Living in a Siheyuan

Soon, it's the end of the year again.

Because of the shortage of supplies this year, everyone had a very difficult New Year, except for Li Pingan.

During this period, Yu Li's belly was getting bigger and bigger. Li Pingan was really worried. He stayed with Yu Li all the time.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, when the holiday came, everyone lost their usual joy. This year, the factory distributed only towels and cloth.

Although it is not bad, what people lack most now is food. Some people may not even be able to afford to make dumplings for the New Year.

Li Pingan took Yu Li on a motorcycle, and they packed up their things after returning home. He was going to send some food to Yu Li's home tonight.

I found a bag and put ten kilograms of rice, ten kilograms of flour, some meat in it, and on top of that, several dozen kilograms of corn flour.

He now has to deliver these things secretly, for fear of being discovered.

I accompanied Yu Li for dinner and waited until it got dark.

Li Pingan carried the bag and went out.

When he arrived at Yu Li's house, everyone in the family was still asleep.

Li Pingan put the things down. Yu Linhai said, "Pingan, life is not easy now. Lili is about to give birth. You should take the things back and give her some nourishment."

"It's okay, Dad. I have more. I secretly exchanged these when I went to the countryside. You can also make dumplings for the New Year."

Yu's mother also said, "I know Ping'an you are a good child. This year the family is very grateful for your care. When Xiaoli gives birth, I will go over to take care of her during the confinement period."

Li Pingan was overjoyed when he heard this, he was just about to talk about this.

There were no elderly people in his family, and he really didn't know how to do these things, so he happily agreed.

We didn't sit for long, just chatted for a while and then he went home.

On New Year's Eve, Li Ping'an got up early and began to prepare things for the New Year.

He spent last year alone, but this year he has a new daughter, Yu Li. Next year, there will be two more. His family is growing bigger and bigger.

I went out to buy firecrackers and candies, and brought a lot of meat and vegetables from the space.

Yu Li wanted to help, but Li Pingan pulled her aside to rest. The baby was due in more than a month, so he didn't dare let her cause any trouble.

In the evening, the two had a sumptuous dinner.

Compared to Li Ping'an's family, everyone in the courtyard is having a hard time.

Now in the home of the second uncle Yan Bugui, there is a plate of vegetarian dumplings on the table, as well as a few pickles and cabbages.

Yan Jiecheng and the others were drooling at the sight of all this. They hadn't eaten white flour for a long time. They were all waiting for Yan Bugui to come and share it.

Compared with the Yan family, the Jia family is even more miserable. Since Jia Dongxu left, Qin Huairu has distanced herself from He Yuzhu, which has made her family increasingly miserable.

There weren't even dumplings on the table, just cabbage, potatoes and steamed bread.

Banggeng was still young and refused to eat them. He threw his chopsticks aside and said, "Mom, we eat these every day and during the Chinese New Year. I can smell the meat fried at Shazhu's house. I want to eat meat."

Jia Zhang also slammed the table and stared at Qin Huairu viciously, as if she was saying that Qin Huairu was deliberately abusing them.

Qin Huairu herself was also sad. Without He Yuzhu's help, she really couldn't hold on any longer.

Gradually, her heart changed. For the sake of her two children, she still had to build a good relationship with He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu and He Yushui both came to Yi Zhonghai's house.

They were doing pretty well tonight, at least they had the meat and flour He Yuzhu brought back from the small kitchen. There were dumplings and a few meat dishes on the table.

Yi Xingwang and the deaf old lady both enjoyed the meal very much.

But Yi Zhonghai still looked like he was lying in bed, unable to move. But now he was so thin that he looked like a nobody. It looked like he couldn't hold on for much longer.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, no one was in the mood for the general meeting of the institute. No one cared about the meeting when we couldn't even eat enough. We just said a few words and it was over.

After going to work at the factory, Yu Li asked for leave to rest at home.

Li Ping'an also spends the rest of his time at home with his parents, except when he goes to the factory to report for meetings and hand in assignments.

The time for delivery is approaching, but Li Pingan dares not relax at all.

On this day, Yu Li was still making children's clothes on the sewing machine.

Suddenly I felt a stomachache and quickly shouted, "Ouch, Ping An, hurry up! My stomach is starting to hurt."

After hearing this, Li Pingan ran over. She helped Yu Li sit down and said, "Don't worry, sit here for a while. I'll park the car and go to the hospital now."

Yu Li also said: "Well, don't forget to bring the things you prepared."

After driving the motorcycle to the gate, Li Pingan quickly helped Yu Li onto the motorcycle, then he carried the things he had prepared and set off in a hurry.

When they reached the door, Li Pingan called out, "Jie Cheng, are you home?"

"I'm here, brother Ping An, what's wrong?"

"My wife is about to give birth. Let's go to the hospital now. Jie Cheng, please go to Yu Li's house and inform her family."

After saying that, Li Pingan quickly took out a dollar and stuffed it into Yan Jiecheng's pocket. Without waiting for his reply, he quickly took Yu Li to the hospital.

When I arrived at the hospital, I found the obstetrics and gynecology department.

After the doctor examined me, he said, "We are just getting started. We have to wait a while. Please check in and move around a bit. Call me if you feel any pain again."

Li Pingan went to check in for hospitalization, and Yu Li walked slowly in the ward.

When Li Pingan came back, he was carrying a dish and a steamed bun. He handed it to Yu Li and said, "Eat more now, or you will be exhausted soon. I'll make you another cup of malted milk."

Yu Li ate her meal obediently, and drank the malted milk Li Pingan had added with spiritual liquid. She felt full of strength.

Just when I relaxed, I suddenly felt the pain again.

This time the doctor came and sent Yu Li to the delivery room.

