Daohua and Xiao Yeyang, as newly-minted moms and dads, were truly flustered for several days before they gradually figured out how to take care of their son.
"This little rascal, he really has quite the temper!"
Xiao Yeyang, drenched in sweat from changing his son’s diaper, then slumped into a chair.
He felt that changing diapers was even more tiring than fighting a battle.
Daohua glared at him, cradling Little Baozi, gently swaying him while walking slowly around the room: "Your temper wasn’t any better when you were little."
Xiao Yeyang sheepishly touched his nose.
Daohua felt Little Baozi nudge against her chest, and seeing the little one pout his mouth, she knew he was hungry for milk, hurriedly sat on the edge of the bed, and opened her blouse to feed the child.
Seeing Xiao Yeyang staring in her direction, Daohua turned away, her back facing him.
Xiao Yeyang was somewhat speechless, but knowing Daohua had been quite temperamental these days, he didn’t dare say much, only asked, "Are you really intent on breastfeeding him yourself?"
Daohua nodded: "My son, of course, I have to feed him myself."
Xiao Yeyang didn’t quite agree: "It’s not like there aren’t wet nurses at home, why tire yourself out so much? Mother said that if a woman doesn’t recover well in her postpartum confinement, she could end up with lingering health issues."
Daohua: "Don’t worry, I’ll take care of myself. At night, the nanny takes care of the child, it won’t affect my rest."
Speaking, she looked towards Xiao Yeyang.
"You’ve been home for several days now, aren’t you going to Xintunwei yet?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head: "No rush, the food supply for the Xiliao army has been cut off, they don’t dare to initiate an attack at this time."
Daohua: "Did you really cut off their food supply? When I saw Xiao Yechi appearing outside Ganzhou City, I thought you were lured away by a trap he set up with the Xiliao people."
Xiao Yeyang’s eyes darkened: "Xiao Yechi indeed set up a trap with Yelu Kangda, and I did fall for it, otherwise, Xiao Yechi wouldn’t have come to besiege Ganzhou City."
"However, I did find the Xiliao army’s granary and completely burned it down."
Daohua was relieved, she also wanted Xiao Yeyang to spend more time with her and the child: "That’s good then."
Xiao Yeyang narrowed his eyes: "As for Xiao Yechi... this time I was in a hurry to come back to see you and the child, and didn’t personally lead a pursuit. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t let him escape."
Daohua: "By the way, Dongli and Uncle Chu caught two spies, have you seen them?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded, huffed: "Wei Hong is really audacious, he actually sees himself as the emperor of Xiliang."
"Big brother not only found evidence of him embezzling silver through phantom soldiers but also discovered his atrocities of slaughtering innocent civilians to falsely claim military achievements."
"Hmph!"
"After we repel the Xiliao army, I’ll properly take care of him!"
Daohua sighed: "Wei Hong acting as the Commander of Xiliang, truly is a tragedy for the people of Xiliang."
Xiao Yeyang didn’t want Daohua to worry about external troubles, sat down beside her, while playing with his son’s little hand, he said: "Alright, let’s not talk about these upsetting matters."
At this moment, Little Baozi had finished eating, and Daohua placed him in Xiao Yeyang’s arms, then got up and went behind the screen.
Sitting through postpartum confinement in hot weather was really tough; the house was stiflingly hot, and just a little activity would cause her to sweat profusely, so each time after breastfeeding, Daohua would wash herself.
...
No matter how reluctant Xiao Yeyang was, on the tenth day after his son was born, he still mounted his horse and went to Xintunwei.
With Xiao Yeyang gone, Daohua felt uneasy, lacking enthusiasm for anything other than accompanying her son.
Guyu wore a look of agreement.
Little Baozi woke up, so Daohua stopped asking questions and went to soothe her son.
The next day, Guyu brought a somewhat nervous Fangniang into the room.
Upon entering, they saw Daohua sweating profusely, trying to calm her loudly crying son, while two nannies stood by helplessly.
"What in the world happened? Why is Daozi vomiting so severely?"
Seeing her son’s face turn red from crying, Daohua felt a sharp ache in her heart. Usually mild-tempered, she now erupted, frightening every maid in the room so much that they hardly dared to breathe.
Guyu was startled, "Madam, what happened?"
Daohua didn’t reply and instead ordered, "Nanny Li and Nanny Liu went to have lunch; go see if they have returned."
Guyu hurriedly ran out of the room.
Fangniang stood extraordinarily ill at ease inside the room, but seeing the child crying so painfully, she couldn’t bear it and, gathering her courage, said, "Madam, let me see the child?"
Only then did Daohua notice Fangniang.
Fangniang wasn’t alone; she carried a girl not yet a year old on her back.
Daohua sized up Fangniang, recalling her calm demeanor during her labor, and after some hesitation, handed her child over.
Fangniang took Daozi and started walking around the room, holding the child, while gently patting Daozi’s back.
Gradually, Daozi’s cries lessened.
Seeing this, Daohua’s heart finally began to ease.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!