"Relax first, don't tense your arms so much."
Huo's mother patted his arm and then grabbed his right hand.
"First, support the child's bottom and lower back."
"Bend your other arm a little more, you need to let the child lie here."
"Hold him closer. The child is still small. You need to let him hear your heartbeat, otherwise the child will not feel safe."
Seeing that Huo Tingzhou instinctively tried to sway his body, Huo's mother slapped him across the face.
"The child is still young, so don't shake him all the time. If you get used to it, he'll want to be shaken every day."
With some guidance from his mother, Huo Tingzhou finally got the hang of it.
After holding his son, Huo Tingzhou went to hold his daughter.
Although my movements while holding the baby were still a bit stiff, they were noticeably better than before.
Mrs. Huo didn't care about any of that and just kept praising him despite her reluctance.
She needs to hurry up and teach her son.
That way, he can take care of everything from holding the baby, feeding the baby, and soothing the baby.
The daughter-in-law will have an easier time.
Just then, another nurse came over and asked, "Are you done yet? If you are, give me the baby."
Upon hearing this, everyone frowned and looked over.
I don't know who offended this girl, or if this is just her personality.
Anyway, he speaks quite bluntly.
The young nurse who had spoken earlier seemed a little embarrassed. "This is our head nurse of the nursery..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted, "Can you hurry up? I'm busy over there!"
"Quickly send a family member with me to the nursery to complete the formalities."
Hospital nursery in the 1970s
Now, all newborns are placed in the nursery and cared for by nurses.
Firstly, it is due to the need for infection control.
Secondly, it is also to allow the new mother to get proper rest.
Dr. Jiang had already mentioned this to Huo Tingzhou before.
He wasn't really in favor of it to begin with.
Now, they refuse without even thinking.
With so many children in the nursery, how can you determine whose child it is just by looking at their wristbands?
This risk was already very high.
Baby bracelets from a hospital in the 1970s
He wasn't unable to recognize his own child.
But my wife is right, there's no need to take that risk.
Besides, the children are still young, and he couldn't bear to leave them to be cared for by outsiders.
Last but not least, my wife has said more than once that we must make sure the baby is well taken care of during our stay in the hospital.
If he can't even handle this small matter, how can he face his wife?
Thinking of this, Huo Tingzhou said, "We can take care of the child ourselves, there's no need to go to the nursery."
Mrs. Huo and her third uncle nodded.
"Yes, we can take care of ourselves."
Putting everything else aside, just based on this person's attitude, they wouldn't dare entrust their child to her.
"Fine, whatever you want." She's actually quite happy to have an easier time with two fewer kids.
Thinking about all this, the other party added, "If you don't want to go, we won't force you, but if anything happens to the child, you mustn't..."
"Can't you speak properly?!"
Mrs. Huo considered herself to have a fairly good temper, but after hearing these words, she simply couldn't hold back anymore.
"I didn't mean that, don't overthink it. I was just reminding you. Since you don't want to hear it, then forget it."
After saying this, the man turned and went downstairs.
"Who is this person? Who is he trying to impress with that long face so early in the morning!" Mrs. Huo was speechless.
I'm sorry.
The nurse wanted to say something more, but she swallowed the words back at the last moment.
There have been many births during this period, and the nurseries are overcrowded.
The head nurse was frequently losing her temper due to a shortage of staff.
Now he criticizes everyone he meets.
They couldn't do anything about it; after all, this person was the dean's niece.
"It's alright, this has nothing to do with you." Mrs. Huo was objective, not personal.
Seeing that it was getting late, she said, "Sisi only ate a few bites of steamed egg custard last night. I'll go back and get her something to eat."
After saying that, he looked at his third uncle and Zhong uncle, "In-laws, you haven't slept all night either. Take the children back to their rooms and rest for a while. Xiaozhou can stay here and keep watch."
None of them had any objections to this arrangement.
After everyone left, Huo Tingzhou turned his gaze back to the door of the delivery room.
They stared intently, not blinking, afraid of missing a single sound inside.
More than an hour later, Huo's mother returned.
She originally wanted to wait until the chicken soup was ready before coming over, but there wasn't enough time.
So I made some easily digestible red date and yam porridge, and also brought some food for my third uncle and Uncle Zhong.
As for her son, he probably doesn't have much of an appetite right now, so Huo's mother hasn't bothered with him.
Her mind is now filled with thoughts of her grandchildren and daughter-in-law.
"Oh, by the way, I made chicken soup for Sisi. I put the stove on the lowest setting. Remember to go back and get it around noon."
Mrs. Huo was afraid that she would forget about it once she got busy.
"Okay, I understand."
No sooner had Huo Tingzhou finished speaking than the delivery room door finally opened with a click—
Upon seeing the nurse pushing the hospital bed out, Huo Tingzhou immediately went to greet her.
Although Jiang Si's face was still very pale, she was in much better spirits.
Seeing Huo Tingzhou, she smiled weakly, "A-Zhou..."
“I’m here.” Huo Tingzhou bent down and took her hand.
Only after that handshake did I realize something was wrong.
"Nurse, why are my wife's hands so cold?"
"It's normal, everyone is like this after giving birth."
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