Sheng Xiping was taken aback when he heard this. He remembered that when he bought the milk powder, he specially bought a baby bottle and two nipples. Why didn't his mother use it?

"What's the point of using that thing? You have to boil and scald it, it's such a hassle."

Besides, what if the child gets used to the bottle and refuses Qinglan's milk?

Older people tend to be skeptical or even hostile towards new things.

Zhang Shuzhen was considered lucky; she listened to her daughter-in-law's advice and actually fed her some formula.

If it were an even more stubborn elderly person, who would care about formula? They would probably just boil rice water and feed it to the child.

"Besides, I stewed some pig's trotters for your wife, so maybe she'll have milk soon."

"That formula is just for two meals a day, is that not enough?"

In Zhang Shuzhen's opinion, nothing beats breast milk, so the most practical thing to do is to find a way to get Zhou Qinglan to produce milk as soon as possible.

Sheng Xiping was at a loss for words when he heard this.

Indeed, breast milk is better than formula, and there are some babies who are used to bottles and refuse to breastfeed.

His mother's concerns were not unfounded; what else could he say?

"Mom, I'm going to check on Qinglan and the baby first. I'll come back to talk to you later."

Sheng Xiping glanced around; he had been inside for more than ten minutes, and the chill on his body had long since dissipated. So he went to check on his wife and children.

"Okay, go talk to your wife and massage her belly and breasts while you're at it. Make sure she doesn't get a blocked milk duct. Call me if you need anything."

Zhang Shuzhen still has a lot of things to do, so it's good that her son is back; she can let him do some work.

"I'm going to boil some red eggs. You also need to go to Songjiang River later to tell your father-in-law and mother-in-law the good news."

"Wife, I'm home."

I didn't expect you to give birth early. I was thinking of taking a few days off around the 7th or 8th to come back and visit.

I'm so sorry, I wasn't there when you gave birth.

Sheng Xiping pushed open the door to the west room and saw his wife holding the baby and breastfeeding.

Not wanting to disturb her, he sat down next to his wife on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), looking down at the chubby baby who was trying very hard to suckle milk.

“What use are you here? You can’t help at all.” Zhou Qinglan smiled and shook her head.

"At least, when you're in too much pain, you can bite me a couple of times to vent your anger, since I'm the one who got you pregnant?"

In his past life, when Sheng Xiping's young wife gave birth, he was out of town negotiating business.

By the time he heard the news and rushed back, his son had already been born for two days.

Having never been able to be by his wife's side in either of his lives to witness the birth of his son, Sheng Xiping felt a little regretful.

"You're really talking nonsense. Why would I bite you for no reason? If I had the energy to bite you, couldn't I just give birth to my baby?"

Besides, isn't that child just yours? Isn't it our child too? Do you think being a mother is so easy? You can't do it without experiencing some hardship.

Zhou Qinglan was amused by Sheng Xiping's words. This guy was always so irresponsible and just talked nonsense.

"Come and see our baby, he weighed 6.6 pounds at birth."

"You look a bit better today. You didn't see you yesterday when you were first born; you were all red and wrinkled, just like a little monkey."

The baby sucked for a long time but nothing came out. He opened his mouth to cry, so Zhou Qinglan quickly put the baby in Sheng Xiping's arms.

Sheng Xiping had never held such a small baby before. He was stunned and froze, unable to move.

"Wife, how should I hold the baby? I don't know how." Sheng Xiping was anxious, afraid that she was holding the baby wrong and hurt her son again.

"It's okay, just support his butt with one hand and his neck and head with the other."

Looking at her husband's clumsy appearance, Zhou Qinglan couldn't help but laugh; it was so funny.

Following his wife's instructions, Sheng Xiping carefully held the child and examined him closely.

Newborn babies are rarely good-looking. Most of them are like Zhou Qinglan said, with red and wrinkled skin, not much hair, and you can't tell who they resemble.

But as Sheng Xiping held the child, a very special feeling welled up in his heart. The wonderful emotion of being connected by blood made his eyes sting.

"Honey, thank you, you've worked so hard."

Sheng Xiping carefully lifted the child up, then lowered his head and gently kissed the baby's tender cheek.

It's probably because Sheng Xiping hadn't shaved for several days on the mountain, and his stubble was a bit prickly. Or maybe the little kid had just worked hard all day but hadn't eaten much.

The little guy got angry, pouted his little mouth, and started howling at the top of his lungs. The noise was huge.

"Goodness, that's quite a loud cry, she's got quite a temper." Sheng Xiping laughed upon hearing this.

"Honey, take the baby over first. I'll make him some formula; he's probably hungry."

For men, there's only one way to stop a child from crying: leave it to their wives.

Zhou Qinglan carefully took the child from him, and Sheng Xiping quickly got up and scooped out two small spoonfuls of milk powder from the milk powder bag on the cabinet.

Then, mix the hot water from the thermos with the cooled boiled water from the teacup, pour the mixture into the bowl, and stir to dissolve the milk powder.

Then I dipped a little milk powder into a small spoon and tested it on the back of my hand. It wasn't hot, so I brought it over and fed the little guy spoonful by spoonful.

Sure enough, as soon as the milk powder entered his mouth, the little guy immediately stopped crying, smacking his lips and licking his tongue as he started drinking the milk.

"Little one, you're quite clever, knowing that formula tastes good," Sheng Xiping said with a smile while feeding the child.

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