Four Seasons

Her premonition was right. Soon after, she found out she was pregnant. Fu Xingchuan burst into tears, Zhu Changyu and Xu Yangyang were very happy, Zhu Sui'an and Zhu Yu were excited, and the Fu family had hope.

Du Yunyan and Tang Heng cooked a variety of dishes for her every day. Fu Xingchuan said that she couldn't eat too much tonic food without restraint and needed a balanced diet. The three cooking crews often communicated, and their relationship grew stronger day by day.

Lin Dayong loved to take Lin Qiao for walks, and would stop every few steps to greet her, "I'm your grandpa."

"Dad, it hasn't taken shape yet!" Lin Luo touched her belly, it was still flat.

Two months later, her belly began to swell slightly. Her morning sickness wasn't severe, but for the sake of her baby's health, she didn't dare go into the lab. But she still sat at her desk every day, reading domestic and international literature. Her team was researching leukemia and optimizing immune cell therapy, a challenge she had always wanted to overcome.

While Lin Qi was reading the literature, Fu Xingchuan sat beside her and read the book "Obstetrics and Gynecology", paying more attention to it than his work.

At night, Fu Xingchuan coaxed Lin Luo to sleep. She looked at her bulging belly and asked Fu Xingchuan to talk to the baby. He carefully placed his palm on it and said, "Hello, my name is Fu Xingchuan."

"You're introducing yourself!" Lin Luo smiled. Fu Xingchuan continued formally, "Be good in there, and don't kick your mother."

Lin Qiao defended her, "It's not born yet, you can't scare it. And you can't use that tone, you have to call it baby."

Fu Xingchuan was still the same, unable to utter such corny words.

Lin Qiao's hormones were unstable, and she suddenly became angry because she remembered, "You never called me baby."

"I...I..." Thinking carefully, he really hadn't cried before. Suddenly, he couldn't speak. He looked at Lin Luo and found that her eyes were not red. This memory made him realize that she hadn't cried since she became pregnant. He asked: "Why aren't you crying?"

"Who likes to see others cry? It's disgusting," Lin Luo said angrily, touching her belly. "Besides, I don't want the child to think I'm vulnerable."

"To it, you are the strongest mother." Fu Xingchuan said to it, "You must inherit your mother's beautiful eyes."

"Baby, you must inherit your father's superior high nose bridge, elf ears, intelligence, and artistic temperament such as music and painting..." She chattered incessantly. Fu Xingchuan turned off the lights, rested his arm under her head, stroked her back with his palm, and listened to her quietly.

Throughout her pregnancy, Lin Qiao's emotions didn't fluctuate too much. She only had one episode where she burst into tears and told Fu Xingchuan, "I want to eat strawberries."

Of course Fu Xingchuan didn't agree with her eating. He just kept wiping her tears, with a strange look in his eyes, as if he had discovered something interesting.

"No means no, crying is no use." There was a basket of strawberries on the coffee table. Lin Luo bought them secretly and was caught by Fu Xingchuan when she wanted to eat them.

He wanted to take the stolen goods away, but Lin Luo sobbed, "I don't want to eat it. Can I feed you?"

Her hands pitifully grasped the corner of his clothes, and he softened his heart again. He kissed Lin Luo first, then said: "You feed her!"

Lin Luo stuffed the food into his mouth, and Fu Xingchuan chewed it slowly. Just as he swallowed it and before he wiped the corner of his mouth clean, Lin Luo wanted to kiss him, but he quickly dodged.

"You despise me and don't even kiss me." Lin Luo accused him.

Fu Xingchuan nudged her chin with his thumb, as if to provoke her, "I just kissed you, this trick won't work."

"Hmph!" Lin Qi gave him the cold shoulder for two days because of this. Fu Xingchuan was secretly doing something big while using this as an excuse.

Two days later, her anger subsided, and she acted as if nothing had happened. She asked Fu Xingchuan to wash her hair. His movements were delicate, and Lin Qiao asked worriedly, "What if the baby is also allergic to strawberries when he's born?"

"She inherited your genes and will probably look a lot like you. That's a good thing!" Fu Xingchuan ticked the parentheses.

Lin Luo believed him. As her due date was approaching, she hadn't decided on a name for her child yet. Fu Xingchuan told her to choose the name and only offered suggestions.

She wanted to choose the best name, one that was niche, special, and catchy, and she was not satisfied with any of the many names she chose.

It was that day that Fu Xingchuan said that his spring season had passed, and he could indeed see spring coming, with everything flourishing. The sweet osmanthus flowers at home were blooming, and the rice seedlings planted by his grandparents were growing well.

"Chun He!" Lin Luo blurted out, "How about naming the child Chun He?"

"Chun He, hello!" Fu Xingchuan put his hand on her belly and greeted Chun He inside, "I finally know how to call you."

