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Seeing her daughter's already dark-violet face become even more so from crying too hard, Xiao Ruo felt as though her heart was being cut with a knife. She sent the wet nurse and Mother Sheng out of the room, unbuttoned her clothes, and began to nurse her daughter.
At first, Wu You took small sips, but after a few tastes, she began to suckle forcefully.
Listening to her daughter's strong swallowing sounds, Xiao Ruo was filled with guilt.
That very night, Xiao Ruo brought up the idea of dismissing the wet nurse with her husband, Fu Hanwen, but he disagreed: "No, you can nurse the child during the day, but at night the wet nurse must handle it."
"But now it seems Wu You is starting to recognize people. You don't know how she refused to drink the wet nurse's milk today and cried until she lost her voice," Xiao Ruo said anxiously.
