1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 348 A gentle touch won't work

"Kids are so cute!"

Gu Hongying was so fond of the chubby twins that she couldn't help but reminisce even after she left.

Gu Bohuai was even more reluctant than her. After hearing Gu Qingye's statement, he thought he would never have the chance to hold his grandson in this lifetime. Unexpectedly, he suddenly had two grandchildren.

"If you like it, just bear with it. Let your sister-in-law rest well and we'll talk about it again when the baby is a month old."

"Dad! Do you think I'm that insensible?" Gu Hongying retorted. "Of course I won't disturb my sister-in-law during her postpartum period. I'm just curious because I've never seen such a small child before."

The Gu family is small, and Gu Hongying has always been the youngest. Suddenly seeing two newborn babies, she felt a greater sense of responsibility as an elder.

"Dad, what do you think about giving a tank model as a full moon gift?" She decided to offer her favorite.

Gu Bohuai couldn't help but chuckle: "What if they prefer rag dolls?"

The twins look more like their mother, and he can't imagine that such soft babies would like a cold, lifeless tank model.

"Then I'll send both the model and the plush toy, I..."

Gu Hongying stopped abruptly before she could finish speaking.

"Mom... what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Bohuai turned his head to look. Du Shuang, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, seemed to have aged ten years and looked like a completely different person.

Du Shuang never expected to run into her ex-husband and daughter here.

Her headaches had become increasingly severe in recent years. Since the military hospital couldn't cure them, she had to seek treatment at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. It was there that she met Lu Youyou, who was there for a prenatal checkup, and learned that Lu Youyou was pregnant.

After calculating the due date, Du Shuang understood.

"Lu Youyou has already given birth?"

Asking this question made Du Shuang's head ache even more. Her son was far away and couldn't come back, Gu Qingye even had a child, and Gu Bohuai rushed over to visit, even bringing his daughter with him!
Du Shuang looked at Gu Hongying as if she were a traitor.

Gu Bohuai frowned and asked in a deep voice, "What do you want to do?"

Du Shuang sneered. What did she want to do? What could she possibly do?!

Right now, all she wants is to go crazy and make Gu Qingye's whole family disappear, but she knows she no longer has the luxury of acting impulsively.

After the divorce, Gu Bohuai refused to see her, and Gu Hongying was unreliable. Now that they had met, she had to mention Gu Yuanzheng.

"Old Gu, I want to talk to you."

"We have nothing to talk about."

Du Shuang had a splitting headache, but she could only suppress her anger. If she didn't speak up today, she didn't know when she would see him again. Her son couldn't afford to be delayed any longer.

"I want to talk to you about the expedition. You said you would treat everyone equally, but now that you have your eldest son, you've forgotten about the expedition?"

"Mom!" Gu Hongying couldn't help but step forward.

"Don't speak!" Du Shuang wanted to curse her for being a useless thing, but she held back in front of Gu Bohuai.

"Hongying, you go back first," Gu Bohuai said.

Gu Hongying was worried, but under her father's reassuring gaze, she relented: "Then I'll go first, you two can talk things out."

Gu Bohuai looked at Du Shuang: "What is it? Speak."

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in the ward

Lu Youyou was woken up by a nurse when she opened her eyes again.

"Bed 11 is about to have lochia discharge, please ask the family to leave first."

Hearing the bad news in a daze, Lu Youyou was immediately jolted awake.

Although she hadn't experienced it herself, she had witnessed the power of lochia discharge in countless posts, with some saying that massaging the abdomen was more painful than childbirth.

Lu Youyou trembled slightly, and Gu Qingye immediately grabbed her hand: "What's wrong?"

Lu Youyou didn't know what to say, but anyway, it was no use saying anything; she still had to suffer the consequences.

The nurse was very patient and comforted her with a smile, saying, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt that much."

Lu Youyou said she wasn't comforted at all.

When she treated the animals, she comforted them, saying it wouldn't hurt. But it was all just talk; how could it not hurt? Gu Qingye covered them with his other hand: "Don't be afraid, I'm with you."

The nurse smiled broadly; she was also one of those who had been subjected to public displays of affection. Ever since Lu Youyou moved in, the nurses in the obstetrics and gynecology department had been getting sweet treats every day.

They had seen countless couples, but none as pleasing to the eye and as sweet as this one.

