radicalducati Chapter 408: Night in the Ward, A Brief Talk about Children
Chapter 408: Night in the Ward, A Brief Talk about Children
Lou Xiao'e was disgusted, but Lou's mother was smiling from ear to ear.
Before the child was born, she was still worried about what would happen if the child looked like Wang Hongtao? After all, if the child looked like a neighbor, there would be no shortage of gossip.
But she felt relieved after just one look, because this child looked so much like Lou Xiao'e when she was a child!
Especially the little nose and mouth, which are pouting and look like she will start crying if she doesn't agree with something. She is definitely a baby version of Lou Xiao'e.
Lou Xiao'e didn't give birth to a daughter, but a twin sister!
"Silly girl, whose baby isn't like this when it's just born? How can it not be wrinkled after being soaked in water for so many days? It will look good after it grows out in a few days. Don't think she's too cute then!"
"Is that so?" Lou Xiao'e was skeptical.
Although natural childbirth is hard, recovery is much faster than caesarean section. After a while, Lou Xiao'e regained her strength. After feeling better, she frowned and pointed at Wang Hongtao: "Why don't you hold the baby? Are you disgusted that I gave birth to an ugly baby?"
Lou's mother and Qin Jingru were also very happy to see this. They stood aside and just laughed without saying a word.
Wang Hongtao had no choice but to bite the bullet and reach out to Qin Jingru.
To be honest, let alone holding a child this small, I'm afraid he'll be scared if I speak too loudly.
"It's okay, just be bold, just like hugging a pillow." Lou's mother encouraged.
As she spoke, Lou's mother took the child from Qin Jingru and handed it to Wang Hongtao, then adjusted his posture to make Wang Hongtao more comfortable with it.
After that, Wang Hongtao remained in the same position, motionless.
Mother Lou found his reserved look funny, so she let him hold the child for a while before taking the child away from him: "It's okay. You'll feel nervous when you hold a child for the first time, but you'll get used to it."
After the child left his hands, Wang Hongtao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that such a small thing was even more difficult to handle than the steering wheel of a large Jiefang truck.
Before we knew it, the clock had already reached past nine o'clock. Lou Xiao'e became more and more energetic as the conversation went on. She still looked excited and chattered non-stop.
"Sister Xiao'e, why don't you take a nap first?" Wang Hongtao asked with concern.
"Even though I couldn't sleep, I felt very energetic and not sleepy at all!" Lou Xiao'e said vividly.
Lou's mother nodded and said, "It's true that women are like this right after giving birth. They are obviously very tired, but they just can't fall asleep."
"How about you and Jingru go back first, Xiao Wang? It's not good to go back too late. Aunt Chen and I are here, and there are so many doctors and nurses in the hospital that we can handle it."
"Wait a little longer. I want to talk to Sister Xiao'e."
Seeing this, Lou's mother knew that the two had something to say, so she told Chen's mother to take the child outside and that a nurse would come to handle the formalities.
Wang Hongtao felt distressed when he saw Lou Xiao'e's haggard expression. He gently stroked Lou Xiao'e's face and said, "My dear, you have suffered just now!"
Lou Xiao'e immediately puffed up her face and said aggrievedly: "Well, I almost fainted from the pain just now. It felt like someone was hitting my waist with a hammer. It hurt so much!"
"I cried so hard that my voice became hoarse!"
"I want a hug..."
Wang Hongtao leaned over and put his head next to Lou Xiaoe's head, and was then hugged tightly by her.
After hugging for a while, Lou Xiaoe let go of her hand: "Okay, I forgive you."
Then he reminded her, "My mother just told me that babies are ugly when they are born. You can't dislike them because of this. They will become beautiful when they grow up."
"Also, the scabs on her head will fall off slowly, so don't peel them off. The child should not be exposed to the wind or get cold. The top of her head should not be touched."
……
Lou Xiao'e counted on her fingers and recited the numbers bit by bit, looking very serious.
"Yes, I remember it all!" Wang Hongtao looked at her with a smile. When the woman spoke seriously, he took notes carefully and answered only after she finished speaking.
"This is the baby that Xiao'e risked her life to give birth to. I will definitely take good care of him."
"Yes! My mom said that childbirth is only painful the first time, but it will be more comfortable the next time. When I feel better, I will give birth to a son. He must be as tall and strong as you, but he can't be as bad as you!"
"One bad guy in the house is enough. I can't handle another one."
Lou Xiao'e smiled with eyes full of longing.
Giving birth is comfortable? Is there such a thing?
Wang Hongtao was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that this must be an excuse made by his mother-in-law to deceive his young wife into thinking that she was ignorant.
