"Jiaojiao, how are you feeling right now?"

As soon as the Yang family arrived, they surrounded Bai Jiaojiao's hospital bed.

"I'm fine."

Bai Jiaojiao still hadn't recovered her strength, and her voice was a little weak. She was also a little embarrassed to see so many people come to see her.

"Grandpa, why are you coming over so late? You can come again tomorrow."

Yang Changping said, "Your maternal grandfather can't sleep tonight if he doesn't come. He won't feel at ease until he comes to check on you."

Grandpa Yang asked, "Has the child been named yet?"

Bai Jiaojiao replied, "Her name is Chen Shi."

"What about a nickname?" Du Ying was holding the child. Yang Fenglin tried to reach out to touch the baby, but she slapped his hand away. "Your filthy hands are always touching things. Take them away." Yang Fenglin snorted and said, "Fine, I won't touch them. I don't care anyway. Sister, does DouDou get any food at home while you're here?"

Upon hearing this, Du Ying exclaimed, "You're always thinking about that dog!"

When Yang Fenglin mentioned it, Bai Shiqing also said, "Oh, Jiaojiao, your brother-in-law and I have to go back. I feel at ease with your brother-in-law here looking after you. The main thing is that Yangyang and Xiaoyun are still at their house, and it's so late, we're disturbing their rest. We'll feed Doudou on our way back."

"Okay, second sister, brother-in-law, please be careful on the road tonight." Bai Jiaojiao said goodbye to Bai Shiqing.

Yang Changping said, "I'll go out and find someone to get you a private room. It's noisy with people coming and going, so you won't be able to rest properly."

Grandpa Yang chimed in, "Hurry up, hurry up, it's getting late."

Although it's not allowed to make noise at this time, women giving birth don't care about day or night, and newborn babies cry even more incessantly, making ordinary hospital rooms quite noisy.

This matter should have been arranged long ago, but who knew that Bai Jiaojiao would act so suddenly, Shen Heng didn't have time to deal with it at all.

Before long, Yang Changping had arranged a private room for Bai Jiaojiao. This private room was not only a single bed, but its facilities were also far superior to those of a regular ward. There was a long sofa on one side, so Shen Heng could curl up on it at night instead of sleeping on the floor.

"Alright, it's late now, we won't bother you any longer." After personally coming to check on him, the old man, feeling relieved, didn't want to cause any more trouble.

Du Ying said, "Jiaojiao, you should take care of yourself and get some rest. Shen Heng, you must be nice to her these next few days and don't upset her, okay?"

Shen Heng nodded.

Bai Jiaojiao said, "Aunt, Heng-ge has never made me unhappy, so you can rest assured."

"Hey, don't think you're free after giving birth. This is just the beginning. Take good care of yourself." Du Ying grumbled a few words and then had Yang Changping and Yang Fenglin help her walk away.

Yang Fenglin said, "Mom, my sister is a top student at medical school, she definitely understands things better than you."

“Your mother’s advice was wrong, that’s all from experience.” After Grandpa Yang finished speaking, Yang Fenglin dared not say another word.

Moving to a single room was much quieter, but Bai Jiaojiao still couldn't get a proper rest.

Comrade Shen cried every half hour, either because he was hungry or needed to urinate, which kept Shen Heng very busy. Bai Jiaojiao herself was like a lump of mud, and Shen Heng wouldn't let her help even if she wanted to.

"Heng-ge, come to bed and sleep with me."

Bai Jiaojiao moved to the side.

Fortunately, she had sanitary napkins that Shen Heng had brought back from the south, which made things much easier for her than for other new mothers. She wasn't afraid of soiling the bed when she moved around.

Shen Heng is a large man, so he couldn't sleep at all curled up on that small sofa.

"You should rest well and don't worry about me. Your sister should be coming tomorrow morning, I need to go to school to ask for leave."

"Heng-ge, come up here, I want you to hold me while I sleep."

Bai Jiaojiao made room for Shen Heng, who obediently complied, got into bed, and held Bai Jiaojiao firmly in his arms. His heart, which had been fluctuating all day, finally calmed down.

"Jiaojiao, I...I was a little scared today."

It was rare for Shen Heng to show weakness, so Bai Jiaojiao raised her hand and patted his head: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

"We'll only have this one. We won't have any more children after this." Shen Heng rested his chin on Bai Jiaojiao's head. "This hospital of his is terrible. How could they let you go in alone to give birth? They wouldn't let me be with you. You're surrounded by strangers. You have no one to rely on."

Shen Heng was angry about the hospital's unreasonable practices, and hugged Bai Jiaojiao with a wronged expression, trying to get her to give him justice.

"That's their rule. How can they let a stranger like you just walk in? They're worried you'll cause trouble."

Bai Jiaojiao's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, and after she finished speaking, she fell into a deep sleep.

As Shen Heng felt Bai Jiaojiao's even breathing on his chest, he slowly closed his eyes, and his heart found temporary peace.

"Wow—wow—"

Shen Heng had just closed his eyes when Shen Shi started crying again.

He took a deep breath, tucked Bai Jiaojiao in, and went over to pick up Chen Shi: "Why are you crying, kid? Are you afraid you won't have the chance to cry again later?"

Bai Jiaojiao was woken up and groggily watched as Shen Heng walked around the room, coaxing the child with incredibly gentle movements, all while looking fierce.

"You dare wake your mother up? Just wait until you grow up, I'll spank your bottom until it's a bloody mess!"

I'll kick you into the ditch to the west.

"Don't cry..."

Shen Heng didn't sleep at all that night, but Bai Jiaojiao was so tired that she slept soundly in the latter half of the night.

At five o'clock in the morning, before the nurses had even made their rounds, Xiang Anqi and Xu Hong came over together.

Shen Heng was holding Shen Shi at the door, trying to soothe him. He noticed that the two of them were in a daze and hadn't called anyone yet.

"Oh dear, let me take a look."

As soon as Xu Hong arrived, she wanted to hug Chen Shi. She happily took him and, seeing that Chen Shi still looked like a little monkey, praised, "He's so handsome! This child is good-looking, just like you!"

Shen Heng: "...Godfather, Godmother, you've arrived so early."

Xiang Anqi lowered her voice and said, "Your godmother wanted to come last night, but I stopped her. It was so late, I didn't want to disturb your rest. She was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night. She made chicken soup for Jiaojiao, and there's food for you too. The hospital cafeteria is just like that, nothing like home."

Xiang Anqi handed the chicken soup and boxed lunch to Shen Heng, who said, "Thank you for your help."

"Putting that aside, how is Jiaojiao doing?" Xiang Anqi asked.

"She's a little weak, probably because she overexerted herself. She's sleeping now."

Xu Hong said, "Everyone is like this right after giving birth. You have to take good care of her these next few days. She must not catch a cold or get upset. She must eat a lot of nutritious food, otherwise she won't have enough breast milk."

“Godmother, Jiaojiao and I are planning to give him formula. If Jiaojiao breastfeeds, she probably won’t be able to leave the baby for a year or two. She can only take a year and a half off from her studies now, so she has discussed with her advisor that she will go back to the lab to study after two months of recovery after giving birth. So she doesn’t want to delay in this area.”