The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

I don't know if Chu Xiaoning moved too much, or if the children urinated.

Suddenly, my eldest daughter, Coco, woke up and started crying loudly.

Her loud voice woke up both of her younger brothers.

Then the remaining two little ones also started wailing.

There are too many children.

Aunt Qi was too busy to handle everything at once.

They were also worried that Chu Xiaoning was inexperienced and might not be gentle enough.

So Aunt Qi handed one of the children to Chu Yanhua to take care of.

Yang Dalin hugged one.

Aunt Qi hugged one.

After a thorough inspection, Chu Xiaoning assisted from the side.

I was indeed hungry.

Ma San'er went out because it was inconvenient to feed the baby.

Feeding three children at the same time is not easy.

They had no choice but to drink formula.

One is breastfeeding.

Fortunately, Sister Yan is well-nourished and has breast milk, otherwise all three little ones would have to drink formula.

However, even so, Yang Dalin was worried that there wouldn't be enough breast milk.

Yang Dalin plans to feed his three children a mixture of formula and breast milk.

no way.

One person raising three children.

That's too much food.

Fortunately, the three little ones were very well-behaved; they stopped crying quickly once they were given food.

During this time, Yang Dalin also discussed things with Aunt Qi.

I'll stay in the hospital for a few days.

Then, after leaving, they moved to a large compound near Dongsi Shitiao.

Otherwise, if the three kids start arguing, the entire front yard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang will probably suffer from nervous breakdowns.

Another issue is that there are too many children; Yang Dalin, Chu Yanhua, and Aunt Qi can't take care of them all.

Aunt Qi can't stay away from work forever.

Taking leave for ten days, half a month, or even a month is fine.

Can't I take several months off from work?

Besides, Yang Dalin will also be leaving after the New Year.

I can't always be with my child.

Furthermore, it's impossible for Chu Yanhua to stay away from work forever after giving birth.

Yang Dalin discussed it with his aunt and Sister Yan, saying, "Auntie, I think we need to hire two nannies."

Aunt Qi wanted to refuse again: "Well, well, I can just take care of Yan Hua, Xiao Ning, and myself."

Do we need to hire a nanny?

"If we hire a nanny, will anyone object or report us?"

Yang Dalin explained, "Auntie, I've made a plan."

We'll stay at the Dongsi Shitiao compound for the New Year for now.

I've been here all this time.

I can help take care of it.

Before I go back to work after the New Year.

Sister Yan moved back to live in a small courtyard near the freight station.

Please ask the aunties from the two neighboring houses next door to help take care of the children.

The original homeowner, Aunt Wang, and I had a very good relationship.

She doesn't go to work.

Ask her to help keep an eye on things during the day.

Sister Yan works nearby.

I can go back and look after the child at noon.

We give Aunt Wang and the two neighboring women some money every month. If they don't want money, we give them more nutritional supplements.

For example, I give them several cans of milk powder every month.

Consider it payment for their help.

Let their children also get some extra nutrition.

It doesn't prevent them from doing their own housework.

I don't think there's a big problem.

Both of those aunties are nice.

Aunt Qi thought it was a good idea.

The courtyard there is small, with few people and little to do.

She had met those two neighboring families a few times.

They're all nice people.

I've met Aunt Wang and Aunt Qi before; they're both very kind people.

He even gave a bracelet to his own daughter.

He treats Yan Hua like a goddaughter.

Aunt Qi didn't have much of an opinion.

After all, we bought a TV for the family, and that TV attracts a lot of people every day.

It's not appropriate to kick them all out and prevent others from seeing them.

That way they won't disturb the children's rest.

pretty good.

Aunt Qi had no objections.

Chu Yanhua asked, "Dalinzi, can you keep getting that milk powder?"

Don't make it too difficult for me.

Yang Dalin comforted his wife, "Don't worry, we can make quite a bit every month."

Do not worry.

Besides, if you don't have enough milk powder, you can give other things from your house to those two neighbors.

If I go on a business trip, I can give you any rare things that Ma San'er brings back from other places on his long-distance drive.

However, we should give them more food, and more nutritious things for their children.

Give as little money as possible.

To avoid what others might say if they find out.

When asked, people simply say that neighbors help each other out.

We should thank them for the gift.

Nobody can say for sure.

Qi Yanhua thought that would work too.

This way it's close to my workplace.

Except for the fact that Qi Yulan is a bit far away.

Chu Xiaoning and Ma San'er live very close by after get off work.

If something really happens, I can just ask for leave on my way to work and go home by bike; it only takes a few minutes.

This saves time and effort.

So Chu Yanhua agreed.

The three little ones ate and drank their fill, and soon fell asleep again.

Chu Yanhua was also tired.

She got sleepy after a while.

Yang Dalin told Sister Yan to rest first.

At that moment, Yang Dalin outside heard many footsteps.

Ma San'er gently knocked on the door from the outside.

"Brother Dalin, a lot of people have come to see the child."

Is now a convenient time?

Yang Dalin went out of the house first.

Wow, quite a few people have arrived.

I just called to notify them myself.

Even those who weren't notified don't know how they found out.

A lot of people have come outside.

And there was a steady stream of people coming from behind.

The leaders seemed to be Minister Teng's wife, Minister Duan's wife, Qi Desheng's mother-in-law, Gong Xuemei's sister-in-law, Liu Meimei's sister-in-law, the mothers of the children of the compound, and so on.

Many of my colleagues' wives also brought gifts.

Yang Dalin asked everyone to keep their voices down.

He brought out two strollers.

Let everyone take a look.

Because the child's mother was so tired that she had just fallen asleep.

Everyone understands.

I asked quietly and found out that the child's mother was fine.

Everyone can rest assured.

They lined up one by one to present the gifts.

We didn't dare to waste too much time.

Because there were too many people.

They said they would come to the baby's one-month celebration.

Before long, the corridor was filled with gifts.

The director of the hospital didn't know if he had received the news.

They knew that the wife of a high-ranking official had come to see a pregnant woman who was giving birth.

I must show my face.

Show yourself.

The dean also stated that he would definitely take good care of Yang Dalin's family.

There's nothing we can do about it; it's all about human relationships and social customs.

The dean himself came; we can't just ignore him.

Everyone exchanged a few polite words.

Minister Teng's wife also suggested, "Can you manage to have three children all at once?"

I've asked my nanny to come and help out for a while.

Minister Duan's wife also said that she could send their family's nanny.

Both of their wives have formal jobs, and one of them even works in the intelligence department.

The two of them didn't have time to help take care of Chu Yanhua.

Yang Dalin was already very satisfied with this suggestion.

I quickly declined.

However, several people, including Gong Xuemei's sister-in-law and Liu Meimei's sister-in-law, said they could help take care of her for a while.

Yang Dalin thanked everyone for their kindness once again.

Yang Dalin knew that as long as he nodded.

It's definitely not a problem to leave several sisters-in-law to help take care of it.

But we also have to consider that they have children and jobs at home.