After Divorce: Why My Aloof Ex Starts Chasing Me?

Chapter 312 Being Shen Qingqing’s Support

Xiao Man and Xiao Xi are very well-behaved, every day they either eat or sleep.

They only cry a little when they wet themselves or have stomach discomfort.

The chaotic scenes I imagined didn’t happen, and Shen Qingqing successfully completed her postpartum period.

She gave birth to fraternal twins, so for her health, her postpartum rest was longer than usual.

It’s almost been two months already.

Later, Shen Qingqing couldn’t stay at home any longer, and only then did Madam Jiang relent and allow her to end her postpartum rest.

With good rest and good food, Shen Qingqing and the two children are in excellent condition.

After such a long period, Shen Qingqing’s complexion is rosy.

The two little ones are also fair and tender, quite different from when they were newborns.

They are as cute as can be, like little porcelain dolls.

Jiang Zhixun was still a bit worried, so he took Shen Qingqing and the two little babies to the hospital for a check-up.

He only felt at ease once he personally heard the doctor say they were all in good health.

On their way back from the hospital, they made a detour to have full-month photos taken for the babies.

"In a few days, I’ll go out and buy some local specialties, and send them along with the photos to Shi Yu."

Whatever his wife wanted to do, Jiang Zhixun never interfered.

He just made a suggestion, "Prepare some specialties for Cheng Jingliang, Lin Zhidong, and also Sister-in-law Wang’s family, and ask Miss Shi to help distribute them."

Shen Qingqing snorted, "You really know how to order people around."

Jiang Zhixun laughed and said, "Then you can order me around too, and we’ll call it even."

"Alright, you said it."

So, when they got home, Shen Qingqing started ordering Jiang Zhixun to do chores.

He made her some meatballs that she wanted to eat.

The meat needed to be chopped by hand, which was labor-intensive. Shen Qingqing didn’t want her mother-in-law to tire herself, so she waited for Jiang Zhixun’s day off to let him do the heavy work.

She never expected him to volunteer himself.

For anything his wife wants to eat, not just meatballs, Jiang Zhixun can whip up any complicated dish.

Xiao Man and Xiao Xi were placed in the cradle, and the elder, Sister Zhou, and Madam Jiang stayed in the living room to look after them.

Shen Qingqing accompanied Jiang Zhixun in the kitchen, chatting while cooking.

Jiang Zhixun’s work was so busy that even though they both lived in Beijing, such leisurely moments were rare.

Once Shen Qingqing returned to school to work, it would be even harder to find time to enjoy such peaceful days.

Jiang Zhixun asked her, "How do you want to arrange the house? Let’s pick a time to look at furniture together and get the house set up as soon as possible."

The apartment the school gave Shen Qingqing is still vacant.

But she had already drawn up plans for its arrangement some time ago.

"After we eat, I’ll show you the design upstairs."

"Okay."

Shen Qingqing said, "We should choose the furniture ourselves, and since we’re not in a rush to move in, we can pick slowly."

Jiang Zhixun agreed with her, "When the time comes, I’ll do the arranging. Don’t lift a finger—some of the furniture is heavy, and it wouldn’t be good if you got hurt."

Shen Qingqing retorted, "I’m not a fool, if I can’t lift it, I won’t touch it."

Though she seemed delicate, she was actually very strong-willed.

She had moved house by herself back in the day.

Jiang Zhixun didn’t want her to suffer or tire anymore.

He could be Shen Qingqing’s support, handling all the big and small matters.

He playfully tapped Shen Qingqing’s forehead and joked, "Pregnancy makes one silly for three years; who knows if you might turn silly?"

"Do you even know how to speak?"

Shen Qingqing pinched the flesh at Jiang Zhixun’s waist, "Don’t push me to take action."

The man looked aggrieved, "You’re already taking action."

Sister Zhou, sitting where she had a clear view of Shen Qingqing and Jiang Zhixun, couldn’t help but comment, "The young couple gets along so well, such couples are hard to find."

Madam Jiang smiled and said, "When they were younger, they’d fight and not come home, each staying in a different place, which stressed me out. But thankfully, that’s all in the past now."

Sister Zhou couldn’t imagine what they looked like when they fought.

Since coming to the Jiang Family, all she saw was a loving couple and happy children.

"What’s past is past, I see the young couple is very much in love now, and I bet even in old age, their feelings won’t fade."

Madam Jiang liked hearing this, "Their relationship keeps getting better, and sometimes I think they’re quite sappy."

Sister Zhou said, "That’s how young people are. As long as they’re happy, the whole family is happy."

Madam Jiang nodded, "That’s true."

When Qingqing and Zhixun were having conflicts, the house felt oppressive.

Those were hard times I don’t want to go through again.

She patted her grandchildren’s little hands, "Xiao Man and Xiao Xi are really fortunate."

Born at the right time, with parental love.

How wonderful!

Luckily, Qingqing didn’t listen to me back then; otherwise, who knows how pitiful the children would be now.

If the parents don’t get along well, it greatly affects the kids.

Back then, even we adults found it unbearable, let alone the little ones.

Qingqing was indeed wise!

The meat was prepared in abundance, and Jiang Zhixun made an entire meatball feast for Shen Qingqing.

There were fried meatballs, potato-braised meatballs, and meatball soup...

Father Jiang came home from work, seeing the entire table of dishes, and had an expression that showed he wanted to say something but decided against it.

Who was responsible for something so silly?

So foolish!

Madam Jiang said, "Your son made it; his wife wanted to eat it."

Father Jiang remarked, "Only he would do something like that, not even considering balancing the dishes."

Madam Jiang also felt a bit like laughing.

"There are vegetables mixed in the meatballs, let’s just eat this way; it’s a mix of meat and vegetables, balanced nutrition."

What else could Father Jiang say?

He wasn’t the one cooking after all.

Since he didn’t contribute, he just stayed quiet and ate.

Shen Qingqing didn’t dare eat the fried meatballs, afraid of getting too heated, which could affect the babies.

She was still breastfeeding, so had to be mindful of her diet.

But the aroma of fried meatballs was truly enticing!

Seeing his wife longing for them, Jiang Zhixun placed two into her bowl.

"In moderation, it’s fine."

Shen Qingqing asked, "Can I really eat them?"

Madam Jiang also reassured her, "It’s not that easy to overheat, just control the amount."

With her mother-in-law’s reassurance, Shen Qingqing’s worries vanished in an instant.

She’d just have a little bit, not overindulging!

Seeing his wife satisfied, Jiang Zhixun was happy and contemplated making fish meatballs or beef meatballs for her next time he had time off.

He decided to let her choose the dish; whatever she wanted to eat, he would cook for her.

Watching Shen Qingqing give up certain foods for the kids, Jiang Zhixun was reminded of another matter.

"Should we prepare some formula for the kids? Otherwise, when Qingqing’s maternity leave is over, they’ll be hungry."

Madam Jiang had initially thought of going to the school to look after the kids, since her daughter-in-law had been allocated an apartment. Qingqing could feed them when back from class.

But on second thought, that would disrupt her work, so buying formula was probably a better option.

After work, Qingqing could feed them again.

Eventually, when the kids were a bit older and could eat cereal and buns, such issues wouldn’t be a concern anymore.

"Buy it," said Madam Jiang.

Shen Qingqing had considered this issue too, "I’ll ask my colleagues about which formulas their kids are using."

Shen Qingqing had given birth to two babies at once, and as it was a late pregnancy, her maternity leave was a month longer than others.

By the time she returned to work, the kids would be bigger, and as long as the formula was suitable, with no allergies for the babies, there shouldn’t be much of a problem.