Xu Lanyin held the child and smiled, "My dear little Mingxi."

Zhao Wu had said before that no matter if the child was a boy or a girl, they would all be named Zhao Mingxi, with "Xi" standing for hope. Hope was something he had always thought about since he was a child.

Zhao Mingxi continued to look at Xu Lanyin quietly, and his other closed eye opened a slit again.

This is her own son! Xu Lanyin's eyes were red. In this life and the past, she finally had her own flesh and blood.

When Zhao Wu entered the house, he was first pulled by Baoqi in the living room to warm his body in front of the charcoal brazier, and then he entered the north room. His long arms hugged Xu Lanyin and the child in his arms.

He looked at the child and smiled, "The child looks like my mother."

Xu Lanyin had also seen the portrait of Zhao Wu's mother, painted by his father, Wen Xing, and kept by Li Luo. It was a very freehand and beautiful painting. Xu Lanyin looked down at the child again and smiled, "Don't say it, she really looks like my mother-in-law."

Mrs. Lu took the chicken soup brought in by Aunt Jia and said with a smile, "Grandma, drink the soup, then it's time to feed my brother."

Zhao Wu took the child and held him properly. He smiled at Qin, who was looking at him worriedly, and said, "Don't worry, mother-in-law. Aunt Ding taught me how to hold a baby."

Xu Lanyin ate a few pieces of chicken, drank half a bowl of soup, then took Xiao Mingxi and started feeding her.

The little guy was not big, but he was very strong. He closed his eyes and inhaled hard, causing Xu Lanyin to gasp for air.

Qin said disapprovingly, "I have no choice but to breastfeed my child in the countryside. You don't need to put yourself in such a difficult position, do you?"

Xu Lanyin's eyes did not leave the child. She smiled and said, "I don't feel wronged. I like to feed him myself."

Soon, all the members of the Qin family, the Min family couple, and their three children arrived.

Everyone came to the living room. The three children wanted to go into the bedroom to see Xu Lanyin, but Zhao Wu stopped them and said, "Yinyin just fell asleep. Don't disturb him."

Qin carried the already asleep Zhao Mingxi to look after them, then carried him back into the bedroom.

Soon, all the members of the Xu family arrived, including Old Man Xu and Xu Ershi, who had just arrived in Ningzhou Prefecture.

Qin held the child and looked at them again.

Old Man Xu asked Xu Ershi to say a few polite words in front of Minhu and Qin Che, but Xu Ershi, who was usually eloquent, became so nervous that his lips trembled and he could not speak when he saw his biggest leader and his leader's leader.

Old man Xu was so angry that he could do nothing. This second grandson was really a loser.

After dinner and seeing the guests off, the house finally became quiet.

Little Mingxi, awakened by hunger, burst into tears, breaking the tranquility of the courtyard. Xu Lanyin quickly picked him up. As soon as the little guy was in his mother's arms, he knew how to find the special smell and stopped crying. He was so anxious that his mouth was panting heavily. Finally, he found the pacifier, took it in his mouth, and sucked it desperately.

Xu Lanyin finally understood a saying from her previous life: use all your strength. This strength is definitely the greatest force that the human body can produce.

Qin smiled and said, "Xi'er was born at a good time. You have enough milk, and he is strong. Alas, when I gave birth to Lanting, I was not in good health and had no milk. My mother-in-law had to make rice soup for him. He was always sick and everyone said he couldn't grow up. Fortunately, life got better later, and you found a good doctor to treat him, and he finally recovered..."

Xu Lanyin smiled, and her eyes softened as she looked at Zhao Mingxi. For the sake of their child, she and Zhao Wu also had to create better conditions.

At night, Xu Lanyin and Zhao Wu slept in the big bed, and the child slept in the small bed next to it. In order to make it easier to take care of the child, there was no curtain.

Both the older and younger brother fell asleep, but Zhao Wu was still too excited to fall asleep. He held Xu Lanyin's little hand, his eyes wide open as he watched his son's joy. Before, he had never dreamed that he would have a wife and a son at the age of eighteen. He had also gotten his eldest brother out of the cannibalistic place, and had made some progress in investigating his parents' affairs...

He held Xu Lanyin's big hand with a little more force, all because he had married a good wife.

Xu Lanyin was awakened by his pinch. In the dim light, Zhao Wu's eyes were brighter and his exposed teeth were whiter.

She laughed and said, "It's so late and you're still not asleep. What are you thinking about?"

Zhao Wu leaned over and kissed her cheek, then smiled and said, "Thank you. Because of you, I have this family and everything."

Xu Lanyin joked, "I told you I'm a vixen. Just a tap of my jade finger and you'll have everything."

Zhao Wu said seriously, "You are not a fox spirit, you are a fairy."

Xu Lanyin wanted to say, "I'm actually not even as good as a vixen. I'm just a ghost from another world reborn." She opened her mouth but didn't say anything.

On the 20th of the winter month, Qin and Xu Lanting returned to the capital, taking not only Xu Lanting but also Xu Lanyue and Min Jia.

Xu Lanyin was deeply reluctant to let her go, but she had no choice but to let her go. Chinese New Year was approaching, and there were many household matters and social interactions that needed to be taken care of by Qin Shi. Min Jia, the eldest daughter of the Min family, had grown up, and many New Year's activities needed her to participate. Xu Lanyue was someone Xu Qingyan had asked to be taken back with him, saying he missed her.

Originally, Xu Lanyin had planned to wait until the baby was one month old before taking him to the capital to live for a while, hoping to hear the concerns of Old Lady Wen and Old Lady Pu. But upon seeing the frail child, she couldn't bear to leave. The weather was so cold, and the child could easily get sick on the road. She had no choice but to wait until next year, when the weather was warmer.

Although the older children were not making noise, Xu Lanyin's heart and eyes were filled with her son, so she didn't feel lonely.

In a blink of an eye, it was the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the day the child was one month old.

Xu Lanyin took a pleasant flower petal bath. Having a baby in cold weather has its advantages: even if you don't bathe for a month, you won't have any unpleasant odor.

Moreover, she hadn't changed much. Her skin was smooth and firm, her eyes were bright and her teeth were white. She had only become a little plumper. Once she dressed up, she was still as beautiful as when she was a girl, and even had a few more feminine graces.

This is the benefit of having a baby early.

Madam Ye smiled and said, "In my entire life, this is the first time I've seen a young mistress who looks the same after giving birth as before."

Mother Qian smiled and said, "This is a real beauty."

Lu returned to the capital with Qin. Nanny Ye was now Xu Lanyin's housekeeper, and Mama Qian was Zhao Mingxi's mother. Mama Qian was brought from the capital by Qin. She was in her twenties, fair-skinned, and very capable.

Mother Qian led the maid to weigh Zhao Mingxi. She smiled and said, "Second Master, Second Madam, my brother weighs 9.8 jins. He has gained 3.3 jins in just one month."

Zhao Wu held his son in his arms, then looked at his beautiful daughter-in-law, and was so happy that his teeth were showing.

Today, the Zhao family held a full-moon banquet and invited many guests. When the Qin family arrived, Zhao Wucai and Qin Che and his son went to the front yard to entertain the male guests.

Brother Xiaoxiang was very surprised to see Zhao Mingxi. He stammered, "Oh, how come brother Xi has grown so fat all of a sudden? Last time his head was only as big as a small bowl, but this time it's as big as a large bowl."

This made everyone very happy.