Chapter 61: Xu Baoju

Jiang Xinlan was talking to her mother-in-law Xu Fengni who had just returned. When she heard Sun Erni's voice, she quickly turned her head, and instantly a bowl of steaming brown sugar poached eggs was placed in front of her.

"Eat quickly, it's freshly made." Sun Erni urged with a smile.

Jiang Xinbai smiled a little embarrassedly, "Auntie, why are you giving it to me? Take it to the hospital and give it to Xiaobai!"

"Oh, yes, we have them all. How could she be missing? This is for you. You've worked hard today. This is for you to eat."

After Sun Erni finished speaking, she turned to look at Xu Fengni, "Fengni, today we are all very grateful to Xinlan, who called for help and borrowed a cart, and was very busy. I was worried that she might not be feeling well. But don't worry, I've asked the doctor at the hospital to check her out, and she's fine, so I thought of cooking some poached eggs for her to nourish her body."

"Hey, look at what you said, Xinbai is Xinlan's biological sister, she deserves this, and she even got a few fried eggs from you for nothing."

Xu Fengni smiled with satisfaction. She had been a little worried about her daughter-in-law, a pregnant woman, running around, but after hearing what Sun Erni said, she felt relieved. When she saw the steaming fried eggs, she was even more satisfied.

"Xinlan, you eat first. Auntie has to go back to look after the porridge. I have to send it to the hospital later." After saying this, Sun Erni went straight downstairs.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the thick porridge in the casserole was cooked just right. Sun Erni quickly made a bowl of poached eggs, beating six eggs in total. Thinking that it should be enough for her daughter-in-law to eat, she took the food and hurried to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, there were several people standing outside besides Yang Jinsheng. Sun Erni walked over quietly and said, "Jinsheng, how is it? Is Xinbai showing any signs of trouble?"

Yang Jinsheng shook his head. "No, the nurse said it's still too early!"

"That's great. I've cooked some fried eggs and porridge. You can bring them in for Xinbai." Sun Erni pointed to the door next to the delivery room.

At this time, a nurse came out. Yang Jinsheng quickly stepped forward to stop her and asked, "Comrade, how is Jiang Xinbai? Can I go in and take a look?"

The nurse who was held back frowned and said, "What's wrong with you? How can you go in there with so many women giving birth?"

Seeing this, Sun Erni quickly pushed her stupid little son away and said with a smile, "Comrade, don't pay attention to him. Could you please send these two lunch boxes to Jiang Xinbai? They contain porridge and poached egg soup. The white, delicate one has not had a single drop of water since she came here this morning. I'm afraid she won't have the strength to give birth."

The nurse nodded, "That's fine. I'll take it in for you first! What's your name?" The nurse was also afraid of sending the wrong person. Although she knew the mother's name was Jiang Xinbai, what if there was someone with the same name? So she had to ask the family member's name to be safe.

"Hey, my name is Sun Erni, and I'm her mother-in-law."

"Okay, I'll help you get in right away. Does anyone else need anything sent in?" the nurse asked the other three people waiting at the door.

The others shook their heads in unison, indicating no.

Sun Erni estimated the time, took out a few food coupons and a few dollars from her pocket and handed them to Yang Jinsheng, saying, "There's no food at home at noon, go to the hospital cafeteria and buy some steamed buns. Here, I brought a cup, go get some water, we'll have steamed buns with water for lunch."

Yang Jinsheng was somewhat reluctant to leave. He looked at the door of the delivery room and hesitated, "Mom, what if Xiaobai gives birth as soon as I leave? Why don't you go?"

"You little brat, what can you do here to help? Can you hold the baby or take care of Xinbai? You don't understand women's affairs. Besides, it won't be that fast. We have to wait! Go now."

After hearing what his mother said, Yang Jinsheng could only quickly run to the hospital cafeteria, fearing that the child would really be born as soon as he left. As he was the child's father, he naturally had to see the baby first.

At this time, a middle-aged woman who was waiting nearby approached Sun Erni and said, "Big sister, is that your daughter-in-law in there?"

Sun Erni smiled and nodded, "Yes, my daughter-in-law."

"The first one?"

"Well, the eldest and second have already had several, and the third is the first."

"I can tell at a glance that you want to have a grandson!" The middle-aged woman looked like she knew everything.

Sun Erni did not respond, but she was muttering in her heart, what kind of question is this? Who doesn't want a grandson? How can you complain about having too many grandsons? What's more, their family doesn't even have one!

The middle-aged woman didn't mind that Sun Erni didn't respond. She continued to talk on her own, "The one inside is my daughter. Although it's her first child, I also hope that she can give birth to a son, so that there will be no pressure in the future..."

The middle-aged woman was talking a lot, and then the mother and son next to her started chatting with her, "You talk a lot, the first one must be a son, women who give birth to sons are blessed."

The middle-aged woman was a little unhappy when she heard this. Her daughter hadn't given birth yet. What if she really gave birth to a girl? Could it be that her daughter was unlucky? She didn't agree with this, so she said in a bad tone: "My dear sister, you are exaggerating. What good fortune is good or bad? My daughter is lucky no matter what she gives birth to. My family can afford it."

"Hey, you, you just said that you wanted to have a son, and I agreed with you and you..."

"Mom, stop talking. Why are you talking so much about other people's affairs?"

"Hey, I was just chatting, but I didn't know she couldn't chat."

"Alright, alright, stop talking..."

At this time, Yang Jinsheng also ran back, handed Sun Erni a hot steamed bun, and asked, "Mom, what's wrong? I just went there for a while, why did they start quarreling?"

Sun Erni took a bite of the steamed bun and shook her head. "They didn't quarrel, they just had some arguments. Ignore them and let's eat first. If Xinbai hasn't given birth by the time we're done, I'll go back home first. She hasn't had dinner yet!"

"Hey, Mom, don't worry, I'll watch over here."

Sure enough, after Sun Erni finished her meal, she waited until two o'clock in the afternoon but there was still no sign of Jiang Xinbai, so she went home first.

"Ernii, your daughter-in-law hasn't given birth yet?" As soon as Sun Erni stepped into the yard, she ran into the aunts who had sent Jiang Xinbai to the hospital.

Sun Erni shook her head. "That's right. The nurse said it's still too early. It's a first child, so it's a little difficult."

"It's okay. If she takes good care of herself, the birth will be smooth. You can be happy when your grandson is born!"

"Puchi," suddenly, someone laughed out loud. Sun Erni looked up and saw that it was Xu Baoju, whom she had a problem with.

"I guess there's no hope for an eldest grandson, Erni. Your ten months of anticipation have been dashed!" Xu Baoju was also a mean person. She knew Sun Erni didn't like to hear something, but she still wanted to say it anyway.