Chapter 415: Chapter 415 Eating a Meal
Shen Yiguang smiled gently at her, "Stable, nothing serious."
Yang Peimin nodded and didn’t ask any more questions.
Shen Yiguang, however, said, "Lu Haijun and Yixiang also went over."
Yang Peimin asked subconsciously, "What are they doing there?"
Shen Yiguang shook his head slightly, "I really can’t guess what they’re thinking. I had just left and saw them coming over. Now that I’m back home, I think they should be arriving soon after."
He wasn’t wrong, as Shen Yixiang came over with Lu Haijun, followed by her younger sister-in-law, truly looking like she was returning to her maternal home.
Lu Haijun knew how to be personable, starting off by saying, "...I came over to visit a comrade, and since we’re not far, I thought to stop by to see Yixiang..." In his hand was a bag full of fruit.
Shen Yixiang said to Chen Guizhi, "I said I’d come to see me, why not come to see my mom? So, I brought him over, and Hailing wanted to go out to sell some things, so she came along too."
Chen Guizhi hadn’t seen her daughter for a few days and was indeed missing her. Seeing her talk this way, she immediately had a smiling face, "You girl, if you’re coming for a meal, you should’ve said so sooner. I don’t know if there’ll be enough at home."
Shen Yixiang said nonchalantly, "Then I’ll just cook another pot."
A few people entered the house, and upon seeing that Shen Yiguang and the others were there, they quickly came forward to greet them.
Shen Yiguang slightly nodded in acknowledgement.
They sat down somewhat sheepishly.
Trying to find a topic, Shen Yixiang asked Yang Peimin, "Sister-in-law, why didn’t you go to the hospital with my brother to see Mr. Zhao today? I saw quite a few Military Wives go there, and the Red Army wife was very upset, everyone went to comfort her."
Yang Peimin replied, "How could I leave, you went with your brother, right? Besides, you all were there."
Shen Yixiang didn’t catch the underlying meaning and continued, "The Red Army wife even asked about you, and I didn’t know how to respond, so I said you were still in class."
Yang Peimin nodded, "That’s what you should say, I was indeed in class," not giving her a chance to ask again, "So you went too? It was all Military Wives there, what kind of fuss were you joining?"
Shen Yixiang glanced at Lu Haijun and smiled, "It was nothing, just happened to be on the way, that’s all. What could there be?"
Lu Haijun also quickly explained, "Hailing wanted to go to the department store to buy some things, and I thought she’d be alone without knowing anyone, and she hadn’t been to a department store before, so I thought it’d be good for Yixiang to go with her, and I was heading to the hospital to visit Zhao Lian anyway. I didn’t expect them to finish shopping so fast and come to find me. I thought Zhao Lian was just upstairs, so I let them come up with me. I know Yixiang and I aren’t officially married yet, so it’s not entirely appropriate for us to be together in some situations, so I had them wait for me in the corridor. I just didn’t expect Sister-in-law Zhao to see Yixiang and pull her over to talk."
Yang Peimin was curious at first, but after listening, she lost interest and only said, "You guys sit for a while, I’m going to check the kitchen, we’ll be eating soon."
"Sister-in-law, let me help you," Shen Yixiang and Lu Hailing both stood up.
"It’s not necessary, please have a seat. Sister-in-law Lu is also in the kitchen, she insists on showing off her cooking skills, I’m going to check on it. You all sit down, Yixiang, you know how to serve tea at home, you can entertain Mr. Lu first."
After holding the two back, she headed to the kitchen. Chen Guizhi and Luo Dahua were there, and upon seeing Yang Peimin come in, they said, "Perfect timing to serve the dishes, it’s all ready."
Yang Peimin smiled in reply, "I’m really sorry for the trouble, and to have mom and sister-in-law bother."
Chen Guizhi waved it off, "Don’t count me in, I just came in for some hot water."
Luo Dahua and Yang Peimin both laughed.
Yang Peimin first served the rice into a basin and brought it out.
Before entering the house, she already heard her Lele’s crying.
She quickened her pace and went inside, "What’s the matter?"
Shen Yiguang, holding Lele, didn’t know what had happened, but suddenly the baby started crying.
He was a bit flustered for the moment, hurriedly checking his diaper to see if he’d peed.
Lu Hailing also came over quickly, "Brother Shen, let me take a look, maybe he’s uncomfortable being held."
Shen Yiguang stepped away from her extended hand, "It’s fine, the little guy will stop once his mom gets here."
Lu Hailing awkwardly withdrew her hand and played with Lele on the side.
Yang PeiMin happened to see this scene and said, "Hailing, just take a seat. The child is probably tired."
Lu Hailing turned around and nodded with a smile, "Lele is so little right now, he shouldn’t be crying this long, it could easily hurt his throat."
Yang PeiMin asked Shen Yiguang to hold him upright and walk around to soothe him to sleep, this child had developed a bad habit of needing to be held and rocked to sleep or else he would cry—his cries were loud enough to tear the roof off.
Shen Yiguang also discovered this habit of his son’s for the first time and he looked displeased, "This is a bad habit that can’t be encouraged. Just let him sleep by himself in the bed."
Yang PeiMin put down her things and stopped his movement toward the crib, "If you put him down, he’ll cry a storm."
Shen Yiguang furrowed his brows, "This isn’t something you’ve encouraged, is it?"
Yang PeiMin gave him a sharp look, "Who knows if you were like this as a baby, maybe he takes after you."
Shen Yiguang replied irritably, "Just let him sleep by himself for a while. If it still doesn’t work, we’ll see what to do next. How can this be okay? He can’t be pampered like this." Then, very resolutely, he placed the child into the crib.
And then Shen Lele cried even harder, calling over his grandmother, who cooed, "What’s the matter? All of you adults are here, why did my grandson start crying? Don’t cry, grandma will hold you, oh my sweet boy, stop crying, be careful with your throat."
Yang PeiMin glanced at Shen Yiguang and silently said, "You see that? The real problem lies with whom, after all."
Shen Yiguang rubbed his forehead, "Mom, let him sleep on his own, let’s eat dinner first."
"How can I eat with Lele like this? You all go ahead, I’ll put him to sleep first."
"Mom, the food will get cold."
"It’s fine, I can just reheat it, oh dear, Lele, let’s go out for a walk. It must be too noisy in the house."
Shen Yiguang: "..."
Shen Yixiang chuckled on the side, "Oh my, this is hilarious, none of you can handle Lele."
Lu Hailing pulled at her and said to both Yang PeiMin and Shen Yiguang, "Brother Shen, Sister-in-law, it’s like this with children, he will get better as he gets bigger."
Shen Yixiang looked at her, "You’ve never had children, how would you know?"
Lu Hailing’s face turned slightly red, "No, I mean, I helped raise my elder brother’s kids."
"Hailing, you’re really capable. I just couldn’t handle it, those kids are all little troublemakers, I just couldn’t bear it."
Lu Hailing smiled faintly, "Children all need to be soothed."