"They're out! They're out!"
"Xiao Zhang, how are the adults and children?"
"Head Nurse Zhou, this is Dr. Liu's child. Dr. Liu seems to be in good spirits."
"Head Nurse Zhou, please hold the baby first!"
Zhou Tao quickly took it and held it in her arms, asking, "Boy or girl?"
"It's a girl, she weighed 5.6 pounds at birth, just as Dr. Liu said!"
"They even said it's rare to see such a heavy child these days," the nurse quickly said.
"How is Dr. Liu?" Zhou Tao asked.
"Dr. Liu is in good health and didn't make a sound during childbirth."
"Oh, right, Head Nurse Zhou, please carry it to the ward quickly! I'll go in and help first," the young nurse said hastily.
"Okay, go ahead!" Zhou Tao said.
I never expected that I would be carried out as soon as I went out.
"Give the old man a hug," the nurse said. Old Wang quickly grabbed the blanket and hugged him, then opened it to look inside. He saw:
A woman with thick ears and earlobes, a long and slender neck, a broad forehead and a full chin, thick eyebrows at the ends, a prominent nose, and long, narrow eyes that extend upwards—if this child is born at this time, even if they don't become extremely wealthy or powerful, they will certainly be more successful than the average person.
She continued, "This child has inherited the best features from both parents! A small face, two curved eyebrows; a pair of bright, piercing eyes; a delicate nose; and a pair of Buddha-like ears."
Who is this old man? Why didn't he ask anyone else before hugging himself? And why didn't anyone stop him?
What if this person is a bad guy?
"Really? Then let me see." A woman who looked to be about forty years old walked over and said.
"What are you looking at? No, you can't look. It's so cold, Xiao Zhou, quickly carry him into the ward," Old Wang said hurriedly.
This old man is so strange. He said he wanted to hug me, so he just grabbed me and hugged me. He didn't say he didn't want others to see, but he didn't want others to see.
And why do all these people listen to him so much? Who exactly is this old man?
"Why did you come here?" the minister asked.
"You rushed out in such a hurry that you knew Xiao Liu was about to give birth, so you stewed a chicken at home and brought it over for Xiao Liu to nourish her."
It turns out that this is the minister's wife, Sister Fang.
A short while later, Liu Linjuan was wheeled out of the delivery room and taken to a ward. She looked to be in good health and was not asleep.
"Come on, Xiao Liu, you're awake now, drink the chicken soup first, so you'll have enough milk to feed the baby later."
"Aunt Fang, it's so late, what brings you here?"
"It's alright. Judging from the dates, you'll be giving birth in the next few days. And when I saw Old Chen rushing out late at night, I knew you must be giving birth at the hospital!"
I just came to check on you. I'll talk to you later; hurry up and eat a few bites while the baby's sleeping, otherwise you won't have time to eat later!
"Little sister, just listen to Sister Fang, hurry up and eat something!"
"You know what, this child really knows how to pick his time. It's the first day of the Lunar New Year, and he chose to be born right now. He's obviously eager to get lucky money for the New Year! Here, this is from Grandpa."
So this old man is my grandfather! No wonder no one dares to say a word in front of him!
But that's not right. Wasn't it said that there were only Mom and Dad in this family?
Could it be that they separated from Grandpa? Otherwise, why aren't they living together anymore?
Isn't it said that in this day and age, people should stay in the family while their parents are still alive? Why are my parents living separately? I don't understand!
Old Wang handed himself a red envelope and put it in the swaddling cloth.
"Who can argue with that?" Minister Chen said jokingly.
He then placed a red envelope in the blanket, stepped aside, and gave a red envelope to the other leaders who had come with him, as well as the hospital leaders.
During the Lunar New Year, these people all have children at home, or when the children of their neighbors come to visit, they will definitely give them lucky money, so they all keep red envelopes in their pockets.
Also, those who hold high positions of power will have many people visiting their homes during the Spring Festival. Although it is not acceptable to give or receive gifts now, if a family brings their children to their home during the Spring Festival, the children must be given a red envelope no matter what!
Even if the money in the red envelope isn't much, you still have to give it to someone during the Lunar New Year, because it's a tradition and a blessing from elders to younger generations.
Therefore, even if someone you're not very close to comes to wish you a Happy New Year, you absolutely can't let them leave empty-handed!
I had just fallen asleep when I smelled a delicious aroma and wanted to eat it. But since I can't speak, all I could do was hum, chirp, and ah-ah, and no one could understand me. All I could do was scream and cry.
"Is it hungry?" Zhou Tao quickly picked her up and placed her next to her mother.
"Alright, you grown men should go back now and get back to your own business. I'll stay here with Xiao Liu today," said Sister Fang, seeing that her mother needed to breastfeed.
Upon hearing this, Liu Linjuan quickly said, "Aunt Fang, how can this be? We can't let you stay here with us!"
