Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

"Wow woof woof..."

When it was getting dark, the black panther ran back from outside.

It was Xu Jingping and the others who came back from a walk. As soon as the black panther ran into the courtyard with its front legs, Xu Jingping and the others came in with its hind legs.

"Dad, mom, wife..., you are back. Where did you go for a walk?"

"I wandered around for a while, and then chatted with the neighbors for a while at the entrance of the alley."

"Daughter-in-law, sit down."

Yang Yukun stood up and helped Xu Jingping sit down.

Meng Xiaoxing said: "Map, it's getting late, let's go back."

"Row."

Meng Xiaozao said: "Lao Yang, let's go back too, Xiuwen is already asleep."

"Are you asleep? Let me see. This kid sleeps really soundly."

Mao Tutu said: "Uncle Cai, Auntie... we will withdraw first. It's getting late, so you should rest early."

"it is good."

Meng Xiaoxing patted her son's head: "Fifteen, say goodbye to grandpa and the others."

"Goodbye, grandparents, goodbye, uncle, goodbye, uncle Kun, goodbye, aunt..."

"Goodbye."

"Let's go."

It was getting dark soon, and Mao Tutu's family of three and Yang Huajian's family of three left the tavern.

After Yang Huajian and his party left, Yang Yukun helped Xu Jingping up, said goodbye to Han Chunming, Xu Jingtian, He Lixia and his father-in-law and mother-in-law. He also left the tavern and walked back to the alley.

The group of five people separated at the entrance of the alley. After a while, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping returned to the small courtyard where they lived.

It's spring, and it's the time when flowers are in full bloom. The two peonies and crabapples in the yard are already full of flowers, and the two jujube and pomegranate trees and the two hydrangeas are about to bloom.

As soon as I walked to the door of the courtyard and before I entered, I could smell the fragrance of flowers wafting out of the courtyard.

A gust of evening wind blew by, and the petals of crabapples fell with the wind, scattering them all over the courtyard.

When the peonies and begonias were in bloom a while ago, Yang Yukun took a lot of photos of Xu Jingping with his camera as a tribute.

"Daughter-in-law, please slow down. You sit down for a while while I boil water."

After helping Xu Jingping into the room and sitting down, Yang Yukun went to the kitchen to boil a pot of hot water and brought it over to help Xu Jingping wash up.

After brushing their teeth, washing their face, and soaking their feet in hot water, the two of them went back to the main bedroom and leaned together to whisper for a while.

There was only more than a month left before the due date, and Xu Jingping didn't go to the hotel anymore. Everything was left to Luo Jiangjing, and she was at home waiting for the birth.

Unknowingly, another forty days have passed and the annual Dragon Boat Festival has arrived.

June 22, [-], the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the Year of the Ox.

Every Dragon Boat Festival in previous years, Yang Yukun would wrap some rice dumplings and give them to relatives and friends.

But this year during the Dragon Boat Festival, he had no time to make rice dumplings, because Xu Jingping was about to give birth, and he had no intention of making rice dumplings for the festival.

Three days ago, Xu Jingping was admitted to Union Hospital to expect delivery.

Xu Jingping entered the delivery room at six o'clock this morning. It had been almost an hour and a half since he entered the delivery room. Yang Yukun was waiting at the door of the delivery room so anxiously that seconds seemed like years.

"Master Hou, Uncle Cai, aunt, Xiao Kun."

There was a sound of footsteps, and the figures of Han Chunming, Yang Huajian, Mao Tutu, Meng Xiaoxing, and Meng Xiaozao appeared at the other end of the corridor.

After learning the news that Xu Jingping had entered the delivery room, several people immediately rushed to the hospital.

Bashahou said: "Xiao Wu, Xiao Yang, Map, Xiao Xing, Xiao Zao, you are here."

Yang Yukun said: "Brother Xiao Wu, Brother Jian, Brother Tu, Sister Xiao Xing, Xiao Zao."