On the day she met Chunhe, Fu Xingchuan came in to accompany her during the birthing process. To be honest, Lin Luo was scared, but Fu Xingchuan didn't care about whether his words were cheesy or not. He said in a trembling voice: "Lin Luo, Luo, wife, baby, I'm here!"

Lin Luo still had the energy to ask him, "Are you scared?"

"I'm more afraid of being outside the operating room." He wiped her sweat. "I'm not afraid when you're by my side."

He was not afraid, and Lin Luo was not afraid either.

The moment Chunhe came out, Lin Luo was completely exhausted and couldn't even open her eyes, but she was still very nervous. The doctor brought the baby over and showed it to Fu Xingchuan. He said to Lin Luo: "The child is very healthy."

Lin Xicai felt relieved and closed her eyes.

After giving birth, Lin Luo looked much more haggard. Fu Xingchuan was heartbroken and divided his time between the two of them. Most of the time he spent on taking good care of Lin Luo, and a small part of the time he spent on visiting Chunhe in the neonatal department.

Lin Qi asked him, "Don't you like her?"

Fu Xingchuan smoothed her brows. "She looks a lot like you. How could I not like her? I just love you more."

Many people often visit them. Xu Yangyang and Zhu Sui'an take care of Chunhe, while Du Yunyan and Zhu Yu stay in Lin Luo's VIP ward and talk to Lin Luo, which also makes Fu Xingchuan feel relieved.

One night, Fu Xingchuan was combing Lin Xi's hair and clearing her meridians. Lin Xi was confused, "When registering my household registration, should I call myself Lin Chunhe? Or Fu Chunhe?"

"Lin Chunhe, right? She has a vibrant feeling."

"Well, let's call him Fu Chunhe."

"Because you want to inherit the Fu family's property," Fu Xingchuan asked with a smile.

Lin Qi said: "No, it's because I love you."

His hand paused, and a few strands of black hair fell down, along with his tears.

Spring is a rainy season, and when the rain stopped, I spent my confinement in the hospital ward. Fu Xingchuan finally helped Lin Qiao regain her spirits, and Chun He also smiled more.

After being discharged from the hospital and returning home, the sycamore tree in the yard was covered with green leaves. The sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves onto Lin Luo's hands and the stroller. Looking at this scene, Fu Xingchuan was deeply touched.

Chun He fell asleep. Lin Luo snuggled in Fu Xingchuan's arms. He took out a file bag and gave it to her. Lin Luo asked blankly, "What is this?"

"Open it and take a look."

Lin Luo took it out and found that it was a will written by him personally, which clearly stated that all the property under his name would be inherited by Lin Luo.

"Lin Qiao, I've been staying in the hospital lately, and I heard the chief physician in the obstetrics and gynecology department, who has seen countless couples, say this: Love takes many forms. It's not static. At first, it might be the irreplaceable sun, but as time goes by, it gradually transforms, becoming a piece of clothing or a piece of snow... But change doesn't mean love disappears; it simply enriches it."

"So now I am not afraid anymore. I have confidence that there is always one thing in the world that is the form of your love for me."

"Put this will in the safe along with the household registration booklet for our family of three." Fu Xingchuan kissed the back of her hand. "It's part of my love for you."

Lin Luo's eyes were red and her eyeballs were shaking. Before she could utter a word, Chunhe suddenly burst into tears and she held it back.

Except for her eyes, Chunhe's other facial features are exactly like Fu Xingchuan's.

She has a strange personality, unlike her mother or father. When she sees strangers, she smiles and cries for no apparent reason. She often stays awake at night, and if you talk to her while she's crying, she laughs again, and won't close her eyes unless someone stands and holds her.

Lin Luo was almost driven crazy by her, but Fu Xingchuan was more patient than her. At night, Chun He was making a fuss again, and Lin Luo was woken up. When she opened her eyes, she saw Fu Xingchuan holding Chun He and coaxing her. He noticed Lin Luo and put his hand on her forehead, "You go to sleep, I'll take care of it."

Lin Luo stood up and leaned on his shoulder, "Let's go together."

Chun He was still crying, not because of anything else, she was just crying. No matter how she tried to comfort her, it was useless. Lin Luo asked in a low voice, "Can you please stop crying?"

Fu Xingchuan whispered in her ear: "She is still young, why can't she cry?"

"Why does this sound so familiar?" Lin Qi asked. Fu Xingchuan bit her ear and said, "I prefer to coax you than to coax her."

So Lin Luo pretended to cry.

Chun He unexpectedly stopped crying and held Fu Xingchuan's finger. He smiled and said, "Good boy."

After Chunhe was one month old, Lin Luo returned to the laboratory to continue working. Relatively speaking, Fu Xingchuan spent more time with Chunhe in that month.

