Yukinoshita's Correction Method

"My main purpose in coming here is to help take care of the baby. The specific schedule is up to you." Yuki's mother took out a plan. "I will go to bed earlier. Before you go to sleep, put the baby in the crib in my room. When the baby wakes up in the early morning, I can get about six hours of sleep. After I finish feeding, I will put the baby in your room. When Yukino wakes up because of breast engorgement, the baby will be about ready to wake up as well. Ideally, we can both get relatively enough sleep. Let's try it for two days and then adjust it based on the results."

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her cherry lips slightly. "... Okay."

"Huh?" Dong Yunshan felt this plan was very feasible. "Then let's go a step further and stagger the three of us's schedules. That way everyone can sleep longer."

"No." Mother Xue's eyes narrowed slightly. "I can take care of the baby by myself, but you, as parents, cannot."

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly. "Why?"

"Having different schedules for the three of you means you'll be sleeping separately, which will affect your relationship." Xue's mother gently shook her head. "With less time together, you'll be taking care of the child alone while your partner is resting. The resulting negative emotions won't be under rational control."

Dong Yunshan: "It's not that serious..."

"Even if it's not that serious, Mom doesn't want that to happen. And..." Yuki's mother gave a gentle yet firm smile, "Yunshan, don't you want to sleep with Yukino in your arms?"

Dong Yunshan: "... I want to."

"Then let's try the current plan first," Snow Mother said gently. "If I can't hold on any longer, then we can try your plan."

Dong Yunshan glanced sideways at Yukino Yukinoshita.

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded gently.

Dong Yunshan nodded in agreement. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Mother-in-law."

"I'll take care of Lingling this afternoon, let her get used to things..." Xue's mother said, but then noticed Lingling's movements. She took some milk from the refrigerator, put it in the bottle warmer, and went closer to check on Lingling. "How's her routine?"

Yukino Yukinoshita took out her notebook. "It's all here. I usually wake up around this time, and then take a nap for an hour and a half after an hour and a half. I have a brief period of discomfort at dusk, which is relieved a little after a bath and massage. A half-hour nap is also very effective."

Snow Mother flipped through the previous records and nodded gently. "Their daily routine is relatively stable, which is good."

As she spoke, Dong Yunling began to turn her head and hum softly.

"Oh, right," Dong Yunshan remembered a crucial thing, "Lingling can understand facial expressions now, Mother-in-law, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Dong Yunling had already opened her eyes.

Snow Mother's smile instantly softened, her voice as gentle as a soft feather, carrying a slight humming rhythm. "Lingling, wake up~ Grandma's here~ Do you remember Grandma?"

Dong Yunling clasped her hands together in front of her chest, blinked her big eyes, and swayed her small body.

"Is Lingling practicing rolling over? That's amazing!" Mother Xue gently picked up little Lingling. "Shall we eat our fill and practice together?"

"Click-clack~" Dong Yunling saw the baby bottle and heard the gentle voice, and laughed happily.

Snow Mother gently touched the baby's lips with the nipple, and the baby skillfully took it in and began to eat heartily.

Yukino Yukinoshita felt a little relieved, but at the same time, her feelings were somewhat complicated.

"You haven't been getting enough rest lately, have you?" Snow Mother whispered, turning her head. "Go and rest for a bit now."

Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita returned to their room, drew the curtains, lay down on the bed, and simultaneously let out a long sigh.

Hearing each other's breaths, the two looked at each other and smiled similarly.

As Xue's mother said, the two of them have indeed not been getting enough rest lately.

Even though they tried to minimize the impact of nighttime feedings on Yukino Yukinoshita schedule by using bottle-feeding, Yukino Yukinoshita would still wake up when Lingling cried out in the middle of the night.

Even on the rare occasion when Lingling sleeps soundly, only waking up once in the middle of the night, Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita still can't sleep soundly.

I wake up suddenly in my sleep, hallucinating that I can hear my baby crying loudly.

I noticed the baby was sleeping soundly, so I lay down to sleep as well... and not long after, I heard the baby cry.

If a baby's sleep is irregular, it's difficult for parents to maintain a regular sleep schedule.

Now that Xue's mother has come to help, seeing how skilled she is, I finally feel at ease and can rest assured.

A sense of relief was the biggest feeling they had at that moment.

besides...

"I have mixed feelings," Dong Yunshan said, hugging Yukino Yukinoshita. "I was worried that my mother-in-law wouldn't take good care of Lingling, but seeing how well she's doing, I feel like I haven't done enough."

