How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 406 - 408: Raising a Child_1

Old Mr. Xue, worried about disturbing the mother and child, took Jiang Wanqiu to sit outside.

Jiang Wanqiu admired the flowers in the yard, "It’s so pleasant to sit here and drink tea, oh, does it attract bees? Will they sting people?"

Old Mrs. Qin said, "They won’t sting if you don’t get close."

Xue Sufen asked, "Old Mrs. Qin, may I cut a few flowers?"

Old Mrs. Qin generously replied, "Go ahead and cut some, just not the buds." In the past, when the flowers first bloomed, neighbors would come and ask for some, and she would give them away.

"Oh."

Xue Sufen cut a big bunch and left first.

Bored, Li Qiao thought about going outside, but just as she got up, the baby started to fuss, so she had to lie down again, turning on her side, supporting her head with one hand, and holding his tiny hand with the other, "Do you need me to keep you company?"

The baby opened his mouth but made no sound, cheerfully kicking his legs.

Seeing this, Li Qiao smiled broadly.

After a while, the baby’s face turned red. Li Qiao was familiar with this reaction and quickly placed a mat under him. Once his face returned to normal, she skillfully changed the baby’s diaper.

Old Mrs. Qin appeared at the door, "Qiaoqiao, you need to rest since your body is still weak. Let me do that."

Old Mr. Xue said, "Xiangjun, take care of the baby, we’ll head off before you and your sister."

"Okay, take it slow, I won’t see you out."

"No need to."

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As evening approached, Nan Chuyi and Xue Lingqing arrived carrying gifts.

The former was eager to see the baby, "Such a beautiful doll, give it to me."

Li Qiao laughed, "Wishful thinking."

Nan Chuyi also laughed and, while there, checked the baby’s pulse, which was strong and steady, very healthy. Li Qiao also looked to be in good color, but on inspection, was slightly weak, "Are you breastfeeding the baby yourself?"

Li Qiao answered, "He’s on formula milk."

Nan Chuyi suggested, "Then you should drink some herbal medicine to help regulate your body."

"Sure, you help me with that."

Nan Chuyi wanted to hold the baby, but the baby turned his head away.

Xue Lingqing laughed, "It seems he’s a little put off by you."

Nan Chuyi rolled her eyes, "He’s not put off by you? You try!"

Xue Lingqing asked, "What’s his name?"

Li Qiao’s gaze shifted between the two, was she mistaken or had Professor Xue become warmer towards Nan Chuyi than before? She smiled and replied, "We haven’t settled on one yet, we just call him Baby, Big Baby, Little Darling." Initially, Qin Jin suggested the name Zezhi.

Old Mrs. Qin said her family had a relative with that name who was lazy and ignorant.

He defected during the war.

Too ominous.

After thinking it over, they hadn’t come up with a suitable name.

They’d think about it when it was time to register the birth.

Nan Chuyi shuddered, "That’s so mushy, you can actually say those names?"

"Old Mrs. Qin and I call him Baby, the rest are Jin’s nicknames for him."

Nan Chuyi, "I don’t believe a grown man like Qin Jin could be so mushy."

Xue Lingqing negotiated with the child, "Baby, I am your mother’s teacher, I’ve taught her a lot of things, and I’m also acquainted with your dad. May I hold you?"

The baby didn’t resist.

Following Li Qiao’s instructions, Xue Lingqing successfully picked up the baby—so tiny and soft. No wonder so many people want to get married and have babies.

Indeed, there was an appeal.

Nan Chuyi was astonished, "That worked?" She also spoke to the baby, "I was the first to know about your mom’s pregnancy, and I kept the secret until your mom went back home to give birth. Such a big favor, right? What’s wrong with holding you?"

As she spoke, she reached out to take the child.

The baby no longer protested.

Amazed, Nan Chuyi exclaimed, "This child is too smart, seems to understand everything." freēnovelkiss.com

Li Qiao’s eyes twinkled with mirth, "Aren’t all children like this?" But her child was indeed special because she had dreamed of him before he was born.

