Qin Fang asked in a low voice, “Do you want to eat an egg?”

Yang Haiyan didn’t need to eat an egg, but looking at Qin Fang’s pale face and his forehead covered in sweat, she replied, “You go get it.”

Qin Fang thought she wanted to eat, and just as he was about to say he would get it, Miss Li said, “I’ll go get it.”

Miss Li quickly brought in the eggs and deftly peeled one for Yang Haiyan.

The boiled eggs were more convenient to eat than fried eggs. “Madam.”

Qin Fang took the egg: “Yanyan, eat quickly.”

In fact, Yang Haiyan wanted Qin Fang to eat it because she felt his face looked worse than hers.

It was the first time she had seen Qin Fang looking so pale, but since Miss Li had peeled the egg, it wouldn’t be appropriate to give it to Qin Fang to avoid gossip.

So, Yang Haiyan opened her mouth and ate the boiled egg.

However, she also took out some chocolate from the box and said, “You should eat too, husband.”

Qin Fang shook his head: “I’m not hungry.” He wasn’t hungry; he was in pain.

Seeing Yang Haiyan made his stomach ache even more.

Yang Haiyan said, “You’ve sweated a lot. You should eat a bit to replenish your strength. What if you need to help me later and can’t hold on?”

When Qin Fang heard this, he took the chocolate.

This was not the first time he had eaten chocolate; his wife had secretly given it to him before.

However… he didn’t like the bitter taste.

After the chocolate, Yang Haiyan insisted that Qin Fang eat another boiled egg.

Maybe it was because Qin Fang was sitting next to her, or perhaps seeing Qin Fang in pain distracted her; her stomach didn’t hurt as much as she had imagined.

Until… the midwife shouted loudly, “It’s time to give birth, it’s time to give birth… Madam is about to give birth…”

Qin Fang suddenly stood up, wanting to set the chocolate and egg aside while trying to see how the baby would be born.

At that moment, he was quite flustered, and when he came back to his senses, the baby was already in the midwife’s arms.

Yang Haiyan was also taken aback; was giving birth this fast?

She felt a bit of a falling sensation, then with a push, the baby came out.

The midwife said, “This little master is really well-behaved. I’ve never seen a woman give birth so quickly.”

It really was fast!

The time leading up to it didn’t count; once it was time to give birth, the baby came out immediately.

Qin Fang’s mind went blank.

He quickly put the chocolate and egg on the bedside and ran out, forgetting to close the door.

Fortunately, there was a screen blocking it, so the wind outside couldn’t blow in.

He could only hear Qin Fang yelling outside, “Doctor Li, I’m going to give birth… I’m going to give birth…”

Immediately, everyone in the general’s residence was stunned.

Even Yang Haiyan in the room was dumbfounded.

When Qin Fang ran to the courtyard gate, he bumped into Doctor Li.

He nervously grasped Doctor Li’s hand: “Doctor Li, I’m going to give birth… going to give birth…”

Doctor Li: “…”

Grandpa Qin couldn’t help but say, “Nonsense, what can a grown man give birth to?”

Doctor Li also held back a laugh and said, “General, isn’t it your wife who is giving birth?”

Your wife is giving birth?

Right, right, right, it was his wife giving birth.

Qin Fang took a few breaths and gradually regained his senses: “Doctor Li, I… I have a stomach ache, no, I have a stomach ache, I need to go to the restroom.”

Yes, his stomach hurt, and he needed to go to the restroom.

What was he looking for Doctor Li for?

The moment he heard Yanyan was giving birth, he instinctively thought his stomach hurt because he was giving birth and came to find Doctor Li.

Now he realized he had made a fool of himself, so he hurriedly ran off, feeling embarrassed!

Grandpa Qin laughed heartily and said to Doctor Li, “Young men are like this; they’re happy when their wives give birth.”

Doctor Li replied, “Indeed.”

Feeling ashamed, Qin Fang didn’t want to listen to any more of their conversation.

But as he neared the outhouse, he suddenly realized his stomach didn’t hurt anymore.

Not only did his stomach not hurt, but he didn’t even have the urge to go to the restroom.

So, he turned around and returned to the inner courtyard.

At this moment, the inner courtyard was very lively.

Grandma Qin and Mother Qin were in the room, while Mama Lian, Aunt Yu, Aunt Fan, and others had already tidied up the place.

The midwife had also taken her reward and left, but Miss Li hadn’t left because she had promised Yang Haiyan to help take care of the baby during her confinement.

Miss Li had always felt insecure, thinking she was unclean.

Being invited by Yang Haiyan to take care of the little master made her feel that Yang Haiyan thought highly of her.

What she didn’t realize was that, in Yang Haiyan’s mind, having a female doctor in ancient times was a remarkable thing because having female doctors made things much easier for many women.

For example, during her confinement, a female doctor was akin to a caregiver; if the baby had any discomfort, having a female doctor around was reassuring.

But having a male doctor wouldn’t work.

Men and women should be kept separate, and a male doctor certainly couldn’t stay in the inner courtyard for long, let alone take care of the child.

Qin Fang approached the room and said, “Grandmother, Mother, you should go rest. It’s late, and you must be tired.”

What he really wanted to say was that his wife was also tired.

Qin mother replied, “Then we’ll go. You have to take good care of Yanyan; you’ve suffered.”

