1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 250 Our baby is beautiful, isn't he?

Maternal and Child Health Hospital.

Before the surgery, my cousin insisted on giving the surgeon a large red envelope to put her mind at ease.

Gu Bin also bought a lot of fruit and drinks for the nurses on duty, hoping that they would take good care of his wife and children.

Family members were not allowed to enter the operating room, so the family could only wait for news outside.

My cousin is an impatient person; she would peek into the operating room every few minutes.

"Leilei, stop wandering around, it's making me dizzy."

After many trips back and forth, it finally aroused the aunt's dissatisfaction.

"Why aren't they out yet? It's been over an hour."

My cousin walked back from the operating room, still muttering to herself.

"A cesarean section is a major surgery, it can't be done so quickly."

Her aunt glared at her with displeasure: "Sit down first, stop wandering around. All the people combined don't have as much grumbling as you."

"We don't know if it's a boy or a girl."

My cousin sat down, but still wouldn't stop talking: "Gu Bin's sixth grandfather gave him a courtyard house, I hope it's not for four brats!"

"That's what you said"

The aunt laughed in exasperation: "So what if they're all boys? Are you having children just for a courtyard house?"

"Is not it?"

My cousin, just for fun, deliberately argued with my mother: "An old courtyard house in Beijing is worth so much! Just for that reason alone, a daughter is better than a son!"

"You're just obsessed with money."

The aunt rolled her eyes at her daughter and didn't want to talk to her anymore.

"hey-hey."

My cousin chuckled, about to say something more witty, when a cheer broke the silence.

"The surgery is complete!"

My aunt, with her sharp eyes, noticed the operating light go out and excitedly stood up from her chair.

"Great."

"At least it's done."

"Has she given birth yet?"

Is it a boy or a girl?

The relatives and friends waiting outside the operating room all perked up, and no less than a dozen people rushed towards the door.

Who are Lin Xiyu's relatives?

A moment later, a nurse pushed open the door and was about to shout as usual when she was startled by the crowd gathered at the door.

"Me me me"

My older cousin reacted the fastest, raising her arm first.

"What's it to you?"

Her aunt slapped her in an annoyed tone.

“Nurse, we are all family members.”

My cousin didn't take it seriously and kept yelling at the top of her lungs.

Who is the father of the child?

The nurse ignored her, looked around, and then fixed her gaze on Gu Bin.

"it's me."

Gu Bin squeezed through the crowd, looking somewhat nervous.

"Congratulations! It's quadruplets, two boys and two girls. Mother and babies are safe and sound."

The nurse first reported that everything was alright, but before everyone could express their joy, she added, "The baby was premature and weighs very little, so we can't take him out. He's already been taken to the intensive care unit."

The hearts of relatives and friends were in turmoil, barely at ease before gripping each other with renewed anxiety.

"Is the child okay?"

Gu Bin couldn't even be happy anymore; his voice was trembling with nervousness.

"The child's condition is currently stable."

The nurse calmly gave a professional answer: "He/She needs to be cared for by medical staff in an incubator for at least a month."

"It will take that long?"

Gu Bin tentatively asked, "Can we see the child?"

The nurse said sternly, "There are rules for the intensive care unit; only one person can go in at a time."

"Only one person can do it?"

The relatives and friends all looked disappointed at not being able to see the newborn baby.

"Xiao Bin, you go ahead."

Grandma Gu doted on her grandson and gave him the opportunity.

"Are you going now?"

Compared to his child, Gu Bin was more concerned about his wife: "Xi Yu is about to be born, so I have to take care of her first."

"You can stay with the mother during childbirth first."

The nurse was quite kind to him and answered in detail: "There are two visiting hours every day, from nine to ten in the morning and from two to three in the afternoon."

"Thank you."

Gu Bin smiled gratefully and thanked him politely.

After the nurse finished explaining the situation, she returned to the operating room. Not long after, the door opened again, and the mother was wheeled out.

"Come out, come out."

Relatives and friends were overjoyed and swarmed over again.

Gu Bin stepped forward to help push the bed and take his beloved wife back to her ward.

"Wake up, wake up."

The nurse held up the IV drip and slapped the mother's arm a few times.

Lin Xiyu hummed softly a few times, seemingly showing signs of wanting to wake up.

"Xi Yu."

Gu Bin was overjoyed and called out his beloved wife's name tenderly and affectionately.

"Speak louder, wake her up quickly."

