Chapter 304 It’s better to call her Erya
"Thank you, sir, for coming back. Come and take a look at us—"
Before Xie Suzhou could even see what the midwife handed him, he stretched out his hand to push it away and asked with a pale and handsome face, "Where's the madam?"
"Ouch!" The midwife hurriedly protected the baby in the swaddling clothes and whispered, "Sir, the lady drank the tonic and went to bed. The little girl was very well-behaved and didn't give her mother any trouble. She came out of the womb obediently before we midwives could exert any force."
"Little Miss..." Xie Suzhou paused. After learning that his wife was safe, he calmed down and looked at the swaddling clothes.
Xie Suzhou had seen many newborn babies when he was in Xinghua Village. Most of those babies were wrinkled and could not absorb much nutrition in the womb. They were black and small. But the little ball in front of him was completely different from the babies he had imagined.
The little girl had been washed long ago and was wearing a tiger-head cotton hat. She was fair and tender, with a round face, and even her breathing was very light.
While looking at her, the little dumpling seemed to notice something and suddenly opened his eyes. His pair of clear dark eyes looked at Xie Suzhou curiously.
After a while, the baby started grinning, twisting and turning restlessly in the cradle, stretching out his two little arms and babbling, asking him to hold him.
"Oh... Miss is so smart. She knows who her father is." The midwife smiled happily. She immediately wrapped the little girl's hands and stuffed the child into Xie Suzhou's arms.
Xie Suzhou froze for a moment, as if struck by lightning. The little girl in his arms was incredibly soft, and kept rubbing her delicate face against his clothes.
"What...what is she going to do?" Panic flashed in Xie Suzhou's eyes. Even when the enemy was right in front of him, he had never been so helpless. "Is she hungry?"
He had only raised rough boys, and Cuicui was always sensible and never gave him any worries.
Now he was holding a little girl in his arms, his own biological daughter. His mind was blank and he couldn't react at all.
"Thank you, sir, for feeding the baby with milk by the wet nurse before you come back. The little lady's behavior shows that she likes you." The midwife couldn't stop smiling, and her love for the little girl was beyond words. "This is the first time I've seen a newborn baby so sensible and lovable. The little lady only cried once when she was born, and when she opened her eyes, she smiled at everyone she saw. She's not shy at all!"
"babble--"
Xie Suzhou lowered his head when he heard the sound, and saw the little guy trying to stretch out his paws, and his warm fingertips touched his jaw.
Lord Xie, who was feared by the court officials, met the eyes of the good boy, lowered his head as if possessed by a ghost, and gently pressed his thin lips on the little guy's forehead.
This is his daughter.
It is an existence as important as Ah Cheng.
"Zhou'er!"
A familiar voice came from outside the door. Xie Suzhou looked back and saw three people from the Gu family rushing over.
Seeing the baby in his arms, Gu Yunchang covered her lips, her peach blossom eyes showing surprise and joy, "Is this... is this your and Ah Cheng's... daughter?"
So cute, it must be a girl, right?
"Yes." Xie Suzhou lowered his head and laughed, letting the little girl play with the buttons on his clothes. "She is the daughter of Ah Cheng and me."
Old Master Gu came forward, leaning on his dragon-headed cane, tears flickering in his eyes. "Suzhou... have you named the child yet?"
"We haven't chosen a name yet." Xie Suzhou gently poked the little dumpling's chubby cheek, with a glimmer of doting in his eyes.
Blood ties are truly magical. He used to be extremely opposed to Ah Cheng having children, but now when he saw this girl, he suddenly felt that having a daughter was the happiest thing in the world.
"It's just right that we haven't named it yet. When Ah Cheng wakes up, let her choose one. Giving birth to a child is not easy, so let him take the mother's surname." Old Master Gu approached cautiously and smiled at Xie Suzhou, like a child asking for candy. "Can I hug you?"
Xie Suzhou had no choice but to put the child in his arms.
Old Master Gu, who was a powerful figure in the court, looked like a new soldier. After holding the child, his eyes lit up and he smiled so hard that his teeth were visible. "Oh... my dear, do you know how long my great-grandfather has been waiting for you?"
Hearing this, the corners of Gu Yunchang's eyes turned red. She suppressed the soreness in her nose and went forward to tease the little guy.
"Uncle." Qing Shuang walked out of the house quickly. His eyes fell on the swaddling clothes for a moment, and his eyes suddenly became soft. "Uncle, the lady is awake."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qing Shuang felt a gust of wind around him. He looked carefully and saw that his son-in-law was no longer in the yard.
"Ah Cheng!"
Xie Suzhou knelt on one knee beside the bed. The worry in his eyes disappeared mostly after he saw Su Cheng's rosy cheeks, and was gradually replaced by surprise.
Why do other people feel like they have lost half their lives when giving birth, but my wife looks so calm, not a single bit pale, and not even a drop of sweat has fallen.
"Ah Cheng..." Xie Suzhou held her hand, his beautiful peach blossom eyes glittering, "Are you still feeling unwell?"
Su Cheng shook his head slightly, looked around the room, and then asked, "Where is the child?"
Xie Suzhou stood up in a hurry and said, "I'll ask Qing Shuang to bring it over for you to see."
In a moment, Xie Suzhou entered the house quietly, holding the little boy in his arms, and not forgetting to close the doors and windows. "Ah Cheng, look, this is our child."
Su Cheng shifted his gaze and his calm eyes fell on the little guy's smile, and he was slightly stunned.
"This child is lovable. He smiled a lot when he saw his grandparents in the yard just now. Now that he sees you, he is even more restless." Xie Suzhou felt more and more satisfied. After a moment of silence, he blinked hard to suppress the bitterness. "Ah Cheng, thank you for giving me the life I have now..."
"Hold the child here and let me take a look at him." Su Cheng stood up with his arms and looked at the baby in the cradle.
Xie Suzhou obeyed and looked down at the little fellow's fair face. The smile on his lips deepened a little. "Ah Cheng, grandpa said that since this is our first child, we should take our mother's surname. Do you have a name you like?"
Su Cheng moved closer to the swaddling clothes, staring at the child with her almond-shaped eyes without blinking.
The little girl smiled even more happily when she looked at her mother. The room was warm. She stretched out her lotus-root-like arms and pointed at Su Cheng with her little hands, babbling, "Su... Su..."
The little guy has no teeth, so his voice is just breathy when he speaks.
In an instant, Su Cheng's pupils shrank suddenly, and her heart couldn't stop beating wildly. She opened her pink lips slightly, and spoke after a long time, "Tong...Tongzi?"
"What?" Xie Suzhou paused, as if he couldn't believe his ears. "Ah Cheng... this is a girl. Isn't it a bit presumptuous to call her Tongzi?"
Of course, calling a boy a "tube" isn't very nice either...
"Madam, would you please reconsider?" In order to give his daughter a good name, Lord Xie had to strive hard. "Although humble names are easier to raise, the word 'tongzi' sounds too ugly. It's better to call her Erya."
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