Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 127: Naming

Lin Qin laughed and scolded him, "Look at how smug you are! The kids are having fun, don’t mess with her."

Chen Wenjun put Yaya down, and the little girl immediately dashed into the courtyard, unfazed by the cold.

At eleven in the morning, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers boomed from the city.

Chen Wenjun also set off two large fireworks, and feeling content, he took the two kids back indoors to sleep.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, the whole family originally planned to lazily sleep in, but their biological clocks wouldn’t let them.

When Chen Wenjun woke up, he found Lin Qin sleeping soundly and didn’t dare to disturb her. He tiptoed downstairs and found Lin Yi already awake, with the red sugar noodle soup cooking. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

This year’s red sugar noodle soup had red dates and longan added, smelling both fragrant and sweet.

Chen Wenjun finished off the red sugar noodle soup after paying respects to the Kitchen God.

At this time, the sky was just getting light, and Lin Yi had changed the baby’s diaper and fed them.

The two sat in the living room, eyeing each other a bit bored.

So Chen Wenjun suggested going to the gym to play ball.

Lin Yi had learned a little during this time and could play some table tennis. As they played, they got quite into it and didn’t return until after seven when Lin Qin got up.

It was Lin Qin who, hearing the commotion, went to find them, and only then did they stop.

After Lin Qin had breakfast, the couple boarded a tin boat and went to the Prince Temple.

On the first day of the new year, the incense here was as robust as ever.

Zhou Shuifang and Chen Yongding, along with their two sons, came to offer incense this year as well.

Zhou Shuifang immediately noticed Lin Qin’s big belly and went over to ask, "When are you due?"

Lin Qin carefully protected her stomach as she leaned to the side. Just as she was about to answer, her expression changed drastically, and she instinctively grabbed Zhou Shuifang’s arm tightly, "Auntie, I think I’m about to give birth!"

Zhou Shuifang was startled and quickly supported Lin Qin out, finding Chen Wenjun, and shouted loudly, "Wenjun, your wife is about to give birth!"

As soon as the words left her mouth, the surrounding people immediately made way.

Chen Wenjun asked Zhou Shuifang and an acquainted aunt to help, getting Lin Qin onto the boat while he had to drive the boat back to fetch the tricycle to the other shore.

It was impossible to manage alone.

Zhou Shuifang called her two sons to help, and after a flurry of activity, Lin Qin was finally taken away by Chen Wenjun on the tricycle.

Back in Nanyu, Lin Yi was extremely worried.

He quickly woke Yaya and Ping’an, fed them breakfast, and carried the youngest baby on his back.

With one adult and three kids, he biked to the city hospital.

The group of four finally reached the city hospital’s maternity department, only to find out Lin Qin had already given birth, leaving them all stunned.

"How did it happen so fast?" Lin Yi still felt somewhat unreal when he entered the ward.

Chen Wenjun stepped forward to help him take the baby off his back, grinning foolishly, "Ah Qin was in so much pain as soon as she arrived at the hospital. The doctors immediately wheeled her into the emergency operating room, and the baby was out in less than half an hour—everything went very smoothly."

"That’s great, that’s great..." Lin Yi let out a long breath before asking about the baby’s gender.

Lin Qin glanced at the sleeping baby beside her and replied softly, "It’s a boy."

Lin Yi was even more delighted, unable to contain his smile.

No matter if Lin Qin had a boy or a girl, it was his grandchild, and he loved them the same. But since Lin Qin had already had a daughter, having a son now was naturally better.

Ping’an was great too, but Ping’an’s physical condition had its issues, and Lin Yi couldn’t count on him to take care of Lin Qin in old age.

Now with this child, Lin Yi felt completely at ease, without any worries.

Ping’an and Yaya, knowing they had a younger brother, curiously surrounded Lin Qin, unable to resist poking their brother’s face.

On the first day of the new year, the whole family spent it in the hospital.

Since Lin Qin had a smooth delivery without an episiotomy tear, she was recovering well. Moreover, it was the festive season, so the doctor allowed them to be discharged after the morning rounds the next day.

The whole family joyfully returned to Nanyu.

Just as they got back and hadn’t even warmed their seats, Lin Ying’s family of four arrived.

Knowing Lin Qin had given birth to a son on the first day of the new year, Lin Ying was overjoyed and quickly went upstairs to see Lin Qin and the baby.

The little guy, just born, slept as much as he ate, mostly sleeping, undisturbed by noise.

Lin Ying glanced at her little nephew and happily slipped a red envelope into the swaddling cloth, then noticed another sleeping child nearby and quietly asked, "Why are you taking care of both kids?"

Lin Qin lovingly looked at the two children and explained in a low voice, "I just had a baby, finally have milk, and can feed more, but this child never got used to breastfeeding, always fed with a spoon, so she didn’t quite take to it. Since dad coaxed her to sleep, we brought her upstairs to avoid the noise downstairs disturbing her rest."

Lin Ying examined the child carefully, instinctively touched her hair, and glanced at Lin Qin, "Your brother-in-law told me he wants to adopt this child."

"What do you think? Can you handle it?" Lin Qin couldn’t help but worry for Lin Ying.

Lin Ying seemed carefree, "Why wouldn’t I be able to? We did well setting up a stall last year, not only paid off our debts but also bought some whitewashing. My husband secretly whitewashed the second-floor walls, although his craftsmanship isn’t great, it doesn’t look nice, but our house is among the best in the village.

With the house like this, that’s about it, we shouldn’t overdo it or invite envy. This year Dahai plans to continue selling clothes, we figured to set up the stall together in the morning, business isn’t as good in the afternoon compared to morning, so I’ll watch the stall while he goes back to farm, if we adopt this child we’ll take her with us to the stall, it’s not a hassle.

In the afternoon Dahai said he’d take care of her, take her to the fields, and when Ah Jian and Ah Kang get back from school, they can play with her.

Back when we were at the old house, my in-laws were unwilling to help at all. I raised kids and did all the work just the same, and didn’t I manage to raise two sons to adulthood?"

Lin Qin nodded understandingly. That’s how it was raising kids in the village, since Lin Ying didn’t find it bothersome and genuinely wanted to adopt, Lin Qin then told her all about the arrangements made with Zhu Fugen.

All of Lin Ying’s last worries were gone now, and she excitedly said, "That’s settled then, once we go back, this child is coming with us, from now on, she’s part of our family!"

Lin Qin immediately took out five hundred for her, "When you take her back, there’ll definitely be a fine for extra births when you register her, take this."

Lin Ying was instantly displeased, "Since we plan to adopt her, we’ve definitely thought this through beforehand, how does it look taking your money! Don’t embarrass me!"

Lin Qin chuckled helplessly, but didn’t insist, instead having Chen Wenjun pack up the child’s things.

Lin Yi worried about the child not having milk to drink and prompted Lin Ying about whether any families in Xu Family Village raised sheep.

Lin Ying took this on seriously due to Lin Yi’s anxiousness.

"Dad, don’t worry, our village doesn’t lack cattle and sheep farms, and if needed, we’ll raise some sheep ourselves, no way we’d let a child go hungry?"