Qingyun changes diapers.
In the lively living room, General Rong and Grandpa Jiang sat side by side on the sofa, each holding a swaddled baby in their arms. Both old men thought they would never hold their great-grandchildren in their lives, but at this moment, they were so happy that the wrinkles at the corners of their eyes were piled up in several layers, and they kept muttering, "Oh my, my good baby is so cute."
When Jiang Mingxue gave birth, they wanted to go to the hospital to see her and the children, but they were afraid that their age would cause trouble if they went. They only watched a few videos taken by nurses through the incubator at home. They waited until now to finally touch the two little babies. They were so excited. Even General Rong, whose face was usually stern, couldn't stop smiling.
What's most endearing is that the two little babies aren't shy at all. They smile at everyone they see, their toothless little mouths drooling down their chins, their little hands waving around their toys, making the living room filled with laughter.
General Rong first held his younger sister, and Grandpa Jiang held his older brother. After each holding him for a while, they insisted on taking turns holding each other. They talked about it for over ten days, as if they couldn't get enough of holding him.
"My two precious darlings, we've been waiting for you!" Grandpa Jiang held the little girl, teasing her for a while with raised eyebrows, then looked up and asked the couple, "By the way, have you named the two children yet?"
Rong Chengzhou replied calmly, "It's settled. The older brother will be named Rong Qiyou, and the younger sister will be named Jiang Qiyue."
"Hmm?" Old Master Jiang was taken aback, both surprised and delighted. "Yueyue is taking our family name?"
Rong Chengzhou nodded slightly, exchanged a smile with Jiang Mingxue, and then turned to continue, "Yes, Peipei's delivery was not easy. This was a decision Peipei and I made together. The two children will take the surnames Rong and Jiang respectively. Yueyue looks most like Peipei, so she will take her mother's surname."
Grandpa Jiang was overjoyed, fearing that the two younger generation had acted on their own initiative, and he turned to General Rong to ask for his opinion.
General Rong laughed heartily: "Don't worry, Brother Jiang, the two children already informed me, and I have no objection to this matter."
Grandpa Jiang was relieved and held his great-granddaughter even more tenderly. His withered fingers seemed to tremble, and tears welled up in his cloudy eyes: "That's wonderful, our Jiang family has descendants now."
General Rong laughed heartily, then tentatively added, "However, it would be even better if we could change the surname, as our family hasn't seen a girl for generations."
Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Xingquan immediately hugged Xiao Yueyue and turned around protectively, saying, "That won't do. Yueyue is our child. You already have Youyou."
General Rong's smile vanished instantly, and he snorted coldly, "Fine, I won't change it then. Look how stingy you are!"
The two old men, acting like childish kids, argued over who should have the two babies, causing all the younger generation to burst into laughter.
Rong Chengzhou's gaze fell on his daughter, Xiao Yueyue, who was lying in Grandpa Jiang's arms with a bewildered expression and giggling. His expression softened unconsciously.
Actually, the reason he gave his daughter the surname Jiang was not only because Yueyue resembled her mother, but also because of a little selfish motive.
As General Rong said, the Rong family had not had a daughter for generations, so they would naturally cherish Yueyue even more. Now that Yueyue has taken the Jiang family name, they will love her even more.
Even if he is not home in the future, his daughter will certainly not suffer any grievances.
His wife had experienced gender-based mistreatment in the past, and he didn't want Yueyue to go through the same thing.
Jiang Huaijing, standing next to the sofa, was also pleased to learn that his niece had taken his family name.
She took two steps to Grandpa Jiang's side and reached out for the child: "Let me hold him."
Grandpa Jiang hugged her even tighter, and said with a stern face, "Go play somewhere else, I haven't hugged you enough yet."
Jiang Huaijing scoffed indignantly, "They all act like they've never seen a child before, refusing to let go no matter who you ask."
He waited for ages on his way back, but couldn't get a hug from anyone. Especially his brother-in-law, who sat motionless in the back seat holding his little niece like a statue.
“We still don’t have enough children in our family,” he clicked his tongue, then turned to Shi Yunshu and said, “We should adopt one sometime.”
It wouldn't be right to let the child's maternal uncle go empty-handed, so General Rong reluctantly smiled and called out to him, "Huaijing, come and hold Youyou for a while."
Jiang Huaijing, who had just mocked others for "never having held a child," immediately stepped forward, opened his arms, and carefully took the baby.