As soon as I entered the delivery room, Yu's mother and Yu Linhai came running over in a hurry.

As soon as they met, Yu's mother asked, "Ping An, how is Lili?"

"Mom, it's just been sent in, it will take a while. Don't worry."

Li Pingan helped Yu Linhai and Yu's mother sit down, but he couldn't sit still. He kept wandering around the door of the delivery room, and from time to time he put his ear against the door to listen to the movement inside, or use his spiritual sense to see what was going on inside.

He couldn't help but worry. After all, the original owner's mother gave birth to twins and lost one of them, leaving her with a lot of illnesses.

Mother Yu looked at Li Ping'an who was walking around and comforted him, "Ping'an, don't worry, sit down and wait for a while. There's a doctor inside."

Li Pingan sat down after hearing this, but stood up again after a short while. Yu Li's screams kept coming from inside, which made him very worried.

It was not until about 3:00 pm that they finally heard a crying child from inside. Only then did they slowly feel relieved.

After waiting for a while, another burst of crying was heard.

After a while, two nurses came out, each holding a child.

Li Ping'an and Yu's father and mother hurried forward. The nurse smiled and said, "Congratulations, both mother and child are safe. The mother will be out soon."

Yu's mother and Li Ping'an reached out to take the children and looked at the two little guys. Their wrinkled faces were the size of kittens. Li Ping'an was very excited and didn't dare to move his hands. It was the first time in two lifetimes that he had his own children. The feeling of blood connection was very strange.

The child was put back into the ward and Yu Li was also pushed out of the delivery room.

Li Pingan stepped forward and grabbed Yu Li's hand, saying gently: "Thank you for your hard work, my dear. The child will be as cute as you."

Yu Li said weakly: "It's not hard. For the sake of the child, this is nothing."

After settling Yu Li down, Li Pingan went out quickly. When he came back, he was holding a bowl of chicken soup, which he had taken out from the space. Spiritual fluid was also added to it.

Feed Yu Li some chicken soup and let her have a good rest.

After a while, the children started crying again, one crying, the other followed suit, making Li Pingan flustered.

Yu's mother angrily pushed him aside, held the child and woke up Yu Li to feed the child.

Because Yu Li always had delicious food to supplement her nutrition, plus the spiritual liquid to nourish her every day, her milk supply was sufficient. The two little ones stopped crying immediately after eating.

In the afternoon, Yu Haitang and Yu Xiaohu also came over.

Yu Haitang looked at the two little guys and frowned and said, "Brother-in-law, they are so small. They look like little old men."

In fact, these two are not small, because they have enough nutrition. Each weighs more than 15 kg. Nowadays, the average single baby weighs only about 15 catties. Some weigh less than 15 kg.

Li Pingan smiled and said, "They will grow up in a few days. When they grow up, you should take them to play."

Yu's mother also laughed and scolded: "When you were born, you were not as big as him."

Yu Haitang and Yu Xiaohu looked around curiously at the two little guys. Yu Haitang wanted to reach out and pinch them, but was driven away by Yu's mother.

Yu Linhai said, "Ping An, have you decided on a name for your child?"

Li Pingan also thought for a long time and said, "Dad, how about calling them Li Haoran and Li Haoyu? Their nicknames can be Xiaoran and Xiaoyu."

After saying this, he looked at Yu Li. Yu Linhai listened and thought about it carefully.

Said: "Okay, that's good. Haoran, Haoyu. It sounds grand."

Yu Li also nodded and said with a smile: "I'll listen to you. It's fine as long as you think it's good."

After saying that, he looked at the two little guys beside him happily and said, "Haoran, Haoyu. These are the names your dad gave you. Do they sound nice?"

After sitting for a while, Yu Linhai took Yu Haitang and Yu Xiaohu home.

Yu's mother wants to stay here to take care of Yu Li and her son.

Li Pingan also rode a motorcycle to send Yu Linhai and the others home. He then returned home and asked Liu Mi to prepare postpartum meals for Yu Li in the space.

After he had his meal, he went to the hospital carrying food for Yu Li and Yu's mother.

The crucian carp soup and stewed pig's trotters I brought to Yu Li are both good for lactation and nutritious. The two little ones need milk, so they need to be well nourished.

Yu Li's mother and Li Ping'an took care of her in the hospital for three days. Yu Li was about to go home. The hospital was no match for the comfort of home.

Li Pingan had no choice but to go through the discharge procedures and called a rickshaw to take the mother and son home from the hospital.

After arriving home and settling down, Li Pingan went to get the cribs that Yu Linhai had already prepared for the two little ones.

Although it’s only been three days, the two little guys are no longer as wrinkled as when they were just born. Their little faces are starting to get a little chubby.

Because Yu's mother had to take care of Yu Li and her son, Li Ping'an slept in a small room behind the living room.

The next day, Li Pingan took out fifty or sixty eggs from the space, cooked them with Yu's mother, and gave two to each family in the courtyard.

Everyone was envious of Li Ping'an for having two sons at once.

He Yuzhu and Xu Damao were particularly envious. They were both older than Li Pingan, but he already had two sons. They didn't even have wives.

Xu Damao returned to his parents that night to discuss with them about finding a wife for him.

He Yuzhu also wanted to talk to Auntie again, but thinking about what happened last time, he felt a little embarrassed to go again.

Qin Huairu watched Li Ping'an serving Yu Li wholeheartedly every day, and she felt sour inside.

Recently, she has slowly started to get closer to He Yuzhu, and the food at home has improved immediately.

However, He Yuzhu had been talking about finding a wife recently, which made her worried again. What if He Yuzhu didn't help her?

Yan family, Yan Bugui also thought that his son Jie Cheng was already twenty years old this year, and it was time for him to start looking for a wife.