BSI Chapter 236 My sweet baby, grandpa and grandma really want to hug you!
Chapter 236 My sweet baby, grandpa and grandma really want to hug you!
Time quickly passed to the morning of the third day.
After completing all the discharge examinations, Lin Feng took Xia Ning and Xiao Zhixia and set off home.
Lai Fu had already prepared the MPV perfectly, with a safety basket, cushions, and everything else provided. Everyone took good care of it along the way, and the MPV arrived at the mansion smoothly twenty minutes later.
Upon entering the hall, warm calming tea and a full set of postpartum care items await you.
Su Wan was in the kitchen watching the stew bubbling on the stove.
Leng Meng checked the room's temperature and humidity, and whether the baby supplies were appropriate;
Vivian had already come to Xia Ning's side, gently massaging her shoulders and neck with her fingers to relieve her fatigue from the journey.
Xia Ning looked much better as she carried Xiao Zhixia into the living room.
The little one was awake, his dark, clear eyes looking around with a mixture of confusion and curiosity.
Lin Feng walked over, gently stroked his wife's hair, and then tapped his daughter's soft nose.
"Come on," he said gently, "let's go to the communications room and make a video call to Mom and Dad so they can see our little Zhixia too."
Xia Ning nodded with a smile.
Lin Feng carefully took Xiao Zhixia and held her in his arms.
The two walked slowly downstairs, through the quiet corridor, and into the basement communications room.
Lin Feng helped Xia Ning sit on a soft chair, then sat down beside her, holding Xiao Zhixia in his arms. After adjusting the communication equipment, he made a video call to his parents.
The moment the screen lit up, the familiar faces of Lin's parents appeared before his eyes.
Just as the two elders were about to speak, their gazes suddenly fell on the baby in Lin Feng's arms, and their expressions froze instantly.
"Dad, Mom, this is your granddaughter, Lin Zhixia." Lin Feng introduced her with a smile, gently brushing aside the baby hair on Zhixia's forehead.
Lin's mother's eyes immediately reddened, and she leaned closer to the screen, her voice trembling slightly:
"My dear granddaughter... let Grandma see her quickly."
As if sensing something, Xiao Zhixia on the screen stopped sucking her fingers, her little head bobbing slightly. With her rosy cheeks and long eyelashes, she looked soft, cute, and adorable.
Lin's father's previously tense lips unconsciously curled up, and even his tone softened considerably:
"Good, good, such a lovely little fellow with such well-defined features."
Lin's mother shifted her gaze from Xiao Zhixia on the screen to Xia Ning's face, her tone full of concern:
"Xia Ning, you've suffered a lot during childbirth. You need to take good care of yourself and not neglect your health."
Lin Feng quickly replied, "Mom and Dad, don't worry, I've arranged everything. We've hired a professional nutritionist and caregivers to prepare the best diet and conditioning plan for Ningning. We'll make sure she takes good care of herself."
Xia Ning leaned gently on Lin Feng's shoulder, smiling tenderly at the screen:
"Mom and Dad, don't worry. I'm in good health to begin with, and my husband has taken very good care of me. I've almost recovered now. Look at my complexion, I look great."
As she spoke, she slightly raised her face so that the camera could capture her state more clearly.
Upon seeing this, Lin's mother's worry vanished instantly, and she nodded with a smile:
"That's right! When they're well cared for, they're in good spirits, and we can rest easy knowing we're far away."
Her gaze returned to Xiao Zhixia, and she couldn't help but give Xia Ning detailed instructions on various postpartum precautions. She also asked the little one again and again whether she was eating well and sleeping soundly, every word filled with concern and love.
As if sensing her grandmother's concern on the other side of the screen, Xiao Zhixia suddenly stopped sucking her fingers and let out a soft "ah ah" sound.
The little hand was still waving unconsciously towards the screen, and the little head was shaking slightly, looking extremely cute.
Lin's mother's heart melted instantly, and she gently waved to the screen:
"My sweet baby, Grandma really wants to hug you... Let Grandma see you again!"
Xiao Zhixia suddenly grinned, revealing a blurry smile through her toothless mouth.
"She smiled! She smiled!" Lin's mother exclaimed excitedly on the other end of the line, her face pressed against the screen as if that would bring her closer.
Looking at his wife's involuntary expression, Lin's father's Adam's apple bobbed heavily.
He raised his eyes, his voice hoarse with suppressed emotion:
"Xiao Feng, do you think... could you perhaps think of a way? Don't you have a 'passage' that allows you to return from your side?"
"Just... just bring Xia Ning and Zhi Xia back for a visit, even if it's just for a few days, so that Grandpa and Grandma can truly hug and kiss them..."
On the other side of the screen, Lin Feng remained silent for a few seconds before speaking:
"Dad, Mom, I know you both miss Zhixia terribly."
"I also want to take them back so you can enjoy family life."
He paused, reached out and grasped Xia Ning's slightly cold hand, and continued:
"But... precisely because I want to protect them, I can't take them back right now."
Lin's mother grew anxious: "Why? What's the problem? Is the passage unstable? Or...?"
"It's not just a problem with the passage, Mom." Lin Feng interrupted her, his gaze honest and serious.
"You and Dad may not feel this deeply in the real world, but why is the 'Tranquility Quadrant' called 'Tranquility'? Because here, at least our family is absolutely safe and not disturbed by any external forces."
He took a deep breath and began to list the heavy reasons:
"First, my performance in the competition for national destiny has given the Dragon Kingdom an advantage, which has blocked the path of many people."
"There are more than just one or two countries and organizations that hate me to the core."
"They cannot reach the Tranquility quadrant."
"But once we return to the real world through the teleportation hall, no matter how well we hide, the risks increase exponentially."
"I can't gamble with Ningning and Zhixia's safety!"
The father frowned, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything in rebuttal.
After all, the competition between nations is a contest of the strong preying on the weak, and the conspiracies in the shadows are far more deadly than the confrontations on the surface.
"Secondly," Lin Feng's tone became even more serious, "is a potential danger from within."
He glanced at his daughter in his arms: "Ningning is an S-class supernatural being, while Zhixia is an unprecedented combination of a human and a supernatural being."
"Their uniqueness could very well lead to trouble."
"In the real world, it is hard to guarantee that there are no radical research factions within national institutions, and there are even more fanatical curiosity or fear organizations in the private sector."
"I can't guarantee that once they are exposed, they won't be seen by some people as 'precious samples' or 'outcasts that must be eliminated'."
"At that time, even if I have accumulated many merits, I'm afraid I won't be able to completely protect them!"
Lin's parents on the other side of the screen turned pale.
They were so immersed in the joy and longing of having a granddaughter that they never considered the turbulent undercurrents that might be hidden behind it.
Their eyes were filled with shock, lingering fear, and a deep sense of powerlessness.
"In the Tranquility Quadrant," Lin Feng concluded, "Ningning can recover peacefully, and Zhixia can grow up safely and undisturbed."
"This is the safest haven we have right now! Going back... is too risky. I can't let Ningning and Zhixia take that risk!"