But he wasn't much better than Rong Chengzhou. His arms were stiff and he couldn't turn them from side to side, not knowing how to exert any force. He stood hunched over in front of General Rong, helplessly turning to ask for help: "...How do I hug him?"
Grandpa Jiang was the first to laugh at him: "With this level of skill, you still have the nerve to compete with us for a hug?"
Jiang Huaijing gave an awkward twitch of his lips, too embarrassed to refute.
Shi Yunshu walked over with a smile, took the baby from his arms, and demonstrated how to hold him. She gently lifted the baby up, supporting his head and body, and said, "This is how you hold him."
When Xiao Youyou saw her beautiful aunt, she stopped eating and grinned from ear to ear, her eyes bright and curved like little crescent moons.
Shi Yunshu smiled gently and coaxed softly, "Little Youyou is such a good girl."
The little baby seemed to understand what his aunt was saying, and he laughed even more happily.
"Oh—" Jiang Huaijing understood and imitated the pose, taking the baby from Shi Yunshu's arms.
She raised an eyebrow and teased, looking down at him: "The little guy is quite cute."
Jiang Huaijing was finally happy to hold the child. The beautiful aunt in Xiao Youyou's eyes was gone, and the smile on her face faded at a visible speed.
Jiang Huaijing was so engrossed in examining Xiao Youyou's features that he didn't notice anything amiss.
"Yes, his eyes and nose look like his brother-in-law's, but his mouth looks like his sister's. He'll definitely grow up to be a handsome man," Shi Yunshu praised sincerely.
Jiang Huaijing deliberately dragged out his words, "Not bad, about the same as his uncle."
These words also reached Xiao Youyou's ears. The little one stared at her uncle, who spoke in a sarcastic tone, with her little hands clutching her clothes, lost in thought.
Shi Yunshu glanced at Jiang Huaijing speechlessly, about to say something to retort to him, but before she could speak, she was interrupted by a clear cry.
The sound came from Jiang Huaijing's arms, and the two of them were startled and looked down at each other.
Little Youyou stared with her two little legs wide open, tears streaming down her face, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"Hey, why is Youyou suddenly crying?" Su Yun stood up and asked.
"I don't know, everything was fine just now." Jiang Huaijing was also at a loss. Noticing his mother's suspicious gaze, he immediately declared solemnly, "I swear, I didn't do anything!"
Shi Yunshu also vouched for him: "Yes, Mom, Huaijing only held him for two minutes."
"Then what's going on? Could it be that they were scared by your appearance?" Su Yun was convinced it was her own son's fault.
Jiang Huaijing: "......"
He blurted out to his own mother, "How about we get a paternity test sometime?"
Su Yun showed no mercy: "Who has time to pay attention to you?"
We took Xiao Youyou from the hospital and called the postpartum nanny to inquire about her condition.
The nanny lifted a corner of the swaddling clothes and knew what had happened. She smiled and said to them, "It's nothing, the baby just pooped."
Jiang Huaijing: "?"
He looked at his eldest nephew with a displeased expression: "You feel like shitting whenever you see me, don't you?"
As if in response to his words, Xiao Youyou's cries grew even louder.
Jiang Huaijing: "......"
A burst of laughter instantly filled the living room.
Jiang Mingxue leaned against Rong Chengzhou's chest, her body trembling with laughter.
On their first day of meeting, the budding romance between the nephew and uncle was already evident.
Jiang Mingxue's smile faded slightly, and she turned to Rong Chengzhou, saying, "Colonel Rong, your mission has arrived."
Rong Chengzhou slightly parted his lips: "Received, my dear wife."
Rong Chengzhou walked to the pre-prepared nursery, where Jiang Huaijing had already followed the postpartum nanny in, wanting to see how she changed diapers.
Turning to Rong Chengzhou, she asked, "Would you change?"
Rong Chengzhou replied frankly, "No."
Jiang Huaijing: "Then what are you doing here?"
Rong Chengzhou: "My son."
Jiang Huaijing: "......"
That brat really takes after his father.
Rong Chengzhou wanted to learn how to change diapers himself, so he took over the task from the postpartum nanny.
But he couldn't handle it alone, so he called on Jiang Huaijing for help.
So, under the guidance of the nanny, the two grown men changed Rong Qiyou's first diaper after they came home.
