I'm The Hard Rice King

Chapter 428 New Life

Marriage is not the end of love, but the beginning of love.

Trinity has loved and killed each other for many years, and their love and hatred have almost run through each other's college youth.

Going through time, going through trials, sharpening you, shaping me, changing her, and now reaching the final step is a natural thing.

However, since Li Peifeng and Wu Xu got married abroad and returned to China, he felt keenly that this incident had some impact on his relationship with the girls.

The most intuitive thing is that Wu Wenyue and Xu Manying are more relaxed and confident when facing the other two.

In the past, whenever Zhao Qingge and Huang Tianxuan made the slightest move, they would become jealous and angry with Li Peifeng, but now they are more generous and don't care much about it. This has eased the relationship between the four girls a lot, and it can even be said to be harmonious.

This made Li Peifeng gratified and happy, but he did not enjoy the blessings of being equal to others, and instead worked harder in the new year.

On the one hand, it is busy at work. Li Peifeng keeps writing. After one year of writing "Sword and Law", the first part of "Sword and Law" is about to be saved. Although there are still hundreds of thousands of pieces that have not been updated and released, in order to write a story that clearly explains all the foreshadowings, In order to create an ending that readers can look forward to for the second part of "Sword and Law", Li Peifeng took great pains to lengthen the coding time every day and increase his creative energy.

Secondly, the development of animation and mobile games is at a critical period. He often goes to the company to see the progress of the project. The publication of the physical book of "Sword and Law" is also on the agenda. Li Peifeng is contacting multiple publishers to negotiate contracts.

In addition to these tedious tasks, Li Peifeng feels that the burden of life has also increased. His emotional state has changed from the previous turbulence and turmoil, and the Shura field every three days, to trivial bickering and trivial daily life.

Although there are not as many dramatic conflicts as before, it is also another test.

How to maintain a balance among several women and live a happy and interesting life is a question that Li Peifeng thinks about every day.

Zhao Qingge, on the other hand, made this issue a little more difficult. She quickly noticed something strange from the unusual attitudes of the two daughters Wu and Xu, and thus knew the fact that the three of them secretly obtained their certificates abroad. Therefore, her attitude towards Mr. Li There has also been a change.

She didn't get so angry that she ran back to her parents' home to complain, but her mood changed even more erratically. As soon as she felt slightly unwell, she would start to dig up old scores and find fault with Li Peifeng.

However, Zhao Qingge, an older pregnant woman, often felt unwell. Her reaction during pregnancy was greater than that of Huang Tianxuan, and she showed different symptoms every day.

Lack of energy on Monday, dizziness on Tuesday, nausea on Wednesday, depression on Thursday, abdominal cramps on Friday...

Zhao Qingge, the pregnant woman, was uncomfortable, and Li Peifeng, the one who took care of the pregnant woman, was also affected.

Compared with this, what is even more tragic is...he has to serve two pregnant women at the same time!

Zhao Qingge and Huang Tianxuan, one in the south and the other in the north, both need his care. Even if each has a nanny and confinement nanny, they still need the company of their husbands. Therefore, Li Peifeng, who is in the capital, always has to travel thousands of miles away every now and then. Hangzhou run.

This is the price of being a father. Although Li Peifeng was tired, he didn't feel it was hard. Moreover, this running around situation only lasted for less than two months before he was liberated because the baby in Huang Tianxuan's belly was born as scheduled. Born!

In the early morning of March 13th, in Hangzhou, the integrated obstetrics ward of Zhejiang University Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital has an area of ​​72 square meters, with a separate bathroom and living room, two medical beds, color TV, refrigerator and other furniture. It is not so much. The ward is more like a double room in a hotel.

"My daughter has a really good appetite. She just ate two big bowls and she still hasn't stopped using her chopsticks."

"It's because Xiaofeng's cooking skills are great. If I weren't full, I would want to take two more bites."

"It's better to eat more. It will give you strength so you can have strength during childbirth."

Huang Jianzhong and Ji Na came, as did Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi. The two families were sitting on the sofa in the living room, chatting, looking at the clock on the wall or at the little girl on the hospital bed. couple.

