Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1550: Chapter 897: Chaotic Life and the Second Child Plan (2 Updates)

In the hospital room, after Ruan Mengxi and the child came out, everyone was busy back and forth, except for Jiang Xiaowai who stayed at his post, squatting by the small bed watching.

Actually, newborns haven’t developed their features; they all look pretty much the same.

However, Jiang Xiaowai felt that his brother wasn’t as good-looking as his sister.

All wrinkled.

Yet a group of adults were praising how cute he was. Xiaowai tilted his head, examining the sleeping face, and really couldn’t see what was so pretty about it.

After settling the mother and child, it was already close to eight at night. Everyone didn’t stay long, gradually leaving to give the family some time alone.

On the way back, Jiang Jinsang, with his wife and child, Tang Wan was quite happy, asking her son in her arms, "Mutang, you’re a big brother again. Is the brother at godmother’s house cute?"

Jiang Xiaowai hesitated for a long time, squeezing out a word through clenched teeth:

"Ugly!"

Tang Wan was dumbfounded. Luckily, this wasn’t inside the hospital room, or it would have been quite awkward. "Your brother isn’t ugly; he’s just small right now. He’ll be good-looking when he grows up."

Jiang Xiaowai clearly didn’t believe it.

Until Tang Wan pulled out a picture from her phone of someone’s newborn photo, Jiang Xiaowai looked at himself in the picture and fell into a self-imposed silence.

He realized he was even uglier than his brother when he was born.

For kids, there’s no real difference between beauty and ugliness. Jiang Jinsang just thought it might be genetic. That little guy from the Qi Family was born with quite a lot of hair.

It was indeed peculiar.

But Jiang Xiaowai’s hair had thickened too, or else Jiang Jinsang would really worry his son might grow into a little bald tree.

...

Qi Zeyan himself was considered low-key, primarily because he was the only child in the Qi Family. Even the slightest disturbance attracted outside attention. Hence, when the little guy was born one day, it spread throughout the Beijing circle the next.

The next morning, many came to visit, only to be turned away by Mr. Qi, who said that the daughter-in-law needed rest, and they would certainly be invited to celebrate at the full moon.

It was said that the most frustrated person belonged to Qi Zeyan’s sworn enemy—

The young lord from the Duan Family!

Though the two clashed whenever they met and typically didn’t interact much, since they were sworn enemies, they naturally competed in various ways. Little did the young lord know that Qi Zeyan always seemed to be one step ahead of him, giving him a constant feeling of being surpassed.

He was persistently bothered by it, until his own wife gave birth to a set of twins, finally feeling like he wasn’t losing out, but that’s a different story.

Now that Ruan Mengxi had given birth, it was naturally impossible for her to continue sharing a room with Si Qingxiao. Although the labor was tough, Ruan Mengxi got out of bed to move around two hours after giving birth.

On the third day after giving birth, she was discharged to go home for postpartum care, and before leaving, made sure to visit Si Qingxiao.

This made Si Qingxiao envious. In the later stages of pregnancy, her body felt too heavy; she was quite uncomfortable.

The Qi Family went home bustling for confinement care, while Si Qingxiao was still waiting in the hospital.

Enduring, waiting—

As her due date approached without any response from her belly, it was inevitable to feel a bit anxious.

The doctor told her, "The due date is calculated based on a 28-day cycle and is not the exact date of labor. Being a few days early or late is normal."

Jiang Chengsi stared at Si Qingxiao’s belly, deep in thought.

The children he knew from various families were born before their due dates. Why hadn’t their baby come out yet?

At one point, he even suspected...

That his wife might be carrying a Nezha!

Recently, Jiang Chengsi found a driving school and signed up, preparing to retake his license, but he found the first test tricky as he disliked theoretical content.

Si Qingxiao, noticing his nonchalant attitude, deliberately provoked him:

"You should study seriously. Everyone in our circle knows you lost your license. If others fail once, it’s no big deal. They just pay to retake. But not you..."

"You’re famously pro at driving. If you fail..."

"That would be embarrassing."

"Especially if our child is running and you still don’t have a license..."

It’s not that Jiang Chengsi lacked intelligence; he simply didn’t want to learn these. But then he realized if the child was born and he wanted to take his wife and kid out for a drive, not having a license would be humiliating.