"This is your first time, but it's my third." Yukino Yukinoshita gently bumped her head against his chest. "But I feel that way too."

"Ideally, Lingling should be wailing and crying, and her mother-in-law can't soothe her no matter what she does. Then we'll pick her up, and Lingling will instantly quiet down and even giggle..." Dong Yunshan murmured. "That would give us a huge sense of accomplishment."

"Then we won't be able to rest like this." Yukino Yukinoshita reminded him first, then realized what she meant and reached out to touch his waist. "Are you just saying that to coax me?"

"I can't hide anything from you." Dong Yunshan gently kissed her forehead. "Just because you're in my heart doesn't mean you can steal my thoughts so easily?"

"No way~" Yukino Yukinoshita puffed out her cheeks slightly, "Mom's home now, so you'd better watch out and not say everything."

"It's alright, my mother-in-law is also very concerned about our relationship." Dong Yunshan blinked. "Letting her hear more sweet words will put her at ease."

"But you can't... say everything." Yukino Yukinoshita's face flushed. "At least keep your voice down."

Dong Yunshan leaned close to Yukino Yukinoshita and whispered, "You're in my heart, you're in my heart, you're..."

"I know~" Yukino Yukinoshita complained softly, "You don't have to say it so many times."

"It's rare that you have time..." Dong Yunshan breathed in the fragrance of her hair, "I'm really grateful to my mother-in-law for coming to help. To be honest, it's quite a contrast."

"I feel the same way..." Yukino Yukinoshita paused, her face hardening. "You think you can just peek into my thoughts because you're in my heart?"

Dong Yunshan was taken aback, not expecting that the words she had just spoken would come back to her so quickly.

Yukino Yukinoshita uttered those words, a blush immediately spread across her face, and even her ears turned red.

Dong Yunshan chuckled softly, "You're getting shy from saying sweet nothings?"

"Shut up~" Yukino Yukinoshita kissed his lips, depriving him of the right to speak. "Alright, alright, go and rest. It's rare for you to have some time."

"Mmm~" Dong Yunshan hugged Yukino Yukinoshita and patted her gently.

Nestled in Dong Yunshan's arms, Yukino Yukinoshita nuzzled against his neck. "When my sister and I were little, Mom must have looked like this... but we've all forgotten."

"Thanks to Lingling," Dong Yunshan whispered, "We learned about those important things that we experienced firsthand but didn't remember..."

Yukino Yukinoshita's voice was weak. "Mmm~"

I slept exceptionally soundly, without even dreaming.

When Dong Yunshan opened her eyes, the sunlight outside the window was still gentle.

Yukino Yukinoshita in his arms was still fast asleep. Dong Yunshan did not disturb her, but lay on his side gazing at her perfect sleeping face.

Her long, curved eyelashes were almost identical to Lingling's.

On her pale skin, a faint blush was exceptionally lovely, and there seemed to be a touch of glistening on the edge of her slightly parted cherry lips.

"Hmm..." Yukino Yukinoshita's eyelashes trembled slightly as she slowly opened her eyes, meeting Dong Yunshan's gaze. "How long have we been asleep?"

About an hour and a half.

"Has it been that long?" Yukino Yukinoshita's voice was muffled as she lazily nuzzled against his neck. "It's time to get up."

"This is fine."

"Hurry up~" Yukino Yukinoshita twisted slightly, showing no intention of moving at all.

Dong Yunshan picked her up and sat her up, then kissed her on the cheek.

"Mmm~" Yukino Yukinoshita hummed softly in protest, only falling silent contentedly after Dong Yunshan kissed her cherry lips.

After tidying up quickly, the two got up and left the bedroom.

"Awake?" Snow Mother heard the voice. "Lingling just fell asleep."

Yukino Yukinoshita approached and saw the baby sleeping soundly in the crib. "Is she fussing?"

"I didn't see you two were a little upset." Snow's mother pointed to a toy next to her. "Playing with it distracts her a lot; she seems to really like that one."

"Suction-Cup Spinner ..." Yukino Yukinoshita sighed a little. "It was originally prepared for her six months from now, but she likes it now—probably because Yunshan likes spinning things? Lingling is particularly interested in spinning things."

Snow Mother was somewhat surprised. "Oh? I've never seen this before..."

"When he's thinking in a relaxed state, he'll habitually turn the things in his hands," Yukino Yukinoshita explained. "He won't do that when he's not thinking or when he's tense."

