Chapter 251

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"All four are this small......"

Lin Xiyu said happily again, "How do you tell if they're boys or girls?"

"The two on the left are boys......"

Guben first pointed with his finger at two of the incubators, and when his gaze fell on the one on the far right, his eyes blinked almost imperceptibly, revealing a hint of heartache: "Boys have larger bone structures, girls are more delicate; you can tell if you look closely."

"That's really true."

Lin Xiyu looked from left to right, saw the youngest daughter, and acknowledged his statement.

"Four children, have you two thought of names yet?"

Chen Xiulan is the typical grandparent who favors grandchildren over children, cold toward her daughter and son-in-law, but seeing the four little babies was different — her face could bloom with a smile.

"Not yet."

Lin Xiyu explained with a smile: "Before they were born we didn't know if they were boys or girls, so we didn't pick......"

"They're already born and still don't have names......"

Chen Xiulan withdrew her gaze from the little babies, looked at her daughter, and again wore a look of disdain: "You two hurry up and think of some, you can't keep calling them Dabao, Erbao, Sanbao, Sibao forever, right?"

"That wouldn't be impossible......."

Lin Xiyu gave an awkward laugh: "Anyway they're just milk names, it doesn't matter."

"Even milk names need to be proper......"

Chen Xiulan's eyes showed displeasure: "Can't be this casual."

"How about calling them Ping'an Xile?"

Lin Xiyu had a thought and blurted it out.

"This name is good......"

Guben's brows and eyes brightened, his gaze showing joy.

Ping'an!

The name his wife came up with had too good a meaning.

For the four little babies, isn't peace and happiness the most important thing?

The children growing up healthy and happy is the greatest wish of parents.

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"Since you also think it's good, then it's settled."

Lin Xiyu saw he had no objection and was also very happy, and quite immodestly boasted: "Looks like I really have a talent for naming, my brain is like it opened a celestial eye, I thought of such a nice name in one go."

"Okay, let's call them Ping'an Xile then."

Chen Xiulan rarely didn't make things difficult, speaking up before the son-in-law: "Dabao, Erbao, Sanbao, Sibao, just go in this order."

"Which one is Dabao, which one is Erbao?"

Lin Xiyu perked up and pressed to the glass again to carefully distinguish.

"Look at the eyes......"

Guben was meticulous in thought and saw it at a glance: "Erbao has a tear mole under her eye, Dabao doesn't."

"Really."

Lin Xiyu widened her eyes and peered into the glass, and after a long while found that tiny difference: "Such a small mole and you could see it, your eyes are really good."

"After all, I'm the bio dad."

Guben proudly raised his brow.

Lin Xiyu giggled and gave him a white eye: "You make it sound like I'm not the bio mom?"

"What about the two girls?"

Chen Xiulan, relying on being the real maternal grandmother, interrupted the couple's flirtatious glances without scruple.

"The girls are even easier."

Guben glanced at the youngest daughter, his eyes darkened, and the joking mood vanished: "The older sister who's a bit bigger has double eyelids, the younger sister has one single and one double."

"Lele? One single one double?"

Lin Xiyu's gaze stayed on the babies and she didn't notice his momentary abnormality.

"Yes."

Guben quickly composed his emotions and smiled again.

"Now it's easy to recognize."

Lin Xiyu was overjoyed: "When the four brats are mischievous together, we won't hit the wrong one."

"Wife......"

Guben didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You're thinking too early, the babies are still in incubators and you're already worrying about whether their little butts will get spanked."

"Hehe."

Lin Xiyu held back laughter and deliberately pretended to be fierce, waving her fist at the incubator: "Spare the rod spoil the child, spank when it's needed......."

"Wah......"

Eldest daughter Pingping suddenly opened her eyes, mouth wide, and wailed.

"Hey hey, no way?"

Lin Xiyu gave an awkward smile: "Could it be the baby understood and got scared by me?"

"What scared awake? Scared into peeing!"

Guben, sharp-eyed, saw a puddle of unknown liquid flow out from under the baby's delicate little body, feeling both exasperated and amused.

"Ah? Peed?"

Lin Xiyu panicked a bit: "What do we do now?"

"Change the diaper......"

Chen Xiulan was very displeased with her daughter's overreaction.

"How to change inside the incubator?"

Lin Xiyu raised the question, looking at Guben with eyes full of hope.

"I don't know either."

Guben pretended to think seriously, then gave practical advice: "Better call the nurse, let them change it."

Lin Xiyu: "......"

