Su Chenhao didn't have time to make many fancy dishes, so after thinking for a moment, he made some dumplings, boiled them, and put them in a lunchbox. When he returned to the room, he saw that his wife was still fast asleep, and not wanting to disturb her, he quietly left.

If you manage to catch a taxi when you leave, the food container will still be warm when you arrive at the hospital.

I gave my father-in-law and niece each a plate of dumplings, then went back to the kitchen to grab my things and hurriedly left for the hospital.

Just as he expected, he ran into a taxi as soon as he stepped out of the main gate. He then spoke with the driver, asking him to wait at the hospital while he delivered the items and came out.

This is the kind of deal that drivers are most willing to make, so they agree immediately.

It was already 10 p.m. when we arrived at the hospital. Luckily, we had prepared a lot of lunch boxes at home in advance, otherwise we might not have been able to fit all the food in.

The chicken soup was kept in a thermos, and it was steaming hot when opened.

Tao Chunfang was fast asleep when they were discussing whether to wake her up.

"What time is it now?" Tao Chunfang asked groggily as she opened her eyes; the light was a little too bright.

"It's already ten o'clock. Your brother-in-law just brought over the chicken soup. Get up and have a sip." Qiao Dashan felt sorry for his wife who had suffered so much during childbirth.

Tao Chunfang nodded and was helped up by her mother-in-law. Seeing the table full of food, she began to feel hungry.

Pei Lina was eating pork ribs with rice, and she was very happy. In her eyes, pork ribs were a very precious thing, something she could only eat once a year during the Chinese New Year. They tasted especially delicious with the rice.

"Girl, aren't you afraid of ruining your stomach by eating braised pork ribs?" Tao Chunfang said casually.

"No way?" Pei Lina suddenly remembered that when her mother gave birth to her younger brother, the food she ate was all unsalted. Meanwhile, she herself had eaten over a dozen pieces of pork ribs in one go, and the rice she ate was dry and tasteless; suddenly, it didn't taste appetizing at all.

Yan Tao: "It's good enough to have something to eat. If you're going to eat, eat it while it's hot. What's with all this dawdling?"

Tao Chunfang sensed something was wrong with their behavior; they didn't seem like father and daughter at all. Then, she felt a light touch on her leg and saw Qiao Dashan shake his head at her. Realizing she had said the wrong thing, she quickly drank her chicken soup and didn't say another word.

Pei Lina smelled the chicken soup and watched the family happily eating dumplings. A pang of sadness welled up inside her, reminding her of her own family, whom she had secretly kept pregnant from them.

I can't imagine how angry they would be if they knew they had a child.

After they finished eating, Su Chenhao left with the lunchbox. He had to prepare a second meal when he got back, which had to be delivered in the morning, as the new mother couldn't go hungry.

...

at night.

If one child started crying, the other would inevitably follow suit, creating quite a commotion. A group of adults worked tirelessly to soothe the child until dawn, at which point the crying finally stopped, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and went to rest.

Su Chenhao quietly got up to make breakfast. His father-in-law came out to help, but he sent him back.

I cooked millet porridge, then added some brown sugar and boiled a dozen or so eggs. I took out the chicken I used to make chicken soup yesterday, shredded it, steamed it, and put it in a lunchbox.

When Qiao Xiaoni got up, she found no one beside her. Then she remembered that she still had to make breakfast. She hurriedly went to the kitchen to see that everything was ready and put the food into the lunchbox.

"Luckily you're here, otherwise I would be the one who's busy."

Su Chenhao closed the lunchbox: "There's still some chicken soup in the pot. I saved you a chicken leg. Eat it while it's hot."