However, it is true that after having a natural birth of the first child, the second one will definitely be much easier.
Strictly speaking it's not a scam.
Lou Xiao'e looked at Wang Hongtao suspiciously and asked, "What are you laughing at? Is what I said wrong?"
"Of course you are right. I was just thinking that Xu Damao was unlucky. He was lucky enough to marry a good wife like you, but he couldn't keep her, and in the end I took advantage of her."
"Hmph!" Lou Xiao'e snorted twice in a low voice: "Who made him unable to have children? And he still calls me a hen that can't lay eggs! It's obviously his own problem!"
"Sometimes I really want to throw the report in his face and tell him that he is the one who can't have children!"
"Okay, Ezi, calm down first. You will give birth to a son for me in the future, so you can't ruin things because of your hasty words." Wang Hongtao comforted her in a low voice.
"Are you feeling better now?"
"Yeah, it's still a little sore. You don't know how painful it was just now! It hurt so much that my voice became hoarse."
"But after giving birth, I felt it was worth it when I saw the little baby."
Wang Hongtao doted on Lou Xiao'e and said, "Yes, seeing her little appearance, I have the urge to give her all the good things I have. It's really an indescribable feeling. Thank you, Ezi, I will definitely treat you well in the future!"
……
After encouraging her for a while, Wang Hongtao left until it was almost ten o'clock.
As soon as I left the hospital, the long-lost system sent me a prompt:
[Congratulations to the host for successfully breaking Lou Xiaoe's defense, the defense breaking degree is S level, and the defense breaking points are 8888 points. Ten boxes of high-quality milk powder, twenty diaper pads, three hundred kilograms of Kyoho grapes, three hundred kilograms of Yanling yellow peaches, one hundred Qilin watermelons... Additional reward "Good Birth and Raising"]
As expected, it's S-level defense breaking, with a large amount of perspective points and various material rewards, but the key is to also have a "Good Childbirth"? What is it for?
Soon Wang Hongtao knew about it, and suddenly he had a sudden realization in his mind, that is, he could control whether to get pregnant and whether to give birth to a boy or a girl in the future. If he wanted to give birth to twins, he could do it, but it just depended on luck. (To give birth to twins, the woman had to deliver two at a time, so it depended on the woman.)
At the same time, he had a lot of strange knowledge in his head, such as:
How to distinguish curly hair? Curling from the roots is for men, curling from the tips is for women, one curl is no bigger than 18, two curls are no bigger than 25...
Men with high nose bridges, thin and tall bodies, and bald heads are often more capable, while women tend to have more hair…
Wang Hongtao was stunned for a moment!
This system used to be very honest and gave positive things. How come it suddenly became so dirty?
It must be because of the wrong choice of friends, and I was led astray by the readers.
……
On the way back, Qin Jingru couldn't help but complain to Wang Hongtao:
"The Xu Damao family is really capable of doing this. After all, Lou Xiao'e is their daughter-in-law, but no one came to attend such a big event as giving birth."
"You really don't take Sister Xiao'e seriously!"
Wang Hongtao smiled and said, "It's not that they don't want to come, they just can't come. Xu Damao is the only child in the family, and his parents are going crazy wanting to have a grandson."
"Then they..."
"Oh, I understand. It's Sister Xiao'e who doesn't want them to come!" Qin Jingru said with a flash of inspiration.
"Well, the two families had a lot of unpleasantness because of having children. Not only Lou Xiao'e, but Xiao'e's family also doesn't like Xu Damao's family."
Wang Hongtao patiently explained to Qin Jingru: "Before, Xu Damao's mother was a servant of Lou Xiao'e's family. In the eyes of the Lou family, Lou Xiao'e's marriage to Xu Damao was considered a marriage of downgrade. The old nanny in the family suddenly became the mother-in-law of their daughter, which was uncomfortable."
"As a result, Xu Damao's family pointed fingers and didn't treat Lou Xiao'e well, so the two families broke up completely."
"If it weren't for the bad situation now, they would have divorced long ago."
Qin Jingru nodded thoughtfully: "Oh... So that's what happened. I've been in the yard for so long, but I haven't seen Xu Damao's family once."
"Well, next time you have nothing to do, go to the hospital and spend more time with Sister Xiao'e. It's easy for a grown man like me to cause gossip if I do these things, so I have to trouble you." Wang Hongtao touched Qin Jingru's head and instructed.
Qin Jingru smiled sweetly in response: "Well, I'll come over when you get to work. I'm familiar with this route, so you don't need to worry about me."