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The nurse came, opened the incubator, took Dabao out from inside, and changed his diaper. Guben watched very carefully, memorizing every step in his heart.

"Learned it?"

The nurse saw he had also picked up a diaper and was mimicking her movements fiddling with it in his hand, and gave him a rather amused look.

"More or less."

Guben actually felt a bit guilty, subconsciously wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

Only after wiping did he realize he was holding a diaper, coughed twice in embarrassment, then sheepishly put it down.

"Hahaha."

Lin Xiyu was amused by his rare flustered state, laughing until she couldn't close her mouth.

"When a child cries it's either because they peed or they're hungry......"

The nurse, seeing his clumsy movements, worriedly instructed: "If you can't change it yourself, just press the bell, there's always a nurse on duty in the duty room."

"Okay, thank you."

Guben reacted fast, seizing the chance to ask: "You said before we couldn't keep so many people in the ward, so we sent the maternity matron back. Now can you make an exception? One more person to watch the child can also reduce some pressure for you......"

"Alright then."

These words hit the nurse's soft spot; this time she didn't chase anyone away, readily agreeing: "Special circumstances, I'll accommodate you, but only one person max, no more."

"Understood, understood......"

Guben hastily agreed: "We won't cause the hospital any trouble......"

"Take good care of the child, call us if anything."

The nurse nodded, satisfied, and left.

——

Maternity Matron Liu Jie arrived very quickly, in less than half an hour.

With her watching the baby, Lin Xiyu finally felt at ease, able to close her eyes and rest.

This sleep was very peaceful, from afternoon straight through to midnight, waking up at nearly 2 AM.

When she blearily opened her eyes, she saw Guben sitting alone in front of the rightmost incubator, staring unblinkingly inside, his expression very focused.

"You didn't rest a bit? Watching like this the whole time, aren't you tired?"

"Not tired."

Guben first answered subconsciously, then upon reacting turned back with both surprise and joy: "You're awake?"

"Been awake for a while."

Lin Xiyu moved her sore, numb waist, wanting to turn her body a bit to lie more comfortably.

Guben hurried over, helping her turn over.

"You seem to care a lot about Lele......"

Lin Xiyu smiled and glanced at him: "What were you thinking just now? Spaced out like that, I woke up and you didn't even notice."

"Lele is the smallest."

Guben cleverly masked his feelings: "Parents dote on the youngest daughter most, isn't that perfectly normal?"

"You really are a daughter slave......"

Lin Xiyu didn't think too much, teasing with a smile: "Eyes all red from staying up, still staring unblinkingly there, don't know to rest a bit."

"Daughter is pretty......"

Guben replied without hesitation: "A lifetime of looking wouldn't be enough."

Lin Xiyu laughed reproachfully: "These words, I feel like I've heard them before, someone said the same to me, just changed two words."

"Hehe."

Guben loved seeing her jealous, vinegar-eating little look best, letting out a pleased laugh from his throat.

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The little babies came out of the NICU, could be seen with our own eyes, and the relatives and friends who heard the news boiled over yet again.

Early morning, sky not yet bright, Wu Meng carried a thermos into the ward.

"How come you came so early?"

Lin Xiyu had just had surgery, slept restlessly, heard the movement and immediately opened her eyes.

"My dad stewed Shisan Dabu Tang for you."

Wu Meng put the thermos on the bedside table, twisted open the lid, and a rich fragrance assaulted the nose.

"Smells so good......"

Lin Xiyu wrinkled her nose, revealing an intoxicated expression.

"It's still me, isn't it, thinking of you like this......."

Wu Meng leaned in closer again, giving her an ambiguous little look: "This stuff is good, it's great for nourishing, and for milk production......"

"Can't let her drink it......"

Maternity Matron Liu Jie hurriedly stopped her: "She just had surgery, she can't drink rich soup, these two days she can only eat something light......"

"Ah?!"

Wu Meng was stunned, a bit annoyed: "Aiya, how did I forget this, wasted a whole pot of good soup, a pot like this, in a restaurant it would sell for at least a hundred yuan."

"I won't drink it, give it to the child's father, he hasn't closed his eyes all night, he's worked hard."

Lin Xiyu didn't want to waste it, seeing Guben just come out from the toilet after washing his face, subconsciously wanted him to drink the soup.

"I'm not feeding the child......"

Guben didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why drink this?"

"Don't waste it."

Lin Xiyu said with a laugh, carrying a hint of coquettishness.

"Won't drink."

Guben felt resistance in his heart, averted his gaze.

"Drink it."

