hear this, and his eyes crinkled with a smile.

"That's it."

Gu Bin continued slyly, "Once the four little ones are born, I'll pack them up and mail them to Sanya."

"You little rascal!"

Sixth Grandfather feigned displeasure: "What kind of father are you? You can just throw your newborn baby to outsiders. If Xi Yu finds out, she'll fight you to the death."

“I certainly wouldn’t trust anyone else, but you’re different.”

Gu Bin was a master at coaxing people, and every word he said touched the old man's heart: "You are their closest relative, their dearest great-grandfather. I'll entrust the children to you. Xi Yu will definitely agree and won't complain about me."

"Hahaha."

Sixth Grandpa was amused by the five kisses he gave him in a row, and he couldn't stop laughing.

-

living room.

Gu Bin was treating everyone to dinner, and Li Liang wouldn't be arriving until the afternoon. Since Wu Meng had no classes in the morning, she took the children to stroll around the old house first.

Wu Meng gave her beloved daughter a beautiful and ethereal name, Li Qingyan, with the nickname Nuannuan, hoping that her daughter will grow up to be a beautiful and warm-hearted girl.

Little Nuannuan is already five months old. The contours of her face have matured since she was born, and it is clear that she resembles her father.

The skeletal structure was similar; at birth, the baby weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces, which was heavier than other babies. After five months, the baby's growth was even more impressive, and both its height and weight were a size larger than other children of the same age.

Wu Meng was quite upset that her daughter didn't resemble her. Fortunately, the baby's skin was fair and rosy, unlike her father's tanned complexion, which gave her some comfort.

"Nuan Nuan is so pretty, with big eyes, a high nose, and cherry lips. She'll definitely be a great beauty when she grows up."

Lin Xiyu really likes Nuannuan, and she always teases her with a smile whenever they meet.

Little Nuannuan seemed to understand her words, and grinned, returning her a toothless smile.

"Nuan Nuan is five months old, why hasn't she grown any teeth yet?"

Wu Meng was a little anxious: "My mom's neighbor, Aunt Wang's granddaughter, started teething at four months old, and now she has two."

"Children's teeth come in at different times, what's the rush?"

Lin Xiyu smiled and playfully scolded, "My little cousin Nana didn't get her first tooth until she was almost a year old, but she's doing just fine now, and nothing's bothering her."

"I read in a book that not growing teeth is due to calcium deficiency."

Wu Meng was still upset: "Nana grew up on formula, but Nuannuan didn't. I fed her myself every single time. She should have grown up by now. Could it be that I didn't raise her properly and she didn't get enough nutrition?"

"You've raised them well."

Lin Xiyu said honestly, "Your mother takes such good care of you, you've gained a lot of weight since you had the baby."

"Uh."

Wu Meng rubbed her round cheeks, even more frustrated: "This is what worries me. Why hasn't the baby grown any teeth, and all the weight is going to me?"

"Being fat is a blessing."

Lin Xiyu smiled and comforted her: "That's why they say rich women should be a little plump to have a blessed appearance. Look at you now, your skin is fair and rosy, without a single acne scar. It's even more moisturized than when you're wearing makeup. That's the benefit of having a daughter. Daughters love their mothers. When you're pregnant with a daughter, your skin gets nourished and becomes even more beautiful than before."

"That's true."

Wu Meng touched her smooth skin again and smiled happily: "My skin is really good now. Even Liangzi said it's like I've applied a layer of milk, and it feels even better to the touch."

"Look how pleased you are with yourself."

Lin Xiyu teased her with a smile, "You were frowning just now, but as soon as your Liangzi was mentioned, you immediately changed, your face lighting up with excitement, as if you wanted everyone to know how good your relationship is and that you have such a loving husband."

"Liangzi doesn't love me, he loves his daughter."

Wu Meng laughed awkwardly: "You might not believe it, but with his big and burly appearance, he was so careful and gentle when he held his daughter. I was amazed. Before I had the baby, I was worried that he wouldn't like it if it was a girl. Now it seems that I was worrying for nothing."

"I can't even match his patience with our daughter. Sometimes she'll be fussy in the middle of the night, drinking milk and not sleeping, and I'll get annoyed, but he just won't get angry at all. He'll hold his precious baby and wander around the room for half an hour at a time. He won't put her down even if she can't sleep, and he can keep wandering around until dawn."

-

"That's great!"

Lin Xiyu smiled and agreed, "You can relax now. With him helping you take care of the child, you can finally get a good night's sleep."

"It's impossible to get a full night's sleep; I still have to breastfeed."

