Chapter 220 New Life
A few days later, the new house was ready. It was very large, and Zhao Yan had specially chosen one with a water source. There were also some fruit trees at the door, saying that when she got bored, she would count the fruits to see which one grew the best.
The progress of the stone embankment construction along the coast was also accelerated. In March of the following year, Yu Huatang started it in the middle of the night.
Zhao Yan stood outside the door worriedly. He had found four midwives and kept telling himself that everything would be fine.
At four o'clock in the morning, the baby was finally born, and the midwife came out to say that both mother and child were safe.
Zhao Yan realized he was sweating profusely. He went back to his room to change his clothes. When he came out again, the midwife had already wrapped the baby and handed it to him. He glanced at it casually and asked, "Can I go in now?"
"You can go in now. It's all ready inside. Please come in, sir."
Yu Huatang was lying weakly on the bed. The midwife had just helped her drain the lochia and changed her clothes.
When she saw him enter alone, she asked, "How is the child?"
He sat down beside the bed and held her hand. "The child is fine. The mother-in-law said she wanted to feed him some milk and would bring it to him later. Is he okay?"
Yu Huatang nodded. "Bring the baby here. Colostrum is precious. I want to feed him myself."
Zhao Yan asked the maid to bring it over again and asked, "Do you want to eat it now?"
She nodded. Ever since she gave birth, she felt that some of it had overflowed. Sure enough, the child found the source and started to suck it up on its own.
After the child finished eating, the two of them felt inexplicably warm as they looked at his little self.
After being awake for a while, Yu Huatang was tired. When she woke up again, it was already the next night. Zhao Yan was half lying beside her, reading documents. Seeing her wake up, he asked, "Now that you're awake, do you want to eat?"
Yu Huatang nodded and asked, "Where's the child?"
Zhao Yan said, "The wet nurse said the baby needs milk every hour. You just gave birth and need to rest. Let them feed you from now on. The milk-reducing medicine is already brewed. You can drink it later."
When Zhao Yan hired a wet nurse before, Yu Huatang was somewhat opposed to it, but later he was right. If he didn't hire a wet nurse, she wouldn't have to go to the shop anymore. After all, breastfeeding would be a bit embarrassing, so she agreed.
Afterwards, she ate some food and drank a bowl of light soup. Seeing that he didn't intend to leave, she asked, "Are you going to sleep here?"
"Why? No?"
She lay down and said, "After all, it's a little inconvenient for me at night."
Zhao Yan said, "That's nothing. Just call me mother-in-law when the time comes. If you don't want me to see it, I'll stay away."
Then he continued, "The person before said that we can't sleep together. It's about that thing. You think I don't know the seriousness of the matter. I'm just here to protect you. You should rest well."
Yu Huatang half-closed his eyes and said softly, "I can't argue with you..."
He came over and hugged her, saying softly, "Let's not talk it out. Just go to sleep. I'm watching over you. The child will be fine."
On the third day, Yu Huatang finally regained some strength. She said, "It's a boy this time. Are you happy?"
Zhao Yan took the cup of water she had finished drinking away and said, "I don't care about gender. You're overthinking it."
She laughed, "I originally thought that if it was a girl I would be twice as nice to her."
He looked at her and said, "Look at what you said. This is who I am. Men and women are the same. We are all your flesh and blood. I won't favor one over the other."
Yu Huatang looked at his face. Now over thirty years old, he was still handsome and cheerful, just as when she first saw him, which made her heart beat.
The child looks like her. When Zhao Yanzi was choosing a name, he thought hard and said that he wanted to choose a name that would be worthy of him. She didn't understand, so she just let him do it.
After a few days, Zhao Yan said that he had made up his mind and would name the child Zhao Shuo, with the courtesy name Jingming.
Shuo, shinning, Guangye, she also likes it, "It's good."
He replied, "Of course, it doesn't matter who his father is."
Seeing him say this, she felt a little worried. He used to be very arrogant and conceited. What kind of person would this child be when he grew up?
Eight months after Jingming's birth, she returned to the shop. Because they were going to open a new store, the couple also consciously practiced contraception. After three years, the shop was doing well, and she became pregnant again after a little relaxation.
When the child was seven months old, Zhao Yan received a transfer back to Beijing.
He frowned and thought for a long time, then went back and told Yu Huatang about it.
Yu Huatang was not surprised. The fortifications here had been completed, so naturally they had to return to the cabinet. However, there was a disagreement. She planned to leave after giving birth, but he thought they could go slowly, but they must bring her back.
He said, "It's not that I don't sympathize with you. The doctor is here with me. I'm just afraid. What will happen if you don't come when I get to the capital?"
She was surprised and said, "Why didn't I come for no reason? Doesn't the child want a father? Besides, I don't want one..."
"Don't want anything...why don't you say it?"
She rarely said these things, so I could probably guess what the last sentence was.
"Anyway, I will definitely come."
He frowned and thought for a long time, and finally compromised, but Jingming had to go back with him. In his opinion, he was a hostage.
Yu Huatang also found it funny, and finally agreed reluctantly.
Two days later, Zhao Yan and Jing Ming set off for the capital. Yu Huatang saw them off to the door. Zhao Yan looked at her, his brows furrowed, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Finally, with great reluctance, he came over and said, "Take care of yourself. I'll come over as soon as I'm done with this."
She nodded and sent them off.
Later, he sent another letter from the capital, saying that he would be coming soon. Yu Huatang asked him to focus on government affairs first.
On the day of delivery, she entered the delivery room alone, with the same midwives as last time by her side. She felt some pain at first, but fortunately it was her second child, so she gave birth not long after.
She fell asleep exhausted, and when she opened her eyes again, she saw Zhao Yan with a tired face.
She had no strength left, and only asked in surprise, "Zhao Yan?"
He held her hand and said, "It's me. It's been a few days now. Does it still hurt?"
She shook her head, calculating the days. A trip back and forth to the capital would take more than two months. It seemed he was working tirelessly, day and night...
She couldn't help but tear up and said, "...They are all here, I will be fine."
Zhao Yan leaned over and brushed away her scattered hair. "I wanted to stay with you for a few days, but you started it first. But I finally made it. Jingming is very naughty, and his parents love him very much. He will be fine."
At this time, the midwife brought the child to him. He took it and smiled softly at her, "It's as you wished, it's a daughter."
Yu Huatang took a look and saw that the child had long eyelashes, which made him look a bit like him. She smiled and said, "I wonder what he will look like when he grows up?"
Jingming is naughty and his personality is very similar to that of Yu Huatang when he was a child. He climbs trees, plays in the water, and does almost anything dangerous.
She thought that Mrs. Zhao was almost sixty years old now, and with Jingming's strength and vitality, she didn't know if the two elders could take care of him.
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