Meng Xiaoxing said: "How is the situation? How long have you been in there?"

Xu Huizhen said: "I've been in there for an hour and a half, and I don't know when the little one will come out. I hope God will bless us and both adults and children will be safe."

"It will definitely be fine, Auntie, don't worry."

Mao Tutu said: "Xiaokun, what did you tell me when I was waiting for Xiaoxing and Shishi at the door of the delivery room? Look, you are not like me now. You are sweating profusely and your clothes are soaked. "Yes." Yang Huajian said: "Yes, when Xiao Zao gave birth to Xiuwen in our family, you kept telling me not to be anxious. Now it's your turn. Why do you feel that you are more panicked than me?"

"I'm fine. I'm sweating so much because it's too hot."

Yang Yukun wiped the sweat from his forehead. The total sweat he had produced in the past 20 years was not as much as what he had shed in an hour and a half today.

At the door of the delivery room, he persuaded Hou Kui, Mao Tutu, Yang Huajian and Peng Tao.

Only when this kind of thing really happened to him did he realize that there was no way to stay calm.

"You kid, just be tough."

"Okay, stop turning around. You'll get dizzy if you turn around."

Yang Huajian and Mao Tutu pushed Yang Yukun onto the chair and asked Yang Yukun to continue spinning. They were really going to faint.

Han Chunming said: "Xiao Kun, have you thought about the name of the child? What do you plan to call it?"

"It's done. Take my and Jingping's surnames and call them Yang Xu."

When Hou Kui and Xu Jingli's child was born, the couple named the child Cai Zhen after their father-in-law's surname.

At that time, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping discussed that when their first child was born, they would also give the child the surname of their father-in-law.

But my father-in-law disagreed and said that it would be enough to have a child with his surname.

The two discussed it and decided to take one word from each of their surnames, and the first child would be named Yang Xu.

Meng Xiaoxing heard this and said, "Yang Xu, that's a good name. It sounds nice and is easy to remember."

"Why haven't you been born yet?"

Yang Yukun stared at the delivery room, and then looked at the time. It had been an hour and 45 minutes since Xu Jingping entered the delivery room.

Baolanhou said: "Don't worry, giving birth to a child can't be so fast."

"Master, can I not be impatient?"

"Where is my usual steady energy? When Mount Tai collapses in front of me, my face does not change and my heart does not beat. I think of the time when you, master, and I walked around the world..."

"Wow wow wow...!"

"gave birth!"

Before Po Pohou could finish his words, a loud baby cry suddenly came from the delivery room.

Hearing the baby's cry, everyone waiting outside the delivery room was excited.

Yang Yukun stood up and quickly ran to the door of the delivery room, watching expectantly as the door of the delivery room was opened.

"Congratulations to Xu Jingping's family. Mother and daughter are safe. The baby weighs six pounds and eighty taels."

The medical staff came out of the delivery room with the baby in their arms. Xu Jingping gave birth to a little girl.

"Let me see, this child is so beautiful."

"The nose is like Xiaokun, and the mouth and eyes are like Jingping."

"Doctor, can I go in and see my wife?"

"Go."

"Thank you."

Yang Yukun glanced at the child, handed the child to his mother-in-law, and quickly ran into the delivery room.

Looking at Xu Jingping who was sweating profusely, Yang Yukun felt heartbroken.

Xu Jingping looked at Yang Yukun, a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

"Daughter-in-law, you have worked hard."

"It's not hard, where is my daughter?"

"Mom is holding you. I'll push you back to the room first."

Wiping the sweat off Xu Jingping's face, Yang Yukun pushed her back to the ward to rest.

Not long after returning to the ward, Xu Jingping fell asleep, and her daughter lay beside her and fell asleep.

Yang Yukun sat by the bed and looked at Xu Jingping and her daughter who were sleeping soundly. He smiled as he looked at them. At the same time, he felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavier and he had an additional responsibility as a father. (End of chapter)