Chapter 102

Outside the delivery room, Han Cheng kept pacing back and forth, making Li Yufeng’s head dizzy with his constant movement. When he turned to her again, Li Yufeng grabbed his arm and said, “Han Cheng, sit down and rest for a while. You’re making my head dizzy.”

Han Cheng couldn’t sit still and could only stop and stare at the delivery room. “Mom, why is it taking so long? Nothing’s wrong, right?”

Li Yufeng clasped her hands together and said, “Don’t talk nonsense. There won’t be any problems. It takes a long time for a first-time mother to give birth to one child, let alone twins. Everything will be fine.”

Li Yufeng had never seen anyone give birth to twins, and she herself wasn’t entirely sure at this point. But she had to stay calm for the sake of the young couple, or they would be even more frightened.

Chen Aimin brought breakfast from the cafeteria and handed it to Han Cheng and Li Yufeng. “Auntie, Head Han, have something to eat to fill your stomachs.”

Han Cheng took one of them and handed it to Li Yufeng. “Mom, you should eat something first.”

Li Yufeng pushed it back. “I can’t eat it. You go ahead.”

Chen Aimin pushed it back again. “What’s the use of doing this? I’ve seen many people in labor for a day and night. Are you going to go without food for a whole day?”

Han Cheng gave him a sidelong glance, his tone not very friendly, and said, “Can’t you speak properly?”

Chen Aimin gently slapped his mouth a few times and said: “Phew, I’m sorry, that’s not what I meant. Anyway, just go ahead and eat. Don’t wait until my sister-in-law comes out perfectly fine, and you end up fainting from low blood sugar.”

Han Cheng felt a headache coming on just hearing that simpleton’s voice. He took the food from him. “Come on, go do your work. I don’t want to see you for a while.”

Chen Aimin glanced at the door of the delivery room. He was on a mission, after all. The news of Head Han’s wife being hospitalized for the birth of twins had already spread early in the morning. Everyone was eager to find out whether Head Han’s family would welcome two daughters or two sons. There were even people making bets, pooling grain coupons in a wager. That’s why he was sent to “gather intelligence,” although it seemed that Head Han didn’t particularly like him.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the door to the delivery room opened, and the nurse came out with a smile in her eyes. “Congratulations to Doctor Han. Your wife has given birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. Both mother and children are safe.”

Li Yufeng clasped her hands together, bowing several times and softly murmuring, “Thank you, Bodhisattva, thank you, ancestors.”

Han Cheng couldn’t even hold onto his breakfast; it fell to the floor with a “thud.” He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, “As long as they are safe, that’s all that matters. When can I see my wife?”

The nurse thought he would ask about the children first, but the nurse nodded and said: “You can see them in a moment.”

Chen Aimin was so happy that he was almost jumping for joy. He said, “Doctor Han, I’ve been working at this hospital for so many years, and this is the first time I’ve seen twins. Congratulations! I need to go tell everyone the good news!”

Chen Aimin ran a few steps and then came back: “No, I want to see how beautiful the younger brothers and sisters of Fantuan and Xiao Doubao are!”

Fantuan and Xiao Doubao are as beautiful as the little fairies. They were so adorable that no one could resist praising them. Everyone wants to take them home and raise them. Their new siblings couldn’t be any less cute.

The nurse brought out the two little cubs, wrapped like small rice dumplings. Li Yufeng held one in each of her arms, and she couldn’t stop smiling from ear to ear.

She kept praising their facial features, saying one had eyes like Su Xiaoxiao and a nose like Han Cheng, and the other had small, delicate features. They were undoubtedly as good-looking as their older brothers.

Chen Aimin didn’t dare to speak, looked carefully, and doubted what was wrong with his eyes. He rubbed his eyes and continued looking, but they still looked the same: a little red and wrinkled, like two small kittens. How could they be considered good-looking?

Han Cheng ran to Su Xiaoxiao first, not caring how many people were present. He touched her pale face and took her hand to his lips, kissing it repeatedly. He asked, “Are you still in pain?”

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head slightly, her eyes, which had clearly shed tears, gleaming as she looked at Han Cheng.
That pitiful little gaze made Han Cheng’s heart suddenly ache, and his eyes immediately turned red. “We won’t have any more children in the future.”

