Chapter 458 - 456: You Are Too Good-Looking

"How could you say I haven’t taken care of her? Most of the time when I visit, aren’t I the one changing Little Star’s diaper?"

"Do you know when she’s hungry? Or when she’s thirsty?"

"Well... if I don’t, I can learn, right? Little Star is my daughter now. Can’t you make an exception?"

"No way."

Lin Wan wasn’t trying to keep them away from the child; it’s just that the couple didn’t seem like they knew how to care for a baby. Unable to convince Lin Wan, Shi Lan turned to her husband for help, pouting.

Ning Jiang suddenly felt the pressure of the task, so he turned to Han Yi with a raised eyebrow, signaling him to persuade his wife. But Han Yi didn’t budge, hugging his wife and child, he said, "The baby is still young. Let’s wait until she’s a bit older. I wouldn’t mind if you guys came over every day then."

When she’s older, she’d know more. At night, she probably wouldn’t sleep well, so sending her over wouldn’t be a hassle.

After speaking, Han Yi held Lin Wan and the child and walked off with long strides.

In the room, Shi Lan looked at Ning Jiang with grievance and sadness.

"Alright, okay. The child is really too young. I’m afraid we couldn’t handle the nights. Let’s wait a bit. Anyway, she’s already our goddaughter, she won’t run away," Ning Jiang said, trying to comfort his wife. The next day, after tidying up, the four of them took the tram and went straight to their place. When Shi Lan and Ning Jiang arrived, they weren’t much different in behavior from Lin Yuan and her husband. Ning Jiang’s couple couldn’t stay for more than a day; they had a train at three in the afternoon. After touring the yard, Ning Jiang rode Lin Wan’s bicycle, took Shi Lan to the department store to buy things for the baby, and also bought some gifts for their parents back home.

Han Yi went out to buy groceries to prepare lunch for everyone. Lin Wan was in the room, watching the baby and sorting out the clothes they brought back.

Mom probably didn’t know they were coming back, she must be busy at the shop at this time. Around noon, Ning Jiang’s couple returned. They bought Little Star five or six sets of clothes from top to bottom. Besides these, they also bought several kinds of fabric for making clothes. "I think the ones sold outside aren’t as nice as the ones you make, so I bought fabric. When you have free time, make some for the child."

"Okay," Lin Wan agreed, thinking hers did look better indeed.

After lunch, everyone rested for a while. Han Yi helped carry their things and saw them off at the train station. There’s still a week until September; the day after they returned, they asked Mom to watch the child for a morning. The two of them took some canned fruit and visited Sun Yu at the Nanqiao District Hospital.

They also did a prenatal check-up themselves.

Afterward, Han Yi took her to Sun Yu’s ward.

If it weren’t for the good relation between the men, she wouldn’t have come.

Sun Yu had been in the hospital for a week and happened to have her stitches removed today, she’ll be able to go home tomorrow.

When they came in, Sun Yu was listening to the doctor’s instructions and getting out of bed to move around. Sun Yu, who normally should be glowing post-birth, now looked very pale, her body seemingly frail.

Seeing them arrive, Yang Wei smiled, "Sister-in-law Lin is here, have a seat."

Holding the baby, Yang Wei quickly put the baby down and walked over to Han Yi, patting him on the shoulder, "Congratulations!"

Han Yi also patted him back and laughed, "You keep at it, next time you’ll surely succeed." They were talking about work; many tried hard for this opportunity in the team, Yang Wei had also, but they accepted their loss gracefully.

"Why didn’t you bring the child today?"

"It’s too hot today, we didn’t bring her."

Sun Yu chuckled and pulled Lin Wan over to the baby’s side, "Look at my son, eight pounds and seven ounces, so hefty." Sun Yu said with a hint of pride, which Lin Wan was immune to by now. Every encounter with her was the same; Lin Wan found it tedious for Sun Yu’s sake.

But people enjoy it nevertheless.

"Have you named him?"

"Yes, he’s named Yang Hongbin. His nickname is Little Stone."

"Little Stone, come on, let Auntie hold you." This name suits him, he’s even heavier than our Little Star.

Han Yi and Lin Wan didn’t stay long; after some chatting, they left.

With rare free time, Han Yi took Lin Wan to the department store to see if there was a baby stroller to buy for the baby. They also took the opportunity to shop around and bought some things Han Yi would need for school.

The military school provided standard quilts, so there was no need to prepare those. Mostly military uniforms were worn, so she only needed to prepare a few sets of warm clothes to wear inside for Han Yi.

Socks and cotton shoes were necessary.

In this era, most baby strollers for sale had wooden frames with high sides and small wheels. Luckily they lived in the city with mostly flat roads. They also saw iron-seated baby strollers, but their Little Star was still too young to sit.

A wooden baby stroller cost eight yuan. In the end, they bought one anyway. Aside from these, Lin Wan also bought Han Yi two pairs of Warrior sneakers; socks were prepared in abundance because the soldiers wore out shoes and socks quickly.

Seeing Lin Wan still not done shopping with bags in hand, Han Yi quickly led her out of the store.

They had lunch outside before coming home.

A morning without them, Little Star stayed with Grandma, enjoying leisurely time with food and sleep.

Liang Hongmei saw they had eaten and didn’t let them take Little Star away, directly sending them back to their room to rest.

With the son-in-law going to military school, the family had to be informed, which kept them occupied for a couple of days.

Indeed, it was a bit busy; Han Yi needed to let the family know. Once Little Star was taken away, Han Yi and Lin Wan took a quick wash and enjoyed a nap together, hugging.

In the afternoon, they went to see Grandma. Little Daming, the cousin’s child, was over a year old and had just learned to walk by the time they arrived at home.

The sister-in-law watched her run around the yard while Grandma sat in a shaded spot, laughing heartily at the little great-grandson.

Upon seeing Han Yi and Lin Wan come, she immediately asked them to hand Little Star to her to hold.

"Look, see how gentle girls are. She must have slept the whole way here, huh?" Grandma said while holding the little great-granddaughter, pointing at Little Star in her arms, "She’s much lighter than Daming was then."

"Xiao Wan, Little Star must be easy to handle at night, right?" Tan Aixiang admired the little girl, wishing she could have a daughter herself.

"Not bad. She’s still young, though, so she’s often waking up at night; our sleep isn’t too great, feels like I’ve aged several years." Lin Wan just wanted a proper night’s sleep.

"Raising a child is like that. You don’t look any different from before you had the baby, you know. Look at me, after having Daming, I gained a lot of weight and haven’t lost much since," Tan Aixiang said, pinching her belly and laughing.

Indeed, Lin Wan hadn’t gained much, possibly about ten pounds, which wasn’t very noticeable overall, though her clothes felt tighter.

"After having the baby, I started watching my diet, focusing on soups, mostly. When the child’s a bit older, it should be easier."

"Ah, I wasn’t that smart; I wish I’d known to follow your method. Maybe then I might have slimmed down. But fortunately, Daming ate well, and I lost a bit of weight later. Otherwise, I’d have been even heavier. Raising kids is like that; at night, be sure to feed them well before bed so you wake up less often," Tan Aixiang shared her parenting tips with Lin Wan.

Feeling a bit embarrassed to listen further, Han Yi went over to spend time talking with Grandma.

Daming, seeing a little one next to him, curiously shuffled over to stare at Little Star for quite some time.