Chapter 394: Birth of Twins

Chapter 394: Chapter 394: Birth of Twins

With how clever the little guy was, Yan Huoshui wasn’t the least bit worried he’d be tricked in the future. As long as he didn’t go around tricking others, that is.

When Yi Yi realized his little trick was completely useless against his dad this time, he finally clammed up. He buried his head in Jiang Xia’s arms, refusing to even look at Yan Huoshui.

Yan Huoshui huffed. ’I can let the kid have his way usually, but I’ll never yield when it comes to my wife.’

Jiang Xia held the sulking Yi Yi as the Beast Husbands exchanged a look. Thinking of the impending due date for the twins, they seemed to foresee the chaos that was about to descend upon their home.

Yi Yi was actually very excited for the two new babies about to be born. Every day, he would check on the big mushroom and even sneak a little interaction with the baby cubs inside.

The little guy was smart and knew his limits. Shi Lan and the others had seriously told him there were babies inside and he couldn’t hit the big mushroom hard. He had nodded as if he only half-understood, but he took it all to heart.

Meanwhile, Shi Lan had been presenting herself as pregnant to the outside world, which would make it easier to explain where these two other children came from later.

However, since Yi Yi had only been born a few months prior, it wouldn’t be appropriate to take these two newborns out in public after they arrived. They would have to wait at least four or five months, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to explain babies being born after just a five-month pregnancy.

「Soon, the due date for the twins arrived.」

During this time, the family returned to a state of tension. Influenced by the atmosphere at home, Yi Yi stopped causing as much trouble. During the day, he would often sit in front of the big mushroom, staring at it curiously.

Around one in the afternoon on the day after the due date, Shi Lan was just about to take a nap when she noticed a strange movement from the big mushroom. She immediately told all the Beast Husbands and didn’t forget to video call He Hanshi. The whole family once again gathered around to watch the magical scene, waiting for the cubs to be born.

Yi Yi nestled obediently in his dad’s arms, his big, bright eyes also fixed on the big mushroom, not even blinking.

The whole process took about forty-some minutes, just like before. Then, two loud cries rang out in the quiet room.

Practice makes perfect. Shi Lan was already quite adept at swaddling the babies. She wrapped one up and handed him to Ye Ming. Even after all this time, Jiang Xia and Mu Tangfeng were still a bit skittish around newborns.

Shi Lan was afraid their hands would tremble and they’d drop the baby, so she naturally gave the infant to the more stable Ye Ming.

Then she wrapped the second one.

The newborns’ cries were a little loud. The first twin, who had come out first, had cried for a moment right after birth but had already quieted down. Glistening tears still clung to his eyelashes.

The second twin, who was born a little later, was still crying, her voice resonant and strong. But to everyone’s surprise and delight, the second little cub was a girl.

The Beast Husbands’ eyes instantly lit up. "Wife, it’s a female."

Shi Lan nodded, just as surprised. After all, during her previous prenatal checkups, she had never checked the babies’ gender, precisely because she wanted to enjoy the fun of opening a blind box.

She held the little girl and gave her a gentle bounce, a smile gracing her lips. "She’s a little heavier than her brother. A healthy baby."

Jiang Xia blinked and leaned his head in for a closer look. His hair was so long that a lock of it accidentally fell onto the little one’s face. The baby girl’s crying stopped for some reason, and her tiny hand shot out, gripping his hair tightly.

She may have been a small newborn, but her grip was surprisingly strong.

Jiang Xia felt like his scalp was about to be torn off. He sucked in a sharp breath through his teeth in pain, but he couldn’t bring himself to scold the little girl. His eyes filled with doting pride. "Wow, she stopped crying the moment she saw me! This one is definitely my cub."

The other four men looked at him with sheer disbelief. They wanted the sweet, soft little daughter for themselves, too.

Mu Tangfeng scoffed. "Where are you getting that confidence?"

Jiang Xia lifted his chin smugly. "She’s pulling my hair, which means she feels close to me. Otherwise, why isn’t she pulling yours?"

"Could it be that your hair is just too long? And maybe she found it annoying?"

Curious, Yi Yi also gave his dad’s red hair a little tug. He then reached up and touched his own hair, which was very short, only reaching the edges of his ears.

Yi Yi didn’t understand what his two dads were arguing about. He turned his head from side to side, looking at the two newborns. Then he pointed at their heads and asked in a curious, high-pitched voice, "Mama, why don’t the little babies have hair?"

A newborn’s hair is often so light in color that all you can see is scalp, making them look almost bald.

Yi Yi touched his own very obvious short hair, looking completely puzzled. He pointed at the little girl again. "Is she grabbing Mr. Jiang’s hair because she doesn’t have any of her own?"

Hearing Yi Yi’s adorable question, everyone couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Shi Lan played along, nodding. "Yes, yes, that’s right. But it’s okay, the little baby’s hair will grow in slowly later on."

"Oh."

With that, Yi Yi hopped down from his dad’s arms. He went over to Ye Ming first to look at the quiet cub in his arms, then tilted his head as he approached Shi Lan. He didn’t dare get too close, though, afraid the little girl would grab his hair.

’He wanted to grow his hair long just like his dad, after all.’

After watching from a safe distance for a moment, he gestured with his hands and summarized, "Mama, they’re so small."

Seeing that the little girl in her arms was stubbornly refusing to let go of Jiang Xia’s hair, Shi Lan decided to just hand the baby to him.

Afraid he might drop her, Jiang Xia sat right down on the floor, cradling the baby gently and carefully in his arms.

She turned and scooped Yi Yi into her arms, explaining gently, "That’s right, Yi Yi. The little babies will grow bigger later."

Then she pointed to the two infants. "This is your little brother, and this is your little sister. From now on, Yi Yi is a big brother!"

"Is Yi Yi still Mama’s favorite baby then?"

The little guy had asked a sensitive question; smart children are always the ones who understand more.

Shi Lan’s heart ached with a bittersweet tenderness. She placed a loving kiss on his cheek. "Of course you are. You are all Mama’s favorite babies. We all love you."

Yi Yi immediately beamed with happiness.

After comforting her son, it was time for Shi Lan to feed the newborns. Seeing that Jiang Xia and their daughter were still inseparable, his hair getting more and more tangled in her grip, she ended the video call for now. Then, she took the cub from Ye Ming’s arms and went to the nursery alone.

This cub was also a male. He seemed very good-tempered; his cries were softer than his sister’s, and he nursed slowly, not at all in a rush.

She remembered when she first fed Yi Yi; the little guy had been so ravenous, his nursing a bit fierce. This cub was much gentler.

After she finished feeding him, her chest didn’t have the same sharp pain as the first time, but it was still a little uncomfortable.

She placed the quiet baby in the crib, rested for a moment, and then went to feed the other cub.

Ye Ming and Yan Huoshui, who was holding Yi Yi, came into the nursery to watch over the first baby, worried something might happen if he were left alone. Knowing Shi Lan was busy feeding the infants, He Hanshi switched the video call over to Ye Ming.

Back in the bedroom, Jiang Xia’s hair was being pulled so painfully that he had no choice but to ask Mu Tangfeng to help rescue him.

But the more Mu Tangfeng tried to help, the more of a mess he made. He even accidentally pulled out several strands of Jiang Xia’s hair.

Jiang Xia sucked in a sharp breath. When he saw Shi Lan come in, his eyes were already wet with aggrieved tears.

"Wife, the baby’s pulling my hair."