The two of them first went to the bathroom to wash and disinfect their hands, then laid little Youyou flat on the special diaper changing table, and while soothing her, they peeled off the Velcro straps of the diaper:
"Youyou, be good. Daddy and Uncle will change your diaper."
The nanny said, "First, prepare a basin of hot water."
Jiang Huaijing: "Okay, I'll go fight."
Two minutes later, a basin of hot water was brought over, and the question was asked, "And then?"
The nanny said, "Then wet these cotton wipes and wipe the baby's bottom from top to bottom. Be careful not to reuse them."
Jiang Huaijing smelled the stench as soon as he got close. He pinched his nose and handed Rong Chengzhou a damp cotton towel, returning the favor with what Rong Chengzhou had just said:
"Your son, come here."
Rong Chengzhou calmly accepted it; a man who had seen many storms was not afraid of this biological weapon.
I carefully wiped every crease on the baby's bottom with a warm, damp cotton cloth. At first, I was a little clumsy and my movements were awkward. He is also a bit of a clean freak, so it took a full ten minutes and more than a dozen cotton cloths to barely clean it.
The nanny then handed over a box: "Apply some more toner powder."
Rong Chengzhou did as instructed, but fearing that the calluses on his hands might scratch Xiao Youyou's delicate skin, he finally used the back of his hand to gently rub it.
The moment Xiao Rongqiyou saw her father, her crying gradually stopped. She stuck out her little bottom, curled up her two short legs, and obediently waited for her father to change her diaper.
After applying toner, we've finally reached the last step.
The nanny went to the bathroom to throw away the soiled diapers and trash. Jiang Huaijing flipped through the diapers, pointing to the patterned side and analyzing it carefully:
"I think it would be more comfortable to wear it with the pattern facing down, what do you think?"
Rong Chengzhou lowered his eyes and examined it for two seconds, then nodded slightly: "What you said makes sense."
So one dared to teach, and the other dared to learn.
The patterned side was worn inside.
After fastening the Velcro straps, Rong Chengzhou stood in front of the changing table, looking down at the leak-proof edge of the diaper as it rolled up outwards, his brows furrowing slightly: "Something feels off."
Jiang Huaijing raised his chin slightly: "That's right. Look, he didn't even cry."
Rong Chengzhou frowned even more deeply.
Isn't the reason he didn't cry because it was him standing in front of his son, not his uncle?
But he was a very respectable person and knew that Jiang Huaijing was an extremely warm-hearted uncle, so he didn't say it aloud.
I took his word for it, bent down to wrap my son in the blanket, and carried him out of the nursery toward the living room.
"Have you changed the diaper?" Madam Rong asked when she saw him come out while she was chatting with Su Yun.
Rong Chengzhou nodded: "Yes, it's changed."
Madam Rong: "Then let Xiao Yu and Xiao Zhou help watch the child for a while, and we'll eat first."
Xiao Yu and Xiao Zhou are the two top-notch postpartum nannies hired by the family. They are in their mid-thirties, not very old, but they are very efficient. One focuses on taking care of the baby, while the other focuses on Jiang Mingxue's postpartum care.
The two nannies agreed and took the two children from Grandpa Jiang and Rong Chengzhou respectively.
Shi Yunshu and Rong Chengzhou helped Jiang Mingxue to the restaurant and pulled out a chair for her to sit down.
Jiang Mingxue looked around at the elders who were all standing, and felt embarrassed to sit down first.
"It's alright, you're not fully recovered yet, don't stand up," Rong Chengzhou said in a low voice.
"Yes, Mingxue, you've worked the hardest. You can't overwork yourself these past two months. Please sit down." General Rong, leaning on his cane, slowly walked towards the dining room, comforting her with a kind smile.
Since Jiang Mingxue and Rong Chengzhou got married, General Rong has been smiling much more often, and he no longer needs to practice in front of the mirror.
Having said that, Jiang Mingxue had no choice but to stop refusing.
Afterwards, the two families took their seats, four generations gathered together, and celebrated Jiang Mingxue's arrival with a welcoming feast.
General Rong raised his glass and expressed his heartfelt gratitude: "Mingxue gave birth to two such lovely children for our two families. She is the greatest contributor to our Rong family. On behalf of everyone in the Rong family, I thank Mingxue. You have worked hard this past year."
Jiang Mingxue was drinking hot water, and raised her cup in return, saying, "Grandpa, you're too kind."
