Chapter 56
Shi Ye put down the things in his hands and prepared to wash his hands: "Wait a minute, I will help you blow it."
"No, no, go take a shower."
After saying that, he quickly returned to the room, leaving Shi Ye standing there, looking down at his hands.
…
After taking a shower, Shi Ye wiped his hair and went to the master bedroom, where he happened to see Jiang Zhinian sitting by the bed folding baby clothes.
"Is it new?"
These baby clothes are very small, and are estimated to be only as long as Shi Ye’s forearm.
Jiang Zhinian raised her hand and moved the long hair beside her ear embarrassedly: "I did it myself."
Her sewing machine was placed in the living room. Shi Ye knew that she liked sewing, but he didn't expect that she could also make clothes for children.
I picked one up and took a look. Probably to make it more comfortable for the baby's delicate skin, the stitching was exposed.
"Is it not pretty? I just had nothing to do at home, so I made it for fun."
Shi Ye didn't answer this question, but just spread the clothes on his arms and imagined the child lying on it.
"I've only seen newborn babies in pictures in papers, but I didn't expect them to be this small."
Jiang Zhinian came over and said, "The internet says that newborns are only about 50 centimeters when they're born. This one is a size 52."
But the child grew fast, so she made sizes 59 and 66.
She showed Shi Ye clothes of different sizes, with gentle love in her eyes.
"Because I don't know if it's a boy or a girl, I made both pink and blue ones. Children don't have much hair when they're young, so I can mix them up. The rest will be after they're born..."
Before she could finish her words, Shi Ye held her in his arms.
Jiang Zhinian was puzzled: "What's wrong?
Shi Ye touched her hair and said softly, "It looks very beautiful."
He was answering her initial question.
Jiang Zhinian listened to Shi Ye's heartbeat and put her arms around his back: "If you like it, I will make you a piece of clothing later."
She has been able to use a sewing machine to make clothes since junior high school. At first, she altered clothes donated to welfare homes by caring people into suitable sizes. Later, when she had money, she went to the market to buy cloth and made little skirts she liked.
Recently, when she was at home and had nothing to do, she searched the Internet for some baby clothes drawings and tried to make them herself. Unexpectedly, she became more and more adept at it and couldn't stop.
Shi Ye put his clothes aside, held Jiang Zhinian's head and laid her flat on the bed, then leaned over her and hovered over her.
"Will you be scared?"
Jiang Zhinian lay there with her hair spread out, her eyes filled with innocence: "Afraid...of what?"
After she finished speaking, her brain froze for a moment.
This posture...why is it so similar...
But, she is not even three months old yet, so it shouldn't be allowed.
Do you want to refuse?
No, Shi Ye is a doctor, he should know better than me.
She stared at Shi Ye's lips nervously, only to hear him say, "Are you afraid of being a mother?"
Jiang Zhinian was dumbfounded: "No, I'm not afraid..."
Why be afraid?
She couldn't wait to see that after the baby was born, there would be a new life that would depend on her wholeheartedly, love her, share the ups and downs and sunshine of life together, have new troubles and joys, and share a period of life with her.
What a wonderful thing, how can I be afraid of it?
Shi Ye's fingers stroked the long hair on her temples, then moved to her ears, chin, and lips.
"A child will take away your freedom and time, sacrificing your energy and sleep." His hand slowly slid down from his neck to his chest, past his ribs and to his lower abdomen. "Even when it's in your belly, it's robbing you of nutrients. In fact, the essence of pregnancy is a huge rejection reaction."
Jiang Zhinian looked at Shi Ye's expression, reached out and held his fingers.
"What are you talking about..."
She gently pried open his closed fingers and guided them to cover her abdomen.
"Shi Ye, when we sacrifice our freedom, time, energy, and sleep, we will also gain a precious gift. Children are our family, the embodiment of our emotions, and our brand new connection with the world." An almost gentle look appeared on Jiang Zhinian's face.
Shi Ye knew that she was looking at the baby in her belly with all her heart.
She stroked Shi Ye's fingers and continued, "From the moment our child was born, our time no longer simply meant aging, but also a new life. We grew up with our child, and time was given a new meaning of growth. We will no longer be afraid of aging, and our child will give us immense courage."
Feeling the warmth from the skin under his palm, Shi Ye smiled.
"It's true, Chinese teacher. The reproductive instinct is etched into human genes..."
Ugly, impulsive, and irrational.
"When you say that, it becomes... very touching." He lowered his head to Jiang Zhinian's ear and pronounced the three words "very touching" in an equally touching way.
Jiang Zhinian pushed his shoulder sheepishly: "Let me get up. The weather is nice today, and I was planning to wash the baby's clothes."
Shi Ye turned over and lay on his side, but his arm was across Jiang Zhinian's neck, pressing her gently, with a few fingers curled up beside her ear, stroking back and forth.
Jiang Zhinian turned his head and their eyes met.
She saw his gray eyes, like the most precious gems in the world.
"What do you want to ask?"
Jiang Zhinian came back to his senses: "What?"
"Whatever you want to ask, I can tell you."
Jiang Zhinian admitted that at a certain moment just now, she did have a moment of hesitation.
But she finally shook her head: "It doesn't matter, if you don't want to say it, you don't have to say it."
"Actually, there's nothing I don't want to say, it's just..."
He simply sat up, took a deep breath, and turned to look at Jiang Zhinian.
"I don't know how to put it."
Jiang Zhinian sat up, put his arms around Shi Ye's shoulders, and leaned his head against hers: "It's okay, I can wait until you think it over."
Shi Ye turned his head, kissed her fingers, then raised his hand and touched her cheek. Jiang Zhinian closed her eyes, and the two of them kissed lightly, without any desire, just cherishing.
Jiang Zhinian slowly opened her eyes, looked at his profile so close to her, slowly slowed down her thoughts, and calmed her breathing.
"Shi Ye, is there a moment that is particularly precious to you?"
"What about you?" He didn't answer, but just asked back, his fingers tangling in her long hair.
"This moment."
The sun was shining outside, and fine dust was flying in the air. They looked at each other, time was quiet, and years were silent, as if they could live a good life by closing their eyes.
"Me too."
Every minute and every second with you is meaningful to me.
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