Chapter 617: 617: The Most Delicious Cooked Dishes
Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family
Looking at the child who had gradually fallen asleep after his fever subsided, Di Yelei patted her shoulder.
âDonât worry, this is not something you wanted to see, nor is it something you did intentionally. Besides, the childâs fever has already subsided, right? Stop blaming yourself and get some rest.â
Seeing her so worried, he figured she probably wouldnât be able to sleep, so he suggested that she just close her eyes for a bit.
âNo need. Generally, such a small child will have a fever again in four hours, and that is the most severe time. Iâll wait until that time is over before I sleep.â Liu Sisi stood up.
Having crouched for too long, her legs were already numb and had no feeling. She almost fell, but luckily, Di Yelei quickly caught her and pulled her into his arms, both concerned and reproachful.
âLook at how tired you are. Be good and go to sleep. I will take good care of the child. Are you afraid that I wonât take good care of him?â
Di Yelei was a bit angry.
Liu Sisi stubbornly shook her head and pushed away Di Yeleiâs support: âThis is not a matter of trust or distrust, but I am his mother, and when he is sick, it is natural for me to guard him.â As she spoke, she looked at the other child in the cradle: âThird Son has a fever, and this youngest one, who was born so thin and small, who knowsâ¦â
She went to her youngest sonâs cradle and carefully picked him up.
Now, the three children had one cradle each, which was cool and comfortable, so they didnât have to worry about the children getting too hot.
The little guy seemed to sense that someone was holding him, lazily opened one eye, saw it was Liu Sisi, and then closed his eyes again to sleep.
Feeling his little forehead and then testing his temperature with her own forehead, Liu Sisi was relieved to find that the seemingly weak little guy did not have a fever.
She let out a long sigh!
Neither of the two had the heart to sleep as both silently guarded their children without speaking.
Di Yelei looked up at the exhaustion in Liu Sisiâs eyes: âAre you hungry? Do you want me to have the kitchen cook something and send it up?â
Liu Sisi shook her head and nodded: âThat would be good. Taking care of the children requires strength too. Just tell the kitchen to heat up whatever is left from this evening and send it up.â
Di Yelei left and returned after a while with a tray in his hand, containing two bowls of rice and a plate of vegetables.
âI saw that everyone in the kitchen was asleep, so I didnât wake them up. I just made a plate of vegetables myself. Letâs make do with this.â As he spoke, he handed the bowl and chopsticks to Liu Sisi.
Was this dish actually stir-fried by Di Yelei?
Amazement filled Liu Sisiâs eyes!
Picking up the bowl, she suddenly realized how hungry she was. Slowly eating the rice and vegetables.
The rice is this yearâs new rice, fragrant and delicious, while the vegetables are just ordinary sweet potato sprouts, apparently stir-fried with chicken oil, bringing together the unique flavor of chicken meat and the special fragrance of sweet potato sprouts. The taste is so sweet and delicious, something she has not tasted for a long time!
Di Yelei occasionally picked up some vegetables for her, and more than half of the small plate of sweet potato sprouts ended up in Liu Sisiâs stomach.
Liu Sisi also occasionally picked up some vegetables for Di Yelei. As their eyes met, a sweet warmth lingered between the two.
It took a while for the two to finish the small bowl of rice.
After putting down the bamboo chopsticks, Di Yelei couldnât help teasing her: âToday, you ate especially slow.â
âYeah, this is the dish you made. Of course, I have to chew slowly and carefully taste it.â
She looked up at him and couldnât help but smile.
Di Yeleiâs eyes were especially bright: âIs it really that delicious?â
âDelicious! This is the best meal Iâve ever had!â
Liu Sisi affirmed.
Whatâs truly delicious is not the food itself, but the thoughtfulness of the person who prepared it.
Di Yelei felt a surge of emotion and hugged her from behind without a word, accompanying her silently.
âIf you like it, when I have time in the future, Iâll cook it for you every day, okay?â
âOkay! Iâm just afraid youâll forget what you said today by tomorrow.â
Liu Sisi gently closed her eyes and leaned against his chest, smiling contentedly.
Four hours later, as Liu Sisi had predicted, the child started running a fever again!
Liu Sisi carefully fed the child some warmed soup medicine. The medicine was so bitter that the child would spit it out as soon as it went in, and the child became restless, breaking out into a sweat. Di Yelei softly soothed the child while carefully wiping him down with a hot towel.
But when he cried, Niuniu next to him also woke up and cried non-stop, unable to be soothed. Fortunately, the nanny was sleeping nearby and hurriedly came over to take Niuniu behind a screen to breastfeed, finally getting the little guy to stop crying.
Only the youngest one remained sound asleep in the cradle, never waking up at all.
The one in the middle didnât know whether it was the fever making him uncomfortable or the soup medicine was too bitter, but he kept crying incessantly.
âDonât cry, donât cry! Third Son, donât cry, be good, donât cry, ooh oohâ¦â
Di Yelei gently patted the childâs small body, soothing the child while carefully feeding him a little bit of the soup medicine with a spoon. The child clearly didnât like the bitter medicine and kept shaking his head, blowing bubbles and crying. As a result, he choked on the medicine and coughed consecutively.
âHurry and hold the child up, donât let the medicine get into his lungs, he canât take it.â
Liu Sisi quickly picked the child up again, holding him on her shoulder and gently patting his back. Seeing the child who couldnât even cry anymore after all the fuss, tears slid down her cheeks.
âDonât cry, donât cry! As long as the medicine gets in, the child will definitely get better.â
Di Yelei didnât know whether to comfort the crying child or the tearful Liu Sisi.
Liu Sisi didnât grieve for long and wiped away her tears, holding the child and sitting down again: âIâll hold him diagonally, this might make it easier to feed the medicine, bring me a little bit of the soup medicine and Iâll try.â Liu Sisi was still not giving up.
Di Yelei naturally agreed and hurriedly scooped up some more soup medicine.
Maybe it was finally the right position to hold the child, or perhaps the little guy was just too exhausted. After several consecutive attempts, the medicine was swallowed by the child, bringing great joy to both adults, as it finally went in.
However, before the two could celebrate for long, the child, who had been given medicine, suddenly opened his mouth and vomited. Not only did he throw up the medicine, but he also threw up the milk he had been drinking.
Both adults got some filth on them, but neither of them cared to wipe it off, instead scrambling to care for the child.