Wu Meng was still not satisfied: "It would be great if he could feed the milk at the same time."

"Pfft."

Lin Xiyu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hahaha."

Wu Meng herself found it funny and covered her mouth, laughing non-stop.

"whee."

When Xiao Nuannuan saw her mother smile, she also giggled and laughed happily.

"What are you laughing at? You are so happy?"

Gu Bin heard laughter coming from the courtyard and curiously peeked through the curtain.

"Mengmeng said"

Just as Lin Xiyu was about to answer, Mou Meng covered her mouth.

"Don't tell him."

Wu Mengshao's cheeks turned bright red.

"Uh-huh."

Lin Xiyu suppressed a laugh and nodded.

"You're not allowed to tell!"

Wu Meng asked again, still not entirely convinced. Only after seeing that she agreed did she awkwardly smile and let go of her hand.

"What's going on? Why are you keeping it so secret?"

While pouring hot water, Gu Bin carried an empty teapot back from the courtyard.

We're saying you two are so lucky.

Wu Meng spoke up before Lin Xiyu could: "The baby hasn't even been born yet, but we've already got the courtyard house."

"There's only one house, how can that be enough to go around?"

Gu Bin rubbed his temples, feigning a worried expression: "Four children, one set for each of them, how much will that cost? It's driving me crazy."

"You still want to give each of them a courtyard house?"

Wu Meng looked surprised: "Don't forget, that's an old Beijing courtyard house. You can't buy it even if you have money."

"That's why I'm worried—because they're hard to buy."

Gu Bin joked, "My sixth grandfather has given me a tough problem. I can't pass this house down to anyone. It's fine if there's only one child, but it's different with four. They'll start fighting over the inheritance even before they're born."

"hehe."

Wu Meng chuckled, a little smug: "Now that you say that, I feel much better. It's better to have only one child; there aren't so many worries. With the little money Liangzi and I have, having four would just kill us."

"This is where a father's abilities are truly tested."

Lin Xiyu gently stroked her belly and glanced at someone with a smile: "Anyway, as long as the baby is born, I'll have completed my mission. How to raise it is up to the head of the household."

"Aren't you the head of our household?"

Gu Bin answered smoothly: "I'm also under your jurisdiction. You tell me how to raise it, and that's how we'll raise it."

Lin Xiyu laughed and retorted, "You're just shirking responsibility."

Gu Bin cried out that he was wronged: "Since when listening to my wife has become shirking responsibility? I have always considered myself to be henpecked, and I not only do not feel ashamed, but I am extremely proud of it."

"Hey, you two are done."

Wu Meng couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted the two of them with a cough: "Showing affection like this is not allowed. Even pouring hot water requires exchanging glances and flattering each other. Aren't you afraid of burning your hands?"

How did you figure that out?

Lin Xiyu was a little puzzled: "Are we praising each other?"

"Is that what you mean?" Wu Meng rolled her eyes in disgust: "You just said I was showing off and that I had a good relationship with Liangzi. You two are even more impressive. It's so sour it makes my teeth hurt."

Gu Bin suddenly realized: "So you two were laughing so happily just now because you were talking about Liangzi?"

"Uh."

Wu Meng was speechless.

His awkward smile froze on his face, giving the impression that he had shot himself in the foot.

"Hahaha, I can't take it anymore, I'm dying of laughter."

Lin Xiyu clutched her stomach, almost laughing herself to death.

"Wife, take it easy, take it easy."

She was pregnant with quadruplets, and her belly was already noticeably swollen after three months, looking about the same as other women who were five months pregnant.

Fearing that his wife might get too excited and the baby would come out prematurely, Gu Bin quickly went over and patted her back to help her catch her breath.

"Mengmeng is so funny, I can't help but laugh."

Lin Xiyu covered her mouth with her hand, but still kept laughing.

"I'm your source of joy, aren't I?"

Wu Meng chuckled, trying to save face.

"Your daughter is laughing at you."

Gu Bin jokingly teased, "Even after becoming a mother, you're still so adorably silly."

"You're the one who's adorably silly."

Wu Meng was about to retort with "Your whole family is stupid and cute," but when she caught a glimpse of Lin Xiyu's bulging belly out of the corner of her eye, she swallowed the words back: "Fine, for the sake of the four little babies, I won't hold it against you."

"Four is better."

Gu Bin found it amusing and boasted, "As the parents of four kids, we walk with an air of superiority, and no one dares to mess with us anywhere."

"Keep blowing!"

Wu Meng couldn't help but roll her eyes again: "I'll just sit here and see just how cocky you can get."

