bookbashuk Chapter 322 Postpartum Confinement
Chapter 322 Postpartum Confinement
Looking at the determination in her eyes, Shen Li remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "You can stay here."
Song Zhaodi looked up abruptly, her eyes filled with disbelief: "I...I can really stay?"
"Okay." Shen Li nodded. "Your wages are sixty yuan a month. When you work here, you have to follow my rules."
Song Zhaodi nodded quickly and said eagerly, "Okay, okay! No need for so much. I only make thirty yuan a month doing odd jobs outside. Thirty yuan is enough for you."
"I don't like others contradicting my decisions." Shen Li's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable air of authority.
Song Zhaodi immediately fell silent and respectfully replied, "Okay."
Luo Linghua, who was standing to the side, was overjoyed. Sixty yuan a month—this was like a windfall! She secretly rejoiced that she had come.
In fact, the wages Shen Likai paid weren't high—although the two had experience taking care of children, they weren't familiar with household rules and the details of childcare.
In the beginning, I could only help out, washing the child's clothes and lending a hand to soothe them.
Once they've become more skilled, we can gradually hand over full responsibility for the children to them, and then their wages will naturally increase.
Now the two children sleep separately: the older one, An'an, is calm and steady, and sleeps in the next room with Lu Cheng;
The second child, thinking that he was prone to crying at night, decided to stay with his mother in the courtyard, just in case the child's crying at night would disturb Shen Li's rest.
Newborns often wake up several times a night to be fed and have their diapers changed, which is really exhausting.
Lu Zhou is still in school, and his winter and summer vacations will start in about a month, at which time he will have more time to come back and help take care of the children.
Even with the help of Song Zhaodi and Luo Linghua, Lu Cheng and his mother were still worried and patiently taught them the details of childcare every day:
Baby bottles must be sterilized by boiling at high temperatures, the formula ratio must be precise, and the water temperature for preparation must be controlled at around 40 degrees Celsius.
Diapers need to be changed promptly, washed, and sun-dried... Many of these items were things they had never encountered before, but the two of them learned with extra care, afraid of making even the slightest mistake.
Lu Cheng finally had some free time. Whenever he had a spare moment, he would stay in Shen Li's room with her, either playing chess and chatting, or quietly reading with her.
He even went to learn bone setting and massage, and massaged Shen Li's shoulders, neck, waist and back every day to relieve postpartum pain.
Shen Li herself also pays special attention to postpartum care. She knows that the first three months after a natural birth are the golden period for recovery. If you don't take good care of your body during this period, it will be difficult to make up for it no matter how much you take care of yourself later.
Between sunrise and sunset, the child in my arms grew up looking different every day, changing so fast that it caught me off guard.
The baby who is formula-fed grows faster than the baby who is exclusively breastfed.
I weighed 10 pounds after my confinement period, and I'm still a little heavy.
Having finally endured forty days of postpartum confinement, the first thing Shen Li did on the day she finished confinement was to take a long, refreshing bath.
The warm, moist air, carrying the scent of herbs and trees, enveloped my entire body, sweeping away the fatigue and gloom that had accumulated for so long, leaving me feeling comfortable even in the deepest recesses of my bones.
Although I managed to shower every ten days during my postpartum period, I was too restricted at the time and the showers were rushed and haphazard, leaving me with a lingering smell of sweat and medicine.
Unlike now, I feel refreshed and clear-headed all over, finally free from the constraints of postpartum confinement.
Shen Li sat in front of the dressing table, drying her hair. Lu Cheng stood beside her, holding a hairdryer. The warm air blew through her hair, carrying the faint warmth of his palm.
"Lili's hair smells so good." His deep voice mingled with the sound of the wind and fell into her ear.
Shen Li looked up at him, her eyes still flushed from her recent shower, and asked in a slightly coquettish tone, "Are you sure it's my hair that smells good, or just my natural body scent?"
