Chapter 213

At this point, Shi’s father was regretting his lack of culinary skills. A proper postpartum meal for the pregnant woman should ideally be homemade, but unfortunately, they didn’t have anyone around who could cook.

It was Lu Weiguo who snapped out of it and called his own mother.

When Lu’s mother heard that Shi Tingyu had given birth, her heart skipped a beat. Without hesitation, she hung up the phone and asked for leave.

Thinking about her daughter-in-law and grandson still in the hospital, with no one at home who could prepare the necessary postpartum meals, she felt anxious. Leaving her workplace, she skipped going home and instead bought the next available train ticket.

Once she had the ticket in hand, Lu’s mother hurriedly returned home to pack her things. She had been to Jinling once before and had taken the train, so she was bold enough not to ask her son to pick her up.

Her son could spend this time looking after her daughter-in-law and grandson. Besides, she knew which hospital they were at.

That evening, when Lu’s father heard that he had a grandson, he was dumbfounded.

“But wasn’t the due date still a few days away?”

“It’s not always so precise. Sometimes it’s early or delayed.”

After discussing with her husband, Lu’s mother began arranging things for the old man.

Once she had finished all the arrangements, Lu’s mother was able to relax. This time, there wasn’t enough time to prepare a chicken or anything like that. Instead, she traveled light and carried her bundle.

The next day, Lu’s father personally took Lu’s mother to the train.

When Lu’s mother appeared at the hospital ward door, everyone was startled.

“Mom, didn’t you say it would be a few more days before you could come?” Lu Weiguo suspected that he had misunderstood something in the last phone call.

Lu’s mother smiled deeply, “I didn’t say that. Instead of coming to the train station to pick me up, you could have spent that time taking better care of Xiaoyu and the child.”

She handed her bundle to Lu Weiguo and looked excitedly at her daughter-in-law and grandson.

“Xiaoyu, are you feeling better now? Is there anywhere uncomfortable?” she asked.

Shi Tingyu smiled and replied softly, “Mom, I’m fine.”

“That’s good, that’s good,” Lu’s mother repeated several times.

At that moment, her attention was drawn to the baby in the cradle by the bedside.

Although the baby was still red, his eyes were already open, and he looked a lot like Shi Tingyu. Lu’s mother’s eyes turned red.

Shi Tingyu wondered if her mother-in-law had been so eager for this grandson.

The next moment, Lu’s mother’s eyes reddened with tears as she smiled and said, “It’s great, Xiaoyu, the child looks like you. If he looked like his father, I’d be worrying right now.”

Lu Weiguo: …

Although he had once thought the same way, was it really appropriate for his own mother to say this in front of his wife and mother-in-law?

Shi Tingyu was also baffled by Lu’s mother’s reaction. Looking at her husband’s slightly speechless expression, she decided to say something to help him.

“Mom, Weiguo doesn’t look ugly at all. It’s just that his face can be a bit fierce-looking. Who knows if his look will become popular in the future.”

Lu’s mother clearly didn’t believe her, but she didn’t refute her daughter-in-law’s words either.

She understood that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Shi Tingyu understood Lu’s mother’s expression and felt a bit frustrated. Why did telling the truth make no one believe her?

“Lù Wèiguó’s eyes were like a stylized comic character’s, slender and distinctly Eastern in beauty. She felt that Lù Wèiguó’s eyes resembled the image of a powerful courtier described in novels, who wielded great influence in the court and among the people.

It’s not that they were unattractive, but they didn’t fit the current aesthetic of bold eyebrows and large eyes that symbolize righteousness.

Moreover, Lù Wèiguó spent years on the battlefield, his face bearing scars, which made him look less like a good person.

When he doesn’t smile, he looks truly fierce.

When he smiles, it gives people a mistaken impression that he’s being eyed by a major antagonist.

According to later generations, he had the face of a prominent villain.

Lù’s mother didn’t argue with her daughter-in-law about Lù Wèiguó’s appearance.

Instead, she looked lovingly at her grandson, originally wanting to hold the child.

But considering she had spent a day and a night on the train and was afraid of being unclean, she didn’t dare reach out.

Fortunately, Shí Tīngyǔ was also going to be discharged today, and things would be fine after returning home and washing up.

They returned home in the afternoon.

Lijian heard movement and immediately got excited, barking loudly outside.

Mrs. Zhang hurried out and saw Shí Tīngyǔ being helped down from the car by her mother-in-law.

The sun was intense at this time, so Mrs. Zhang quickly stepped forward to help bring their things inside.

Looking at the baby in the swaddle, Mrs. Zhang praised, ‘This child looks really good.’

This wasn’t just flattery; having raised children herself, she could distinguish between the beauty of children who hadn’t fully grown.

Lù Wèiguó carefully helped his wife onto the bed before thanking Mrs. Zhang.

Knowing they had just returned home and were busy, Mrs. Zhang didn’t stay long, greeting them and then leaving.

Lù’s mother quickly boiled water to clean herself before daring to reach out and take care of her grandson.

Shí Tīngyǔ persuaded her father and mother to return.

She had been in the hospital for a few days, and her parents had taken a few days off.

Knowing her parents had important work, she quickly asked them to go back.

Shí’s father and mother had no choice; they indeed had a lot to do, and now with Lù’s mother here, they could feel more at ease.

Seeing her parents looking like they were about to devote themselves to their country as soon as they went back, Shí Tīngyǔ quickly advised, ‘Mom, Dad, don’t go to the office today. Rest at home and get some sleep.’

Both of them listened to their daughter’s advice; researchers needed to keep a clear mind and not delay their work.

Lù’s mother’s arrival lightened the burden on the Lù Wèiguó couple.

Lù Wèiguó took a week off this time.

During this era, there was no such thing as paternity leave; if something came up, you could only take time off.

The camp remembered Lù Wèiguó’s situation, with his parents not around, and Shí Tīngyǔ truly needing someone to look after her, so they approved his leave.

As for Shí’s father and mother, they were national researchers and quite busy; they couldn’t ask each other to take care of the new mother and let Lù Wèiguó continue training.

Shí Tīngyǔ stayed in the hospital for three days; Lù Wèiguó’s paternity leave had some time left.

Due to the effects of the Spirit Spring Water, Shí Tīngyǔ felt much more relaxed immediately.

Her lower body had been washed by Lù Wèiguó, so even Lù’s mother didn’t know the exact condition of her body.

During this period, Lù Wèiguó had instructed his mother about many things.

These were all things the doctor had mentioned, scientific methods for child-rearing.

Lù’s mother wasn’t someone who disregarded advice; although there were some traditional methods for child-rearing in the village, she knew that young people had their own ways of raising children and was happy to learn.

Only this way could the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law be harmonious.

She had seen too many mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pairs who had initially gotten along well but fought over child-related issues.

The older generation planted trees, and the younger generation enjoyed the shade; these were all lessons learned from experience.

Thanks to the Spirit Spring Water, Shí Tīngyǔ recovered quite well within a week.

Lù’s mother just assumed her daughter-in-law’s health was good.

In their generation, some women had given birth and returned to fieldwork in just a few days.

The speed of recovery varies from person to person.”