“Why not? It’s fine. Besides, it’s just me and Lao Chen at home. It’s okay if we go back. We can lend you a hand here,” Sister Fang quickly interrupted Liu Linjuan.
"Alright, since you're staying here, we'll be leaving now. I'll leave Xiao He here to handle things." Minister Chen said, then led the way out.
I never expected that so many people would come to the hospital to give birth, and even though I didn't know any of them, I still received so many red envelopes.
Soon there were only four people left in the ward. When he heard that there was food, he stopped crying and started squinting and eavesdropping.
"Here's a hot towel. Apply it to your breasts, then feed the baby. Let her nurse for a while, and the milk will come out." Sister Fang handed Liu Linjuan a hot towel to her mother.
Although I can't see now, I can still hear! The dressing was finished quickly, Aunt Zhou said.
"Holding her like this will make her more comfortable!"
After I was put in the right position, something soft was suddenly stuffed into my mouth. I suddenly remembered that I was a baby who was only two hours old and could not drink chicken soup. I could only drink breast milk. I resisted a little and burst into tears.
As I cried, I felt completely exhausted and tired, but if I didn't eat, I would feel even hungrier.
I'm still very young, and if I don't drink breast milk, I can only drink rice water, which has absolutely no nutritional value.
However, it is definitely not as nutritious as breast milk, so after hesitating for a while about whether to drink breast milk, in the end, life comes first!
When the nipple is put in the mouth again, you can suck hard and desperately. I suck, I suck hard, and a stream of heat comes out.
Moreover, in this day and age, it's already a blessing to have breast milk to drink. If there's no breast milk, then you can only drink rice porridge.
Even if you want to drink formula, it's not something an ordinary family can afford, and you need to have a very strong background. Otherwise, you might be labeled as capitalist at some point. So, it's better to just drink breast milk!
"Just by looking at what she's eating, you can tell this child has a big appetite," said Sister Fang.
"That's true! Look at Linjuan, from the time she got pregnant until now, apart from her waist getting a little bigger, she hasn't gained any weight anywhere else!"
And now that this little girl has been born, she's quite the chubby tiger!" Aunt Zhou said.
"You know what, he's a bit chubby than the average kid," Sister Fang said, glancing at Fatty Tiger's little face.
"Right? This little girl weighed five pounds and six ounces at birth!" Aunt Zhou said proudly.
"That's no small amount; all the food Xiao Liu ate during her pregnancy went to her body," said Sister Fang.
Is five pounds and six ounces considered heavy? No, it's not heavy at all!
However, on the other hand, in this era, there was nothing to eat or drink, so being born with this weight was indeed considered fat.
I finally felt full after eating, but suddenly I felt the urge to poop, and I hadn't figured out what to do yet.
They just popped out all at once, and there were other people around.
It was so embarrassing! But it was so uncomfortable to have it under my bottom, what could I do? I could only wail and cry, "Waaah! Waaah! Waaah!"
"Why are you crying?" the mother asked anxiously.
"It's nothing, he probably peed. We'll just change his diaper," Aunt Zhou said, picking up her bundle and searching for a new diaper.
Sister Fang quickly took the child from her mother's arms: "This child is sensible. Look, he cried three times and then stopped when he peed his pants."
"That's true, they're much easier to take care of than any of our other kids!" Aunt Zhou exclaimed.
After quickly changing her diaper, Aunt Zhou pulled her close to her mother and said, "Let her sleep next to you. That way she'll sleep soundly, and she'll feel safe because she recognizes your scent!"
"Okay, Sister Zhou, I understand," Liu Linjuan replied.
Sleepiness came over me, and before I'd had enough of their conversation, I quickly fell asleep.
"The baby's asleep, you should go to sleep too, otherwise you'll have to get up to feed her in a couple of hours!" Sister Fang said.
"Okay, I'll listen to you," Mom said, quickly lying down and falling asleep in no time.
"From the onset of contractions to the completion of delivery, several hours have passed. How could I not be exhausted!" Aunt Zhou said.
"Who says otherwise? You should go and get some rest too," Sister Fang said to Aunt Zhou.
"I'm not going to sleep, sister. It's almost dawn. When the baby gets hungry, I'll help take care of the baby and let Linjuan feed him. After that, I'll go back."
"I originally planned for the guard, Xiao Fang, to finish this afternoon, but I didn't expect this little girl to come out so early. I need to go back and get her something to eat. I'll also need your help looking after Xiao Liu for a while," Aunt Zhou said.
"Okay, I'll take a nap first. Let me know when you leave, and I'll keep watch here," Sister Fang replied.
"Okay, you have a problem."
I never imagined that my birth would lead to someone coming to help take care of my mother; I really didn't have any special consideration for her.
What surprised me even more was that, although I was born, how come I was awake for such a short time?
Putting everything else aside, you at least let me hear everything everyone else is saying in private, so I can hear it all!
If you keep going like this, you won't even finish listening before you fall asleep. What kind of future do you have? Why is it so hard to hear some gossip?
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