The changes in the situation upstairs have no effect on the happy life downstairs.
While He Qianjian and He Yanfeng and his wife were confronting each other in the surgical ward on the fifth floor, Jiang Chen's family was packing their things in the obstetrics ward on the second floor, preparing to be discharged from the hospital and go home.
Yang Si's delivery this time was very smooth. Not only did she give birth to Jiang Ran within half an hour, but her subsequent recovery was also very fast. She was able to be discharged from the hospital in less than three days. After that, she just needed to take good care of herself at home and there would basically be no problems.
In the ward, Yang Si sat aside holding her daughter, watching the father and son packing their luggage with a smile.
Although they only stayed there for less than a week, the morning after Yang Si gave birth, Jiang Chen and Jiang Zhuo bought all the things that might be needed in the hospital, or even things that might not be needed at all. The suite-like ward, the living room, the bedroom, and the nursing room were all filled with things that the mother would need during the confinement period, as well as things needed for the baby.
Just cleaning these up would take quite a while.
Yang Si complained, "I told you not to buy so much from the beginning. It will be hard to move things when you are discharged from the hospital. But you two keep sending things here and bought so many duplicate things. It's a waste of time and money."
Jiang Zhuo picked up a pacifier and carefully placed it in a sterilized small box. He bent over and looked back and said, "How can there be duplicate items? Aren't these all necessities?"
"You bought more than twenty pacifiers. Does she have twenty mouths? How can she use them all?" Yang Si pointed at the pacifier in Jiang Zhuo's hand. After lecturing him, he looked at Jiang Chen on the side. Seeing that he had folded three piles of clothes for the baby, he changed his target: "And Chenchen, you bought so many clothes for your sister. Can she wear them all? Babies grow very fast. Clothes will not fit them in a few days. She can't wear all the clothes you bought now even if she changes three pieces a day."
Jiang Chen and Jiang Zhuo looked at each other, lowered their heads to pack their things and didn't say anything.
Yang Si shook his head and teased the little girl in his arms: "Ran Ran, be good, don't learn from your brother to return your father, extravagant."
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After returning home, Yang Si fed the baby and then went to sleep with Jiang Ran.
Jiang Chen and Jiang Zhuo packed up the things they had brought back, cooked some dumplings quietly, and ate a little before they completely relaxed.
The father and son sat on the sofa, looking at the many extra baby products in the house, with smiles on their faces. Jiang Zhuo didn't know what he was thinking about, and his smile gradually faded. He stood up and walked to the door of the room, quietly glanced at his wife and daughter who were sleeping inside, then closed the door and returned to the living room.
Jiang Chen also put away his relaxed expression and looked up at his father who was sitting next to him.
"Chenchen." Jiang Zhuo lowered his voice and said, "I have been busy taking care of your mother and sister these days, and have not continued to talk to you about the things we didn't finish in the hospital garden. Now I can finally take a break. Dad wants to talk to you."
Jiang Chen nodded his jaw slightly, "You go ahead."
"Dad wants to ask you, what is the attitude of the He family now?" Jiang Zhuo paused and added: "To you."
Jiang Chen pursed his lips and said, "I have discussed with them before that I will not reveal my identity until I take the college entrance examination. I will only go to the old house once a month to have dinner with the old man and the old lady. Also... after I reveal my identity, I will change my surname back to He."
Jiang Zhuo's expression changed slightly. He was silent for a while before he sighed softly. He slowly raised his hand and gently placed it on Jiang Chen's shoulder, pressing it hard again: "Thank you for your hard work during this period, son."
Jiang Chen suddenly raised his eyes, and his eyes became red uncontrollably.
He agreed to change his surname back to He because the He family gave him this surname in exchange for half a year of freedom and buffer time, and also because he believed that his parents cared more about other things than his surname.
However, no matter how confident he was before, he still became uneasy when faced with the short period of silence. He couldn't help but wonder, if his father was really sad about this matter, or if he really cared about it, how should he explain it and how should he solve it.
In just a few seconds, he thought of many things his father might say, and many answers and ways of communication. He was even prepared to endure his anger, but he didn't expect that what he heard was: Thank you for your hard work.
Jiang Chen lowered his eyelashes, and tears slid down quickly, sinking into the sofa cushion without leaving any trace.
Jiang Zhuo moved the hand on Jiang Chen's shoulder, and put his arm around his neck. He hugged him gently with one hand and patted his back with the other hand, comforting him in a gentle voice: "Okay, it's all over. No matter what happens in the future, Dad will face it with you."
"You won't blame me?"
"Why would Dad blame you?" Jiang Zhuo said in a bright and gentle voice, "Will you stop recognizing Dad just because you don't have the same last name as him?"
"Of course not." Jiang Chen raised his head, his eyes red.
"That's right." Jiang Zhuo touched the corner of his eye and said, "Dad knows that you will agree because you know what mom and I care about more than these. It's because you care about mom and dad and are afraid that we will be sad. You want us to have some time to slowly accept it, right?"
