The two long-awaited babies had finally been born. Kōshū and Lang Zhi each held one, standing beside the hospital bed for a family photo.
"Ready?" With a soft swaddled bundle placed in his arms, Kōshū felt a little at a loss. It was way too soft. He barely dared to move.
"You grew up from being this tiny too." Shen Qing's eyes were full of nostalgia.
April had been a month of abundant rewards for everyone.
Shen Qing had finally given birth. After resting until the end of the month, she moved into the Confinement Center. From the messages she sent every day, she was clearly doing very well and hadn't gone hungry either. She was already visibly slimming down.
After Mr. Sasaki's initial delight, he finally felt the real weight of having four children to support. Fortunately, the children were still at the Confinement Center, so work had returned to normal for him. Every day gave him a reason not to slack off. But the various baby supplies that had appeared around the house also declared that his leisurely life would not return for many years.
Because Grandpa Sasaki had been far too enthusiastic about naming the babies, Grandma Sasaki privately scolded him many times. Yet he still refused to give up, sending the couple new names from his ever-growing collection every day. Finally, after a family vote, the boy among the fraternal twins was named Yu, while the girl was named Qianxue.
Grandma Sasaki made all kinds of soup every day that month, until Shen Qing was sick of drinking it. In the latter half of the month, the whole family had to share the burden of her enthusiasm. Other than the middle school students who exercised every day and had fast metabolisms, every family member visibly gained