"I do have four children."

Gu Bin deliberately argued with her: "What's wrong? Are you upset about something? We're four against one in basketball, it's a sure win."

"Not always."

Wu Meng lifted her daughter up and declared domineeringly, "Just look at my Nuannuan's build! She'll be a basketball pro when she grows up. She can take on all four of you by herself. Just you wait and see."

"Hey"

Gu Bin laughed in exasperation: "You're being too arrogant. We outnumber them, there's no way we're going to lose."

"What's the use of having more people?"

Wu Meng said confidently, "My Nuannuan's dad is taller than you. Nuannuan's future height will definitely be taller than yours."

"No matter how tall Nuannuan is, she's still a girl."

Gu Bin retorted, "My family isn't necessarily all daughters."

"Alright, alright, stop arguing."

Lin Xiyu watched their somewhat childish behavior with amusement and interrupted, "The baby hasn't even been born yet, what are you two arguing about?"

"It's your husband who's so infuriating."

Wu Meng pouted and complained, "They only gave birth to one child because they're bullying me."

"Do not be angry."

Lin Xiyu smiled and said, "When the children grow up, we might even be in-laws."

"That's a great suggestion!"

Wu Meng's eyes lit up, and she perked up: "You must have a son! Arrange a marriage between the two of them, childhood sweethearts, growing up together, it sounds wonderful."

"We're way too good for your daughter."

Gu Bin suddenly added another sentence.

Wu Meng's smile froze, and she glared at him angrily.

"Alright, alright."

Lin Xiyu was both amused and exasperated. She pretended to be angry and punched him lightly: "You're almost a father, and you're still so childish. People say that pregnant women become stupid for three years after giving birth. How come your IQ has dropped too? You're arguing like a child."

"I just can't stand anyone having designs on my son."

Gu Bin was about to show off his privileges as a father again when his wife interrupted him.

"Alright, alright, Sixth Grandpa is waiting for you to make him some tea. Hurry up and go out."

Fearing the two would start arguing again, Lin Xiyu dragged and pulled them out the door.

"Xi Yu, let's discuss this and not let the men get involved."

Wu Meng chuckled, pulled her eyelids open, and made a face at someone's back in a provocative manner.

"Row."

Lin Xiyu sold her son without any guilt: "As the mother, I've made the decision. You can choose whichever son you want. As long as Nuannuan likes him, we have no objections."

"That `s a deal."

Wu Meng was satisfied. She took her daughter's chubby little hand and teased her with a smile, "Good girl, come here, touch Auntie's belly and guess which one is the little brother and which one is the little sister?"

"Eyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"

Little Nuannuan seemed to understand her words, and actually reached out her little hand to touch Lin Xiyu's belly.

My daughter says this is her younger brother.

Wu Meng translated for her daughter: "From now on, this is the one who will arrange a marriage between our children."

"Hahaha."

Lin Xiyu watched her talking to herself and couldn't stop laughing.

"whee."

When Xiao Nuannuan saw her mother smile, she smiled too.

The mother and daughter laughed happily, leaving the people in the courtyard speechless.

"hehe."

Grandpa Liu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and watched with great satisfaction as the father of one of his children broke down in his guard, letting out a pleasant laugh.

-

Lin Xiyu was prone to drowsiness after becoming pregnant. While chatting, she covered her mouth and yawned. Wu Meng, being very perceptive, got up to say goodbye and took her baby daughter back to her parents' home.

Finally, all was quiet. Gu Bin breathed a sigh of relief and helped his wife back to their room to rest.

I had barely lain down when Grandma Hu came again, bringing with her two pairs of chubby, white dolls holding koi fish, which she had carefully cut out.

Lin Xiyu accepted the gift with great joy and took the opportunity to express her apology.

"I'm so sorry, Grandma Hu, my pregnancy has delayed my work of drawing for you."

"It's alright, there's no rush to draw the diagram."

Grandma Hu smiled kindly and comforted her in return: "The most important thing for you now is to take care of your pregnancy. Don't think about anything else. Grandma will be happier than anything else to see the babies born."

"Grandma Hu, are you feeling better? Are you still coughing?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiyu's heart skipped a beat, and for some reason, an ominous feeling welled up inside her.

"Grandma is alright."

Grandma Hu didn't want her to worry, so she casually replied, "It's just a minor cold, a few doses of traditional Chinese medicine will do the trick."

"Grandma Hu, a cough is not a trivial matter; please don't take it lightly."

Lin Xiyu was naturally worried: "If drinking Chinese medicine doesn't work, go to the hospital as soon as possible for a full check-up."