Chapter 317 - 306: The Ring (Part 2)
Finally, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Xianglu finished her confinement period. However, everyone in the family felt that she needed to fully recover from the cesarean section, and Su Yan proposed that she extend her confinement period to two months, although she no longer needed to wear a hat or be confined to her room like during the first month.
After being discharged from the hospital, Li Xianglu had her stitches removed and had not taken a bath since then. When she felt particularly sticky, she would wipe herself down with a dry towel.
Even after the confinement period, she couldn’t take a full bath, because the incision was still red and couldn’t be exposed to water.
Qin Xi simply placed an electric heater that was taken out from the Storage Ring in the bathroom, which already had heating. This made the room warmer, and she washed her hair, then wiped her body with a wet towel.
Li Xianglu’s lochia was completely discharged a few days earlier, fortunately, there was no longer any unusual smell on her body. She was initially worried, but thankfully Mr. Li knew an experienced traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who prescribed two dietary therapy recipes, which didn’t affect breastfeeding and helped to discharge the lochia.
After washing her hair, Qin Xi used a hairdryer to dry Li Xianglu’s hair. Having short hair was convenient; it dried quickly. She put on a coral fleece pajamas and glanced at the two children sleeping soundly in the crib. Li Xianglu took out a camera from the Storage Ring, fixated it on a tripod, set it to automatic, and started taking photos with the children.
Qin Xi also went to take a shower, and when she came out wearing a bathrobe, she saw Li Xianglu using a digital camera to take photos of the children. Squinting her eyes, she looked at Li Xianglu’s bare fingers. Since getting pregnant, she had removed her wedding ring and wore no jewelry.
Li Xianglu, upon seeing Qin Xi come over, quickly called out, "Come here, let’s take a family photo."
Qin Xi smiled and approached, adjusted the camera stand a bit, then also picked up one of the children. Both children slept soundly, undisturbed by their playful parents.
The camera took many photos, and Li Xianglu was quite pleased with them. After putting the children back to sleep, she snuggled into the bed.
It was clean, with no smell of milk or children’s urine, which was wonderful. She nestled into Qin Xi’s arms and exclaimed, "Finally out of confinement."
Qin Xi also felt deeply emotional. Yes, finally out of confinement. During this month, he had gained seven jin, Li Jianqing had gained five jin, but Xu Wu, that fellow, hadn’t gained at all, only his complexion had become rosier.