In her previous life, her eldest brother died early, her second sister went blind due to illness, her third brother became autistic, and she herself lived a life of poverty and hardship, scavenging...
When Zhou Xiang woke up from a comfortable sleep, he found that the ward had become dim. "What time is it?"
"It's past four o'clock," Ling Ran, who had been guarding the bed, said softly. He was afraid of waking up the three little ancestors who had just fallen asleep in the bed next to him.
"Huh? I slept for so long? No wonder my stomach is empty? Where are the babies? Why aren't they crying for food?"
"Why didn't he make a fuss? My mom and Aunt Wang used a bottle to feed him plain water, but he wouldn't drink it. He also didn't drink formula. He cried for a long time. When they saw that the only thing he could drink was formula, he just drank a few sips and then went back to sleep."
Zhou Xiang laughed, "Look at what you said, it seems like they already know what's going on."
"It looked like she was crying for a while, then opening her eyes and looking around, then closing them and crying again."
Dong Yunrong heard her daughter-in-law wake up, and poured millet porridge from the insulated lunch box, intending to serve her a drink, when she heard her son complaining about her grandson. She immediately grabbed his collar and said, "Get out of the way! You're occupying the bedside and it's too much of a nuisance. She woke up, but you didn't even ask if she was hungry. You just kept complaining. Why don't you say you can't hold the child properly or hold the bottle properly?"
After sending her son away, Dong Yunrong's expression changed in an instant, and she put on a gentle smile. "Think about it, you're hungry, right? Have a bowl of brown sugar millet porridge first, and then have chicken soup later."
"Yeah, thanks, Mom."
"No thanks, Mom, thank you, thank you for giving me three lovely grandchildren."
After saying this gently, she immediately turned to her son and growled, "Hurry up and shake the headboard, okay? I've seen it, and it's a bit difficult for you to take care of it."
Ling Ran immediately went to the bed and rocked it, "Mom, I will take care of my wife."
Zhou Xiang also supported his lover, "Mom, just let Ling Ran take care of me. He won't be able to adapt to the situation for a while, but he'll be able to do it easily in two days."
Dong Yunrong nodded, "Okay! Just give him two days."
After the headboard started shaking, Dong Yunrong handed the bowl to Zhou Xiang, "Drink it while it's hot. It'll feel better when you feel warm."
"Um!"
After drinking two bowls of porridge in a row, Zhou Xiang finally stopped feeling the discomfort in his stomach. He wondered if it was because his stomach had expanded over the past few months.
Dong Yunrong smiled so hard that her teeth were visible. "Great! You eat more, so you can have more milk. What about these three children? It would be better if they could drink more breast milk."
After the porridge went down, the urge to urinate came quickly. Ling Ran helped him to the toilet in the corner of the ward, and he didn't even wash his hands! The three babies in the bed over there woke up one after another, crying at the same time, and the ward was bustling with noise.
Aunt Wang, who had been gossiping with the nurse outside the ward, immediately returned to the room. "Have Xiangxiang woken up? Have they eaten? Is their milk supply coming in? Feed them quickly. They're so fussy! I think they'll be even more naughty than Jiankang in the future."
"Yeah! I'll wash my hands and then feed them."
Aunt Wang was very familiar with what Zhou Xiang had requested. She heated the basin, scrubbed the new towel, and heated the towel. After Zhou Xiang washed his hands and sat back on the bed, she handed him the warm towel.
Dong Yunrong was holding a baby girl, and Ling Ran was holding two baby boys, waiting in line.
After wiping, Zhou Xiang took her daughter from her mother-in-law's arms. The baby had her eyes closed, pink and tender skin, and her little mouth was open, looking around.
He lifted up his clothes and started to feed his daughter. Although she was small, she was very strong. After a few breaths, the stool was unblocked.
Zhou wanted Ling Ran to put the other two next to her.
"Did you recognize which one was the older and which was the younger?"
Ling Ran pointed at the blanket with a green striped quilt lining and said, "This is the eldest, named Haohao. There's a small black mole on his left shoulder." He then pointed at the blanket with a blue striped quilt lining and said, "This is the second child, named Dangdang. I haven't seen any markings yet. The one you're holding is the third daughter, named Tongtong."
