An Jing was even more delighted, laughing heartily. When her laughter finally subsided, she said again, "Then, do you want to make two more baby sitter chairs?"
Xiao Changyi nodded, "That would be good."
A ’baby sitter chair’ is a wooden infant seat that combines the features of a chair and dining table, with railings around it to prevent children from falling out or climbing around.
If later they were unable to hold the child or wanted to keep the child close for immediate care, they could just let the child sit in the baby sitter chair.
By the time Xiao Changyi finished making the second cradle and two baby sitter chairs, seven days had passed, and it was the twentieth of February. By then, An Jing was already about six months pregnant.
Her belly was very large.
An Jing was now unable to bend over, and Xiao Changyi helped her with everything, including putting on her shoes. It seemed like Xiao Changyi had already treated her as if she were disabled, taking care of everything for her, short of feeding her with chopsticks.
But seeing that Xiao Changyi didn’t mind at all and took such meticulous care of her as if she were a treasure, An Jing felt incredibly sweet inside. Every day was like living in a vat of honey, and she simply couldn’t feel any depression.
"Jing Er, come, let’s soak your feet."
An Jing was standing by the window, admiring the mountain scenery when Xiao Changyi suddenly brought in a basin of hot water for her to warm her feet.
Even though winter had already passed, her feet were still constantly cold.
As soon as Xiao Changyi set down the basin, he helped An Jing to sit down on the rose chair. Only after she was seated did he pull the basin closer to her feet, while he crouched beside her.
Then, he lifted An Jing’s right foot and helped her take off her shoe and sock.
The water temperature, which he had already tested, was just right for a foot bath. As soon as he removed the shoe and sock from her right foot, he placed her foot in the water, and An Jing sighed in comfort.
Xiao Changyi, seeing how comfortable An Jing was, allowed a slight smile to curve his usually cool lips. He then proceeded to take off her left shoe and sock and placed her left foot into the basin as well.
Since An Jing couldn’t bend over, he soaked a towel in hot water to apply warm compresses to her calves which were cool and a little swollen.
"Your legs are swollen again," Xiao Changyi said, his mood darkening upon discovering that her legs were slightly swollen once more.
They had swelled a few days before but had eased after a couple days, yet today, they were swollen again, causing him sincere discomfort.
An Jing immediately responded with a reassuring smile, "Don’t worry, Doctor Fang told you, didn’t he? It’s normal for pregnant women to have a little swelling in their legs."
Xiao Changyi replied, not quite satisfied, "Mmm."
Hearing the displeasure in his voice, An Jing called out to him, "Husband."
Xiao Changyi, who was crouching, looked up, "Hmm?"
"Stand up," she said.
Xiao Changyi obediently stood up.
He bent his head obediently, lowering it.
An Jing immediately hugged his neck, tenderly rubbing her forehead against his, and sighed happily, "Husband, I must be the happiest woman in the world, and also the happiest pregnant woman. Being with you, every day is like soaking in a vat of honey, so sweet~"
Xiao Changyi knew that An Jing was trying to cheer him up and prevent him from feeling off, and she indeed succeeded. Because he knew that everything she said was the sincere truth, not a trace of falsehood mixed in.
The smile on his cool lips could hardly be suppressed, he kissed her and rubbed his forehead against hers, then crouched down again to continue warming her legs and feet.
This woman was his life.
To him, nothing was more important than she was.