Three days later.
At the entrance to Old Master Xie's villa.
As soon as the Land Rover stopped, Dong Xuebin swiftly got out and opened the rear door, carefully helping Xie Huilan out of the car with the baby in her arms. His wife had been discharged. Since she had had a natural birth, she did not need to stay in the hospital for over a week like with a Caesarean section, and after three days, she had more or less regained her mobility. Still, it was time for her confinement period. Though she could walk and Hui Lan was in good spirits, Dong Xuebin tried his best not to let her move around. Postpartum confinement was serious business. If she did not recuperate properly this month, she could be left with all sorts of lingering ailments later on.
"Hui Lan, you're back?"
"Sis, you've finally been discharged!"
"Haha, my big nephew, hurry up and call me Uncle!"
"Let Hui Lan and the baby come in first. It's hot and windy outside."
"Right, right, hurry into the courtyard. Old Master has been waiting too. He's the only one here who hasn't seen the baby yet. Oh, Hui Lan, your Fourth Granduncle came today too. He's playing chess with Old Master."
Most of those who had come out to greet them were the women of the family: Han Jing, Xia Yanzhen, Ci Lifen, as well as Xie Hao, Xie Ran, and Xie Jing. Beside Han Jing, Dong Xuebin also spotted his mother, Luan Xiaoping. Luan Xiaoping had arrived at the hospital just three hours after Hui Lan gave birth three days ago and had been staying in the western suburbs ever since.
Xie Huilan smiled faintly. "Why did everyone come out? You're all elders. How could I let you do this?