Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Early in the morning, Lin Qin, Lin Yi, and Chen Wenjun rushed over as quickly as possible.

Seeing Chen Xinyue lying on the hospital bed playing on her phone, the three adults didn't bother to say anything to her and instead pulled Xiao Jinlin aside to ask her all sorts of questions.

Chen Xinyue dawdled until almost noon, but there was still no sign that she was about to give birth.

Not long after Lin Yi left, Chen Xinyue started crying out in pain again.

Medical staff came to examine her, and it was a chaotic scene. She was not taken into the delivery room until 2 p.m.

She gave birth before 3 a.m.

Xiao Jinlin was still a little dazed and at a loss when the nurse came out with the baby. He nervously swallowed and his expression became anxious. "How is my wife?"

The nurse smiled as she held the baby. "Mother and baby are both safe. The mother will need to be observed for another half hour before she can be taken back to the ward. One family member can stay here and wait; the rest of you come with me."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did they turn their attention to the child in the nurse's arms.

The nurse immediately read out the child's birth information and asked the family to sign it.

Xiao Jinlin looked at the child in Lin Qin's arms with eager eyes, his face beaming with a happy smile. "Mom, you take the child back to the ward first. I'll wait for Xinyue here."

Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun exchanged a glance and immediately took the child back to the ward.

Soon after, Xiao Jinlin received several baby photos from Lin Qin. He couldn't get enough of looking at them, so he went into the group chat and sent them.

He Xue was the first to chime in, "Xin Yue gave birth?"

Immediately afterward, Xiao Jinlin's phone rang; it was Old Madam Xiao.

"Jinlin, Xinyue has given birth, right?"

Xiao Jinlin quickly smiled and said happily, "Grandma, you're really fast! Xinyue just gave birth. She's under observation in the delivery room, and both mother and baby are safe. The baby weighed 6.8 pounds."

Madam Xiao beamed with joy, "Good, good! It's good that you're safe! It's good that you're safe! Here's what we'll do: I'll have your aunt buy plane tickets right now, and your grandfather and I will go see our precious great-grandson!"

Before Chen Xinyue gave birth, they had been longing to go to Anshi. Now that they saw the baby's photo, they couldn't sit still.

He Xue chimed in, "Mom, I want to go too! I'll go with you!"

She hadn't been back to Anshi for several years, and she was very much looking forward to revisiting the place.

After the two hung up the phone, Madam Xiao immediately told Mu Qinglian the news.

Mu Qinglian was a step behind; upon learning that the two were going to Anshi, she immediately offered to go with them.

By the time Xiao Bai got off work, his plane ticket was already booked.

Seeing Xiao Bai's calm expression, Mu Qinglian knew he hadn't even checked the group messages, so she quickly asked, "Did you know that your second son's wife gave birth?"

"She's given birth? Boy or girl?" Xiao Bai asked, somewhat surprised.

Mu Qinglian smiled and said, "It's a boy, a big, chubby boy. I've already posted the photos in the group chat. My mom and I bought plane tickets for tomorrow to go and see him."

Xiao Bai quickly opened his phone, zoomed in on the picture, stared at the child for a long time, thought for a moment, and said, "Bring them and their child some things, such as gold jewelry, and cash, prepare 100,000 yuan, the more grand the better."

Mu Qinglian couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Is it safe to bring so much stuff?"

"Don't worry, I'll have bodyguards escort you there." Xiao Bai had already planned everything out.

Upon hearing this, Mu Qinglian didn't say anything more, but instead asked, "Are you going?" Xiao Bai shook his head, "It's the end of the year, and there's a lot going on at work. It's not good for both of us to leave. You can go."

There was one more thing he didn't tell Mu Qinglian, about his eldest son, for fear that Mu Qinglian would get anxious and upset.

Mu Qinglian didn't think much of it and hurriedly went out to make arrangements.

Xiao Bai stared at the child's photo repeatedly, and ate an extra bowl of food at dinner.

At the same time, Guo Lingyue, who had just become pregnant, also saw the pictures in the group. She was so angry that her nose was crooked, but she had to force herself not to get angry. She was in poor health, and her first pregnancy was not easy. Her whole family protected her so that she could give birth safely.

The couple had conceived this child secretly. Although Xiao Jinchen had already completed the formalities, they didn't dare to make it public because they felt guilty. They could only stay in the suite that Guo Lingyue had given her as part of her dowry and quietly take care of the pregnancy.

Xiao Jinchen guessed that she would be upset after seeing the picture, so he came over to comfort her after get off work, saying, "Don't look at it. Take care of yourself. We'll have it too."

Guo Lingyue nestled obediently in Xiao Jinchen's arms. "Did Yuanyuan cry?"

Since discovering she was pregnant, she moved out, away from her daughter who was always sick and making a fuss, and her mood has improved a lot.

Xiao Jinchen shook his head, "With a nanny here, you don't need to worry. Just like I said, take good care of yourself and the child. Leave the grocery shopping, cooking, and housework to the nanny. You just need to rest well."

Guo Lingyue felt like she was being held in the palm of someone's hand, and nodded with a sweet smile.

Early the next morning.

The driver took Madam Xiao and the others to the airport.

After the plane landed, Xiao Jinlin's people waited by the roadside and took them to Nanyu.

Chen Wenjun and Lin Yi made a special trip back to entertain them.

Once the group arrived on the island, everything was new and exciting.

Especially Mrs. Xiao and Mr. Xiao, as people get older, they like to grow some vegetables and raise some chickens, or at the very least, grow some flowers and keep a few pets. Unfortunately, they live in a large courtyard with limited space, so they can't do all that. But seeing the greenery everywhere, their eyes lit up.

"What are these planted in the ground?" Mr. Xiao asked.

Lin Yi hurriedly replied, "There are newly planted lotus roots, and calla lilies that haven't been harvested yet. Over there, we're growing mustard greens, cabbage, cauliflower, and over there, we're also scallions, ginger, garlic, and so on. Basically, we plant whatever we can. Some we plant a little bit of, and some we plant a whole bunch of. They're all vegetables that everyone loves to eat."

The area is surrounded by fruit trees, which have been planted for over ten or twenty years! They are all old trees, and the fruit they bear is especially sweet. Some new varieties have been planted in the back. There is a chicken, duck, pig and sheep breeding area next to the stadium.

The island is spacious, and we've kept a few dogs there in recent years, all of them roaming freely. We only put them in captivity because we heard you were coming.

He briefly introduced the situation on the island.

Mu Qinglian couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder Xinyue wanted to come back to rest and recuperate after childbirth. Everything is readily available at home, and she can eat whatever she wants."

Lin Yi nodded seriously, "That's right! Our family can take a boat directly to Nangang. We also have speedboats and fishing boats there, and we get the freshest seafood every day. We have all kinds of seafood. She likes to eat seafood, so she can eat anything at home."

Everyone knows that the Chen family made their fortune in seafood.

He Xue asked curiously, "Are Sister Qin and the others still at the hospital?"

Chen Wenjun nodded. "The baby was born yesterday afternoon and won't be discharged until tomorrow at the earliest. You two can take a good rest, have dinner tonight, and they can see the baby when they come back from the hospital tomorrow."

Madam Xiao agreed.

I also asked a few guards to help carry the things upstairs. (End of Chapter)