Chapter 315: The Torment of Confinement
Chapter 315: The Torment of Confinement
The arrival of the two little ones not only brought hope to Xiaomai and He Lingting, but also made the He and Lu families immersed in laughter...
Especially the He family, which was already small in number. One of the only two grandchildren was not his own, and the other was cold, aloof, and not interested in women. Mr. He once blamed himself and worried that the He family would have no heirs. Now, He Lingting and Xiaomai gave him two great-grandchildren at once, and Mr. He was so happy that his face was almost blooming.
These days, the He couple and Grandma Jiang go out early and come back late every day, just like going to work, and run to the hospital whenever they have nothing to do. When the three old people arrive, they first check on how Xiaomai is recovering, and then scramble to play with the children. The two little guys cooperate and laugh happily, and the three old people's hearts are almost melted.
He Tingting has been staying by his wife's side all day these days. Whatever He Shi or Qingtian is, they are nothing compared to his wife.
Xiaomai was only responsible for lying down and being fed every day. She was not allowed to get up, wash her hair or take a bath, and she was even not allowed to take care of the child. If Xiaomai had not insisted on breastfeeding, she probably would not have had the chance to hold her son.
Finally, she was discharged from the hospital. Xiaomai jumped out of bed excitedly and said, "I can finally go home!"
He Lingting nervously picked up Xiaomai and put her on the bed. "What are you doing? You haven't finished your confinement yet, go back and lie down."
"I'm going to be discharged from the hospital soon, why can't I get out of bed?" Xiaomai protested.
Her back was sore from lying down these days. Originally, she could have gone home after giving birth because of natural delivery, but He Lingting was worried and insisted on making her stay in the hospital for a week. She was finally discharged, but he still wouldn't let her get out of bed. Xiaomai was extremely depressed.
After a while, Mother Lu knocked on the door and came in, saying, "Xiaomai, Xiaoting, everything is ready, you can go home now."
"Ah! Mom, wait for me a moment. I'll change my clothes." Xiao Mai said, then turned to He Lingting and said, "Uncle, you go out first. I'll leave after I change."
"Okay, put on a coat and a hat to avoid the wind." Mother Lu gave a few instructions, closed the door and went out.
Xiaomai looked around the room and asked, "Uncle, do I have a hat here?"
He Lingting glanced at Xiaomai, took out a shopping bag from the closet and handed it to Xiaomai.
Xiaomai looked down and saw that it was a complete set of clothes and a hat. Xiaomai kissed He Lingting happily, "Uncle, you are so nice! I was just wondering how I would go out with this outfit. By the way, when did you prepare this?"
Xiaomai was also a little puzzled. From the moment she entered the hospital, the uncle had been with her around the clock. How could he have time to go out and buy clothes?
"You went there when you were sleeping, change it now!"
"Then get out quickly!" said Xiaomai.
"Silly girl, are you afraid of looking? Your husband has seen every part of your body." He Lingting said, touching Xiaomai's head.
Xiaomai's face turned red, and she puffed her cheeks as she said, "Stop talking nonsense and turn around quickly."
He Lingting turned around helplessly. Xiaomai quickly changed her clothes and wanted to pull He Lingting out. He Lingting felt his hand tighten, so he immediately turned around, picked up Xiaomai, opened the door and went out.
"You can go home now." He said to everyone as he went out.
Mother Lu and the confinement nanny held the baby, and the servants supported the three elderly people as they left the hospital in a grand procession.
Back at the villa halfway up the mountain, Xiaomai was very happy. She looked at the two little ones and said softly, "Sons, let's go home!" The two little ones kept pouting "Ahhh" as if responding to their mother's words.
Aunt Li and the servants were standing outside the car, welcoming the lady and the young boy home.
As soon as Xiaomai got off the car, everyone said, "Welcome home, Madam and Young Master!"
"Thank you everyone!" Xiaomai grew up in an ordinary family. Even after recognizing her parents, she still couldn't learn to take it for granted like a daughter of a wealthy family, nor did she want to, so she was very grateful to everyone who took care of her.
Xiaomai's feet touched the ground and she was picked up again. "Uncle, we are home now. Can you at least let me into the house?"
"No, it's windy outside. You can go back to the house and walk a few steps." As long as it concerns Xiaomai's health, He Lingting will never give in.
After returning to the house, Xiaomai asked, "Uncle, can you put the baby in our room first so that it is convenient to feed the baby?"
"Sure, but not at night. You need to rest."
"You can't let your son go hungry at night!"
"Feed with powdered milk."
"No, people say breast milk is the most nutritious." Xiaomai protested immediately.
"Then breastfeed during the day and formula feed at night."
"You are really going too far. Your sons will blame you if they know about this. You are playing tricks on them like this."
"They are young and don't understand. It's useless to know when they grow up."
"You..." Xiaomai was completely speechless. As a father, he didn't care enough about his child.
"Forget about you, lie down and rest! The doctor said that if you don't take good care of yourself during the confinement period, it will leave a root of disease, so your first priority now is to take good care of the baby, and leave the baby to your parents and grandparents to take care of!" He Lingting said.
"Okay! Then you have to promise me that I will take care of the baby during the day and make sure I get a good rest at night." Xiaomai put forward the condition. How could a mother just ignore her child during the confinement period? She couldn't do that.
"Yes, but don't get too tired."
"Deal." Xiaomai responded with a smile, finally getting a comeback.
After Xiaomai entered the confinement period, the whole family still took good care of her, and had very strict requirements on her diet and behavior.
The diet was okay. Xiaomai was not a greedy person, so she didn’t care what she ate. But she really couldn’t stand not being allowed to wash her hair or take a bath.
During the days in the hospital, Xiaomai's hair became oily and almost turned into spicy noodles, but the uncle still didn't let her wash it.
Today, He Lingting happened to go to the study to do some official business. As soon as He Lingting left the room, she secretly ran into the bathroom, turned on the shower and started to take a shower. She hummed a little tune while washing, but she did not dare to slow down her hands.
Xiaomai got her whole body wet, washed her hair quickly, and simply rinsed her body again. Then she dried herself and came out wearing a bath towel.
He Lingting wanted to go back to the room to get something. When he opened the door, he saw Xiaomai coming out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel, with water dripping from the ends of her hair.
He walked over, went into the bathroom, took a towel and started to wipe Xiaomai's hair. He said coldly with a stern face: "Why are you so disobedient? What if you catch a cold?"
"No, it's hot in this room. It's okay. There's no need for you to make such a fuss."
"You make it sound easy, but what if you get a headache in the future?"
"What if? It's already been washed. There's no point in anything you say." Xiao Mai Huo went out. Anyway, he had already acted first and reported later, so the uncle could do whatever he wanted.
"Come here!" He Lingting felt both love and heartache when he saw Xiaomai's smug expression.
Xiaomai knew she was in the wrong, so she moved over guiltily. He Lingting took the hair dryer, switched it to the warm setting, and patiently dried her hair. But from then on, He Lingting watched her more closely until Xiaomai was out of confinement.
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