I went to hold Yu'er as soon as I got up this morning. Leaning against his little face and listening to his laughter made the whole day feel beautiful. He stretched out his little hands and babbled, pinching my index finger, and then he laughed to himself.
"Yuancheng, come quick! Yu'er is about to laugh again."
Xie Yuancheng was still lying in bed. I went to shake him awake and put Yu'er in his arms. Yu'er laughed even more happily, and could even make sounds.
"Isn't this little thing always grinning like an idiot? When I was in Linyang, I had plenty of opportunities to laugh all day, but when I was hungry, I would cry my heart out."
“This is our son. He’s not a little thing anymore. You should call him a little bean sprout. That’s what makes him so adorable.”
I was playing with Yu'er beside him, and his eyes were almost squinting. He's over seven months old and is getting more and more delicate, like a porcelain doll. I don't want to let go of him when I hold him.
"Ying'er, go wash your face quickly."
"I don't want to. I'll just stay inside with Yu'er and not go out."
"Do you still want to change into men's clothing and go to the palace to joke and laugh with those palace maids?"
"No way." I snatched Yu'er away, and he actually pulled my hair: "Ouch, that hurts."
Xie Yuancheng smiled and came over to pick up Yu'er. He finally let go. When did this little bean sprout such strength?
"Go wash your face quickly, I need to breastfeed my son first."
"How do you breastfeed?" I looked Xie Yuancheng up and down. Could a man like him breastfeed?
"What are you thinking about?" Xie Yuancheng tapped my forehead. "Yu'er can drink cow's milk now, she doesn't need breast milk anymore. She's a mother now, and you still don't know this?"
I got out of bed, feeling wronged, and covered my forehead. The father and son were laughing happily on the bed. Xie Yuancheng teased Yu'er with the tassel of the jade pendant. Yu'er reached out to grab it, but Xie Yuancheng moved it to the other side.
They're all so immature, and he even has the nerve to criticize me!
After I changed my clothes, while Xie Yuancheng was washing up, I took Yu'er out the door. The little guy can sit up and try to take things from me now, so I need to build a good relationship with him.
"Yu'er, you love your mother the most, don't you?"
Yu'er had a smile on his face, looking incredibly cute, so I kissed him on the cheek.
But before I had gone far, Xie Yuancheng flew up to us and said, "Ying'er, are you still going to run away with your son in your arms? Are you planning to abandon your husband?"
"What do you mean? I just can't take it from you." Since Yu'er is in his arms, I don't get a chance to hold him. He even said he was taking care of me and asked me to tease him from the side.
My son is so adorable, how could I just tease him? Of course I have to hold him in my arms and lift him up high.
"You just love to be mischievous."
Xie Yuancheng still took Yu'er away and let me watch from the side.
"You two, coming together to tease your son." The mother also came over, but she was there to snatch Yu'er away.
"Mother, Yu'er wants to stay with me a little longer now, so let me hug you."
Mother looked over: "When did Ying'er learn to hold a baby? You and Yuancheng were planning to have a daughter, why don't you work harder? Once Yu'er can talk, he won't want a little sister anymore."
What? How did Mother know we were going to have another daughter? I took advantage of Mother turning her back and gave Xie Yuancheng a light kick.
He smiled apologetically from the side and said, "Wife, you're trying to conceive now, so you need to be extra careful."
Mother chimed in, "That's wonderful. If Ying'er were to have another daughter, the Ji family line would truly have a continuation."
I facepalmed. Why don't they say they should have more children? Xie Yuancheng, that big mouth, he tells everyone everything.
My mother held Yu'er in her arms, and he quickly fell asleep. Yu'er sleeps for a long time every day and wakes up early in the morning, so I sleep and wake up with him.
When I first came back, I was always worried about many things. I felt that I wouldn't be at ease until I got my revenge. But when I saw Yu'er, my heart softened. Spending more time with my son was much better than fighting the Crown Prince and his men with brute force.
When I told Xie Yuancheng about it, he was still laughing at me, saying that if I let Yu'er come sooner, I could stay by his side with peace of mind.
Every morning, I would carry Yu'er around the house, and after dawn, I would take him to the yard to see the flowers and trees I had planted. At first, Xie Yuancheng would take Yu'er away from me, but later he came back later and later and left earlier and earlier in the morning.
When he left, Yu'er had just woken up, and I woke up too.
"That bastard, why does he go out so early every day? Is he Yu'er?"
As soon as Yu'er woke up, he tried to rub his eyes. I waved his little soft hands away, and he looked at me with a pout. But when he held the milk bottle, he immediately grinned.
"You're really my nemesis, you little brat. You're so cute, are you trying to act cute to your mother?"
Yu'er smacked the milk bottle, blinking her big eyes and looking at me curiously. I've heard my mother say that babies don't know how to respond when called by their names until they're eight or nine months old.
She can also stand up while holding onto the railing. She also said that when I was little, I would carry a small pillow around everywhere and hug it every day when it was time to go to bed. I would cry if anyone took it away from me.
Sometimes she wanted to wash it, but I would cry and she would get scared. So when I was a year and a half old, she got a new one.
After Yu'er finished drinking, he played with the milk bottle. When I picked it up, he tried to grab it back. Luckily, I had brought some children's toys in my bag from 2020, including a rattle and a teething toy for him.
Yu'er, that little greedy devil, wants both. He struggles to hold the bell with both hands, and he also wants to hold the teething toy.
"My little darling, just take one."
Yu'er looked at the teething toy I was holding, then threw the rattle away. The rattle made a sound, and he looked over curiously again. As he turned his head, his little head bobbed in front of me, and my heart melted.
I put him on the bed, and Yu'er sat up and reached for the bell. I put it in his hand, and Yu'er started shaking it. After the sound came out, he laughed.
It's so much fun to play with my son every day and watch him change little by little, especially his little teeth. He only has two now, but when he cries, he looks like a little rabbit.
I really regret giving the rattle to Yu'er. He wants to hold it to sleep every night, and when I try to take it away, he clings to it tightly. The rattle is made of a hard material, and his skin is so delicate; I'm afraid it will hurt him if he holds it.
Just as I was struggling to pick up the bell, Xie Yuancheng came in: "Ying'er, Yu'er is asleep, why are you still teasing him?"
"No way, he sleeps with the rattle in his arms. When I try to pick it up, he holds on tighter."
My dear son has such delicate skin; if the rattle leaves marks on his skin, I'll be heartbroken.
"You!" Xie Yuancheng walked over, took off his outer shirt, took out a small pillow from his sleeve, and let Yu'er's little hand touch it. After Yu'er's hand relaxed, he quickly pulled out the rattle.
This little pillow is beautifully embroidered. It's for a boy, and the pillow is made of blue cotton fabric.
Yu'er hugged her small pillow, kept her eyes closed, and continued to sleep.
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