Jiang Zhiyuan gently rubbed Xu Ningyan's furrowed brows. "I told you, you just need to focus on giving birth, leave everything else to me! You don't need to worry about these little things, just rest peacefully. I heard from Mom that the postpartum period is crucial for women! If you don't take good care of yourself during this time, you'll have a lot of health problems later! You don't need to worry about anything this month, just focus on your postpartum recovery."
After comforting Xu Ningyan for a couple of minutes and coaxing her to sleep, he went out, turned right, and entered the ward where Jiang Yuan and the two children were staying.
Jiang Yuan, with her two grandsons by her side, felt that her life was complete.
When she caught sight of her eldest son entering, she found him utterly displeasing and let out a cold snort.
Jiang Zhiyuan didn't take it seriously. He walked to the bedside, glanced at his two sons who were still fast asleep, and sat down next to them to discuss things with Jiang Yuan.
When Xu Ningyan woke up again, Jiang Zhiyuan had already arranged everything.
Jiang Yuan has to go to work as usual, but during her stay at the hospital these past few days, she has tried to take care of the child whenever she has a spare moment.
When I'm busy, I also told the people in the obstetrics and gynecology department to ask the nurses to help keep an eye on things more often.
Sister Mei is responsible for Xu Ningyan's three meals a day and takes care of the children in the evenings.
As for returning home, I've already made an agreement with Aunt Wang next door to give her eight yuan a month to help Sister Mei and take care of her two children when she's busy.
Aunt Wang happily agreed.
You see, she herself doesn't have a job. Although her children have respectable jobs, there are many people in her family, so she would naturally be happy to have an extra source of income.
Besides, it's right next door, it's just a matter of lending a hand, and you can earn 8 yuan a month, why not?
His family was also very happy about it. Money didn't matter; what mattered most was building a good relationship with the Jiang family.
Xu Ningyan finally produced milk the next day, and the two little ones finally had food.
My milk supply isn't exactly plentiful, but it's enough to feed the two little ones for now.
As for the future, even if it's not enough, there's no need to worry, because there's always milk powder to supplement it.
Most women who have a vaginal delivery are discharged from the hospital after three days.
Because Xu Ningyan gave birth to twins, she was able to rest and be observed for two more days before being discharged from the hospital on the fifth day.
On the day she was discharged from the hospital, she was dressed in a thick cotton-padded coat and trousers, with a large scarf wrapped around her head, completely covered up, just in case she caught a chill.
After going downstairs, a car came to pick them up, with Sister Mei and Jiang Yuan carrying two children in the back.
Back home, as soon as the car door opened, Jiang Zhiyuan carried Xu Ningyan directly from the car into the house.
The stove inside had already been lit, making the room warm and cozy; I couldn't bear to wear my thick cotton-padded coat any longer.
When the two children returned home from the hospital, in an unfamiliar place, they took off the thick blankets that had wrapped them in, wearing only the clothes underneath and a small cotton-padded jacket on each of them. Their tightly furrowed brows relaxed.
In just five days, the two children grew up.
Her face and body skin are fuller, her eyebrows and eyes have matured, and the redness all over her body has faded somewhat, making her look quite cute.
The two babies are quite easy to take care of. Apart from their deafening cries on the first day after they were born, they only whimper when they are hungry or need a diaper change. They are truly angelic babies.
Now, without Jiang Yuan, the grandmother with 180 layers of filters, saying anything, Sister Mei and Aunt Wang next door were amazed, saying they had never raised such an easy and worry-free child.
Not long after returning home, Old Master Yu found some time to come over, take Xu Ningyan's pulse, prescribe some medicine to regulate her body, give her a formula to help with lactation, and also had his young apprentice teach Sister Mei a few massage techniques to help Xu Ningyan recover after childbirth. He instructed her to massage Xu Ningyan every day to help her expel lochia as soon as possible and regain her figure.
Xu Ningyan never expected that Elder Yu would even know this! If this were an ancient palace intrigue novel, wouldn't Elder Yu's medical skills make him the undisputed head of the Imperial Medical Academy?
This massage technique for expelling lochia and restoring figure is exactly the exclusive secret skill of the mysterious nanny by the side of the heroine in those palace intrigue novels, isn't it?
I never thought I'd be able to enjoy this myself?
When Sister Mei pressed on her body, causing Xu Ningyan to break out in a cold sweat from the pain, she realized that being a concubine, the female protagonist in a palace intrigue novel, wasn't so easy!
Although it hurts, the effects are immediate.
The lochia was quickly cleared up thanks to the techniques Sister Mei had learned and the prescribed medication.
My body recovered very quickly, especially my previously bulging waist and abdomen, which shrank after childbirth, leaving my belly soft, wobbly, and quite unsightly.
With Sister Mei's massage and the exclusive essential oil given by Master Yu's youngest apprentice, the combined effect was greater than the sum of its parts. Her figure quickly returned to normal, and the soft flesh and skin on her waist gradually began to firm up.
Before, during my pregnancy, even though I applied olive oil and lotion, some stretch marks still appeared, but they have gradually started to fade.
It's been less than a month, and although Xu Ningyan's figure hasn't returned to its pre-pregnancy state, apart from being a bit plumper overall, you really can't tell that she's still in her postpartum period.
Xu Ningyan was amazed. You could tell how skilled Old Master Yu was from the moment he made a move! It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut for someone who had just given birth.
The two little ones finally got their own names before their one-month birthday.
The eldest son is Jiang Chen, and the second son is Jiang Zhan.
As for their nicknames, they were chosen by Jiang Yuan: Pingping and An'an, which embody an elder's simplest blessings and wishes for their grandchildren.
Although we didn't hold a full-month celebration, we only invited a few close relatives and friends.
On the day of the full moon, quite a few guests came.
Besides Jiang Zhiyuan's close subordinates and friends, the Northwest Military Region also sent him a full-month celebration gift.
Jiang Yuan also bought a lot of eggs. On the day of the full moon, she boiled the eggs, dyed them red, and gave two to each of her good neighbors in the alley, so that everyone could share in the joy.
Eggs are a scarce and precious commodity these days. Most families save eggs for the elderly and children. The Jiang family's extravagant spending left the neighbors in the alley speechless.
Years later, when people talked about this alley, they would mention the Jiang family's grandson's full moon celebration, no matter which family was known for its generosity and influence. But that's another story.
Because of Jiang Zhiyuan's good arrangements, with Sister Mei, Aunt Wang from next door, and Jiang Zhiyuan, Jiang Zhixing, and Jiang Yuan all vying to hold and take care of the child after they came home from get off work.
Xu Ningyan had a very comfortable and relaxing postpartum period.
All she needs to do is feed the baby on time and play with the baby when she has free time.
She doesn't need to worry about anything else.
The child sleeps with Sister Mei at night. If the child cries for milk in the middle of the night, they are taken directly to their room, and Jiang Zhiyuan takes the child to the bedside and lets the child eat until he is full before taking him away.
Sometimes, Xu Ningyan was still dreaming when Jiang Zhiyuan would help the child eat and drink his fill and then send him away before she even woke up.
Not to mention that Sister Mei would cook different kinds of food for her every day.
There was no shortage of various soups, chicken, duck, fish and meat, either delivered by Sun Zhou or taken home by Jiang Zhixing.
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