Yao Yanxin came out when she heard the crying and saw Ruan Shengpeng's helpless look. She immediately found it amusing and said, "You made him cry? His mother is so heartbroken!"
She went over and picked up the baby, asking, "What's wrong, little one? Did they bully you?"
The moment the baby was placed in Yao Yanxin's hands, the crying immediately stopped, and the baby opened its big, bright eyes and looked at Yao Yanxin. Its adorable appearance instantly melted the heart of this tough man!
Ruan Shengpeng stood next to Yao Yanxin, his heart pounding. Thinking of how Tongtong and her brother looked when they were first born, he suddenly felt an urge to hold them: "How about I hold them?"
Yao Yanxin, however, took a step back while holding the baby: "A newborn baby is so soft, you can't hold him!"
"I've hugged both Tongtong and the other girl, so why can't I hug her?" Ruan Shengpeng complained.
“When you came back, they were already more than three months old. They could hold their heads up. You could hold them however you wanted, as long as the baby didn’t fall.”
"A newborn baby's neck is very soft. If you hold them incorrectly, they will be uncomfortable and may even get hurt!"
Ruan Shengpeng hesitated, "Really?"
Yao Yanxin rolled her eyes at him: "Would I lie to you?"
Yao Tongjia and Xiao Gengwu watched the couple play their game with amusement. They stood up and looked at their watches. It was already one or two in the morning, and Xiao Yan still hadn't come out.
Xiao Gengwu hurriedly asked, "Aunt Yao, where's my mother? Can't she come out yet?"
Yao Yanxin nodded: "There are still some things to take care of. Why don't you two go back to sleep? You don't need to stay here. I can still sleep tomorrow, but you two have to go to work."
Xiao Gengwu shook his head: "I have more free time then. I've been staying here with my mother these past few days, helping you out!"
He really couldn't take care of a pregnant woman and a child, but he could do things like grocery shopping, cooking, sweeping, and mopping!
"That's great! I was worried I wouldn't be able to handle it. By the way, remember to call your grandparents tomorrow, no, today."
Xiao Gengwu nodded repeatedly: "That's easy. I was worried that the two elders would be anxious if they came here, so I came by myself. I'll make a call when it's light. I'll go back and pick them up."
"Grandma and Grandpa will probably come to stay for a few days. Anyway, school is on holiday. They originally said they would come, but it seems the school needs their help, so they didn't come!"
Seeing the old and the young, and the fact that no one seemed willing to help with postpartum care, Ruan Shengpeng remembered the promise he had made to find someone. Where was that person now?
"Didn't you say you were going to find someone to take care of us? How come it's been months and we still haven't seen anyone?"
Yao Yanxin sighed: "Several people came for interviews before, and we let one of them come and work for us first, but suddenly that person said they had something to do at home and ran away!"
Ruan Shengpeng: "..."
Is this even possible? Ruan Shengpeng asked cautiously, "So now you're the only one who can take care of the postpartum woman? Don't you still have to draw diagrams?"
Yao Yanxin nodded: "We can't expect pregnant women to have their postpartum confinement period all by themselves, right? I just cook and do laundry for them, it's nothing! Sometimes when other military wives are home alone, I go and help them out too!"
Ruan Shengpeng was genuinely surprised. He knew that some military wives would go to help when they gave birth, but he thought they would just go to check on them. He didn't expect that they would have to actually help.
She immediately felt a pang of sympathy: "There are so many people in our military region, won't you exhaust yourself helping them all?"
Yao Tongjia also thought of this problem: "Dad, doesn't your military region have a women's federation? Let them recruit a few capable military wives, pay them a salary, and let them help the military wives who are in confinement after childbirth."
"Just like Mom said, I'll cook for them and do their laundry, which will reduce their burden!"
Ruan Shengpeng nodded: "I'll go back and hold a meeting to formulate the regulations immediately!"
How many military spouses are there in a military region? Each of them is in their prime, and having children is common. Most of these military spouses are isolated and helpless.
The husband is always on the verge of being assigned a mission and having to leave, so we can't let the military wife not be able to rest properly during her postpartum period. This is a problem that should be addressed.
Just then, Xiao Yan was pushed out. She looked to be in good spirits. Seeing so many people waiting for her, she felt a warmth in her heart and even had the mind to tease Ruan Shengpeng: "Commander, are you worried about your wife coming here?"
Ruan Shengpeng didn't mince words: "Of course I'm worried about my wife!"
What wasn't said was: If I'm not worried about my wife, why would I be worried about you!
Xiao Yan knew he would say that, and smiled mischievously: "Aren't you worried about your daughter?"
Ruan Shengpeng looked at Yao Tongjia's perked-up ears: "My daughter's boyfriend is right next to her, what do I have to worry about? You're so worried!"
Xiao Yan: "......" I knew he was upset because I'd been taking up too much of his wife's time lately; his words were dripping with sarcasm.
Yao Yanxin hugged the child and said to Xiao Gengwu, "Push your mother back to the ward. We'll observe her in the hospital overnight. If everything is fine, we'll be discharged tomorrow to rest!"
Upon arriving at the ward, which was clearly a private room, the head doctor who assisted Xiao Yan in giving birth came over looking exhausted. After examining Xiao Yan, he said there were no problems: "She's fine, I'll go back now!"
Yao Yanxin quickly said to the director, "Thank you, Director!"
The head of the obstetrics and gynecology department quickly waved his hand: "It's nothing, she's just getting old and her energy isn't what it used to be. I'll come back to check on her tomorrow, and she can go home if everything is alright!"
Seeing his wife busy running around, Ruan Shengpeng immediately made up his mind to send someone to recruit a few people at dawn to see how tired his wife was!
Yao Tongjia could also see that her mother was tired. Seeing that the child seemed to have fallen asleep, she nudged her mother and said, "Why don't you go back and rest with Dad? I'll stay here and watch over her!"
Yao Yanxin hesitated: "You don't know how to hold a baby. What will you do if the baby wakes up?"
Before Yao Tongjia could speak, Xiao Yan said, "I'll hold the baby when he wakes up. Tongtong doesn't need to hold him. She just needs to watch the baby so no one takes him away!"
Yao Yanxin also felt overwhelmed: "I'll go back and sleep for a few hours and then cook and come back. You should also hurry up and get some sleep. You don't have any milk yet and can't feed the baby."
Yao Yanxin took out a small spoon: "Tongtong, the baby is crying, so give her a small spoonful of water. She doesn't have any milk to drink yet."
Yao Tongjia picked up the small spoon and asked, somewhat doubting her own abilities, "Can this little spoon even hold water?"
"It's definitely okay. If it's too big, the child might choke. Just give him a spoonful. I'll be back soon to relieve you. Ah Geng, you should go back and get some sleep too!"
Xiao Gengwu quickly shook his head: "I'll stay here with Tongtong. You all go back and rest. I won't go to work for the next few days. I can catch up on sleep during the day!"
Ruan Shengpeng was finally satisfied. He thought, "Let this kid try leaving Tongtong here alone!"
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