Zhang Hongmei felt extremely uncomfortable under his gaze.
After feeding the eldest, Zhang Shouyi took the food and handed it to the second one. Although the second one had its eyes closed, it caught it precisely.
Just then, Aunt Yang and the others heard the commotion and came in. Aunt Chen quickly took care of the eldest son and changed his diaper.
The fourth brother was lying in bed, annoyed. He started yelling at the top of his lungs.
The old lady came in when she heard the crying. "The child is too young. Don't let him cry. Hongmei, you two feed him together."
"Grandma, this child is practically a spirit; it can't stand waiting even a little longer. This won't do."
"Hmph! If you want to discipline him, wait until he's older and more sensible. You can't do it now, especially these next few days. The child is crying a lot, which can easily cause stomach upset. He'll be fine in ten days."
Zhang Shouyi took the fourth son from his wife, took off his shoes, got onto the bed, and sat down beside her. Aunt Yang had already lifted her clothes, and Zhang Shouyi swallowed hard, pulling the fourth son closer.
The baby hadn't even opened its eyes before it snatched it in its mouth.
Zhang Hongmei thought to herself, "This fourth brother is really too energetic."
After the second child finished eating, Aunt Yang carried him over, and Zhang Hongmei took the fourth child from Zhang Shouyi's arms. She told him to eat over here, since the third child hadn't eaten yet.
After feeding the baby, Zhang Hongmei wiped herself down with a hot towel and lay down to rest for a while. She always sat with her back slumped like that, causing her back pain.
"Wife, turn to your side, let me massage your back."
"No need, you go ahead and get busy. You haven't processed many documents today."
Zhang Hongmei coaxed Zhang Shouyi away before finally closing her eyes to rest. Feeding four children was incredibly strenuous. Luckily, she was in good health. However, at the rate the fourth child was eating, she estimated that her milk supply wouldn't be enough for him in less than three months.
Lost in thought, I drifted off to sleep.
Newborn babies sleep most of the time, except when they are eating or excreting, and they don't make much noise. So Zhang Hongmei had a sweet sleep.
The room was unusually quiet, with only the sound of Zhang Shouyi turning over papers and the rustling of signatures.
Peace and tranquility—this perfectly describes Zhang Shouyi's current state of mind.
That night, Zhang Hongmei strongly objected to Zhang Shouyi staying there and told him to go upstairs to sleep. After all, Aunt Yang and Aunt Chen would be sleeping there that night.
Zhang Shouyi really didn't want to leave, but he knew that reality wouldn't allow it.
The old lady looked at the four little boys who had just finished eating and had their diapers changed, and was very happy, smiling as she watched them.
"Grandma, when will they be able to open their eyes?"
"I think it will be soon; he'll definitely be able to open his eyes the day after tomorrow."
Hearing the old lady's gentle voice, Zhang Hongmei felt uneasy. The old lady spoke firmly, but she only spoke so gently to these four children.
During the day, you can stay indoors with your child and go into the space whenever you have time, but not at night, since you can't let them rest outside.
I only fed her three times that night. But even that was quite exhausting.
In the morning, Zhang Shouyi saw his wife looking listless and was somewhat dissatisfied.
After watching until the children were asleep, he finally spoke up, "Wife, shall we find a wet nurse for the children?"
Zhang Hongmei glanced at him in surprise, and seeing his expression, she knew he wasn't just saying it casually. She then quickly refused.
"No, I want to breastfeed my own children. Even if I don't have enough breast milk in the future, I'll give them formula. I don't want anyone else to feed my children."
"But this is affecting your rest too much."
"That's how it is. Do you think I can just abandon everything after I give birth?"
"Why don't we just hire someone to take care of them?"
"Of course I can hire someone to take care of the baby. Aunt Yang and the other two are doing a good job. Without them, I would be even more tired. Right now, I just breastfeed, and they do all the other baby care. It's already very easy for me."
"You don't need to worry about this. I absolutely will not allow anyone else to feed my child," Zhang Hongmei emphasized again.
Zhang Shouyi fell silent; he truly felt sorry for his wife. But she wouldn't cooperate.
In fact, Zhang Shouyi's idea was to leave the child with the wet nurse so that he could stay with his wife.
A moment later, Lu Jing came in. "Zhang Hongmei, the commander wants to see the child."
Hu Aifen and the old lady also came in, and the four of them went out together, carrying the four children who were not yet asleep.
Only the couple remained in the house. Zhang Shouyi poured a glass of water and handed it to Zhang Hongmei, saying, "Wife, drink this; it will make you feel better."
Gu Chuanming, standing in the living room next to Aunt Chen who was holding their fourth child, was grinning from ear to ear. No matter how you looked at him, this child seemed the most well-behaved.
Zhang Xingguo looked at this one and that one. He felt that they were all his precious children, especially the fourth brother, whom he felt had been taken away by Gu Chuanming, so he paid extra attention to him.
The old lady sat on the sofa holding her third child, looking at the baby in her arms, thinking to herself that even if this child did not have the blood of the Liu family, this child was still her great-grandchild.
At this moment, Zhou Shixiong also came over and was pleasantly surprised to find that the children were all outside. He looked at them one by one again.
"Zhang Xingguo, please give me a child!"
Zhang Xingguo immediately became angry: "Are you dreaming? This is my grandson. Even if the fourth son's surname is Gu, he's still my grandson. Don't say things like that again."
The old lady was also very dissatisfied. She picked up the child, stood up, and went back into the house, with the other three people following behind her.
“Zhou Shixiong, don’t have such thoughts again. What will Hongmei and Shouyi think of you?”
I'm envious!
"Envious!" Gu Chuanming sneered.
Zhou Shixiong knew he had lost his composure, but since he had already started, he might as well say it.
The old lady carried the child into the house and noticed that Zhang Hongmei had a blush, while Zhang Shouyi, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, looked very satisfied.
He glared at Zhang Shouyi and gave him a wink.
Zhang Shouyi entered the living room and found Zhou Shixiong there. Seeing his father and Gu Chuanming's grim expressions, he knew what had happened.
“Shouyi, give me the third son, I’ll raise him, okay? You’re still his parents, so he can stay with me.”
Zhang Shouyi sat down and stared directly at Zhou Shixiong. "You're going to raise them? Zhou Yuanqing and Zhou Jianwei, whom you raised, haven't they made you give up yet?"
If they had been raised in ordinary families, this situation wouldn't have happened.
"Boss, do you think what I said makes sense? My child, no one should even think about him."
Zhou Shixiong clutched his chest, refused the medicine Li Chang'en offered, and calmed down for a while.
"Okay! I won't raise it, but I'll come to see the child every day."
“No, that will disturb the children’s rest. And it’s fine if you come to visit later, but please don’t affect my children. I don’t want them to grow up ungrateful, arrogant, and without basic human decency.”
"I will absolutely not interfere with the children or anything. I'll just watch from the sidelines. That will satisfy me."
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