"Honey, this is freshly made chicken soup. Have some while it's hot." Lu Chuan brought a bowl of chicken soup in from outside.
"Mmm! It's delicious. Not greasy at all, it's well-stewed," Xu Han said while drinking the chicken soup.
"There's also staple food! It'll be ready in a bit, just wait a little while."
"Hmm! No rush, I'm not that hungry yet!"
Just then, the baby in the crib started crying loudly.
"Are you hungry?" Xu Han asked.
"It's okay, you finish your soup first and I'll check on him. You can feed him milk after you finish your soup," Lu Chuan said, while checking the baby to see if he had pooped or peed.
Seeing that the baby hadn't urinated or defecated, Xu Han said to Lu Chuan, "You bring him over first! I'll eat after I've finished feeding him. Look how loud he's crying; his voice will be hoarse in no time."
Lu Chuan glanced at the child, but in the end, he handed the child to Xu Han to breastfeed.
"Look how much he's enjoying his milk!" The baby immediately stopped crying after starting to nurse.
The child opened its little eyes and looked at Xu Han in front of it. Upon seeing this, Xu Han quickly started to tease the child.
"The baby is so good. Except when he's hungry or needs to pee, he sleeps peacefully the rest of the time," Lu Chuan said, leaning closer to look at the baby.
"Look, his eyes look like mine, his mouth looks like yours, and his nose looks like mine too!"
"He's already got double eyelids at such a young age, his eyes will definitely be big in the future. Our son will definitely be good-looking," Lu Chuan said proudly.
"Who gave you that confidence! You're so young, what can you possibly see? I thought he was really ugly yesterday!"
"That's how kids are, they get prettier as they grow, they change every day."
The two were discussing what the baby would look like when the Taoist priest called from the doorway, "Xiao Chuan, the meal is ready. Come and bring it in to Xiao Han."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan hurriedly went out to help Xu Han bring the food. He then placed it on the kang table.
"You go out to eat first! The baby is asleep again after eating, I'll be fine eating by myself," Xu Han said to Lu Chuan.
"Okay, call me if you need anything, I'll be outside."
"Okay, come in and take a nap after you finish eating! Look at your eyes, they're all bloodshot."
"Okay! I understand. You can eat first!" Lu Chuan put the food on the kang (a heated brick bed) for Xu Han and then went out to eat.
In the afternoon, Zhao Yunyun came in to help Xu Han look after the baby and also let Xu Han walk around the room a bit. She knew Xu Han couldn't stay in bed all the time after giving birth; she needed to move around…
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Xu Han was unable to go out due to her postpartum confinement, and Grandpa Zhao and Lu Chuan were responsible for taking care of the family's food.
The weather is getting colder and colder. It's already early December, and it's still sunny every day with no sign of rain.
During this period, the baby's nickname has been decided. It will be called Mu'er, which is taken from the character "Mu" in "like a gentle breeze". The character "Mu" means to nourish and bless.
I also hope that he will be kind to others, talented, and become a gentleman in the future.
His full name is Lu Mu, two characters that sound nice and are easy to remember.
The Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao did not offer any opinions on the new name the couple had chosen for their baby; they only expressed their approval.
Since the baby got a new name, everyone has been calling her Mu'er, instead of calling her "Baby" anymore.
Over time, every time Mu'er is called, the baby will turn his head to find the source of the sound, as if he knows that he is being called.
During this time, everyone has been helping to take care of Mu'er, so Xu Han only needs to take care of herself and doesn't need to put too much effort into taking care of the child.
Fortunately, we had prepared enough supplies beforehand. During the day, anyone who had time would help take care of the child, while Lu Chuan took care of everything at night.
Xu Han was happy to have some free time. Someone was helping her take care of the baby, and everything was prepared quite well. Apart from breastfeeding, she had nothing else to do.
Even something as frequent as changing Mu'er's diapers, Xu Han rarely did.
As for washing diapers, Lu Chuan took care of that all himself.
It has to be said that since we got this little guy, our household water consumption has increased significantly.
Fortunately, we are currently using water from the backyard reservoir, so water usage isn't too difficult. Otherwise, just managing water would be a huge undertaking.
Mu'er is also very well-behaved, she's practically a baby who repays kindness. All she does every day is sleep and eat, and she only makes a little whimper when she's hungry or needs to poop or pee.
He stops crying immediately after a clean diaper is put on. When he's not sleeping, he plays by himself, and he'll occasionally laugh when someone teases him.
Mu'er is so easy to take care of. She sleeps through the night without crying or fussing, and only wakes up occasionally during the day to play.
It has to be said that Mu'er has changed a lot in the past two weeks. Her skin, which was originally rosy, has now become fair and tender.
Her double eyelids are more pronounced, her big eyes and high nose bridge make her look more like Lu Chuan, which makes Xu Han extremely jealous.
Unfortunately, Lu Chuan's genes are too strong, but fortunately Mu'er still looks quite handsome.
"Mu'er, look what this is." The Taoist priest brought in a newly made small rattle drum.
Then he shook a rattle drum in front of Mu'er's bed to amuse her. Mu'er, being quite obliging, laughed out loud.
"Do you like it? This is something the Taoist priest made for you. Isn't it beautiful?"
"Master, you've already made two rattles for him these past few days, and there are so many other toys too. Mu'er can't play with them all," Xu Han said with a helpless smile.
"It's nothing, not much at all. These toys won't break, so keep them safe. You can still use them after you have a baby."
Xu Han's face darkened upon hearing the Taoist priest's words. Fine! She'd better keep quiet. She'd just given birth to one, and now she already had a toy for the next one.
"Then do as you please! Anyway, it wasn't me who did it, so I'm happy to let it happen. People who don't do anything have no right to speak," Xu Han said with a laugh.
"Yunhua and Luchuan are outside studying the rocking horse and coin-operated rocking horse! Here, take this and I'll go take a look too."
After saying this, the Taoist priest handed the rattle drum in his hand to Xu Han, and then he was about to go out. If Mu'er weren't still too young and it wasn't cold outside, he would definitely take Mu'er out to see the world.
Seeing this, Xu Han quickly said, "Isn't it too early to make this now? The rocking horse can only be used when Mu'er can walk!"
"It's alright, let's sit down first. We haven't been able to hunt any game lately, so we're just killing time anyway." With that, he turned and left without looking back.
"Sister Xiaohan, just ignore them. They have nothing to do anyway, so they might as well make some more toys for Mu'er! Don't you think so, Mu'er?" Zhao Yunyun said to Xu Han while teasing Mu'er.
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