The Beautiful Brother of the Orion’s Family (Wearing Book) - 118

 

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Some people are destined to be extraordinary from the moment they are born, like Tang Xu who just gave birth to a chubby baby boy.

After tossing and turning in his mother's belly for nearly four hours, the chubby baby boy was finally born.

After that, by the time he woke up, it was already early the next morning.

The chubby boy slept soundly after eating his fill, placed in a separate small bed.

This small bed was made by Tang Xu and Wei Dong together, with Tang Xu describing and gesturing while Wei Dong worked on it.

Staring at the sleeping infant, Tang Xu frowned slightly as he noticed the redness on his skin.

"You mustn't frown, or you'll get headaches in the future," Wei Zhonghong came in from outside and quickly remarked upon seeing him awake and frowning.

Tang Xu: "..." He feels that his good days are coming to an end.

After relaxing his eyebrow, he asked, "Auntie, why haven't you left yet?"

"I did, but I came back to look at this little one," Wei Zhonghong walked over to the crib, glancing down at the chubby newborn with pure adoration. "This little thing is growing so well. It's rare to see such clear features on a newborn.”

Tang Xu looked bewildered. Is it common for newborns to have blurred features?

Then he heard Wei Zhonghong continue, "This baby is really chubby! The midwife said he weighs eight and a half pounds! The whole village is talking about it. No one else's daughter-in-law has given birth to such a heavy baby. Our chubby little one has amazed and impressed them all." 

Tang Xu's heart thumped as he listened, catching the implication that news of him giving birth to an eight and a half pound baby had spread far and wide.

"You must take good care of yourself during the postpartum period, to ensure your body recovers properly. Otherwise, you will feel uncomfortable everywhere. Remember not to bathe or expose the baby to cold drafts. Keep him wrapped up in a quilt for forty days," Wei Zhonghong continued with rapid gestures, she had been talking non-stop since she entered the room. 

Tang Xu widened his eyes, trying to catch everything she said.

Wei Zhonghong sat by the kang, gently rocking the crib where the chubby baby lay. 

As she rocked, she turned to Tang Xu and said, "I sent Dongzi to buy two pig's trotters. Later, I'll ask Ah Li to stew them. No, I'll do it myself. She's a young girl, probably won't do it well. Later, I'll stew you a pig's trotter and peanut soup. This stuff is great for your health. Cook it in a clay pot over low heat so you can drink it for the whole day."

Tang Xu blinked. If he remembered correctly, isn't peanut pig's trotter soup for postpartum mothers to drink to lactate?

"We have some families in the village raising small black chickens. They're very nutritious. Wealthy folks often drink black chicken soup to replenish their bodies. I'll go buy a few and keep them in the backyard. Maybe we can hatch some little chicks later. It'll be convenient for meals, and black chicken meat is tender and flavorful," Tang Xu's head spun with ideas about his postpartum recovery meals. 

Without waiting for Tang Xu to respond, Wei Zhonghong got up and headed outside. "I'll also send Dongzi to catch a few crucian carp. Freshly stewed carp soup with white milk and a few pieces of tender tofu will make a good meal…"

After that, Tang Xu didn't catch what Wei Zhonghong said next; she had already left the room.

Tang Xu opened his mouth, but after Wei Zhonghong started speaking, it seemed like he couldn't get a word in.

Turning his head towards the sleeping chubby boy, Tang Xu took a deep breath. Oh my God, do I have to breastfeed this kid!

Old doctor Xu had answered his concerns earlier, "It's okay, in rare cases gers might experience chest pain after birth, but that's extremely rare. Since you're not one of them, you can relax."

Tang Xu felt relieved not to be among those. He took a small breath and glanced at the pig's trotters and peanuts in front of him. They smelled delicious, with clear oil and a beautiful appearance, but when he put them in his mouth, he almost spat them out. 

There was a slight taste of salt, but it tasted strangely like bland meat, almost like drinking warm water. However, due to the relationship between the fat pig's trotters and peanuts, the texture was slightly sticky. 

He didn't want to take another sip.

Wei Zhonghong wiped her hands with an apron, her face nervous yet expectant as she stared at Tang Xu. 

After seeing him swallow, she immediately asked, “How is it? Is it good?”

Tang Xu felt like crying but couldn't shed tears.

Is it good? Did she even taste it?

 He took a deep breath, trying to refrain himself from being honest, but hesitated to speak sincerely.

"Auntie, did you forget to add some salt?” he asked.

“Ah?” Wei Zhonghong was stunned, pursing her lips. She took the bowl and suddenly realized, patting her forehead with a smile. “My bad, my bad, I forgot when I was feeding the child.”

Tang Xu quickly handed over the bowl, he said, “Could you please add a little salt? Just a tiny bit.”

Wei Zhonghong nodded. “Alright, alright, look at me being silly.” She took the bowl and left.

Tang Xu crawled back to the kang, seeing the child kicking happily with a full belly, he was unable to resist touching his smooth, chubby face.

The child is really chubby, and seems quite big too. Earlier, even Tang Erhu had a hard time carrying him, Tang Xu thought.

Sitting on the edge of the kang, Wei Dong lowered his eyes without saying a word.

Tang Xu was puzzled, looking over. What's going on? It seems like he hasn’t heard him speak for a long time.

What's wrong? Could it be that he's still so happy about the birth of the child that he hasn't come back to his senses?

Isn’t it said that men have such low emotional resilience?

Not understanding, Tang Xu raised his hand to pat his leg and asked, “Ah Dong, what are you thinking? Why haven't you spoken? Is the black chicken that my aunt asked me to buy too small? I'll buy a few less if you don’t like eating black chicken meat. We can have crucian carp instead, you can catch some from the river just before dinner, so that we can eat them fresh instead of eating the frozen one’s.” 

