Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 979: Chapter 979: Talking Like There’s Already a Daughter

"Hold the baby."

Gu Chun looked at the red-faced little baby. Even though the child was wrinkled like a little monkey, Gu Chun’s heart was still full of excitement.

This is his son, the son Tongtong had for him.

Gu Chun cautiously took the baby under Tang Yue’s guidance, holding the child steadily.

"Our son, Tongtong and my son."

Gu Chun was so thrilled that he didn’t know what to say.

Tang Yue cleared her throat nearby and said, "Uncle, you wait here first. I’ll go share the good news."

"Alright." Gu Chun was so occupied with his child that he stood at the delivery room door, waiting for Lian Tong to come out, completely forgetting about spreading the news.

Old Sir Lian, who was sitting on a bench in the corridor, couldn’t help but smile tenderly when he heard it was a boy. Regardless of whether it’s a boy or girl, they’re still Tongtong’s child.

"Gu Chun, bring him over for me to see." Old Sir Lian wanted to stand up to look, but having sat there for too long, his feet felt numb.

"Dad, look, the baby really resembles Tongtong; he’s so handsome." Gu Chun praised.

Old Sir Lian glanced at the baby. Whether the baby resembled Tongtong or was good-looking was hard to discern; really, he was just wrinkled and red.

"He looks good." Old Sir Lian complimented. Being Tongtong’s child, he would look good no matter what.

Tang Yue called home and then called Lian Qingyang. While pondering whether to also call Lian He, Lian He arrived.

"Xiao Yue, how’s it going, has your aunt given birth?" Lian He just got the news and rushed over.

"She has, she gave birth to a son." Tang Yue nodded with a smile and said, "She’s still outside the delivery room now."

"Xiao Yue, hold the baby." Seeing Tang Yue had arrived, Gu Chun handed the baby to Tang Yue, while his attention was fully on the just-wheeled-out Lian Tong.

"Tongtong." Gu Chun saw that Lian Tong’s hair beside her forehead was damp, and her lips were bitten, and he felt a wave of heartache. The joy of just having a son was instantly cast aside. Holding Lian Tong’s hand, he followed along with the cart to the ward.

Tang Yue: "..."

Mo Xiaolin had prepared carp fish soup and, together with Wu Xin, brought their two children to deliver it.

Besides the fish tofu soup, they also brought a gift for the baby; after all, Mo Xiaolin was Xiao Yue’s aunt.

The simmered carp fish tofu soup was fragrant, mild, and not greasy.

Tang Zhengde and Zhang Hualian had coincidentally returned from their shop and joined in on the hospital visit.

Lian Tong insisted on taking a look at the baby before falling asleep. When Mo Xiaolin and the others arrived, Lian Tong was already sleeping.

Old Sir Lian, being of age, couldn’t stay long in the hospital. Seeing both the baby and Lian Tong were safe, he instructed Gu Chun to care well for Lian Tong and went home.

Mo Xiaolin, Zhang Hualian, and Wu Xin, with Zaozao and Chenchen, couldn’t stay long either.

Tang Yue didn’t leave. Although Gu Chun had hired a confinement nanny, and with Nanny Wu helping, Gu Chun, being a man, wasn’t as meticulous as a woman.

Lian Qingyang also stayed. Looking at the newborn baby, he said, "Sis, why does the baby look like a little monkey?"

"Oh dear."

Lian Qingyang rubbed his head, glanced at Tang Yue with grievance.

Tang Yue gave him a sideways glance and said, "Newborns all look like this. Zaozao and Chenchen also looked like this when they were born. Later, when you have children, they’ll look the same at birth. After a few days when the baby grows, they’ll look nice."

"That’s your brother; how can you say that?"

"I didn’t say he wasn’t my brother." Lian Qingyang mumbled in grievance.

"Little Yue, don’t scold him. I also think he looks like a little monkey, quite adorable," Gu Chun said with a smile; with mother and baby safe, he was relieved.

"Yes, yes, I think he’s very cute too. Look, he’s so red; when he grows up, he’ll likely resemble Auntie," Lian Qingyang said, observing closely, noticing a resemblance.

Gu Chun nodded and said, "Resembling your aunt is good; she’s quite beautiful."

Tang Yue: "..."

She no longer wanted to chat with these two grown men. Her gaze shifted to Lian Tong, who had woken up. She hurried forward and asked, "Auntie, you’re awake. How do you feel? Is there any discomfort?"

"No, I’m fine." Lian Tong, having rested, felt much more energetic and struggled to sit up.

Gu Chun quickly stepped up, placing a pillow to support her back.

"Gu Chun, calling the baby a little monkey has no end between us." Lian Tong said with a fierce tone.

Gu Chun looked embarrassed and diverted the topic, saying, "Tongtong, our baby is adorable. Would you like to see him?"

"Is it a daughter?" Lian Tong, having just glimpsed the baby before sleeping, hadn’t asked if it was a daughter or a son.

Gu Chun: "..."

How should he answer?

Lian Tong’s gaze shifted to the baby in the nearby crib and asked, "Xiao Yang, is it a sister?"

"Auntie." Lian Qingyang recalled his aunt’s desire for a daughter and hung his head, pretending to play with the baby.

Tang Yue took the opportunity to rise, pour fish soup from the thermos.

Lian Tong scanned around, finally fixing her gaze on Gu Chun.

Gu Chun couldn’t escape, so he braced himself to say, "Maybe the sister is coming next; this time it’s a brother."

He was not wrong, having a son first meant that if they had a daughter next, he would be a brother.

"A brother? A son?" Lian Tong’s heart sank as she looked back at the baby; the son she had desired was not there.

Tang Yue offered the fish soup, stepping forward said, "Auntie, having a brother’s good; when there’s a sister, he can protect her. You see, in my family, Zaozao is the brother."

"You’re right." Lian Tong, initially down, suddenly felt better and said, "A brother protecting a sister is good."

Lian Tong urged Gu Chun to bring the child for her to see.

The child was sleeping soundly. Lian Tong blissfully watched her child, proudly saying, "My son looks great. Baby, you must protect your sister in the future, okay?"

Gu Chun: Wifey, did you forget, our son just came; there’s no sister yet?

Lian Qingyang: Auntie, we don’t know if the next child will be a brother or sister.

Tang Yue: They speak as if there’s already a sister. Feeling for little cousin, just born, and has to protect an unseen sister.

Upon becoming a mother, Lian Tong had previously watched Tang Yue feeding a baby, somewhat aware. Alongside the help of the confinement nanny, Lian Tong left the hospital after four days.

The confinement month was spent at the Lian Family’s villa, with Nanny Wu and the confinement lady caring for them. Lian Tong could focus on recuperating.

Even with the confinement nanny, Gu Chun, a new father, often engaged hands-on, without delegating much.