When the two are together, no one else can get in the way. Even without any intimate actions, they exude sweetness.

He doesn't discriminate against girls and knows how to care for his wife, which already puts him ahead of many others. He also takes care of all the baby's needs, from feeding and diapering to toileting, so the new mother doesn't have to worry about anything.

Her colleagues all said that after seeing so much of Comrade Lu and Comrade Gu together, it would be hard for them to find a partner in the future. Once their standards are raised, they can't lower them, and they'll feel like they're just settling for anyone.

The nurse put on gloves and asked again, "Aren't the family members going out?"

Gu Qingye didn't let go of Lu Youyou's hand: "I'm not going out. Thank you for your help, nurse."

Lu Youyou lay down with a death wish, but when the nurse lifted her hospital gown and her gentle hand touched her skin, she couldn't help but shudder.

"Please be gentle," Gu Qingye couldn't help but say first.

"Gentle pressure won't work." The nurse didn't even look up, but found the right spot and pressed down.

"what--"

Lu Youyou didn't want to scream, but she just couldn't hold it in. The posts online weren't lying; it really hurt!

Gu Qingye's heart tightened, and he wanted to ask the nurse to be gentler, but he didn't say it out loud.

Seeing the tears welling up in Lu Youyou's eyes, his own eyes reddened as well.

While the nurse was working, she didn't miss the two main characters who had recently become a sensation in the duty room.

Sigh, the more I look at these things, the less I want to find a partner. Not to mention someone who dotes on his wife like Comrade Gu, it's hard to find even half as good as him.

Several married colleagues looked on with obvious envy. They felt that comparisons were inevitable, and their husbands were like trash.

Lu Youyou had no idea that the nurse had such a rich inner world; she felt like every second was an eternity.

"Is it... is it done?" She could hear her teeth chattering.

"almost."

Very well, another lie. Lu Youyou gave up.

"It won't hurt" and "It'll be quick" are the doctor's catchphrases. She deeply regrets having lied to so many furry children.

I don't know how much time passed, it felt like an eternity, before the demonic hand on my stomach finally gave up.

"Okay, remember to get out of bed and move around a bit; it will help with your recovery." The nurse made a few notes on the medical record and then asked, "Have you breastfed? Are your breasts engorged, painful, or have any lumps?"

Lu Youyou felt her hand tighten slightly, and when she glanced up, she saw a suspicious blush creeping up behind Gu Qingye's ear.

"I fed her, but there wasn't much breast milk, my breasts weren't engorged, and there were no lumps."

After becoming pregnant, her bust size soared, and she thought that two children would be enough to feed her, but the yield was surprisingly low.

At first, nothing could be sucked out; it was only after Gu Qingye turned on the "faucet" for him.

As a result, the two kids each took a sip and it was gone. The older sister ate so fast that she almost jumped up when she took a bite, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes.

Without saying a word, Gu Qingye went to make formula. Since it hurt, he wouldn't feed her; his wife was more important than his child.

Fortunately, she really didn't have any breast milk, and it wasn't a blocked milk duct, otherwise she would have had to endure the torture of having her breasts rubbed.

The nurse nodded and said, "If you have breast milk, breastfeed; if not, use formula. It's the same thing. Don't force it. But if you feel breast tenderness or lumps, tell us immediately. If you don't treat it, it may become inflamed."

She knew the new mother's family was well-off, and the formula cans were all in foreign languages, so the mother wasn't worried about not having enough milk.

If other mothers give birth to twins and don't have enough milk, they can't afford formula and can only feed them rice water.

Thinking about this makes marriage seem even less meaningful. Will she be able to enjoy this after having a child? Will she be able to buy imported baby formula?
Oh, I'm so envious! Comrade Lu is so lucky!

Lu Youyou also felt that she was lucky. Apart from feeling uncomfortable when rubbing her stomach, she didn't have to worry about anything else.

Feed her a sip whenever there is milk, but the flow usually stops after five minutes, and then there is no more milk to feed her.

Gu Qingye and the nanny took care of everything from soothing the baby to changing diapers, and Lin Nanxing would also come over to help when she was free.

Gu Qingye had ten days of paternity leave, and with the extra leave he had saved up, Lu Youyou slept until she naturally woke up every day after giving birth, and her postpartum period was incredibly comfortable.

(End of this chapter)