Rebirth in 1980: The Farm Wife Makes a Comeback

Jian Zhiqing supported Qin Xiangnuan with one hand while propping up a pillow with the other, placing it behind her so she could lean comfortably. Then he handed her some water. Qin Xiangnuan took the cup and drank several sips in succession before her throat finally felt much more comfortable.

"Where are the kids?" Qin Xiangnuan put the cup on the quilt, knowing she had given birth to two.

"In the incubator," Jian Zhiqing sat down beside her and pulled the quilt up a bit, "Don't worry, they're fine. They're just a bit underweight, but the doctor says they're quite healthy. Only Little San is not doing very well, with a lung infection, but it's not serious either, and he's out of the critical period now."

"Little San?" Qin Xiangnuan was puzzled. "Why did you give the child such a name?"

"Heh..." Jian Zhiqing laughed and gently tapped her forehead.

"We have three children at home; naturally, the youngest one is called Little San. But he's the most worrying one. Before he was even born, he played hide and seek with his parents and grandparents. And now that he's born, he's like a little cat—of the three boys, he's the one that tugs at the heartstrings the most."

Jian Zhiqing sighed who knows how many times as he spoke. Indeed, Little San has been causing everyone's hearts to almost break into pieces. Qin Xiangnuan didn't know, and he had no intention of telling her, that the baby was very lightweight, had developed a lung infection, and had been resuscitated several times. Now, finally stabilized and able to feed, the little life was saved.

And being the smallest and weakest, Little San naturally received the most concern and love from everyone. It seemed that all the spoiling in the future would fall upon Little San.

It took Qin Xiangnuan a while to react, and she almost knocked over the cup. She took the cup and placed it on the side table, to avoid spilling it later and having to clean the quilt.

"You're saying I gave birth to three?"

Qin Xiangnuan thought she must not have heard wrong. Three, that's three, triplets, not twins.

"Yeah, three," Jian Zhiqing gently patted her shoulder, "Don't get too excited. You need to recover first before going to see those three boys. Although they're quite light, they're in good health and will be able to come home soon."

Qin Xiangnuan let out a gentle sigh. She really wanted to ask the system if it had known all along there were three in her belly but never told her, letting her believe there were only two and even preparing clothes for only two.

Now they would have to prepare an extra set.

And how to raise three? She was already getting a headache. It wasn't that they lacked money, but with three little ones needing to eat, drink, and be changed, and only Li Qiuhua at home, she without a mother, and Granny Lu already old, unable to be bothered by too much trouble.

Qin Xiangnuan leaned her head on Jian Zhiqing's shoulder. They would have to hire a nanny, she thought with a headache. She still wanted to have a second child in the future, and indeed, this was an eye-opener for others.

"I think so too," Jian Zhiqing softly stroked her hair, still soft and smooth, "You and mom definitely can't take care of three little ones, especially since I heard that Little San likes to cry. In the entire newborn unit, he's the one who cries the most, so delicate. When he cries, he makes the other two cry with him, like a trio. And I can already imagine just how lively our house is going to be."

"I'll ask my aunt for help," he pulled out his phone, ready to call Jian Li right away, sooner rather than later, fearing that they might not find one. It's better to find someone in advance. They never thought about this before because they were expecting only two, and with Li Qiuhua and Granny Lu at home, plus the two of them, they thought they could take care of the babies. Now, with an additional frail and crybaby Little San, this one alone was enough to exhaust their hearts, let alone the other two.

Jian Zhiqing immediately made a call to Jian Li. Coincidentally, Jian Li also knew about Qin Xiangnuan having an extra child and was already helping to look for a nanny, considering the three little ones would have to stay in the hospital for a few more days before going home. There was still plenty of time to find a nanny.

Qin Xiangnuan stayed in the hospital for three days and could go home if the check-up showed no issues. However, she now had to do the month-long confinement. During this month, she couldn't bathe, expose herself to the wind, or wash her hair. She felt she would stink to death.

And during these days when no one was around, she entered the system.

"Do you know you have three brothers, not two?"

"Yes," the system answered quite truthfully.

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

Qin Xiangnuan felt like strangling someone. She was such a prolific mother, but the system fooled her, giving her quite a scare.

"You didn't ask."

The system gave her several exclamation marks in a row, as if it too had lost its temper.

Ding! The system then displayed a bottle of medicine, which seemed to be some kind of ointment.

"What's this?" Qin Xiangnuan pointed at the newly appeared ointment. What's it for? Can it whiten skin? Make her more beautiful? Or is it toothpaste for brushing teeth? These unbranded products were really hard to recognize without an instruction manual, not upscale at all.

If the system had a physical form, it would probably be rolling its eyes at Qin Xiangnuan by now.

"Apply it there, and it will make you as beautiful as a young girl, not just in appearance, but in function too," the system spat out a bunch of words.

"Where?" Qin Xiangnuan was a bit slow to react, "Where is 'there'?"

The system didn't respond for a while until another string of words came out.

"You don't know where 'there' is? If you had no attraction for my dad, how could I have been born? You were over forty when I was conceived. If you don't take good care of yourself, how can I come into this world, being a person?"

Suddenly, Qin Xiangnuan blushed as she realized something.

Naughty system, she cursed silently but quickly purchased a tube.

When she emerged, her face was still burning. She touched her hot face, then covered herself with the quilt while still holding the tube of ointment. She knew that after giving birth, especially to three children, a woman's body would become rather loose. Although some women recover well, it was still different than before. She did worry about it, after all, it was a matter concerning two people, and it wouldn't work with one party unmindful.

Now it was fixed. The system was indeed quite considerate, providing this ointment for her.

She used the ointment secretly every day. Even though she couldn't bathe, she liked to keep clean and would wipe herself down when Jian Zhiqing wasn't around. She applied it swiftly to "there," and every time after applying the ointment, it felt cool and comfortable, without any strange smell.