After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

The cold wind blew into Lin Nian, making her feel much more awake.

Back in her room, Lin Nian quickly went to check on the sleeping child.

Gui Shi watched over him dutifully.

He just stared, relentlessly, even moving a stool to sit next to the swaddled baby, his eyes fixed on the child without blinking.

Not knowing how long he had been in that position, Lin Nian quickly said, "Gui Shi, you should go back and rest."

Gui Shi then took his leave.

Pearl was already asleep. Her two fathers silently removed the gold and silver jewelry from her body, fetched hot water to wipe her clean, and then tucked her into the quilt.

Perhaps because the bed didn't smell familiar, Pearl started whimpering before she even opened her eyes.

Lin Nian quickly stuffed the pink bow ball into his hand.

Pearl hugged the ball and fell asleep peacefully.

Lin Nian kissed the little round face and then glanced at the baby in the swaddling clothes.

He was worried that the child was hungry, so he asked Yin Cheng to bring over a stove so he could cook rice porridge for him that evening.

"Would you like to take a shower? I'll go get some hot water while I'm at it."

Lin Nian nodded. "Okay."

The furniture on the ship was all fixed in place; even the screens were embedded in the floor.

Lin Nian was taking a bath behind the screen. "Ah Cheng, do you want to bathe with me?"

Yin Cheng was just waiting for those words.

After a while, Lin Nian gently patted her cheeks, which were flushed from the steam, and calculated the time before starting to cook rice cereal for the baby.

Yin Cheng looked quite content, "Niannian."

Lin Nian stirred the rice porridge. "What's wrong?"

"We're both human, so how come you're so fair and smooth?"

Lin Nian rolled her eyes, knowing that the man never said anything serious.

Yin Cheng sat down next to his wife and asked, "Honey, you're not thinking of supporting him, are you?"

"Is that not allowed?"

Yin Cheng said, "But we already have two children. Wouldn't raising another one be too much?"

Lin Nian said, "It just so happens that Pearl doesn't have a personal attendant yet, so this little baby can grow up with Pearl."

Upon hearing this, Yin Cheng suddenly remembered that young men in wealthy families all had personal attendants.

If this child grows up with Pearl, Pearl will have someone she can trust in the future.

"Okay, then let's raise it."

"Ah Cheng, let's name the baby," Lin Nian said. "His 'Fu' character (福印) looks a bit like a pear blossom, so can we call him Little Pear?"

"Whatever you say." Yin Cheng suddenly remembered, "Hey, wife, where's Xiao Fu?"

Lin Nian: "...Isn't it too late to think of Xiao Fu now?"

Yin Cheng said, "We were talking about personal attendants, and suddenly I remembered."

Men have always been carefree, Lin Nian said, "Xiao Fu is in the Northern Territory."

Yin Cheng nodded and muttered to himself, "No wonder I didn't see him."

Suddenly, the baby on the bed started crying.

"Oh dear, the baby must have woken up from hunger." Lin Nian quickly picked up the child and checked the swaddling clothes. "A-Cheng, go get some cotton clothes, the baby is dirty."

Yin Cheng saw Lin Nian skillfully change diapers, clean her, and then wash Xiao Li clean.

Beneath those practiced movements lay the suffering Lin Nian had never told any man.

Lin Nian glossed over those three years so lightly, never mentioning how much suffering she had endured or how much hardship she had endured.

Yin Cheng felt only heartache.

"Niannian, you teach me," Yin Cheng said. "I'll take care of our second child after he's born."

Lin Nian chuckled, "Silly girl, we have a wet nurse, why would we need you? Besides, what kind of gentleman does these things?"

"Where we come from, it's normal for fathers to take care of babies," Yin Cheng said. "Niannian, taking care of the next generation isn't just your responsibility; you and the baby can both rely on me."

Lin Nian smiled and said, "I understand, honey. Go and scoop out the rice cereal. I'll teach you how to feed the baby."

Yin Cheng followed each instruction step by step. It was his first time feeding such a small child, and he was completely at a loss for what to do with his hands and feet. "Should I...should I just shove the spoon into his mouth?"

Lin Nian held Xiao Li and said, "Silly girl, the spoon is too big. The baby's mouth is too small. You can't feed her directly with a spoon."

"Well?"

Lin Nian took the spoon, but instead of scooping up the rice paste, she gently placed the edge of the spoon, which was coated with a layer of rice paste, near Xiao Li's mouth.

Little Pear instinctively sucked on it, so I fed him little by little.

Yin Cheng imitated her perfectly, asking, "Was this how pearls were eaten before?"

Lin Nian's ears turned slightly red. "Idiot, Pearl doesn't need to eat rice cereal."

Upon hearing this, Yin Cheng stared at Lin Nian's chest with a very strange expression.

"Well……"

A look of embarrassment crossed Lin Nian's face. "What's with that expression?!"

"I'm curious," Yin Cheng confessed truthfully, "After our second child is born, will you also have...?"

Lin Nian clutched her chest, angrily saying, "Of course I have one! Even if I don't, Daddy has one! What are you worrying about!"

Yin Cheng asked, "Can I eat it?"

Lin Nian grabbed a pillow and threw it at the man, yelling, "Shameless!"

Pearl was half asleep when she seemed to see her little daddy hitting her daddy, and her daddy was laughing.

Nothing should happen, Pearl hugged her ball tightly, closed her eyes, and continued to sleep.

The next day, Xiaoli drank another bowl of medicine, and her complexion became rosy again.

Merchant ships would dock at larger piers. When the ships docked, Lin Nian would have someone buy goat milk. Fortunately, the weather was cold, so the goat milk wouldn't spoil so quickly.

Once we get to Ningzhou, finding a nanny for Xiaoli will be easy.

Pearl's schedule is packed right now. Besides visiting her uncle's house, she also has to study with Lin Zhishan, eat with Si Zhaozhao, play with Lanshu, coax her childish father from time to time, kiss her little daddy, and take a look at her little pear brother.

When the boat reached the two valleys, the boatman hurriedly told everyone to go back to their rooms, saying that they had entered an area with many reefs. This area was rife with pirates and prone to shipwrecks, so everyone should be careful.

Among the passengers on this trip was a group of warriors who were not afraid of the river pirates. The leader even pointed to the weapon case on the deck and said to the boatmen, "This case contains a heavy bow weighing three hundred catties, made from meteorite iron. It can hit a willow leaf from a hundred paces away without any problem."

"Don't be afraid. Even if the bandits come, they'll have to call us brothers 'father'."

Some people were actually intimidated by their confident demeanor and didn't realize there was any danger, continuing to frolic on the deck.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him and that further words would be useless, the boatman shook his head and went back to the cabin.

The top floor of the house was where Lan Shu had a commanding view, so he naturally saw the scene on the deck below.

This narrow valley is indeed suitable for an ambush, especially since the merchant ship is a large target. If someone were to surround it in small boats, or if someone skilled in swimming were to sneak in and breach the bottom of the ship...

Add to that the underwater reefs, and it's indeed dangerous.

Lan Shu stared intently at the steep cliffs on both sides of the river, on high alert, when suddenly he heard a loud bamboo whistle.

He immediately knocked on Yin Cheng's door, "Your Highness, there's work to be done."