ebookland Chapter 153: Exciting Like an Affair
Chapter 153: Exciting Like an Affair
Shu Yun was wheeled back to the ward. Looking at the tiny swaddled baby lying beside her, the little one was wrapped tightly in a festive bright red cotton quilt, with only his red little head showing, his eyes closed, and his mouth moving slightly.
Gu Jun gently helped her up, and Shu Yun asked, "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Gu Jun gently placed the child into Shu Yun's arms. "It's a boy."
Before Shu Yun gave birth, Gu Jun practiced holding the baby with a pillow at home. Now he is quite skilled at it. With the little soft ball, Gu Jun tries to move as gently as possible.
Wang Xiuwen handed the brown sugar water to Shu Yun, saying, "You've been working hard all night. Drink some brown sugar water first, and Mom will make you some pig's feet soup when we get back."
After taking a few sips, Shu Yun turned her attention back to the baby. She knew that newborn babies were not very good-looking, and her own baby was no exception. His skin was red and wrinkled, and his head was big while his body was small. Shu Yun couldn't help but think to herself: He really looks like a little old man.
At this moment, the child's clenched fist made a grasping motion in the air, and his little mouth opened slightly. Shu Yun added in her mind: Although he is a little old man, he is also the cutest little old man.
Wang Xiuwen looked at the child in Shu Yun's arms, and the smile lines at the corners of her eyes just wouldn't go away. "Look at our baby, how beautiful he is! His nose and mouth are so small, and his eyelashes and hair are so black and thick. He looks just like him."
Shu Yun chimed in, saying in a serious tone, "He looks just like his father."
Although she thought the child was quite cute, Shu Yun didn't want to admit that the cute little old man looked just like her.
Gu Jun: ...
"Really? How come he didn't notice?" Gu Jun leaned forward, looking at the child's slightly swollen face, not quite sure.
However, Wang Xiuwen nodded with unusual certainty, "He is indeed just like Gu Jun when he was a child."
Really?
Although Gu Jun didn't say anything, his suspicious expression made Wang Xiuwen roll her eyes and couldn't help but add, "You weren't even as good-looking as our baby when you were little. You were ugly, like a little old man. I disliked you."
Shu Yun covered her mouth and chuckled.
As the adults were talking, the child, who had been keeping his eyes closed, blinked twice, opened his mouth, and started crying. Shu Yun was startled, "What, what's wrong?"
Wang Xiuwen, being experienced, held the child in her arms and gently rocked him, saying, "The baby is hungry and needs to drink milk."
"Drink, drink milk?" Shu Yun, a new mother, was a little at a loss.
Wang Xiuwen comforted the baby for a moment, then put the crying baby back into Shu Yun's arms. "Yunyun, try feeding the baby."
Shu Yun held the baby to her chest. The infant, with its eyes still closed, instinctively nuzzled against Shu Yun's chest. It tried to suckle several times, but no milk came out. The baby cried even harder.
"Can't you get out? I'll go call the nurse." Wang Xiuwen left the ward.
Shu Yun held the baby and gently rocked him, trying to soothe him, "Oh, baby, don't cry, baby, don't cry."
"Wow wow wow."
Shu Yun: "Baby is Mommy's good baby, don't cry, don't cry."
"Wow wow wow wow."
Shu Yun: ...
The baby cried even harder with someone comforting him, and his already soothed skin became red and swollen. Shu Yun was at a loss and looked at Gu Jun, "What, what should we do?"
Gu Jun reluctantly took the child, saying, "I'll give it a try."
After a flurry of activity, the baby finally fell asleep again, calling out to Gu Jun's finger. Gu Jun was tense all over, not daring to make any big movements, for fear of accidentally waking the little crybaby again.
A short while later, Wang Xiuwen came over with an older nurse. She drew the curtains of the ward, checked Shu Yun's condition, pressed on Shu Yun's chest a few times, and found a hard lump in her breast. When she pressed harder, Shu Yun winced in pain.
"The milk has come in, but the milk ducts are blocked, so we need to clear the blockage."
Before Shu Yun could even process what was about to happen, a warm towel was placed over her chest. The nurse expertly massaged the lump in her breast, but the pain made Shu Yun's eyes widen immediately, and a cry of pain escaped her lips, "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts."
After only 10 minutes of massage, Shu Yun called for it to stop. She was covered in sweat and it was in too much pain.
The nurse observed her condition and said, "Your connection isn't working yet. Just bear with it a little longer, it'll be fine soon."
Just as she finished speaking, a commotion arose outside, and someone shouted, "Head Nurse, come quick! There's an emergency! The patient is bleeding heavily!"
The nurse stopped what she was doing and called out, "Come right away."
She said to Shu Yun, "There's an emergency. I'll go out first. You saw the technique just now, right? You can try a gentle massage."
As the nurse spoke, she walked out. Finally, she saw the man standing to the side and said to Shu Yun, "The baby's suction is weak. Perhaps you could have your partner try it. You can give it a shot. If it doesn't work, I'll come back and take another look later."
After saying that, he hurriedly left with the tray.
Shu Yun and Gu Jun looked at each other, and Shu Yun's face slowly turned red.
Wang Xiuwen didn't think much of it, "Alright, I'll hold the baby, Dajun, help your wife out."
The child was fast asleep and wasn't awakened when taken away from his father's arms. He just moved his mouth slightly and continued to sleep in his grandmother's arms.
Gu Jun filled a basin with warm water, wet a towel, and placed it on Shu Yun's chest. "Cough, I've pressed it."
Shu Yun: "Press it."
Every time Gu Jun pressed down, Shu Yun would hiss and tense up. Gu Jun was afraid of hurting her, so he didn't dare to use force. It was like being slowly rubbed with a soft knife. After another ten minutes or so, both of them were covered in sweat, but the milk still hadn't come down.
Gu Jun: "I'll try again."
Shu Yun felt a sharp pain in her chest and shrank back. "No, no, no, let me rest a bit longer."
Wang Xiuwen paced outside the ward for a long time, and seeing that there was still no movement inside, she hurriedly went in, asking, "Why haven't they come down yet?"
Gu Jun: "How about we have the nurse come over later?"
Wang Xiuwen: "Are you so stubborn? The nurses have already asked your husband to help. If massage doesn't work, try other methods. If you keep dawdling like this, the baby will wake up again."
After she finished speaking, seeing that the couple seemed a little uncomfortable, she couldn't help but laugh and say, "You've already had a child, and you're still embarrassed?"
"Alright, alright, I'll go back and prepare lunch first. You two figure it out."
As she spoke, Wang Xiuwen placed the child beside Shu Yun and left.
After a moment, Gu Jun suggested, "How about I give it a try?"
Shu Yun couldn't help but flinch when she recalled the nurse's massage technique. After hesitating for a while, her face flushed, she huffed and puffed, "Yes, or you can do it."
Gu Jun: "Mm."
The deep voice made Shu Yun's ears burn intensely.