The nurse patted the mother's arm a few more times, and seeing Gu Bin give her a look that seemed somewhat displeased, she said with amusement, "Prolonged anesthesia is bad for your health."

Gu Bin lowered his head and didn't say anything more.

"Haha, your boyfriend is quite interesting. When he saw me taking pictures of you, he thought I was bullying you, and he was so unhappy."

Perhaps it was the comical change in someone's expression that left a deep impression, because even after the new mother entered the ward and woke up to change her dressing, the nurse still remembered to tell Lin Xiyu about it again as a joke.

"I'm sorry"

Lin Xiyu was both amused and exasperated: "He cares about me too much."

"You're sounding a bit boastful."

The nurse listened with amusement and was in a good mood to chat with her.

"Have it?"

Lin Xiyu laughed awkwardly: "Maybe I'm just used to saying it like this, I don't even realize it myself."

"With a wife as good at bearing and raising children as you, a husband should definitely spoil you."

The nurse was genuinely moved, as even she, who had worked in obstetrics and gynecology for nearly ten years, had never delivered quadruplets before.

When the four babies were brought out of the mother's womb one by one, it would be a lie to say that she wasn't excited. Even the surgeon was overjoyed and kept praising the mother for her good fortune.

While others need four incisions to give birth, she only had to endure the pain once to give birth to four children, which would make anyone envious.

Where did my husband go?

When Lin Xiyu heard the nurse mention her husband, she realized that she hadn't seen Gu Bin for quite a while.

"Xiao Bin went to the intensive care unit to see the child."

Grandma Gu stayed in the ward the whole time and chimed in when the opportunity arose.

"Still not back?"

When Lin Xiyu thought of her child, a hint of maternal warmth flashed in her eyes.

"Nope."

Grandma Gu looked dissatisfied and complained in front of the nurses: "It's so inhumane to only let one person in at a time in the intensive care unit."

The nurse kept her head down, pretending not to hear.

"Just one look is fine."

Grandma Gu was still indignant: "How can they take a baby away right after it's born and not even let you see what it looks like?"

"Hey, hey."

Lin Xiyu gave an awkward laugh and was about to say something to ease the atmosphere when her cousin and aunt returned from the cafeteria with food and entered the room with smiles on their faces.

"There aren't many people to accompany patients in the hospital." The nurse glanced at the large family in the ward, frowned, and gave them the order to leave: "Only one person can stay in a single room. Everyone else, please leave and don't disturb the mother's rest."

"Hey, you!"

Grandma Gu's face darkened, and her eyes showed displeasure.

"Forget it"

The aunt, not wanting to cause trouble, smiled and advised, "Let's all go, and let Xiaobin stay here."

"Am I leaving too?"

My cousin was a little unhappy.

"Go, all of you, go!"

The aunt waved her hand to chase people away.

"You guys go first, I'll wait for Gu Bin to come back."

My cousin made excuses for herself.

"Leilei, you should go too. I'll stay a little longer."

Chen Xiulan suddenly spoke, interrupting her.

Second Aunt, you...

My cousin was stunned, a little confused.

In her memory, Chen Xiulan, her mother, had never had a good temper and did not get along well with her daughter and son-in-law. She was extremely worried about letting her stay.

"Leilei, be a good girl."

The eldest aunt glared at her with displeasure and pointed out, "Your second aunt is Xiyu's biological mother, so it's most appropriate for her to stay at this time."

My cousin glanced at Lin Xiyu discreetly, and seeing that she didn't object, she felt relieved and left the ward with her relatives and friends.

-

After everyone had left, Chen Xiulan came to the bedside and spoke to her daughter in a rare gentle tone: "Are you thirsty? Do you want some water? Mom will pour you a glass."

"Have a little."

Lin Xiyu was somewhat flattered.

Chen Xiulan unscrewed the cup lid and held the straw to her lips.

Lin Xiyu turned her head, took two breaths, and then let go.

She wasn't actually thirsty; she just wanted to enjoy her mother's rare warmth.

"I'm weak after giving birth."

Chen Xiulan put down her water glass and smiled kindly again: "Don't talk anymore, close your eyes and get some rest."

"Ah."

Lin Xiyu looked somewhat dazed, and even with her eyes closed, she still couldn't believe that what she had just seen was real.

In her memory, Chen Xiulan hadn't spoken to her so gently in many years.

Could it be that quadruplets are really that charming?

It's truly incredible that they even managed to soften my stubborn grandmother's heart.

-

Obstetric intensive care unit.

