(Yesterday, Si Ye had a kidney stone attack, suffered all day, so there was no update, today he’s a bit better and forced himself to write one Chapter. If it doesn’t recur this afternoon, there will be another update; if not, I will ntion it in the group in advance.)
It’s not that Xu He was truly heartless, having no feelings whatsoever for her own flesh and blood; rather, she wanted Shuanzi to see her absolute ruthlessness toward the child, so he would genuinely believe that she would no longer have any connection with the child in the future.
Moreover, she also knew that if she wanted to live a peaceful life, she had to completely sever any contact with Shuanzi.
If there were lingering ties, it would be hard to guarantee that the Luo family wouldn’t discover it one day.
After sending the child to Shuanzi’s side, Xu He returned ho.
Once back, she imdiately called Duan Fenghua to prepare, and then sent Duan Fenghua to call the people from the Luo family, telling them that she had just given birth, and the mother-daughter duo had already aligned their testimony, claiming that Xu He delivered the child today.
Thus, when Zhou Yuni and Luo Zhiming rushed over, Xu He was lying in bed holding the baby, pretending to be very weak.
However, Xu He was indeed quite weak in reality, having given birth not long ago, then undergoing major surgery, and having negotiated with Shuanzi in the morning; it wasn’t all an act.
But right after giving birth, there are indeed so differences compared to a few days postpartum; not to ntion anything else, just the room of soone who had just given birth would be different. If Luo Zhiming and Zhou Yuni were a bit more observant, they might have noticed sothing off as soon as they arrived.
However, when the two heard from Duan Fenghua over the phone that Xu He had given birth to a boy, they were so thrilled, they didn’t rember their own last nas, let alone suspect anything else.
The couple hurried over, and as soon as Zhou Yuni entered, she imdiately scanned the room, and seeing Xu He holding a baby, she ran over very excitedly and exclaid, "Oh, my dear grandson, my big grandson."
Seeing Zhou Yuni’s reaction, Xu He gently laughed and confird in her heart that her strategy was correct, and she tenderly called out to Zhou Yuni, "Mom, your grandson is here, co see."
Saying so, Xu He handed the child over to Zhou Yuni.
Zhou Yuni took the child and examined him seriously for a mont.
While Zhou Yuni was looking at the baby, Xu He showed no expression, but Duan Fenghua was a bit anxious; guilty consciences indeed, as she feared that Zhou Yuni might notice sothing.
But after a while, Zhou Yuni beca very happy and joyfully said to Duan Fenghua, "Oh, mother-in-law, this big grandson is so white and chubby, and his little face looks exactly like my Zhiming’s, I’m just..."
Zhou Yuni’s words halted mid-sentence as tears welled up in her eyes, and she beca too moved to speak further.
Regarding the first part of Zhou Yuni’s statent, Duan Fenghua wouldn’t respond, because she was certain that no matter from which angle, the child did not resemble Luo Zhiming.
Thus, she cleverly just smiled and patted Zhou Yuni, laughing, "Mother-in-law, this is a joyous occasion, why the tears?"
"I’m happy, so happy, for this eldest grandson, it really wasn’t easy for ," Zhou Yuni said as she spoke, bowing her head to kiss her grandson’s cheeks several tis.
When Zhou Yuni said this, Duan Fenghua would also not forget to credit her own daughter while taking the opportunity to slightly criticize the Luo Family, "Mother-in-law, it’s not just you who had it tough, my Hehua also had a hard ti. During her pregnancy, your Luo Family didn’t exactly cherish her, and during childbirth, even Zhiming wasn’t by her side. Luckily, I was there; otherwise, she wouldn’t have known what to do."
Usually, Zhou Yuni would not have a nice word to respond with, since staying out was Xu He’s own choice and had nothing to do with them. But today was a happy day, and Zhou Yuni chose to keep the peace, quickly saying, "Yes, yes, Hehua has worked hard."
Then she purposely nudged Zhiming, who was already joyfully watching his son beside her, signaling him to attend to Xu He.
Luo Zhiming snapped out of his joyful surprise. He imdiately sat beside Xu He, gently stroked her hair, and tenderly asked, "Do you feel better? What would you like to eat? I’ll go buy it."
"I don’t want to eat anything." Xu He nestled softly in Luo Zhiming’s arms and whispered, "Zhiming, I finally gave you a son. Are you happy?"
In that mont, even if Xu He had said she wanted to go to the sky, Luo Zhiming would have found a way to make it happen. Hearing her words, Luo Zhiming held her hand and affectionately said, "Silly, how could I not be happy?"
Because Xu He had given birth to a child, her status in the Luo Family really rose considerably. Even Zhou Yuni, who previously had many grievances, now kept quiet. No matter if Xu He overdid so things, Zhou Yuni would turn a blind eye. Now, her happiest activity every day was to carry her eldest grandson around to show off, as if she were the only person in the world with a grandson and no one else had one.
At first, it was okay. Zhou Yuni took Xu He and Duan Fenghua to stay at her place, just walking around the courtyard with her grandson to show off occasionally. Although people in the courtyard could not stand her, they were not particularly antagonistic; after all, having an additional child was a happy event for any family.
However, as the child’s full-moon celebration approached, Zhou Yuni was no longer satisfied with just strolling in that large courtyard.
One day, she suddenly had the idea of taking the child out for a stroll outside, perhaps near the Fang family’s place, to let Fang Pingying and Fang Xiu see as well, even if they did not have Haohao, Zhou Yuni did not lack a grandson.
Zhou Yuni was a woman of action; she really did what she set out to do. She knew that Fang Pingying was busy with work, but that she generally stayed ho with the children on weekends, and most of the ti, Fang Xiu would co over too.
So, one early weekend morning, she told Luo Zhiming and the others that she was taking the grandson out for a stroll, then went with Zhuzi, carrying her eldest grandson, straight to Fang Pingying’s building.
Early in the morning, Fang Pingying, begrudgingly, wanted to sleep in, but several little ones ca together in the living room, making a ruckus, prompting Fang Pingying to get up with difficulty.
Seeing Fang Pingying up, Yaoyao and a few little ones suddenly blinked their eyes, then Yaoyao ca over and said, "Mommy, I want to eat at buns."
Fang Pingying looked around the house, normally at this ti, Luo Zhiyong would have already been preparing breakfast for the children. Not seeing him around, she lowered her head and asked Yaoyao, "Where’s daddy? Tell daddy to go buy them."
Yaoyao shook her head, "Uncle just called and took dad away. Dad said aunty would co to take care of us later, but aunty hasn’t arrived yet."
Fang Pingying nodded, "Then let’s wait for aunty to co, and I’ll go buy you buns."
"Mommy, take us to buy them. Maybe we’ll run into aunty on the road." The little ones started persuading Fang Pingying, saying they wanted to eat buns but actually wanting to go out and play.
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