Sure enough, the younger brother woke up quickly and cried even before his sister. His cries were deafening, and the duet between the siblings was more dramatic than a symphony. Lin Shufang touched him and, finding he needed to urinate, took his sister into Ye Qingqing's arms and let her nurse the baby's colostrum, which was the most nutritious.
Lin Shufang wiped them with a clean, hot towel and let the two children eat together. Ye Qingqing was also a little bloated, and the chicken had a good effect. The two siblings sucked on it eagerly, with great strength and big appetites. Ye Qingqing's food was not enough for the two siblings, so she had to make formula.
"Ah...wow..."
The siblings cried and waved their arms and legs because they couldn't get the milk out. Luckily, Lu Mo was prepared and made two bottles of formula. He put the bottles in their mouths and the two children immediately stopped crying. Lin Shufang and Lu Mo each held one of them and fed them. They ate with great relish, their little faces turning red and their little fists clenched tightly as they put in a lot of effort.
"I could hear your baby crying from far away. Is he hungry again? You've taken such good care of your baby."
A middle-aged woman, around fifty years old, suddenly appeared at the door. Her expression was envious, and her eyes were full of worry. However, judging from her clothes and appearance, she should be from a well-off family. Moreover, she had a nice face and seemed to be a kind person.
“The baby is eating a lot. He wasn’t full after eating his mother’s milk, so we made him some formula. How is your baby now? When will he be able to come out?” Lin Shufang greeted her sister while holding her.
Hearing her words, the middle-aged woman became even more worried and sighed, "The doctor said I have to stay for at least a month. I'm still not out of danger, and we've already spent 200,000 yuan. I don't know when it will end."
Lin Shufang was also worried for her and comforted her, saying, "As long as the child can be saved, it doesn't matter if it's spent. We can earn more money later."
"I don't care about the money, I care about my grandson. He didn't have to suffer like this. It's all that damned old man's fault, it's all his fault!" The middle-aged woman gritted her teeth, but she felt more helpless and guilty.
She shouldn't have listened to her husband; she should have stopped him from the beginning. If she had, none of this would have happened. Sigh!
Lin Shufang didn't know what to say. Fortunately, someone came to call her, and the middle-aged woman left.
"Mom, who is she?" Ye Qingqing asked curiously.
"She also gave birth yesterday. Her grandson wasn't doing well at birth and is still in critical condition. What a tragedy for the child!" Lin Shufang looked down at her chubby granddaughter in her arms, and her mood improved. She couldn't interfere in other people's affairs, but thankfully her family was doing well.
"Is it a premature baby?" Ye Qingqing asked.
Prenatal checkups are now very thorough, and most problems can be detected. Of course, there are exceptions, but these are mostly premature babies. Babies born at full term are generally very healthy.
Lin Shufang nodded. "Born a month premature, this child is really unlucky to have such an ignorant grandfather who insisted that the hospital deliver the baby a month early, and even had to time it perfectly. The son and daughter-in-law both objected, and the grandmother also objected, but the father-in-law is very stubborn, and he's the one who calls the shots in the family."
"You have to time childbirth? Just for an auspicious time?" Ye Qingqing frowned. She had heard of some superstitious parents who would ask a fortune teller to calculate an auspicious time so they could have a C-section on the exact moment, hoping to have a lucky baby.
I never expected something like this to happen around me; it's ridiculous.
"Yes, that grandfather went to calculate the auspicious time and said that the grandson born at that time yesterday would bring them good fortune and wealth. The whole family objected, but it was no use. They harmed the poor child. Ignorance kills people!" Lin Shufang said, her voice filled with anger.
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