"Grandpa, you can't drink soda or alcohol. I brought you cool boiled water. It’s morning tea time. On your tray, I put a bowl of soy milk on the left, and steamed buns in front."
There was no other way. Considering Zhu Xinfu’s health, she couldn’t eat many things yet. However, Zhu Yanyi had specially asked the kitchen to prepare an egg custard for her.
"I’m just here to join the fun," Zhu Xinfu said with a smile, making hand gestures. "By the way, where is Doumiao? Has he arrived?"
"Not yet. He went to pick up Mr. Hua and Mr. Ye. He was in charge of welcoming them this time," Zhu Yanyi smiled and continued, "My brother-in-law is going to pick up my sister and Little Monkey. Dad and Mom went to pick up Grandpa and the others." Zhu Yanyi briefly explained everyone’s situation.
"Looks like we arrived early," Zhu Xinfu kept gesturing.
Zhu Yanyi giggled. "Isn’t that great? Arriving early means no one pays attention. If I weren’t afraid of alerting the enemy, I would have pushed Grandpa outside to feel the atmosphere."
"There will be opportunities." Taishu Yuanxiang walked in, supporting Zhu Yanli, who was holding Little Monkey.
"Little Monkey is here!" Zhu Yanyi happily went over and took the baby from Taishu Yuanxiang’s arms. Looking at her chubby little nephew, Zhu Yanyi’s face was full of smiles. "Did Little Monkey miss Auntie? Auntie missed you so much. How about Little Monkey lives with Auntie from now on?"
"Who was it that complained about Little Monkey’s name last time?" Zhu Yanli asked. She already knew what happened when Xie Zhong had named the baby.
"I didn’t complain," Zhu Yanyi argued. "I just thought it sounded weird combining my brother-in-law’s surname with the name Grandpa chose. Grandpa’s choice is definitely right, so it’s the surname’s fault."
Taishu Yuanxiang was used to Zhu Yanyi’s unreasonable logic; she filed it away without dwelling in one ear and out the other. "I think if you keep talking like this, Little Monkey will hate you in the future."
"Little Monkey won’t hate me, right?" Zhu Yanyi carefully placed her finger in Little Monkey’s hand. The baby grabbed her finger tightly.
Only then did Zhu Yanyi notice a birthmark resembling an icicle on the baby’s left tiger’s mouth. She was slightly stunned. She remembered this birthmark. In her previous life, her nephew had the same birthmark, also on the left tiger’s mouth. This meant her nephew hadn’t changed; she was still that same nephew.
Thinking of the child she had raised from infancy and her filial piety toward her, Zhu Yanyi’s eyes filled with tenderness. "What’s with this birthmark? I remember she didn’t have it when she was born."
"You’re right, it is strange. He really didn’t have it at birth, but it appeared three days later," Zhu Yanli said seriously. "Mom said it’s a bruise from his punishment in the Underworld in his previous life. There were also some light blue marks on his back, but those have faded recently. Only this hand birthmark hasn’t faded at all."
Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "Well, that’s good too. With a birthmark, we won’t mistake her for anyone else."
Zhu Yanyi nodded. Indeed, with a birthmark, she wouldn’t be mistaken. "It’s okay. It’s not on her face, so it’s fine on her hand. Besides, I think it looks nice, like an icicle."
"Yeah, I think so too. It looks nice." Children are always best when they are your own.
Taishu Yuanxiang said to Zhu Yanli, "An’er, stay here and sit with Grandpa and Grandma. I’ll go check outside." After all, today was a special day for Little Monkey, so he needed to see the situation outside. Of course, the hosts had already been specially arranged.
"Go ahead. Don’t worry about me. I’m fine here," Zhu Yanli nodded seriously. Although the baby was one month old, Taishu Yuanxiang still didn’t want Zhu Yanli to get too tired, so staying here was best.
After arranging Zhu Yanyi, Taishu Yuanxiang said goodbye to Zhu Xinfu and Huang Meiying, then told Zhu Yanyi, "I’m leaving Little Monkey in your care."
"Go, go. Our cute Little Monkey is now in Auntie’s care." The baby was only one month old and didn’t need much care. He basically just ate and slept, which wasn’t troublesome at all.
Zhu Yanyi placed the sleeping Little Monkey in a stroller nearby. After watching her for a while, she took Zhu Yanli’s pulse to check her condition. Zhu Yanli’s pulse was very stable, and her recovery was excellent. It was clear that her mood and nutrition had improved. "Sister is recovering well. But if you and brother-in-law want to be intimate, it’s best to wait until three months after the full moon."
"Cough, cough." Both Zhu Yanli and Huang Meiying coughed. Even Zhu Xinfu’s expression looked very strange.
"I’m telling the truth," Zhu Yanyi didn’t care about their reactions. "Besides, I’m a doctor. Isn’t it normal for me to say this? Why are you so surprised?"
"There’s really nothing to be surprised about," Huang Meiying said with a helpless smile. As Zhu Yanyi said, she was a doctor. But because she was their own daughter, they first treated her as an eighteen-year-old girl, and only later as a doctor.
If she were a doctor for other patients, they would treat her as a doctor first. In that case, her words just now wouldn’t have been so shocking.
The door pushed open again. Zhu Shun Yao and Xie Xinlian entered with Xie Zhong and his wife. Zhu Lei Yao and the others had been arranged in a specific area in the main hall.
In this private room, everyone who could show their face was outside. Zhu Lei Yao and the others had been given a separate space with the Cheng family, so there was no problem.
Guests arrived one after another. Those who came early were mostly ordinary guests. The guest areas were divided. Besides the special areas for Zhu Lei Yao and the Cheng family, the other areas were divided into ordinary guests, friends, and distinguished guests.
Ordinary guests were those with some influence in the capital but not close to Taishu Yuanxiang. Friends referred to familiar acquaintances, partners, and relatives. Distinguished guests were those rarely seen but connected to Zhu Yanyi, such as Gu Jingtian and her group, who were arranged here.
Those arriving around nine o’clock were mostly ordinary guests. They came to see how many close friends attended, hoping to expand their network through these connections.
Among these ordinary guests were also some reporters. Since Zhu Yanyi was introducing her family to everyone, it was normal for reporters to arrive.
"There are really many guests today. But I don’t know most of the ones here now," Zhu Yanyi said with a helpless look.