"Oh, okay, I'll help you."

Qian Xiao could feel Sun Kaicheng's hand trembling as he supported her. And this guy was someone who had returned from the apocalypse; his courage was as thin as a pinhole.

Qian Xiao nodded to the driver. Thank goodness she had someone to drive her; she wouldn't dare ride in Sun Kaicheng's car now.

Arriving at the hospital in a hurry, Sun Kaicheng shouted as soon as he entered the hospital gate: "Doctor, doctor, hurry, my wife is about to give birth."

Qian Xiaozhen wanted to cover her face because it was too embarrassing: "Don't call me, I can walk by myself."

Someone actually called out, "Where is the woman in labor?"

"Oh, my wife is about to give birth, doctor, please hurry."

The nurse glanced at Qian Xiao's face. She seemed alright; there was no sign of pain. "Is your stomach starting to hurt? How often does it hurt?"

Qian Xiao finally managed to endure a bout of pain: "I just had pain that came back about every ten minutes, and I think my water broke." She wasn't sure if that was the case.

"It's still early. Come with me, and we'll arrange a ward for you first. Your family members can handle the admission procedures in a bit."

"Doctor, do you have a private room?" Sun Kaicheng asked, showing his work ID.

At this point, having money isn't enough to get a single room; you need to be at a certain level.

The nurse glanced at the work ID: "We don't have any single rooms left, but how about a double room?"

Qian Xiao nodded immediately, "Quickly find a place for her to sit down, she can't stand up any longer: Okay, let's go over there quickly."

This is the only decent hospital in the entire county, and the wards are indeed in short supply. The other bed in the double room is occupied by someone who has already given birth; she can see a baby in the small bed next to the big bed.

Qian Xiao plopped down on the bed, not caring whether there were any blankets or not. Her stomach started hurting again, and she needed to rest.

"Honey, are you sure you can manage by yourself? I'll go pay the bill first."

Qian Xiao nodded, she was in so much pain that she couldn't say a word, and no one had told her that childbirth could be this painful!

Sun Kaicheng dashed out in a flash. Qian Xiao adjusted her breathing, trying to calm herself down, because it was said that the more nervous she was, the more painful it would be.

Damn it, it's finally over. She breathed a sigh of relief again; she was almost delirious from the pain.

The woman in the next bed looked at Qian Xiao curiously and asked, "Are you an employee of the machine factory?"

Qian Xiao looked over and saw that the woman she was talking to had short hair and a round face that looked like she was eating well, but she was sure she didn't know her.

"I am, you are..."

"Oh, I knew I hadn't mistaken you for someone else. I'm the warehouse keeper at our factory. It's normal that you don't recognize me."

Qian Xiao forced a smile. She really didn't recognize it. The warehouse wasn't within her job scope, and she had never been there before.

The woman sat up abruptly, her face beaming with excitement: "Isn't that a coincidence? We're about to have our babies around the same time."

"If you can give birth today, our children will be born at the same time. That would be such a coincidence!"

The woman pointed to the baby in the crib: "This is my son, he was born this morning. Would you like to hold him?"

There's another saying that if a pregnant woman holds a newborn boy, she'll also have a boy.

Qian Xiao knew that people thought this way nowadays, so she wasn't angry. At least the other person meant well, right?

"No, let the child get some sleep."

She wouldn't dare hold such a small child at all. The two of them had practiced at home, but they used pillows. Even if the child accidentally fell, the pillow wouldn't hurt. She really wouldn't dare touch a real baby.

The woman was a little disappointed. What a wonderful meaning! But looking at Qian Gong's expression, she could understand. She had also been in unbearable pain during her childbirth.

"Is this just the two of you? Didn't your parents come with you?" Everyone knows that it's really impossible for one person to take care of a pregnant woman who has just given birth.

"No, I suddenly felt a stomach ache when I got off work." I was thinking of taking a break in the next couple of days, but who would have thought the baby would come out early, even before the due date.

"Oh dear, you're giving birth early. Usually, it's a boy who's born early, while girls are usually born a few days later because they're more prone to labor."

"Hehe, daughters and sons are the same, my family doesn't discriminate."

Indeed, Sun Kaicheng actually prefers daughters, saying that if he could have a daughter like Xiao Qianxiao, he would be extremely happy.

Both of her husband's older brothers had sons, so she wouldn't be disappointed if she had a boy or a girl. Besides, she wouldn't stand for it if any of her own family members dared to complain.

The door to the ward was pushed open, and the two people who were talking looked over. Qian Xiao saw that her grandmother's tears almost fell: "Grandma, maternal grandma."

"Hey, how are you? Does it hurt a lot?" This was the first time Erdan had ever seen her like this, and she looked incredibly aggrieved.

"It's alright, how did you know?" The two old ladies came over in the first month, and now she and Sun Kaicheng are really enjoying themselves, with ready-made meals every day after get off work.

"Your factory driver went to notify you. This is too sudden. I told you not to come to work today, but you wouldn't listen. What about Chengcheng?"

"He went to handle the formalities. Where is my mother?" Her mother came half a month ago and left her father behind.

"Your mother should cook some porridge at home first, otherwise your stomach will be empty right after giving birth, and you won't be able to get by without food."

Grandma Zhou held Qian Xiao's hand. The child was clearly frightened; her hand was ice-cold. "Xiao Xiao, don't be afraid. Grandma and your grandma are with you."

"Grandma, I'm not afraid. Grandma, did you bring me some clean pants? I think I wet my pants." There's nothing embarrassing about talking to her grandma.

"Silly child, didn't Grandma tell you that your water broke? But it's still chilly, and it's not good for you to be lying like this. Change into something now."

"Why isn't there even a mattress? I brought one from home."

Sun Kaicheng also pushed the door open and came in carrying bedding: "Grandma, the bedding is all here. They won't let us take it until we pay."

"Honey, can you stand up first? I'll spread out the bed for you so you can sit down. It's cold sitting like this."

They had just finished their work when the doctor came in: "Family members, please go out first. I'll check on the mother to see how many centimeters dilated she is."

The family members on her side, along with her husband in the next bed, were all kicked out. Qian Xiao awkwardly took off her pants, feeling embarrassed. Although she was thick-skinned, she didn't have a penchant for being naked in front of others.

The doctor was so angry he laughed. He gestured for the nurse to help. The nurse was really quick and efficient. She took off Qian Xiao's pants in no time. Qian Xiao covered her face with her hands, pretending that the person lying on the bed was not herself at all.

"Relax, don't be nervous. It's hard to estimate the time without looking at it like this."