Xu Xinning asked everyone not to disturb the elders, since they were all busy with the full moon celebration. If they knew that Xu Xinning was about to give birth, the celebration would definitely turn into chaos.

Xu Xinning felt that today was a day of double happiness, knowing that she knew her own body best.

Xu Xinning was helped into the car by Xu Mingyang. When they came out of the room, their relatives and friends greeted them.

To avoid causing a disturbance, Xu Xinning endured the labor pains and still exchanged pleasantries with the people who greeted her.

"Ningning's belly is so big! When is she going to give birth?"

Xu Xinning replied with a smile, "Auntie, you've arrived! You should be giving birth in the next few days."

"I heard it's twins, a boy and a girl? That's so lucky!"

Xu Xinning: "Thank you, Auntie! Auntie, I have to go out for a bit, so I won't be able to chat with you any longer."

"Hey, hey, you're busy, you're busy!"

It was almost lunchtime, so Xu Xinning went out to greet a lot of people along the way.

Xu Mingyang was both anxious and heartbroken. He knew that Xu Xinning was enduring a lot of hardship to ensure the success of the full moon celebration, so he kept a straight face the whole way.

Those who didn't know the situation even made fun of Xu Mingyang.

"Mingyang, you must be overjoyed to have such a big, healthy baby boy, right? Would you call this having a child late in life?"

"What do you mean 'old'? Although Mingyang is older than you, he looks at least ten years younger."

Everyone who heard it burst into laughter.

Although Xu Mingyang is dark-skinned, he has a tall and straight posture and a muscular build, which is different from people who work in the fields for a long time, so he looks much younger.

Xu Mingyang finally breathed a sigh of relief when he helped Xu Xinning into the car. He hadn't dared to breathe too loudly for that short stretch of road, as if he was afraid that even a slight breath would scare the child out of her body.

The contractions were really painful; even in the dead of winter, Xu Xinning's forehead was covered in sweat.

Xu Mingyang: "Are you really alright?"

Xu Xinning smiled and said, "It's okay. Even if you're at the hospital but not yet due to give birth, you should still move around a lot to make it easier to deliver."

Mu Jingheng, Kuang Guangzhi, and the soldiers protecting Xu Xinning all arrived. They quickly got into the cars, and the two vehicles sped off to the city hospital.

The villagers were puzzled. Wasn't Old Xu's family having a full-moon celebration today? Where was his grandson-in-law rushing off to?

The two children were born shortly after arriving at the city hospital.

Xu Xinning was so exhausted that she was almost collapsing. Only after she knew that the two children were safely in the arms of her family did she finally fall asleep peacefully.

The doctors and nurses who delivered Xu Xinning's baby were also a bit shaken, mainly because this group of tall young men was too intimidating. As soon as they arrived at the hospital, they went straight to the hospital director, took out their military ID cards, and then led the director to have the best obstetrician take over.

Every doctor in the country knows about the international medical exchanges. When the hospital director and the doctor in charge learned that the woman who came to give birth was Xu Xinning, they took it very seriously.

When Xu Xinning was giving birth in the delivery room, Mu Jingheng's face turned pale with nervousness, and the other soldiers protecting her were also extremely nervous, standing outside the delivery room one by one, attracting strange looks from passersby.

Everyone is speculating about Xu Xinning's identity.

"What kind of family is this? Why are all these young men watching over the woman giving birth?"

"I guess they're all her brothers?"

"Of course, otherwise who would be so nervous?"

Although everyone was curious, no one dared to step forward.

Kuang Guangzhi was afraid that Mu Jingheng wouldn't be able to hold on, and even more afraid that Mu Jingheng would faint before Xu Xinning gave birth to the child.

They usually bickered, but right now Kuang Guangzhi didn't dare to look away from Mu Jingheng for even a second.

When the two children were brought out one after the other, none of the grown men had ever held a newborn baby before. They looked at each other, and in the end, Xiao Ning and Kuang Guangzhi mustered up their courage and took the babies.

When Mu Jingheng saw that the baby had come out but Xu Xinning hadn't, he rushed into the delivery room in a panic.

"Hey, hey, you can't go in~" Before the nurse could finish speaking, Mu Jingheng had already barged in.

The nurse looked helplessly at the hospital director standing outside, her eyes filled with sorrow. It really had nothing to do with her!

The hospital director smiled and waved to the nurse, who then turned and went into the delivery room.

Xu Xinning was exhausted and felt dizzy. When she saw Mu Jingheng run in, her first words were, "Where's the child?"

Mu Jingheng: "Xiao Ning and Guangzhi are hugging each other."

Xu Xinning seemed to suddenly lose all her strength and fell asleep without warning.

This terrified Mu Jingheng.

Mu Jingheng grabbed Xu Xinning's hand and cried out, "Doctor, doctor, please take a look at my wife, what's wrong with her?"

The doctor was very experienced. He came over, checked Xu Xinning's eyelids, and said with a smile, "The new mother is too tired and has fallen asleep."

Mu Jingheng let out a long breath; his legs were weak. He had never been this scared in his life, except for the time when there was a landslide.

Xu Mingyang and Kuang Meizhu were very anxious at home and kept an eye on the brigade headquarters' loudspeaker.

Kuang Guangzhi said he would call back after Xu Xinning gives birth.

Xu Laosan and Mu Jingshu went out and had fun all morning. When they came back and didn't see Mu Jingheng and Xu Xinning, or the brothers they brought, the two of them ran to the kitchen.

Upon seeing Yang Chunqin, the two asked, "Mom (Yang's mother), where are my sister and brother-in-law (second brother and sister-in-law)?"

Yang Chunqin, too busy to even turn her head, replied, "How would I know? Aren't they in their room?"

Xu Laosan: "No, even the brothers who came with them aren't here."

Grandma Xu replied, "Where could we go? We'll be back after dinner."

Xu Laosan pursed his lips, then took two steamed buns from the steamer on the table, handed one to Mu Jingshu, took a big bite of the other, and left the kitchen.

Xiang Wanqin glanced at Xu Laosan and Mu Jingshu who had left, and said thoughtfully to Xu Xialian beside her, "When I went out to use the restroom, I saw Mingyang helping Nannan out of the yard. I was so curious that I took a few more glances, and their expressions seemed a bit off."

Xu Xialian: "Really? Could something have really happened? Don't tell anyone yet, I'll go check on Mingyang."

Xiang Wanqin nodded.

Xu Xialian washed her hands, wiped them on her apron, and went to Xu Mingyang's room.

At this moment, Xu Mingyang and Kuang Meizhu were changing their son's diaper.

Xu Xialian: "Mingyang, Meizhu, where did Nannan go?"

Xu Mingyang and Kuang Meizhu exchanged a glance, then said, "Nannan is about to give birth. She was afraid of affecting the full moon celebration and making the elders worry, so she didn't say anything. Guangzhi and Jingheng took the brothers who were protecting Nannan to the city hospital."

Xu Xialian sighed and said, "Isn't this ridiculous? What if something happens? How can you give birth without an elder by your side?"