The photos taken of the child were developed, and two were selected to be frad. Each was put into a separate album—one for Father Qi to take ho, and one for Cheng Yaozu to take back to the old man. The remaining photos were saved by Cheng Su in another album.
With Father Qi and the others gone, Cheng Su earnestly began her postpartum period. However, the weather was so hot that she often woke up in the middle of the night, begging Qi Taiguo to wring out a towel to wipe her down.
"If Mother-in-law finds out, she’ll definitely scold !" Qi Taiguo said as he helped her wipe her back.
Cheng Su humd contentedly, "It’s just too hot, and I still need to nurse the baby. Haven’t you slled this sour milk odor on ? And my hair slls so musty, even I can’t stand it!"
Qi Taiguo sniffed and said, "There is a bit of a sll."
"Qi Taiguo, how dare you despise !" Cheng Su protested.
Qi Taiguo laughed and said, "How could I ever despise you? I’m just teasing; there’s no sll at all, don’t worry!"
Cheng Su snorted, knowing he was comforting her. In this heat, she couldn’t bathe or wash her hair, so there was bound to be so sll, especially with all the sweating!
"I’ve been counting down the days for you. In just a few days, you’ll be able to bathe and wash your hair. Just hang in there a bit longer!" Qi Taiguo said as he put away the towel.
Cheng Su nodded irritably and lay down again, but her chest felt full. Her son was asleep and wasn’t crying for milk, and she had no reason to wake him to eat.
"I’m so full; can you get a bottle? I need to express so milk, it’s really uncomfortable," Cheng Su said.
Hearing this, Qi Taiguo fetched a bottle and, knowing how she liked cleanliness, brought a freshly wrung hot towel.
With Mother Cheng present and so many chickens sent from her hotown, they couldn’t finish even one a day, not to ntion all the other supplents. Now that the lochia had lessened, she could gradually start consuming supplents. With so many ingredients, Mother Cheng was cooking up a variety of dishes daily for her daughter. Recently, Cheng Su’s complexion looked much better than it did initially, and her breast milk was plentiful.
Watching Cheng Su express milk for their son, Qi Taiguo couldn’t help but swallow and turn his gaze away.
Cheng Su noticed and teased him, "What, want to have a taste?"
Qi Taiguo replied, "Want to help you by sucking it out myself?"
The implication...
Cheng Su blushed and scolded him, "You’re so naughty!"
Ever since the pregnancy, Qi Taiguo had refrained from being intimate with Cheng Su for fear of harming the baby, even during the safe months. He practiced restraint until now.
As a result, like a monk, he hadn’t broken his fast all this ti. Whenever he needed release, he either took care of it himself or coaxed Cheng Su to use her hand.
Now that Cheng Su was teasing him, how could Qi Taiguo not fight back? He flirted right back at her.
"We’re a married couple; we already have a son. What’s so bad about being playful?" Qi Taiguo said, sounding like a rogue. As he spoke, he leaned over with an inviting deanor.
Cheng Su gave him a push, saying, "Don’t act up. If you get worked up, I can’t help you, you’ll just be making trouble for yourself!"
She was still in her postpartum recovery period, and they certainly couldn’t do such things.
Qi Taiguo continued jokingly, "Isn’t there another way?"
His suggestion made Cheng Su angry, and she was about to retort when she suddenly felt sothing was off. She turned her head to see Qi Xiaoqi staring at them with wide eyes. That look seed to say, "Look at these improper parents, not minding the child in the room, it’s embarrassing to watch."
When Cheng Su saw him looking, Qi Xiaoqi closed his eyes again, leaving Cheng Su imnsely embarrassed. This little guy, what a precocious child!
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