In the evening, Du Yunyan took her precious granddaughter away. Chunhe was babbling happily. Lin Luo sighed in Fu Xingchuan's arms, "Will she blame me for being too busy and never being able to play with her? Will she dislike me as a mother even more?"

"No." Fu Xingchuan rubbed her forehead, "She likes you the most, and so do I."

Lin Luo just thought Fu Xingchuan was coaxing her, until one day when she came home and didn't see her, Lin Luo looked for Chun He and called out, "Chun He, little tiger, baby, sister, rabbit king..."

After calling her all the nicknames she used every day, she still didn't see anyone. Lin Luo panicked and wanted to call Aunt Wang, but she heard Chun He's voice, "Mom."

Lin Luo's eyes widened and instantly turned red. Aunt Wang, who was carrying Chun He downstairs, was also surprised. "The first thing Chun He called was 'Mom.'"

Fu Xingchuan happened to come back, and Aunt Wang told him. He was even happier and wiped Lin Luo's tears, "See, I was right!"

A few years later, by chance, Lin Luo discovered from Fu Xingchuan's camera video that at every stage of Chunhe's growth, the word he most often mentioned was "Mom".

When Chun He got older and was about to go to kindergarten, Lin Luo was very reluctant to let her go, but Fu Xingchuan was very enthusiastic. He gave her a few instructions and handed her over to the teacher without hesitation. Lin Luo asked him, "Why don't you cry like other fathers?"

"There's nothing to cry about." Fu Xingchuan said as he hugged her, "We'll see you after school. We finally have some time together!"

Lin Luo twisted his arm, and Fu Xingchuan kissed her all over the face.

He took Lin Luo to the research institute. Lin Luo unbuckled her seat belt and was about to get out of the car, but Fu Xingchuan held her hand tightly. Lin Luo remembered, "Oh, right, let's go pick up Chun He early this afternoon. Children like their parents to be the first to pick them up."

Fu Xingchuan took her hand and kissed it, "Then I'll be the first to pick you up."

"Okay." Lin Luo held his face and kissed him on the lips, "Hubby, work hard."

"Don't go." Fu Xingchuan refused to let go, and Lin Luo staged a separation drama with him again, which happened every day.

The high-end private kindergarten is equipped with a life teacher who writes observation records for the children every day. Lin Xi received the log after a parent-teacher meeting.

Chunhe went to her grandmother's house, and Lin Luo and Fu Xingchuan watched together.

【Dry Summer】

Today, we asked all the children who they loved most, Dad or Mom. Most of them thought for a long time or just said they liked both. Chunhe was different. She said without hesitation that she loved Mom the most. When we asked her why, she said Dad also loved Mom the most. "In our family, Mom is the most beloved. Mom is my treasure. We have a very loving family!"

Lin Luo smiled.

【Sour Autumn】

Today, Chunhe was called to the blackboard by the teacher to do a problem: 3+2=. She counted on her little fingers for a while, then finally spread her palms and made the number five. Just when we were all happy, Chunhe placed her hand on the blackboard and traced a hand with chalk. My cute baby, please grow up slowly!

Seeing this, Lin Luo was at a loss for words. She opened her arms and said worriedly, "Could it be that she inherited my intelligence?"

"Nonsense, how can you not be smart? She's just still young." Fu Xingchuan dispelled her concerns, "We don't need her to be smart, as long as she does what makes her happy and lives a comfortable life."

"Yeah." Lin Luo relaxed his brows and nodded.

【Clear Winter】

There was a chubby security guard at school. When Chun He first met him two years ago, he saw his big belly and asked, "Uncle, is the baby a boy or a girl?" She made the uncle laugh, and from then on, he would make a point of saying hello to her whenever he saw her going to and from school.

Sadly, the smiling uncle has left us forever. No one greeted Chunhe today. I saw her with her head down, and asked if she was upset. I wanted to comfort her, but tears welled up in my eyes. Chunhe comforted me instead. She said, "My mother told me that death is like turning into stars. We can't see their faces, but they are always with us in heaven. So don't cry, smile, live happily every day, and they will be happy too." I finally realized she had truly grown up.

【Chinese New Year】

Chunhe's birthday is coming soon, and she's really looking forward to it...

On her birthday, Lin Luo and Fu Xingchuan took her to ride the Ferris wheel. After returning home, Fu Xingchuan picked osmanthus flowers and made Chunhe her favorite strawberry cake. Lin Luo took out all the gifts everyone had given her.

After lighting the candles, Chun He sat in the middle, with Fu Xingchuan and Lin Qiao on either side. They said to her, "Make a wish!"

Chun He closed her eyes and said, "I want to become a tiger and protect my parents forever."

Fu Xingchuan held Lin Luo's hand tightly. The candlelight flickered in Lin Luo's eyes, and she found that this spring was exceptionally bright.

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