"That's right. Fortunately, it was a close call. I even called Dr. Deng over."
"You're such a worrywart," Zhou Xing's mother sighed. "If there's anything I can do to help, just tell me."
"Mom, the children are all counting on you. I'll go to the hospital to stay with them for a couple of days."
"Okay, go ahead without worry. You don't need to worry about the child. Just take care of yourself and eat more." Zhou Xing's mother kept reminding her until she reached the door.
"Little Fish, why are you leaving so soon after you got back?" Zhou Yue ran downstairs.
"Sister Xiaoyue, please keep an eye on things, Master Xu. I've been too busy these past few days. Please discuss factory matters with Factory Director Xie. Call me if there's anything urgent." Qin Xiaoyu finally understood what it meant to be overwhelmed.
When she arrived at the hospital, she first sent her cousin-in-law home. After all, they were family. The main thing was that she still had to manage the store, and her cousin-in-law had to handle the accounts at night, so things couldn't be messed up.
Qi Si hadn't left yet, staying by his son's side every step of the way. The tall man, over 1.8 meters, was like a wall when he stood up, getting in his way no matter what. But his sister-in-law didn't dare to say anything.
"Little Fish, you'll need to stay with her, right? I've got you a bed." Qi Si pointed into the inner room.
Qin Xiaoyu lifted the curtain and went inside. Wow, it was her own brother.
The bed was just a simple folding bed, but the mattress on it was almost half a meter high, loose and soft. Given her current state of exhaustion, she would probably fall asleep on it and not wake up, so how could she take care of the patient?
"Little Fish Sister, you rest, I'll lend you a hand, you don't need to get up tonight," Fourth Sister-in-law said ingratiatingly. It's quite frightening how quickly someone can change their mind like that.
Tang Wenwen's child is not young either. His face hardly looks like that of a newborn. He has big eyes and double eyelids, and he looks like a little handsome boy.
Qin Xiaoyu leaned down and looked at him. He smacked his lips, as if he wanted some food.
"There's no breast milk, so she can only drink formula." Tang Wenwen burst into tears.
"Why are you crying? Just drink milk powder, it's not a big deal. I grew up drinking rice water too." Qin Xiaoyu saw that she was upset and quickly tried to comfort her.
"Sister-in-law, I think I was wrong."
"Sigh." Qin Xiaoyu thought to herself, "Now you realize you were wrong? Too late, isn't it?"
"I really don't have the ability to raise him. This child is so pitiful, stuck with such irresponsible parents." Tang Wenwen kept wiping away tears, her eyelids were red.
"Isn't it said that you can't cry during postpartum confinement, or it will damage your eyes?" Qin Xiaoyu quickly tried to coax and scare her.
“Yes, you can’t cry during postpartum confinement, or you’ll develop health problems when you’re old. Also, the more you cry, the less breast milk you produce. The tears you shed are what make up your breast milk.” Fourth Sister-in-law tried to persuade her through the curtain, but her words didn’t make any sense.
"Don't think too much about it yet. Focus on your postpartum recovery. We'll deal with the rest later." Qin Xiaoyu was also worried about how to settle the mother and child. Their original place was nice, but after Xiao Si's wife's outburst, everyone knew that there was a woman without a husband who was about to give birth. Going back would only lead to public condemnation. Even worse, she feared that someone would dox her, and then Tang Wenwen would no longer be able to hide.
Putting aside how Tang Wenwen will conduct herself in the future, carrying the stigma of being an illegitimate child will make her life incredibly difficult.
Fourth Sister-in-law was young and in good health. After 24 hours, she got out of bed and walked back and forth while holding onto the bed railing.
"If it hurts, take a rest." Although Qin Xiaoyu disliked her, she still had to show concern for Qi Si's sake.
"The doctor said that I need to move around a lot to pass gas, and only after passing gas can I eat, and only after eating can I produce enough milk to feed the baby." Sister-in-law Xiao Si was overflowing with maternal instincts.