It wouldn’t be a surprise to ask him if he remembered meeting them; perhaps he could even nod his head.

"It’s different, this one is smart." Nan Chuyi really liked the baby, and after carrying him around the room for two laps, she set him down: "I’ll come to hold you again tomorrow, don’t reject me, got it? Otherwise, I won’t bring your mom’s medicine."

Li Qiao couldn’t help but laugh: "Who threatens like that?"

"If I don’t threaten, I can’t achieve my goal," Nan Chuyi joked.

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After Nan Chuyi put the child down, she sat for a short while longer before leaving with Xue Lingqing.

Old Mrs. Qin saw them out, and by chance ran into Qin Jin, who smiled at the two and said, "Came to see the baby, huh?"

Xue Lingqing nodded slightly: "He’s very handsome." After seeing the baby, he looked especially like Qin Jin.

One glance, and you knew he was his own.

It’s just that the child seemed more mature than his dad.

Qin Jin was not one to be modest: "Of course, didn’t you see what my wife looks like, can a great beauty’s child be ugly? I’m not going to chat with you anymore, I’ve been out half the day, and all I can think about is my precious son; I’m going to go and soothe him." He said as he made his way inside.

"My precious, my sweetheart, my little darling, Daddy’s back, let’s have a hug."

Old Mrs. Qin led the laughter: "This guy is missing a few screws in his brain, so mushy."

Nan Chuyi felt goosebumps as well, but she could feel the joy of a man becoming a father.

Whether in the mountains or in the city.

After becoming fathers, men usually act as hands-off managers, but seeing Qin Jin immediately wanting to hold the child as soon as he got home was the first for her.

On the way back.

She said, "When I have a child in the future, you’ll help look after it too."

Xue Lingqing: "Mhm, I have more free time than you."

Nan Chuyi curled her lips slightly, that’s more like it!

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On the other hand, Qin Jin told Li Qiao that he had asked Mrs. Tao to come back. She would be coming over tomorrow to help her with the child.

Li Qiao was all for it.

Ever since the child was born, there had been endless housework. With Qin Jin going back to work and Old Mrs. Qin unable to keep up alone, "Where will she stay? There’s no room at home."

"She’ll come during the day and go back home to sleep at night."

Li Qiao: "That works too, I guess."

The next day, Mrs. Tao arrived, and Li Qiao formally introduced the child: "Baby, this auntie is trustworthy; she’ll be looking after you in the future."

Mrs. Tao bent down to get close, and the baby looked her over and then cast his eyes down.

Li Qiao took it as his consent.

In the following days, the eldest sister and her husband, people from the village who followed Qin Jin into the city, came to visit her one after another; the previously quiet yard became exceptionally lively.

Li Jianguo brought a young lady with him who appeared to be in her twenties, with regular features and a medium build.

She spoke softly and gently.

The girl’s name was Luo Mei, and after she was introduced, she complimented the baby’s looks and asked to hold him.

Li Qiao: "You can hold him, just be careful, okay?"

"Eh."

The baby did not agree.

Luo Mei felt a bit awkward: "So young and already shy around strangers."

Mrs. Tao: "This child doesn’t really like strangers touching him; it’s been several days, and he’s just started to warm up to me yesterday."

Li Qiao agreed, "Even Old Mrs. Qin and I don’t hold him much." When she and Old Mrs. Qin held him, although he didn’t resist, his neck was always moving as if uncomfortable.

When Qin Jin held him, he was very willing.

Originally, the child slept in a crib.

But these last two days, he refused to sleep there, always fussing whenever put down.

He wouldn’t sleep between her and Qin Jin either; he had to sleep next to Qin Jin, and when he got hungry at night, he’d kick Qin Jin awake to mix the baby formula.

Qin Jin said the baby was biased.

He let her sleep through the night, torturing him every day.

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