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In Bishui Alley, the news of Yao shi giving birth to a precious son quickly spread throughout the neighborhood, and everyone came to congratulate her. Gu Yan and Little Jing Kong each carried a basket of red eggs and went door to door to share them.
Marquis Gu had spent the whole night awake and had then looked after his son the entire morning. He was now exhausted and had fallen asleep by Yao shi"s side.
Yao shi had fed the baby a little milk but couldn"t resist her own fatigue, so she fell asleep as well.
After all, it was no longer the old days when she had more energy.
Gu Jinyu arrived at Bishui Alley at this moment.
She had been thrown out by Gu Jiao last night and couldn"t enter the courtyard, so she had returned to Marquis Ding’an Estate first.
Early in the morning, she had received a message from Huang Zhong that Yao shi had given birth to a little brother for her. Gu Jinyu personally made some nourishing soup for Yao shi.
She carried the soup inside.
"Mother, I"ve come to see you."
Grannie Fang was giving the little one a bath. Upon hearing Gu Jinyu"s words, she lifted her head and gestured for her not to make a noise, whispering, "Madame is resting."
"Ah." Gu Jinyu quickly covered her mouth with a look of guilt.
There was a screen in front of Yao shi"s bed. Gu Jinyu peeked behind the screen and saw that Yao shi was sleeping soundly, while Marquis Gu was sitting on a chair, his upper body resting on the edge of the bed, also snoring.
She hurriedly withdrew her gaze and placed the food box she had brought on the table. Curiously, she approached the basin and crouched down, watching as Grannie Fang handled the little one with great care.
"He"s so small." Gu Jinyu commented.
Grannie Fang replied, "He"s not small, he"s actually chubby."
Was she blind?
How was the little young master small?
Clearly, he was a big, chubby boy!
Grannie Fang finished giving the little one a bath, dried him with a soft towel, dressed him in tiny garments, and wrapped him in a swaddle.
Throughout the whole process, he didn"t cry or fuss at all.
He was exceptionally well-behaved.
Gu Jinyu widened her eyes and asked, "Grannie, can I hold my little brother?"
"Do you know how to hold a baby?" Grannie Fang asked.
Gu Jinyu nodded, "I do. I"ve held my little cousin from the Ling Family many times."
Grannie Fang hesitated for a moment before she carefully handed the baby to her.
Gu Jinyu gently received the baby, smiling as she looked at the little one in the swaddling clothes.
At that moment, something incredible happened. The baby, who hadn"t cried or fussed during his bath and diaper change, suddenly let out a loud cry!
The sudden crying left Gu Jinyu feeling fl.u.s.tered.
Grannie Fang was also startled by the crying.
Those who didn"t know might think Gu Jinyu had mistreated the child, given how heart-wrenchingly he was crying!
Grannie Fang was in the middle of washing a diaper, her hands wet and unable to immediately attend to the baby. She said to Gu Jinyu, "Put the little young master in the cradle for now."
Gu Jinyu hurriedly went to place the baby in the cradle.
The baby was crying so intensely that each cry seemed as if someone was poking him with needles. Gu Jinyu, in a state of panic, lost her balance. In one misstep, she accidentally stepped on the base of the cradle, causing her to stumble forward. The baby in her arms was also jolted out——
"Ah!" Her face turned pale!
She wanted to reach for the baby, but it was too late. She fell heavily to the ground.
She was sore all over from the fall, and she could only imagine how terrifying the consequences of a newborn baby falling to the ground would be.
In the nick of time, a blue figure flashed into the room, moving at an incredible speed to catch the baby that was about to fall to the ground.
The baby landed in warm arms, and his crying abruptly stopped.
The little one widened his round, dark eyes and stared without blinking at this unfamiliar intruder.
Grannie Fang breathed a sigh of relief, "Second young master!"
Gu Jinyu, in pain, held onto the cradle and stood up. She called softly, "Second brother."
Gu Chengfeng pinched the little one’s chubby cheeks, nodded at Grannie Fang, and then looked at Gu Jinyu, furrowing his brow, "Can’t you even hold a baby?"
Gu Jinyu"s eyes welled up with a sense of grievance, "I didn"t mean to, I lost my balance..."
Gu Chengfeng originally felt no particular feeling towards Gu Jinyu. He didn"t like her, but he didn"t dislike her either, mostly ignoring her existence.
However, as he looked at her now, he couldn"t help but compare her to Gu Jiao for some reason, and he felt that Gu Jinyu fell quite short in comparison.
If it were Gu Jiao in the room today, she wouldn"t have dropped the baby no matter what the circ.u.mstances were.
Gu Chengfeng didn"t pay any attention to Gu Jinyu. He placed the little one into the cradle, opened the swaddle, and checked the little one’s diaper, finding it wet. He quickly grabbed a clean diaper from the table and expertly changed the little one’s diaper.
His diaper-changing speed made even Grannie Fang sigh in admiration.
The little one seemed to be quite comfortable with the change, and his small eyes closed halfway, enjoying the process.
Gu Chengfeng"s swaddling technique was even better than Grannie Fang"s.
Who gave him a pair of nimble hands of a master thief? The dexterity of these hands was even on par with that of a top-notch surgeon!
Of course, this was also because he had taken care of Gu Chenglin when they were younger and had gained some experience.
Seeing that the second young master was so good at taking care of the baby, Grannie Fang felt rea.s.sured and went to wash all the diapers and clothes in the backyard.
Gu Jinyu looked at Gu Chengfeng, who was playing with the baby, and then at Grannie Fang, who left without saying much. She couldn"t help but feel that something was amiss.
Grannie Fang and Gu Chengfeng didn"t talk much. At first glance, it seemed like they were snubbing each other, but it also seemed as if they were simply accustomed to Gu Chengfeng"s presence here.
"Does second brother often come here?" Gu Jinyu asked softly.
Gu Chengfeng"s finger was firmly held by the little one, and he dared not pull it too hard for fear of hurting him. He casually replied to Gu Jinyu"s question, "I"ve come a few times."
Mainly, he came to buy hair tonic.
But he also tagged along for a few meals and played a few rounds of leaf cards, losing some money to the elderly lady.
Gu Jinyu watched Gu Chengfeng"s helpless expression as the baby held onto his finger, her eyes flickering slightly. She asked, "Is second brother also here to visit mother?"
Gu Chengfeng had actually come to buy hair tonic for Gu Chenglin.
He only found out that Yao shi had given birth to a son early in the morning when he saw the carriage of Huang Zhong and Marquis Gu outside the gate.
In terms of blood ties, this little one was his half-brother from the same father.
But... He looked quite ugly.
All wrinkly, like a little monkey.
"He"s really ugly." He said with disdain, even poking the baby"s cheek with his finger.
Whether it was because he sensed Gu Chengfeng"s disdain or because his cheek was sensitive to being poked, the little one suddenly pursed his lips and let out a cry!
Gu Chengfeng shuddered, "Not ugly, not ugly! What a handsome baby you are!"
The baby sniffled with a pout.Raz P."s Thoughts
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