Extra Story Three: Little Wen Can (2)

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Wen Jiu imitated the way Gu’s mother and her own mother had once explained the necessary precautions to her, and gave Shen Mengxia a few pointers. Shen Mengxia committed each one to memory.

At that moment, Gu Zehuai came upstairs, saying that he wanted to carry the baby down to show Ye Chen.

Wen Jiu nodded and let him take the baby, giving herself a chance to chat with Xiaxia for a while longer.

The Gu family took great importance in such occasions. They had no intention of missing the baby’s one-month celebration, hundred-day celebration, or first-birthday banquet. Every one of them would be held.

The baby was already more than twenty days old, and the one-month celebration would be held ten days later. This time, they had invited only a small number of guests—close relatives and friends of both families.

Downstairs, when Ye Chen saw Gu Zehuai coming down with a tiny baby nestled in his arms, he could not help standing up and walking over for a closer look.

Ye Chen asked to hold the baby. Under Gu Zehuai’s doubtful gaze, which seemed to say, “Do you even know how?”, he carefully took the baby into his arms. Gu Zehuai kept one hand hovering beneath the child and instructed Ye Chen on how to hold the baby. Only after he was satisfied with Ye Chen’s posture did he withdraw his hand.

Looking at the tiny baby in his arms, who was waving little hands and babbling softly, Ye Chen could not help thinking that the child he and Xiaxia had in the future would surely be just as adorable.

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Over the course of the month, Lin Youqi, Pei Yi, Lin Lehan, and Yu Keyan had all come to visit Wen Jiu and the baby. Without exception, they praised how adorable the child was and brought gifts for both Wen Jiu and the baby.

At last, the month was over. After finally completing her confinement, Wen Jiu was permitted to leave the house.

During that month, Wen Jiu had spent nearly all her time inside the old residence. Whenever she went downstairs, all the doors and windows were sure to be tightly shut, as though everyone feared she might catch even the slightest draft.

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The Gu family held the baby’s one-month celebration at their own restaurant. After Gu Zehuai carried the baby around with Wen Jiu and greeted their relatives and friends, he worried that Wen Jiu might become tired and sent her off to rest.

Wen Jiu obediently sat in her seat and chatted with several of the girls.

Shen Mengxia was complaining that these days, everything she ate came right back up. One look at her face was enough for Wen Jiu to see that she had indeed lost a great deal of weight.

Wen Jiu had never experienced anything like that herself. Even when she had occasionally suffered from morning sickness, it had never been severe, so she had no advice to offer Shen Mengxia.

After hearing about it, Wen Jiu’s mother gave Shen Mengxia several suggestions based on her own experience, and Shen Mengxia said she would give them a try.

After the celebration ended and the guests had departed, the family returned to the old residence. Wen Jiu’s parents were also invited to stay there.

That night, the couple returned to their room only after getting the baby to sleep.

Holding the soft and fragrant Wen Jiu in his arms, Gu Zehuai was suffering terribly.

But he knew that even after the confinement period ended, she still needed some time to recover, so he did not dare to indulge himself.

Unfortunately, Wen Jiu remained completely unaware of his condition. She shifted several times, provoking a muffled groan from Gu Zehuai.

Only then did Wen Jiu realize what was happening, but it was already too late. Gu Zehuai had already taken her hand and guided it downward.

In the end, Wen Jiu felt so exhausted that she could barely lift her arms. She did not even dare imagine what the days ahead would be like, considering that Gu Zehuai had been deprived of intimacy for such a long time.

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Wen Jiu silently pitied herself for a while.

“My hands are so sore!” Wen Jiu complained.

Gu Zehuai coaxed her patiently. “It’ll be over soon, Jiuj i.” With that, he kissed her lips in consolation.

At long last, it was over. Gu Zehuai took Wen Jiu to the bathroom to wash her hands. Just as they were preparing to sleep, the baby woke up again and began crying without restraint.

The baby was probably hungry. Wen Jiu got out of bed, picked her up, and walked toward the large bed, laughing as she said, “What a little crybaby.”

Only the two small lamps beside the bed were lit in the bedroom. Wen Jiu was nursing and had not gone to sleep, so Gu Zehuai remained awake as well, keeping her company.

“You have to go to work tomorrow. Go to sleep first. I can manage on my own.”

Gu Zehuai insisted on staying with Wen Jiu. Looking at the dark circles beneath her eyes, he knew that she was hardly any less exhausted than he was.

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