Chapter 222

That evening, when Lu Weiguo returned, Shi Tingyu told him about the approval to bring an additional person to help take care of the child.

While understanding, Lu Weiguo couldn’t help but admire his wife’s excellence.

Being in the military, he was familiar with the mindset of some leaders.

If his wife wasn’t exceptional to the point where the higher-ups were reluctant to let her go, they wouldn’t have gone to such lengths.

“Do you have anyone in mind?” Lu Weiguo asked.

Shi Tingyu replied, “I have two options: my mom or you.”

“Me?” Lu Weiguo was a bit surprised and then spoke with a hint of guilt, “Wife… I might not be able to take that many days off.”

Family leave is granted every two years. Since his last family leave, it would only be up for renewal by the New Year, which meant he couldn’t take it in December, when the exam was scheduled.

Shi Tingyu laughed, “I know you can’t take that much time off.”

This left Lu Weiguo even more puzzled.

Shi Tingyu explained, “Teacher Wang mentioned that the teachers setting the exam questions would be staying in the military camp dormitories. This means they’ll be living in the camp during this period, with your camp responsible for security.”

Lu Weiguo hadn’t received any such information yet and was surprised by the arrangement.

If it was in the camp, that made things much simpler.

“I’ll ask the commander about the specifics tomorrow,” Lu Weiguo felt there was a good chance of success.

Seeing Lu Weiguo’s expression, Shi Tingyu knew it should be fine.

At that moment, Shen Shen started calling out.

Lu Weiguo hurried over and realized he needed to change the baby’s diaper.

He quickly took the baby to change the diaper.

Now that the weather was getting colder, it was better to change the baby quickly to avoid catching a chill.

Shi Tingyu watched from the side as Lu Weiguo skillfully changed the diaper.

She chuckled softly, “You’re getting more proficient at taking care of the baby.”

Lu Weiguo found her use of the word “proficient” a bit amusing.

Baby Shen Shen, with his round, googly eyes, looked at the man who was tending to him and gave a toothless smile.

Lu Weiguo felt a wave of affection and kissed the baby on the cheek.

The prickly stubble made Lu Yunshen squirm away.

In his push to escape, he accidentally slapped Lu Weiguo on the face.

The slap seemed a bit too forceful, leaving Lu Weiguo stunned. Seeing the prickly feeling gone, Lu Yunshen giggled.

Shi Tingyu, with a stern face, was about to scold Lu Yunshen when Lu Weiguo gently held her.

“Wife, don’t be mad. Shen Shen just didn’t like the prickly beard. He didn’t mean to hit.”

Shi Tingyu sighed helplessly.

Typically, the mother is lenient, and the father is strict, especially in the military camp where fathers usually maintain a stern demeanor while mothers take care of the children. But her husband seemed to be the opposite.

He would get distressed if the baby cried even a little.

Lu Weiguo also felt that his approach might not be the best.

He rubbed his nose awkwardly, “Wife, it’s just that Shen Shen’s face looks so much like yours, I can’t bring myself to be stern.”

When the little baby looked at him with those big, pleading eyes, he couldn’t think straight.

Baby Lu Yunshen, seeing his parents talking, tilted his head curiously, his grape-like eyes filled with puzzlement.

Shi Tingyu couldn’t stay mad at him with that reasoning.

Seeing this, Lu Weiguo kissed her on the lips and then turned to place the baby back in the small bamboo cart.

Perhaps due to frequent visits to the special space and the use of the spiritual spring water, Shen Shen’s physical development was ahead of other babies.

At four months old, he was already able to sit up.

Most children only start sitting up around six months old.

Once the baby could roll over and sit, he no longer liked being in the cradle.

Lu Weiguo spent twelve yuan to buy a small bamboo stroller.

In this era, it was akin to a modern baby stroller.

This stroller was considered a bit of a luxury item at the time.

The bamboo stroller he found online was from the seventies.

However, when the bamboo stroller first arrived, it was quite large and didn’t have a seat. Lu Weiguo made some improvements, adding a seat and a backrest, and wrapped the stroller in cloth to ensure there were no rough edges that might hurt the baby.

Shen Shen sat in the bamboo stroller, pushed by his father, feeling very content.

At mealtimes, the baby sat in the stroller, and Lu Weiguo fed him some rice cereal or egg custard, just to let him taste a bit.

Watching her husband patiently feed the baby, Shi Tingyu thought of many novels she had read in the future.

In those stories, fathers and sons often competed for the mother’s attention. Why wasn’t that happening here?

Was she not as charming as those other women?

In the evening, after Lu Weiguo put the baby to sleep and got into bed, he saw his wife looking at him curiously and asked, “What’s up, wife?”

Shi Tingyu gave him a glance, “Aren’t you ever jealous of the baby?”

Lu Weiguo was puzzled, “Why would I compete with the baby for attention?”

Shi Tingyu slowly leaned closer, her enchanting eyes fixed on him. Lu Weiguo’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and his ears turned a bit red.

His eyes wandered, and after a while, he said, “Sometimes, just a little.”

Initially, when his wife was breastfeeding, he felt a bit like his territory was being invaded.

But seeing the baby’s innocent eyes, he knew such thoughts were wrong, so he reflected on himself.

Once, during an intimate moment, he couldn’t help but partake in the baby’s food, which made him feel guilty, leaving no room for jealousy.

In his heart, his wife was his beloved, and the baby was the fruit of their love. His love for his wife and his love for the baby were different.

His wife felt the same way; her love for their son was different from her love for him.

Naturally, there was no reason for jealousy.

Thinking this, he explained it as such.

Shi Tingyu listened as her husband slowly analyzed his feelings, feeling a deep stir in her heart.

Perhaps her gaze was too intoxicating, for Lu Weiguo couldn’t resist pulling her into his arms and whispered in her ear, “Wife, Shen Shen just fell asleep. I miss you…”

Seeing the desire in her husband’s eyes, Shi Tingyu wrapped her arms around his neck.

Lu Weiguo bent down to kiss her neck.

Since the baby arrived, they had to keep their voices down during intimacy, which only made it more exciting.

They would often indulge for quite a while.

Lu Weiguo eventually figured out that their baby slept the deepest right after falling asleep.

So they moved their intimate moments earlier.

They always made love just after the baby fell asleep.

The next morning, Lu Weiguo woke up feeling refreshed. As the wake-up call sounded, Lu Yunshen also woke up.

In his short four-month life, he had already developed a biological clock thanks to the wake-up call.

Shi Tingyu, feeling soft and relaxed, mumbled and went back to sleep.

Lu Weiguo kissed her cheek and went to take care of the baby.

After tending to the baby, Lu Weiguo had Lijian keep an eye on the crib while he went for his morning training.

When he returned with breakfast, Shi Tingyu was awake.