When I first met Zhou Xuan after returning from the United States, I was so happy. I never imagined that things would turn out like this with Zhou Xuan. My beloved grandfather is gone, my uncle and second uncle are arguing, and my parents only know how to lecture me!
Thinking of her grandfather, Wei Xiaoqing's eyes reddened, and tears finally streamed down her face. Zhou Xuan noticed that there were quite a few people watching them, and they were all men. He figured that seeing such a beautiful girl make him cry must have made him feel like a hero!
Zhou Xuan immediately handed a tissue to Wei Xiaoqing and quickly advised, "Wipe your tears, don't cry!"
As they were talking, the proprietress finished cooking and packing the wontons. Wei Xiaoqing continued to follow Zhou Xuan back to the hospital, but Zhou Xuan was a little worried. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Xiaoqing, you... you should go back. It's not a good idea to go to the hospital, is it?"
Wei Xiaoqing's eyes reddened again, but this time she forced herself to hold back her tears and said, "Do you hate me that much? Even if we were just ordinary friends, it wouldn't be a problem if we came to visit you. But now you won't even let me go?"
Zhou Xuan felt awkward and said sheepishly, "The thing is, we're not just ordinary...ordinary friends...I don't want to hurt you, and I don't want to hurt Yingying either!"
"You've already hurt me, don't you know that?" Wei Xiaoqing became even more sorrowful. "Tell me, you don't want to hurt Fu Ying, I admit that, but do you really think you don't want to hurt me? You've clearly already severely injured me, and you still say you don't want to hurt me?"
They were almost at the hospital building. If they went any further, they would really be face to face, which was something Zhou Xuan didn't want to see. To be honest, he didn't want to hurt Wei Xiaoqing. He already owed these two sisters a lot, but right now, he didn't want to hurt Fu Ying even more!
Seeing that Fu Ying, a pampered young lady, disregarded everything and suffered so much to give birth to his child, Zhou Xuan could not forget this affection.
"Then... if you really don't want me to go, I'll go to your house to see Xiao Sizhou!" Wei Xiaoqing changed the subject and immediately said something else.
Zhou Xuan was stunned. He had fallen into Wei Xiaoqing's trap!
Wei Xiaoqing didn't intend to make things difficult for him. Saying she wanted to meet Fu Ying was just a pretext. She had already anticipated that Zhou Xuan wouldn't agree, but she deliberately made him refuse before bringing up the matter of meeting Xiao Sizhou, leaving Zhou Xuan with an awkward answer.
After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Xuan asked, "Xiaoqing, for the sake of Xiaosi Zhou's growth, I've thought about it. I don't want anyone to tell him about his background. I'm his father, and Yingying is his mother. I just want to raise him well and don't want him to know the inside story. So I'm also planning to move my household registration back to my hometown so that no one will know the inside story!"
The reason Zhou Xuan told Wei Xiaoqing everything was to make her understand that he and Fu Ying would both treat Xiao Sizhou well and help him grow up happily. If Wei Xiaoqing insisted on seeing him, it would actually be bad for Xiao Sizhou!
Wei Xiaoqing's face immediately darkened, and she said angrily, "I knew you would treat Xiao Sizhou well, and I didn't say anything else. If I didn't trust you, would I be here secretly telling you this? I would have gone to pick up Xiao Sizhou long ago!"
Zhou Xuan fell silent for a moment. He knew that Wei Xiaoqing was kind-hearted and he absolutely believed in her. Xiao Sizhou lost her biological mother at such a young age, and it was only natural for her, as Xiao Sizhou's aunt, to care for and love her. As the saying goes, family ties cannot be severed, so how could he let Wei Xiaoqing not see Xiao Sizhou?
Besides, Xiao Sizhou is not even a year old yet. Even if Wei Xiaoqing meets him and shows him love and affection, Xiao Sizhou will never know or understand!
“This…” Zhou Xuan stopped, frowned, and pondered for a while before turning to Wei Xiaoqing and saying, “Xiaoqing, you go ahead. Xiao Sizhou is at home. Only Aunt Liu is home right now, but…”
After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Xuan said apologetically, "Xiaoqing, but you only have half an hour!"
Volume 1, Chapter 627 (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The family had never told Aunt Liu about Xiao Sizhou's background, so Aunt Liu didn't know who Xiao Sizhou was born to. She only knew that he was Zhou Xuan's biological son. However, she was also curious why Fu Ying, such a beautiful and elegant girl, never argued or quarreled and was still doing well. Moreover, she treated Xiao Sizhou very well, just like her own son.
Zhou Xuan finally resolved Wei Xiaoqing's matter. He hoped that she would leave as soon as she saw Xiao Sizhou, otherwise, if her family saw her, who knows what kind of situation would arise.
He took the snacks he had cooked for Fu Ying and returned to the ward with a heavy heart. Fu Ying had already been put back to bed, but the child was still in the intensive care unit and could only be seen from afar through the glass window.
Zhou Xuan went back and put the snacks on the table. He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Fu Ying, who looked pale and weak. A few strands of hair on her forehead were soaked with sweat and looked particularly haggard.
Zhou Xuan held Fu Ying's hand with a heavy heart and softly called out, "Yingying!"
Fu Ying opened her eyes and weakly replied, "Don't worry, I'm fine... Where's my... baby?"
Zhou Ying and Li Li walked in from the side. Zhou Ying said excitedly, "Brother, sister-in-law, my niece is so pretty! She has such a small face, and she looks just like you!"
