Chapter 1512: Thriving Day by Day 1
Wucheng is still part of Hebei, located northwest of the Capital, about the same distance from the Capital as Baozhou.
Since Feng Qingxue was still pursuing her studies, she didn’t immediately bring the children along. Instead, she sent a telegram back home to inform her family of the news, advising them not to use Lu Jiang’s old contact address anymore.
Jiang Xiaoyue finished her postpartum confinement during this time and was brought back to the military compound by Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun already had a nanny at home, and with a guard accompanying him wherever he went, they could take care of the child quite well. This was something the father and daughter had planned long ago: after Jiang Xiaoyue’s maternity leave ended, she would return to the military unit, and she and Lu Tianjun could frequently visit to see the child.
Lu Chen was drinking formula milk, so Jiang Xiaoyue didn’t need to come back to breastfeed during the day.
Although Lu Family’s children should ideally be living with the Lu Family, Feng Qingxue was not Jiang Xiaoyue’s biological mother-in-law. Qingxue herself had schooling to attend and several children to care for, leaving her overwhelmed and stretched thin. Jiang Xiaoyue would never take it for granted to demand Feng Qingxue take responsibility for her and her husband’s child. She believed that whoever brought the child into the world should be the one to raise it, rather than forcing their responsibilities onto their elders.
Other dual-career families managed to raise their children just fine, and they could too.
After Jiang Xiaoyue and her son left, Wang Cuilan dismissed the temporarily hired nanny. During the day, while Feng Qingxue and her daughter went to school, Cuilan only needed to watch over the triplets. Washing clothes and cooking were trivial tasks for her.
When Chen Xueniang popped in for a visit, she found Dundun and Lu Erxiong playing with mud in the yard, while Zhuangzhuang sat under the pomegranate tree reading a picture book.
In truth, it was Lu Erxiong who played while Dundun kept him company, shaping crooked tanks and cannons out of mud.