Chapter 261: At a time like this, you're still thinking about saving the child!

Women are naturally weak, but mothers are strong.

Head Nurse Gao was no different; after becoming a mother, she worried that her child would be corrupted by her mother-in-law, so she burned her bridges.

Fortunately, the result was good.

As the head of the department, Pei Yan Ting was naturally busy after returning to work.

So tonight, she undoubtedly had to work overtime and asked her sister to go home and take care of her Lian Lian, while she continued to throw herself into her busy work.

Shen Man got off work smoothly, rode her bicycle, and arrived home smoothly.

The food was already cooked, and her grandfather and master were in the courtyard playing with the children, their smiles so bright they felt years younger.

She wasn't joking, really.

Ever since their children were born, her grandfather and master had been like they had eaten immortal pills, becoming more and more radiant.

Sometimes she saw Section Commander Duan the same way. Could it be that taking care of children for the elders wasn't tiring, but instead prolonged their lives?

"Manman is back. Why didn't Yan Ting come back with you?"

"Master, sister-in-law is the head of the department. Recently, the gynecology team invited by the hospital director has left, and sister-in-law has been very busy..."

Shen Man first went to the well to draw water, washed her hands twice with soap to make sure there was no smell of disinfectant, and only then did she come to hug and kiss the three little ones one by one.

Infants are naturally close to their parents, so when their mother held them, they responded very happily.

Although Lian Lian wasn't Shen Man's biological daughter, she was her aunt, and a beautiful aunt at that, so she liked her too and responded enthusiastically—

"Iya-ya."

"Was Lian Lian good today?"

"Iya-ya."

"Does Lian Lian want to kiss her aunt?"

"Mwah."

The little one's eyes curved, and she really took the initiative to kiss her aunt's cheek, then let out a laugh.

Shen Man couldn't help but laugh out loud. She gently picked up Lian Lian and stroked the child's delicate cheeks, her eyes full of love.

This intimate gesture made Xiao Nuomi, who was on the side, a bit jealous. She opened her arms and babbled, seemingly wanting her mother's hug as well.

However, unlike her sisters, Xiao Mantou always maintained a cold and aloof posture.

Although his gaze was locked tightly on his mother, he didn't make any extra movements, just stared quietly...

Seeing this, Elder Lu couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh secretly.

This little guy was exactly the same as his grandson-in-law, like he was carved from the same mold!

At this moment, Jiang Ye's shout came from the kitchen:

"Grandpa, wife, come and eat!"

Followed by a burst of noise; it turned out to be her brother shouting loudly—

"Sister, come quickly and taste the dough drops I made myself; the taste is absolutely first-class."

"Brother, are you really sure?"

Shen Man asked half-believingly, her eyes full of doubt.

"That goes without saying. Even my brother-in-law said it was delicious. If you don't believe me, ask him."

Lu Xiu Bai responded triumphantly, then began to set the bowls and chopsticks, serve the dishes, and was busy with joy.

Hearing this, Shen Man was still a bit hesitant; after all, based on her understanding of her brother's cooking, it was hard to believe it would be very delicious.

But since her husband approved, she couldn't say much more, so she nodded, "I'll have a bowl."

Soon, the family sat around the Eight Immortals table and began to enjoy a sumptuous dinner.

They placed the children in rocking chairs where they could be observed at any time, and looking at these cute babies, the adults' hearts were full of happiness and satisfaction.

Tangyuan was busy non-stop, constantly picking up the little balls that rolled onto the ground for its little masters, silently contributing with its small body.

"It's a pity my wife didn't get off work and come home; otherwise, I would have let her taste it too."

Lu Xiu Bai had a large bowl in front of him—oh no, it was a soup basin.

He had always had a big appetite, and with his recent high-intensity training, he ate even more.

If he weren't an officer at the battalion commander level with a decent allowance, plus his brother-in-law's subsidies, he would probably have eaten himself into poverty.

"By the way, that person's allowance for this month has been sent again. Brother Jiang Ye, and Brother, if you have time one day, take it and buy more grain outside the Sea Island to keep at home.

With new additions to the family, the adults taking care of them, plus Uncle Master and the other grandfathers, we can't not leave food for them..."

Shen Man used the term "that person" to refer to Lu Mingyuan. No one else had any objections, and it was clear that everyone knew exactly who "that person" was.

In all fairness, although Lu Mingyuan was of poor character and notorious, it could not be denied that the allowance he sent on time every month was genuine and clean.

Perhaps some might feel this behavior was double-standard or even unfilial, but regardless, it was a way of making amends and compensation, so why go against the allowance?

Spend it openly; who dared to say it wasn't good?

"Fine, I got it."

Jiang Ye had no objections; everyone knew he was a "henpecked husband."

Lu Xiu Bai had no objections either, and while eating the dough drops, he gave a grunt of agreement.

Elder Lu sighed slightly in his heart, but quickly adjusted his mood.

He wouldn't think about his heartless son; he now had grandsons, granddaughters, great-granddaughters, and great-grandsons.

Life now was the comfortable kind.

"Iya-ya."

The children were all confused by the smell of the adults' food, their mouths watering with greed.

But not a single adult would feed the children, because they were still too young, their stomachs weren't fully developed, and they couldn't eat adult food; they could only drink milk.

Wait another half a year, when they were five or six months old, then they could feed them egg custard, rice paste, meat puree, vegetable puree, fruit puree, and the like.

In short, an infant's intestines were very fragile and needed to be nurtured slowly. Only when they were fully developed could they be fed other food.

Capital—

First People's Hospital.

"Ah—"

"The water broke. Why is there blood on the pregnant woman? What happened?"

"Doctor, my daughter-in-law was accidentally pushed down the stairs by someone and rolled down. Will the child in her belly be okay?"

"Old man, don't block the way first. We need to send the pregnant woman into the delivery room. You go and pay the fees and register the information."

"Sigh, save the child, you must save the child! Our Old Zhou family only has this one seedling; you must save the child!"

"..."

The medical staff were speechless and rolled their eyes.

At a time like this, you're still thinking about saving the child!

The family doesn't even have a throne to inherit; how pathetic!

No one saw that the pregnant woman, who was screaming in pain, had a faint, eerie light flash in her eyes...