Rebirth and making money first

The mother gently picked up the little girl, her eyes full of love, and said softly, "Why would grandma ask for money from the baby? Grandma has her own money. I scolded your mother because she was disobedient. If she behaves well in the future, grandma will definitely not scold her again."

The little kid blinked his big watery eyes, hugged his grandma's neck tightly, and said firmly: "Grandma, I really have money! These are specially for you, you must use them to buy lots of delicious food for me. But you are not allowed to scold me anymore!" After saying that, he shook his little head and looked at his grandma seriously.

Grandma laughed heartily at the look of the little girl, and quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "Okay, okay, I promise to buy lots of delicious food for my precious granddaughter, and I won't curse at you anymore. Then, I'll keep this money for you. When you want to eat something, just tell me, and I'll buy it with your money. But you must not tell anyone else about this!"

Hearing this, Milk Ball clapped his hands excitedly and shouted, "Great! Grandma, I want to eat French fries and ice cream now!"

When grandma heard this, she couldn't help but frown and said, "Oh, silly child, this is not something you can eat casually. It's only sold at KFC, and we can only take you there when you don't have to go to school. Now, let's just finish our meal, okay?"

After hearing this, Milk Balloon curled his lips and nodded reluctantly. But then he remembered that he would be able to eat the delicious food he had been craving during his break, and his bright smile appeared again.

After hearing this, Zhang Jing looked at Naituanzi with sympathy, knowing that she would get to eat French fries as she wished, and they were made by her grandma herself.

My mom has been cooking ever since, frying, stir-frying, deep-frying, and boiling everything. She couldn't finish the food, so she started giving it away to Grandpa and her in-laws. Even my mother-in-law came to learn from her. She actually bought a 50-pound bag of flour just to make dumplings, buns, noodles, and pancakes—thankfully, the shop owner delivered.

Watching her mother fry meatballs, fried dough sticks, fried twisted dough sticks, steamed buns, steamed buns, steamed flower rolls, and made wontons and dumplings, and noodles and flatbreads... everyone sighed that she had gained weight. The old lady said proudly, "I'm quite capable!" Zhang Zhi asked, "Mom, would you consider opening a snack bar?"

My mom said, "I'm retired now. I have a house and money. Why should I worry so much and work so hard? Money is something you can't bring with you when you're born and you can't take with you when you die. If you have too much, it's useless. It's just paper!"

Is Mom so open-minded? Zhang Jing and her sister looked at each other, then looked at Mom's Versailles attitude. Zhang Zhi approached with a playful smile and said, "Mom, you have so much paper that it's useless. Give it to me? I don't mind having too much! I promise to use it all before I die and strive to be a winner in life."

"Get away from me! You didn't even receive a single cent of the betrothal gift when you got married, and you still have the nerve to go back to your parents' house and ask for money? I'm the one who lost out on raising you, and you still want to take advantage of me. Aren't you tired of taking advantage of me?"

Zhang Zhi was furious and whispered to Zhang Jing, "We'll never get over this!" Zhang Jing asked, "Your daughter Xuan'er is grown up, and you don't want a dowry?" Zhang Zhi quickly replied, "How can that be? We've spent so much money raising her, how could we not want a penny? My husband said he wouldn't consider marrying his daughter off unless it cost him one million!"

Zhang Jing said, "Put yourself in her shoes! Weren't you raised by your mother? Did you grow up drinking dew?"

"It's been so many years, what else can we do?" Zhang Zhi was helpless. Zhang Jing said, "It's not that easy. Just ask your husband to pay for it!"

Zhang Zhi thought about it and said, "This is unrealistic. I can't make things difficult for my husband! Besides, whether it's too much or too little, she won't be happy. The money will end up in her son's hands, and I won't do that! If she wants to nag, let her, but I can't answer her anyway."

Zhang Jing said to Zhang Zhi with a helpless look on her face: "Don't always make the old lady scold you! I just want to have a good rest now." In fact, Zhang Jing knew very well in her heart that Zhang Zhi was deliberately making her mother angry, but she really didn't have the energy to take care of these trivial matters at the moment.

One day, Zhang Jing had just gotten up when she felt something strange, like a slight bout of urinary incontinence. Seeing this, her mother immediately took action, urging her to shower and wash her hair. Interestingly, just a few days earlier, at her mother's constant urging, Zhang Jing had her hair cut into a sleek buzz cut. Meanwhile, the elderly woman was busy making phone calls to inform others while frantically making preparations.

Soon, the family arrived at the hospital. Upon hearing the news, my mother-in-law and father-in-law also rushed over. Fortunately, everything went smoothly. With everyone's concerted efforts, the entire process, from registration to hospitalization, was completed quickly and in an orderly manner.

