The close bond between generations was something Lian Hua had witnessed firsthand. After Xiao Youyou was born, Nanny Qi was eager to stay in the West Side Hall to watch over the little one, spending every day at the Main Hall except when resting. Her usually serious face now carried a constant smile, radiating kindness.
Xiao Youyou was very well-behaved, refusing to cry even at birth until the midwife gave a gentle slap on the bottom. Often his routine was to eat and sleep, and sleep and eat. When awake, he quietly observed the world without much crying—a very easy child to care for, as Nanny Qi said, he was the best she's ever seen.
Both she and Su Ran were experienced in caring for a child; they scheduled feeding times and diaper changes meticulously, aided by a wet nurse and a medicine woman. With such attention, Xiao Youyou had even fewer reasons to cry.