Lin Xiyu deliberately teased him, continuing to act coquettish and cute.

"Alright alright, I'll drink a little......."

Guben couldn't resist his beloved wife's sugar-coated bullets, helplessly accepted defeat.

"Come come come, have a taste, is my dad's brewing good or not? Absolutely a master chef's craft."

Wu Meng held back a laugh, ladled a full bowl of Shisan Dabu Tang, and handed it to him.

Guben looked at the greasy rich soup, his eyebrows knitted tightly.

"Since it's poured for you, just drink it."

Lin Xiyu held back a laugh, winked at him teasingly.

Wu Meng also chimed in from the side: "Look how much Xiyu dotes on you, she won't even drink it herself, but wants you to drink it."

Guben was forced onto the beam by the two's antiphonal pressure, had no choice but to try a sip.

The Shisan Dabu Tang was truly fragrant, and truly couldn't be drunk too much, one sip filled the mouth with rich aroma, a few more sips and only greasiness remained.

Guben wasn't used to rich soup, held it in his mouth, spitting wasn't right, not spitting wasn't right, his face flushed red with the effort before he barely managed to swallow it down.

"Hahaha."

Lin Xiyu found it amusing, laughed heartlessly and very happily.

Guben: "......."

For the sake of her being his wife, he endured it.

——

"Aiyo, my darling babies, so beautiful."

The little babies' charm was captivating, not only did Wu Meng come quickly, but hearing the news, relatives and friends came one after another for another round.

Grandma Gu came early in the morning too, looking at the four great-grandsons and great-granddaughters placed side by side, laughing until her mouth couldn't close.

"Why don't the little brother and little sister look very alike, this isn't scientific?"

Ruirui cherished the little babies, and also followed over eagerly.

"What's unscientific about it?"

Grandma Gu saw him knitting his brows like a little adult, found it quite funny.

Ruirui raised his doubt very seriously: "Shouldn't quadruplets be exactly the same?"

"Twins have identical and fraternal distinctions......"

Guben analyzed from a scientific angle: "Not from one egg, appearances will differ."

"Oh oh, so it's like that......"

Ruirui understood, revealed a smiling expression.

Grandma Gu watched amused, asked again: "Ruirui, do you like little brother or little sister?"

Ruirui, like a little adult, looked over each of the four little babies one by one, gave an unexpected answer: "I want to play with little brother, like little sister more."

"Aiyo......"

Grandma Gu was amused, praised enthusiastically: "Look at our Ruirui, so good at speaking, offending neither side, makes people happy just hearing it."

"That's for sure......"

Lin Xiyu laughed in agreement: "Don't look at whose child he is, his great-grandma is a silver tongue, how could the great-grandson be bad?"

"I love hearing this......"

Grandma Gu was delighted, laughing until her mouth couldn't close.

——

"Aiyo, why are the babies so small? Little faces red red, like little monkeys......"

Female Cousin wasn't slow to come either, relying on being real sisters, dared to challenge the biological parents' bottom line to their faces.

"Red faces grow up to have white skin."

Lin Xiyu indeed displeasedly glared at her.

"Hahaha, not happy now?"

The female cousin deliberately teased her: "That old saying really is true — a mother tiger protecting her cub, her butt can't be touched."

"Don't laugh at me......"

Lin Xiyu laughed and scolded: "When you have a child of your own, you'll be the same way."

"I don't want to have children at all......"

The female cousin started her noble bachelorette speech again: "Living alone is so comfortable, I earn however much and spend however much, living so carefree, why would I be so foolish as to get married and have children, bound by family."

Lin Xiyu rolled her eyes: "You're just used to living alone, living too independently......"

"You could put it that way too, anyway I don't want to have children......"

The female cousin didn't mind, her eyes rolled, and she said with a smile: "How about this, you adopt the child to me, I'll be his godmother."

"No way."

Lin Xiyu hadn't answered yet, but Guben's face had already darkened.

"Why not?"

The female cousin found it amusing, continued teasing the couple: "You've had four, the burden is so heavy, I can take on the task, help you share the load."

"Since we can give birth to them, we can afford to raise them."

Guben flatly refused: "No one is to even think about the baby, don't even think about it."

"Xiyu look at your husband....."

The female cousin held back laughter, turned around and complained: "Just a joke, is there any need for his face to turn this black?"

"Don't provoke him anymore, he'll really get angry with you."

Lin Xiyu felt the need to speak up for her man: "You don't know how much he cares about the baby, he didn't sleep much all night, staring at that incubator, his gaze so eager it could spark fire."