Qin grandmother added, “Yes, you must not make her angry; be more understanding.”

Qin Fang responded, “…Got it.”

He never intended to make his wife angry, did he? “I’ll see you out.”

Qin mother said, “No need; we’re not guests. You don’t have to see us out.”

Granny Lian said, “I’ll escort the old lady and the madam.”

Granny Lian took Qin grandmother and Qin mother out, and at the door, they encountered Qin grandfather, who had been waiting, and the old couple began discussing the baby.

Miss Li had been invited to stay in the side courtyard.

Before long, only Qin Fang and Granny Lian remained in the room.

Granny Lian prepared a bed for Qin Fang.

Since Yang Haiyan had just given birth, it was inconvenient for him to share a bed with her, even if it was large enough; there was also the baby sleeping nearby, and an extra person would just be in the way.

So she set up a small bed next to Qin Fang. Once it was ready, Granny Lian withdrew.

As soon as Granny Lian left, Qin Fang walked to the bedside, looking at the sleeping baby beside Yang Haiyan, filled with affection: “My daughter is truly beautiful.”

Yang Haiyan: “…”

She thought Qin Fang was being silly.

He had called out that she was in labor, and now he forgot what the midwife said—she had given birth to a little boy.

Qin Fang reached out, wanting to touch the baby’s face, but worried that his rough hands might hurt her, he pulled his hand back midway. “Yanyan, they say daughters look like their fathers. Our little girl resembles you so much; she’s really beautiful.”

Yang Haiyan: “…”

Should she tell him that this was a son, not a daughter?

Yang Haiyan had a bit of a penchant for jokes, so she decided to keep quiet and wait for Qin Fang to discover it himself.

Qin Fang asked, “Yanyan, why aren’t you speaking?”

He looked up at Yang Haiyan. “Are you not feeling well? Should I call Miss Li?”

Yang Haiyan grabbed his arm: “I’m fine; I’m just tired and want to sleep.”

Qin Fang replied, “Then I’ll go to sleep.”

“Wait a minute…” Yang Haiyan pulled him back, “You… that…”

Qin Fang asked, “What’s wrong?”

Yang Haiyan’s face flushed.

Although they had done some embarrassing things as a couple, she still felt shy. “You… you need to suck my milk.”

Qin Fang was momentarily confused: “What?”

Yang Haiyan’s face turned even redder. “You need to suck my milk…” She pointed at her chest. “I’m worried that when the baby wants to drink later, there won’t be any milk. You should try to suck it first… to see if there’s any milk. If there isn’t, we need to prepare ourselves.”

Qin Fang swallowed hard.

He understood, and realizing what she meant made his throat dry.

His gaze drifted to her chest.

Ever since she got pregnant, they hadn’t been intimate for a long time; he had restrained himself out of concern for the baby.

Now, with her saying that, he felt an intense heat rising within him.

Yang Haiyan felt his burning gaze and really wanted to give up on him.

But she didn’t know if she had any milk. What if the baby woke up wanting to drink?

So, it had to be done in advance.

Besides, they hadn’t prepared a wet nurse at home.

Maybe in the minds of people in ancient times, it was no big deal for babies to drink a wet nurse’s milk, but Yang Haiyan didn’t want her baby, whom she had carried for ten months, to drink someone else’s milk.

It just didn’t feel right unless she had no choice.

“Hurry up…” Yang Haiyan pulled down her clothing, urging him.

Qin Fang replied, “Coming.”

His voice was filled with excitement.

However… fifteen minutes later.

Yang Haiyan looked down at the head buried in her chest. “That’s enough; you’ve had enough. You can go to sleep now.”

Qin Fang protested, “I didn’t get any milk.”

Yang Haiyan became angry and directly grabbed his ear, pulling his head back to look at the milk on his lips.

She was speechless: “Qin Fang… General Qin, you just drank your daughter’s milk. Aren’t you ashamed?”

She was worried that if she said he drank his son’s milk, he wouldn’t let go.

Qin Fang sat up but still declared solemnly, “You’re wrong. I drank my wife’s milk, not my daughter’s. To be precise, my daughter drank mine.”

Yang Haiyan: “…”

Qin Fang continued, “I’m going to take a shower.” The sudden stimulation was a bit overwhelming, and his body reacted, needing to cool down.

However, he secretly glanced at Yang Haiyan, thinking that once she finished her confinement, he would make up for lost time.

After taking a shower, before he returned, the baby woke up with soft coos, not so much waking up as being hungry.

Yang Haiyan had done a lot of research before her pregnancy, knowing that babies get hungry a while after birth, so she wasn’t anxious when the baby reacted.

She picked the baby up to feed him, checking if he had wet himself while nursing.

When Qin Fang returned from his shower and saw his wife breastfeeding, he felt thirsty again.

Yang Haiyan glanced at him standing by the bed and said, “You should go to sleep. It’s so late; you must be tired too.”

Qin Fang replied, “I’m not sleepy.”

He still had the energy for a few more sips.

Yang Haiyan insisted, “Husband, you have to wake me up every two hours.” She was afraid she would oversleep.

Qin Fang asked, confused, “What’s that for?”

Yang Haiyan explained, “The baby needs to be fed every two hours, and I’m worried I might sleep too long.”

Qin Fang said, “Okay.”

So that night, General Qin didn’t sleep because he was also afraid of oversleeping, so he simply stayed awake.