"Who gave the second brother the nickname?"
Ling Ran pointed at his nose with his backhand, "I chose them. The eldest is called Haohao, and the second is a homophone of Haodang. My daughter's nickname was chosen by her eldest uncle, Tong, which means pupil."
Looking at Ling Ran's expression of begging for praise, Zhou Xiang said nothing more, but simply said, "Second Brother, you are not allowed to call me Ling Dang directly."
Seeing that his wife tacitly agreed to the nickname he had chosen, Ling Ran showed his white teeth, "Choosing a full name is his grandfather's business, I don't care. If it wasn't for the convenience of following Haohao, I wouldn't be willing to choose any."
The daughter in her arms fell asleep while eating. After handing her to her mother-in-law, Zhou Xiang picked up the eldest son, Haohao. Haohao was the name of her son in the previous life. Looking at her son who looked completely different in this life, Zhou Xiang felt a little lost. Her eyes swept over the man beside the bed who was smiling foolishly at her. She shook her head. The previous life was gone, and the most important thing was to cherish the person in front of her.
"Ling Ran, thank you!"
Thank you for your tolerance!
Ling Ran gently touched his wife's head, "I should thank you."
Thank you for being willing to yield to my willfulness and marry me.
Aunt Wang coughed lightly and said, "There are five audience members here, young and old! Please be mindful of the occasion."
A disappointing remark broke the ambiguous atmosphere in the room and made Zhou Ling and the other man, who were usually thick-skinned, blush.
Both sides had been eaten, and the second child, who had been held and coaxed by his grandmother, had no breast milk to drink, so he cried while eating with the bottle in his mouth.
Dong Yunrong felt distressed, "Be good, I'll ask your mom to feed you first later! Don't cry!"
Zhou Xiang also felt a little distressed. She should feed the lighter second child first. Now that she doesn't have an advantage in terms of name, she doesn't want her child to be accidentally biased in the ranking.
"Mom, let me hold you!"
"good!"
Dong Yunrong couldn't coax the child any more, so she gave her second grandson and the bottle to her daughter-in-law.
As soon as Zhou Xiang held his second son in his arms, the boy stopped crying and started looking for something with his eyes closed and mouth open.
Put the pacifier in his mouth and he sucked it obediently. Well-behaved children always make people feel distressed. Zhou Xiang gently stroked his forehead and told himself that he must not be partial.
The three children ate and drank their fill and went to sleep. Zhou Xiang was hungry again, so Dong Yunrong quickly poured her a bowl of chicken soup. "Drink a bowl of chicken soup first. It's still hot!"
After eating a bowl of soup and a bowl of chicken, Zhou Xiang had more milk in her bladder, which made her very happy. Maybe if she ate more, the three children could have a turn to eat some every day.
Dong Yunrong also encouraged her daughter-in-law to eat more. "Don't be afraid of getting fat. You can't gain weight with your physique. At worst, you can lose weight after your child stops breastfeeding. Doctors and nurses say that breastfed children have better physiques."
Zhou Xiang nodded, "Yes! Don't worry, Mom, I will definitely put the child first."
Zhou's mother and Zhou Yu came to deliver the meal and took the opportunity to take someone back to eat. After hearing about how the little girl was feeding the children, their original worries were slightly reduced. As long as every child could have a turn, it would be fine.
Ling Ran was unwilling to go back to eat, so Zhou Xiang chased him away, "Hurry up and go back to eat, then wash yourself clean before coming back."
"Okay!" Ling Ran, who only obeyed his wife's orders, went home obediently for dinner.
Mother Zhou shook her head and laughed, "This Ling Ran, you're the only one who can subdue him. When you were asleep, no matter who of us tried to persuade him, he wouldn't go back."
"You even used the word 'subdue', making him sound like a demon or monster."
"Not much different. Who have you seen him listen to?"
"Aren't you afraid that my mother-in-law might have an opinion?"
"Yunrong herself said so. Let's not talk about that. I'm going to make soybean and pig's trotter soup tonight. It's good for lactation. If you're hungry later, have some pig's trotter soup. Let's see if it's enough for the three of us tonight."
"good."