“Alright, I’ll tell him. Congratulations to both of you! Can you cook this?” Fang Hong nodded in agreement and then asked, pointing at the things he was carrying.
“Qin Xue has told me how to make it.” Chu Molin saw Fang Hong leaving and didn’t ask her for advice. Besides, it wouldn’t look good for him, a grown man, to be alone with a married woman. So he said that Qin Xue had taught him already.
“Great, I’ll head to work then. You should go in and cook for Qin Xue.” Fang Hong smiled and said.
“Alright, take care, sister-in-law.” Chu Molin opened the door, went inside, washed his hands, and started cooking the soup for his wife.
Chu Molin tasted the food he had made with a spoon. Not bad, although tasteless, it had a good flavor and was at least edible.
Chu Molin poured some white wine from the cupboard into the pot to thicken the stew and started eating. This way, the soup would be ready by the time he finished eating.
After Chu Molin finished eating, he filled a thermos with soup and chicken and put rice into two separate containers, one for each sister.
When Chu Molin arrived at the hospital, he saw Qin Xue changing the baby’s diaper, but her sister was not around.
“Xue’er, let me change it. Tell me how to do it?” Chu Molin put the food on the table and walked over to his wife.
“Watch closely. First, use a wet wipe to clean the baby’s bottom to prevent urine and feces from making the skin turn red.
Then fold the diaper like this, insert it, and fasten it with the pants.” Qin Xue instructed Chu Molin step by step while explaining.
“Our older child needs a change too. You change him.” Qin Xue said to Chu Molin after finishing changing the younger one.
“Alright, you put the baby down and eat first, or it’ll get cold later.” Chu Molin took a diaper and imitated Qin Xue’s earlier actions.
When watching Qin Xue, it looked simple, but when he tried it himself, he became stiff and clumsy, not as agile as he thought.
Moreover, the child was too small. Chu Molin looked at his big hands and the child’s tiny body, comparing the two. The child was so small, almost the same width as his palm. He was afraid of accidentally hurting the baby.
Qin Xue noticed that Chu Molin’s movements were awkward, but his approach was correct.
She felt that this man’s learning ability was very strong. She was pretty sure this was the first time he had done such things. But just by watching her, he could do it quite well, which was truly amazing.
Qin Xue poured a bowl of chicken soup with the thermos lid, tasted it, and found it tasty. Although not as delicious as her classmate’s, it was still quite good.
After drinking a large lid full of soup, Qin Xue began eating her rice.
“Chu Molin, have you eaten?” Qin Xue asked him before putting the rice into her mouth.
“I ate at home. You go ahead and eat. There’s also a portion for your younger sister.” Chu Molin hadn’t seen Qin Jiale yet.
“Oh, she just got peed on by the baby, so I told her to change her clothes.” Indeed, because of her inexperience with children, she got peed on.
Chu Molin didn’t say anything and focused on completing the task at hand.
Chu Molin looked at his handiwork and smiled with satisfaction.
“Xue’er, is this okay?” Chu Molin carefully placed the child on the bed and asked his wife.
“Yes, it looks great.” Qin Xue looked at the properly swaddled child. Although it took longer than usual, as long as the result was good, it was fine.
“Xue’er, eat more meat to replenish yourself.” Chu Molin couldn’t help but wish he could bring all the good things in the world to Qin Xue whenever he thought about her condition from last night.
“Alright, you eat one too.” Qin Xue used another pair of chopsticks to pick up a piece of chicken and fed it to Chu Molin.
“Ah, open your mouth.” Qin Xue held the chopsticks and looked at Chu Molin as she spoke.