Surprise! The rough husband is the hidden boss of the period literature

Chapter 418 I Want a Son
Qiao Xinyu initially didn't want to talk to her, but now she asked again, "What happened to her child?"

"We agreed that Aunt Hu would help take care of the baby after it was born, but you know that old shrew is too lazy to even think about taking care of anything. She just grabs a handful of pumpkin seeds and cracks them all day long. She doesn't care about anything at home, and she doesn't care about the child either."

This child has grown up to be so pitiful. Yesterday, she was cracking pumpkin seeds, and in this cold weather, she let the child crawl on the ground. The child, not understanding, picked up a pumpkin seed and put it in their mouth, almost choking to death!

Qiao Xinyu also cursed Hu E a few times, "I always say that we have no one to take care of the children. Sometimes we are busy and it is pitiful for the children to be left unattended. But her family is just too pitiful."

Xu Qinghuan said to Shen Jinju, "This matter is easy to resolve. Your husband is the brigade leader, so it's perfectly legitimate for you to step in and resolve this matter."

Shen Jinju smiled and said, "Tell me how I can solve this. If I can do it, I'll do a few practical things for the production team."

Xu Qinghuan said, "Now almost all the labor force in the production brigade has jobs. It's not only inconvenient for families to have no one to take care of their children, but it's also very dangerous, just like what happened today."

Older children can be sent to school, but younger children are difficult to manage. In my opinion, we should learn from the city and organize daycare centers and kindergartens, assigning a few reliable aunties and older women to help take care of them.

Qiao Xinyu clapped her hands and said, "Great! That's wonderful! I've wanted to do this for a long time. But where will the money come from?"

Xu Qinghuan said, "Children under three years old go to nurseries, and children aged three to six go to kindergartens. As for wages, it depends on the production brigade. Whether the wages are paid by the brigade or by the parents, the brigade headquarters will decide."

Shen Jinju's eyes lit up. Her family had the same problem. "Okay, I'll go back and ask my husband about it, and have him discuss it with the brigade headquarters."

But she came here today not just for this matter. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Did Kong Zhiqing come to talk to you about something? She asked me if I knew anything about the college entrance examination, and I said how would I know? She also said she was going to buy the 'Self-Study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry,' but I don't know if she managed to buy it."

Jiang Xingcan grabbed Qingxiao's fur with all his might, and Qingxiao cried out in pain, too afraid to move.

Xu Qinghuan rushed over and rescued Qingxiao from the little devil's clutches. She didn't know what Qiao Xinyu and Shen Jinju said, but Shen Jinju took the child and left, saying before leaving that she was going to arrange the daycare and kindergarten.

Qiao Xinyu complained, "She's really cunning."

Xu Qinghuan asked, "So what did you say?"

"I didn't say anything, and she seemed a little embarrassed when she saw that I didn't say anything, so she left." Qiao Xinyu was worried about the kindergarten. "Who do you think the production team would feel most comfortable assigning as a childcare worker at the nursery?"

Xu Qinghuan thought for a moment, "One is Aunt Li, and the other is my aunt. They're both pretty good."

Shen Jinju acted quickly, bringing a list to Xu Qinghuan the next day to discuss it. "Look, this is a list I've prepared. It lists families who want to send their children to daycare or kindergarten. There are 23 children under three years old in daycare, not including your child."

There are many more children attending kindergarten; there are seventy or eighty under the age of six, so they need to be divided into at least two classes.

Xu Qinghuan said, "Then we'll split them into two classes. We need to teach the kindergarten children some knowledge, and we can't just play with them all the time. We need at least three teachers for the two classes. We should recruit them from among the educated youth or members of the commune who graduated from junior or senior high school. Ideally, they should have special skills, such as being good at singing or dancing."

“This matter is a bit complicated,” Shen Jinju said, frowning.

Xu Qinghuan knew immediately that this plan was doomed to fail. "I'm just making a suggestion. Let's see what you all think."

