The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 377 - 366: Everyone’s Back

On the second day after Luo Xinyue went to the hospital, Shang Ze came back to rest and told them that the baby had been born, mother and child were safe, and the baby weighed six catty and two liang.

"Wow, such a chubby one."

Xue Jianian and Lu Jingqiu agreed to visit her after school the next day.

But Shang Ze said, "No need, she’ll be back the day after tomorrow morning, you can come over to the house then."

"That soon?"

Shang Ze smiled, "It was a natural birth, she can leave after one day."

"Oh."

After Shang Ze left, Lu Jingqiu took Xue Jianian to her house to buy eggs.

"Get twenty eggs, also grab two catty of brown sugar, and red dates, your family has red dates, right? Take some red dates too."

Xue Jianian asked, "What should I bring?"

"Eggs, brown sugar, red dates, just like me, these are needed after giving birth."

"Okay, I’ll listen to you."

Lu Jingqiu was heavily pregnant now and found it somewhat difficult to ride on a motorized tricycle, considering staying at the school for the month, since there were only two weeks left anyway.

Shen Mu, worried she would be even less comfortable at school, still insisted on taking her.

On the day Luo Xinyue was discharged, Lu Jingqiu and Xue Jianian made plans to visit her after school in the evening.

When they arrived, Luo Xinyue had her head wrapped in a towel, and the little one was wrinkly but chubby.

"All babies are like this, my mom said they change a lot after a month. Of the few born on the same day as him, none are as chubby and cute as my Junjun."

Lu Jingqiu asked, "Really? The little one is sleeping so soundly. How’s your milk supply?"

"Don’t mention it, it was so painful. Today is finally the day I can feed the baby, there’s enough. My mom and mother-in-law take turns buying pig trotters and fish for me, all from Niannian’s shop."

Xue Jianian laughed, "Do you still need to buy anything? I can deliver to you every day from now on."

"No need, I’ll be sitting the month here, and who knows, maybe even longer. It’s fine; let them do it. I have an auntie to take care of me during the day, and my mom and mother-in-law take turns coming over at night; they still have to work during the day."

"Both aunties are busy with work, it must be hard to take time off. How’s this auntie at taking care of you?"

"She’s quite good, very experienced. Her surname is Li, so I just call her Sister Li."

"That’s good."

The two of them sat for a while longer. Lu Jingqiu talked, watching Luo Xinyue breastfeed the baby and change diapers, basically learning how to do it.

Xue Jianian watched her baby, who was nourished with space water, looking plump and tender and felt proud.

One week into Luo Xinyue’s postpartum recovery, Grandpa Jiang and Aunt Zhang arrived.

It was Dad who had sent a car to bring them over, the same security officer as last time.

This time, Dad also had the security officer bring her two bags of milk powder; Lu Jingqiu saw that it was imported.

Tsk, Dad really is capable.

"Grandpa, Aunt Zhang, you’ve arrived. I’ve already cleaned up the yard for you, come on, I’ll take you over."

Grandpa Jiang took a stroll in the yard and said, "I was thinking just finding a nearby place would be good enough; I didn’t expect to find one with a front and back yard. This is truly convenient."

Lu Jingqiu said, "It really was a stroke of luck; the family just happened to be going out of town. So, I negotiated with them to put a small gate in the wall."

"Very good, the location is nice. Don’t mind me, just take care of yourself. I can’t really help with anything, but if there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask your Aunt Zhang."

"Sure, Aunt Zhang, I’ll leave the cooking for the family to you from now on."

Aunt Zhang, with a smile, replied, "Of course, that’s my job. And I have to say, this is my first time visiting West City."

"Aunt Zhang, I’ll take you around the neighborhood this week. There are lots of fruits and vegetables here. I’ll show you which place has the best vegetables."

Lu Jingqiu took Grandpa Jiang to the back yard where the room to the right of the main house was Grandpa Jiang’s and the one to the left was Aunt Zhang’s, while the west wing was Shen Mu’s.

Seeing the big bed in the room, the new cupboards, and a place to drink tea, Grandpa Jiang could tell that his granddaughter-in-law had put in effort.

Aunt Zhang was thrilled to see the kitchen, it was clean, and she liked it.

Shen Mu and Yiyi followed behind helping Grandpa Jiang and Aunt Zhang with their stuff, settling everything in.

Then Shen Mu went to cook; he was preparing the meal in the front yard today.

The stove in the back yard hadn’t yet been fired up.

Shen Mu made zhajiangmian today, quick and delicious.

After tasting a bite, Grandpa Jiang hurriedly praised, "Ah Mu, you’re quite the cook, not bad at all. Over here, your sister-in-law is lucky to have your help, and Yiyi too. Thank you for keeping her company. You’ve worked hard."

"Old Master, don’t say that; we’re all family, it’s what I should do."

Jiang Yiyi started to feel embarrassed, for she was merely a lodger, and the one being taken care of, yet now she was being praised.