Someone got motivated, and passed the first test smoothly. Given his skills, he had no doubts about passing the next level seriously, but to book a test, he needed to fulfill the required hours. In Beijing, things were being monitored closely now, leaving no room for trickery.

Meaning, Jiang Chengsi had to practice driving alongside a group of new beginners.

The driving school his assistant found for him was far from the city, in the countryside, taking him one and a half hours to drive from headquarters, which was quite frustrating.

Especially when days before, people he used to race cars with drove by to cheer him on, saying they were there to support, while also taking tours and checking in for memories.

That wasn’t the most challenging part; it was that regaining a license took time, and during that time, he couldn’t drive himself.

Most of what he did daily, apart from working and helping with the child, was polishing his car at home.

Even if I can’t drive it, I can at least touch it.

**

Jiang Chengsi thought his life was quite tough, and yet the baby still wasn’t making any move.

After nearly a week past the due date, the doctor informed the family that if nothing happened soon, the aging placenta could affect the baby’s development, making induction or C-section necessary.

The doctor certainly needed to discuss the situation with the family. The Jiang and Si families were nervous but didn’t want to upset Si Qingxiao, so they kept reassuring her.

This child arrived so unpredictably.

It was late at night, Si Qingxiao was not sleeping well recently but had managed to fall asleep early that day. Jiang Chengsi, on one side, was working on the computer quietly, keeping noise to a minimum, even typing softly.

Then Si Qingxiao suddenly stirred, seeming very uncomfortable.

"Xiaoxiao?" Jiang Chengsi thought it was another leg ache, quickly walked to the bed, and turned on the small bedside lamp.

"Fourth Brother, my belly feels uncomfortable," Si Qingxiao was sweating slightly by now, "It might be time to give birth."

Previously, Si Qingxiao’s stomach had barely shown any signs of movement. In the middle of the night, Jiang Chengsi was utterly surprised and quickly pressed the emergency call button by the bed.

The nurse on duty hurried over to check, determining that it really was time for labor.

In the middle of the night, with only doctors on duty, Jiang Chengsi was going nuts.

It’s not like contractions mean immediate delivery; it still takes time.

Jiang Chengsi was naturally impatient and could not sit still. The doctor initially asked him to stay with Si Qingxiao, to help ease her tension and anxiety. But it almost turned into Si Qingxiao comforting him, so the doctor eventually asked him to step out, making him even more uneasy.

All he could do was wait outside, feeling like he was going crazy.

Si Qingxiao’s labor was equally exhausting, as she persisted from that night with contractions until the successful delivery, a process that spanned two to three days.

A daughter was born.

During that time, Jiang Chengsi seemed to glow with happiness.

**

This made Qi Zeyan envious. To be honest, he also wanted a daughter. The Qi Family was already sparse, so they naturally wanted more kids. The idea of having two kids in three years was enviable, though it was tough on his wife.

So Qi Zeyan and Ruan Mengxi decided to postpone their plan for a second child.

He even asked Jiang Jinsang, "Don’t you plan to give Mutang a sibling?"

"We find it difficult enough raising one as it is, so we’re not planning for a second child."

Jiang Jinsang and Tang Wan once considered it, only to dread the thought of another Jiang Xiaowai 2.0, causing them headaches, so they postponed the idea of a second child.

In truth, it wasn’t just Qi Zeyan keen on a second child; the Si Family felt the same, so Jiang Chengsi and Si Qingxiao’s second child was also part of their plans.

That these families had it all planned, yet unexpectedly, the first to welcome a second child wasn’t any of them but...

Huo Qinqi!

He had merely stayed home for a few days around Mid-Autumn Festival, and Shen Shuci ended up pregnant. Apparently, they intended for a second child, but being an unassuming couple, they kept it quiet, having handled it privately.

People could only express:

Quietly accomplishing significant things.

Swift execution, with Huo Qinqi being home for just those few days and it miraculously happening.

Qi Zeyan envied greatly, reflecting on his own arduous preparation plan, realizing he should seek advice from Huo Qinqi before planning a second child.

...

Ever since having children, time seemed to fly by, especially with bits of good news finding their way to each family, who were all leading fulfilling lives.

Yet on the sides of Jiang Chengsi and Qi Zeyan, there were occasional small incidents causing some chaos.