"We also need a site and to build beds, so the investment is quite large. I mentioned it to the production team, and a lot of people objected."

Xu Qinghuan stopped talking.

Zhou Guizhi made dumplings and asked Xu Qinghuan and her husband to take the child to eat them.

Xu Qinghuan loved eating dumplings with pickled cowpeas and pork filling when she was pregnant. She ate a dozen or so in one bowl, sitting next to Jiang Xingye and enjoying them immensely.

Jiang Xingye held his daughter in his arms, eating himself and feeding her a little bit. Jiang Xingcan had a big appetite and couldn't wait, so she grumbled and complained. Jiang Xingye didn't eat himself, focusing solely on feeding his daughter.

Jiang Chijing was being fed by Jiang Xingmei; he looked quite refined, but in reality, he ate even more than his aunt. Zhou Guizhi asked Xu Qinghuan, "Huanzi, what do you think of me becoming a childcare worker?"

Xu Qinghuan wasn't surprised at all that she wanted to go. "Whether you're herding one sheep or a flock, it's all the same. Anyway, you're taking care of two kids at home every day, so being a childcare worker is the same as taking care of kids. You can earn more money by taking care of more kids, but I don't know if it'll work out."

Zhou Guizhi hesitated, "I mainly have nothing to do. Your grandparents are in good health now and they are always vying to do all the housework. I can't help you with your side, I just take care of two kids. If we could take care of them together, we could earn some money to buy candy for the younger ones."

Sanya heard this and shouted from the side, "Eat candy, candy, milk, candy!"

Tian Jinhua was a little nervous and was about to scold her when Zhou Guizhi pulled her granddaughter into her arms. "Eat dumplings first, and Grandma will give you candy later. Eat your fill before you eat candy."

She immediately felt a great sense of relief.

Xu Qinghuan glanced at her and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you pregnant again?"

Tian Jinhua was startled, "No..."

She checked her due date and found she was several days late.

Xu Qinghuan sighed, "Your body hasn't fully recovered yet. How can you keep having so many babies? Didn't I tell you to rest for two years first?"

"I feel fine!"

Tian Jinhua touched her lower abdomen with a happy expression, and a blissful smile immediately spread across her face, as if she were indeed carrying a son this time.

Xu Qinghuan lowered her head and ate her own food, ignoring her completely.

Zhou Guizhi was also speechless. "Don't you care about your own health? Huanhuan is a doctor. Why are you in such a hurry to get pregnant if you don't listen to her? Besides, you already have three. Having more children is like raising cats and dogs. Isn't that just ruining the children?"

Tian Jinhua felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water, and said with tears streaming down her face, "Mom, all I want is to give Xingbing a son!"

Jiang Xingbing is now in the commune, which is closer than the county town, and he still comes back once a week.

We happen to be here today.

He is very understanding of his wife. In the past, when he farmed at home, he did want to have a son so that someone would take care of him when he got old.

No matter how good a son-in-law is, he is still someone else's son.

There is no able-bodied person in the family. When they get old and can no longer work, and they have no work points left, how can the meager per capita grain provided by the production team be enough?
But now that he's working outside, he no longer has that obsession with his son.

Zhou Guizhi sighed, unable to say anything.

The old lady spoke up, "In the Jiang family, sons and daughters are treated the same. When have you ever seen your mother and I treat our granddaughter badly and our grandson well? Why are you so narrow-minded? You don't cherish your own health. When you get old and have all sorts of illnesses, it will all be your children's debt."

Tian Jinhua glanced at Xu Qinghuan, "Isn't your sister-in-law here too?"

Jiang Xingye couldn't stand it anymore. "My wife is your imperial physician?"

How can you have such a big face!
Tian Jinhua looked at her husband somewhat helplessly, but now that she was pregnant, she felt more confident.

Seeing that Jiang Xingbing didn't speak, she said awkwardly, "I didn't mean that, and I don't dislike my daughter. I just want a son, since we all have sons!"

　The third watch, the first watch!
　　(End of this chapter)