Huang Tianxuan, who was wearing a loose white maternity dress, was having breakfast. The folding dining table on the bed was filled with five lunch boxes. There were vegetables, meat, seafood and desserts, all made by Li Peifeng. Huang Tianxuan was very satisfied with the meal, even because The enjoyment brought by the delicious food, the physical pain and discomfort are all reduced a lot.

“The spicy and sour chicken feet and sweet-scented osmanthus milk are the most delicious.”

"Then I'll make it for you tomorrow?"

Huang Tianxuan thought for a while: "There are so many vegetables left. You can eat them in the refrigerator... But I need to change the staple food. Let's make fresh meat mooncakes. I saw it on Douyin and I kind of want to eat it."

Li Peifeng praised Huang Tianxuan repeatedly, and seeing that Huang Tianxuan was full, he cleared the table and called the doctor to check the pregnant woman's current physical condition.

As early as a month ago, Huang Tianxuan was admitted to the hospital. The Huang family's medical connections and financial resources allowed her to enjoy the care of a top obstetrics team.

Before delivery, nurses will provide delivery guidance every day, such as using yoga and exercise to adjust the abnormal fetal position. Customized meals for pregnant women are delicious, healthy and nutritious, and regular check-ups ensure good health.

During delivery, there is no need to change rooms. Women who have a natural delivery can give birth in the room. There are midwives, doctors, and painless delivery "door-to-door services". The husband can also choose to accompany him.

With such good care, Huang Tianxuan's physical condition is very good. Although her weight has increased, her figure has been maintained well. All indicators of mother and child are also in good health. The fetus is in a correct position in the belly. The doctor recommended natural delivery. Huang Tianxuan He kindly agreed.

Although vaginal delivery takes longer and is more painful than caesarean section, it is more beneficial to the mother without going under the knife. The body recovers faster after delivery and there are no postoperative complications.

Now, although Huang Tianxuan seems to be able to eat like a normal person, she is actually already in labor.

Giving birth naturally is a long and arduous process. For pregnant women giving birth to a baby for the first time, it generally takes about ten to twenty hours, and during this period it is divided into three stages of labor.

The first stage of labor is when the pregnant woman warms up and slowly opens the door. This stage of labor takes the longest, taking ten to twelve hours; the second stage of labor is the delivery stage, when the baby comes out of the 'door', which usually takes a while. to two hours; the third stage of labor is the delivery of the placenta, which takes the shortest time, no more than thirty minutes.

Huang Tianxuan is currently in the early to mid-term of the first stage of labor. Her water started to break at five o'clock in the morning, and her body showed symptoms of labor. The doctor issued a notice to prepare for a natural delivery. Three hours have passed now, and Huang Tianxuan's condition is pretty good.

But after breakfast, she went to the bathroom. As soon as it was half past eight, Huang Tianxuan immediately became sluggish, her face turned pale, her eyes seemed to be closed while she was lying on the bed, and she was too lazy to speak.

"Is it starting to hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt, it feels good."

Huang Tianxuan frowned, and she was so angry that she was not very angry. She glanced at the phone that was ringing the WeChat notification, and put it on the bedside without replying to the message.

Ji Na felt sorry for her daughter. While stroking Huang Tianxuan's forehead, she advised: "Why don't you let the doctor give you a painless injection in a while? This is just the beginning. It will take at least half a day to finish. You are carrying it like this." It’s too much suffering.”

"Do not hit."

Huang Tianxuan shook her head lightly, closed her eyes and held Li Peifeng's hand, and whispered: "Connect with them, Wenyue and Manning both want to know what it's like to have a baby."

After the second daughter Wu Xu married Li Peifeng and got the certificate, she inevitably took the matter of having a baby into her heart, although she said to Li Peifeng, "I don't want to have children with you." Children are the most annoying. ' and so on, but in fact they also understand in their hearts that this is probably a life experience that they cannot avoid.

Even though Wu Wenyue and Xu Manying cannot come to Hangzhou to visit Huang Tianxuan in person due to many reasons, they both want to know how the other party feels when giving birth. Even Zhao Qingge, who has just turned three months pregnant, wants to know the details of childbirth in advance. How painful it is, so that I can be prepared for the near future.

Therefore, after Huang Tianxuan made a request, Li Peifeng immediately started a multi-person chat mode, which can not only solve their doubts, but also accompany pregnant women. The focus is on warmth and harmony!

"Qiyuan, if you say that, then I'll relax..."

