Chapter 122 121. Zhou Yi was seduced by the fox spirit
"A little."
Zhou Yi paused, frowning slightly, "I am a little sensitive. Seeing you staring at others makes me feel uncomfortable for some reason."
Normally, Lei Li would be jealous and sarcastic like this. He only allowed the officials to light beacons but not the common people. He could appreciate beautiful women, but he would get jealous as soon as Zhou Yi glanced at him.
——Although Zhou Yi didn't mean that, Lei Li felt that he saw it, so he deliberately became jealous and teased Zhou Yi on purpose, and listened to his sighs and patiently coaxed and explained.
Zhou Yi's personality is relatively peaceful and slow to warm up, and this is the first time he has been so obviously jealous.
"Are you tired lately?"
Lei Li also realized something was wrong. He moved closer to Zhou Yi and touched his face. "Taking care of the baby is too tiring. Even though the baby is still small, it's quite tiring. You're worried about him and always have to take care of him yourself. You've lost some weight."
"Have you lost weight?"
Zhou Yi didn't pay attention to himself. He was completely focused on Lei Li and Bao Bao. He even rarely went to the restaurant. He relied entirely on Chen Xiangrang and Meng Luo to keep an eye on him.
"I've lost a lot of weight."
Lei Li felt a little distressed.
If you don't mention it specifically, you won't notice it. But upon closer inspection, Zhou Yi's complexion looked a little worse. Apart from the feeling of being a married man that made Lei Li feel itchy, you could see that he was tired.
"We have Nanny Mu and Nanny Fang guarding the house, and my parents are watching over us."
Lei Li said, "You should rest more and take care of yourself. Don't worry about the baby all the time. Don't get up to check on the baby at night. Nanny Mu will stay in the baby's room all the time and will take good care of him."
"I know."
Zhou Yi said this, but when he saw the small, soft, and warm baby in his arms, his heart felt warm and soft.
"His breathing is so light, he's so small and fragile, a small gust of wind could make him sick. How can I feel at ease?"
This isn't modern either.
This is an era where even colds can kill people, and raising children is even more difficult.
Many people do not have the money to treat their children, so when their children get sick they can basically only rely on fate. If they can survive, they will live, and if they can't, they will die. Anyway, no matter how many children are born, there will always be one who survives.
Although he and Lei Li have some family wealth, money is not everything. A moment of carelessness or negligence can cost the baby's life.
Especially now that the baby is a little older, he likes to lift his head and has learned to roll over.
Zhou Yi was always worried that when the baby raised his head, his thin and fragile neck would not be able to support his head. He was also afraid that no one would notice when the baby turned over, and he would suffocate while sleeping on his stomach.
Babies are so fragile.
Zhou Yi was thirty years old when he came into contact with such a fragile little life. Before that, he had never even raised a kitten or a puppy properly.
Heisha and Baisha were also brought up by their mother dog until they were one month old and could run and jump before they were brought back from the village chief's house. Dazhuang was also one year old when he arrived home. A one-year-old Niu Niu is already a teenager.
Piglets do not count.
The piglets are basically raised by Liu Ye'er and Lei Dashan. Besides, they are raised to eat. How can they be treated the same as pets or their own sons?
Zhou Yi is very concerned about the baby's life.
Even when the baby suddenly ate less milk, had irregular pooping, or suddenly started sucking his toes or biting his hands, Zhou Yi would carefully ask Nanny Fang and only feel relieved after knowing that it was normal.
Lei Li is very generous.
Knowing that Zhou Yi and his parents were taking care of the baby, he just stopped caring about it. Every day, at most he would play with the baby when he woke up and teach him to turn over and call daddy. He didn't even know how to change the baby's diaper.
I never fed the baby milk once.
Before the birth, Zhou Yi heard from Nanny Fang that children have a strong bite force, which can cause pain or even bleeding. They also have different strength in their hands and their nails are thin, so it is common for them to get bruised by scratches or pinches.
Zhou Yi was reluctant to let Lei Li feed the baby. After all, Lei Li was the first in his heart.
So we hired a wet nurse to feed the baby full-time. She offered a high salary, good food and accommodation, and even if she got injured, it would be considered an industrial injury and she would receive subsidies.
Nanny Mu was very happy.
Lei Li felt at ease and focused on taking care of his body. He was in a good mood and ate a healthy diet that was completely according to his taste. Not only did giving birth to the child not damage his qi and blood, but he also felt more energetic and radiant than before the birth.
The chest pain caused by prolactin was also solved by Zhou Yi. Although Zhou Yi kept saying that his body had not recovered well enough to shirk his responsibility in the first three months, it did not prevent Lei Li from using other methods.
Now they can bully Zhou Yi again at night. They grab Zhou Yi like a vixen and take his body's nourishment. It would be strange if he was a bad person, but Zhou Yi was exhausted after being tortured by her.
Lei Li was half to blame for Zhou Yi's tiredness.
"Give me the baby."
Lei Li kissed Zhou Yi's face and whispered, "Relax and watch the show, or lean on me and take a nap. You haven't slept well these days, have you?"
Speaking of this, Lei Li felt a little guilty.
He has always had a good sleep quality and he had no burden on his mind. After squeezing Zhou Yi, he fell asleep in a satisfying manner. Even the bathing and cleaning up were done by Zhou Yi holding him. He also got up later than Zhou Yi in the morning.
So Lei Li had no idea whether Zhou Yi slept well or not.
It should be bad.
Zhou Yi used to be exploited by Lei Li day and night, either working or fucking, but he was still energetic and not tired at all like he is now.
