Huo Junyu was stunned for a moment, unsure whether he should speak or not.

In fact, Pei Nian rushed back last night and stayed at the door of the delivery room. After hearing that Jiang Mianmian and her daughter were safe, she quietly left.

Jiang Mianmian had just given birth and her incision hadn't healed yet. The doctor said it was best to keep her from having emotional fluctuations at this time, so as not to affect her recovery.

Huo Junyu smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, Niannian has always been thinking about you too."

"Really..." Jiang Mianmian was a little disappointed. "She cares about me, but she hasn't even replied to a single message?"

"Didn't Jingnan say that the signal is bad in the mountains? Even if she calls you back, you might not be able to receive it!"

"Oh." Jiang Mianmian lowered her eyes.

She was exhausted both physically and mentally after giving birth, and all she wanted to do was get a good night's sleep.

Huo Junyu kissed her forehead and whispered, "You rest well, I'll stay with you and the baby."

Jiang Mianmian closed her eyes in relief.

She didn't know how long she had slept, but she seemed to hear the cry of a baby. Her eyelids were heavy, and she really didn't want to open her eyes, but suddenly she jolted awake, realizing that she was a mother now, and that cry was her own baby's!

She quickly opened her eyes and turned to look at the stroller.

"Junyu, is the baby hungry...?"

"Yes." Suddenly, a soft and familiar voice came.

Jiang Mianmian thought she had misheard.

But when I looked up, what came into view was that delicate and beautiful face...

She remained silent for a long time.

"Sis, the baby's hungry." Pei Nian smiled and pushed the stroller over. "Aren't you going to feed her?"

"Nian Nian..."

"Sister, the baby is crying!"

Jiang Mianmian's heart tightened, and tears streamed down her face.

She hurriedly wiped herself clean. Just then, the nurse came in, brought the prepared formula, and carefully fed it to the baby.

Pei Nian sat by Jiang Mianmian's bedside and gently wiped away her tears.

"People say you shouldn't cry during postpartum confinement, otherwise you might develop health problems later!"

“I…” Jiang Mianmian laughed again.

"Crying and laughing like a little kid." Pei Nian looked at her with a smile. "What, is it really true that pregnancy makes you stupid for three years? You've become stupid after having a baby?"

Jiang Mianmian raised her hand and punched her, "You bad guy!"

Pei Nian gently hugged her and looked up at the little baby in the nurse's hand.

The baby, having had his fill of milk, closed his eyes contentedly, his little mouth still making smacking noises.

It's like having a beautiful dream.

Pei Nian laughed from the bottom of her heart.

"She's so cute! Does she have a name yet?"

Not yet.

"Her name is Lu..." Pei Nian chuckled, "No, no, her surname is Huo! Huo is an easy character to use in a name, and it sounds very heroic!"

Jiang Mianmian looked at her, and it all seemed like a dream.

Think about it, Pei Nian has only been gone for a few months, but those months without being able to contact her felt incredibly long.

"Sis, why didn't you breastfeed her just now?"

"The young mistress had a C-section," the nurse replied with a smile. "Mothers who have C-sections usually don't produce milk as quickly. So the baby can only drink formula for the first two days."

"Cesarean section?" Pei Nian's eyes widened.

Wouldn't that mean cutting open many layers of skin on the stomach?

How much pain she must be in...

Pei Nian sat on the edge of the bed, holding Jiang Mianmian's hand, and muttered to herself.

"Why isn't it men who give birth... that makes you suffer like this."

"Fool, what are you saying!" Jiang Mianmian dared not laugh, afraid that the knife would reopen.

“That’s just how it is! Why should women have to suffer all these hardships?” Pei Nian thought of her experience teaching in the mountainous area and the poor girls there, and she was filled with mixed feelings.

"Sister, I've been in the mountains for the past few months, and when I saw those girls... I was moved to say this, and it made me feel really bad."

"Hmm," Jiang Mianmian said softly, "Then tell me about it."

“I don’t have much education, so all I can do over there is teach them physical education,” Pei Nian chuckled. “But I’ve found that even when I’m teaching physical education, these girls are still quite restricted.”

"The people there are conservative in their thinking. Some even think that girls shouldn't go to school. They don't even have a decent pair of sneakers. They wear the hand-me-downs from their older or younger brothers, which are either too small or too big, so they can't attend classes at all."

"Some girls are betrothed early on, just waiting to grow up and marry into the family to receive a dowry. Then, that money is saved to help the boys in the family get married..."

"The medical and sanitary conditions there are also backward. Some girls don't even have sanitary napkins when they get their period. If they stain their clothes, they will be scolded when they get home. Whenever this happens, I really want to rush in and drag the person who scolded her out and beat them up!"

Jiang Mianmian's eyes flickered slightly.

She knew that Pei Nian was not good at expressing herself, but she was a person with a strong sense of justice and also a very sentimental person.

She had suffered herself and didn't want others to suffer too. She had been beaten and scolded as a child, so she especially hated those who beat and scolded girls.

Jiang Mianmian felt a pang of sadness and patted the back of her hand.

“But thankfully,” Pei Nian smiled at her, “our little baby is very lucky to be born in your belly!”

"Ours?" Jiang Mianmian laughed.

"Of course!" Pei Nian said very seriously, "I'll share in this child too, and we'll raise him together!"

The room was filled with laughter, while two grown men stood dumbfounded in the doorway, looking at each other, somewhat at a loss.

"Huo Jingnan, you better explain yourself. When did this child become hers?"

Huo Jingnan gave an awkward laugh: "Well..."

"This is my daughter!"

"Don't get excited, don't get excited... She's my daughter too, okay? I'll raise her with you!"

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