"Well, how's your sister-in-law? Is she alright?" Zhang Qinghua answered absentmindedly, his heart and mind now focused on Song Lili.
Lin Xue found it somewhat amusing. She had already handed the child over, but her older brother didn't take it. Instead, he asked his sister-in-law first.
However, this is not surprising; it's normal for an older brother to dote on his wife like this.
She pulled her hand back and hugged the child tightly again. "Sister-in-law is fine, she was just too tired and fell asleep."
"That's good." Zhang Qinghua let out a long sigh of relief, those three words carrying a sense of ease and release.
It's good that you're alright; I can rest assured now.
Hearing that Song Lili was alright, his attention returned to the child: "Boy or girl?"
This is the issue he cares about.
Lin Xue smiled again, but with a hint of schadenfreude in her voice. "Big brother is so lucky to have two sons. Congratulations, big brother."
But Zhang Qinghua was not happy at all, nor did he feel there was anything to congratulate him on. He only had one thought: why was it his son again?
Wasn't it supposed to be a daughter this time?
(Song Lili: Who told you it was a daughter? Aren't you surprised?)
Seeing Zhang Qinghua's dazed expression, Lin Xue was worried and didn't let Zhang Qinghua hold the child.
"Your sister-in-law might need to sleep for a while, brother, would you like to go in and check on her?"
It took Zhang Qinghua a long time to come to his senses before he realized that he had another son. But why a son? He couldn't accept it.
Zhang Shengtian was also very disappointed. Why was it so difficult to have a delicate and sweet granddaughter?
Lili gave birth this time, but who knows when she'll be able to give birth again, or maybe she'll never have any more children.
Where did his granddaughter come from?
Involuntarily, Zhang Shengtian's gaze fell on Lin Xue. It seemed that his only hope lay with his second son's wife.
Lin Xue suddenly felt a chill. What was wrong? Why was it so cold all of a sudden? Had the weather changed in the last few days?
But I haven't heard anyone else say that.
She had no idea that Zhang Shengtian, who had not seen his beloved granddaughter, had set his sights on her.
"This child is quite good-looking, chubby and chubby." Although Zhang Shengtian was disappointed, he was naturally happy to have another grandson and said with a smile.
"This baby should weigh about five or six pounds, a bit heavier than the firstborn. Looks like you've taken good care of him," the midwife added with a smile as she came out after tidying up.
"Hehe, Aunt Hua, you've worked hard. Come and have some water." Zhang Shengtian beckoned the midwife to walk into the main room.
"Alright, I'm quite thirsty." The midwife smiled and followed Zhang Shengtian into the main room, and Zhang Qinghua followed as well.
"Qinghua, why do you look unhappy? You just had a healthy baby boy, what's there to be unhappy about?"
Many families want a son, but they just can't have one. They've prayed to gods and Buddhas, but he still doesn't want one.
"Don't mind him, he's just happy and hasn't calmed down yet. He'll be fine in a bit." Zhang Shengtian said with a laugh.
He knew Zhang Qinghua was disappointed, and he was disappointed too.
But you can't say that to Aunt Hua.
"Auntie, you must be mistaken. It's actually a girl."
Little did Zhang Shengtian know that just as he came up with a plausible excuse, Zhang Qinghua pushed him down the next moment.
He looked at the midwife with hopeful eyes, hoping she could give him a positive answer.
"Oh my, so that's why you look like that. You were afraid it's a girl? Don't worry, I can see it clearly, it's a boy, a real boy."
The midwife misunderstood, thinking Zhang Qinghua was worried it was a girl, and quickly gave an exaggerated explanation.
"Oh," Zhang Qinghua replied disappointedly, without bothering to correct the midwife, as he was already overwhelmed by disappointment.
Zhang Shengtian still held a sliver of hope that the midwife had simply made a mistake.
But the midwife shattered his hopes, and he couldn't help but secretly glare at her fiercely.
Hmph, my granddaughter is missing, it's all your fault for having such a foul mouth.
When the midwife looked over, he regained his smile and became cheerful.
Zhang Shengtian was entertaining the midwife, but Zhang Qinghua didn't want to sit in the main room anymore. "Auntie, you and my uncle chat for a while. I'm going to check on Lili."
I should go see my wife. At least she's gentle and sweet, and that can comfort my heart, which feels so down on its luck.
Inside the room, Song Lili was fast asleep, completely unaware of Zhang Qinghua's thoughts.
Even she herself didn't know whether the child she gave birth to was a boy or a girl, so if you want to understand Zhang Qinghua's feelings, then don't even think about it.
Zhang Qinghua sat quietly on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), looking at Song Lili, whose face was pale and whose lips were bloodless, with tender and affectionate eyes.
"Lili, thank you for your hard work." Thank you for bearing my children.
Just looking at her brings me happiness, so the regret of not having a daughter seems to have lessened my disappointment.
The child, whom Lin Xue had placed next to Song Lili, was sleeping soundly.
Looking at the tiny bundle, Zhang Qinghua reached out and gently, carefully touched the child's soft cheek.
"You brat, I was hoping you were a girl, but it turns out to be a boy!"
He uttered words of disdain, but his eyes were filled with tenderness; he still loved this child.
He touched Song Lili's cheek again before tiptoeing out to the kitchen.
"Big brother? How did you get in here?" Lin Xue looked at Zhang Qinghua with some surprise.
"What are you doing?" Zhang Qinghua originally wanted Lin Xue to make something for Lili to eat.
"Oh, I'll make something for Aunt Hua to eat. She's worked hard all day. And I'll make something edible for my sister-in-law too."
This was instructed by Aunt Hua.
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you." He couldn't do it himself, so he could only trouble Lin Xue.
"Not at all, it's no trouble at all. Didn't my sister-in-law cook for me before? But my cooking skills aren't as good as hers."
Lin Xue did it willingly. Back then, Song Lili took care of her during her postpartum period and cooked her postpartum meals every day.
So now, it's her turn to do it.
Zhang Qinghua nodded and left without saying anything more.
He rarely speaks in front of others, except when he's with Song Lili.
Song Lili slept for a long time before waking up. After waking up, she felt that something was wrong and she felt empty.
She was still dazed and subconsciously put her hand on her stomach. When she didn't feel the bulge, she remembered.
I recalled my memories before falling asleep, and remembered that she had already given birth.
She quickly turned her head to look around and saw the child placed next to her, sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.
"Little one, you're really something else," she murmured to herself, gently touching the child's nose.
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