Although Bi Qiaoan was feeding the baby, she still spared some attention for Shen Yanming.
Seeing that he hesitated, she took the initiative to say, "Let's try carrying him over. We can't favor one over the other."
Shen Yanming glanced down at the little princess and felt it was cruel to let her cry like that. So he walked over and sat down next to Qiao An, not giving the child to her, but holding her himself and moving her to the other side of the granary. At least this way, his wife's arm would be less strained.
Although the little princess wasn't as strong as her brother, she was still quite tenacious. After sucking for a while without getting anything, Bi Qiaoan was about to switch the two babies' positions, but unexpectedly, neither baby was willing.
She had no choice but to accept it.
Fortunately, after some effort, the little princess was able to eat her first full meal, which relieved both of them.
Seeing Shen Yanming's relieved expression, Bi Qiaoan chuckled, "What, can't take it already? The days ahead are going to be even more chaotic!"
Shen Yanming knew she was joking, but he still explained seriously, "No, I'm just a new father and not used to it yet. In a couple of days, I'll learn more, and I'll definitely become a super dad!"
Bi Qiaoan felt that this was a bit arrogant, so she nodded and said with a smile, "I believe you!"
Shen Yanming smiled too, feeling that his life was very sweet now.
He turned his head and kissed her on the cheek, prompting Bi Qiaoan to scold, "I haven't even washed my face, aren't you disgusted?"
"No, you'll always be the one I love most!" Shen Yanming said with a smile, his heart filled with contentment.
"By the way, are they brothers and sisters, or sisters and brothers?" Bi Qiaoan asked Shen Yanming.
Although she was awake last night, the pain had blurred her consciousness, and she didn't notice what the nurse said at all.
“They are a brother and sister!” Shen Yanming was not surprised that she knew they were twins, after all, the color of the swaddling clothes was enough to tell the story.
Bi Qiaoan nodded, "That's great, a son and a daughter, good things come in pairs."
“Yes, those two are enough. We won’t have any more children,” Shen Yanming said.
Bi Qiaoan smiled and said, "You said it yourself, you can't go back on your word!"
"Yes, I said I wouldn't go back on my word," Shen Yanming promised.
Although he likes children, the way his wife was in so much pain and convulsing last night really frightened him.
If he weren't worried about the climate worsening, he probably wouldn't have chosen to have children now. Having two precious babies in today's relatively stable world is enough.
After the two babies had eaten and drunk their fill, Shen Yanming awkwardly patted their backs to help them burp before carrying them to the foot of the bed and placing them side by side.
Then, frowning, he asked, "Why hasn't Heping returned yet?"
It wasn't that Zhang Heping wasn't coming back; rather, he stood at the door for a long time with two plastic basins in his hand, without knocking.
There was nothing I could do; as soon as I got back, I found the door locked, and through the glass, I could see the curtains around the hospital bed were drawn. Wasn't that clearly telling him that something private was going on inside?
Since that was the case, he didn't hesitate to knock on the door.
Hearing him say that, Bi Qiaoan also felt that it was taking a while. She asked, "Why don't you go out and greet him?"
Shen Yanming nodded, turned around, pulled back the curtain, and went out.
When the ward door was opened, Zhang Heping was seen leaning against the wall like a dazed fool.
Shen Yanming asked, "Why didn't you knock?"
Zhang Heping looked completely innocent. "I was just afraid of disturbing your good time together."
Shen Yan rolled his eyes. "What good thing could there be? We're breastfeeding the baby!"
Zhang Heping chuckled, "I can't watch breastfeeding either, so I'm hiding outside. There's no problem at all!"
Shen Yanming scoffed, "Stupid. You saw the curtain was drawn, so what's wrong with you going in? You made us think you were lost."
"So you're worried about me and are planning to go out and look for me?" Zhang Heping smiled smugly.
Shen Yanming didn't respond to that. He reached out and said, "Bring me the basin. My two little darlings haven't had their bottoms washed yet."
Zhang Heping wasn't angry. He shoved the basin into his hands and followed him inside with a smile.
Seeing Bi Qiaoan drinking water, he was startled and was about to step forward to stop her.
Shen Yanming stopped him, frowning as he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Well, new mothers can't drink cold water, or the baby will get diarrhea." Zhang Heping was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but the couple remained unmoved.
He thought they were just unaware of these things, so he tried to snatch the mineral water bottle from Qiao An's hand.
Before they could even move, Qiao An said with a smile, "Don't worry, this water has been heated. Come and touch it if you don't believe me!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Heping actually went over and touched it. Seeing that the bottle was still slightly warm, he was relieved.
However, he looked at Shen Yanming and asked, "Old Shen, do you still have any of this snowmelt water at home? Could you spare me a couple of bottles? It's really delicious."
Shen Yanming paused in his pouring of hot water, turned to look at Zhang Heping, and said decisively, "No, if there is any, it belongs to Qiao An!"
Zhang Heping was not surprised by this answer at all. He stuck out his tongue and muttered, "How stingy!"
Shen Yanming heard it, but he ignored it.
It's not that he doesn't value his brothers, but he really can't put something that could cause trouble in a place beyond his control.
Zhang Heping likes this taste, so at worst I could send him some pastries made with spiritual spring water, or invite him to my home for tea.
Water can be delivered directly, but it just won't work.
After scalding the basin, Shen Yanming mixed hot and cold water to make it lukewarm.
He tried it and felt that it was only slightly warmer than skin temperature, so he picked up his son and gently splashed water to wash the poop off his skin.
After he finished washing, Shen Yanming called out, "Bring me a towel."
Without even mentioning names, Zhang Heping eagerly took a clean, small square towel from his suitcase and handed it to Shen Yanming.
Old Shen wiped his son's bottom clean, then told Zhang Heping to lay out the new swaddle blanket before putting his son back in and wrapping him up again. Of course, a clean diaper had to be put in as well.
As for dirty blankets and diapers, of course they should be thrown into the bathroom, washed and dried later.
The same process was followed for the little princess: her bottom was washed clean, she was put in a new blanket, and then she fell asleep comfortably.
Bi Qiaoan sat upright on the bed, watching the two grown men's clumsy yet incredibly earnest movements the entire time. She smiled with satisfaction, feeling truly fortunate.
Yes, who could have imagined that she could be reborn and have such a perfect life? Everything before her eyes moved her to tears.
"How about letting Heping stay here with you? I'll go back and cook for you two." Her thoughts were still drifting far away when she heard Shen Yanming's voice.
She immediately snapped out of her daze and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's fine!"
Shen Yanming was still worried, so he instructed Zhang Heping: "If there are any tests to be done, postpone them for a while. Call me and I'll come back as soon as possible."
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