The bun was warm in her hand, so she took a small bite. When she found that the temperature was right and did not make her teeth feel uncomfortable, she slowly started to eat it.
Zhu Yaowu watched her eat, wondering how to tell Ji Ling about his elder brother's situation without making her unhappy.
Ji Ling ate a bun and drank the remaining half bottle of milk before she slowly let out a breath.
"Has grandma eaten yet?"
"Grandma drank some milk before going to bed." Zhu Yaowu closed the lunch box and sat down beside the bed. He kept his voice low and said, "Sister-in-law, I contacted my eldest brother this morning. He had something unexpected happen and couldn't come back for a while. He said he would come back as soon as he was done with his work."
Ji Ling smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."
"I'm sorry to have wronged you." Zhu Yaowu is not good at comforting people. So many things happened when he and Ji Ling met. The two of them are more like friends than uncle and sister-in-law.
Ji Ling smiled and said, "Why are you feeling wronged? I know your elder brother is busy, and I gave birth suddenly, so he couldn't make it back. I don't blame him."
Looking at his sister-in-law's pale face, Zhu Yaowu opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, at this time, Zhu Wei Yue and the other two came back, carrying things in their hands, and they walked in tiptoe just like Zhu Yaowu did when he entered the ward.
Ji Ling found it funny. She sat up and wanted to look at the crib. Zhu Yaowu was closer, so he pulled the crib to the side of the bed.
Ji Ling also saw her daughter. She heard that the newborn baby was not good-looking and looked like a monkey.
But what Ji Ling saw was not what the old woman said. Her daughter was very white, had a cute pouty mouth, and had long eyelashes. Even with her eyes closed, she could still be noticed at a glance.
"Sister-in-law, do you want a hug?" Zhu Wei stepped forward, "Can I hug you?"
"Go wash your hands." Zhu Yaowu stopped them and said to the other two, "You all go."
The three of them were very obedient and turned around to wash their hands.
Ji Ling sat up and reached out to pick up her daughter. The baby was very soft, as if she had no bones.
It was the first time that Ji Ling held such a small child. She was so nervous that she broke into a sweat when she took the baby from the stroller into her arms.
Zhu Yaowu stood aside and didn't dare to breathe.
There seemed to be some kind of connection between mother and daughter. As soon as Ji Ling held her daughter in her arms, the little girl slowly opened her eyes and looked at Ji Ling curiously. She didn't cry or make a fuss, but just blinked her eyes.
Ji Ling's heart melted into a pool of water, "She is so cute."
"yes."
The four brothers of the Zhu family responded in unison, their eyes fixed on the niece in Ji Ling's arms.
Ji Ling couldn't help but smile, and she gently touched her daughter's face with her fingers. It was soft and as blue as goose egg.
As soon as she moved, her daughter immediately pursed her lips and pouted as if she was looking for something to eat.
"The child is hungry." Old Mrs. Zhu woke up at some point and urged her grandchildren, "Go outside and keep watch."
The four of them walked out immediately.
He was also tactful enough to close the door.
Afterwards, under the guidance of Grandma Zhu, Ji Ling fed her daughter for the first time. Seeing her daughter blinking at her while feeding, her heart was filled with an unprecedented sense of happiness.
Afterwards, under the guidance of Old Lady Zhu, Ji Ling burped her daughter.
My daughter is very well behaved. She goes to sleep after eating and doesn’t cry at all from the time she wakes up to the time she falls asleep.
Mrs. Zhu smiled and said, "Niuniu is very well behaved. She is a good child and knows how to care for her mother."
Ji Ling just found it funny and interrupted their conversation until the doctor came over to check.
At noon, Kong Siya, who was outside, finally rushed back, and Zhu Chuang also rushed back with his father.
The three of them returned home after receiving the letter last night and only dozed off on the way.
After arriving at the hospital, he did not seem tired at all. He first asked about Ji Ling's condition with concern, and then went to see the child.
You can tell whether your family cares about you from these small things.
The Zhu family really loves her.
When all the family members got together, Zhu's father felt that the ward was too small and wanted to change it.
Kong Siya stopped him, "Xiaoling had a natural birth, so she should be dressed and go home to recuperate, which is better than staying in the hospital. I can take care of her."
Mrs. Zhu also agreed with this point, "The hospital is inconvenient and unhygienic, it's better to go home."
Then they arranged to go home. Although it was summer, Ji Ling was still wrapped up with only her eyes exposed. Finally, Zhu Yaowu found some sunglasses from somewhere and put them on her. She was pushed into the car in a wheelchair, while Kong Siya held the child herself and was protected by Zhu Chuang all the way.
The scene was so grand that outsiders whispered and envied the daughter-in-law of this family.
Jiang's mother happened to come to the hospital to look for Fang Yuan. She only had time to see the Zhu family leave and had no idea what was going on.
Seeing Fang Yuan still asking, "I just saw Kong Siya's husband. They have a good relationship and never separate wherever they go."
"The Zhu family's daughter-in-law gave birth, and the whole family came to pick her up."
"Is it a baby? Boy or girl?"
"girl."
"Girl?" Jiang's mother was stunned for a moment, then said, "Zhu Weidong is the eldest grandson of the Zhu family. It's not easy to give birth to a girl now."
For families like the Zhu family, although times have changed, they still attach great importance to continuing the family line. Now that family planning is implemented, unless the Zhu family does not want to work, the eldest grandson of the Zhu family can only have this one girl.
"The Zhu family will probably be disappointed." Fang Yuan mentioned that she was at the scene last night. "After I took the child out, I said it was a girl. It took the Zhu family a while to react."
Mother Jiang said, "Of course I'm disappointed. Even outsiders like us feel it's a pity. The daughter-in-law of the Ji Zhu family is lucky. She was able to marry into the Zhu family from a small place and get pregnant after marriage. Unfortunately, her luck was a little bad in the end."
Soon, as the Zhu family returned to the compound, word spread that the Zhu family's daughter-in-law had given birth to a girl.
From the perspective of outsiders, Ji Ling's luck was indeed bad. She gave birth to a girl. If she had given birth to a boy, she would have been worshipped by the Zhu family.
Ji Ling didn't know about the rumors outside. After returning home, Old Lady Zhu asked Zhu Yaowu to carry someone upstairs, but Ji Ling disagreed and insisted on going upstairs by herself.
An electric blanket had been laid on the bed. Old Mrs. Zhu asked the man to lie down on the bed, then turned around and brought up the soup cooked by her aunt.
"Have some soup first, and then some eggs."
Looking at the people gathered around the bed, Ji Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Grandma, you should get some rest soon. You didn't sleep last night, and sleeping for a while during the day won't help."
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine." Old Mrs. Zhu said, and when she heard her daughter-in-law's voice behind her, she immediately turned around with a smile.
Kong Siya came in holding the child, "The child will be happy only if he stays with his mother."
As he said this, he gently put the child on the bed.