C238 Daughter-in-law Birth
On the day of Mu Jing and Yang Ningyi's return, Zhao Wenrui gave birth to a son.
That day, Xu Yanlin happened to be out of the city on business, and since there was no one in charge of the household, Chun Hua and Xiao Qi helped Zhao Wenrui back to his bed and quickly went to find a stable young master and a wet nurse. Under the order of a stable young master, they ordered someone to prepare some hot water and towels, and then went next door to invite Shen Jingli in.
When Shen Jingli heard that Zhao Wenrui was about to give birth, he immediately put down the account book he was reading and quickly got Jin Yu to take the gifts and clothes he prepared beforehand and rushed over.
Just as Shen Jingli walked to the door of the delivery room, he heard the baby cry, and the baby was born.
"The child is born." Shen Jingli revealed an expression of pleasant surprise, he quickened his pace wanting to enter the delivery room.
"No, I can't come in now."
He had only just stepped foot in one leg when he was steadily driven out. Eunuch Lin, Chun Hua and Xiao Qi hurriedly tidied up Zhao Wenrui's body, took off the dirty blanket, and replaced it with clean ones. Only after everything was properly tidied up did Eunuch Jing use a blanket to wrap the little kid up and come out.
"Congratulations, it's a young master." The Emissary's face was full of smiles as he congratulated them.
Shen Jingli looked at the little child inside the blanket and revealed a smile, which was then stuffed with a big red packet from Chun Hua.
"Thank you, Liu Jing [1]." Shen Jingli told Jin Yu to call the wet nurse over to carry the child to him and feed him, then he personally sent Liu Jing out. He also instructed Xiao Qi to make some food for Zhao Wenrui to replenish his energy before going in to see Zhao Wenrui.
Zhao Wenrui had not expended much effort to give birth to a child, and was still very clear-headed at this time. When he saw Shen Jingli coming in, he asked with a smile, "Did you see your son-in-law? He's pretty handsome, isn't he? "
Shen Jingli was originally a little worried about him, but after hearing this sentence, he couldn't help but laugh, "He looks like you, very handsome."
Zhao Wenrui curled his lips, and said with some disappointment: "Why does he look like me? Wouldn't that be ugly. "
When he thought about how he had been called an ugly duo wherever he went for the past twenty years, he couldn't help but worry for his son.
"Nonsense, you're so handsome, how can a child be ugly?" Shen Jingli reached out and pressed between his eyebrows, then pulled his hand and asked, "How do you feel? Are you tired? "
"Not bad." Because he trained in martial arts, his body's quality was very good. After listening to Shen Jingli's advice, although he didn't make up for it normally, he insisted on exercising a little every day as well, so he was living a very smooth life. He didn't suffer too much, "Thank you for your advice."
Shen Jingli tucked him in, "Are you hungry? I got the kitchen to make you some sweet and water lotus eggs."
If he did not say it, he would not have felt it. However, the moment he said it, his stomach rumbled and he laughed heartily. Then, Shen Jingli stood up and called Nian Hua over.
When Hua came back with the chicken porridge and the egg, the nanny also brought the full baby over. The little guy had eaten his fill and had fallen asleep.
The little guy was sleeping soundly, her small hands were clenched into two little fists, looking extremely cute. Zhao Wenrui extended her hand to touch his forehead, her heart was a mess as she felt a sense of joy from being a father for the first time.
"Come and see how cute he is." Zhao Wenrui's words were full of joy, and he was in a hurry to share his joy with Shen Jingli.
"Yes, yes, yes, he's the cutest." Shen Jingli agreed with him and carried the chicken porridge over. He also took a bowl and placed two poached eggs into it, "Would you like to eat the poached eggs first or drink the chicken porridge first?"
"Have some porridge first." Zhao Wenrui stared at the baby in a benevolent manner, unwilling to look away for even a moment.
"Stop looking, your son won't suddenly fail." Shen Jingli joked.
Zhao Wenrui turned his head and looked at Shen Jingli, then extended his hand out to him. Shen Jingli pulled him up and placed two soft pillows behind him, allowing him to lean against the headboard of the bed.
Shen Jingli brought the chicken porridge over to him, "Be careful not to heat it up."
Zhao Wenrui was really hungry, after smelling the fragrant chicken porridge, he couldn't wait to eat it. In one breath, he ate half a bowl, then suddenly remembered to inform his family.
"Did you send someone to inform my parents?" he asked eagerly, putting down the bowl.
"Someone has already been sent out." Shen Jingli then gave the poached egg to him, "This time you have to properly reward Chun Hua, he did very well."
He made a prompt decision, first finding a stable man and a wet nurse, then running next door to ask him to take charge of the situation, then sending someone over to the Xu and Zhao families to announce the good news.
Zhao Wenrui bit on the egg and nodded, "Chun Hua does things very safely, I am very at ease."
After finishing the chicken porridge and eating three more poached eggs, Zhao Wenrui recovered his energy and pulled Shen Jingli to brag about his son.
When Shen Jingli saw his son who had turned into a crazy demon, he could not help but ridicule him. He could only roll her eyes and let him experience it on his own.
Not long after, Mrs Xu and Mother Zhao arrived. The two of them first looked at Zhao Wenrui's condition and saw that he was in good spirits, then went to look at the baby.
Mrs Xu excitedly looked at the sleeping baby and couldn't help but shed tears of joy. She held Zhao Wenrui's hands and praised him, saying that he was a good daughter-in-law, a great benefactor to the Xu Family.
