Xie Zhuo had fully settled down in City B by 1984.

Xu Yan has become a somewhat well-known writer, earning a considerable amount of royalties, though not much.

I live each day freely and unrestrained.

But this freedom was broken when he didn't get his period for a certain month.

She didn't notice at first, thinking it was just a few days late. Plus, she was busy with her three children at the time, so she didn't think much of it. It wasn't until she smelled fish and vomited that she realized she might be pregnant.

Chen Lihua accompanied her to the hospital for a checkup, and it turned out she was indeed pregnant.

Xie Zhuo already treated her like a treasure, and after learning that she was really pregnant, he wanted to hold her as carefully as if she were a piece of porcelain.

If it weren't for the many things he had to do at the company, Xu Yan would be afraid that he would run home every day to feed her three meals a day.

“It’s not that exaggerated,” Xu Yan dodged Xie Zhuo’s hand when he tried to carry her to the toilet. “My mom was still working when she was eight or nine months pregnant, and I’m not even three months old yet.”

Xie Zhuo was still worried, so he followed her to the bathroom and waited for her. When Xu Yan came out, he followed her back to the living room.

They were extremely careful the whole time, afraid that Xu Yan might bump or get hurt.

When Da Bao and the others came home from school, Xu Yan complained to them that their third uncle had recently gone mad, but the three kids were even more outrageous.

I used to run outside to play ball or something after finishing my homework, but lately I haven't been going out at all.

Whenever he had a spare moment, he would talk to Xu Yan, claiming that he wanted the little girl to remember his voice first.

Xu Yan was speechless.

"What if my third aunt gave birth to a boy instead of a girl this time?" she asked.

"Huh?" Da Bao was taken aback.

He hadn't considered that possibility.

Perhaps because Xie Zhuo had mentioned before that he already had three sons and wanted a daughter, Da Bao and the others subconsciously assumed that the baby in Xu Yan's belly would be a well-behaved, pretty, and adorable little sister, just like their third aunt.

I never even considered what I would do if I were born a little brother.

Da Bao frowned and squatted to one side, thinking.

Xiao Bao accepted it quickly. While peeling an apple for Xu Yan, he said, "Being a younger brother is fine too. Anyway, I won't be the youngest anymore. I'll be a big brother now."

Although Lin Dong also wanted a younger sister, a younger brother would be fine too. Right now, the question wasn't whether to have a younger brother or sister, but rather to let the baby in his third aunt's belly remember their voices first.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was talking, he quickly began to tell Xu Yan a story.

Xu Yan: "..."

After being cherished and protected by the whole family for six or seven months, the little princess that the whole family had been longing for was finally born.

Before Xie Zhuo had children, he really wanted a child with Xu Yan, but when Xu Yan went into the delivery room and didn't come out all night, he almost broke down.

Chen Lihua was originally really worried about her daughter, but after seeing Xie Zhuo's condition, she didn't even have time to worry about Xu Yan.

I'm afraid that before Xu Yan can do anything, Xie Zhuo will be the one to pass out.

“It’s okay,” Chen Lihua said, sitting down next to Xie Zhuo, who was sweating profusely, and patting his back. “The doctor said the baby’s position is normal and there’s nothing to worry about. Don’t scare yourself.”

“Yan Yan has been inside for so long,” Xie Zhuo was still anxious. “The other women in labor are crying and screaming, but she hasn’t made a sound. Is she in too much pain and has fainted?”

As Xie Zhuo spoke, she was about to walk towards the entrance of the delivery room, but her legs were a little weak, and she almost fell to the ground after taking only a few steps.

Da Bao and Lin Dong quickly went over to help him.

"When I gave birth to our daughter, what were you doing outside?" Yan Dan glanced at Xie Zhuo, then turned to look at Xu Shu.

“I was almost scared to death too,” Xu Shu said, leaning against the wall, “but not as exaggerated as him.”

Yan Dan glared at him.

"Besides, you gave birth quickly, didn't you?" Xu Shu quickly added when he saw his wife's expression. "If I had to wait all night like this, I probably wouldn't be in the same condition as Xie Zhuo."

Yan Dan snorted.

“Really,” Xu Shu reached for her wrist, wanting to say something more, but before he could speak, he heard a loud cry from the delivery room.

Then a nurse came out and said that Xu Yan in bed 58 had given birth to a 6.3-pound baby girl, and both mother and daughter were safe.

Xie Zhuo's cold sweat finally subsided a little.

Xu Yan was wheeled from the delivery room into the ward by the nurses. Xie Zhu stayed by her side the whole time. Only after Xu Yan fell asleep did he take a look at the little baby that Xu Yan had worked so hard to give birth to.

Newborn babies are almost always red and wrinkled, but Xie Zhuo still found them cute, and he carefully reached out and held the baby's little hand.

When they put it back, the baby, who was wrapped up tightly, suddenly opened its eyes and cried out.

"Oh, are you hungry?" Chen Lihua had already prepared the baby bottle. Seeing the baby cry, she quickly pushed Xie Zhuo aside, skillfully picked up the baby, and started feeding him formula.

Xu Yan was already a light sleeper, and the noise woke her up.

Xie Zhuo quickly turned around and walked to her side.

"What's wrong with you?" Xu Yan looked at Xie Zhuo, glancing at his face a few times.

"Nothing's wrong," Xie Zhuo said, sitting on the chair by the bed and holding Xu Yan's hand tightly. "Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

Xu Yan shook her head, her gaze still fixed on Xie Zhuo's face. After a while, she raised her hand and brushed his disheveled hair back, pressing her palm firmly against his forehead. "You have a fever? What did you do last night? You're burning up."

"You scared me," Xu Shuyou interjected from the side.

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