They had already agreed not to have any more children after this one. He would be extremely careful from now on to ensure that Su Xiaoxiao didn’t have to go through such pain again.

“What about the babies?” Su Xiaoxiao asked weakly, her voice soft and gentle.

Li Yufeng had been holding the two children and waiting by the side. She said, “Here they are; they’re both very healthy and beautiful. My daughter is amazing.”

The nurse reminded them and said, “Let’s go back to the ward before we continue our discussion.”

Chen Aimin, the invisible man, was left behind by the others. It was then that he remembered to share the good news with everyone. He exclaimed, “Breaking news! Dr. Han has just welcomed twins! Dr. Han is the proud father of twins!”

Han Cheng couldn’t help but turn around and scold him, “Chen Aimin, shut your mouth! This is a hospital!”

Chen Aimin paid no attention to him and hurried back to the office to share the good news with everyone.

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Back in the ward, Han Cheng and Su Xiaoxiao looked at the baby together and said, “Mom, who’s Xiao Roubao, and who’s Xiao Tangyuan?”

Li Yufeng handed one of the bundles to him. “The slightly bigger one is the big brother, Xiao Roubao, and the smaller one is the little sister, Xiao Tangyuan. Xiao Roubao looks a lot like Fantuan, and Xiao Tangyuan resembles Xiaoxiao a bit more, but she looks even more beautiful than her mother did when she was little. She’ll definitely be prettier when she grows up, right, Xiao Tangyuan?”

Li Yufeng held Xiao Tangyuan and couldn’t put her down.

Su Xiaoxiao furrowed her brow and looked at the two tiny little ones, not much bigger than kittens, and asked Li Yufeng, “Mom, why are they so ugly? You just said they’re beautiful. I don’t see any beauty in them.”

Li Yufeng looked at her daughter angrily and said, “You haven’t seen a newborn baby before. They usually have red, wrinkled faces with all their features scrunched up. Look at our two babies, their eyes, noses, and features are distinct, their skin is only slightly red, and they’re not very wrinkled. They’ll become very handsome in a few days.”

Su Xiaoxiao looked at Han Cheng with skepticism and asked, “Is that true?” She seriously suspected that they were beautiful in Li Yufeng’s eyes because they were her grandchildren.

Han Cheng nodded. “Fantuan and Xiao Doubao were even more wrinkled when they were born, but they gradually became good-looking after a month.”

As Han Cheng spoke, Xiao Roubao suddenly let out a loud cry.

Xiao Tangyuan’s eyes narrowed into a line. She opened them slightly, listened to her brother cry, and calmly closed them again.

Xiao Roubao continued to cry loudly.

The nurse said, “They’re hungry. If you’ve brought formula for them, you can feed them a bit first because the mother’s milk may not come in right away.”

Li Yufeng put Xiao Tangyuan, who didn’t cry or make any noise, beside Su Xiaoxiao: “Our Xiao Tangyuan is so obedient. Grandma will make some formula for you.”

“Why is Xiao Tangyuan so much smaller than Xiao Roubao?” Su Xiaoxiao asked, still puzzled.

The nurse explained, “In most cases, one of the twins is slightly bigger than the other, but they’ll eventually grow to be more similar in size.”

Li Yufeng came over with a milk bottle and said: “It’s probably because Xiao Roubao was greedy, stealing his sister’s share even in your belly, isn’t that, right?”

Xiao Roubai responded with even louder cries, “Waaah! Waaah!”

Li Yufeng took Roubao from Han Cheng and said, “Alright, alright, Grandma was wrong. Let’s feed our Xiao Roubao first.”

Li Yufeng stuffed the bottle into Xiao Roubao’s mouth, and Xiao Roubao closed his eyes and sucked in with all his strength, making a loud “gulp” sound.

“A crying baby gets milk; who says otherwise? No one can starve our Xiao Roubao.”

Han Cheng prepared another bottle of formula and held Xiao Tangyuan. She was small and different from her brother; she drank her milk very gently, with small, gentle sips, not competing or struggling.

Han Cheng looked at her, her facial features resembling Su Xiaoxiao, and you could faintly see the two little dimples on his well-behaved daughter’s face. He felt that the way life continues is truly magical, and he felt that his life is complete.

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