General Rong drank it all in one gulp, put down the cup, and said: "From now on, you just do your job. If you don't have time to take care of the child, leave it to the nanny and us. If Chengzhou does anything wrong that makes you angry, just come and tell me. I will definitely stand up for you."
Rong Chengzhou's lips gradually straightened, his cold and hard face tightened innocently, and he emphasized from the side: "Grandpa, we have never quarreled."
General Rong: "Isn't this what you should be doing? You still want me to praise you?"
"..." Rong Chengzhou remained silent for several seconds before slowly saying, "That's not necessary."
Grandpa Jiang laughed heartily: "The two children get along very well, we don't need to worry about them. Eat your food."
"Alright, Brother Jiang, you eat too."
"......"
The dinner table was lively and the conversation was very pleasant.
Halfway through the meal, the voice of the postpartum nanny, Xiaoyu, suddenly came from the nursery: "Oh dear, who changed these diapers? They're all on backwards."
The group of people at the table all looked at Rong Chengzhou and Jiang Huaijing, who were sitting next to each other.
Rong Chengzhou had just finished picking out fish bones for Jiang Mingxue and was drinking fish soup when he heard this and almost choked.
He lowered his brow uncomfortably, cleared his throat, and said in a serious tone, "It's my first time changing, I'm not very skilled yet."
Jiang Huaijing pretended not to hear and casually pointed to the fish maw and pork rib soup in front of him, saying to Aunt Lian, "Aunt Lian, this dish is really good. I'll have my housekeeper come to you to learn how to make it later."
Aunt Lian nodded with a forced smile: "...Okay, okay."
Since it was the first time changing Rong Qiyou's diaper, he could use his lack of experience as an excuse if he changed it backwards.
A few hours later, Jiang Qiyue gave the two brothers a second chance to clear their names.
Jiang Huaijing followed Rong Chengzhou into the nursery, and went to the bathroom to fetch a basin of hot water and handed over a soft cotton towel.
After everything was ready, seeing Rong Chengzhou unfastening the Velcro closure of the diaper, she raised her hand and pinched her nose first.
Rong Chengzhou paused in his action of undoing the diaper, looked up at him, and said, "Huaijing, you can go out first."
Jiang Huaijing released his hand from pinching his nose: "What's wrong? Can't you manage on your own without my help?"
Rong Chengzhou: "......"
If it weren't for his help, he wouldn't have ended up wearing his clothes inside out this morning.
He once again tactfully concealed his disdain, simply stating the reason in a calm voice: "Qiyue is a girl, and we should be mindful of her privacy."
Jiang Huaijing was stunned: "She's only ten days old and she already has privacy?"
Rong Chengzhou remained noncommittal: "Yes, it's better to be careful with little girls."
Jiang Huaijing raised his hand and scratched his head, looking puzzled but impressed: "Then I'll go check on Rong Qiyou first."
As she spoke, she walked out of the nursery and closed the door behind her.
Shi Yunshu had just finished chatting with Jiang Mingxue and told her to rest in the room while she went to check on the two children in the nursery. She then saw Jiang Huaijing walking out of there looking rather troubled.
"What's wrong? Why did you come out by yourself?" she asked, puzzled.
Jiang Huaijing took her hand in his hand, frowned and pondered for several seconds before sighing regretfully:
"His daughter is so precious to him, she's a bit hard to snatch away. Let's just snatch the son instead."
The day is almost over, and he hasn't even given me a hug, let alone offered to help change my diaper. I'm being chased away.
After listening to his complaints, Shi Yunshu couldn't help but chuckle: "Brother-in-law is very thoughtful. Parents with daughters in their families should definitely be more cautious."
Jiang Huaijing could barely understand, but not quite: "Do you think if we had a daughter, we would act like him? That's too much of an exaggeration."
Shi Yunshu smiled silently: "When you have a daughter, she might not be any better than your brother-in-law."
Jiang Huaijing didn't believe it: "How could that be? I'm not that petty."
Shi Yunshu smiled but remained silent.
At the same time, Rong Qiyou, who was in Su Yun's arms in the living room, made babbling noises, as if responding to his uncle's words.
Jiang Huaijing now suspects Rong Qiyou needs to poop whenever he hears his voice, which scares him so much that he's almost developing PTSD.
The thought that he would only be able to hold this nephew who seemed to want to poop whenever he saw him in the future made him start to worry.
Forget it, it's good enough if they can have a child to take care of, I won't be picky about the big one or the small one.
