I knew Xie Yuancheng liked this name too, but I'm having trouble with my daughter's name; I like both of them.
"Yuancheng, just choose one."
"I like them all, so I'll let Ying'er choose."
"Shuyu sounds beautiful, and Chaoyao likes it too!"
Xie Yuancheng smiled at me; he really intended to let me choose for myself. I tugged at his sleeve, looking at him like Yu'er.
"Mom~" Yu'er came too. I showed him my name, and Yu'er happily hugged me.
"My dear son, why are you here again?"
"younger sister!"
Yu'er carried the booklet to the cradle next to her daughter and looked at her happily.
“Our son wants a sister but not a brother. Xizhi will be heartbroken.”
"Forget it, we're not in a hurry to name our daughter. Dad also said he's not good at naming daughters, so we're not in a rush for now."
"That's good. The youngest son took his father-in-law's surname, Li, which is a comfort to them in heaven."
"Father~" Yu'er threw the booklet aside and grabbed Xie Yuancheng's hand, urging him to follow him out.
Yu'er acts on a whim, disregarding everything else, as long as she's happy.
I'm lying in bed looking at my second daughter. My mind is completely blank right now. I'll give her a nice name later.
The saddest time for me was when Yu'er came during my postpartum period. He would always look at me with his big eyes, his little hands tucked up to the edge of the bed, looking pitiful and wanting me to hold him.
Every time we tell him we can't hold him yet, Yu'er presses his little face against the edge of the bed, looking unhappy. It wasn't until Wan'er took him outside for a walk that he smiled.
When no one's around, I always secretly look at my belly. I've heard that some women develop those things after giving birth. I didn't have them when I had Yu'er, but I did have some after having these two children.
When Wan'er found out, she got me some medicine, saying that applying it for a month would make it go away. I don't know if it works, but I still apply it every day when Xie Yuancheng isn't around.
I'm worried that if I have wrinkles, he won't like me anymore. After all, I won him over with my looks, and if I have any wrinkles now, I'll feel uneasy even looking at myself, let alone him.
Thankfully, after applying the ointment for half a month, the marks on my body faded a bit, and I finally felt relieved. That evening, while Xie Yuancheng was taking Yu'er out, I took out the ointment and started applying it.
I had only applied half of it when Xie Yuancheng came in, and I was so startled that the ointment fell off.
"You, how did you get back?"
I was just about to pick it up when Xie Yuancheng took it away from me. I was startled and hoped he wouldn't be angry.
"What are you doing, secretly applying anti-wrinkle cream behind my back?"
"I... I have a growth on my stomach after giving birth. What if you see it and abandon me?!"
I spoke with such conviction that Xie Yuancheng was laughing while clutching his stomach. I was so nervous, yet he could still laugh.
"If you laugh again, I'll beat you up!"
"Haha, Ying'er, it's rare to see you care about yourself. I'm so happy."
"Hmph, give me the ointment."
"I'll confiscate this. Your man here has excellent medical skills, and you're still secretly getting medicine from outside." Xie Yuancheng sat down next to me and lifted my clothes: "It's not serious, you're worrying unnecessarily."
I fastened my clothes and said, "You're a man, it's normal for you to have scars. I'm a woman, I get upset over the smallest injury."
"Alright, I know you care about your appearance, I'll prepare some medicine for you, and it will disappear in a week."
"Really?" I grabbed Xie Yuancheng's hand; this was my biggest crisis right now.
"Of course it's true, I never lie to Ying'er."
Now I'm relieved. My belly isn't big, and my hands and legs are still slender. I wonder if it's because I had my baby early that I recovered so quickly.
I originally wanted to get out of bed after half a month of postpartum confinement, but my mother was always there to take care of me. Whenever I said I wanted to get up, she would be right there beside me. Later, Yu'er ran in, and only then did she smile. From then on, I never mentioned leaving my confinement early.
However, Xie Yuancheng's ointment is really effective. Wan'er's is also very good, but it takes a little longer to work. After applying his ointment, the swelling really disappeared in a week.
Xie Yuancheng took a few peacock feathers from somewhere and gave them to Yu'er to play with. He threw the booklet in his hand, and I just happened to think of the name Su Ling.
Xie Yuancheng said it was fine, and I could say whatever I wanted. I originally wanted to choose Suyu, but Yu'er and Yu sound the same, and I was worried that when I called the two children's names in the future, they wouldn't be able to process it.
Both her father and mother thought it was acceptable, so their second daughter was named Su Ling.
When I was just out of postpartum confinement, the first thing I did was hold Yu'er tightly and not let go, and he would punch me with his little fists.
"Yu'er, Mother will take you to see the flowers~"
"Flower~Flower~"
Yu'er, that little flower-obsessed boy, just loves pretty things. Xie Yuancheng even gave him a nickname, and when he recognized his father and mother as his grandparents, he changed his surname to Ji. That's why I always wanted Xizhi to have the surname Li.
The three children don't have the same surname yet, but they'll understand when they grow up.
I carried Yu'er around the entire Ji residence. It was so much easier when I was pregnant before. When I was in postpartum confinement, this little guy would come to my bedside and act pitiful. Now I hold him and won't let him get down.
Yu'er was really raised too well by his mother, so he gained weight. He was not even a year and a half old, but he already weighed as much as a two-year-old.
"Mother~ Mother~" Yu'er looked at his mother from the pavilion, and when I looked over, I saw Consort Ji.
"Mother, why have you come out of the palace again!"
“You’re not happy that I’ve left the palace? Look how sweetly your grandson is smiling.”
Yu'er went straight over and hugged Ji Fei. My eyes widened. This little bean sprout already knows how to cling to someone's leg.
"My good grandson, you are such a good boy."
Yu'er smiled happily at Consort Ji, while I was left standing there. Consort Ji gave Yu'er a talking parrot.
These little parrots are very rare in Dazhao; she must have searched many places.
Yu'er grabbed the parrot's leg and wouldn't let go, and the parrot cried out, "Ouch!"
Yu'er's eyes lit up immediately: "Hehe, bird, bird~"
I squatted down next to him and said, "Yu'er, you're pinching the parrot too hard, let go of it."
Yu'er looked at me and then let go of my hand. The parrot flew to the top of the birdcage. I sat down next to Yu'er with my arms, and he reached out his little hand to try to pull the parrot.
Consort Ji placed the birdcage on the table, and Yu'er seemed to be secretly reaching for it. I held his little hand and asked, "Where is Grandma?"
Upon hearing the word "Grandma," Yu'er quickly turned around and smiled at Consort Ji, saying, "Grandma~"
This kid is really good at sucking up to powerful figures. He's only met Consort Ji a few times, and he's already calling her "Grandma."
Consort Ji was so moved that her eyes reddened. She held Yu'er tightly and wouldn't let go. The light in her eyes couldn't lie. Anyway, she was my biological mother, so calling her grandma was appropriate.
Consort Ji cannot stay too long. She was overjoyed to receive this parrot and sent it over. Now that she heard Yu'er call her "Grandma," she hopes she won't get too excited, or she might give Yu'er a reason to complain!
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