Without saying a word, Xiao Zhengshan consciously went out to buy food, while Shen Xiulan helped the nurse push Wen Fufu back to the ward to rest.
After a while, Shen Xiulan received the tightly wrapped baby from the nurse. Her face was full of smiles, unable to hide her joy.
“Little Fu, look at this chubby baby. He’s so plump and round. When I gave birth to Tingting, she was thin and tiny. I was so scared back then, thinking something might be wrong with her.”
Wen Fufu thought about Xiao Tingting’s current lively and carefree personality. The words “thin and tiny” really didn’t match her at all.
Wen Fufu took the baby and held him in her arms. The baby’s fingers were curled up as he slept inside the swaddling cloth with his eyes closed. From time to time he smacked his lips. His thick newborn hair lay softly against his forehead.
Wen Fufu looked at him with gentle eyes and felt grateful that she hadn’t chosen to abort the child back then. Otherwise, she would never have seen such a cute and lovable baby.
“Little Fu, what name do you want to give the child?” Shen Xiulan asked.
Wen Fufu shifted her gaze away from the baby’s face and looked at the sunlight outside the window.
“The baby was born when the sun rose, so let’s call him Chengyang.”
“Chengyang. That’s a good name. From now on, you’ll be Chengyang,” Shen Xiulan said as she held the baby’s tiny hand.
Xiao Zhengshan soon returned after buying food. When he saw the baby, his dark and usually serious face suddenly broke into a silly smile, full of the happiness of a grandfather seeing his grandson.
Xiao Zhengshan wiped his hands on his pants and asked carefully, “Little Fu, can Uncle Xiao hold him?”
“Uncle Xiao, you hold him. I’ll eat first.”
Wen Fufu handed the baby to him without hesitation. Xiao Zhengshan nervously took the baby and felt the small weight in his arms—a tiny bundle, so light.
Shen Xiulan smacked the bewildered man lightly.
“It’s not like you’ve never held a baby before. Why are you so nervous?”
“Xiulan, this is our grandson,” Xiao Zhengshan said happily.
“Of course I know that. Look at you acting so silly. You’ve completely lost that dignified village leader image of yours,” Shen Xiulan teased her husband.
Xiao Zhengshan didn’t care what Shen Xiulan said about him. Now he had a grandson. His wife could say whatever she wanted.
Wen Fufu watched them joking around and smiled. Aunt Shen and Uncle Xiao truly had a good relationship.
“Aunt Shen, should we tell Tingting?” Wen Fufu said.
This year Xiao Tingting had graduated. When she left Taohua Village, she had kept nagging that she probably wouldn’t get to see the birth of her godson or goddaughter. She had insisted that Wen Fufu promise to send her a message as soon as the baby was born.
Although Xiao Tingting felt heartbroken that she would miss the birth and couldn’t watch the baby come into the world, she definitely didn’t want to miss the chance to video chat with the baby.
Shen Xiulan knew her daughter’s stubborn personality well. If she didn’t inform her, the girl would definitely complain endlessly after returning.
“I’ll make a video call and tell her,” Shen Xiulan said.
At that moment, Xiao Tingting was packing her luggage when her phone notification rang. Seeing that it was her mother calling, she immediately thought of something. She quickly picked up the phone and answered.
“Mom, did Sister Fufu give birth?!” she asked anxiously.
Wen Fufu appeared on the screen and greeted her.
“Hi, Tingting.”
Seeing the hospital background in the video and Wen Fufu wearing hospital clothes, Xiao Tingting jumped up excitedly.
“Sister Fufu, is it a boy or a girl?”
Xiao Zhengshan appeared in the video holding the baby, and Wen Fufu said to her, “It’s a boy.”
When Xiao Tingting saw the tiny face in the video, her heart melted. This was her godson. Looking at his appearance, he would definitely grow up to be a handsome guy.
“Dad, Mom, Sister Fufu—wait for me. I’m coming back right away!”
Xiao Tingting hung up the phone and suddenly became full of energy. She hurriedly packed her luggage. She had been struggling with what to bring and what to leave behind, but now she didn’t care anymore. She only packed a few important items. Anything she could give away, she gave away, and anything she couldn’t give away she simply left behind.
Her roommate, who was with her at the time, had no idea what was going on. Xiao Tingting seemed a little different today.
Xiao Tingting’s university was in the same province, but it still took several hours by car to reach Taohua Village. Dragging her suitcase, she headed straight to the hospital.
Someone who had still been at school in the morning suddenly appeared at the ward door in the afternoon.
Wen Fufu and the other two were all stunned.
Wen Fufu was the first to react.
“Tingting, you’re back?” she said in surprise.
“What do you think? Are you surprised? Unexpected? Sister Fufu, hurry and let me see my godson.”
There was no surprise—only plenty of shock.
Shen Xiulan couldn’t help but smack her daughter lightly.
“Did you attend your graduation ceremony?”
“Mom, it finished long ago. Otherwise I wouldn’t have rushed back this early.”
Seeing her troublesome daughter, Shen Xiulan didn’t know what to say.
Wen Fufu hadn’t expected Xiao Tingting to care so much about the baby and felt both amused and helpless.
“Tingting, your godson is sleeping,” Wen Fufu said, pointing to the little bundle beside her.
“Ah! My little baby! Let me see him quickly!” Xiao Tingting rushed over impatiently.
Shen Xiulan stopped her.
“Shh! Lower your voice. The baby is still sleeping.”
“It’s okay, Tingting. Come over quickly. I’ll show you,” Wen Fufu said, looking like she couldn’t wait to show off her baby to others.
Xiao Tingting shook off her mother’s hand and leaned closer happily. Finally seeing the little person she had been thinking about, she exclaimed,
“Sister Fufu, he’s so small and cute! Such a fair and chubby little face. It makes people want to take a bite.”
“Tingting, you think so too, right? I also want to try biting it,” Wen Fufu said happily after finding someone who shared the same thought.
Xiao Tingting gently poked the baby’s cheek with her finger. It felt soft and bouncy like gummy candy.
“Sister Fufu, it’s so soft.”
“Yes! Tingting, pinch the other side. That side is soft too,” Wen Fufu said.
Xiao Tingting quickly tried it and exclaimed again.
“It really is!”
The poor baby, before even growing up, was already being treated like a toy by his own mother and godmother, suffering silently without being able to complain.
Shen Xiulan held her forehead, watching the two of them with a headache.
Who bites their own child’s cheeks?
Neither of them behaved like adults at all. She quickly rescued her grandson before he suffered more “torture.”
“Children need enough sleep. If you keep doing this, he’ll wake up easily. Stop messing around.”
Wen Fufu felt a bit embarrassed. Her behavior just now really had been inappropriate.
Good son… Mom is sorry.
The doctor said that as long as the physical examination showed no problems, she could be discharged from the hospital.
Because the hospital couldn’t allow so many people to stay as companions, Xiao Tingting had to return to Taohua Village with her father that day, leaving Shen Xiulan alone at the hospital to take care of Wen Fufu.
Wen Fufu actually wanted to return to Taohua Village as soon as possible. Staying in the hospital was inconvenient in many ways.
Being at home felt much more free and comfortable.