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It wasn't until after 8 p.m. that General Rong and Grandpa Jiang started yawning, and the two families reluctantly put down the two little children and left Songyunting.
Madam Rong smiled and said, "It's alright, there's plenty of time. Once Chengzhou returns to his unit, we'll have to trouble everyone to take turns helping to look after the child."
"The two children are so adorable, I'd be happy to take care of them all the time." Su Yun had been idle at home for a long time and was looking forward to taking care of the children to relieve her boredom, but her son-in-law's leave still had a month and a half left, which was a rare time for the four of them to get together, so she didn't want to come and disturb them.
"And the two of us too, remember to include us as well," Jiang Huaijing reminded him at every turn.
Jiang Mingxue was helped to the door by Rong Chengzhou to see them off. Upon hearing this, she couldn't help but smile and say, "Luckily, I had two children, otherwise I wouldn't be able to divide them up."
Everyone was amused by her joke.
Not wanting to disturb her rest, everyone left without lingering and went home.
Ten days after the surgery, the incision has almost healed and I can take a shower.
Rong Chengzhou helped Jiang Mingxue back to the bedroom and accompanied her into the bathroom to take a shower.
Fearing infection of her wound, Rong Chengzhou moved with exceptional gentleness and care.
He had been the one washing Jiang Mingxue's body with a wet towel for the past few days. Even though he had seen the knife wound many times before, his pupils still trembled with pain when the wound was fully exposed to him again.
Even with the finest surgical knife used, Jiang Mingxue's flat, fair abdomen still inevitably had a raised scar, a full ten centimeters long.
His fingers gripped her arm tighter involuntarily, and he stared intently at her scars, his heartache almost overflowing from his eyes.
He raised his hand, his fingertips gently touching the pale pink scar. His Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice was hoarse: "Does it still hurt?"
Jiang Mingxue shook her head with a faint smile: "It doesn't hurt anymore."
She reached out and touched his arm, where there was a ten-centimeter-long cut, which she had personally treated when they were in Haining.
Their two scars, one had turned brown, and the other was still light pink.
They were such a perfect match, even the length of the blades and the lacerations were so similar.
She gently comforted him, "You've also suffered such a serious injury, without even anesthesia. If you can endure it, then I am your wife, and of course I can too."
Rong Chengzhou pursed his lips, unable to utter a word.
He could endure dozens of the same deep cuts without any medical anesthesia, but he couldn't bear to see Jiang Mingxue suffer even once.
After a long while, he slowly bent his knees and knelt on one knee in front of her.
He leaned closer, and his burning lips gently placed a reverent kiss on her knife wound:
"Peipei, I will love you forever."
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After giving Jiang Mingxue a bath, Rong Chengzhou dried her hair, covered her with a blanket, and only then did he have a chance to take a look at the two little babies in the nursery.
After taking a nap during the day, the two little ones lay side by side, both very excited, giggling and wiggling their little feet as the nanny teased them.
After looking at them for a while, Rong Chengzhou couldn't help but take out his phone and take a few photos of the two cribs side by side. He then chose one of the front-facing photos and shared it on his WeChat Moments with only two words: "Perfect".
Within a minute of posting, he received dozens of likes and messages, all congratulating him on the birth of twins, a boy and a girl, making him a father of two.
Rong Chengzhou, who rarely had the leisure to browse the comments, found that five minutes had passed and he still hadn't seen any comments from Yu Feijie and the others.
Without thinking, I opened the group chat of the four of us and sent over a few original pictures.
This is much higher resolution than what you see on WeChat Moments.
Half a minute later, there was still no activity in the group.
Rong Chengzhou's patience ran out, and he directly exercised his rights as the group owner, tagging everyone.
Yu Feijie had just finished showering when she received several message notifications. She slowly typed out a question mark:
【？】
Bro, we're not blind.
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Author's Note: Rong Qiyou and CEO Jiang's love-hate relationship started with a poop (not really).
Colonel Rong has already started openly showing off his baby. [doge emoji]
The storylines everyone wants to see are being gradually arranged! Feel free to suggest anything else in the comments section!
The end of the month is here again! Thirteen's robbing the almost expired nutrient solution! [hugs][milk tea]
100 RMB red envelope~
Oh yeah, I changed the cover because I got a little tired of the old one after using it for so long, so I wanted to change it up a bit. I like both of them, and I'll probably switch back to them later~ I'm a fickle 13 who likes new things (just kidding).
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