Xiao Li slept until noon before waking up; giving birth to two babies at once had left her almost exhausted by the end. The moment Xiao Li moved, Qin Xiao knew she was awake. "Nini, are you awake?" Xiao Li opened her eyes slightly and saw Qin Xiao sitting next to her, speaking hoarsely, "Uncle, didn’t you sleep?" Qin Xiao shook his head, "I’m not tired. Have some water first!" Due to her shouting during childbirth, Xiao Li’s throat was dry and hoarse at the moment. Qin Xiao raised the bed and brought over warm water to feed Xiao Li. She looked at the side and found the baby cot missing, along with the children, so she asked, "Uncle, where are the children?" Qin Xiao fed Xiao Li water with a spoon, explaining as he did, "They’re in the outer room. A lot of people came this morning. If everyone came in, it would disturb your rest, so the children were taken out so they could see them without disturbing you." Xiao Li drank two mouthfuls of water and stopped. Drinking without brushing her teeth made her feel uncomfortable, just enough to soothe her dry throat. "Uncle, have the babies been fed?" Qin Xiao nodded with a smile, "They have been fed, had formula once. I’ll have mom bring the babies in." Xiao Li nodded. After giving birth, she had been too exhausted and fell asleep without properly seeing the two babies. Qin Xiao opened the door and went out, soon returning with Qin’s mother and father carrying the two babies, and Qin Xiao followed them closing the door. Seeing Qin’s mother and father carrying the babies in together, Xiao Li was slightly surprised. In her memory, Qin’s mother often held babies, but Qin’s father rarely did, especially since he wasn’t very good at holding newborns. Qin’s mother brought the baby over to the bed, "Xiao Li, are you tired? I’ll have Aunt Wu bring your food in. You should look at the babies first." No wonder Qin’s father was carrying the babies; it turned out Aunt Wu was preparing food. Xiao Li reached out to accept the baby from Qin’s mother; the little one was sleeping soundly. Qin’s mother smiled and said, "This is the boy; he was born five minutes before the girl." Xiao Li looked closely at the baby, wanting to remember the features clearly because she knew she had twins, and if she didn’t memorize them, she might not be able to tell them apart later. After seeing the boy, Xiao Li took over the girl to look at. While Xiao Li was looking at the babies, Qin Xiao also sat beside her, observing them closely. After Xiao Li gave birth, she slept without looking closely at the babies. Qin Xiao hadn’t looked carefully either; he’d been busy watching over Xiao Li. When she slept, he watched her. Xiao Li compared her daughter to her son, then turned to Qin Xiao and said, "Uncle, I think our daughter is smaller than our son." Qin Xiao nodded, "Yes, she is smaller; there’s a half-pound difference between the two. The brother was bullying the sister while still in the womb." After the children were born, the nurse weighed them and found a half-pound difference between them. When Xiao Li heard Qin Xiao say the son was bullying the daughter in the womb, she silently felt sorry for her son in her heart. Oh, son! Your father is already starting to dislike you! ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ N()velFire.net The little son, held by Qin’s mother, didn’t know anything and was sleeping sweetly. After feeling sorry for her son for a second, Xiao Li started focusing on her daughter again, trying to find differences between the two, as they looked so alike. Upon a closer look, Xiao Li discovered a mole at the corner of her son’s mouth that her daughter did not have. Her daughter’s eyebrows were slenderer than her son’s, but apart from that, their facial features were largely identical. But with these two distinguishing features, one could tell them apart. Aunt Wu came in with a tray holding a bowl of sticky rice jujube porridge, a dish of lean meat, and a steamed fish. Seeing Aunt Wu bring in the food, Qin Xiao took the baby from Xiao Li’s arms and handed it to Qin’s father. He then helped Xiao Li out of bed to go wash up in the bathroom. Once Xiao Li was standing at the sink, Qin Xiao immediately brought over a cup of warm water for her to brush her teeth, and as she brushed, Qin Xiao poured hot water to sanitize a towel and used it to wash her face. Having had four children already, Qin Xiao was experienced in taking care of Xiao Li postpartum. After freshening up, Qin Xiao helped Xiao Li back to the bed and started feeding her. By the time Qin Xiao helped Xiao Li to wash up, Qin’s father and mother had already taken the babies out, and Aunt Wu left after putting the food down, leaving the couple alone in the room. Qin Xiao first fed Xiao Li a spoonful of porridge, then offered a piece of fish. Though this type of fish didn’t have many bones, he meticulously checked to ensure there were none before feeding it to her. The bowl of porridge and lean meat were finished under Qin Xiao’s feeding; the only thing left was the fish, which was too much for Xiao Li to finish. After eating, Qin Xiao called Aunt Wu to collect the dishes, and having just eaten and woken up, Xiao Li was no longer sleepy and didn’t want to lie in bed. She wanted to sit on the sofa in the outer room, so with Qin Xiao’s help, she slowly walked out. As soon as she reached the outer room, she saw it was piled with gifts, presumably from the visitors that morning. The number of things indicated how many people had come in the morning. Seeing Xiao Li come out, Qin’s mother quickly helped her to sit on the sofa. The two babies were already back in their cots, asleep, placed side by side next to the sofa. Sitting comfortably on the sofa, Qin’s mother talked to Xiao Li about the morning visitors, "Xiao Li, your two maternal aunts and cousins came to see you this morning, but you were asleep, so they didn’t disturb you. Even Ah Tan and Xiao Jie came, and they arrived just as the babies were being taken for a bath. On the way to the bath, Ah Tan was insistent on carrying his little niece. No way could I trust him with that! In two months, Xiao Jie should be giving birth too. I hope they really have a daughter this time, so Ah Tan won’t keep longing for his nieces every day." Xiao Li smiled gently at this. As they were talking, there was a knock on the hospital room door. Aunt Wu opened the door to see Mrs. Zhen supporting the old Mrs. Zhen as they entered. Seeing old Mrs. Zhen arrive, Qin’s mother quickly stood up to greet her, "Mom, what brings you here?" Old Mrs. Zhen smiled and said, "Why? Am I not allowed to come?" Qin’s mother responded with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "I didn’t say you couldn’t come; it’s just that your health isn’t great, and coming to the hospital is tiring!" Old Mrs. Zhen gave Qin’s mother a glance, "How tiring could it be? It’s only a half-hour drive from home, not far at all. Besides, there’s your sister-in-law taking care of me. Anyway, enough talking; I want to see my great-granddaughter and great-grandson." With that, old Mrs. Zhen quickened her pace, eager to see the children by the cots. Supporting her, Mrs. Zhen and Qin’s mother exchanged a look of helplessness. The saying "old children" really has its reasons; sometimes old folks become like children again, needing to be indulged.