When Fu Ying heard Zhou Ying mention her daughter Li Liang, she breathed a sigh of relief. Although Zhou Xuan had told her that her daughter was very beautiful, seeing is believing, and how could she not worry about her own daughter?
The whole family was excited. Jin Xiumei, Zhou Xuan, Li Li, and Zhou Ying took turns going to see the children. Zhou Xuan looked at her little daughter in the intensive care unit. Her sleeping posture was extremely cute. She wished she could hold her in her arms. Although she had already detected the supernatural ability, the excitement of seeing it with her own eyes was still different!
Zhou Ying glanced at her brother, then at her little niece, and giggled, saying, "Brother, look how much my niece resembles my sister-in-law! It's good that she's pretty!"
Zhou Xuan chuckled and said, "You mean, I'm ugly?"
The brother and sister returned to the ward, laughing and joking. Li Li and Jin Xiumei were feeding Fu Ying, who was a little uncomfortable and reached out to feed herself. Jin Xiumei scolded, "No, women need to rest for a month after giving birth, otherwise they'll have aches and pains all over their bodies later!"
Although Fu Ying was in pain from the surgery, she was still physically strong and didn't feel comfortable lying in bed, unable to move at all. She bit her lip and smiled, saying, "Mom, I've also heard my mom say that Chinese women need to observe a postpartum period after giving birth, but foreign women don't. They can go out and run around just two or three days after giving birth!"
Jin Xiumei retorted, "How can we Chinese women compare to foreign women? Those women are all tall and strong, covered in hair, and look like cows. It's no wonder they don't need to observe postpartum confinement!"
Fu Ying couldn't help but chuckle when she heard her mother-in-law's strange words. "She grew up with those so-called foreign women, but she didn't feel any different from me. Not observing postpartum confinement might just be due to differences in Chinese and Western cultures. It shouldn't have much to do with physical strength. Chinese women are human beings, and foreign women are human beings too!"
Seeing that her daughter-in-law and granddaughter were both safe and sound, Jin Xiumei was relieved. "Now that medical technology is advanced, it is rare for complications to occur during childbirth. As long as you can get to the hospital in time, there will be no major problems."
Fu Ying was very uncomfortable. She ate a little bit and then stopped, saying, "Mom, I want to go home. I don't feel comfortable in the hospital. I feel much more at home."
Jin Xiumei said, "That's true, but we need to ask the doctor to see if there are any problems. If there are no other issues, we can discharge you and go home!"
Zhou Xuan's heart stirred. Although his superpower couldn't help Fu Ying give birth, it could help her recover from her injuries and restore her spirit. That was no problem.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan quickly used his supernatural power to help Fu Ying recover. Wherever his power went, the cells in Fu Ying's damaged areas and surgical incisions recovered rapidly, at least ten times faster than normal. Surgical wounds like this usually take at least a week to heal, while the internal uterine wounds from childbirth take two to three months to fully recover.
Zhou Xuan didn't waste his special ability and did his best to heal Fu Ying's injuries. When the special ability entered Fu Ying's body, Fu Ying couldn't feel it, but when it was healing her injuries, she could feel it clearly. The wounds were healing at an extraordinary speed, and the muscle growth in the wounds made her feel numb and itchy, and she wanted to reach out and scratch.
Zhou Xuan knew this, so he immediately reached out and grabbed Fu Ying's hand, smiling as he gestured. Fu Ying knew that Zhou Xuan was healing her injuries. Because Zhou Xuan had never told his family about his abilities, they didn't know. Fu Ying understood and didn't say anything, letting Zhou Xuan treat her.
Zhou Xuan then instructed his younger sister Zhou Ying and Li Li: "Go and complete the discharge procedures. We're leaving the hospital right away and going home!"
Zhou Ying asked in surprise, "Brother, the doctor hasn't made a diagnosis yet. If you're going to stay in the hospital to recuperate, it's best not to leave. Let your wife take better care of herself!"
In Zhou Ying's memory, the women she had seen who gave birth usually had to stay in the hospital for one or two days after giving birth, and some with more serious cases would stay for even longer. Her brother's statement was probably due to his lack of medical knowledge and his ignorance of the situation of women giving birth.
"Brother, this isn't up to you to decide. It's up to the doctor. We can only leave if the doctor thinks it's okay. If the doctor says it's not okay, then we can't leave!"
Zhou Xuan smiled and waved his hand, then said to his sister, "Then go find the doctor and have her examine us. Let's leave only if we pass the test!"
Seeing her brother's resolute expression, Zhou Ying reluctantly went to call the doctor. Jin Xiumei, on the other hand, didn't care. She had seen that most childbirths were relatively smooth. In rural areas, as long as there were no other complications after childbirth, the mother would usually be discharged on the same day to save money. Naturally, her family didn't consider their financial situation. As long as Fu Ying was healthy, it was better to go home. At home, she could cook soup and prepare nutritious food. In the hospital, it was really troublesome and inconvenient. The food she got from the restaurant was not to her liking, and women in postpartum confinement had many taboos, and could not eat this or that.
The baby was healthy. An hour later, the nurse brought the baby to the room in a stroller. There was no need for the baby to stay in the intensive care unit. Fu Ying was very excited and wanted to hold the baby, but Zhou Ying had already taken the baby. Li Li also surrounded her.
The nurse exclaimed, "This child is so bright and beautiful, just like her mother! So adorable!"