As soon as Yunjin stepped down, the world spun around her.
Fortunately, He Tingchuan was there to support her, otherwise she really would have fallen.
Thinking about the pain of childbirth, Yun Jin felt lingering fear and dared not even take a step.
He Tingchuan felt sorry for her: "If you don't want to walk, I can carry you on my back."
Yun Jin: "...I know you feel sorry for me, but don't feel too sorry for me. There's a difference between carrying me and walking on my own."
He Tingchuan also felt that he seemed to have become stupid since becoming a father.
The nurse said that the mother should walk on her own, not that he should carry her.
Some things can be replaced, but walking is something He Tingchuan cannot do for him.
Seeing the embarrassed handsome face, Yun Jin was quite pleased: "Thank you for your concern. I know you mean well. If I don't want to walk anymore, I'll ask you to carry me. I can walk by myself now."
“However!” Yun Jin hugged He Tingchuan’s arm, leaning half her body weight on him, “I still need your help to walk normally.”
Feeling needed, He Tingchuan smiled. With his long legs, he kept his pace slow to match Yun Jin's steps and keep up with her rhythm.
Yun Jin walked back and forth in the corridor several times, her legs felt weak, and she felt a dragging sensation in her lower abdomen, so she went back to lie down.
Yun Jin only realized after giving birth that compared to lochia, menstruation was nothing. However, she couldn't clean herself properly and needed help. She absolutely refused to let He Tingchuan help her.
Now that Sister Li is at the hospital with us, we'll leave the cleaning and other tasks to her.
He Tingchuan went back and cooked something delicious. Sister-in-law Li stayed with Yun Jin at the hospital, brought her hot water to wash her, and she even ate the fruit that Li Aiguo brought. In short, she didn't lose out.
As long as Sister Li takes care of her daughter, Yun Jin is no big deal about eating two apples.
At dinner time, He Tingchuan arrived carrying a thermos. Seeing that there was nothing for her to do, Sister Li ran off quickly, afraid that He Tingchuan would keep her there overnight. She had only agreed to take care of him during the day, but she wouldn't stay at the hospital at night.
As soon as He Tingchuan opened the thermos, Yun Jin smelled the aroma: "It smells so good, what are you cooking?"
"Fish porridge. It just so happened that some kids in the compound caught some fish, crucian carp. I asked Sister Gao and she said it was okay to eat a little fish, so I cut it into thin slices and cooked some fish porridge." He Tingchuan really has a talent for cooking.
The fish congee I cooked was similar to the seafood congee I had in Guangdong province. The congee looked very thick and delicious.
Yun Jin took a bite and found it tasted pretty much the same. It was cooked until very soft, sticky, and sweet. The fish slices were indeed thinly sliced and had no fishy smell at all. She ate a big bowl, and He Tingchuan planned to give her the rest as a late-night snack.
In addition to the fish congee, I also blanched some water spinach.
Yun Jin finished eating the water spinach.
The other new mothers couldn't help but drool when they heard that He Tingchuan had cooked fish porridge.
The next day, He Tingchuan cooked preserved egg and lean pork rice noodles again. At noon, he had pork offal rice noodles, and in the evening, he had a chicken porridge. The chicken breast was chopped into small pieces and added to the porridge when it was almost cooked, then stirred a few times.
Yun Jin doesn't eat scallions, so she just added some green vegetable leaves as a garnish, making it a delicious and visually appealing dish.
Yun Jin's mood has improved considerably since she started eating the postpartum meals prepared by He Tingchuan.
The other patients in the ward would eagerly await He Tingchuan's meals every time he came to deliver them, as if they were being delivered to them.
Looking at Yun Jin, who was enjoying the delicious food and being taken care of so meticulously, and then looking at her own sorghum cakes, cornbread, multigrain pancakes, and the only decent thing she ate—egg noodles—she had to cry and fuss to get any.
Then look at other people, they put so much thought into it, making sure there's no repetition, and a balanced mix of meat and vegetables.
Hearing that she wanted to eat shrimp, I immediately went to the river to catch some and boiled them for her. I even peeled and removed the heads. How big could river shrimp be? Yet she could eat a small bowl of them, more than they eat for their main meals.
We all give birth, so why are there such big differences between people?
As soon as they were able to walk, they were urged to be discharged from the hospital, for fear of incurring excessive hospitalization fees.
On Yun Jin's side, the nurses have said several times, "You are recovering well, and the baby is healthy. If there's nothing else, you can pack up and be discharged."
He Tingchuan seemed not to hear, and told Yun Jin to stay a few more days.
Yun Jin was unhappy: "I want to go back early so I can sleep better. I can't sleep soundly with so many people around. I want to go home to recuperate after childbirth."
As soon as she spoke, He Tingchuan could only pack his things, call a car, and under the envious gazes of others, he held his lovely daughter in his left arm and supported Yun Jin with his right hand, handing all the bags and packages to Sister Li.
He carefully carried the person into the car, then squeezed in himself, leaving Sister Li in the passenger seat, as if afraid that others would squeeze his wife and daughter.
Sister-in-law Li: "......"
Finally, she could go home. Li's sister-in-law was overjoyed and didn't care about anything else, as long as she didn't have to go to the hospital several times a day.
Li Aiguo was driving the jeep. He drove it very steadily; if he wasn't, no one would dare let him drive.
Upon arriving at the compound, many people saw the jeep and, upon seeing Yun Jin being carried out of the car with one hand, raised an eyebrow, thinking to themselves that youth brings strength; look at Commander He, carrying his wife with one hand.
Their old man now suffers from back pain all the time; he's all looks and no substance.
"Oh my, isn't this the young lady back? I heard she had a daughter, congratulations!"
"Commander He has a daughter! Congratulations! Next time, try for a son!"
"A good daughter, a wonderful daughter, a well-behaved daughter. Commander He, you are still young. First a daughter, second a son, you have a perfect family!"
Since giving birth to her daughter, Yun Jin no longer wanted to argue with these people who favored sons over daughters; it was simply too much to handle. She and He Tingchuan exchanged a glance, dismissed it as nonsense, gave each other a perfunctory smile, and the three of them went home.
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