A Little Interlude in Raising Children

The most troublesome thing for Hua Xin and Xia Yan after becoming parents was not the amount of time they spent, nor the need to spend a lot of money on formula and various baby products...

In fact, it requires studying and researching all kinds of knowledge and common sense about children day and night.

What should I do if my child keeps crying? Urgent!

Hua Xin still remembers the first time she and Xia Yan faced this matter alone. The two of them looked at each other, watching Little Mu cry and then Little Ji cry together, creating a duet.

No matter how much I tried to soothe her or give her formula, and even though her diaper wasn't wet and the room wasn't too cold or too hot, she just kept crying and nothing I did worked.

In this situation, Hua Xin wanted to go directly to the hospital to see if there was anything unusual.

But actually...

Xia Yan simply made a funny face and it stopped them from crying.

The final conclusion is...

These two little brats were simply crying because they were bored. If it weren't for the fact that the children didn't have any bad intentions, Hua Xin and Xia Yan would have suspected that they were just trying to torment them and give them something to do since they were idle.

But what's even more agonizing is yet to come.

As the child gets older, the transition from formula to solid food becomes the most troublesome thing for Xia Yan.

If feeding a child formula is as simple as preparing the formula, adjusting the temperature, stirring it well, and then gently feeding them at a suitable angle, then that's fine. But when the child starts teething and needs to eat solid food and be weaned...

Xia Yan can only say that it's all thanks to the popularization of knowledge in the era of big data.

Otherwise, if he were allowed to figure out how to cook for children on his own, Xia Yan would most likely be on the rooftop with Hua Xin by now.

Cooking is fine, since it's a hobby that Xia Yan really enjoys.

After all, he has been cooking for Hua Xin for so many years. Adding two more children would also give him the image of a strong father who can make people feel proud.

But Xia Yan seemed to have overlooked something.

That means they are still in the carefree stage of infancy, unable to speak and living a life of crying, sleeping, eating, and playing all day long. Obviously, they cannot have independent thoughts like humans who are already aware of things.

I still remember the first time I made the so-called "human cub food". Looking at the mud made of various vegetables and meats, let alone a baby, even Xia Yan himself would find it hard to look at.

The final result, naturally, was that the fierce resistance from the human cubs caused all the food to spill.

There are many, many similar scenarios. Every time, the human cubs manage to precisely overwhelm Hua Xin and Xia Yan, who are first-time parents, making them even doubt whether they should have decided to have a child without using Dudu protection.

Holding onto the belief that as long as they patiently nurtured the two human cubs and helped them grow up healthy and strong, Hua Xin and Xia Yan often used this self-suggestion to make themselves feel better.

Until----

The most troublesome human cub, the little boy Hua Mu, suddenly fell ill on this day.

Hua Xin and Xia Yan's tense emotions finally collapsed.

At the children's hospital outpatient clinic, Hua Xin looked very haggard without any makeup or dressing up.

The hospital outpatient clinic, already in the early hours of the morning, was obviously not as bustling as it was during the day, but it was precisely this quiet and silence that made it all the more agonizing.

Hua Xin kept asking herself in her heart:

Why didn't I check properly to make sure Hua Mu was covered with a blanket last night? Otherwise, she wouldn't have caught a cold and developed a fever so severe that she had to come to the hospital.

I had everything checked properly before, but today I was probably too tired and suddenly forgot about it. If I hadn't heard the crying, the consequences of falling asleep like that would have been...

Hua Xin pursed her lips, her eyes filled with regret.

Being a parent.

Especially since she has no elders to help her raise the children, Hua Xin has done her best to keep all her energy focused on the two human cubs.

But inevitably, she also gets tired sometimes.

Fortunately, she and Xia Yan put the two of them in separate rooms; otherwise, if both human cubs had caught a cold, they would have been in real trouble.

The sudden buzzing of her phone brought Hua Xin, who was lost in regret, back to her senses. After picking up her phone and seeing that it was Xia Yan calling, she felt a little relieved.

"Honey, is Little Mu feeling better?"

The sound of Xia Yan's concerned voice came through the earphones, and a sense of relief welled up inside Hua Xin, calming her down considerably.

"I just got the injection, and the doctor said there's nothing seriously wrong..."

Hua Xin lowered her head and said with some frustration.

This is her child.

Although human cubs usually cry and fuss and don't eat peacefully, this one was born from her.

The deep bond of blood ties that Hua Xin only came to understand and experience after having these two children.

"It's okay, honey. I'll cook you something delicious when we get home after your shot."

"If Little Ji could have stayed here, I would have driven to pick you up..."

"It's not your fault, wife, don't blame yourself."

After speaking softly for a while, Xia Yan gently comforted Hua Xin.

He knew, of course, how depressed Hua Xin was at this moment, and how much Hua Xin felt guilty about it.

But in reality, not everyone can pay attention to every detail at all times. Making mistakes is normal, not to mention that Hua Xin has been on edge taking care of the child at home for so long.

Even with his company, it was still an extremely difficult thing.

Xia Yan understood Hua Xin's feelings of guilt for causing her child to fall ill due to his mistake, and he also wanted to face this situation with Hua Xin.

"Um..."

"Don't worry, I'll take this brat home after the injection."

Upon hearing Xia Yan's voice, Hua Xin's mood improved considerably, and she then perked up and spoke softly.

After rousing herself and letting Xia Yan know she was safe, Hua Xin glanced at Xia Ji sleeping soundly in the video call and a faint smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

I must be more careful next time.

Hua Xin got up and walked towards the infusion room. Because it was early morning, only the mother and child were there.

After receiving the injection, Hua Mu didn't seem as mischievous as she was at home. Instead, she stared wide-eyed at Hua Xin with curiosity, and finally... her gaze fell on Hua Xin, uttering two distinct syllables.

"Mama..."

Hua Xin was stunned at first, then covered her mouth in disbelief.

This was the first time she had heard her own child call her name.