Bonnie was in good health and was discharged from the hospital the next day.
This time, Lin's mother stayed to help Bao Ni during her postpartum period, so the house was busier.
Gu Ye started work, and the first thing he did was call his brother, bragging, "Brother, I have a daughter! Bao Ni gave birth to a big, healthy girl, weighing six pounds and nine ounces, and she looks just like me!"
"Really, congratulations, little brother!"
"Okay, thanks, bro!"
The brothers understood the meaning behind the words "congratulations" and "thank you."
Gu Ze was completely relieved about his younger brother. From Gu Ye's tone, you could tell he was very excited because he now had a child of his own and was entering another stage of his life.
Gu Ye's "thank you" encompassed the tolerance and care his older brother had shown him for his willfulness over the years.
The two brothers could feel each other's care even through the phone line, which warmed their hearts.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Ye went to find Xiao Chaoyang to show off his daughter, who looked just like him.
Xiao Chaoyang was so angry that she avoided Gu Ye whenever she saw him coming from afar. Really, who can't have a daughter? Xiao Chaoyang secretly made up her mind that she must have a daughter too.
Bonnie had a very comfortable postpartum period. The little one was very easy to take care of; except for when he was hungry or needed a diaper change, he would whimper a couple of times and sleep soundly the rest of the time without causing any trouble.
Lin's mother said that the child came to repay a debt of gratitude, and that it was the goddess Mazu who had protected him.
Bonnie knew this was because the child wasn't lacking in nutrition, especially calcium. Many children cry because of calcium deficiency, but at this age, they didn't yet understand this concept.
Bonnie was grateful to Sister-in-law Gu, who had sent her a lot of formula during her pregnancy. Both Bonnie and her baby absorbed it well; the baby was quite heavy, and Bonnie herself wasn't too fat but hadn't lost weight either.
Gu Ye would rush home as soon as he got off work, eager to see his eldest daughter. The first thing he did every day when he got home was to greet her and ask how Bao Ni was doing.
During the day, Lin's mother took care of Bao Ni and the baby, while Gu Ye took care of them at night, allowing Lin's mother to get plenty of rest. The baby was relatively quiet at night, waking only once, feeding, having her diaper changed, and then going back to sleep.
"Gu Ye, what name do you think we should give our daughter?"
The baby was born several days ago, but we still haven't named him, not even a nickname.
"Grandpa chose our formal names, so let's choose a nickname, how about 'Baby'?"
"Not very good?"
Bonnie complained, "When she gets any bigger, she won't be able to call out anymore, and people will talk about her."
"Then what do you suggest? My daughter's name has to be special, it can't be something like 'flower' or 'grass'."
Gu Ye was very persistent!
"The little guy weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces at birth, so how about we name him Liu Jiu? It's easy to remember and sounds nice."
"Six nine, six nine, the old saying goes that women are born in the third, sixth, and ninth months, that's fine too, it has a good meaning!"
Bonnie rolled her eyes and thought to herself, "He was talking about my birth date, okay? Oh well, I'm not going to argue with this silly dad. As long as he's happy."
From then on, Gu Ye's daughter had a nickname, Liu Jiu'er. At this time, they had no idea how much trouble the name Liu Jiu would cause them in the years to come.
"Daughter, you have a name now, Liu Jiu, do you understand? Your name is Liu Jiu."
Gu Ye stayed up all night, talking to his daughter like an idiot, which made Bao Ni so angry that she wanted to kick him off the bed.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Bonnie is finally out of her postpartum confinement period, and she took three thorough showers. This past month of not being allowed to wash her hair or shower had driven her crazy; she felt like she was going to rot.
Lin's mother was going home, and Lin's sister-in-law was quite pregnant.
Bonnie had originally planned to take her child back to her parents' home for a few days, but the temperature suddenly dropped and it snowed heavily these past few days. Worried that the child would get cold, she decided not to go back and planned to return when the weather warmed up.
In one month, the baby grew quite a bit, gaining three or four pounds. Bonnie's breast milk was plentiful, and the little one was well-fed; they didn't even need formula.
Since it was already early 1966, the full moon celebration on the 69th day of the lunar month was not held. Brother Gu and his family sent over a lot of things, and Grandpa Gu also gave us a large red envelope, implying that we should keep a low profile.
Even if Brother Gu and the others didn't say anything, Bao Ni knew what was going on and would stop Gu Ye from holding a full-month celebration for the child. At this time, the more low-key it was, the better.
Bonnie was unaware of the situation outside the island, as she hadn't left the island for a long time due to the pregnancy with Liu Jiu. However, Gu Ye and the others had become very busy, sometimes going for days without seeing them.
After the baby turned 100 days old, Bonnie noticed something different about her child.
That day, Bao Ni was still playing with the child on the kang (a heated brick bed). Liu Jiu had already learned to roll over, and she could do it very well.
"Snap, crash..."
Before Bonnie could react, the plush toy that Liu Jiu was holding was thrown out, hitting a flowerpot on the windowsill, which then fell to the ground and shattered.
Bonnie was stunned. The kang (a heated brick bed) in her house was at least three or four meters away from the windowsill. How could a baby who had just turned 100 days old have such strength to throw things that far?
Bonnie had a doubt in her heart: Could it be that Liu Jiu also inherited the innate superhuman strength of this body?
Calming herself down, Bonnie accepted the possibility, regardless of whether Liu Jiu was truly superhuman.
When Gu Ye came home from get off work that evening, after dinner, Bao Ni brought up the incident of Liu Jiu throwing things and smashing a flowerpot.
"Gu Ye, do you think Liu Jiu also inherited my superhuman strength?"
"It's not impossible, isn't that a good thing? It saves us from being bullied in the future."
Gu Ye's eyes were filtered through a thick layer of lenses. As long as it was about her daughter Liu Jiu, everything about her was good and acceptable. There was nothing wrong with it.
Bonnie was speechless. Whatever, it's better to be strong than weak.
In the days that followed, Bonnie observed carefully and realized that Liu Jiu had indeed inherited her great strength.
In less than six months, Liu Jiu was able to sit up on her own and even crawl forward a couple of steps, and her hand strength had increased.
Meanwhile, chaos broke out outside. Students at school skipped classes and began a mass movement. Lin Bo and his brother returned, but Grandpa Lin stopped them, forbidding them from joining in the commotion, and made them go to the fields to earn work points.
The boys in the family compound were also excited, clamoring to go to the capital and meet the top leader.
Kids may not know any better, but do adults not? With chaos outside, how could we let them go out and cause trouble? We had to break several belts at home before we could finally calm these little ones down.
Bonnie vaguely remembered that the history book mentioned the Great Cultural Revolution, which lasted for more than a month, or maybe how long? She couldn't remember, but in the end it caused too much trouble and had to be stopped, which also started the large-scale "Down to the Countryside Movement" that lasted for more than ten years.
Bonnie knew about this history, but didn't understand it very well. Now that she has Liu Jiu'er, she spends more time with her child and cares less about what's happening outside.
Gu Ye learned a lot from his older brother and was worried about him, but there was only so much he could do. He just needed to do his job well and not hold his brother back; that was how he could help him.
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