Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Niu Dazhuang took two deep breaths and buried his face in Qin Huairu's arms, greedily inhaling the milky scent...

"Hehe...Why are you acting like a child?"

"There's a perfectly healthy person standing here, I want one too..." As she spoke, Qin Yueru had already stood in front of Niu Dazhuang.

A scene of fierce competition and beauty, the envy of countless men, was vividly unfolding...

Qin Huairu during her breastfeeding period was simply the epitome of a woman, perfectly embodying the saying that women are like water.

A busy chef, pumping the bellows a dozen times here, then quickly switching to another stove and tossing the ladle a few times...

One moment he's a Tai Chi master, busy as a bee, performing all sorts of moves like "Banlan Chui," "Baihe Fangchi," and "Dao Juan Yun"... he's done all twenty-four simplified Tai Chi forms.

The next day, in the morning, Xiao Dang was so hungry that he cried before they were woken up.

I was so busy tinkering last night that I forgot to ask about the important things.

"Are you really not going?" Niu Dazhuang asked.

"Okay, I really won't go, don't overthink it. Dazhuang, I need to ask you for a favor." Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qin Huairu quickly said.

"It would be too formal for us to ask for favors." Niu Dazhuang had a particularly enjoyable night, so he was in an exceptionally good mood this morning.

"Let's find Yue Ru a job after the New Year to reduce your stress." Qin Huai Ru turned to feed Xiao Dang, her bare back facing Niu Da Zhuang, who was in the same bed.

Niu Dazhuang started causing trouble from behind...

"Stop fooling around, I'm talking to you about serious matters, um... why are you doing this again!"

"There's no pressure, but Aunt Zhao mentioned a few days ago that after the New Year, various factories will be recruiting a batch of people. This is also an opportunity. If there are suitable positions, I'll arrange for you all to get them."

"I can forget about myself, but Xiao Dang is still so young. How can I go to work if no one is there to take care of her? Ouch... This is killing me! Be gentle, don't scare the child."

"If I miss this opportunity, it will be a bit difficult to find a job in Beijing in the future."

"Then I'll let you support me for the rest of my life!"

"No problem. I don't plan to let Xue Ru go to work. From now on, you two will be responsible for taking care of the child."

Qin Yueru, standing behind him, was unhappy and wanted to take him away, but she had played too wildly last night and was in pain now, so she couldn't continue. She could only pout and get up, preferring to stay out of sight.

A two-month-old baby does nothing but eat and sleep, usually sleeping for sixteen or seventeen hours a day.

After getting up, Yue Ru limped to the outer room to make breakfast. Niu Dazhuang had already prepared the New Year's goods for them.

I've been following Niu Dazhuang for almost a year now, and my palate has become quite discerning. I no longer find brown sugar water anything special.

However, the necessary preparations still need to be made: brown sugar, white sugar, brittle, biscuits, and melon seeds.

There were also pumpkin seeds that Qin Huairu and the others had saved up from eating pumpkins, and candy from Guandong that they made during the Kitchen God Festival on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.

These are snacks, a whole jar of cured meat up to the leg, and a full jar of rice and flour, especially a small jar of snow-white grease!

A basket woven from brambles hung from the roof beam, containing three white-feathered chickens, a carp, and several dried wild rabbits.

There were also plenty of large cabbages for winter storage, piles of coal briquettes in the yard, and even more firewood, laid out from the east end to the west end along the area under the windows.

At Qin Huairu's insistence, Niu Dazhuang also prepared coarse grains and sweet potatoes for them.

Having these material things makes me feel at ease in my daily life.

Qin Yueru had already prepared breakfast and said irritably, "Aren't you up yet? Why do I have to feed you?"

"What's wrong with Yue Ru? Why are you so angry so early in the morning?"

"Of course she'd get angry if she saw something she couldn't have."

"Where did you come from?"

"What are you 'coming over' for? Didn't you see she had to hold onto the wall when she got off the bed? Alright, get up already, stop nagging."

Boiled eggs with sesame salt are great for promoting lactation. It was originally prepared for Qin Huairu, but Niu Dazhuang also liked it and ate five boiled eggs and two large bowls of corn porridge in one go.

After Niu Dazhuang put down his chopsticks.

Qin Yueru teased, "You don't need to breastfeed, why would you eat that egg? It's a waste of food!"

"With your sister in her current state, why would she need to eat eggs to increase her milk supply? It'd be a waste for her! What are you going to do if your sister doesn't go to her?"

"I'll spend the Lunar New Year with my sister."

"Alright, as long as you're happy, I'm leaving!"

Around 10 a.m., after wrapping Xiao Qijin (nickname) up tightly, the four of them went to Grandpa Niu's house.

When Grandpa Niu saw his grandson, his hands trembled with excitement. He asked Xue Ru to put the child on the kang (a heated brick bed), and then Grandpa Niu picked him up...

Big Bear and the others also came over, one touching the little face, the other holding the little hand...

"Alright, you've looked and touched it enough, now help your sister-in-law prepare lunch!"

Since only their family lives in the courtyard, there's no need to hide it.

They set up three pots right in the yard.

Niu Dazhuang didn't learn anything else in the company kitchen, but he did learn how to knead dough. The steamed buns he made were fluffier than those Xue Ru usually made.

A large carp was stewing in one pot, while another large iron pot was frying dough sticks and other small cakes.

Eight main dishes were placed on the large octagonal table in the main room. This sandalwood table was also brought up by Da Xiong and his group.

Firecrackers must be set off before dinner...

How can the New Year be complete without wine? Grandpa Niu prepared bottled Erguotou, and Niu Dazhuang brought over a bottle of foreign liquor from his storage space. After filling Grandpa Niu's glass, Da Xiong took the bottle from him.

Fill each person's glass to the brim.

Grandpa Niu, holding Little Seven in one arm and raising his wine glass in the other, exclaimed, "Our Niu family has finally welcomed a new member! May our ancestors bless us! Cheers!"

After finishing his cup, Grandpa Niu didn't eat a single bite of food. He raised another cup and said, "You two young people, keep up the good work and have more children for our Niu family!"

Xue Ru wants to take the child over.

"Wait a minute." Grandpa Niu dipped his chopsticks into his wine cup and then put them into Xiao Qijin's mouth.

The little guy didn't cry from the spiciness; instead, he sucked on his lips and kicked his arms and legs happily!

"Haha..." Grandpa Niu laughed heartily as he looked at his grandson. "He's a descendant of our Niu family, much better than your father was when he was young."

The old man was in a good mood and drank quite a bit. Uncle Niu drank more than two jin of baijiu by himself, a mixture of foreign liquor and Erguotou.

Of the four brothers, only Niu Dazhuang could drink eight liang (approximately 400 ml) of liquor. The other three, including Da Xiong, could only manage half a jin (approximately 250 ml) before their faces turned red and their necks bulged.

Little Qi Jin was still breastfeeding, so Qin Xueru didn't drink, but Ningru drank quite a bit. Don't underestimate Ningru just because she's a woman; she has a surprisingly high alcohol tolerance, comparable to Niu Dazhuang.

Niu Dazhuang and the others left the cleanup to themselves and went back to the courtyard house.

After sending the mother and her two children back to the courtyard house, Niu Dazhuang couldn't stay idle, so he rode his bicycle out again.

Other women may not need to go see a doctor, but pregnant women absolutely must, as Ye Chunmei's due date is approaching.

Since the two sisters lived in a two-courtyard house, it seemed particularly deserted during the Chinese New Year.

Afraid of scaring the baby in her belly, the two sisters didn't prepare any firecrackers for the Lunar New Year.