Thanks to her mother-in-law's insistence and intervention, Zhang Jing was eventually admitted to a super comfortable single room in the delivery room. However, things didn't end there. Zhang Jing suddenly remembered the issue of collecting umbilical cord blood and hurried to contact the doctor to make arrangements. A short while later, her grandfather and the nanny also hurried to the hospital.

After Zhang Jing changed into a clean hospital gown and underwent a thorough examination by the doctor, she was told that her cervix wasn't dilated enough. She needed to move around more and not lie down all the time. She expected contractions, so the doctor advised her to eat as much as possible to replenish her energy.

Zhang Jing looked at the large group gathered around her and couldn't help but speak up, "You don't all have to stay here, it's too crowded." Hearing this, her grandfather and the nanny decided to go home and make a pot of nutritious chicken soup for Zhang Jing. Then, Zhang Zhi saw Achen had also arrived, so she went back with her mother to get some more supplies. Finally, apart from Achen, only her parents-in-law remained in the ward, watching over Zhang Jing and waiting for the arrival of a new life.

Zhang Jing felt as if the pain was cutting her bones. She was sweating all over and her face was pale. Her mother-in-law wiped her sweat while feeding her brown sugar water. Achen also held Zhang Jing's hand, and his face was not good either. "Ajing, are you okay? Does it hurt?" Zhang Jing knew that he was nervous, and smiled to comfort him: "I'm fine, just stay with me!"

Her mother soon returned, bringing a thermos of tomato and egg noodles. Zhang Jing quickly ate while the labor pains subsided.

The medical staff checked her again and allowed her to get out of bed and walk around. Zhang Jing's mother-in-law and mother each supported her as she walked slowly. The mother-in-law instructed her father-in-law to take Ah Chen to dinner first and then pack some food for herself and her in-laws.

Finally, Zhang Jing went into labor and was wheeled into the operating room. After much struggle, she still couldn't give birth. The doctor asked if she wanted a cesarean section, but Zhang Jing gritted her teeth and refused. She also knew that a cesarean section would require anesthesia, something she couldn't accept.

With the encouragement of the doctors and midwives, Zhang Jing began a new round of efforts. After more than two hours, she gave birth to a son and a daughter. The umbilical cord blood was collected, and without hearing any calls from her family, Zhang Jing had fallen into a deep sleep.

Zhang Jing woke up from hunger, having momentarily forgotten she'd just given birth. It took her a while to recover, and her stomach still ached. "Are you awake? Are you still feeling unwell?" her mother asked, rushing over as soon as she saw Zhang Jing was awake.

"I'm so hungry," Zhang Jing said weakly. "Wait a minute," the old lady quickly pressed the bedside page. The doctor and nurse came in to check on her, took notes, and said she was in good condition. She could take some liquid food as needed.

Zhang Jing ate the brown sugar eggs her mother had prepared, then glanced at her child and fell asleep again. When she woke up, she heard her mother and mother-in-law discussing the child. After listening for a while, Zhang Jing remembered that they hadn't yet made a final decision on where to stay during the confinement period.

Thinking of the 30 yuan Zhang Yongle gave me, it would be enough for me to stay in the confinement center for two months. I don't need my mother and mother-in-law to suffer. Thinking of this, I interrupted the two elders.

"I decided to go to a confinement center because I'm giving birth to twins and there are many things I don't understand. Leave professional matters to professionals. Mom, please call the people from the confinement center over." Zhang Jing asked her mother-in-law to find someone.

The mother said, "I'm here to take care of you during the confinement period. Why did you ask me to come when you're going to the confinement center?"

Zhang Jing said, "Mom, these are two children. You and I don't have the energy to take care of them. The confinement center will charge you and do the job well, so you can relax. Besides, it's not like we can't afford it now."

"Okay, okay, I'm relaxed and happy, whatever you want!"

The confinement center and the hospital also have a business connection. The person in charge came to introduce the place to my mother-in-law. I looked at the illustrated introduction and asked her to inspect it in person. In the end, I chose a bright one-bedroom apartment for two months. One family member can stay with me and I can go directly to the place after I am discharged from the hospital after five days.

Zhang Jing sighed: The money-eating beast starts eating money as soon as it is born!

Fortunately, Zhang Jing had remembered her promise to her mother-in-law to have her test done and agreed to a comparison between Achen and the child. The results, as everyone had hoped, confirmed the girl was Achen's. Seeing her parents-in-law clinging to their daughter, her mother muttered, "What's wrong with this family? Do they favor girls over boys?" Zhang Jing explained that her parents-in-law had two sons, so it was normal for them to prefer a girl.

However, she felt particularly distressed when she held her son. Knowing the child's awkward identity, she planned to pay more attention to him in the future. As for the child's background, she decided not to mention it.

The children's names also sparked a long discussion. Finally, Zhang Jing decided to name the boy Xue Kaixin and the girl Xue Huanxi. Everyone praised Zhang Jing for her talent.