I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 197: Who Will Take Care of the Children?

"Is it pretty?"

Yuan Xiu lay on the hospital bed, with her two children, who had just finished feeding and were being patted to burp by An Hui and Jiang Zhou, placed side by side beside her.

"Beautiful!"

"pretty!"

The mother and son spoke in unison.

Yuan Xiu looked down at the two little babies with red, wrinkled skin, and at that moment, she finally understood Teacher Shen's mindset.

Little Xuanxuan is already so beautiful, her daughter and son will definitely be beautiful too!

It will look better once the red fades.

Yuan Xiu comforted herself.

Jiang Zhou mixed a cup of milk powder and handed it to Yuan Xiu, saying, "Mom will stay here and watch over things. I'll go back and make some food and bring it over."

Yuan Xiu entered the delivery room at around 5 p.m., and now it's almost 9 p.m. Of the five family members, only the two younger ones have eaten their fill. Yuan Xiu ate two pieces of sponge cake that An Hui brought before entering the delivery room, which have long since been digested.

An Hui didn't argue with him about cooking. She waved him away and said, "Little Yuan is just starting out. Don't make anything oily or salty. Egg porridge or steamed egg custard will do."

Jiang Zhou left, turning back every few steps.

An hour later, he entered the ward carrying two lunchboxes, sweating profusely.

Seeing him come in, An Hui put her finger to her lips and gently shushed him, pointing to the mother and her two children sleeping on the bed.

Jiang Zhou slowed his pace and handed another lunchbox to his mother: "Please eat something first."

"And you?" An Hui took the lunchbox.

"I've already eaten at home." Jiang Zhou gently placed the lunchbox on the bedside table and bent down to look at his wife and children.

Yuan Xiu was very tired. She slept for a while right after giving birth, but woke up less than half an hour after being wheeled out of the delivery room. After Jiang Zhou left, she chatted with An Hui for a while, but her eyelids kept drooping, and she fell asleep as she talked.

Jiang Zhou was afraid that she would sleep until the next morning and then have an upset stomach, so he gently woke her up, let her lie half-reclined on the bed, and fed her spoonful by spoonful.

Yuan Xiu squinted, opening her mouth as the spoon approached her lips, eating the steamed egg custard spoonful by spoonful. After she finished, Jiang Zhou fed her a bowl of millet porridge. After he finished feeding her, he took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, "Go to sleep."

The next moment, Yuan Xiu fell into a deep sleep.

An Hui watched from the side with a smile on her lips. After Jiang Zhou finished his work, she whispered, "I was wrong before. You and your father are just like each other. You even treat your wives the same way."

Jiang Zhou glanced at her. "My wife is different from yours."

An Hui wasn't angry. "So you're luckier than your dad. You found a good wife who will repay you equally, both in life and in your relationship. Congratulations, Xiao Jiang!"

Jiang Zhou: "Thank you, I'm glad you're happy."

"Of course I'm happy. My son is living a good life. He has a son and a daughter. There's nothing left for me to worry about in this life." At this point, An Hui paused. "By the way, Xiao Yuan... is she going to take the college entrance exam? I saw that she didn't put down her books even though she was pregnant. She must be thinking about it."

Jiang Zhou nodded: "Since she has such a good opportunity, she will definitely take the exam. If she hadn't been pregnant, she would have been one of the recommended university students this year."

"Who's looking after that child? Are you alright?"

Jiang Zhou looked at An Hui.

"Me?"

An Hui pointed to her nose. "Do you really think your mother can handle two little ones? You overestimate me. Besides, after she gets accepted, she'll have to go back to school. What will happen to the kids? Are you planning to leave me at your house for a few years?"

The thought of having to take care of her son's child for several years gave An Hui a headache. Before coming here, she planned to stay for only two or three months and then go back.

"Let's find someone!" An Hui said. "I recommend someone to you; let her help!"

Jiang Zhou: "I don't trust anyone else either."

He briefly told An Hui about what had happened at Teacher Shen's house.

"You can rest assured about her!" An Hui assured her.

"Who?" Jiang Zhou asked.

"It's your Aunt Zhao, you remember her, right?"

Jiang Zhou thought about it and realized he did remember her. He had seen her twice when he was a child. Once was during a famine when she brought his family a bag of grain she had hidden away. The second time was when his father passed away, and she held his mother and cried her heart out, even more heartbroken than his mother.

"I've never told you before, but she's actually my wet nurse's daughter, and we grew up together."

When Anhui talked about the past, she said, "Her mother worked for our family for decades. Later, the family fell into poverty, and she went back to the countryside with her mother. She also had a hard life. The husband in her family died early, and her son got married a few years ago. That wife is not easy to get along with. She treats her like an old ox and doesn't even have enough to eat. I know that she is having a hard time. I have been sending her money on and off for the past few years."

An Hui looked at Jiang Zhou; "I originally wanted her to come to my house to help, but your Uncle Chen was worried about the impact and felt that there was no one at home who needed special care, so it wasn't appropriate to specifically ask someone to come and help."

"You really need her here, why don't you let her come and help you take care of the children for a few years? She can also earn some money to support herself and have some security when she gets old."

Jiang Zhou was somewhat tempted; someone who could deliver food to his family during a famine must be a person of good character.

"I'll discuss it with Yuan Xiu when she wakes up." Jiang Zhou was actually willing, but he didn't agree immediately. Family matters, especially who to hire to take care of the children, required Yuan Xiu's approval.

"Okay, you two discuss it."

An Hui smiled and said, "I really think your Aunt Zhao is suitable. She is a clean person and a good cook. Although she has not met you many times, she has always talked about you. Every time she writes to me, she asks about you. I even wanted you to become her godmother back then, but she didn't agree. She kept talking about our past status and felt it was not suitable. Even your father thinks she is a good person and worth getting to know. If we didn't live too far apart, our two families would definitely visit each other more often."

She paused for a moment, then added, "She's coming. Putting everything else aside, it will definitely be good for the child."