A smile instantly spread across Lu Cheng's lips as he gently brushed his fingertips through her hair, his eyes filled with tenderness: "Lili, don't look at me like that, I can't take it."
"Second Brother, you have so little self-control. What will you do when I'm not around?" Shen Li deliberately moved closer, her breath brushing against his chin.
Lu Cheng gently flicked her nose with his finger, the touch so tender it could melt your heart: "I only lack willpower with you. In front of others, I'm more steadfast than a rock."
Shen Li was amused by him and laughed out loud. Her fingertips wandered restlessly towards his waist, reaching his firm abdominal muscles.
Lu Cheng gripped the hairdryer in one hand and quickly pressed down on her wrist with the other, his voice carrying a hint of restrained gentleness: "Be good, don't make a fuss. We can't have sex for the first hundred days. After the hundred days, I'll do whatever you say."
Shen Li fell silent instantly, gazing at his reddened ear tips, which only intensified her desire—his restrained gentleness was more alluring than any direct intimacy.
After getting ready, the two walked out of the courtyard gate side by side.
The courtyard was lush with flowers and plants, and sunlight filtered through the branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows. Looking at this vibrant scene, Shen Li felt a sense of relief, as if she had been reborn after a calamity.
Shen Li took two deep breaths: "Wow, this feels so good."
Finally, I don't have to stay cooped up in my room anymore; I can sit down and eat with my family.
During Shen Li's postpartum period, her father-in-law came back once. Now that Shen Li has finished her postpartum period, things in Pengcheng still cannot be separated from Lu Cheng.
Daddy wanted to stay at home for a while longer, and Lu Cheng had been by her side for a long time. There were still many things piling up at the company that needed to be dealt with, so they eventually had to leave.
On the fifth day after Shen Li finished her postpartum confinement, Lu Cheng set off for Pengcheng.
Although she was reluctant to part with him, she secretly prepared thoughtful items so that he could embark on his future journey with full energy.
Lan Wei and others would visit her every weekend. Now that summer vacation was approaching, Shen Li naturally couldn't go back to class, so she simply decided to wait until the next semester to return to school.
She spends most of her time with her two children, leading a peaceful and quiet life.
Relying on the original owner's memories, Shen Li gained a deeper understanding of Song Zhaodi's personality—she was exactly the same as in her memories: down-to-earth, honest, taciturn, and cherished her job of taking care of children.
Perhaps unsure of Shen Li's attitude towards her, Song Zhaodi, like Luo Linghua, never took the initiative to speak. She waited for Shen Li to give her instructions, and she would do exactly as she was told without any perfunctory attitude.
As soon as the holiday arrived, Lu Zhou went home.
Now that Shen Li's courtyard is crowded and chaotic, it's naturally inappropriate for Lu Zhou to move directly into her room anymore.
It was Lu's mother who suggested that they clean up the courtyard where Lu Zhou used to live and build a new room for the two children. The room was very spacious and could easily fit two small beds.
As for Lu Nan's room, it has always been kept safe, ready for her to return at any time.
Because they were twins, Shen Li specially prepared a large crib and added a small 1.5-meter bed next to it for Luo Linghua and Song Zhaodi, so that they could get up at night to breastfeed and take care of them.
With Grandpa Yu and Grandma Shen helping out during the day, Shen Li was able to save a lot of trouble and hardly had to spend any energy on the child.
After the two children were settled, Lu Zhou moved back to Shen Li's room.
Compared to Lu Cheng, his self-control was even weaker—even though he remembered the doctor's advice to avoid certain things for the first hundred days and dared not cross the final line, he always found ways to provoke her, making her heart burn with desire.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's already the baby's 100th day.
Shen Li had no intention of holding a large banquet; he only invited close relatives from the Xu and Shen families for a small gathering.
The crowd gathered around the two adorable little dumplings, their eyes brimming with joy, vying to reach out and hug them.