Wei Dong responded softly, nodding at Tang Xu, then shifting his attention back to the child. 

Despite just being born, the child hadn't even been around for a full day. Still, due to the good care during pregnancy, the baby was energetic, his eyes were wide open revealing his bright black pupils. 

He remembered hearing from his mother that newborns usually couldn't see anything with their eyes open, but nowadays, if a baby in the neighborhood opened their eyes a few hours after being born, it indicated that they would be intelligent. 

Wei Zhonghong praised their child, making Tang Xu feel embarrassed but happy to hear her compliment his child.

“Oh my, my grandson is so handsome! His head is well-shaped, his nose is well-defined, and his eyebrows are just his father's. He is so handsome, with a small mouth and adorable eyes. When he is able to walk in the future he will be smart and skillful! Didn't you see how my grandson opened his eyes right after birth? 

My grandson's eyes are so black and bright! His eyes will definitely be better than my father's in the future! His little arms and legs are so strong that he is already capable of kicking. Others' babies are so soft and don't like to move, they just cry. But my grandchild cries louder than them, so cute!"

And those tiny feet... were fragrant!

Tang Erhu continued to praise his eldest grandson from head to toe without pause.

He was genuinely happy. Whenever the child slept, he would spend the entire half-day holding him again, rocking and soothing him while effortlessly talking to Wei Dong about how easy it was to take care of the child, as he resembled him in many ways. 

Wei Dong looked at the face of his child, his own traits evident in the child's features—his nose resembling his and his mouth and chin resembling Tang Xu’s. Well, at least their efforts in giving birth resulted in a child who resembled them in some ways, which balanced his thoughts.

"Why haven't you spoken? Aren't you happy?" Tang Xu nudged his husband.

Coming back to reality, Wei Dong quickly shook his head. "No, I'm very happy. I just haven't had a chance to hold him yet."

Tang Xu chuckled softly. "Well then, hold him now. No one's competing at the moment."

However, Wei Dong shook his head and just held the baby's tiny fist, smiling as the baby made babbling sounds and blew bubbles of saliva.

With a smile on his face, he wanted to gently touch his cheek but refrained from touching his face directly. Instead, he used a little force to squeeze his tiny fist.

"Puff!" The baby kicked his legs and let out a small fart.

A slight smell filled the air. Tang Xu froze for a moment, instinctively recoiling, while Wei Dong calmly realized the baby was pooping.

As the baby continued to kick, Tang Xu waited until he finished before saying, “It smells a bit. Did you change his diaper? Hurry up and change it.”

Wei Dong whispered, “Don't move, he hasn't finished pooping yet. Once he's done, he'll start humming. I'll fetch water. I'm not good at changing diapers.”

Tang Xu nodded in understanding, “Oh, oh, I really don't know how to do it either."

As Wei Dong went to fetch water, Wei Zhonghong returned with the bowl in her hands. “What happened?”

“The baby pooped and it smells. I’m going to get water,” he replied.

Wei Zhonghong pushed open the door to their small room and saw the chubby boy staring blankly on the kang. She handed him the bowl and took the baby to the small bed beside, muttering, “He eats and poops a lot, he’s growing so fast. He pooped twice today already.”

“Oh? Is it good or not to poop so much?”

"It's okay, it's normal for babies to poop a lot when they're only drinking milk. Xu Lao said it's fine too." Wei Zhonghong worked quickly, swiftly removing the soiled diaper from the baby, causing the smell to immediately spread. 

Tang Xu held his breath, holding the bowl and nearly gagging.

As she handled the dirty diaper, Wei Zhonghong commented, "You should pay more attention when changing diapers in the future. If his poop changes color, ask doctor Xu for that egg-drop soup-like stuff, it tastes sour, but he doesn’t seem to have any problem with it." 

Tang Xu felt worse as he listened, unable to hold back any longer. He set down the bowl and leaned over the edge of the kang, retching loudly.

Wei Zhonghong was startled. "What's wrong? What's wrong? Are you feeling sick?"

Tang Xu gagged and waved his hand, "Take it away, far away. Take away the diaper covered in poop from my hand."

When Wei Dong walked to the window with the huge basin in his hand, he heard Tang Xu vomiting coming from inside the room, as well as Wei Zhonghong’s exclamation and babbling from the baby.

Wei Dong hurried into the room and saw Tang Xu lying half-dead on the kang. "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Tang Xu struggled weakly to sit up, his face full of distress.

Who could understand... he couldn’t stand the smell of poop!

Wei Zhonghong quickly washed the baby's bottom with warm water, wiped it dry, and let him air dry. She casually threw the soiled diaper into the basin of water.

Meanwhile, Tang Xu watched in horror as the poop spread in the water...

Ugh!

He wants to go blind.

Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that one day he would regret having children because of the disgusting task of washing dirty diapers!

"What's wrong? Why are you still vomiting?" Wei Zhonghong turned to glance at him worriedly. 

Tang Xu’s mind was spinning as he thought over the color and condition of the baby's poop on the diaper he held. His eyes rolled back and he felt dizzy.

"Call the doctor! Call the doctor!" Wei Zhonghong pinched his arm, patted his face, and turned to Wei Dong, "Quickly, go get Doctor Xu to come over!"

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TL: Thanks to ChubbiestCheeks that I was able to re-translate this chapter much clearear with the raws they provided! I might go back and retranslate 114-115 this weekend, and also sorry for the late update! 

Another piece of good news is that novel will be ongoing past 130 chapters thanks to the raws provided, tysm ChubbiestCheeks !