That Sunday, Lu Jingqiu took advantage of a walk to stroll around the nearby market with Grandpa and Aunt Zhang.

She also took them to Niannian’s store and asked Aunt Zhang to buy vegetables there in the future, as they were the freshest and had the best taste.

She then took Grandpa and Aunt Zhang to recognize the doors of Niannian’s and Xinyue’s homes, as she usually only visits those two places when she goes out.

Upon learning of Grandpa’s visit, Uncle-in-law used his team’s identity to come and see him, asking if Grandpa needed anything and reminding him that he could make requests through the team.

Grandpa Jiang shook his head, "No need, everything here is quite good. In the last couple of days, Jingqiu has been accompanying me around, and I found a place to play chess at the alley in front of our backyard gate, which is something I love, and just past one intersection, there is a small park. As long as there are places where I can enjoy myself, that’s enough."

Uncle-in-law laughed heartily, "Old sir, our place has a lot of rivers, how about I take you fishing on my day off?"

"That sounds good."

Lu Jingqiu asked Uncle-in-law when Auntie was coming back, and he said she would return the next day.

Lu Jingqiu hadn’t seen Auntie in a long time and missed her, along with Nanzhou, who was more than a week away from giving birth.

In the past few days, she had asked Chen Qingru and He Yu to help sort the quilts at the school gate.

Every time she brought some back, she was almost done bringing everything.

On Wednesday, Auntie came back. Lu Jingqiu was at school and did not go to pick her up.

After all, she had been driven back by Second Cousin, and she likely went directly to the compound.

She would start her exams tomorrow. These past few days, Lu Jingqiu obviously felt a downward sensation and was very careful whenever she used the toilet.

In the evening, when she returned home, Auntie was unexpectedly waiting there for her.

"Qiuqiu."

"Auntie, I’ve missed you so much."

"Oh dear, be careful with your belly. You’re about to become a mother and yet you’re still so careless."

Second Cousin remarked while smiling, "Qiuqiu, they say pregnancy makes a woman look ugly, but I don’t think you’ve gotten ugly at all."

Auntie shot her son a look, "What are you talking about? My niece has always been beautiful. Come on, bring the stuff out now."

"Yes, yes."

Yang Mingchao said and quickly lifted a bag from the floor containing two bags of infant formula, "Qiuqiu, this is the formula I got from over there, especially for children, and there are also baby bottles. I bought several nipples for the bottles over there. Just tell me if you run out of formula."

Auntie took out some changing pads, "These are the changing pads I sewed over there; I noticed everyone uses them. They prevent the diaper from getting the blanket wet. I made several, and now it’s summer, they’ll dry quickly. Apart from that, your eldest cousin and cousin-in-law have prepared some little clothes for the baby, and they included some gift money, saying they can’t return for the baby’s full-month celebration and asked me to deliver it.

Also, Xintian, your cousin-in-law’s cousin, said it’s been a long time since she saw you and asked when you would visit. Learning about your pregnancy, she even prepared baby clothes for you."

"Meng Xintian, huh. They’re studying abroad; we indeed can’t meet. I really appreciate it, and also cousin-in-law, for being so thoughtful."

"Qiuqiu, don’t forget about me. It wasn’t easy for Second Cousin to get that formula, smuggling it from across the borders."

"Yeah, yeah, not to mention Second Cousin, he’s always been the best to me."

"Isn’t that so?"

"Second Cousin, how many trips have you made over there recently? Don’t go too often; it’s not safe," Lu Jingqiu cautioned.

"Yeah, not too many," he replied.

After speaking, seeing his mother discussing matters with Aunt Zhang, he quickly led Lu Jingqiu upstairs.

He handed her another package, "Second Cousin, this is so much."

"About the same as last time. My money’s flowing like water now; I’m almost getting anxious about what to do with it. If left unused, it won’t earn any more," he explained.

"Second Cousin, have you bought a house in Yangcheng City?"

"I have, I bought a set."

"Has Wei Jincheng approached you? He mentioned he wanted to invest in a factory, rent a place. Don’t you think buying is better than renting?"

"He did approach me, asking me to help him get sewing machines. I can definitely get him the best ones, but they’re not cheap.

His wife is so good at making money, they shouldn’t be short on funds, and they are planning to rent."

"Right, you could ask Shang Ze about it. If possible, you might want to buy some land."

"Sure, buying some land is also a good idea."

"Second Cousin, when are you planning to return to Yangcheng City?"

"Don’t worry, I won’t go back for a while, at least not until after you have the baby. I’m planning to check on the store; our wholesale business has been doing really well lately. We can’t stop supplying, and I have to help Wei Jincheng with sourcing goods as well." freewёbnoνel.com

"Oh."

"You are about to have the baby. When is Jiang Nanzhou coming back?"

"He should be back by the end of June, so it’s just over a week now."