"Alright, I have to go to work early tomorrow morning. I'm going to sleep now." Liao Nanxing slammed the door shut.
Xu Xiuzhen looked at the crying child in her arms, her face contorted with wrinkles.
When she turned her head and saw the pile of sunflower seed shells on the floor in front of the coffee table, she felt terrible.
That night was the best night's sleep Liao Nanxing had had in months.
Because starting tomorrow, he won't have to worry about money anymore.
Moreover, he has the opportunity to re-enter the workforce, and he believes that with his own abilities, it is not impossible for him to reach the top again.
Meanwhile, in another bedroom just a few steps away, Xiuzhen's life wasn't so easy.
The baby is four months old and used to being breastfed.
Switching to a bottle all at once is not a good habit for children, and they cry incessantly.
She was all alone, preparing formula and soothing the baby. She was exhausted and drenched in sweat, and she had to get up every three hours at night, making her feel like she was living a life worse than death.
In the middle of the night, the exhausted Xu Xiuzhen was once again awakened by the child's crying.
I checked the time; it was 3:47 AM.
The wailing sound pierced her eardrums.
Suppressing the urge to throw the child out the door, she ran to knock on Liao Nanxing's door.
She already had a heart condition, and if this continued, she was afraid she wouldn't live to see the dawn.
Knock knock knock!
Whew~ Whew~ Whew~
Thump, thump, thump! She increased the force of her blows.
After a series of creaking sounds from the wooden bed, a deafening snoring sound came from inside.
It sounds like Liao Nanxing simply turned over and went back to sleep.
Enraged, Xu Xiuzhen kicked the door repeatedly.
Finally, Liao Nanxing opened the door.
"Mom! What are you making a fuss about in the middle of the night?"
Xu Xiuzhen, her face flushed and her heart pounding, held her head.
"Nanxing, Mom was too tired during the first half of the night, and her blood pressure went up. You can take care of Xiaobao during the second half of the night."
It wasn't that she was faking illness; she genuinely couldn't bear the child's crying and the hardship of having to get up to soothe the child just as she fell asleep.
Liao Nanxing has always been filial. From childhood to adulthood, whenever she groans that she feels unwell, her son is always the one who gets the most anxious.
"Mom, are you kidding me? I have to go to work first thing tomorrow morning! If I don't sleep well, how will I have the energy to work tomorrow? You have to work hard tonight, I'll figure something out tomorrow. Okay, I'm going to sleep now."
After saying that, Liao Nanxing closed the door.
Looking at the door so close to her, Xu Xiuzhen could hardly believe that those words came from the mouth of her son, who was known far and wide for his filial piety.
She knocked on the door again, but this time, no matter how much she knocked or kicked, the door did not open.
The deafening cries finally ignited Xu Xiuzhen's passion.
He stormed back to the room and slapped the child's bottom several times.
Wow~ Wow~ Wow~
The child's crying grew louder.
"Stop crying! It's so annoying! Your damn mother doesn't want you anymore! If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let her give birth to you! Stop crying! Huh!"
This time, Xu Xiuzhen slapped the child directly across the face.
Several large handprints were instantly imprinted on the chubby, pink little face.
The pain made the child cry his heart out.
The crying caused Xu Xiuzhen a splitting headache.
She simply grabbed a pillow and covered the child's face with it.
The momentary silence brought Xu Xiuzhen a brief respite.
The child, who was having difficulty breathing, cried less and less, while his little hands and feet scratched and kicked.
Xu Xiuzhen only removed the pillow after she saw that the skin on the back of the child's hand was red.
The tiny baby gasped and then started crying again.
With no other option, Xu Xiuzhen could only grumble and swear as she brought over the milk powder.
They roughly shoved the bottle into the child's mouth.
However, after sucking her little mouth a few times, she opened her mouth wide and cried again.
Xu Xiuzhen's anger, which she had been suppressing, erupted once again at this moment.
Clap clap clap!
She slapped the child's face without mercy and yelled, "I gave you food, but you won't eat it! Are you trying to torture me to death to vent your anger for your useless mother?"
After dozens of slaps, the child's entire face was covered in handprints and slightly swollen.
To shut up her child's irritating crying, she stuffed the entire pacifier into the child's mouth.
"Cough cough cough..."
After a series of coughs, a stream of milky white liquid gushed from her small mouth, flowing down her cheeks, onto her ears, neck, clothes, and then her entire body...
A sour, foul odor filled the air.
"Ah!" Xu Xiuzhen screamed, and as she pulled out the bottle, a fountain of liquid spurted from the child's mouth.
So... her face, her hands, her clothes, her pants, even the bed sheets all suffered.
At this moment, Xu Xiuzhen completely broke down.
I smelled awful, my child smelled awful, and the whole room smelled awful.
"Are you trying to kill me?! You won't give up until you kill me, will you?!" Xu Xiuzhen cursed again as she slammed the child onto the bed, leaving him to struggle face down.
If murder weren't illegal, she would have really wanted to strangle that thing at that moment.
After taking a few deep breaths, she gritted her teeth, pulled the child over, and stripped him naked in a few swift movements. Then she threw him aside and let him cry.
After changing the sheets and clothes, I slowly dressed the child in clean clothes.
However, because the child hadn't been washed, he still had a disgusting sour smell.
Faced with the baby who was still crying, she had no choice but to be patient, pick up the bottle she had just left aside, and put it into the child's mouth.
Perhaps because she was so hungry, she finally stopped crying and started nursing.
After nearly an hour of struggling, the child stopped crying, and she was exhausted.
She lay down on the bed and drifted off to sleep.
Fortunately, she woke up naturally after a good night's sleep.
I picked up my phone from beside my pillow and saw it was 9:53 AM.
She actually slept for five hours.
I couldn't help but look at the little thing at the foot of the bed.
That's strange. Before, I would wake up every three or four hours to eat. Why did I sleep for so long this time?
Xu Xiuzhen, who was waking up from her drowsiness, pulled the child over.
It would have been better if I hadn't looked, because once I did, it was a disaster.
The little thing's face turned so red it looked like it was about to bleed.
My lips were so dry they were covered in scabs.
He opened his small mouth and was breathing heavily.
Having been a mother herself, Xu Xiuzhen knew at a glance that something serious had happened.
Sure enough, when she touched the child's forehead, it was frighteningly hot.
Without thinking twice, Xu Xiuzhen picked up the phone and called Liao Nanxing.
But the phone rang for a long time, and no one answered.
"What should we do?!"
She hurriedly put on her clothes, grabbed her child, and ran outside.
All the way, he kept muttering, "What terrible things did I do in my past life to deserve this? You and your jinxed mother won't be satisfied until you've tormented me to death!"
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