chsdbacks Chapter 320 Godfather
Chapter 320 Godfather
The liveliest place in the house was Shen Li's courtyard, but the two little ones were arranged to be taken care of in the next room. Unless Shen Li mentioned missing the children, no one would easily bring the children over to disturb her rest.
During her postpartum period, Shen Li still took a bath—though not as frequently as usual, she managed to do so once every ten days.
At first, Lu's mother firmly refused, fearing that she would catch a cold and develop a chronic illness. However, Shen Li was so eager to eat that she kept begging.
Finally, Madam Lu relented and specially instructed the kitchen to brew motherwort water, repeatedly reminding her not to let it cool completely and not to add any raw water before letting Shen Li wash her hair and take a bath.
Feeling refreshed, Shen Li felt as if all the bones in her body had relaxed, and she felt much lighter.
On the twentieth day of her postpartum confinement, Lanwei suddenly called, her tone both excited and anxious: "Lili, have you given birth yet? Why haven't we heard anything!"
Shen Li leaned against the headboard, her tone relaxed: "I gave birth early, on the 21st of last month, a few days early."
"Ah?!" Lan Wei's exclamation almost spilled from the receiver. "Why didn't you tell us?! We could have gone to the hospital to see you!"
"It's not too late to come now," Shen Li said with a smile. She was recovering well and had been bored these past few days, so she was looking forward to talking to her friends. "I'm currently in postpartum confinement at home. You can come over and visit if you have time."
"Okay, okay! We'll come see you this weekend!" Lan Wei immediately confirmed the time.
On the weekend, Lu Cheng tidied up the room in advance, just in case Shen Li's friends came over and thought it was messy.
Shen Li thought only Lan Wei and Xie Mei would come, but when he opened the door, he was surprised to find that Xia Jiang, Yan Xiangcheng, Ming Xiangyang and other boys had also come.
According to custom, the men were not allowed to enter the mother's room, so they all sat and talked in the courtyard.
Lan Wei, Xie Mei, and Yao Fen went straight into Shen Li's room and immediately began to scrutinize her.
Looking at Shen Li, whose figure had almost fully recovered, Yao Fen exclaimed with envy, "You're amazing! You recovered so well right after giving birth, your waist hasn't even gotten much thicker!"
Shen Li shook her head with a smile, then patted her waist: "You're too sweet-talking. You're nowhere near fully recovered. Look at your waist, it's still thick."
Lan Wei's gaze fell on Shen Li's chest, and she teased with a wink, "These breasts are getting more and more alluring."
Shen Li reached out and tapped her forehead, laughing and scolding, "You little rascal."
Lan smiled frankly: "If a woman isn't lustful, what is? Are you 'good'?"
Shen Li was amused by her: "That's true. Then you'd better go find some decent men instead of always staring at me."
Lan Wei's tone softened slightly, but still carried a smile: "The men I like don't like me. But it's okay, I don't care anymore."
Upon hearing this, all three people in the room turned to look at her, their eyes filled with curiosity.
Shen Li spoke first: "Oh, so you have a new target?"
Lan Wei waved her hand: "No way, it's not even close to being confirmed yet, don't make wild guesses."
Shen Li understood perfectly – everyone knew that Yan Xiangcheng liked Lan Wei. The two were childhood sweethearts who grew up together, but Lan Wei always only regarded him as her best friend and never developed romantic feelings for him.
Looking at Lan Wei's feigned ease, she wanted to say something, but then felt that matters of the heart could only be decided by oneself, and that outsiders' opinions were of no use, so she didn't press the matter further.
At this moment, Yao Fen smiled and smoothed things over, saying, "Lanwei, you'd better step up your game. You're the only one left who's single among us."
Upon hearing this, Shen Li's eyes widened suddenly, and she turned to look at Xie Mei: "Wait, you're in a relationship? How come I didn't know? What big scoop did I miss this time?"
Xie Mei blushed slightly and smiled, pursing her lips, "It was with Zhao Wei, not long ago."
"Oh, that's great!" Shen Li joked. "They're all being dealt with internally. Why don't you, Weiwei, try dealing with it internally too?" She said this in jest, casually mentioning Yan Xiangcheng.
Lan Wei shook her head, her tone serious: "No, as you all know, I've only ever had friendship with Xiang Cheng, nothing more."
Xie Mei sighed: "Feelings are really unpredictable, you should make your own decision. But to be honest, Xiang Cheng is a really nice person, and he cares about you a lot."
Shen Li looked at Xie Mei and snorted with feigned dissatisfaction: "Well done, you've kept your relationship a secret for so long. You two have to treat me to a meal to make amends after I finish my postpartum confinement! You've been secretly dating behind my back, like you're a secret agent."
Yao Fen immediately chimed in, "Exactly! I treated you guys to meals when I was dating. If I hadn't run into them holding hands while shopping last time, I wouldn't have known about it!"
This remark made everyone burst into laughter, their hearty laughter clearly audible even to the boys in the courtyard.
At this moment, Lu Cheng and Lu Zhou were holding two children, showing them to Xia Jiang and the others.
Ming Xiangyang's gaze fell on the two swaddled babies, his eyes particularly gentle, especially when he looked at the second one, his eyes almost unable to look away—the second one's features resembled Shen Li more than the eldest.
"What is this?" he asked, pointing to the child in Lu Zhou's arms.
Lu Zhou shook the little guy in his arms and said casually, "Second child."
Ming Xiangyang gave a soft "hmm," took out an exquisite wooden box from his pocket, and handed it over: "This is a gift for my godson."
Lu Zhou raised an eyebrow, turned to look at Lu Cheng, and said with a hint of amusement, "When did he become a godfather? I didn't know that."
Lu Cheng met Ming Xiangyang's gaze and said in a flat tone, "Lili said it."
Ming Xiangyang nodded slightly, confirming the matter.
Lu Cheng didn't say anything more, and took the wooden box: "Oh, then that's it."
Yan Xiangcheng, Xia Jiang and the others stood there, not daring to breathe, their hearts filled with doubt—what was Ming Xiangyang up to?
When did I quietly acquire the status of a godfather?
Ming Xiangyang's gaze fell on a brocade box on the table next to him, and he explained, "That's for Shen Li. Women are often deficient in both qi and blood after childbirth. This is a supplement that I specially had prepared. One pill a day will help with recovery."
Lu Cheng turned around, picked up the brocade box, and said sincerely, "Thank you."
He never refuses anything that is beneficial to Shen Li's health.
He paused, then remembered something and asked疑惑地问道, "Didn't you study chemistry with Lili? You know about this?"
"My ancestors were a family of doctors, so I know a little about conditioning methods," Ming Xiangyang said casually.
"Okay." Lu Cheng nodded and carefully put the brocade box away.
Ming Xiangyang's gaze returned to the second child in Lu Zhou's arms, his tone tinged with expectation: "May I hold him for a moment?"
Lu Zhou hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."
He glanced at the tonics on the table for Shen Li and muttered to himself, "Considering you still care about Sister Li's health, I'll tolerate your status as a rival for a while, as long as you don't cross the line."