Chapter 45: Infant Night Crying

  Xiao Yu looked at her mother in surprise, her younger brother was easy to understand, he was used to living in the big city and didn't want to stay in a small place, but what about her mother? Just now she was still complaining that her brother had it tough eating and sleeping outside, how...

  Xiao Jianying may seem gentle and mild-mannered, but she is actually very proud and never asks for help from others. Moreover, she has her own daughter, and Xiao Jianying knows that her son-in-law's parents do not like her daughter, so why should she let her daughter suffer because of this? Therefore, Xiao Jianying answered very firmly.

  Xiao Yu was even more unwilling to let his sister's father-in-law help. Last year, after his sister got married, during the Chinese New Year, it was a custom for the new bride's brother or younger brother to visit her natal family to show respect for their daughter. When Xiao Yu went, his sister's father-in-law was being extremely rude, almost to the point of slapping him in the face. From then on, Xiao Yu never visited his sister's husband's family again. This was also why after graduating, Xiao Yu didn't look for a job through his brother-in-law's father but instead chose to find one himself.

  Lu Jianhong is now working in the office of a township under the same city, and due to his father's relationship, it is said that he will be promoted to deputy director of the office next year. After two years of training in the officialdom, Lu Jianhong has become more mature, so he was rejected by his mother-in-law and younger brother-in-law together, but only felt embarrassed for a moment before recovering. Smiling, he said: "Alright, I won't worry about it then. However, Xiaoyu's birthday is tomorrow, and we need to invite guests at our best luxury hotel. You must go!"

  Xiao Yu knew that his younger brother was unwilling to go to his home, but this time it's different, so he followed and said: "Younger brother, you must go this time, it's unlucky if you don't go!"

  When a child in the Xiao family turns one year old, an uncle must be present. If the mother's side doesn't have a biological brother, they'll find some other male relatives to attend, otherwise it won't be good for the child. Xiao Yu knew this rule and said: "Sister, brother-in-law, don't worry! I'll definitely be there!" After finishing speaking, he raised his wine cup and clinked it with Lu Jianhong's, then downed the wine in his cup and said: "Thanks, brother-in-law!"

  Lu Jianhong was taken aback, thinking that it was about the job he had just offered to help him find. Although he said that finding a job for Xiao Ye was to make his wife happy, at this moment, hearing Xiao Ye say so, he felt that Xiao Ye had become much more mature than before. It seemed that being out in the world could indeed temper a person. He patted Xiao Ye's shoulder with his hand and said, "Come on, brother, no need to be polite!" After finishing speaking, he raised his wine glass and clinked it against Xiao Ye's again.

  Xiao Yu and Lu Jianhong exchanged cups, Lu Jianhong, a veteran of the liquor test, had always gotten Xiao Yu drunk in the past. This time, Xiao Yu also gave him a taste of his own medicine, getting Lu Jianhong so drunk that he passed out.

  Xiao Yu saw her brother getting her husband drunk and was shocked. She knew her husband's capacity for alcohol was at least a jin, and the last time Xiao Ye went to the deep sea, he had been so drunk by his own husband that he couldn't even move. How could it be that in just half a year, her brother's ability to hold liquor had improved so much? He got someone with a capacity of one jin drunk, but he himself was still fine?

  Xiao Yu and his sister helped her brother-in-law to the room where his sister used to live before she got married. Since his sister's marriage, nothing in this room had been moved, and every time his sister and brother-in-law came, they slept in this house.

  Xiao Yu's room was the innermost one on the east side, and his mother had specially changed him into a new, clean quilt. The layout of the room was still the same as before, but everything was spotlessly clean, having just been wiped down. Looking at the simple furnishings in the room, he hadn't thought much of it before, but after going to Beijing, he realized that his mother and others were really living a hard life.

  And besides, isn't it because of our family's poverty that my sister is being looked down upon by her in-laws? As the only man in this household, I have a duty and responsibility to let them live a good life. Now that I'm also considered wealthy and capable, I must plan carefully.

  That night, Xiao Yu was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. It wasn't until around 2 or 3 in the morning that he finally fell asleep. In the morning, Xiao Yu, who had been sleeping soundly, was startled awake by a series of knocks on the door from the clinic downstairs. He picked up his watch and saw that it was only a little after 6:30. The sky was just starting to get light. Xiao Yu heard his mother respond with a "coming" and then she opened the door. After that, he covered his head with the blanket and continued sleeping.

  Just as he was about to doze off, he was startled awake by the wailing of a baby downstairs. Xiao Yu covered his ears with his hands and continued sleeping, but the baby's cries only grew louder and showed no signs of stopping. Xiao Yu couldn't sleep anymore and had no choice but to get out of bed.

  Xiao Yu took out his toiletries to wash his face, and coincidentally, his sister and brother-in-law were also woken up to do the same. Brother-in-law Lu Jianhong saw Xiao Yu coming over and patted him on the shoulder: "Great! Little Yu, I didn't expect that in just half a year you'd become so impressive! Not bad, not bad, you have development potential!"

  "Alright, you're still thinking of getting my brother drunk, how humiliating this time!" Xiao Yu glared at Lu Jianhong and teased.

  "Please, Mr. Xiao, help my son! Please help!"

  "It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I also can't do anything!"

  Suddenly, the clinic downstairs transmitted waves of mournful cries and a baby's increasingly loud wails. Xiao Ye and his sister exchanged a glance and said: "Let's go take a look!" After putting down their toiletries, they went downstairs with their sister and brother-in-law to the clinic.

  A young couple sat in the clinic, holding a three-month-old baby in their arms, constantly begging the doctor: "Dr. Xiao, we've been to many hospitals all over the city, but none of them were effective. We heard from people in our village that your traditional Chinese medicine is good, so we rushed here early this morning. You must help us!"

  Xiao Yu's mother shook her head helplessly and patiently said to the couple, "It's not that I don't want to help, but in my opinion, your son is very healthy, it's just that this crying and fussing, I also can't do anything about it!"

  As Xiao Yu and his sister-in-law entered the clinic, the baby who had been crying suddenly stopped. The couple looked at each other in surprise for a moment, still bewildered that their son had been crying for two days, and no matter how many hospitals they went to or how many tests they did, everyone said there was nothing wrong with him. Although the doctor here also said that their son was fine, no matter what, it was here that he finally stopped crying, so they thanked Xiao Jianying profusely.

  The couple took their child out of the clinic. Xiao Yu yawned and complained, "Mom, what's going on? It's so early in the morning, can't we sleep?"

  "It's not just a child who cries and throws tantrums, this child cries every night, crying all night without sleeping, and stops crying at 8 or 9 in the morning. But by 6 or 7 in the evening, he starts crying again. This has been going on for two days now. The couple rushed to find a doctor as soon as they got up in the morning while the child was still crying." Xiang Jianying explained.

  Xiao Jianying said, turning her head to look at Xiao Yu and Lu Jianhong. "Xiao Yu, didn't Jianhong sleep well? Why don't you two go back to bed for a while?"

  "Mom, I'm not sleeping, today there's a leader coming for inspection, and I still have to rush back to work!" Lu Jianhong said.

  "I'm not sleeping either, I'm wide awake now!" Xiao Ye also chimed in.

  Xiao Yuang had just finished speaking when the couple returned. Just as they were about to speak, the baby stopped crying again. The couple looked puzzled and said: "Mr. Xiao, we just stepped out for a moment and the child started crying again. But as soon as we came back in, he stopped crying!"

  Xiao Jianying was also confused: "I'm not too clear about it either!"

  At this time, Xiao Ye smiled and said: "I'll take a look, why is such a good little baby crying?"