Looking at the two new mothers in the two rooms, Qin Xiaoyu was filled with emotion. This child is not something you can just have casually; you have to take responsibility.
Given Tang Wenwen's personality, if this were a child born normally after marriage, the child would be very happy, at least better than Xiao Si's child. But now it's the other way around.
Qi Si's children don't look much like him; they resemble Xiao Si's wife more. He's a pretty little guy with delicate features.
"Hey girl, name your nephew!" Qi Siqi arrived early in the morning and shouted as soon as he entered the door.
"You're covered in cold air, get out!" Qin Xiaoyu shouted as he rushed to the crib.
"Sigh." Qi Si obeyed Qin Xiaoyu without question, not daring to argue, and obediently went to the corridor.
"Only you can handle this live donkey, Sister Xiaoyu..." Fourth Sister-in-law was halfway through her sentence when she saw Qi Si peeking in from the doorway, so she quickly swallowed the rest of her words.
"Girl, how much longer until I can go inside?"
"Come in, sit by the door for a while before looking at the child. You reek of smoke, how many cigarettes did you smoke last night? You're not allowed to smoke in front of the child anymore." Qin Xiaoyu gave a direct and firm order.
"Hehe, I'll listen to you. We're a father now, so you should give us a nice name."
"Let's name him Qi Zhengxin. When you see your son in the future, you'll know what kind of path he'll take and that you'll be responsible for him," Qin Xiaoyu said after thinking for a moment.
"Qi Zhengxin, good!" Qi Si was very satisfied.
My cousin's wife arrived early and brought baby formula, which the baby ate with great relish.
"We can only try feeding this formula to some children; some adapt well, while others don't," my cousin-in-law sighed.
"Let's give the baby a name too," Tang Wenwen said, forcing herself to cheer up after hearing what they were saying outside.
"You'll have to name the child." Qin Xiaoyu didn't dare say it; how would she know what the child's surname would be?
"Hanhan and her younger sister are named Tang Zihan and Tang Zimei, so let's name this child Tang Zichen." Tang Wenwen decided to give the child her surname.
Qin Xiaoyu thought about it for a moment and understood the mystery. Although the child's surname was Tang, the father's name was Jing Tian, and the son's name was Chen. Xingchen was not a child of the heavens.
My cousin-in-law was right; little Zichen soon started having diarrhea. The doctor diagnosed that the formula was unsuitable, but there are very few brands of formula available now, and none are specifically for infants. Qin Xiaoyu bought every brand she could find, but the child didn't tolerate any of them and was getting dehydrated.
The chubby baby boy, weighing eight pounds at birth, soon became weak and fussy. Tang Wenwen cried every day in desperation, and although she still had some breast milk, it eventually dried up completely.
"I can't do anything about it. Medication won't work. She can't regulate her hormones on her own and is currently in a state of hormonal imbalance," Deng Jianyan said helplessly.
After Xiao Si's wife took one dose of his medicine, her breast milk gushed out and sprayed onto the ground; it was just her fate.
In desperation, Qin Xiaoyu went out for another round, but still couldn't find a new brand. She figured that if all else failed, she would have to go to the provincial capital.
Entering the ward, I noticed how unusually quiet it was. Little Zichen had been unwell for the past two days and had been crying a lot.
Qin Xiaoyu hurriedly lifted the curtain and went inside. The crib was empty, and Tang Wenwen was sleeping with her face turned inward. Her cousin-in-law was not there, and the basin on the bed was also gone; she must have gone to wash diapers.
She quickly stepped back, about to ask her fourth sister-in-law, when she saw her pout like she was showing off a treasure.
Qin Xiaoyu then noticed that the crib in the outer room had been replaced with a larger one, and two little ones were sleeping side by side inside.
“My daughter has so much breast milk that one breast isn’t enough, so I asked her sister-in-law to bring the other one over to feed her. Now she’s full and sleeping soundly.”
"Thank you so much." Qin Xiaoyu almost cried; this was truly a timely help.
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