Chapter 559 Sweet Expectations

The next morning, Lu Jia and Lin Manli came. Lin Manli was holding a lunch box and said she had stewed beef brisket with tomatoes for Su Jiaojiao.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad. We have already eaten." Su Jiaojiao didn't sleep well last night and was just about to catch up on some sleep when they came.

"I've eaten. Have some more." Lin Manli opened the lunch box and showed it to Chen Guilan. "Jiahe went to the morning market early this morning and bought some beef brisket. I stewed it for two hours. It's delicious."

"You guys are so thoughtful." Chen Guilan went to the kitchen to get some bowls and chopsticks, poured out a few pieces of beef, and called Su Jiaojiao, "Eat some while it's hot!"

"It's my duty." Lu Jiahe said with a smile, "Xiao Su has worked hard over the past few months."

"Yes, they lived in the suburbs of Beijing for such a long time, and we didn't follow them, nor did we cook for her many meals." Lin Manli looked at Su Jiaojiao and smiled brightly, "You should eat more beef, so that you will have energy when the time comes."

The beef was tender and the tomato soup was rich. Su Jiaojiao sat down and ate two pieces: "It's delicious."

She doesn't like beef very much.

It's not easy for my mother-in-law to do this for once, so I have to give her some face.

"Right? I told you you'd love it." Lin Manli was very proud and wanted Su Jiaojiao to eat all the beef. "I'll stew it for you whenever you want."

"Right, right, right. Your mother can only make dumplings and beef stew, but she can't cook anything else." Lu Jiahe grinned. Lin Manli glared at him. Lu Jiahe quickly handed the cake in his hand to Lu Jingyou, "We don't have to queue today. I made a reservation last night."

"You only buy cakes, don't you think you can buy something else?" Lin Manli retorted to Lu Jiahe, "You only want the cake baked by May."

Lu Jiahe smiled awkwardly.

"It looks delicious." Lu Jingyou also sat over to watch. He rarely saw his mother cooking, but today was unusual.

"If you like it, I'll stew it tomorrow and ask your father to go to the morning market to buy some fresh ones." Lin Manli then asked Lu Jingyou, "Tomorrow is the due date. When are you going to the hospital?"

"Let's go tomorrow morning." Lu Jingyou also felt that too many people would make it too chaotic. "Don't go. I'll call you when I need you."

"More people can help, and we are worried about you at home." Lin Manli didn't go shopping for the past two days. She was worried that she wouldn't be able to answer the phone once she went out. She is the child's grandmother, and she had to be there to watch her grandson being born.

No matter what her previous impression of Su Jiaojiao was, she was really looking forward to this child.

"We'll talk about it later!" Seeing that Su Jiaojiao didn't say anything, Lu Jingyou knew that she also didn't like crowds. "If there's nothing else, we'll be back after the examination."

After the two left, Chen Guilan said to Su Jiaojiao, "I didn't know beef could be stewed with tomatoes. If you like it, I'll learn to make this dish in the future."

"That's just the way it is." Su Jiaojiao isn't picky about food. "I still like spicy hot pot."

In the past two months at the company, she ate in the cafeteria most of the time and went out for hot pot a few times, but she still liked the taste of the spicy hot pot in Jinyuan.

"Then I'll buy it for you at noon." Lu Jingyou knew that she loved spicy hot pot, and he hadn't thought of buying her the snacks she liked in the past two days.

"Add more sesame paste." Su Jiaojiao's eyes lit up, and her mood instantly improved. Chen Guilan smiled, "You're about to become a mother, but you're still like a child."

After a delicious meal of spicy hot pot at noon and a nap all afternoon, Su Jiaojiao felt full of energy and looked at Lu Jingyou with a much better attitude. She ordered him in a domineering tone, "Little Lu, pour me a glass of water."

"I'm here." Lu Jingyou ran out to pour her some water and asked her cooperatively, "Does Empress Dowager Su have any other instructions?"

"No more, please leave!" Su Jiaojiao drank a glass of water contentedly. Seeing that she was in a good mood, Lu Jingyou also became more demanding, "Little Lu Zi requests to sleep with you tonight. I hope the Queen Mother Su will grant me permission."

"Okay." Su Jiaojiao giggled. As she was laughing, she felt a stomachache and broke out in a sweat. Lu Jingyou was also scared, "What's wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

"My stomach hurts..." Su Jiaojiao wanted to kick him. At this time, where else could she feel uncomfortable? Lu Jingyou quickly stepped forward, picked her up, and walked out quickly, "Let's go to the hospital now."

When she arrived at the hospital, Su Jiaojiao felt that the pain was gone. The doctor on duty checked her and said that she was having contractions and that she was really going to give birth this time.

Lu Jingyou immediately called Director Yang. Director Yang looked at his watch slowly and said, "I see. I'm on duty tonight and will be there around 11 o'clock."

Lu Jingyou looked at his watch and felt a little anxious. It was nine o'clock now, and she wouldn't come until eleven o'clock?

Chen Guilan, on the other hand, wasn't so anxious. She was an experienced person and knew this was just the beginning. Although it was nighttime, they were already in the hospital, so at least they were safe. She comforted Su Jiaojiao, "Don't be nervous. It will just be intermittent pain at first. When it stops, just lie down and rest."

After all, the Capital First Hospital is a Grade A hospital, so she was not very worried.

She just loves her daughter.

"Mom, I told Director Yang that we'll have an epidural soon. She said she'll be here soon." Lu Jingyou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Su Jiaojiao was in good spirits. He sat down beside the bed and held her hand. "Don't worry, I'm here. You and the baby will be fine."

"Does painless mean no pain at all?" Chen Guilan had never heard of giving birth without pain.

"It's said to relieve the pain, not that it won't hurt at all." Su Jiaojiao had heard Director Yang talk about painless childbirth, but she had no idea what it meant at the time. It was only after she felt pain for a while that she realized how much she needed this painless method.

At eleven o'clock, Director Yang came over to check and said it was still early. Seeing Lu Jingyou's nervous face, she smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, everything is normal. You can eat some chocolate to keep your strength."

Lu Jingyou immediately called Lu Jiahe and asked him to buy some chocolate and send it over. He had prepared some chocolate, but he left in a hurry and forgot it at Jinyuan.

Lu Jiahe had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by a phone call from Lu Jingyou. Upon learning that they were already in the hospital, he immediately woke up Lin Manli. The couple went to a 24-hour convenience store, bought a large bag of chocolates, and rushed to the hospital.

On the way, Lu Jiahe also called Mrs. Lu, but Mrs. Lu didn't answer, probably because she fell asleep.

Lin Manli complained to him: "Why did you call them? It's so late, you should not disturb them, let's talk about it in the morning."

"You don't understand." Lu Jiahe said disapprovingly, "If I don't tell them, the old couple will definitely scold me. Anyway, I called them, and it's their business whether they come or not."