Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 853

Chapter 853: Chapter 726: A New Mission Arrives

"Hahaha..." Yi Shumin saw the child still crying and lifted her shirt to feed, "I can’t be gentle. You don’t know this girl never sleeps in the middle of the night, making me restless every day."

Zhou Jiao saw the child eager to eat and frowned, "Don’t say such things in the future. Don’t underestimate the child’s ability to sense adult emotions."

Yi Shumin looked at her in surprise.

Zhou Jiao nodded, "Really. Have you ever thought about it? If you speak harshly to your child, outsiders might misunderstand you don’t like her. You might not care but others do."

Yi Shumin nodded thoughtfully.

"We dote on our child so others don’t dare to belittle her." Seeing she’s listening, Zhou Jiao didn’t mind speaking a bit more, "Once you’re done with maternity leave, you’ll be going back to work and then sending her to daycare, only seeing her on weekends. How much time do you really have to spend with her?"

"When you put it like that, it really is the case."

Zhou Jiao smiled and didn’t continue. Some things are better left unsaid; saying too much might seem overbearing. Everyone is an individual with their own standards for living and one cannot impose.

But Yi Shumin didn’t feel that way; she found Zhou Jiao’s words very reasonable: "Did you raise your son yourself? Does he fuss at night?"

Can Zhou Jiao brag about her son? She’s not brainless: "Before kids learn to speak, they’re pretty much the same. If she fusses at night, it’s because she napped too long during the day or she’s hungry or needs changing."

Seeing her nod seriously, Zhou Jiao smiled, "Why not try setting feeding times for your child to gradually correct her routine?"

"It’s useless, Brother Xiao Fei asks me to feed her every time she cries. I’m not a tap to turn on whenever needed! Every day at home, he carries her around so much she doesn’t want to lie on the bed. My mom said not to cuddle her, but he just won’t listen."

Zhou Jiao grinned quietly to herself.

"You find it funny too, don’t you?"

"Brother Xiao Fei loving the child so much, isn’t that great? New fathers do understand!"

Yi Shumin laughed recalling something, "You don’t know how Xiao Fei said he must learn from Uncle Zhou."

Zhou Jiao couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Not a bad idea!

"Has the child been named?"

Yi Shumin shook her head, "Her great-grandmother said to wait until her first birthday. Right now, everyone calls her whatever nickname they fancy. Xiao Fei even asked everyone to call her Yueya’er during the day, worried she might get confused by different names."

"Yueya’er..." Zhou Jiao laughed, nodding, "That’s a nice nickname. Didn’t expect a rough man to be so particular."

"Can’t escape one’s nature. He’s already planning for her to learn martial arts when she grows up."

Seeing her smiling happily and radiating joy, Zhou Jiao felt truly happy for her. It proves how important it is for a woman to find the right man.

Sitting for a while, Zhou Jiao noticed the time and made her leave.

On the way home, the couple took a different path and saw the lights in the old Lin Family Courtyard, it truly felt like things had changed.

The next day, after sending their son to kindergarten, Zhou Jiao went with Zhang Guoqing to the City Hospital. After stepping out of the hospital, Zhang Guoqing was smiling foolishly; indeed, she was pregnant.

Even though they’d suspected it, hearing the expert doctor personally say congratulations made him ecstatic. Especially since this esteemed female doctor said Zhou Jiao’s health was perfectly fine and there was no need to be overly tense.

"Brother, reveal the news after New Year’s, promise me. You see, the doctor said my happy mood is most important."

Zhang Guoqing readily agreed. Delaying the announcement by three months for reliability was even better; besides, his father-in-law was currently very busy.

Confident in finding an excuse, Zhang Guoqing felt no guilt; nothing was more important than his wife. At most, they could tell everyone they only just found out.

With the holiday started and Zhang Guoqing’s careful care, Zhou Jiao set aside other matters, finally able to enjoy leisure with a cup of tea and a book, living comfortably.

Perhaps even the heavens couldn’t bear to watch, for one afternoon a week later, a piercing telephone ring startled Zhou Jiao who was absorbed in her book.

"Hello, who is this?"

"I’m Shi Dashen, come over now."

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