After the Spring Festival, the Ling family also welcomed a happy day - the addition of a new baby.

Because Wei Qiaolan was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to go back, the Ling family did not return to Anshi to celebrate the Spring Festival this year. However, before the New Year, Shao Mo took the time to accompany Ling Chuan back to visit the graves of the Ling family's ancestors.

On the fifteenth day of the lunar year, Wei Qiaolan had a seizure right after eating Yuanxiao (Chinese rice dumplings) and was rushed to the hospital.

Wei Qiaolan was old and this was her first child, so the birth was particularly difficult.

The whole family waited quietly outside the delivery room.

Shao Mo sat on the bench holding Ling Chunhua, while Ling Chuan and Ling Jiang stood on the left and right of the delivery room door like door gods.

"Kawako, what time is it?"

"It's half past three."

Ling Jiang looked towards the delivery room door, his face unable to hide his anxiety, "It's been so long, nothing will happen, right? In the past, Li Li gave birth to Jia Le and she came out in less than two hours."

Shao Mo carefully placed the already asleep Ling Chunhua on the bench, and walked over to comfort her in a low voice: "Brother, don't worry, nothing will happen. This is Sister Lan's first child, so it's normal for it to take a little longer to give birth."

Ling Jiang nodded, looked at Ling Chunhua lying on the bench, reached out to unbutton his coat, but was stopped by Shao Mo.

"Brother, it's cold, be careful not to catch a cold. Sister Lan and the child still need your care. I'll go find the nurse and borrow a blanket to cover Chunhua."

Ling Jiang nodded hurriedly, "Hey, sister-in-law, thank you for your help."

"fine."

Shao Mo turned around and took a few steps when the door of the delivery room behind her opened.

She turned around subconsciously and saw the nurse walking out of the delivery room happily with a swaddling baby in her arms.

"Wei Qiaolan's family members."

"Yes, I am her husband."

Ling Jiang hurried forward and stared at the tightly wrapped baby, "Doctor, is it a boy or a girl?"

The nurse smiled and brought the swaddling clothes in front of him. She said in a loud and crisp voice, "It's a boy. We are 15 pounds and 15 pounds. Both mother and child are safe. The mother is still cleaning up inside and will come out in a while. I will bring the child out for you to see first. I will have to take him back in to take care of him later."

"Hey, hey, okay, okay."

Hearing what the nurse said, Ling Jiang couldn't close his mouth because of laughter. He was so embarrassed that he reached out to cover his mouth, looking very awkward.

"Chuanzi, it's a son, weighing more than six kilograms."

"Um."

Ling Chuan stared at the swaddling clothes with a smile on his face.

"That must be the aunt of the family. Come and see your nephew."

The two brothers finally woke up from their dream after hearing the nurse's reminder.

Ling Jiang turned around and waved to Shao Mo, "Sister-in-law, come over and take a look. The child is growing well."

Shao Mo nodded, bent down and woke up Ling Chunhua who was sitting on the chair, "Chunhua, wake up, go see your brother."

Ling Chunhua sat up sleepily, "Where is my brother?"

Seeing his daughter wake up, Ling Jiang waved happily, "Chunhua, come here quickly."

Ling Chunhua rubbed her eyes and trotted over.

Ling Jiang took the swaddling clothes from the nurse and bent down slightly so that his daughter could see it more clearly.

As soon as Ling Chunhua saw the wrinkled and red baby, she woke up from her doze and a curious smile appeared on her face.

"Brother, brother."

The nurse quickly took the baby back to the delivery room, but the Ling family's joy was still strong, and everyone had a smile on their eyes.

Hearing Shao Mo's reminder, Ling Jiang rubbed his hands and threw the question back to Shao Mo.

"Sister-in-law, you should come. You have read a lot, so you can give it a good name."

Shao Mo thought for a moment and said, "Why not wait for Sister Lan to come out and ask her first, in case she has already taken it."

"Yeah, that's fine."

Ling Chunhua was no longer sleepy and was dancing at the door of the delivery room.

"I have a younger brother again."

The reason why the word "also" was used is because in Ling Chunhua's heart, Ling Jiale is also her younger brother.

In the past, Ling Chunhua was young, and people were reluctant to tell her in detail about Ling Jiale's life story. Now, Ling Chunhua is 10 years old, she has begun to understand things, and there is a new member in the family. It is time to explain some things to her clearly.

"Brother, you should talk to Chunhua about Jiale's matter when you have time.

Looking at his daughter's innocent face, Ling Jiang nodded hurriedly.

After Wei Qiaolan came out of the delivery room, the first thing she did was to ask Shao Mo to help her name her son.

Unable to refuse the kind offer, Shao Mo had no choice but to take the task.

It was the first time for Shao Mo to name a newborn, and also her own nephew, so she was very serious. She spent a long time in the study room flipping through dictionaries and the Book of Songs, and finally named him "Xingzhi".

If you practice knowledge, you will be broad-minded; if you respect literature, you will be enlightened.

It means that the boy is knowledgeable and talented.

The Ling family all liked this name very much, and Ling Jiang went to the police station to register his son's birth as soon as possible.

Ling Xingzhi's nickname was given by Wei Qiaolan herself, "Yuanxiao", because he was born after eating Yuanxiao.

When Ling Jiang and Wei Qiaolan got married, Shao Mo and Ling Chuan gave him a house as a gift. This time, Ling Jiang had a baby boy. Considering that it would be inconvenient to travel with the child in the future, Shao Mo generously gave Ling Jiang a car as a gift.

The Shao family, as the in-laws, were also not vague. Shao Lin and Mrs. Shao each gave a set of 999 pure gold jewelry, plus a red envelope of 1,000 yuan.

In March, just after Ling Xingzhi's full-month ceremony, Shao Mo received a call from Jian Xun.

After more than half a year of rehabilitation, Jian Yan has regained his ability to move, and except for being unable to do strength exercises, he has no problem with basic daily life.

At the same time, Pei Min's research also made new breakthroughs and discovered three mysterious unknown elements in the Lingquan water.

It was difficult to talk in detail over the phone, so the two agreed to meet at the restaurant they had last met a week later to talk in detail.

A week passed in a flash, but Jian Xun broke his promise.

Shao Mo waited in the restaurant for nearly two hours but Jian Xun didn't show up. She called Jian Xun's studio, but was told that Jian Xun had taken a temporary leave to study abroad.

Although Shao Mo found it strange, she did not think much about it. After all, Jian Xun was not only a psychologist, but also a criminal profiler of the Provincial Criminal Investigation Team. It was normal for him to have sudden emergency tasks.

Shao Mo quickly forgot about the appointment with Jian Xun as she had recently encountered another troublesome matter.

Peng Fang and his wife called her and asked her to go back to their hometown to attend Huang Zhao's wedding.

After a year of treatment, Huang Zhao's mental state has improved a lot. He has basically no problem recognizing people and numbers, and his IQ has returned to the level of a 10-year-old child. Now he is going to get married and start a family.

This would have been a good thing, but Shao Mo always felt that this matter was not that simple, so she simply took advantage of the May Day holiday to return to Anshi.

When Shao Mo and Huang Zhiqiu returned to the village, Peng Fang's house was already decorated with red and green and colorful lights, as if preparing for a wedding banquet.

Upon hearing the news that the mother and daughter had returned home, Peng Fang hurried to the Huang family.

"Oh, Zhiqiu, Xiaomo, you are finally back."

(End of this chapter)