I bring bad luck to my husband, you bring bad luck to your wife.

The first night the family of three spent together.

After exhausting all his strength, Xiangxi fell into a deep sleep.

Yang Tongchuan moved a recliner over and slept next to the child's crib.

I didn't sleep a wink all night, not because I couldn't sleep, but because this little devil wouldn't let me.

It's fine when I hold it in my arms, but it wakes up as soon as I put it in the crib, and then it starts crying loudly.

There was nothing else Yang Tongchuan could do but hold her like that all night.

When Xiangxi woke up in the morning, Yang Tongchuan had already fed the child goat milk.

The dark circles under his eyes looked rather frightening.

"Give me the child now, go lie down in the cabin for a while."

The small room next to the west wing had already been prepared for Yang Tongchuan.

The Yang family's original plan was to have the wet nurse and Xiangxi share a room to make it easier to take care of the child, while Yang Tongchuan would sleep in the next room.

"It's okay, I'm not sleepy. I just heard Yanzi get up and make breakfast. After breakfast, I'll go pick up the wet nurse and tell your brother the good news."

"You mean the baby just came out early?" Xiangxi didn't understand why she had suddenly given birth.

"It's not a difference of a few days. The midwife said that it's a natural birth, a baby boy weighing over seven pounds, as strong as an ox. A few days earlier is fine, don't overthink it."

Yang's mother brought breakfast to Xiangxi herself.

Xiangxi was a little dizzy when she suddenly fell to the ground, but she felt much better after a while.

Yang's mother could tell from Yang Tongchuan's appearance that he hadn't rested well.

"Why don't you ask your older brother to run the errand for you? You can rest at home." Yang's mother took the child from Yang Tongchuan's arms.

"No need, Mother, I'll go after I finish this bite." Yang Tongchuan ate a few bites, glanced at the little guy sleeping soundly in his mother's arms, and hurried off to fetch the wet nurse.

Xiangxi also finished her breakfast.

Yang's mother specially made him chicken noodle soup.

"Mother, let me carry you."

"You can't hold this child all the time, otherwise you won't be able to put him down, it'll be exhausting," Yang's mother instructed Xiangxi on how to take care of the child.

A little while later, Mingle came over and brought all the clothes she had prepared for the child. She held them up and made alterations if anything was not suitable.

"That's enough, sister-in-law, you don't need to do any more."

"We still have to make them. Clothes don't dry easily in winter, and children grow quickly. These clothes won't last long, but it's okay, the cotton inside is all new. I'll take them apart and make new ones for him." Ming Le adored this child.

The three people inside the room talked for a while.

Yang's mother brought over the paper with the children's names written on it, which the family had discussed before.

"This page is all for the young man; you two can choose yourselves."

"Okay." Xiangxi is now completely content with having a son, and everything seems good to her.

After sitting for a while, Yang's mother took Mingle away so that Xianghao could get some rest.

Newborn babies eat, sleep, cry, and poop—that's about it. Xiangxi had already gotten used to it when she was taking care of Bao'er, so she didn't find it too tiring.

He even felt that his child was much easier to take care of than Bao'er was, since he had to wash his clothes and cook when he was taking care of Bao'er.

Around noon, Xiangxi fed the child goat milk twice more.

The basin is already half full of used urine rings, just waiting for the baby's father to come home and wash them.

Today is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. It should have been a day for the whole family to put up paper-cut window decorations and write Spring Festival couplets, but the plans were disrupted by the sudden birth of this child.

At noon, Yang Tongchuan finally returned from the countryside, but he came back alone with a dark expression.

"Where is the wet nurse?" Yang's mother asked Yang Tongchuan in the courtyard.

"She's not coming. She said another family also wants her to be their wet nurse, and she won't come unless the price doubles."

"You blockhead! Why are you so worried about this little bit of money? Just add more money if you need to!" Yang's mother was furious.

"Mother, it's not that I'm reluctant to give her more money, you didn't see her mean face. She's a completely different person from when she came last time. She's so arrogant and said that another family not only paid more money, but also provided a maid to serve the wet nurse. Mother, I don't trust her to take care of the child." Yang Tongchuan wasn't reluctant to give her the money, but he felt that the wet nurse changed her attitude too quickly, and her demeanor after turning hostile was too ugly.

If they felt we offered too little money, they could have at least come and told us, giving the Yang family ample time to find someone else. Waiting until things were desperate before bringing this up clearly shows a lack of integrity.

"Husband." Xiangxi heard Yang Tongchuan say through the window.

"Mother, my husband is right. If the wet nurse doesn't come, she doesn't come. We can feed her with goat milk ourselves. Isn't that fine? I've recovered, and I can take care of her myself."

Xiangxi agreed with Yang Tongchuan's words. This was not simply a matter of money, but rather that she would not be able to sleep at night if she entrusted her child to such a person.

Yang Tongchuan returned to the house.

"Come in and warm up." Xiangxi's expression remained normal, showing no signs of anxiety or anger. She simply invited Yang Tongchuan to move closer to the brazier to warm up.

"Is the child asleep?"

"Yeah, I'm going to sleep. You did the right thing. People like that, if they don't want to come, they don't have to."

After a night's sleep, Xiangxi felt much better.

"On my way back, I talked to your brother about the child. He and his wife are coming to see you after they close up shop this afternoon."

"Well, you don't need to worry about the wet nurse. I can take care of her myself. You haven't slept for a day and a night, so go back to your hut and lie down for a while."

Xiangxi was worried that the child would wake up and disturb Yang Tongchuan, so she told him to sleep in the small room next door.

"No need, I'll just take a nap in the room. You can leave those urine bags; I'll wash them all together later. Mother prepared plenty of these; it'll be enough." Yang Tongchuan was indeed a bit tired.

He lay down on Xiangxi's bed and fell asleep immediately.

Xiang Xi was helpless; sometimes he really couldn't understand where Yang Tongchuan got his stubborn temper from.

Yang Tongchuan slept until Xiang Qiang and his wife arrived.

Xiang Qiang arrived late because he went to the silver shop to pick up the longevity lock and bracelet he had ordered long ago.

According to local custom, when a child is born, the bride's family is expected to buy the child a set of silver jewelry.

"Brother, you've gone to too much trouble."

"This is something your sister-in-law and I discussed. Please keep it for the child." Xiang Qiang understood that Xiang Xi had suffered when she was at home, but life was tough back then and there was nothing he could do. Now that life was better, Xiang Qiang wanted to make it up to Xiang happy.

With the Yang family as in-laws, it's all beneficial to me, so I don't feel bad about spending the money.

After seeing off Xiang Qiang and his wife, Yang Tongchuan was fully recharged and went to wash the basin full of urine rings.

This little thing is so small, but it pees a lot.

Swallow helped boil a full pot of water, just to scald the ring.

Yang Tongchuan first washed out the dirty parts, then scalded them with hot water in a large basin, and finally wrung them out to dry.

In an instant, the courtyard was filled with the steam rising from the urine rings.

"Tongchuan, have you chosen a name for the child?" Mr. Yang came out of the house.

During the Chinese New Year, relatives will definitely come to visit and offer their greetings, so it wouldn't be appropriate for the child not to have a name.