The four babies were premature and weighed very little. The oldest boy weighed only three pounds and was wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in an incubator. He looked especially pitiful.

Looking at the four insulated boxes placed side by side through the glass, Gu Bin's lips curled up slightly, and a heartfelt joy welled up in his heart, giving him a genuine understanding at this moment.

He became a father.

He is the father of four children.

The four tiny, hungry babies are the fruits of his and his wife's love.

Their shared bloodline.

An inseparable bond!
-

"You're the child's father?"

A doctor pushed open the door and came in, his expression slightly grave.

"it's me."

Gu Bin turned around at the sound, a smile still on his lips.

"Mr. Gu, about your child."

The doctor adjusted his glasses and explained the purpose of the visit with some regret.

Gu Bin stopped laughing. When he heard that his youngest daughter had an atrial septal defect (a congenital heart disease) and might die young, his heart felt like it had been struck by a thunderbolt, and the pain was so intense that he could hardly breathe.

Perhaps it was fate, but the baby lying in the incubator on the far right suddenly opened his eyes the moment he looked over.

Those innocent and bewildered eyes caused Gu Bin's heart to clench painfully again, and his eyes involuntarily reddened.

"Please, doctor."

At that moment, he willingly abandoned all his pride and pleaded in a low voice, "I'm willing to spend any amount of money, please, you must save my daughter."

-

Obstetrics ward.

"I couldn't take care of the training course because of my pregnancy, but thanks to you for your help, thank you so much."

“What’s so hard about it? I just love being a teacher. Besides, I get paid. It’s not like I’m putting in all this effort for nothing.”

"Yeah, that's true."

Lin Xiyu, with an IV drip in her mouth, chatted with her mother in a disjointed manner.

The mother and daughter hadn't spent so much time together in a long time, and both felt a little awkward.

Suddenly, a noisy commotion came from outside the ward. Then the ward door was pushed open, and more than a dozen doctors and nurses pushed in various instruments and equipment, escorting four incubators from outside. They placed the newborn babies side by side in front of the mother's bed.

"Ai?!"

"How is this going?"

"Why were you bringing the child into the ward?"

Chen Xiulan was so startled that she stood up abruptly from her chair.

Lin Xiyu was also shocked, staring blankly as the doctors and nurses busied themselves in the ward, the various instruments and equipment they brought almost filling the entire room.

“I’ve spoken with the doctors, and they’ve agreed to let us take care of the child ourselves.”

Gu Bin then entered the room, pretending that nothing had happened, and calmly explained to the mother and daughter.

Chen Xiulan asked incredulously, "Can such a young child be managed without the intensive care unit?"

The doctor said it's okay.

Gu Bin nodded: "They have brought all the necessary equipment. The care in the ward is no different from that in the intensive care unit."

"Is that right?"

Chen Xiulan didn't believe it and turned to look at the doctor again.

"Yes."

This doctor was the one who informed the family about the patient's condition in the intensive care unit.

The decision to transfer the four children from the intensive care unit to the ward was made after much consideration.

In his view, the youngest child, being in the intensive care unit, far from her parents and without the love and care of family, was not conducive to her recovery and growth.

The child must be at least 2 years old before surgery can be performed. Before that, careful care is more important than anything else.

Therefore, he decided to take a gamble and transfer the child to a regular ward so that the parents could take care of him themselves.

As for the other children, they were brought over at Gu Bin's request.

Gu Bin didn't want to hurt his wife, so he just wanted to bear it all alone.

He was determined not to let his wife know about this until she had fully recovered and was discharged from the hospital.

-

"If the doctor says so, then it is."

After receiving a clear answer from the doctor, Chen Xiulan had no more doubts.

"Gu Bin, push the incubator forward so I can see the babies."

Lin Xiyu was overjoyed and eager to see her child with her own eyes.

"it is good."

With a doting look in his eyes, Gu Bin gently pushed the stroller, bringing all four babies to his beloved wife.

Lin Xiyu turned to the side and looked inside through the glass.

The four babies were all small, wrapped in swaddling clothes, with only their wrinkled little faces, which had not yet fully developed, showing.

Even so, she was delighted, and a sense of pride as a mother welled up within her.

Gu Bin bent down and got close to the incubator, watching it with her.

"Our baby is beautiful, isn't he?"

Lin Xiyu happily lifted her eyelids to glance at him, her tone questioning but carrying an undeniable meaning.

"Correct."

Gu Bin, who dotes on his wife, nodded without hesitation.