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Chapter 84 Washing Diapers at Night
Chen Cuijuan held her breath and carefully picked up a hoe from the side. Just as she was about to charge forward, the shadowy figure suddenly stopped and turned around. “Mom?” Chen Cuijuan: “…” “Xiao Gu?” “Yeah.” Chen Cuijuan was so scared that she broke out in a sweat. She put the hoe aside, her curiosity getting the better of her. “
What are you doing here in the middle of the night? Didn’t you go to sleep? Did the babies cry again?” Gu Ye had been doing sit-ups.
There was no moon tonight, and it was dark. Chen Cuijuan couldn’t see clearly and thought he was squatting down doing something. Gu Ye: “…” “Yeah, I just finished washing diapers.” Chen Cuijuan breathed a sigh of relief and felt a surge of happiness. “What’s the rush? There are so many diapers in the house. It’s late at night. Go back to sleep.
It’s Sunday tomorrow. Mom won’t wake you up.” After going to the toilet and returning to the room, Chen Cuijuan was still sighing before going to sleep. This child, Xiao Gu, was so diligent! This was the first time she had seen someone wash diapers in the middle of the night. The next day, Sunday, Shen Zhiyu’s maternity leave wasn’t over yet, so she slept until the sun was shining on her backside before slowly opening her eyes. As soon as she opened them, she saw Gu Ye sleeping next to her and was stunned. Gu Ye didn’t have her habit of sleeping in.
Even on his days off, he would get up early. What was going on today? He hadn’t gotten up yet. Had he been tired last night? Seeing the dark circles under his eyes, Shen Zhiyu felt a little heartache and guilt. Chen Cuijuan took care of her in every way, and Gu Ye also put her first in everything. She had recovered well, but Gu Ye had clearly been much more tired lately. She touched his face and was about to get up. As soon as she moved, the man on the bed also woke up.
“You’re up?” He had torn the waistband of his pants yesterday, so he had found another rope to tie them with. As he was tying the rope, he didn’t know why he took off his shirt and faced Shen Zhiyu. Shen Zhiyu blinked. “Huh, your abs are still there. Did I touch the wrong place last night?” The man’s lips couldn’t help but curl up slightly. He cleared his throat and pretended to be indifferent and clueless. “I don’t know. Maybe I ate too much last night.”
Then, he motioned for Shen Zhiyu to touch them again. He even took a deep breath and held it. “Wow, they’re really hard.” Gu Ye’s lips were about to break into a smile. He frowned hard, as if he was very impatient. “Stop touching them. Mom is outside.
I’ll put my clothes on first.” Shen Zhiyu giggled and withdrew her hand, praising him for his good figure, but silently cursing him in her heart. It was clearly him who was acting out of character today, getting up early and inexplicably taking off his shirt. Wasn’t he just trying to get her to see and praise him? He was pretending. Shen Zhiyu had now discovered that this man looked mature but was actually just a big boy, very childish. But she was happy to indulge him.
Seeing him so happy early in the morning, Shen Zhiyu lowered her head and smiled. But it was strange. She had clearly felt that they were soft last night. How come they were hard again this morning? If he hadn’t been sleeping next to her last night, Shen Zhiyu would have suspected that he had gone out to exercise in the middle of the night. Breakfast was already ready, kept warm in the pot. Chen Cuijuan was sitting in the yard picking vegetables.
Seeing the young couple get up, she said with a smile, “You’re up. Go wash up and eat breakfast.” “Okay.” After Shen Zhiyu’s protests, they finally didn’t have to eat porridge in the morning. This morning, they were having dumplings, with a filling of cabbage and eggs. The plump dumplings, with their sour soup, were very appetizing. Plus, she had done a little exercise last night, so Shen Zhiyu ate more than usual. Chen Cuijuan was happy to see her daughter eating so much. She said with a smile, “Xiao Gu was still washing diapers last night. He’s so diligent. You should still get more sleep at night. You can wash the diapers in the morning.
” After being here for a while, Chen Cuijuan had seen how Gu Ye treated Shen Zhiyu. They say that a son-in-law is half a son. Now, Chen Cuijuan saw Gu Ye as no different from her own son. Shen Zhiyu was surprised. “You washed diapers again last night?” Gu Ye: “…” “Yeah, I just did it casually.” “Don’t do it anymore.” Shen Zhiyu looked at him. No wonder she felt that Gu Ye looked thinner than before. It turned out that he was washing diapers every night. “
Yes, there are so many diapers. Even if you don’t wash them for two days, it’s enough. Xiao Gu, you should also get more rest.” Gu Ye, who had been as happy as a big yellow dog in the village this morning, was now tense and stiff. He nodded stiffly.
“Okay, I know.” Seeing him agree, Chen Cuijuan and Shen Zhiyu finally changed the topic, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He silently touched his forehead. He was sweating. In the afternoon, the two of them took a nap. After waking up and feeding the babies, Shen Zhiyu got up to take a shower. Today was her official day out of confinement.
Chen Cuijuan didn’t know where she had gotten some grapefruit peel. After showering, she smelled the mugwort and the grapefruit scent. It made her feel good. She had been wearing loose and comfortable clothes for the past two months, so she could feed the babies at any time.
Today, she was in a good mood, so she specially dug out the goose-yellow dress she had made before getting pregnant. Her hair was too long during her late pregnancy and was inconvenient, so she had cut it to shoulder length. It had grown a little longer in the past two months, and she braided two pigtails, which reached her chest. Chen Cuijuan looked at her daughter and laughed so hard her eyes disappeared. “You look like a young girl.
You don’t look like a mother of two.”
Hearing this, Shen Zhiyu was overjoyed. She touched her braids. “Mom is just trying to make me happy. I still have belly fat.” Gu Ye looked at his wife’s happiness, and the shadows of last night and this morning disappeared. His eyes held a faint smile. “Mom is telling the truth.” Shen Zhiyu was even happier. She pursed her lips and smiled, glaring at him.
“Humph.” The atmosphere at home was excellent. Even Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan seemed to sense the good mood of their parents and grandmother. After eating, they didn’t cry, fuss, or sleep. Instead, they lay in bed, waving their chubby little hands and making “oh” and “wo” sounds from time to time. Chen Cuijuan and Shen Zhiyu teased them, and the two brothers smiled, revealing their pink gums. Shen Zhiyu was completely captivated by their cuteness.
She kissed Tuan Tuan’s face twice and Yuan Yuan’s face twice. “My little darlings, how can you be so good and so cute?” The babies were indeed well-behaved. Even Chen Cuijuan said she had never seen such well-behaved babies. Unless they were extremely hungry, the two babies rarely cried. They also ate obediently. Whether it was breast milk, formula, goat milk, or rice paste, they drank whatever they were given, without being picky at all.
They were still quite small when they were born. Now, only two months old, they were already almost as big as single-born babies. “They look just like their father. They have the look of a leader.” Chen Cuijuan loved her daughter, and she adored her grandchildren. She loved them no matter what. Shen Zhiyu laughed. “They’re only two months old.
How can you tell they have the look of a leader?” Chen Cuijuan: “You don’t understand!” “Hahahahahaha” Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan saw their grandmother and mother laughing and followed suit. They laughed and waved their hands.
Shen Zhiyu was completely smitten. She gently held the baby’s hand and kissed it. “Regiment Commander Gu.” A guard’s voice suddenly interrupted the family’s warm Sunday afternoon.
Shen Zhiyu looked at Gu Ye’s retreating figure and, for some reason, her eyelids twitched twice.
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