Unmarried Men and Women: Daily Life of Raising Children in Ancient Times

Mu Yi'an, a teacher at an agricultural school, in her thirties, unmarried, nearly expelled from her family by her biological mother.

Jiang Shuyun, a high school political teacher, in her ...

Chapter 194 Getting Better and Better

"It's born! It's born..."

The baby's cries were loud inside the house, and Jiang's father, who was waiting in the yard, wiped the corner of his eye with his hand.

"Grandfather, my mother gave birth, right? My little brother is making a lot of noise. Is my mother alright?"

An Ran had been nestled in her wet nurse's arms when she heard the baby crying. She immediately ran over and grabbed Jiang's father, asking him questions with concern.

The child knew a little bit about it; her own mother's health deteriorated because of giving birth to her.

"Yes, it will be fine. Don't worry, your mother will be alright."

"Yes, definitely."

An elderly person and a child stood in the courtyard, anxiously waiting as they looked at the tightly closed door.

"Master, Miss, the master sent me out to tell you that Madam has given birth to a healthy, chubby baby boy, and both mother and child are safe and sound!"

After the old woman finished speaking, she hurriedly went back inside; things weren't finished yet.

When Doctor Chu came out, Jiang's father and An Ran hurried over.

“Father-in-law, my wife is fine, and the baby is fine too. Anran, your mother is fine, she's just too tired and has fallen asleep. Don't worry, go to sleep first, and you'll see your mother and brother when you wake up tomorrow.”

"I understand, Father."

Anran was taken away by her wet nurse to rest; it was already past 1 AM.

"Father-in-law, you should go and rest too. Everything is going well!"

"Okay, okay, I'm going to rest now. Don't forget to share the good news with everyone tomorrow."

Mr. Jiang was relieved to know that the mother and child were safe, after all, his son-in-law was a very capable doctor.

After making arrangements for the elderly and children in his family, Dr. Chu returned to his room, still worried about Jiang Qi.

Nothing happened that night!

Early in the morning, Dr. Chu took the pulses of both Jiang Qi and the child, and both were in good condition.

"My dear wife, don't worry, everything is fine. You can sleep a little longer. The cook will bring you the meal soon, and I'll send someone to deliver messages to everyone."

"Okay, you can go now. I'm not sleepy anymore, I feel much better."

Jiang Qi genuinely felt it was alright. She wanted to see the child first; she had only seen him once yesterday and hadn't had enough of him yet.

After Dr. Chu left, Jiang Qi lay alone on the bed, feeling a little unreal.

She has a child, a real child, her own. She's not a barren hen; she can have children.

"Hehe... Waaah..."

Jiang Qi smiled, then cried quietly for a while.

"Wow..."

Jiang Qi heard a child crying next door and sat up.

"Bring the child to me."

"Understood, madam."

The old woman brought the baby over, and Jiang Qi reached out to take it. The baby was only a few days old, and was rosy with fine downy hair on its face.

Once the child was in its mother's arms, it probably smelled a familiar scent and stopped crying. Instead, it began to snuggle against Jiang Qi's chest, probably because it was hungry.

Jiang Qi wasn't sure if she had any breast milk. She carefully unbuttoned her clothes and let the baby try to nurse. "Waaah..."

The little one started whimpering because he couldn't get any milk, but he didn't let go of his mouth.

As she sucked, Jiang Qi felt a warm current flow through her, and the child sucked harder, which hurt a little.

But for Jiang Qi, this pain didn't feel like pain, but rather like happiness.

After finishing his business outside, Doctor Chu entered the inner room and saw this scene.

Jiang Qi held a swaddled baby in her arms, her face full of gentle smiles; she looked truly beautiful.

"Did you get any breast milk?"

"I ate some, but not much."

Jiang Qi gently held the child in her arms, looked up and smiled as she spoke.

“I asked about wet nurses at the brokerage firm before. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll hire a wet nurse.”

"Don't try it yet. Try feeding it for two days. If it's still not enough, then we'll talk about it. My second sister-in-law's three children are all fed by themselves, and they are very healthy. Besides, they can drink goat milk after six or seven months."

Jiang Qi didn't know why, but she didn't want her child to drink someone else's breast milk.

"Okay, no rush, there will probably be more in a few days."

Doctor Chu didn't necessarily need to hire a wet nurse; it's just that when Anran was born, her mother was in poor health and had no milk, so they had to find a wet nurse.

Children have small appetites, and they were full and fell asleep in no time.

Jiang Qi carefully placed the child beside her, she couldn't get enough of looking at him!

"Master, it's time for Madam to eat."

"Bring it in."

The cook brought in a small table with a bowl of medicinal food suitable for postpartum women.

"This is a medicinal diet I prescribed based on your physical condition. My wife, eating more of it will help your body recover."

"Thank you, Nan Sheng."

After Jiang Qi finished speaking, she lowered her head somewhat embarrassed. She rarely called Dr. Chu by his name. Occasionally, she had called him that twice in bed.

"Qiqi, you're so cute!"

Chu Nansheng smiled, a genuine smile, and reached out to touch Jiang Qi's face.

"I've eaten."

Jiang Qi felt her face turn red and she felt a little hot.

At the same time, Mu Yi'an also received the news that Jiang Qi had given birth.

She asked Sister Fang to give the old woman who came to deliver the good news a handful of copper coins, and then called Sister Li to help her pack her things so they could go see Jiang Qi.

"Mom, has Auntie had a baby brother?"

"Yes, Auntie had a baby boy. Shall we go see Auntie and the baby?"

"Great, another little brother! Mom, when are you going to give me a little sister? I don't want a little brother anymore, I want a little sister."

Chu Yue's innocent question left Mu Yi'an speechless. She couldn't just tell Chu Yue directly that she didn't want to have children!

"Chuyue, even Mother doesn't know. Maybe my sister hasn't come looking for us yet."

"Is my little sister lost? We need to find her quickly!"

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