[Congratulations host on drawing the Golden-level Newbie Package!!]
[1X nutritious, immuno-boosting baby formula 500g acquired...
1X Pack of 50 Soft Diapers acquired...
1X Pack of 10 disinfected Wet Wipes acquired...
1X Set of 5 colored baby clothing acquired...
1X Milk Bottle acquired...
1X...]
As the list continued on and on, the man became dizzy by seeing so many things for the baby.
"Is there nothing for me?" He muttered to himself.
Yet his mother who didn't get any response from him for some time and had come to check on him ended up hearing those words.
Whack~
And that resulted in hin getting smacked on his head without any remorse with another round of scolding.
"Qi Shou! Just how did I give birth to such an irresponsible son!"
Just as the scolding continued, the man gleaned an important fact from the angry words of his mother.
'Qi Shou, huh? Is that my name?'
Thinking so, Qi Shou finally got the lingering memories of his body.
Or rather, he realized that he had just regained his past life's memories.
Turns out he died due to a gas leak as he had forgotten to check on the leaky pipes due to binge reading and directly resting after it.
And with that came the memories of the recent three months after the birth of his daughter.
'So, I, Qi Shou, loved my wife dearly and only felt heartache for her due to her giving birth and couldn't come up to love my daughter?'
'And because my family is poor, we couldn't afford to nourish her properly despite sacrificing my food for her... Not even enough to call for a doctor...'
That's the reason her natal family took her back to nourish her back to health, afraid of any mishap.
In the end, Qi Shou's mother took the responsibility to keep Qi Shou in check and take care of her granddaughter.
If not for Mother Qi, who knew what reckless action Qi Shou would've overtaken?
Thinking of all these things gave Qi Shou a headached and he felt a strange sense of loss.
Turns out, he still craved his wife's presence and love, he felt heartache in her absence and couldn't even complete normal household chores properly.
However, his mind was currently set on the Newbie Package he recieved and how to use the things as they were still in his inventory and he could only temporary store them there.
According to his memories, he was in ancient times, under the Shu Dynasty.
Coincidentally, he remembered such a character from his ten-thousand chapter xianxia novel.
But he didn't dare to think too deeply about it for the moment.
After all, the mere thought of it was quite absurd despite being a reading fanatic.
'First, I need to feed the baby but...'
His eyes inadvertently glanced at Mother Qi who didn't seem to be stopping anytime soon.
"Alright mother! Look, I've already cleaned her and changed her clothes. I swear to take care of her!"
Those words he said to cut off his mother were definitely rude according to ancient times.
But Mother Qi didn't focus on that or find fault with her son.
Rather, her eyes instantly bulged as she verified the truth in his words and realized that her son wasn't lying.
Even his determination with which the words were said seemed real.
Although...
"Hmph! I'll see how long you last this time!"
With that, she left without taking another glance, though, her eyes peeked at her granddaughter sneakily many times.
Unbeknownst to Qi Shou, his words of taking care of his daughter weren't merely empty words, but his true feelings instead.
Every man out there longed for a cute little bundle of happiness in his life, and he was no exception.
It was just that he himself was unaware of his childish thoughts in youth of earning enough to spoil his future kids.
And now with the presence of a doting dad system, his words wouldn't be mere hubris.
Even without that, he was determined to give his daughte the best life possible.
Even if the ancients disliked girls or forbade them from studying and literature, he wouldn't let his daughter suffer.
As a modern person, he couldn't accept the difference in local customs quite easily.
"Uwaa..."
Finally, hearing his daughter's crying, be realized his mistake and immediately tended to her.
Cradling her in his arms to caress and soothe her before feeding her.
Thanks to the system, he had a milk bottle and formula milk on the ready.
Now, all he needed was warm water to mix with the powdered milk before feeding his daughter.
Since she had just emptied her bladder, it was obvious she would feel hungry soon.
Simply because babies had tiny stomachs and drank very little milk at a single time.
Thus, the need to repeatedly relieve themselves and be fed.
"Where would I get the boiling water from?" Qi Shou wondered aloud, looking helplessly at his daughter.
He knew about the kitchen, but the problem was the lack of firewood there.
He couldn't boil water without fire, could he?
"I've restocked the firewood!" came the loud voice of Father Qi as he walked out of the kitchen, covered in wooden shavings and leafs.
Still, it did not hamper his spirit as he approached his granddaughter, totally ignoring his son.
"Don't worry, little one, your grandpa will take you out to play later," he coaxed before smiling at her and walking away.
"Just what have I done?" Qi Shou muttered under his breath after his father glared at him before leaving.
However, he didn't linger and directly proceeded to boil water and make the formula milk for his little one while still cradling her all the time.
He couldn't bear to let her cry and be on the cold hard ground, so he could only hold her in one hand and use the other to test the milk temperature before feeding his daughter.
Only upon feeling it was suitable and not too hot did he put the bottle to her small mouth and let her suckle away.
Only after a third of the bottle emptied did his daughter pull away, not wanting anymore.
Looking at the small milk bubbles forming on her mouth brought upon a small smile across Qi Shou's lips as he teased her nose.
"Your cuteness is irresistible, baby," he whispered in her ears and kissed forehead softly.
Then he walked while holding her and quietly patter her back, waiting for her to burp before sleeping.
Although he didn't have the know-how of raising children, be could learn from what he had seen and continued the process until hearing two soft burps.