In reality, the two families in the ward were also chatting, mainly about the child's upbringing, education, growth environment and other topics. Huang Jianzhong also tactfully tested Li Qiyuan and his wife about the fact that the child's surname was not Li but Huang.

As early as two months ago, Huang's father and Huang's mother had already learned the gender of the baby in their daughter's womb through color ultrasound. This made the family very excited, because it was agreed before that the first boy Huang Tianxuan gave birth to will be named Huang .

Although Huang Tianxuan's elder brother was married and had children, all of them gave birth to girls. If Huang Tianxuan's upcoming son changed his surname, he would be Huang Jianzhong's first eldest grandson.

But correspondingly, if he has one more, the Li family will have one less. No old man is willing to accept his grandson to change his surname for no reason. How to take care of his in-laws' emotions has become the top priority in Huang Jian's center.

In fact, Lao Huang was thinking too much, Li Qiyuan didn't care about it at all, because he didn't lack a grandson at all, and his genuine daughter-in-law Zhao Qingge seemed to have one in her stomach, but although there was only one son, it was really superfluous.

"Old Huang, just rest assured that as long as the two of them have discussed it, we have no objection whether the child takes the father's surname or the mother's surname. Even if Li Peifeng changes your surname to Huang one day, then I agree with both hands! "

Li Qiyuan looked sincere, but in his heart he really wished that Li Peifeng, the rebellious son, could change his surname to Huang and accept Huang Jianzhong as his father. Then he would be completely relieved...

Huang Jianzhong was dumbfounded, and thought that the other party had a grudge against him, so he said with a dry smile, "The in-laws are really funny." Then he racked his brains to think of ways to make up for the Li family to satisfy the other party.

The two families each felt guilty and chatted harmoniously, but they both forgot that there was a pregnant woman on the bed who was about to give birth.

It was really because Huang Tianxuan didn't respond much and the delivery took a long time, so they couldn't help her, and being nervous was useless.

It wasn't until the midwife entered the ward and looked at the instruments for detecting fetal heart rate and uterine contractions that Fang reminded: "Dong Huang, it's best to leave only one family member with you, and everyone else should wait outside. Although the room is big, , but it’s inconvenient if there are too many people.”

"well."

"Yes, we need to give Tianxuan a quiet environment."

Suddenly, Huang Jianzhong glanced at his daughter with closed eyes and frowning, patted her hand with concern, hesitated for half a second, and said in a low voice: "Daughter, you are safe and sound, I agreed to everything you said before." ,OK?"

Huang Tianxuan opened her eyes slightly and forced a smile: "Then wait until your eldest grandson is born."

"well."

Huang Jianzhong patted his daughter's hand again, and then walked out of the delivery room with his wife and Li Qiyuan.

"Xuanxuan, call me if you need, mom is always here."

Before Ji Na left, Huang Tianxuan waved her hand feebly, "I know."

After everyone left, the midwife conducted an internal examination, and then comforted: "Three fingers were opened, and the progress is quite fast. The baby will be born around three o'clock in the afternoon... Tianxuan, how do you feel the pain now, probably in What level? If you feel that you can’t persist until then, I suggest you play painless now.”

"Level four? It's okay."

Huang Tianxuan took a deep breath, and then waved her hand to express that she didn't need it: "Being painless may prolong the production time, forget it."

Wu Wenyue: "What is painless?"

Xu Manying: "Tranquilizer?"

The so-called painless means a small dose of narcotic analgesics. The advantage after taking it is that the pain is doubled and there are no side effects. However, the only disadvantage is that if the pain is not strong enough for pregnant women, it will affect the spontaneous uterine contractions and the delivery time will also be affected. Extend it a little bit.

Strictly speaking, this is actually not a shortcoming. It is more comfortable to be beaten with fists for a day than to be beaten with a knife for half a day.

Li Peifeng felt sorry for his wife, but decided to follow her wishes: "Then I won't fight. Every pain is a successful transformation. Only those who can bear the pain of nirvana are worthy of the beauty of rebirth. My wife is naturally proud and will never give in easily." , even if the world collapses, even if the pain is to the bone, we can resist it."

This is not just a sarcastic remark by Li Peifeng. He was just trying to make Huang Tianxuan laugh and distract her attention. It turned out to be very effective. Not only Huang Tianxuan's attention was attracted by him, but also the other three people who were connected to the sound transmission line. I also scolded him in my heart...