"you……"
Zhou Yi was a little hesitant, "Can you hold the baby?" Will you drop the baby?
"I can, I really can."
Lei Li carefully held the sleeping baby in her arms, thought for a moment, and then gave the baby to the mother next to her, freeing her hands to hold Zhou Yi's shoulders.
"Okay, now the baby won't be hurt. Just lean on me and sleep for a while."
"……Um."
Zhou Yi followed the baby out of the corner of his eye and saw that Liu Ye'er was holding him carefully in her arms. She also covered the baby's ears with her hands to prevent him from being disturbed. He felt a little relieved.
But he felt a little embarrassed to sleep on Lei Li's shoulder in such public.
"I'm not sleepy. I'll accompany you to the opera. I didn't really listen just now. What did he sing?"
"We sang about the scholar and the young master getting to know each other, and now we're just singing about their private engagement. It'll probably take a while to finish."
Seeing that Zhou Yi didn't rely on him, Lei Li shamelessly leaned on Zhou Yi's shoulder and rubbed it affectionately. "I heard Mengluo say yesterday that he sang for two hours, and there are two more performances in the afternoon, so he has to sing until the evening."
"I heard it at noon. We had lunch. How about we just stop listening and go home to sleep?"
"That's not good."
Zhou Yi shook his head slightly. "Everyone is in high spirits and the show hasn't finished yet. Let's go back together in the evening. The baby is here and Mom and Dad go to bed early. I guess we won't be able to stroll around for long before going home. Sister Hua'er and Qishu should stroll around for a while longer."
"You're always thinking about other people."
Lei Li raised his head and kissed Zhou Yi on the ear. Seeing his ears turn red, he smirked, "Just say we don't like opera and want to go out and have fun on our own. Parents won't say anything. Uncle Xu will even laugh at us for being clingy."
"The baby has several people watching over him, so he'll be fine. I can't always rely on you to take care of him. I still need you, and don't you need me too?"
"You're right."
Zhou Yi smiled cheerfully, and taking advantage of everyone's attention being on the stage, he leaned over and secretly kissed Lei Li, which was warm and wet.
"It seems we haven't had a serious date yet. Let's go on a date this afternoon."
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After eating the lunch prepared by the theater, Lei Li and Zhou Yi threw the baby to his mother and ran away.
The weather is very cold.
There were still sporadic snowflakes floating around.
But the bustle of the streets diluted the winter chill. There were restaurants with carved beams and painted buildings, eaves decorated with colorful lights, and vendors and stalls everywhere shouting their wares.
There are people who draw sugar figures, make lanterns, sell flowers, and sell freshly baked fragrant hot buns or small wontons sprinkled with chopped green onions in the soup.
Street jugglers were throwing bowls and spitting fire, scholars were writing couplets with black ink on a red background, merchants from the north were selling milk candies, milk bars, and other specialties from somewhere unknown.
Zhou Yi bought a bag of candies, opened one and gave it to Lei Li to eat. Lei Li also stuffed one in his mouth. After a kiss, it became two candies.
Lei Li was very excited about all this excitement.
No matter what it was, they would squeeze in to take a look. If they found the acrobatics interesting, they would give a few coins as a tip. If they saw the sugar figures were cute, they would buy a puppy. If they saw someone guessing lantern riddles, they would drag Zhou Yi over to join them.
He doesn't know how to guess, so he lets Zhou Yi go up.
【Three people go sightseeing in one day】
"spring."
【Ten Beans Entrance】
"happiness."
[The scholar enters and closes the door]
"close."
[One side is green, the other side is red; one side likes rain, the other side likes wind; those who like wind are afraid of water, those who like rain are afraid of insects]
"Autumn."
[Water can raise fish, soil can grow vegetables, and people other than you can make horses run fast]
"also."
Fortunately, Zhou Yi had read enough random books, so he picked out the ones he knew and guessed them. He got more than ten of them right in a row, and those who were gathered around to guess the riddles also glanced at him sideways.
The riddle maker was a kind old man with a cheerful smile. "It's rare for someone to get so many correct answers. Are you a scholar or a juren?"
“I just read some of it.”
Zhou Yi shook his head.
These riddles are very simple, probably just for fun since the New Year is approaching. If they were difficult, he wouldn't be able to guess them right. Some of the words here are indeed quite different from Chinese characters.
"These days, just being educated, knowing how to read and understand things is already a great achievement."
The old man with the riddle was cheerful and pointed at the lanterns. "You guessed the riddle, pick a lantern. ... Is it for your husband?"
"yes."
Zhou Yi agreed and turned his head to let Lei Li pick one. Lei Li immediately picked the biggest one.
"Very greedy."
The old man laughed.
Lei Li smiled and said, "Greed is insatiable, like a snake swallowing an elephant. Greed within one's ability is not greed."
"You are such a sharp-tongued kid."
The old man laughed heartily and thought Lei Li was very interesting, so he gave him a small lantern and said it was for his child to play with.
"I have a lot of children at home, and one lantern is not enough. Otherwise, there will be a commotion."
Lei Li smiled, but did not take advantage of the old man. Instead, he bought several. These lanterns did not contain candles or oil lamps, so they could be compressed and stacked.
Zhou Yi and Lei Li went to other stalls to see if there were any more riddles or lantern riddles to guess. They also played ring tossing and pot throwing for a while, trying to get a little bargain and have some free fun.
The two of them ate and walked around, and unknowingly walked to the river. There were many people on the river releasing river lanterns, which were bright and shining.
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