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Chapter 1002: Chapter 1006: Not Ugly at All
Last time, Qiao Duo’er finally slept for four hours, and when she woke up, she felt much more refreshed.
"Did I sleep for a long time? Why didn’t I hear the two little ones crying?"
Qiao Duo’er quickly asked.
"Maybe they had just eaten well, perfectly timed for you to rest properly," Tan Zhenghong casually fabricated a reason.
He wouldn’t admit that in the meantime, he had fed them a little with someone else’s milk using a small spoon. They didn’t like it, but they reluctantly ate a bit.
Otherwise, they would have woken up soon. When would his wife’s body recover?
Qiao Duo’er didn’t think otherwise; her parenting philosophy was to feed on demand—if the babies were hungry, she’d feed them; if not, let them sleep or do other things.
In the evening, Tan Zhenghong brought over some water.
"Granny Su said this water was boiled with old ginger and mugwort leaves. I’ll wipe you down with it," he offered.
After giving birth, she would keep discharging lochia, and his wife was someone who loved cleanliness. She would definitely feel uncomfortable if she wasn’t wiped clean.
Qiao Duo’er immediately guarded her blanket: "You go out, I’ll do it myself."
"Stop fussing. You’ve just given birth, can’t be exposed to the cold. You stay under the blanket, and I’ll wipe you from inside. Once I’m done, I’ll change all the bedding for you," Tan Zhenghong said insistently.
During postpartum recovery, being careless could lead to lingering health issues—it was necessary to be extra careful.
Qiao Duo’er still hesitated; she knew she was just being stubborn, but her postpartum body was certainly not a pleasant sight, especially the area that might be torn.
She didn’t want anyone to see, especially Tan Zhenghong.
In her previous life, she read many news stories about soon-to-be fathers who attended childbirth and ended up repulsed by women. Some even needed therapy from a psychologist to recover.
What if Tan Zhenghong felt the same way? Would her happy life then be gone forever?
Although it wasn’t quite appropriate to think about this now, it was a serious issue.
If they couldn’t be intimate, their relationship would definitely be affected.
"Wife, I’ve seen you so many times already. What is there to be shy about?" Tan Zhenghong said teasingly.
He remembered that she wasn’t this nervous the first time.
No, each time she teased him, she was very open. Why was she so reserved now?
Qiao Duo’er weakly said, "Ugly."
"Not ugly. This is the place where life is born; it’s always beautiful," he reassured.
Tan Zhenghong firmly pulled Qiao Duo’er’s hand away. n𝚘𝚟𝚙u𝚋.co𝚖
Even if there were slight changes, they were marks left from bearing his child; he was the last person who had the right to find fault.
Qiao Duo’er covered her face with the blanket, comforting herself that she couldn’t see or know anything.
Tan Zhenghong wrung out the towel gently and started to wipe, being very meticulous, afraid of missing any spot.
"Does it look very bad?"
Qiao Duo’er weakly asked.
Tan Zhenghong said with a smile, "I remember when you were not yet my wife— you used to be very close to me. Back then, my legs looked way worse than you do now."
At that time, he always covered his legs because he didn’t want to see them.
But Duo’er helped him clean, set his bones, later applied medicine, and continued to clean without ever showing any signs of disgust.
If Duo’er could do that, what reason did he have to do any less than her?
At this point, all of Qiao Duo’er’s worries disappeared, and her mind was finally free of the burden.
The mugwort and ginger slices both had warming effects, making the water used to wipe her body indescribably soothing.