"Who is resisting? I am resisting, and you will give me pain too! Let me see if you can hold it?"

Huang Tianxuan used all her strength to pinch Li mercilessly.

The midwife sister said happily: "Xiao Li, please stop saying a few words. If you have this time, why don't you take her with you and use a yoga ball to bounce. I have taught you before. That can also speed up the delivery."

"Okay, wife... Shall I help you get off the ground?"

"bring it on."

The midwife reminded: "Tianxuan, remember to use the Lamaze breathing method, the pain can be relieved a lot."

"Um."

Under the guidance of the midwife, Li Peifeng assisted Huang Tianxuan in some prenatal warm-up exercises.

After struggling like this for more than half an hour, Huang Tianxuan had no strength left and lay back on the bed again. Her back and legs were sore and her legs were tired. The discomfort and pain in her body were even worse. Then a slightly younger midwife came in. The two of them were Huang Tianxuan. After a long massage and some words of encouragement, I left the delivery room.

When it was noon, Huang Tianxuan's condition had deteriorated a lot, and she had no appetite. She only had some snacks and drinks for lunch, then curled up in bed and sweated uncomfortably.

Unlike the scenes in movies and TV shows where children are born, the mother cried out in pain and screamed at the top of her lungs. Huang Tianxuan behaved very quietly, with her brows furrowed and dozing off. With rapid breathing, she had no strength to speak, but her inner activities were frequent and intense. .

"Who in the family understands? It hurts. It hurts so much. It hurts 10,000 times more than your aunt. It's like a bunch of fat people jumping on your stomach and stepping on it. It's accompanied by the worst constipation in this life...suffocation and... The pain was constant, and each wave was longer than the last."

"It hurts so much that I don't have the energy to speak or cry. I can ignore everything around me, leaving only despair!"

The three Zhao Wuxu and Xu have been 'listening' to similar feelings all morning. From the initial sympathy, anxiety, and fear, they are now somewhat accustomed to it.

Wu Wenyue: "I don't have the energy to speak? I can't even cry? This is what it's like to have a baby, but I always feel that this experience is a bit similar to that..."

Xu Manying: "Ah? What obscene things are you thinking? They are having a baby, be serious!"

Wu Wenyue: "Hehe, of course having a child must be serious, but making a child is not indecent either."

Zhao Qingge: "Stop. Tianxuan, listen to me, if you can't hold on, just cut it off, there's no need to hold back."

Both are pregnant women, even if there were deep conflicts before, at this time Lao Zhao is the one who can empathize with Huang Tianxuan the most.

Huang Tianxuan: "I can, chatting with you can distract me so that I can persevere. I want to face it squarely, hurt me to death, hurt me to death..."

As time passed, Huang Tianxuan's expression gradually became trance-like, with black screens and snowflakes flashing in her eyes, accompanied by various images and sounds of other people in her heart, she fell asleep for a while.

Li Peifeng accompanied her all the way, even though she was anxious, she tried her best to be calm, massaged her, wiped her sweat, and called the midwife for examination and assessment every hour...

At 2:10 in the afternoon, after another internal examination, the midwife nodded slightly: "Soon...Tianxuan, are you still asleep? Get up and half lie on the bed, do you still have the strength?"

"……have."

Huang Tianxuan's voice was weak, but her eyes were extremely firm, and she got up and lay half down on the bed, holding on to the handles. Afterwards, under the feeding of Li Peifeng, he barely drank some brown sugar water, ate a few bites of bananas to replenish his strength, and at the same time listened to the midwife's last doctor's order.

What posture, how to breathe, how to exert force... Huang Tianxuan had memorized these things by heart a few months ago. At this moment, she was not in the mood to listen to the midwife repeat them seriously. She just wandered away with confused eyes.

"Xuan? Wife? Sister? Your Lady Queen?"

Li Peifeng changed several names one after another, but failed to call Huang Tianxuan back to her soul, and asked the midwife impatiently: "It seems that the pain caused my brain to stop, elder sister, look..."

"Take this and take two sips!"

The midwife handed Huang Tianxuan a breathing mask, and the latter took the mask subconsciously inhaling in a daze.