Jiang Chen's eyes became more sore and he nodded slightly.
"In that case, I certainly won't blame you." Jiang Zhuo paused and looked at him in surprise, "I thought that we, father and son, had a much better understanding than you and your mother, and that we were in perfect sync. You didn't just not believe in Dad, did you?"
Jiang Chen wiped his eyes casually. He didn't expect that after decades, he would still shed tears in front of his father. He turned his head slightly, coughed softly, and changed the subject: "Let's continue."
Jiang Zhuo joked, "What's wrong? Are you shy in front of your dad? When you were a kid and you couldn't win over a girl over a toy, you cried a lot. I didn't see you being shy at that time."
Jiang Chen turned around and said, "That's such a small matter."
"No matter how young you were, I still remember your dad clearly." Jiang Zhuo smiled, reminiscing, and stretched out his hand to gesture, "Your mom and I watched you grow from so small to so tall now. We participated in every step of your growth, and we understand you and love you better than anyone else."
"So, it's not just mom and dad who believe in you, you also have to believe in us. No matter what happens, we are a family of three, no, now we are a family of four. No matter what difficulties we face, our family of four will not be separated."
Jiang Chen's eyes were clear as water, with a faint smile in his eyes, lighting up his entire face. He nodded heavily and said okay.
"Okay." Jiang Zhuo checked the time, stood up and said, "Dad just wanted to ask you about the He family's decision. Your mom is about to wake up, so I'll go make her something to eat. You haven't had much rest in a few days, so go get some sleep. Didn't you say that after Xiaoxu gets out of school, you'll go to the hospital with him to see Xiaobo?"
Jiang Chen stood up and was about to lift his legs when he paused and called Jiang Zhuo: "He Qianjian, what are you going to do?"
Jiang Zhuo turned around, the smile on his face faded a little: "Your mother doesn't like him very much, let's talk about this later."
"But he is..."
Jiang Zhuo shook his head and turned to look at Jiang Chen: "You know that Dad has no parents, and you have no grandparents. You have always been an orphan until you met your mother and you had a family. In Dad's eyes, blood is important, but not as important as fate. You will become the child of me and your mother. This is fate. He...may not have any fate with us from the beginning."
"Fuck, did Uncle Jiang really say that?" Chen Xu took a bite of the apple and said, "That's so cool."
Jiang Chen glanced at him and said, "I've said so much, and this is the only thing you can say?"
"What else do you have to sigh about?" Chen Xu frowned, pretending to be thinking hard. Suddenly, he snapped his fingers, leaned over and said mysteriously and obscenely, "I heard that He Qianjian has a fiancée. Your parents arranged your marriage for you before you were born. Since you are Uncle He and his biological son, then the fiancée is yours too."
Jiang Chen raised his leg, kicked his stool, and turned to look at Huo Bo.
Huo Bo still had gauze wrapped around his head, but he looked fine. When he saw Jiang Chen looking at him, he was in the mood to joke and said with a raised lip, "Congratulations, the young master has found a fiancée."
"You two..." Jiang Chen couldn't help laughing, and then he said seriously: "I'm sorry, I kept this from you before."
"What's there to apologize for?" Chen Xu threw the apple core into the trash can, tapped his feet on the ground, slid his chair to Jiang Chen's side, and said with a smile: "In fact, Lao Huo and I have suspected it a long time ago. You and He Qianmin look so much alike. Anyone who is not blind will be unable to help but wonder in their hearts. What's more, you don't just look like He Qianmin, you look like every member of the He family we have met. If you don't look like this, you look like that. Even a fool would have some doubts."
Huo Bo nodded: "When I first knew that it was He Qianjian who was causing trouble for you, I was worried that you would suffer, so I wanted to help you check He Qianjian's background. Later, I found that He Qianjian was a very strange person. I wanted to warn you, but it seems that you already have the bottom line in your heart, so I didn't say anything."
"Yes, He Qianjian always tried to cause trouble for you but failed, and he was the one who suffered. We didn't tell you about him because we saw that you didn't want to mention him." Chen Xu took out another banana and peeled it while saying, "Besides, we both understand that you didn't tell us about this because you didn't really want to go back to the He family. To put it bluntly, you didn't really want to admit this identity, so you naturally wouldn't tell us if you didn't want to admit it."
"But, I have to say something." Chen Xu handed the banana to Huo Bo. After Huo Bo rejected it, he handed it to Jiang Chen: "Eat a banana, I peeled it especially for you." Jiang Chen rolled his eyes at him in disdain. He shrugged, ate a bite himself, and continued: "Your biological parents are actually very good to you. You can't think that the He family is not good just because He Qianjian is disgusting. Isn't there Min Min? He is your biological brother. I know you are filial to your uncle and aunt, but Mr. He and his family are also your parents, aren't they? And it doesn't matter if you are nice to both sides, so I just want to tell you that you should learn to accept them, and then let them give you more pocket money and treat me to dinner more often."
Jiang Chen kicked his chair away, and amid his laughter and scolding, he lowered his eyes and began to think.
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