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Chapter 1000: Chapter 1004: The Petty Man
But this sleep was restless; she was preoccupied with her two little ones, and also tormented by postpartum uterine contractions. Roughly two hours later, Duo’er opened her eyes.
The first thing she saw was Tan Zhenghong dozing off by the bedside.
The labor started at midnight, and by the time it was over, the day had already broken, wearing out everyone involved.
So, he let everyone else go to rest and stood watch by her side.
This fella... Her ordeal just now hadn’t been for nothing, after all.
"Wife, how do you feel?"
Tan Zhenghong asked softly, almost afraid that speaking too loudly would startle her.
Qiao Duo’er shook her head, "Nothing much, just the pain from the lochia expulsion. How about the babies?"
"They cried out just after they were born, but they fell asleep as soon as I soothed them. I was thinking of feeding them some breast milk in a bit," he said, his voice brimming with excitement.
It was his first time becoming a father, and he was thrilled.
The wet nurse they had in reserve was a young wife from the same village. This arrangement, being familiar and convenient, meant that they could call her over in a pinch, and neither family’s child would be neglected.
Qiao Duo’er smiled, "Luckily, I woke up early. Otherwise, my babies would have had their first drink from someone else’s milk."
"Qing Yue said it’s fine to feed them some sugar water first. I’ll get you something to eat, and after you’re full, you can feed them."
Just then, the little thing was still asleep.
Before Tan Zhenghong could leave the room, the little one began to wail, probably sensing that their mother had awakened.
Qiao Duo’er craned her neck, "Bring them over to me first; I’m not hungry right now."
Tan Zhenghong understood the feelings of Duo’er, a new mother, and complied.
Since the daughter was more frail, he picked her up first and brought her over.
As soon as she was in Duo’er’s arms, the little one ceased crying, her small head bobbing around, likely searching for food.
"Don’t worry, you’ll eat in a moment," Qiao Duo’er said, her lips curving up into a tender smile.
After she undressed, the little girl quickly found her way, and her vigorous sucking made Qiao Duo’er furrow her brow.
Despite being such a little thing, she hadn’t expected it to be so strong.
Tan Zhenghong asked anxiously, "Wife, is it very uncomfortable? Should I go find the wet nurse?"
"No need. It was just a bit unusual at the start. Look, it’s fine now," she replied.
At first, she was just not accustomed to such forceful sucking.
She had always been worried about not having milk, but now she felt a liquid spilling out, albeit not much, but this was the precious colostrum.
And the babies didn’t need much, so it should be enough for them.
The brother left in the small bed was making even more of a fuss, and Qiao Duo’er, with a look of distress, said, "Bring our son over too. I can feed both of them at the same time."
Tan Zhenghong did as she asked, and soon both children were breastfeeding together.
Having the heads of both children against each other felt a bit awkward, but as this situation would likely occur often in the future, they would get used to it after a few tries.
"Wife, I’ll find a wet nurse, and let that stinky boy drink her milk from now on," Tan Zhenghong suddenly suggested.
Qiao Duo’er asked puzzledly, "Why? Aren’t they eating just fine?"
"I just think it’s too hard for you to feed both little ones. If you only nurse the daughter, it will be easier on you," Tan Zhenghong stated his main reason.
He also had another, more private reason; it was about preserving his wife’s physical privacy.
Well... he admitted he was just as Bai Yifan had said, a petty man.