"Xiao Li, watch her drink, don't let her suck too much at once."

"clear."

The mixed gas of nitric oxide and oxygen is an inhaled analgesic. If the pain of giving birth is tenth, then it can relieve two to two or three pains during childbirth, making people confused or excited. Although the overall effect is far less than that of injection anesthesia, it has a quick effect, convenient method and fewer side effects.

However, this small side effect means that it is used for medical purposes in an appropriate amount. Once abused, it will become addictive, and the damage to the body is as great as that of poison.

Huang Tianxuan took two puffs, and in less than half a minute, her condition obviously improved. She consciously took off her mask, opened her mouth, and said vaguely, "Why should I have a baby?"

Did you smoke too much?

Li Peifeng frowned slightly, but asked patiently, "Why?"

Huang Tianxuan looked at the sky and murmured: "At first I thought it was because of my age, family, parents, and Hezhi's inheritance... But after my wish was fulfilled, I suddenly realized that those things might not be the root cause. The most important prerequisite for me to have a child is that I have It proves that life is happy, and being with you is happy, and I love you very, very much."

Li Peifeng was so moved that he tightly held Huang Tianxuan's hand to comfort him, and was about to say something, but saw that the other person frowned and put on the breathing mask again.

"It hurts, it's here again!"

…

"How is my sister? Has she been born?"

"It's about this time, it should be almost there."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Huang Tianxuan's eldest brother also arrived outside the delivery room and asked everyone about the current situation. At the moment, the four parents were all worried and distressed.

"It's been close to ten hours, isn't it?"

"From the time the water broke to now... yes, but this time is not too long. You gave birth for fourteen hours the first time. Don't worry."

Although Huang Jianzhong was still calm and comforted his wife, he was actually very anxious. After waiting for more than half a day, he couldn't hold back his emotions, got up and paced back and forth in the corridor. During the period, the subordinates called many times to report on their work, and Lao Huang just simply explained a few words and then quickly hung up.

At this moment, everyone present didn't think about anything else, their hearts were all hanging high, and they only hoped that the big and small in the delivery room would be safe and sound.

"Click~"

The door opened suddenly, attracting everyone's attention. Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi stood up suddenly, and the Huang family also surrounded them.

"Doctor, what's the matter?"

Looking forward to the eyes, asking questions in a hurry, the midwife who came out of the door was also used to this kind of situation, and smiled to comfort her.

"Everyone, please rest assured. Because of the meticulous care during pregnancy, the mother's physical condition is very good, and the current progress is going smoothly. I suggest that you take a little rest and see the baby born soon."

The truth is this, but concern is chaotic, even if the midwife will come out every one or two hours to report the progress to them, and promise again and again that there will be no accidents, but as long as the child is not born, their hearts cannot be completely let go .

Everyone waited in fear for another hour, and the time came to four o'clock in the afternoon, and the parents of both sides were a little sleepy and tired.

Especially Comrade Yu Huizhi, because she just gave birth to her second child and her body has not yet fully recovered, she is usually lethargic. Now, even though she is still worried after a long day, her body leans on the chair uncontrollably and wants to doze off.

But as soon as she stepped into the half-asleep and half-awake state, she heard a faint cry of a baby coming from the delivery room.

"husband?"

Yu Huizhi's spirit was shaken, her drowsiness subsided immediately, and she looked at Li Qiyuan in surprise: "Did I hear..."

"yes."

Li Qiyuan smiled with relief: "I heard that too!"

In the delivery room, two midwives were busy in an orderly manner. One was treating the pregnant woman's wounds, and the other was cleaning the mucus on the baby. Soon they were both finished at the same time. After the baby was weighed, the midwife called Li Peifeng to ask him to help. Baby gets dressed.

"This is my son? Why is he still crying?"

Li Peifeng was a little confused throughout the whole process. In this case, the baby put on a monk's robe, and the midwife delivered it to Huang Tianxuan.

"It weighs seven and a half catties, Tianxuan, do you want to hug her?"

"Of course! Finally..."

Huang Tianxuan felt relaxed in her exhaustion. Her bulging belly half an hour ago had miraculously flattened out. Those physical pains had become memories. Now, she was about to welcome the continuation of her life!

And as the midwife opened the door, this link will be witnessed by the two families.

"Tianxuan, how's it going?"

