Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 340: Happy to have a son
His daughter-in-law was giving birth in the delivery room. Fang Minghua quickly found a phone number in the hospital and called his parents and father-in-law to tell them the situation. Not long after, the elders of the two families brought the mattresses and things for mother and baby that had been prepared. Sister Fang Mingli also rushed to the hospital.

Song Tangtang entered the delivery room at around 10 o'clock in the evening and struggled for half a night. It was not until two o'clock in the morning that she saw two nurses coming out of the delivery room each holding a baby.

"Both adults and children are safe. The baby boy weighs 5 kilograms and six taels, and the baby girl weighs six kilograms."

As soon as the nurse said this, the anxious relatives waiting outside felt relieved.

The mother and mother-in-law were holding two children each, looking at the baby and making comments. The three men, including Fang Minghua, could only watch.

"Look, this child's forehead looks like Minghua. As the saying goes, if he has a big head and a wide forehead, he will be an official when he grows up!" My mother said to her biological mother as if to show off.

The mother-in-law didn’t show any weakness: “The nose looks like our Tangtang!”

Fang Minghua was speechless for a while. Do you want to fight for this thing?

Fang Mingli, who was next to her, also moved forward curiously, looking at the swaddled baby with a wrinkled face like a little old man, and couldn't help but curl her lips.

"My sister-in-law is so good-looking, but why is her child so ugly?"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongjun made an even more extreme request:

Fang Minghua and Song Tangtang, who was lying on the bed, exchanged glances and then nodded in agreement.

Fang Minghua is a man who has seen the world. After seeing his son and daughter, he quickly entered the delivery room to take care of his wife.

This is a bit too much to ask for.
Fang Minghua hurriedly said that this is not popular now, children can have free love when they grow up, and we parents cannot interfere in marriage.

Two children at once are still twins!

"No, I want to see the baby."

Song Tangtang looked very weak lying on the bed because she had given birth to two children. Fang Minghua quickly sat by the bed and held her hand.

Zhao Hongjun got married on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, but his wife was almost four months pregnant. She went to the hospital for a checkup and found out that she was a girl.

"Where's the baby?" Song Tangtang asked weakly.

"My daughter wants to make an appointment with your son to have a baby marriage, turning the god-in-law's family into a real in-law's family!"

Zhao Hongjun drove to the hospital the next morning carrying large and small bags of nutritional supplements. When he saw the twins, a boy and a girl, he was so envious.

As a result, the boy poured urine on him
After staying in the hospital for a week, Song Tangtang was finally discharged.

But Zhao Hongjun was also very arrogant: "No, I have identified this son-in-law now." After saying that, he took the sleeping boy into his arms and said with a proud look on his face: "Isn't it, son-in-law?"

Old Qin people like to beat their relatives, so it is not surprising that Zhao Hongjun made this request.

"Minghua, Tangtang, we are going to fight the in-laws. From now on, I will be the godfather of these two children! As for my daughter, she will consider you two as her godfather and godmother!"

Colleagues from the unit, relatives and friends immediately came to visit the hospital carrying milk powder, malted milk and other nutritional supplements, as well as tiger-head shoes and tiger-head hats.

"My parents are holding the baby. The nurse said to bathe the baby immediately and bring it back when it's done. You can sleep peacefully."

Editor Fang’s daughter-in-law gave birth!

"Melon girl!" Zhang Fenglan, the mother holding the baby, couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Children are like this when they are born, but you are even uglier than this when you are born!"

There was an endless stream of visitors to the ward.

At noon that day, Fang Minghua drove his wife and two babies home in a small car, as well as supplies for hospitalization. It took more than one trip to carry all the things, so Zhao Hongjun drove his Crown to help.

Fang Minghua, his wife and children did not return to their happy community outside the south gate. Instead, they temporarily moved to their parents' home. Song Tangtang had to undergo confinement and the children also needed care. Moreover, it was also close to Song Tangtang's natal home.

Fang Minghua’s mother, Zhang Fenglan, is so happy. Ever since my son moved out after getting married, and my youngest daughter was still a graduate student at NPU and never came back, the house had always been deserted, but now it suddenly became lively.

Hearing the cry of the baby is also a kind of enjoyment.

Song Tangtang stayed at home for confinement, but Fang Minghua had to come to work after staying at home for three days.

The Spring Festival of 1987 came early. New Year's Eve was on January 28th. This month Fang Minghua was extremely busy.

At work, I have to recommend articles to participate in the national selection of outstanding short stories and short stories in 1985-1986 (beginning in 85, the selection was changed to every two years). In the past, I was worried that there would be no good articles to recommend. There are too many excellent articles this year. Who should I recommend? ?

After repeated discussions among the four chief editors of the editorial department, six novels and short stories were finally recommended for inclusion in the review, including "Red Sorghum", "Little Baozhuang", Yu Hua's "1986" and Zou Zhian's "The Party Secretary Steps Down to Sing in a Big Opera".

One more thing, I want to write a letter to Ye Yongmei, the head of the novel program of China Central Radio Station in Yanjing, recommending the first and second parts of "The Ordinary World".

Now that the third volume is in my hands, it’s time to make this book popular.

Of course, the more important thing is to take care of my wife and children.

Although his parents take care of him and his mother-in-law comes to help every day, as her husband, Fang Minghua cannot be a hands-off shopkeeper. One of the most important tasks is washing diapers.

These days, there are no diapers. They throw them away after use. They rely on diapers prepared in advance with old cotton cloth. The two children use them frequently, so whether in the hospital or at home, Fang Minghua has to wash a large basin of diapers every day.

This is the responsibility of a husband and father, and it is unshirkable.

As for the third part of "The Ordinary World", I don't have time to write it at the moment. Needless to say, "Swordsman in the Snow", I have put them all down. My wife and children are the most important!

Lu Yao, who was still hospitalized in Xijing Hospital, certainly didn't say anything when he heard the news. He couldn't move around. Linda bought some nutritional supplements and went to the hospital to visit Song Tangtang specifically.

She also told Fang Minghua to take good care of his daughter-in-law. At this time, not only the baby, but adults also need care and attention.

Fang Minghua naturally nodded repeatedly.

Lu Yao is not in a hurry, but Luo Bin from Xiangjiang is!

The proofs of the last magazine issue before the Spring Festival have been handed over to the printing house, and we are now working overtime to prepare the content for the second day of the new year (Friday).

I have a holiday during the Spring Festival, so I have to organize this issue of the magazine.

However, there are no manuscripts for "Swordsman in the Snow".

As usual, at this time of the month, Fang Minghua had already sent back next month's 100,000-word manuscript, but now there has been no movement.

Luo Bin couldn't bear it anymore. As soon as he got to work that morning, he called Fang Minghua's office.

Fang Minghua had just made a cup of tea and before he could drink it, the phone rang. He picked up the phone and asked, "Who is this?"

"Editor-in-Chief Fang, Happy New Year, and may you make a fortune."

Ah.

However, this term is now becoming popular in the Mainland.

"Congratulations, I wish Boss Luo a prosperous new year." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"My fortune depends entirely on the books you wrote, Mr. Fang." Luo Bin immediately climbed up the pole: "But you haven't sent the manuscript yet, which makes me anxious to death."

"I'm sorry, my wife has given birth to a baby, and I've been taking care of her recently," Fang Minghua said.

(End of this chapter)