Xu Qingning lay on the bed, looking at her sleeping baby in her arms, she couldn't get enough of looking at her.
She was even a little dazed, wondering if this little guy was really her child.
Actually, she didn't experience much pain during childbirth; the pain was completely within her tolerance range, and it felt like the baby was born in no time.
But the sense of release and ease made her feel like she had been reborn.
After giving birth, Chen Qiaodi told her, "Your pain was relieved because you took my family's ancestral medicine pills. In addition, you are young and have good physical strength, and the baby is not big. These factors have contributed to your current condition."
"But that doesn't mean that everyone else's childbirth is like this, so don't tell anyone how you really feel, especially your husband. You should say that it hurts so much, like you're dying."
"This is not deception, but a kind of wisdom in life. You should let him know the suffering you have endured, because you gave birth to his child. You need to make him understand how to cherish you so that he can take better care of you. As for the benefits you gain, you can just keep it to yourself."
Xu Wei also joked with Chen Qiaodi: "Teacher, I've learned something too. In the future, I'll keep the meat in my bowl, but I'll speak up if I suffer a loss."
Lying on the delivery bed, Xu Qingning summarized: "We share hardships and enjoy blessings together; we will never fight amongst ourselves."
Chen Qiaodi was amused by her: "You are such an excellent class representative. Hurry up and have a second child. I'll even deliver the baby for you."
Xu Wei smiled and said, "Qingning, I'm waiting for you at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. You must come."
Thinking about all this makes Xu Qingning want to laugh.
When she arrived, she was nervous and scared, feeling uneasy. She never expected that giving birth would be such a different experience.
It seems that one should not be anxious in advance.
Perhaps, things will take a turn for the better, and a brighter future will emerge.
Zhao Jingyu also leaned over the bed to look at the baby and asked in a low voice, "Mom said that when Tianbao was first born, he drank a little water and didn't eat anything else. Now it's getting dark, should we wake him up and give him some formula?"
"If he's asleep, there's no need to wake him. We'll talk to him when he wakes up." Xu Qingning finally came to her senses. That evening, Zhao Futang brought her chicken soup with some noodles in it, and she ate quite a bit of it.
She plans to breastfeed, but she doesn't have any milk yet. Xu Wei just said that even if she doesn't have milk, she should let the baby suckle for a while.
"How can he sleep so much?" Zhao Jingyu asked anxiously, reaching out to touch his little face. "Sweetie, you've been sleeping for over two hours. Get up and play for a while."
"Hey, don't touch him." Xu Qingning pushed his hand away and scolded, "He cries when he's woken up, are you going to comfort him?"
"Of course I was the one who coaxed her." Zhao Jingyu took the opportunity to squeeze her hand. "I'm more experienced."
"Ugh, you pinched me too hard." Xu Qingning decided to listen to Chen Qiaodi and put her newfound knowledge into practice.
"Let me rub it for you." Zhao Jingyu took her hand and gently rubbed it. "Does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore." Xu Qingning was very pleased. Sure enough, a woman who knows how to be charming has the best life.
"Where does it still hurt? Let me rub it for you." Zhao Jingyu reached out and touched her stomach, his large hand slipping inside her clothes and caressing it back and forth, his tone ambiguous, "Does it hurt here?"
They've already had children.
His good days are coming; once she recovers, she won't be able to refuse him.
"It doesn't hurt now..." Xu Qingning was a little embarrassed and quickly pushed his hand away. He was the kind of person who would take an inch and then a mile; he would take advantage of her every time she acted coquettishly.
Turning her head, she noticed something bulging inside his sweater, reached out and poked it, then changed the subject, "What's inside your sweater?"
“This is a diaper. Mom said to keep it warm in the blanket so we can change it later, so I just put it on my body.” Zhao Jingyu lifted his sweater to show her, and said proudly, “See, I’m smart, right? It’s warmer to keep it on my body than in the blanket, and I can take it out anytime.”
"How did you even come up with that?" Xu Qingning chuckled at his words. "Then put it away carefully, so it doesn't fall."
"Don't worry, it won't fall off." Zhao Jingyu patted his chest confidently, "As long as I'm here, the diaper will stay."
Xu Qingning gave him a reproachful look: "Pull the curtain closed, I want to sleep for a while."
"You rest well, I'll stay here and watch over you." Zhao Jingyu drew the curtain, creating a small space for the mother and son.
Yang Yuelan hadn't returned from seeing Zhao Futang off, nor had the patient in the next bed; the ward was very quiet.
Zhao Jingyu sat on the windowsill, watching the mother and son sleeping in bed without blinking. He felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. He wanted to work hard to earn money so that the mother and son could have a better life.
A moment later, Yang Yuelan came in. Seeing that Xu Qingning and the child were asleep, she whispered, "Your dad said he had Yaqiang send Chengjun back and also to tell your older brother and sister-in-law the good news. Should we tell Qingning's father?"
Xu Jianguo is ultimately Xu Qingning's biological father.
According to custom, Zhao Jingyu should take the eggs to his mother-in-law's house to announce the good news.
“No need to go. They didn’t even ask, so why would they want to share good news?” Zhao Jingyu refused directly. “If they want to complain, they can complain about me.”
"Then let's tell our relatives tomorrow, and send a telegram to your second brother and sister-in-law." Yang Yuelan thought to herself, "Let's go home tomorrow and tell them, and they will come to see the children one after another the day after tomorrow."
“Okay, you can make the arrangements!” Zhao Jingyu was happy to let his relatives come and see his son. “I’ll buy whatever you need.”
Anyway, we just took the child out to let them see him.
They won't disturb Xu Qingning's rest.
“I’ve prepared everything that needs to be prepared.” Yang Yuelan rarely had such an opportunity to speak with Zhao Jingyu. “Your father has already tied red cloth to the trees in the courtyard and to the door. After you get home, just take good care of Qingning during her postpartum period and prepare plenty of food.”
“That’s all easy to arrange.” Zhao Jingyu nodded. “I’ll buy whatever Qingning wants to eat, and you guys just need to cook.”
"Cooking is easy, your dad can do everything." Yang Yuelan has no trouble cooking, as long as there are ingredients.
Zhao Futang just said that he had spoken with Liang Yufeng and asked her to buy a few more chickens in Wutong Village. He said it didn't matter if they were expensive, as long as they were sold.
Actually, they also sell them at the market, but the market here only comes once every five days, which isn't very convenient.
As the mother and son were talking, they heard a thud outside the door, and someone exclaimed, "Nurse, this person has fainted!"
A young nurse ran in and said to Zhao Jingyu, "Comrade, could you please come and help me? Someone has fainted."
Zhao Jingyu jumped down from the windowsill, went outside, and was stunned. The man who had fainted was the one in the next bed, a big, burly man lying casually on the floor.
The woman in the blue floral jacket stood to the side, holding her child, and kicked the man, saying, "It's okay, he's afraid of blood, he'll be fine in a bit."
"We can't let him lie on the ground." The nurse said to Zhao Jingyu, both amused and exasperated, "Comrade, could you please help him to the rest room?"
Zhao Jingyu was at a loss for words, both laughing and crying.
Such a big man was actually afraid of blood. He reached out and pulled the man up, helped him to the bed in the rest room next to the nurses' station, and then returned to the ward.
He smiled as soon as he entered the door.
The child in the next bed started crying as soon as he came home, waking up his little sweetheart as well.
The two babies cried together, their cries rising and falling.
The once quiet ward suddenly became lively.
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