"Hey, this is... ha, it's round."

"Nanny, thank you for your hard work!"

Ji Na's eyes stayed on the baby for a moment, then she held her daughter's hand with tears in her eyes: "What I waited outside was even more difficult than when I gave birth to the baby."

"Don't worry, it's not over yet, let me hug the baby first."

Although Huang Tianxuan's face was pale, there was no more pain in her expression, she could only relax. She took the small, crying baby from the midwife.

He had a big head, a round belly, and the skin all over his body was light red and wrinkled. His facial features were not wide open and his eyes were still squinted. He was really not good-looking. But Huang Tianxuan held him in her arms and suddenly felt exhausted. And the pain has been relieved a lot, and I have a smile on my face, very happy.

It may be a coincidence that as soon as the baby was hugged by the mother, the crying stopped immediately. The people present were astonished, and the other girls who were paying attention to this place thousands of miles away also felt sour.

Wu Wenyue: "The little thing that was just born is ugly, but it seems to be quite obedient."

Xu Manying: "It's not just ugly, it's ugly!"

Huang Tianxuan: "If it's not your cub, it's ugly, but if it's your cub, it's miserable?! Shut up!"

Zhao Qingge: "What are you going to name him?"

This is a good question because parents in the delivery room also asked similar questions at the same time...

"By the way, Xiaofeng, have you and Xuanxuan chosen the baby's name?"

"I picked it up, one. A friend picked it up for me."

Huang Jianzhong and Ji Na frowned when they heard that their friends had helped them choose the name.

Because the two of them had many suggestions for this matter. They both chose the name themselves and asked their husband to tell fortunes. However, the daughter did not adopt the name and chose the name from a friend instead?

"It's okay if you pick it from a friend, as long as it sounds nice and has a meaning... What's it called?"

"Of course it has a meaning."

Huang Tianxuan paused for a moment, glanced at Li Peifeng, and suddenly smiled narrowly: "My name is Huang Zhiyi."

In today's era, most of the names chosen by parents born in the 1990s for their children are difficult to pronounce, uncommon, personal and cultural. They often search for words from ancient books such as "The Book of Changes" and "The Book of Songs" or idol dramas, and thus they appear. There are a large number of children named Haoran, Yuxuan, Mu Chen, and Chenxing. Some parents simply gave their children a pseudo-complex surname after two people. Four-character names are also common.

In such an environment, the name Huang Zhiyi seems extremely simple and unpretentious...

When Huang Jianzhong and Ji Na heard it at first, they chewed it twice in their hearts, but they were not so resistant and were even somewhat satisfied with the name.

"Seems pretty good?"

"Yeah, it's catchy, easy to write and remember."

Huang Tianxuan laughed again: "The most important thing is to have a meaning, to be single-minded, to have great ambitions, to be consistent, to never forget, and to be single-minded... The friend who helped me choose the name is a professor of literature. They considered many aspects such as the meaning of the word and the tone of the name. , it took tens of thousands of brain cells to help me find such a nice, memorable and meaningful name. Peifeng and I both like it very much...right, husband?"

In the end, it was Zhao Qingge who named the baby. Although she did not accept the idea when Huang Tianxuan first proposed it, soon after, Zhao Qingge had another exchange with Huang Tianxuan and took the initiative to help her choose 'Huang Zhiyi'. a name.

The implication is that it is naturally inseparable from the 'half-hearted' father of the baby, and contains Zhao Qingge's little resentment. Huang Tianxuan was very satisfied after hearing it, and immediately adopted it. After all... she also had resentment towards the baby's father. !

But the key point is that "Zhiyi" is a good name. Putting aside the innuendo towards Mr. Li, it can also express the parents' good hopes for their children.

So Li Peifeng did not object, and even agreed: "I like it, I like the name Zhiyi!"

While speaking, Li Peifeng stared intently at the little life that had just been born into the world, and couldn't help laughing: "In the future, you must be ambitious, and you must be dedicated and perseverant in doing things. This is the meaning of your name... Although I can't do it anymore, your father, But you have to work hard!”

Be lenient in self-discipline and strict in treating others.

Li Peifeng is destined to be a strict father!

"Wow~"

Huang Zhiyi seemed to feel his father's malice, his cry was clear and high-pitched, a bit louder than when he was born...

(End of chapter)