Chapter 215

“The crowd was very curious about their own wives’ description of how beautiful the child was. Although the child’s mother was good-looking, they knew Old Lù’s face too well; the child couldn’t entirely take after his mother.

They thought this way, but as big men, it wasn’t appropriate to go into someone else’s house, so they could only scratch their heads in frustration.

Seeing everyone’s curiosity, Lù Wèiguó, with a hint of showing off, went into the room and brought the child out.

“Here, this is our Shēnshēn.”

Everyone took a look.

Wow!

This child really was incredibly handsome, with snow-white skin and big, round eyes that were clear and deep. When he looked at you, you felt like you were about to melt.

This wasn’t just a beautiful child; he was clearly a little celestial being from heaven.

Looking at his features, it was indeed a mix of both the child’s mother and Old Lù.

For a moment, envy and jealousy surged among the crowd.

Among them were those whose own children resembled their fathers with ‘not particularly outstanding’ looks; sometimes they sighed. Now, in comparison, they couldn’t compete with this child from Old Lù’s family.

Seeing the crowd eager to hold the child, Lù Wèiguó quickly handed the child back to his wife.

These old men’s hands were too strong.

It took him several days of practice before he dared to hold the child.

Captain Hán, seeing Lù Wèiguó looking so content with his son, couldn’t help but joke, “Old Lù must be overjoyed this time.”

“Yeah, just look at how smug he is,” Political Commissar Xu couldn’t resist teasing.

But they truly hadn’t expected Old Lù’s child to be so good-looking.

Old Lù really hit the jackpot this time.

After the full moon celebration, Lù’s mother had to go back.

The train ticket was bought in advance, but as she was about to leave, the usually bold Lù’s mother’s eyes turned red.

She hugged and hugged the child, her reluctance obvious in her eyes.

During this nearly month-long period, she had gotten along well with the child and her daughter-in-law.

Once she returned, it would be a long time before she could see them again.

She had taken too much leave this year, and too many days off. Asking for more leave wouldn’t be easy.

Seeing this, Lù Wèiguó said, “When I have time, I’ll take Xiǎoyǔ and the child to the photo studio to take some pictures. We’ll send them to you and Dad then.”

Upon hearing this, Lù’s mother said, “Okay, take plenty of pictures then. Don’t worry about the cost; I’ll cover the expenses for your photo shoot.”

Shí Tīngyǔ quickly added, “Mom, don’t worry. If necessary, I’ll buy a camera. We’re not short of money, you know.”

Lù’s mother nodded, finally showing a hint of a smile in her eyes.

After carefully handing the child to Shí Tīngyǔ, Lù’s mother turned to Lù Wèiguó and gave him several instructions.

How to wash the child’s diapers, they must be dried in the sun after washing, when to feed the child water, when he would defecate, and so on, every detail.

Lù Wèiguó and Shí Tīngyǔ listened patiently. If this could reassure Lù’s mother, they were willing to listen.

Seeing the couple taking it seriously, Lù’s mother finally felt relieved.

Lù Wèiguó escorted Lù’s mother to the train.

Shí Tīngyǔ then took the child back to the house.

The home, which had been bustling just moments before, suddenly felt empty without Lù’s mother’s voice, and it took some getting used to.”

“On the first night after Lù’s mother left, both Shí Tīngyǔ and Lù Wèiguó were somewhat at a loss.

During her confinement period, Lù’s mother had been concerned that Shí Tīngyǔ wouldn’t rest well, so she placed the baby’s cradle next to her own bed. Only when the baby woke up at night to feed would she bring him over to Shí Tīngyǔ.

Now that the baby was in their own room, without his grandmother around, little Lù Yúnshēn cried for a long time during the night.

After his wife finished breastfeeding, Lù Wèiguó carried the baby to the next room to soothe him to sleep. Since his wife typically had to get up one or two times at night to feed the baby, he didn’t want the child’s crying to disturb her sleep.

Normally, Lù Wèiguó had also often held the baby, so after rocking him for a while, the child actually fell asleep.

Once he returned the baby to the cradle, Lù Wèiguó climbed into bed. As soon as he did, Shí Tīngyǔ turned and hugged his waist.

Lù Wèiguó was taken aback for a moment, then gently patted her back, “Did I wake you?”

Shí Tīngyǔ shook her head, “No, I just couldn’t sleep.”

She leaned into his embrace, her voice nasal with fatigue, “Wèiguó, thank you for your hard work.”

Lù Wèiguó smiled and stroked her head, “What nonsense are you talking about? The child is ours. You endured pregnancy for ten months, suffered through childbirth, and I couldn’t help during delivery. This is nothing.”

Shí Tīngyǔ felt comforted by his words, and her mood relaxed.

She stifled a delicate yawn, and Lù Wèiguó softly said, “Go to sleep.”

This time, both of them slept until morning, and the baby didn’t fuss again.

Early the next morning, the baby woke up even earlier than usual.

Lù Wèiguó quickly carried the baby to the next room, washed and dried his son’s bottom, then changed his diaper.

Looking at his son, who was small and alone, Lù Wèiguó began to worry.

Now that his mother had gone back, he was concerned that his wife might be overwhelmed alone at home.

When the wake-up call sounded, Shí Tīngyǔ woke up too. Seeing that her husband and the child weren’t beside her, she knew Lù Wèiguó had taken the child out again.

She got up in slippers and sure enough, saw the man and child in the west room.

Shí Tīngyǔ took the child to feed him.

Lù Wèiguó stood by, not having any fancy thoughts; he was worried that his wife might not be able to handle taking care of the child alone.

After thinking about it, he said, “Wife, should we find someone to help take care of the child?”

Although hiring a nanny openly wasn’t possible, they could say that distant relatives were coming to help take care of them for a few months.

Shí Tīngyǔ laughed and cried, “I’m not that useless. The child spends most of his time sleeping right now. I can manage alone.”

During this time, she had used some Spiritual Spring water for the child, who could eat and sleep, and rarely cried.

As for last night’s fussiness, it was probably because Lù’s mother had left.

Wait a few days, and it will be fine.

Lù Wèiguó was still a little worried, “Then you take a few days to see how it goes. If you can’t manage, we’ll find someone to help.”

Shí Tīngyǔ noticed that Lù Wèiguó had become talkative since having a child.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you. You go to morning training now, and don’t forget to bring me breakfast. I want corn, eggs, and porridge.”

After hearing what his wife wanted to eat, Lù Wèiguó didn’t delay, got up, and went to the camp for morning training.

After returning from morning training, he ate breakfast with Shí Tīngyǔ.

He ate quickly, then went to wash the baby’s diapers.

Originally, he wouldn’t come home for lunch break at noon, but now he was rushing back in the middle of the day.

He washed and chopped the vegetables, prepared them all, handed the stir-fry to Shí Tīngyǔ, then went to change the diaper that his son had just taken off. He was so busy that he was flying around.

Shi Tingyu said that he could wash the diaper himself, and he agreed, but he would rub the diaper when he had time.

She thought, forget it, since this new dad wants to be busy, let him be busy, otherwise he probably won’t be able to rest in peace.