RPAGF Chapter 141 Children
Chapter 141 Children
Zhu Tingyue nodded: "Mom, I know. I'm part of this family, and I have responsibilities to bear. Don't worry, I will definitely do my best!"
Zhu's mother shook her head and said softly, "You don't need to promise me. Just let Yanqiu know! It's your life together. If you two are happy, then life will be happy, right?"
Zhu Tingyue was deeply moved by her mother's words.
Over the next few days, Shen Yanqiu still showed no signs of going into labor.
With her due date fast approaching, several authoritative experts discussed administering oxytocin, a suggestion that made Shen Yanqiu extremely anxious.
He still knows too little about this area. Occasionally, when a doctor uses a rare term, he gets so scared that he can't sleep at night, fearing that something might happen to his child.
This time was no different. He repeatedly asked the doctor if the child was healthy, and even after receiving a definite answer, he was still worried and held Zhu Tingyue's hand tightly.
Zhu Tingyue accompanied him into the operating room and was filled with disbelief when she saw the doctor holding a frightening-looking needle.
She watched in disbelief as the needle, longer than a finger, pierced Shen Yanqiu's body, speechless with shock.
Despite the excruciating pain, Shen Yanqiu gritted her teeth, but still managed to utter a few painful groans.
At that moment, Zhu Tingyue wished she were the one lying there.
Zhu Tingyue did not witness the birth of her child. She burst into tears when the doctor took out one longer and longer syringe after another, and Shen Yanqiu had her kicked out.
But Zhu Tingyue knew that the childbirth process must be extremely painful.
When the nurse wheeled Shen Yanqiu out, his face was covered in sweat and he couldn't utter a single word.
Everyone gathered around the child, and Zhu Tingyue rushed to Shen Yanqiu's side, bursting into tears. Instead, Shen Yanqiu comforted her.
Mother Zhu stepped forward and pulled her away, saying, "Yueyue, let Yanqiu rest for a while."
Zhu Tingyue was pulled away, and a wrinkled, ugly baby was shoved into her hands.
"Yueyue, look at him, he looks just like you! He's beautiful!"
Zhu Mingchuan showered the child, who hadn't even opened his eyes yet, with praise.
Zhu's mother smiled and corrected him, "You not only look like Yueyue, but also like Yanqiu. Look at this nose, this mouth, don't they look alike?"
Zhu Mingchuan did not refute this point, and even nodded repeatedly.
Zhu Tingyue didn't know how her parents could tell from this crumpled mess that it looked like her and Shen Yanqiu.
This little thing is so small and light that Zhu Tingyue didn't dare to hold it too hard in her hand.
Zhu Mingchuan taught Zhu Tingyue how to hold a baby, and Zhu's mother went to arrange matters in the delivery room.
When Shen Yanqiu woke up, Zhu Tingyue had just managed to learn most of the awkward movements.
"Yueyue, let me see the child."
Shen Yanqiu was still very weak and was lying on the bed waving to Zhu Tingyue.
Zhu Tingyue's limbs were stiff, and she moved slowly as if she were carrying something fragile.
Behind her was Zhu Mingchuan, who also had his arms outstretched. He was worried about Zhu Tingyue, and even he was worried about her.
Finally reaching Shen Yanqiu, Zhu Tingyue breathed a sigh of relief, slowly put the child down, shook her stiff arms, and sighed inwardly: Taking care of a child is really not easy.
With a motherly glow on her face, Shen Yanqiu asked Zhu Tingyue, "Yueyue, who does he look like?"
Zhu Tingyue looked the child up and down carefully again and said seriously, "Looks like my dad! Ugly!"
Shen Yanqiu couldn't believe that Zhu Tingyue had said those words. He was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Zhu Mingchuan, on the other hand, was overjoyed.
He clapped his hands gently, moved closer to look at the child, and said with a look of delight, "Hmm, you know what, Yueyue has a unique eye. From a certain angle, the child does look like me."
Shen Yanqiu suddenly felt that the child in her arms was no longer appealing!
Of all the people the child was born after so much hardship, he had to look like his maternal grandfather!
And this grandfather doesn't like me! What's the difference between him and having a natural enemy?
Noticing his dissatisfaction, Zhu Tingyue quickly tried to salvage the situation: "It's not that similar. Children grow quickly. Let's see again in a couple of days. Maybe it will look better!"
"What do you mean, 'maybe'? My grandson is the most handsome!"
Mother Zhu walked in, rolled her eyes at Zhu Mingchuan and Zhu Tingyue, and tucked Shen Yanqiu's blanket in.
He asked, "Yanqiu, look how much the child's nose resembles yours, and his mouth too! He's practically a carbon copy of you!"
Shen Yanqiu's gaze was successfully drawn to it.
Zhu Tingyue and Zhu Mingchuan exchanged a glance, and at the same time saw the look of disdain in each other's eyes.
Shen Yanqiu stayed in the hospital for a few days, refused Zhu's mother's suggestion that he stay a few more days, and returned to the Zhu family smoothly.
The entire second floor of the Zhu family home has been renovated. Apart from Shen Yanqiu and Zhu Tingyue's bedroom and walk-in closet, the rest has been converted into a children's room and a children's playroom.
Shen Yanqiu lived on the second floor with the child, while Zhu Tingyue was sent downstairs by him.
Zhu Tingyue didn't understand: "Why can nannies live on the second floor, but I can't?"
Shen Yanqiu had only one reason: "You don't know how to take care of children!"
Zhu Tingyue insisted, "I can learn."
No matter what she said, Shen Yanqiu just wouldn't agree.
Zhu Tingyue was frustrated and could only sneak up in the middle of the night.
As soon as Shen Yanqiu opened her eyes, she saw Zhu Tingyue, who should have been sleeping downstairs.
He was both angry and touched: "Zhu Tingyue, I don't want to sleep with you right now!"
Zhu Tingyue scolded him: "Shen Yanqiu, I didn't want to sleep with you. You're so weak right now, and I still want to do that? In your heart, am I even a human being?"
Shen Yanqiu asked in confusion, "Then why did you come up here?"
Zhu Tingyue said matter-of-factly, "I just want to hold you while I sleep, otherwise I can't fall asleep!"
Ultimately, after being bombarded with sweet words by Zhu Tingyue, Shen Yanqiu agreed to Zhu Tingyue's suggestion to sleep upstairs.
Shen Yanqiu now devotes most of her energy to her children and pays less attention to Zhu Tingyue.
Zhu Tingyue started to feel awkward and took the initiative to start a conversation: "Yanqiu, don't you think this child is getting more and more handsome?"
Shen Yanqiu: "Mm."
"This child looks just like you, and even has the same personality. He sleeps well after eating and rarely cries."
Shen Yanqiu turned her gaze from the child to Zhu Tingyue and said, "Of course, how could she look like me? She's been born and there's still no surprise as promised. It would be strange if she looked like you!"
His words were ambiguous, and Zhu Tingyue didn't know what kind of surprise she should be. Perhaps it was because she had promised something but hadn't fulfilled it yet, and Shen Yanqiu was now bringing up old grievances?
Seeing that she still didn't understand, Shen Yanqiu gently shook her head, her disappointment evident.
Zhu Tingyue looked completely bewildered; she truly had no idea what she had forgotten!
"Zhu Tingyue, get out of here and don't show your face in front of us again. I think Old Wang next door is pretty good; he'd be a suitable father. I'm taking the child to his house tomorrow!"