Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse-Chapter 386 - 382: Can I Touch It Now?

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Liu Aimin’s gaze now fell on the large bamboo basket baby cradle in Jiang Xiaoying’s arms.

The bamboo basket was personally selected and cut by Xie Tiesheng in the logging area, who then smoothed and fashioned it by hand, weaving it into shape himself.

A completely natural bamboo basket, with a custom-made wooden board beneath, sized to fit the basket’s bottom, crafted from old peach wood specially picked by Xie Tiesheng at the second-hand market.

The old peach wood board had been scrubbed and dried a dozen times over, making the surface extremely smooth, without a single raised splinter.

In his free time, Xie Tiesheng devoted all his attention to crafting baby beds and baskets.

Knowing in advance that Yan Jinsu was carrying twins, he made the baby basket quite large, and due to the bottom layer being a thick slab of old peach wood, it was somewhat heavy.

And truth be told, the twins slept especially soundly in the basket, seemingly preferring it to the baby bed that Xie Jingchen helped make.

It was just a pity that, according to Yan Jinsu’s private musings, the twins could sleep in the basket for at most three or four months, then they would no longer fit.

Unless, only one baby slept in it.

Watching the twins sleep deeply, their little fists next to their heads moving in identical ways, made both Elder Yan and Elder Liu sigh with emotion.

"These children, born in a good era!" Elder Liu, staring at Xiao Shi decked out in a pink baby outfit, exclaimed.

"Heh, Old Liu, aren’t you stating the obvious? In this era, of course, life should get better and better—that’s the real deal! We, must still trust in the Party!"

Yan Xiqing gave Old Man Liu a silent stare, his heart also sighing for him, both of them down on their luck.

Their generation had truly suffered—right at the forefront of the revolution. Let alone the regrets about their relatives, there was also much to feel guilty about towards their own children.

At least he had Dongsheng, his only remaining offspring, but Old Liu... his male descendants had all sacrificed for the revolution, a lineage utterly lost.

Now only a granddaughter remained, and it was heard she couldn’t have children.

Thinking of this, the ’envy’ Yan Xiqing felt towards Liu Aimin instantly dissipated.

After all, the granddaughter had always been closer to Old Liu, wasn’t that only natural? A person grows old, their heart becomes thorough, doesn’t it?

"Yes... we must trust in the Party."

Liu Aimin just quietly echoed, his old eyes fixed on the twins sleeping soundly, their little mouths occasionally twitching in unison as if tasting something delicious in their dreams...

"Pfft, are these two little ones dreaming of fine food?" Mr. Yan watched his adorable great-grandchildren with amusement, his old face breaking into a broad smile, unable to maintain any sternness.

"They really are so cute." Qi Chunlan had long been leaning behind Yan Xiqing, eagerly gazing at the two little infants in the surrounded cradle.

"Do you like them?" Yan Dongsheng touched Qi Chunlan’s hair and chuckled deeply.

"Mhmm! Looking at them, I feel so fond!" Qi Chunlan’s large eyes were wide open as she watched the twins, a hint of confusion flashing in her gaze, but soon overtaken by the joy in her heart, and she nodded vigorously.

"I like it, Lan Lan should always like them and protect them, okay?" Yan Dongsheng glanced at his grandson, then turned his head and focused on his wife, his face full of pleading.

"Okay! Lan Lan will always like them and protect them! So, can I touch them now?"

Qi Chunlan’s eyes were filled with curiosity as she placed her hands on her stomach, tangled up. She wanted to touch the two little babies, but seeing Yan Jinsu keeping an eye on her, she hesitantly asked.

Qi Chunlan’s behavior was a tentative inquiry. Additionally, the hands placed on her stomach were a form of instinctive defense.

Because, beneath her small hands, was where her wounds were located.

Through this brief period of observation, Yan Jinsu realized that Qi Chunlan’s intelligence did not seem like that of a mere ’child’ around twelve years old.

Just two hours of interaction didn’t give Yan Jinsu a sense of anything amiss with Qi Chunlan herself.

She roughly estimated that Qi Chunlan’s condition must be such that, after about a month’s rest, her memory had partly recovered, and her IQ had ’grown’ to that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old?

"Mom is obedient, you’re still injured, so don’t move around casually, it will make the wound heal ugly," Yan Jinsi hurried to comfort her mother before her sister could reject.

"Oh, then I won’t touch..." Qi Chunlan looked innocently at her husband Yan Dongsheng and glanced at ’her’ sons, nodded her head, and aimlessly put her index finger in her mouth and nibbled lightly.

Seeing his wife’s action, Yan Dongsheng’s eyes flickered: This little habit had slowly been broken by his wife after giving birth to Haohao and Changchang.

He had asked his wife about this gesture in the past, and she had started doing it around fifteen years old because she always bit her fingers when feeling helpless!

So it seemed, his wife’s rest over these past few days was showing improvement! Her condition was slowly recovering, and this small sign gave Yan Dongsheng even more hope.

The three Yan brothers didn’t know about their mother’s ’bad habit’ and, seeing Qi Chunlan’s confused yet easygoing demeanor, gradually began to feel that this change might not be entirely bad—in fact, at least, Qi Chunlan had let go of all the evil thoughts and resentment in her heart.

Looking at their little sister, although she was still not close to them, similarly, she didn’t reject their approach too greatly.

Once this thought emerged in the hearts of the Yan brothers, they secretly exchanged glances and silently ’sighed’ in relief. Some things, even if known, should not be spoken aloud.

This outcome for Qi Chunlan, was good news for the Yan family and for the younger sister!

The two babies were almost asleep now, and sensing the warm breath of ’Mom,’ they slowly opened their pitch-black round eyes, and first looked confusedly at the two big pancake faces before them—

Then, Xiao Shi unceremoniously broke into a loud cry, "Wah wah wah~~" I want Mom!

Hearing his sister’s genuine crying, Xiaojiu, who didn’t want to cry at the beginning, immediately followed suit and wailed loudly, "Wah wu wu~~" Who scared his little sister?

"Wow, quite energetic!" Mr. Liu immediately placed his wrinkled hand gently in Xiaojiu’s hand but was flung away. Clearly, Xiaojiu didn’t appreciate the interaction.

"Of course!" Yan Xiqing boasted proudly, "Little Baobao has such a nice cry, she could be a singer in the future!"

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"No no, our Little Baobao shouldn’t be a singer. She should be a teacher, comfortable and free, with plenty of holidays!" Liu Aimin immediately opposed.

Elder Liu obviously didn’t have a good impression of people from the Cultural Troupe, and upon hearing this, he instantly objected—