Age: My Small World

Another month has passed in the blink of an eye.

With the arrival of July, Li Xiaohua visited Huyang Village more frequently, and even stayed overnight there at times.

Since it was just her and her second sister at home, she wasn't worried that Xiaoyuer would find out anything. She just needed to keep Yang Yumei quiet.

However, even now, the second sister still doesn't know that Yang Jun is keeping another woman outside, and now they're even about to have a child.

That day, Yang Jun arrived at his home in Huyang Village with a somewhat somber expression.

My mother is still here guarding the place, so it's not surprising that she sees him come back.

"What's wrong with Xiaoshan?"

Li Xiaohua noticed that her son's expression was off, so she asked him what was wrong.

Yang Jun sighed and said, "Mother, by the end of next month, we'll probably be going to the grasslands, which will take another three months."

Li Xiaohua raised an eyebrow: "But Nan Ke hasn't even given birth yet. If you go, you won't even know the baby has been born."

However, at that moment, Yang Jun's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he quickly ran into the house.

"Nan Ke, are you alright?"

"Xiaoshan, I, I'm fine."

Inside the room, Gu Nanke was in pain, clutching the wall and holding his stomach with one hand.

Li Xiaohua, who had run in with Yang Jun, suddenly stopped, then hurriedly said, "Xiaoshan, Nanke is about to give birth. Go and ask your Aunt Liu to come and help."

Yang Jun was also experiencing childbirth for the first time, and her head was a little swamped, but she still nodded quickly.

"Nan Ke, go to bed first, I'll ask Aunt Liu to come and help."

He helped Gu Nanke onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and then went next door to invite Aunt Liu over.

Upon hearing that Gu Nanke was about to give birth, Aunt Liu didn't say a word and rushed over with him.

For a while, the two middle-aged women in the room were busy, while Yang Jun could only help boil water and do nothing else but wait.

Cries of pain echoed from inside the house, while outside, Yang Jun's hands were clenched tightly.

Fortunately, Gu Nanke had been given some spiritual water beforehand, which prevented her from being in too much pain. Otherwise, she would not be suppressing her pain, but screaming in agony.

The pain of childbirth is far beyond imagination, especially when anesthesia cannot be administered.

In addition to the spiritual water, Yang Jun was also prepared to send Gu Nanke to the hospital. After all, spiritual water is not always a panacea, and if something unexpected happens, the only option is to ask the doctor to use their supernatural powers.

Fortunately everything went smoothly.

Gu Nanke had given birth once before, so this time it went exceptionally smoothly, not to mention that Yang Jun had given her so much spiritual water to drink.

As the sounds inside the house gradually subsided, a series of patting sounds followed.

Yang Jun couldn't help himself and extended his senses to see what Li Xiaohua was doing, slapping an ugly baby.

After a series of forceful pats, the baby finally cried out "waaaah!"

"Alright, alright, this child is good."

Li Xiaohua's face showed a hint of kindness, after all, she was her granddaughter.

Yes, unsurprisingly, Gu Nanke did give birth to a daughter.

When the child started crying, Li Xiaohua handed the baby to Aunt Liu: "Sister, could you please wash the baby for me?"

There was warm water prepared in the room, just right for washing the baby.

"What's the big deal?"

Aunt Liu happily accepted it and then began to wash it carefully, her expression similar to Li Xiaohua's—very kind.

She also doted on Gu Nanke because of her affection for him, treating her almost like her own granddaughter.

Li Xiaohua then gave Gu Nanke a thorough makeover.

Besides the baby, there are many other things that come with childbirth, all of which need to be packed into a bag and then hung on a tree in a specific place.

Yes, the older generation has this tradition. At this point, Gu Nanke finally got through the most confused stage, and his eyes gradually cleared.

"Mother, may I see the child?"

Her eyes revealed a hint of longing and the glow of maternal love.

"Your Aunt Liu is helping you take a bath; it'll be over in a bit."

"Thank you for your hard work, Nan Ke. You gave Xiao Shan such a wonderful daughter. I will come to take care of you often in the future."

"daughter……"

Gu Nanke was visibly stunned for a moment, after all, she had always thought she had given birth to a son.

"Hehe, don't overthink it. We love boys and girls equally. Xiaoshan even prefers daughters."

No one knows a child better than their mother, and Li Xiaohua clearly knew that Yang Jun always wanted a daughter.

Gu Nanke wasn't angry about having a daughter; he was just stunned because he hadn't expected it. He quickly realized what was happening and gave a wry smile.

"I was originally planning to give Xiaoshan a son as a surprise, but it turns out I was overthinking it."

"Hehe, having a son or a daughter is the same. If you want a son, it's easy, just have more later."

Li Xiaohua comforted her.

Gu Nanke had given birth to Guai Guai before and loved her dearly, so she wasn't too disappointed. Instead, she was somewhat looking forward to seeing what her daughter with Yang Jun would look like.

After washing the baby, Aunt Liu wrapped the child in a clean towel. Knowing that Gu Nanke was anxious, she immediately held the baby in front of her.

"Look, isn't this baby wonderful? So fresh and healthy, and quite heavy too."

Indeed, although the baby was a little ugly at birth, its plump and healthy appearance was different from other babies, and its weight was as high as nine pounds. Aunt Liu had never seen such a sturdy newborn before.

"Yang Ke, Xiao Ke, your father has already chosen a name for you. It sounds so nice."

Gu Nanke reached out and stroked the little guy's face, taking the name Yang Jun had given him seriously for the first time.

Looking back now, she realizes that Xiaoshan passed on part of her name to his daughter, which is equivalent to him and her being combined again.

With that thought, a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Yang Jun watched his daughter from outside, a strange feeling lingering in his heart.

For a moment, he felt as if he were looking at flowers through a fog; he actually had a child, he really had a child.

"This feeling is so special."

From that moment on, he seemed to feel that something had been added to him, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and waited for the others to open the door so he could go in and take a look for himself.

After waiting for quite some time, the three of them finally remembered that he was still waiting.

"Xiaoshan, come and see your daughter, she looks a lot like you."

It is often said that daughters resemble their fathers more and sons resemble their mothers more, and this is not an exaggeration.

Yang Jun was holding the tiny baby and examining him closely. Sure enough, although he couldn't see anything clearly at the moment, he could still find some similarities between the child and himself.

"Hehe, it's not a loss if the child looks like me in the future."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu nodded seriously.

"Both Xiaoshan and Nanke are good-looking, so the child will definitely be good-looking no matter which one he takes after."

"Aunt Liu, thank you for your kind words."

Yang Jun happily handed the child back to Li Xiaohua to hold, then took out a red envelope and stuffed it into Aunt Liu's hand.

Before she could refuse, Yang Jun said:
"Today is a joyous occasion, so please don't stand on ceremony. We're just about to share in the happiness. This is a small token of our good fortune; please don't mind if it's not too much."

Having said all that, Aunt Liu couldn't say anything more to me and could only accept the gift. (End of Chapter)