Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1359 Fat Woman

A short while later, Xiaowei's mother returned with Xiaoxiaohui, whose head had been shaved.

With a peach-shaped haircut on the front and a braid at the back of the neck, it's a typical Manchu children's style. This hairdresser is truly a master craftsman.

"Daddy, does it look good?" Little Hui, with his shaved head, looked chubby and a little excited, constantly touching his head.

"Yes, it looks good. Go tell your mom to take a look."

Chen Hui gave a perfunctory reply and urged Xiao Xiao Hui to go and bother Chen Xiao. That woman was still asleep.

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "If no one bothers you and you can sleep until tomorrow morning, that's quite an achievement."

Xiao Hong carried the disassembled items to the laundry room in the back: "Xiao Wei, please check on Lele."

Xiao Wei went inside, wrapped Lele up (who was lying on the kang chewing on his hand), and carried him out. The little guy was dressed in new clothes, inside and out, and still smelled strongly of milk. He wasn't smelly.

"Come here, let me hug you. I've never hugged anyone before." Chen Hui reached out and took her arm. "Daughter-in-law, are you hungry?"

Lele stared at Chen Hui with her big, dark eyes. She wasn't shy at all and didn't cry. Then suddenly, she flooded the Jinshan Temple with water, and Xiao Wei burst into laughter.

Chen Hui didn't care. What father hasn't been pee-soaked? It's no big deal.

Xiaowei's mother laughed, "Here, give it to me, go back and change it, it's quite cold in the wind." She took Lele back to change the ring.

Diapers and pads already existed at this time, but they weren't really popular yet, and older people weren't used to using them. Sanitary napkins were also just becoming more common.

Sanitary napkins (tampons) were invented during World War I. At that time, the US military had a type of disposable bandage cotton, which was borrowed by the military nurses, and that's how disposable sanitary napkins came about.

It wasn't until the 90s that the winged, adhesive-backed disposable sanitary napkins that are popular today appeared.

In those days, Chinese people were ashamed to talk about sex; even buying a pack of toilet paper had to be done secretly.

From the 1970s to the late 1980s, toilet paper was a luxury item exclusively for women in China, something they couldn't bear to spend, even though it only cost a few cents. Back then, state-owned enterprises' labor unions would distribute it to female employees monthly as a form of welfare.

However, this does not mean that we started using sanitary napkins late. On the contrary, my country imported a sanitary napkin production line from Japan in 82. This was because a foreign dignitary lady visiting China could not find sanitary napkins anywhere, which alarmed the authorities.

Then the approval was issued.

The important task was taken over by the Beijing No. 11 Paper Mill in Bingjie Hutong, Beijing.

However, it was too expensive for ordinary Chinese people at the time. A pack of 16 sanitary napkins cost 70 cents, which was enough to buy four or five packs of toilet paper.

There's also shyness; nobody would feel comfortable buying such a private item in a store.

Unsold inventory almost drove Factory No. 11 into bankruptcy.

It wasn't until 85 that OB entered China, bringing me "comfort and confidence," a bombshell announcement from GG. At the time, it was a truly earth-shattering experience; even female employees at GG felt ashamed and avoided talking about it.

People today can hardly imagine how much courage it took for women in that era to walk into a shopping mall to buy sanitary napkins.

OB was a success, and GG's broadcast made the product a bestseller. Although those sales figures seem like a joke today, they changed many things.

It also saved Factory No. 11 and brought about Anle's success.

When women across the country were too embarrassed to talk about sanitary napkins, Mr. Xu started producing them, and at one point was on the verge of bankruptcy. But through the success of OB, Mr. Xu found a way.

He moved his company from Fujian to Shanghai and started making TV dramas. Do people from that era still remember the sanitary napkins that were sandwiched between the TV series "The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea"? Back then, only women in big cities were bold and trendy.

In 91, sanitary napkin manufacturers from all over the world discovered the completely untapped market in China and the power of television broadcasting there, flocking to the country. By 93, sanitary napkins covered all cities and began to become a necessity of life.

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"Mom, how about we use diapers? They're more convenient."

"No need. It's not a good thing. It'll cause heat rash and make the child uncomfortable. It'll make the child suffer. It'll make their legs look bulky and they might develop bowlegs if they wear it for a long time. You can use it if you want."

Chen Hui burst out laughing, and was just chuckling to himself.

"Chen Hui." Chen Xiao was dragged out of the house by Xiao Hui and Wang Yan with an unhappy expression.

Chen Hui chuckled: "It's time to get up. Look at the time, if you keep sleeping it will be evening."

Xiaowei's mother laughed and said, "Xiaoxiao, you're so lazy. What will you do when Xiaohui doesn't want you anymore after you grow all fat?"

Chen Xiao pouted, "He wouldn't dare." She then pinched herself, "Have I gained weight?"

Chen Hui said, "That's not fat, that's obese."

Chen Xiao gritted his teeth and rushed over, punching and kicking. Xiao Wei, Xiao Xiao Hui, and Wang Yan watched the commotion with laughter. Xiao Wei's mother smiled and went into the house.

Little Red emerged from the moon gate, shaking the water off her hands: "What's going on here? What are you three laughing about?"

Chen Xiaohui had no idea that he was laughing at his parents; he was the one having the most fun. The chubby boy pointed at Chen Hui and said, "My dad said my mom is fat."

Wang Yan added with a cute and innocent tone: "Yeah, fat woman."

Xiao Hong paused for a moment, then burst out laughing, went over and pinched Wang Yan's face: "Then who isn't a fat woman?"

Wang Yan glanced at Xiao Hong, then bit her little hand a few times: "My mom, and my aunt."

Chen Hui burst into laughter, and Chen Xiao also laughed and leaned against Chen Hui, her little red face turning red and white as she looked at the innocent-looking Wang Yan.

Chen Xiaohui tugged at Wang Yan and whispered in her ear, "You have to admit that Zhang's mother isn't right either; you're just being unreasonable."

Wang Yan didn't understand: "Why?"

Chen Xiaohui said, "Adults like to hear that, so just pretend she's not fat. They'll be so happy when you say that, my mom is like that, she's so easy to please."

Wang Yan nodded: "Uncle, Auntie isn't either, she's a fat old woman, and there's also Aunt Chen."

Xiao Hong couldn't hold back and burst out laughing, smearing a few handfuls on the peaches Chen Xiaohui had just peeled: "You're so cunning, you little fat rascal."

Chen Xiaohui curled his lip: "What can I do? Look at the two of them, I just inherited their genes."

Chen Xiao gritted his teeth: "Chen Xiaohui."

Chen Xiaohui said to Wang Yan, "Run! She's going crazy!" The two children held hands and ran into the house in a flash, shouting, "Grandma Zhang, help!"

Xiao Hong stretched and said, "I've gotten a little chubby. I need to exercise. Xiao Xiao, let's go to the Central Courtyard to practice."

Xiao Wei said, "Alright, be honest with yourself. You just finished your postpartum period, don't overexert yourself. Just take a walk more often."

Chen Hui said, "I feel that we eat too much and exercise too little. We need to eat less in the future. Exercise to lose weight is pure nonsense. It's just as unreliable as starving yourself. Weight is something we are born with. Just control it appropriately."

(End of this chapter)