Chapter 254

"Little Wang, next time tell your leader to come in person; since he's sending gifts, shouldn't he come to hold the two children himself?"

Section Commander Duan gave a seemingly casual instruction; he knew a little bit of the inside story and already had his own calculations.

Afterward, he placed the empty milk bottle on the table, holding Xiao Mantou while patting and coaxing him, doting on him endlessly.

Wang Donghe hurriedly saluted, and fearing he would scare the baby, he quickly lowered his voice:

"Received!"

His eyes swept briefly over the baby swaddles held by the two old men, and after seeing the faces of the two infants, he thought he would have something to report back.

"Giggle, giggle."

The two old hens were hopping around in the courtyard; they were very plump and clearly well-fed.

After the others had walked away, Old Master Lu returned to the room, confused, and asked Section Commander Duan:

"Who is that Regiment Commander Han? Why is he fawning over my granddaughter?"

"Him? If I really tell you, you probably won't feel good; are you sure you want to hear it?"

Section Commander Duan changed the angle at which he was holding the swaddle, striving to make his little grandson lie comfortably.

"Tell me, there's nothing I'm afraid to hear."

Old Master Lu liked to be contrary; the more others said that, the more he wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Over here, Lu Xiu Bai had finally brought the diapers over, and the grandfather and grandson placed Lian Lian on the table while changing the little one's diaper and wiping her bottom.

Lu Xiu Bai had just returned and didn't know what his grandfather and Section Commander Duan were talking about, so he asked curiously:

"What are you talking about?"

"Talking about Regiment Commander Han; he, his full name is Han Zhengqing, and he is the second old cadre in the military region, besides me, who hasn't started a family..."

When it came to the gossip—oh no, the story—of Regiment Commander Han, not only did those in the main room prick up their ears to listen, but even Shen Man in the bedroom pricked up her ears.

This person had stepped forward to protect her last year when she had just arrived at the Jiashuyuan and was being made things difficult for.

She still remembered the few times they had bumped into each other; he had always gazed at her with a kind, nostalgic look.

She wasn't so foolish as to feel nothing.

Most likely, he was looking through her to cherish the memory of the original owner's mother.

So she guessed that he knew her mother.

The fact that he hadn't started a family for so many years meant he probably hadn't let go of his feelings...

After hearing about this person's situation, Old Master Lu felt a bit of heartache.

Compared to his own biological son, that man had been so long-lasting in his feelings for his daughter-in-law!

And looking at his own son, what had he done?

He had married Qingluo but hadn't given her enough care and protection.

Yet this Han Zhengqing had remained unmarried his whole life and had even stood up for his granddaughter when she was being bullied upon arriving at the Jiashuyuan...

"Sigh, if only my real father were this Regiment Commander Han; then my sister, my mother, and I wouldn't have been separated for over a dozen years..."

Han Xiu Bai, that doesn't sound bad either.

Lu Xiu Bai didn't dare say this in front of his real grandfather; his daughter was watching from the side, and he didn't want to get beaten.

"Hmph, hmph."

The words were blunt but true; Old Master Lu snorted twice, but he didn't deny it.

It was just that if his daughter-in-law Qingluo had married this Han Zhengqing back then, there would have been no place for his son!

And he wouldn't have had his grandson and granddaughter!

Sigh, it was all destiny.

Don't talk about how everyone had their own difficulties back then; he only knew that now, one should cherish the present and cherish the people in front of them.

After nimbly changing his great-granddaughter's diaper, he ordered his grandson to wash the diaper clean and then hang it in the courtyard to dry.

"Got it."

Lu Xiu Bai didn't argue; he didn't mind the poop and pee his own daughter made!

Scrub, scrub, scrub, then wash it again with soap; it could be used again once it dried!

"Old Brother Duan, you didn't just bring this up on a whim, did you? Do you have some plan?"

Old Master Lu's mind turned quickly; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone from a cowherd boy who didn't know a single character to someone who made the Japanese invaders tremble with fear...

"My retirement is only a matter of these next two years; I've been thinking that since this Han Zhengqing shows some care for Manman, it would be better to be on good terms with him so that when I retire..."

Facing Old Brother Lu, Section Commander Duan didn't hide his calculations.

Besides, it wasn't like he was the one who started scheming against him first.

Rather, he was the one who bumped into them, wasn't he?

"That's true; for the sake of Manman and her husband's future, I have no objections."

Old Master Lu had no face to object; he felt he had let down his daughter-in-law Qingluo, so how could he hinder someone who had a history with Qingluo from caring for his granddaughter?

Inside the room, Shen Man and her husband exchanged a look; both were hearing about this for the first time, and they finally understood why Regiment Commander Han had been looking after them.

"Pfft."

Xiao Nuomi, full and satisfied in her swaddle, let out a loud fart.

The little one was startled by the sound of her own fart; her little mouth puckered, looking like she was about to wail.

"Thump, thump, thump."

Shen Man quickly took a rattle from beside her pillow to attract the little one's attention.

"Ah."

The little one's mouth puckered, but in the end, she didn't wail; her eyes, which were only a thin slit, moved, seemingly looking at what was making the noise.

"Tonight, prepare a basin of warm water; I'll wipe around Xiao Nuomi's eyes."

"As you wish, but since Xiao Nuomi has opened her eyes, take a look later to see if Xiao Mantou has opened his, and Lian Lian too."

Shen Man teased the daughter she had worked so hard to give birth to; the redness and wrinkliness from birth had faded, and now her skin was a bit yellow—it was the jaundice period.

In another week, she would probably turn white and tender.

"I want to wipe my body too."

Shen Man pitifully tugged at her husband's sleeve; just a little bit, otherwise she felt like she was stinking.

"No, be good, endure it a little longer."

Jiang Ye calmly changed his daughter's diaper, and upon hearing his wife's request, he heartlessly refused.

Wangjie had specifically instructed him that a woman in confinement must complete the full month!

During this period, intercourse, exposure to wind, and bathing were strictly forbidden.

If the confinement wasn't done properly, there would be all sorts of health problems in the future!

For the sake of his wife's health, for the first time, he heartlessly refused his wife's request.

Shen Man sighed; it was a failure as expected.

Recently, her husband had been watching her very closely, and she had absolutely no chance to enter the space.

And Tangyuan, it hadn't had much energy lately and was sleeping in the space; she had a vague guess, but didn't dare to think too deeply.

Every day, she would use her thoughts to drip Spiritual Liquid into Tangyuan's water bowl.

Once her body recovered and she finished her confinement, she would make some steamed egg cake for Tangyuan.

This time, her little cat had suffered along with her.

Her husband leaned over and kissed his wife's forehead, his eyes seeming to say, "No smell, you don't stink!"

"Ooh-wah."

Xiao Nuomi, attracted by her father's actions, looked at her parents without blinking and suddenly started to laugh.

Anyone who has seen a baby laugh knows that a baby's smile is very pure and very healing...