Mother Zhao saw that Mrs Xu valued her son so much, and was pleased in her heart. She pulled Zhao Wenrui and chatted for a while, and was prepared to take the initiative to cook dinner for Zhao Wenrui.
"Mom, there's no need to trouble yourself. I just ate." Zhao Wenrui quickly reached out his hand to stop her.
Mother Zhao turned her head to glare at him, "So what if you ate just now? You won't be hungry at night, will you? "
Zhao Wenrui was so angry that his mother had nothing to say, she looked at Shen Jingli for help. When he looked at her, Mother Zhao was even more angry.
"I already told you to go home and prepare for the production, but you just didn't want to do it. In the end, you troubled Jinglee again, and made his toil for you with his stomach puffed up.
Mother Zhao's words immediately got a response from the Mrs Xu, "That's right, I came to pick you up a while ago, saying that with me and your sister-in-law taking care of you on the way home, everything will be easier, and yet you refused …"
Mrs Xu was even more resentful than Mother Zhao, the moment he opened his mouth, he could not stop, the sound of his words could not even be heard. Zhao Wenrui's head was aching from the recitation, he extended his hand to stabilize his ears and quietly used his eyes to ask for help from Shen Jingli.
Shen Jingli hurriedly stood up, "Auntie Xu, the little child just fell asleep, don't wake up now."
Thinking about her beloved grandson, Mrs Xu immediately stopped her lecture to Zhao Wenrui, but she still looked at him, and then went out with Mother Zhao. As they walked, they discussed what to cook for Zhao Wenrui that night.
Xu Yanlin was so busy that he did not even return home until late at night. As soon as he entered the house, he was stunned by the servants' congratulations.
"What are you blanking out for? Your husband gave you a big fat kid. Mrs Xu could not bear to see his foolish son like that, she stepped forward and patted his face, "Why aren't you quickly going to see your husband and children."
Xu Yanlin still had not reacted, but he still walked towards Zhao Wenrui's room. Mrs Xu revealed an extremely selling expression, "How did I raise such a stupid son?"
When Mama Zhao heard this, she laughed. "This is already considered good. Back when I was giving birth to my eldest brother, his father was the funny one …"
The two mothers, as if they had suddenly found someone close to them, began to complain about how their wives had been when they had given birth to their children.
When Xu Yanlin walked into the room, Zhao Wenrui was lying asleep on the bed with the baby inside the blanket.
Xu Yanlin sat on the side of the bed, bent down to kiss Zhao Wenrui's forehead, then leaned over to look at the baby. The little fellow was awake, waving its little fists, playing with him.
Looking at his son's cute appearance, Xu Yanlin's heart softened like a pool of water. He reached out his hand, wanting to hug his son, but was afraid that his actions wouldn't be right and that he would injure his fragile son. He was momentarily at a loss.
"What are you doing?"
's voice came from the side of his ears. He lowered his head, and awkwardly retracted his hand when he saw Zhao Wenrui, who had just woken up with a weak aura, standing up.
He sat up, held up the happy little baby, and stuffed it into Xu Yanlin's arms. "If you can hold onto it steadily, you can put the child on the ground."
Hearing that, Xu Yanlin immediately reached out to grab the child, his body movements was stiff and mechanical, upon seeing this, Zhao Wenrui laughed out loud without giving any face.
"Why are you so nervous? Hugging your son, are you still afraid? "
"I'm afraid." Xu Yanlin nodded his head. He looked at the baby that was laughing in his arms. His soft body could be easily crushed with a single squeeze. He was really afraid that his rough hands and feet would harm him.
"Take your time. I'll get used to it very soon." Zhao Wenrui leaned on his shoulder, "Have you decided on what to name your child?"
"I've thought of a few, but none of them are suitable." Xu Yanlin asked, "What about you? What name would you like to give your child? "
Zhao Wenrui frowned as he struggled to think of a single word to say as he looked at the child in Xu Yanlin's arms.2
"No rush, we'll think about it slowly." Xu Yanlin returned the child to Zhao Wenrui's side, hugged him and spoke for a while.
"..."
Because the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming up in two days, Shen Jingli got busy again. He ordered the servants to make mooncakes, make osmanthus cakes, make lanterns and even prepare osmanthus wine.
With so many happy events recently, Shen Jingli was in a good mood. He made the kitchen prepare many different kinds of mooncakes, which were roasted to have the filling of five nuts, the filling of the white lotus, the filling of the bean paste, the filling of the egg yolk, the filling of the walnuts, the filling of the peanut sesame seeds, the roast ham, lard, and the meat of the pig legs.
After he finished, he also asked the servants to make lanterns together, because on the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, lanterns would be hung on the veranda at home for a celebration.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Jingli had people send mooncakes to the Western Mu Mansion, Yang Mansion and the Xu Residence.
"Mid-Autumn …" Nan Jiyun watched as the servants hung lanterns, brimming with joy. Suddenly, he gazed into the distance and sighed.
"Can you be happier today?" Shen Jingli extended her hand and poked his face, "Is it only when you want to gobble Mu Chen up, that you can be lively like a dragon or a tiger?"
"What does it mean?"
Hey, little brother, you must be getting your thoughts wrong, right?
Shen Jingli curled his lips, did not bother with him, and turned to continue busying himself.
"Mama, Mama …" Xun Er ran in from outside and happily waved a bunch of candied fruits. "Mama, an uncle came over from outside. He brought a bird, what a big bird …
Shen Jingli and Nan Jiyun looked over at the same time and saw a pale green figure standing at the corner of the door.
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