"So he's a bit more nervous around me." Xue Mu rested her knuckles on her chin. "I always felt he was very relaxed around me."

Yukino Yukinoshita sighed softly, "How could he possibly relax completely when facing his mother?"

"Indeed..." Mother Xue smiled with a hint of pride, "That's the authority of a mother-in-law."

"Also..." Yukino Yukinoshita reminded him, "His hearing is very good; he can hear you even in the bathroom."

Snow Mother's smile froze for a moment, "That good?"

Yukino Yukinoshita raised her hand a short distance upwards. "Even better."

Snow Mother coughed lightly. "What would you like for dinner?"

Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head. "Let's do it, Mom has worked so hard for so long."

"I need to cook something to relax," Snow Mother said, putting on an apron. "Once Lingling wakes up, I'll be leaving her to you."

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded gently. "Okay~"

Yuki's mother was busy in the kitchen, while Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita played with Lingling, who had just woken up.

As dusk fell, Lingling became a little restless, and Dong Yunshan carried her and paced back and forth until she calmed down a bit.

Xue's mother ate first, then took Lingling and continued to coax her.

After Yukino Yukinoshita finished eating, Dong Yunshan immediately sped up her eating.

Watching the Dong Yunshan devour its food, a strong sense of accomplishment formed on Xue Mu's face as she smiled, "How does it taste?"

"It's excellent!" Dong Yunshan quickly finished a plate. "Did your mother-in-law make it specifically to Yukino's taste?"

"Oh?" Snow Mother was somewhat surprised. "How did you find out?"

"Adding a little mirin to the chawanmushi (steamed egg custard) gives it a slightly sweet base flavor, Yukino really likes," Dong Yunshan replied. "I usually do it that way too."

"Is this also a result of Yukino's corrections?" Yukino's mother turned to look at her blushing daughter. "No wonder she likes correcting you so much."

Dong Yunshan finished another plate. "I especially like this kind of correction."

Snow Mother tilted her head. "It's not just about liking corrections, is it?"

And there are also results from the correction.

"Indeed." Dong Yunshan nodded vigorously. "At first, I just liked orthodontics, but I gradually started to like your daughter."

Snow Mother's expression froze. "... Huh?"

"You..." Yukino Yukinoshita, carrying Lingling, walked to Dong Yunshan's side and stepped on his foot. "I told you that before."

Chapter 940 Leave it to me

"It's good for children to be affectionate in front of each other, but I won't admire it too much." Xue's mother let her hair down. "I'm going to wash up and rest first. Remember to put Lingling in my room tonight."

Dong Yunshan finished the meal and, after cleaning up, took care of Lingling with Yukino Yukinoshita.

After playing for a while, it's time to prepare for bed.

Bathing, massage, dimming the lights, feeding before bedtime, changing pajamas, reading picture books, playing white noise... a series of steps will eventually create an effective cue to help the baby fall asleep smoothly.

After a while, Lingling finally closed her eyes, her little mouth slightly pouting, and her breathing gradually became even.

Yukino Yukinoshita carefully placed her in the crib, while Dong Yunshan watched from the side, ready to take over at any moment.

The moment her little body touched the mattress, Lingling twisted slightly, her little mouth moved, and then she fell into a deep sleep.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged a glance, and smiled with relief.

In a rare moment of peace, Dong Yunshan leaned against the headboard, massaging Yukino Yukinoshita's shoulders in her arms.

Gently stroke your hands from the back of your neck to the sides of your shoulders, kneading your trapezius muscles.

Dong Yunshan skillfully located her trigger points, gently pressed down with the pad of her thumb, held for five seconds, and then slowly released.

Yukino Yukinoshita, and a satisfied sigh escaped from her parted cherry lips.

"Feeling better?" Dong Yunshan gently patted Yukino Yukinoshita's shoulder. "Then lie on your side, and I'll massage your back again."

"No~" Yukino Yukinoshita gently squirmed, nestling in the most comfortable spot in his arms. "This is fine~"

"That's settled then." Dong Yunshan hugged her. "Do you want to go to sleep first? When Lingling wakes up, I'll feed her and take her straight to my mother-in-law's room."

"When she wakes up, I'll wake up because of engorgement too, so I'll feed her before I go back to sleep." Yukino Yukinoshita sighed softly. "She's only three months old. What will it be like when she's six or seven months old, like Xixi, when she starts teething..."

Even now, when she thinks back to those few days with Xixi, Yukino Yukinoshita still feels lingering fear.