Lu Yang sat to one side, glancing at the door of the delivery room from time to time. Hearing Jiang Jinyao's voice, Lu Yang's palms were sweating.

She was in excruciating pain when she gave birth to Anrud.

Anyone who has given birth knows this pain; Shen Qiaoyue was so worried that even breathing became difficult.

Lu Chen was so nervous that if An Lude's mother hadn't been there, he would have really wanted to punch An Lude.

Finally, the delivery room opened.

Everyone nervously opened the window and looked at the nurse.

"It's a boy." After the nurse finished speaking, another nurse ran out to show Anlude the baby. "Make sure you recognize the child. We'll take him for a check-up and to clean him up later."

"Protect..."

"Nurse, how is my daughter-in-law?" Lu Yang asked first, before Shen Qiaoyue could.

"Very good, mother and child are safe." After the nurse said that the mother and child were safe, Lu Chen and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

"Can I go in now?" Anlude glanced at his son and asked the nurse.

"You'll see her when she's taken back to the ward, no need to rush." ​​After saying that, the nurse returned to the delivery room.

Lu Yang followed the nurse to look after the child, while An Lude waited at the door.

"Qiaoyue, you stay here and watch over Yaoyao. I'm going back to kill a chicken." Lu Chen thought that the chickens he raised at home could come in handy.

“Auntie has already started preparing. Yao Yao can’t eat yet, it will take a few hours, don’t worry.” Shen Qiaoyue added, “An Lude, take good care of Yao Yao. We’ll go back first and come back later.”

Shen Qiaoyue and Lu Chen went back first, as there were still children at home who needed to be put to sleep. They would prepare food for Jiang Jinyao later.

Several hours have passed since the afternoon, and Jiang Jinyao hasn't eaten anything.

“Okay,” Anlud nodded.

Shen Qiaoyue and Lu Chenyi returned home, but they didn't even go inside.

"Commander, we have a mission," guard Gao Han said to Lu Chen as he ran over.

Shen Qiaoyue was startled. People of Lu Chen's rank rarely went out on missions unless it was very dangerous or very difficult.

"Lu Chen!" Shen Qiaoyue cried out in alarm, pulling at Lu Chen.

Da Nian, who was in the living room, heard that his father seemed to be leaving. He was the first to run out, hugged his father's leg, and asked, "Daddy, where are you going?"

"It's okay, Dad's just going to work, he'll be back soon." Lu Chen looked down at Da Nian and comforted him, then looked up at Shen Qiaoyue and said, "Qiaoyue, I'm fine. Take good care of yourself at home. I'm leaving now."

Shen Qiaoyue hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

"You must take good care of yourself," Shen Qiaoyue said to Lu Chen, her eyes red.

"Okay. Don't worry." After Lu Chen finished speaking, Li Xiaoxiao came out of the kitchen. "Lu Chen, you must take good care of yourself. You have a wife and children. Don't act impulsively."

In response to Li Xiaoxiao's words of advice, Lu Chen nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I might be back soon."

"Dad, where are you going?" Xiao Nian came out of the living room and heard that her father seemed to be leaving. "Are you taking us with you?"

Xiao Nian asked Lu Chen happily.

Lu Chen squatted down, looked at the two children, and said with a gentle smile, "Daddy is just going to work and will be back soon. I won't be taking Xiao Nian with me to work. Be a good girl and wait for Daddy to come back. Auntie's baby was born, it's a little brother. You go to sleep well, and tomorrow you will go to visit Auntie's baby with your great-aunt, okay?"

"I have a younger brother now?" Xiao Nian happily exclaimed.

Xiangxiang came out with a smile, but she walked too fast and lost her balance. When Li Xiaoxiao saw this, she was about to go forward, but Lu Chen was quick to catch her.

"Uncle!" Xiangxiang hugged Lu Chen's leg, "Come back... chicken leg, chicken leg..."

I was thinking of saying, "Then come back quickly, I want to eat chicken legs."

"Okay, when Uncle comes back, he'll give you Xiangxiang and the chicken leg that Sister brought, okay?" Lu Chencheng promised the three children.

They nodded at the same time and gestured with four fingers.

"It's for my little brother." Xiangxiang smiled and showed Lu Chen her hand. It wasn't three chicken legs, it was four chicken legs, because she now had a little brother.

Lu Chen smiled helplessly and explained, "My little brother is still too young to eat chicken legs. There are four chicken legs. Think about it, each of you can eat two so that you can grow as tall as your older brothers and sisters quickly."

Upon hearing that she could eat two, she nodded, revealing her little tiger teeth.

Lu Chen patted Xiangxiang's little head.

Da Nian felt that her father was going to be gone for a long time, and she leaned unhappily in her father's arms.

Since having a child, Shen Qiaoyue has been very often present when Lu Chen goes out, but she can only watch and try her best to understand his work.

But Shen Qiaoyue was still afraid that Lu Chen might do something.

"Dad, can you come back tomorrow?" Danian asked his father sadly.

"He'll definitely be back, believe in Dad." Lu Chen comforted Danian. Hearing that her father would be back tomorrow, Danian stopped crying.

Lu Chen wiped away Danian's tears and comforted him, "Don't cry anymore. Danian, you're the older brother, you must protect your sisters and not cause trouble for Mom, understand?"

Da Nian nodded silently.

Lu Chen stood up and looked at Shen Qiaoyue, and could see that Shen Qiaoyue was trying hard not to cry.

"I will definitely come back safely. Don't be too sad. Take care of yourself and don't overwork yourself." Lu Chen hugged Shen Qiaoyue.

Shen Qiaoyue nodded, sniffed, and said, "If you don't come back, I will never forgive you."

Lu Chen chuckled softly and said to Shen Qiaoyue, "I'm the regimental commander, I'll definitely be back, don't worry about me."

Shen Qiaoyue said, "Don't be so arrogant. Focus on carrying out the mission and come back as soon as it's over. I'll be waiting for you."

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