Seeing that everyone else in the ward was looking at Zhou Weiguang with strange eyes, Zhao Chunmiao quickly went over and slapped her son on the back.
"Why are you crying? Anyone who didn't know better would think something had happened to your wife!"
Zhou Weiguang rubbed his eyes, sniffed, and managed to control his emotions.
"Mom, Xiao Shu looks so weak. Is there any way to help her recover quickly?"
Zhao Chunmiao glanced at the sleeping Qin Hanshu and said, "Xiaoshu looks alright. I'm telling you, she gave birth very quickly today and didn't suffer much. She definitely needs some nourishment, but the doctor said it's best to eat light meals for the next couple of days. I'll make her some chicken stew in a couple of days!"
Back in her hometown, Zhao Chunmiao was fed well after giving birth, and there was no particular emphasis on whether the food was bland or not.
However, since the doctors at the big city hospital have said so, it's best to listen to them.
Zhou Weiguang thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask someone to buy some good things, and then I'll trouble you to cook them for Xiao Shu."
Zhao Chunmiao suddenly felt a pang of sadness. When did her son become so polite to her? Was he bothering her?
She's a mother, why is she complaining about how troublesome it is to do such a small thing?
When we're apart for a long time, our feelings for each other grow distant.
Zhao Chunmiao suppressed the bitterness in her heart and let Zhou Weiguang look after the child.
The child lying next to Qin Hanshu was also asleep. Zhou Weiguang had noticed him earlier, but only now did he take a closer look.
The tiny baby looked like it had just been soaked in water; its whole body was wrinkled.
Although it's wrinkled, you can still tell that its mouth looks remarkably like Qin Hanshu's.
Even when they purse their lips, the angle at which the corners of their mouths turn up is exactly the same.
Zhou Weiguang suddenly laughed, feeling a warm glow in his heart.
"Weiguang, have you chosen a name for the baby yet?" Zhao Chunmiao asked.
Zhou Weiguang has already discussed this matter with Qin Hanshu.
"Xiao Shu said that they should take a character with the bamboo radical from the name of their second brother's son, Ce Ce. The boy will be named Zhou Chi, and the girl will be named Zhou Sheng."
Zhao Chunmiao said, "Pond? Pond? This name sounds... a bit too casual, and it doesn't even have the bamboo radical."
Zhou Weiguang found a pen and notebook and wrote down both "chi" and "sheng" for Zhao Chunmiao to see. "It's not the 'chi' in 'pond'. Both of these characters refer to a musical instrument."
Zhao Chunmiao is not illiterate, but she only knows a few common characters.
When she saw the words Zhou Weiguang had written on the paper, she had great difficulty recognizing them, but she looked at them carefully many times until she memorized how they were written.
This is her grandson's name; she must remember it.
I need to tell the old man when I get back.
The name Zhou Ce in Zhou Weili's family was given to him by Zhou Chang'an.
That's why Qin Hanshu suggested naming her after the bamboo radical in the character "策" (ce), and Zhou Chang'an would be happy to hear it.
Qin Hanshu slept soundly until dawn the next day.
Zhou Weiguang stayed by her bedside all night, waking up whenever Qin Hanshu moved.
Qin Hanshu felt that her energy had been mostly restored overnight.
She sat up and saw that her son had woken up sometime earlier. He wasn't crying or making a fuss; instead, he was sticking his toes up and sucking on them happily.
Qin Hanshu was both amused and exasperated, and quickly picked up the child to breastfeed.
Having already fed her yesterday, Qin Hanshu's movements appeared quite practiced.
Zhou Weiguang frowned as he watched his son smacking his teeth so fiercely.
"This kid doesn't even know how to be gentle," he said, looking at Qin Hanshu, "Does it hurt?"
He usually makes Qin Hanshu cry out in pain if he uses even a little force.
Qin Hanshu had no idea what Zhou Weiguang was really thinking, and took it as a casual question.
She replied, "It hurt a little when I first started feeding yesterday, but it's fine now."
Qin Hanshu looked around the ward. Besides her, there were several other women who had just given birth, and they were all asleep.
So she gestured for Zhou Weiguang to stop talking.
Around 10 a.m., Qin Hanshu completed the discharge procedures.
As soon as she got home, people kept coming to visit her and her child; they all lived in the same building.
Cao Jing seemed even more excited than Qin Hanshu, the mother, and couldn't put down Zhou Chi in his swaddling clothes.
"He's so small! His nose, eyes, and mouth are all so small! And you can tell that his features are a lot like yours. He'll definitely grow up to be a handsome young man."
Qin Hanshu smiled and said, "You can hug him."
Cao Jing was eager to try, but after a few attempts, she reached out her hand and then withdrew it.
"Never mind, I don't dare to hug him, I'm afraid I'll hurt him."
Qin Hanshu didn't insist, "Then you can hold him when he's a little older."
Cao Jing teased Zhou Chi with a smile, "Little Achi, your aunt will hug you when you grow a bit stronger."
Zhou Chi hadn't even opened his eyes yet, but he already knew how to respond to Cao Jing's words, making a few "uh-huh" and "ah-ah" sounds.
Cao Jing watched with delight for a while before turning to speak to Qin Hanshu.
“I only found out you gave birth when I got home yesterday, otherwise I would have gone to the hospital to see you during the day.”
Qin Hanshu laughed and said, "I gave birth quickly. From the onset of labor to delivery, it only took about five or six hours."
Cao Jing said, "That's fast enough. When Sister Wen gave birth to her first child, she spent more than five hours in the operating room alone."
Cao Jing then asked Qin Hanshu many more detailed questions about childbirth.
It's clear that she really likes children.
However, it will be many years before Cao Jing and Qin Feiyang's child is born, which is probably a time that the two have agreed upon.
After all, if Cao Jing has a baby now, she won't be able to dance anymore.
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