The two annoying people left, and Song Qinglan happily said, "You two quickly come up with a name, even a nickname is fine."
"I've discussed it with Cheng Yan, we'll call her Qi Yue, and her nickname will be Lele. I don't ask for her to be exceptionally outstanding or capable in the future. As long as she's safe and happy, that's enough."
"Lele, that's a nice name." Song Qinglan gently touched the baby's little face, her eyes full of tenderness.
After a few days in the hospital, Cheng You could be discharged and start her postpartum confinement.
While in the hospital, everyone had been afraid to visit for fear of disturbing Cheng You's rest.
Upon hearing that Cheng You was discharged, they all came to offer their congratulations.
Lele became the darling of the group, with almost everyone vying to hold her.
Sun Xiaowan looked at the soft baby girl and was extremely fond of her.
"I told you long ago we should arrange a marriage for our children, but you refused. Otherwise, Lele would be my daughter-in-law now."
Cheng You smiled and nudged her, "If you're so capable, go say that to Qi Cheng Yan. If he hears you coveting his daughter, do you think he'll kick you out?"
Sun Xiaowan chickened out and stuck out her tongue.
"I'll only say it in front of you."
However, looking at how her eyes, nose, and mouth were shaped, they were much better looking than her own son's.
Indeed, good genes from the parents were essential.
"How is your wound? Does it still hurt? You truly suffered to give birth to this child."
Cheng You shook her head, "It doesn't hurt anymore. The doctor said I'm recovering very well."
On the first day of the stitches, she had already applied the condensation gel.
By the second day, it was much better, which even surprised the doctor.
In the following days, she continued to apply the condensation gel, and her healing was faster than that of ordinary women who had a C-section.
Sun Xiaowan also mentioned the matter of Widow Lin to her.
"I heard she's been sent back to Yongcheng. She'll likely go to jail."
Cheng You's eyes were calm, "She deserves it."
Sun Xiaowan nodded, "That's true."
She gently placed the sleeping child down, and seeing that Cheng You didn't want to talk about Widow Lin, she changed the subject.
"Jing Tang told me a couple of days ago that he wants to buy a house in Pengcheng."
"Pengcheng? Are you moving there?" Cheng You asked.
Sun Xiaowan shook her head, "No, we're staying in Yancheng. It's impossible for me to leave my hometown. It's just that he sometimes goes there for sourcing goods, and he thinks having a place to stay would be more convenient."
"Then go ahead and buy one. You're not short of money anyway."
Song Jing Tang's business was growing bigger and bigger; he was a boss now.
Sun Xiaowan said, "We've discussed it. Besides a house, we also want to buy two shops. I wanted to ask if you're interested in buying."
Cheng You was taken aback. Her concept of housing was simply having a place to live, and she had never thought about buying too many properties.
"I'm not going there, so buying one would just be letting it sit idle. It's useless."
Sun Xiaowan tutted and reasoned with her, "How can it be useless? You don't know how much the property prices there have risen. Perhaps if you buy this year and sell in a couple of years, you'll make a profit. Consider it an investment. If you're not living there now, you can rent it out, and you'll receive rent every month. Isn't that great?"
Cheng You looked at her with admiration, "I didn't realize you were knowledgeable about investments."
She spoke so convincingly, it truly sounded plausible.
Sun Xiaowan scratched her palm and chuckled.
"I'm just repeating what Jing Tang said."
Cheng You suddenly remembered that a couple of years ago, during the reform and opening up, Pengcheng had been designated as a special economic zone.
It was also close to Hong Kong and was a coastal area, so rapid development was to be expected.
Seeing Yancheng's housing prices rise day by day, it was natural that property prices in Pengcheng would also increase with its development.
Song Jing Tang's analysis was not unreasonable.
Furthermore, Cheng You had actually never bought a property of her own.
The courtyard house Qi Cheng Yan lived in was left by his grandmother and couldn't be sold.
The one they were currently living in was allocated from the military compound, so it also couldn't be sold.
"So, what do you say? Are you buying?"
"I'll buy. Does Song Jing Tang have any recommendations?"
Sun Xiaowan quickly said, "There's a commercial housing complex under construction now. They say it will go on sale next year, with an average price of about one thousand yuan per square meter."
The prices for lower floors and higher floors were slightly different, as they were walk-up buildings.
At this price, compared to Yancheng's housing prices, it wasn't actually expensive.
But in general, although Pengcheng was a special economic zone, it hadn't fully developed yet, so this price was not cheap.
Even now, very few people could afford it.
"They have units ranging from 70 to 200 square meters. It depends on what you want."
Cheng You thought for a moment and said, "I don't want the small ones. Just buy me the largest ones, preferably on a lower floor. I want to buy two. Tell me when they go on sale."
Sun Xiaowan gasped. Two of the largest units would cost at least forty to fifty thousand yuan.
"Aren't you going to discuss it with Qi Cheng Yan?"
"I will. I'll talk to him tonight."
However, Qi Cheng Yan rarely objected to things she brought up.
When she mentioned it that evening, Qi Cheng Yan even told her to buy a couple more shops.
Just as Sun Xiaowan said, if they weren't used, they could be rented out.
Cheng You asked strangely, "You never used to care about this."
Qi Cheng Yan glanced at the little dumpling sleeping soundly, "It's different now."
With a child, they had to plan for the child's future.
"You should get some sleep."
As soon as Cheng You lay down, she heard movement outside.
"It's so late, who's knocking?"
Qi Cheng Yan held her back, "I'll go see."
It was very cold outside; ordinary people wouldn't come at this hour.
Cheng You propped herself up at the window and looked out, faintly seeing a figure lunging towards Qi Cheng Yan.
Judging by the silhouette, it was a woman.
Cheng You stealthily got out of bed, put on her shoes, and walked out.
The cold wind swept in, making her shiver.
As she got closer, she realized the person who had come was Cai Xiaoyu.
However, before she could hear anything clearly, Qi Cheng Yan walked over with a grim expression.
"Go inside!"
It was so cold outside; a woman in postpartum confinement shouldn't be out in the cold wind.
Cheng You didn't understand. Qi Cheng Yan had been lectured by Song Qinglan many times.
"She..."
Before she could speak, Qi Cheng Yan scooped her up and carried her inside.
He also promptly kicked Cai Xiaoyu out and shut the door mercilessly.
"Qi Cheng Yan, if you don't agree to me, I'm not leaving. I'll freeze to death at your doorstep!" Cai Xiaoyu threatened through gritted teeth.
This only earned her a response: "If you die, the army will arrange for your body to be collected."
He was busy pouring hot water for Cheng You, planning to soak her feet.
Cheng You hid under the quilt, "It's not that dramatic. I'm not cold."
Qi Cheng Yan, with a stern face, ignored her and silently stuffed a hot water bottle into her arms.
Actually, there was heating inside, so this wasn't necessary at all.
But Cheng You didn't refuse, feeling a warmth in her heart.
"What did Cai Xiaoyu want?"
Qi Cheng Yan briefly explained, "Her family was kicked out of the military compound. She came to beg for mercy."
Cheng You was stunned, "Is it because of Widow Lin?"
"Yes."
Cheng You fell silent. The matter of Widow Lin was ultimately her own doing.
But if Cai Xiaoyu hadn't brought that irrelevant person in, Cheng You wouldn't have gone into premature labor at all.
Now that the child was safely born, it was the best outcome. What if the labor hadn't gone smoothly? What if the child had suffered something?
At that time, who would have been responsible?