The Ordinary Life of the 1950s

Transmigrated to the 1950s, she became an orphan without parents, but there's no need to fear!

With a spatial ability and the care of the whole village, she managed to get through the dis...

Chapter 815 Birth

Huang Meihua looked at her granddaughter with satisfaction; this child was truly lovable.

After feeding Ningning, Wang Xinyi found some of Ningning's childhood belongings.

"Xinyi, everything has to be Ningning's. Hongmei will have to buy all the supplies later. We can't use the ones at home."

"Sister Huang, please feel free to stay here. I will help take care of the little one."

"Well, this is the only way for now. What kind of torture has this caused?"

"Don't overthink it. Just settle in."

Zeng Zhongkang drove Zhang Hongmei to the mall to shop according to Wang Xinyi's list.

I suspected something must have happened. The baby isn't due yet.

I rushed home. With Annie's help, I tidied up my bedroom and gave it to Huang Meihua and the baby. Luckily, we have three nannies now, otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to manage.

The McKen family is now in a state of turmoil. All those who served Elizabeth have been detained and interrogated one by one. The final outcome was something Beth could never have imagined.

Besides her son, she valued her second daughter the most, but she never expected it would be her.

Carlos returned from the hospital and learned the results.

“Dad, I don’t think we can keep this a secret. Anne’s mother didn’t finish the medicine, which is why she was able to give birth to Anne. But Elizabeth drank it all.”

When I returned, the doctor told me that my chances of survival were extremely slim.

"I understand. Let's call the police directly. This can't be resolved privately. It won't be good for you, Annie, or that child in the future."

The housekeeper received orders and went to call the police. The father and son sat in the living room, completely silent.

Suddenly the phone rang. Beth picked it up and saw it was Annie calling.

"Grandpa, Grandma and my little brother are all doing very well, so you and Dad don't need to worry. Grandma said she's staying at Mom's house, and Grandma Wang is feeding my little brother."

"Okay, Annie, tell your grandma lives there, and grandpa will go over tomorrow."

"Grandpa, Grandma said you should name your little brother."

"Okay, Grandpa won't forget."

Beth put down the phone and looked at the way her son was looking at her.

“Your mother and child stayed with Hongmei. Let’s settle this today, or we can tell your mother later.”

"Yes, Dad, I'm not sad. I'm going to the hospital. After all, she's the child's mother. I'll go see her."

"Okay, go ahead, I'll take care of things here!"

Wang Xinyi has very little milk, and she also has Ningning at night, so she can only give the little one formula at night.

Zhang Hongmei was conflicted, but in the end, she diluted the spring water a lot to make formula for her child. The child was too young to know. This way, she wouldn't be discovered.

Beth waited until the police arrived, explained what had happened, and let them take the maid away as well.

The police went to the hospital and learned that Elizabeth McKenna had passed away.

This was a murder case, and the evidence was conclusive, so they went directly to Harrison's house and arrested Eileen.

When she saw the police come in, Eileen said nothing and calmly left with them. George Harrison, however, was too frightened to ask any questions.

Eileen sneered. This was the man she'd chosen for herself. This was how she'd ruined her life.

Carlos sent his assistant directly to Bassola's house to deliver the message.

After all, his daughter had only been married to him for less than a year before she passed away, so he had to relinquish some of his influence.

Annie and Zhang Hongmei were sleeping on the bed in the study. After coaxing her to sleep, Zhang Hongmei went back to the bedroom. This was too strange. How could the baby be premature? And why should it come to her own house?

"Godmother, you rest, I'll take care of the child."

"Okay. I feel a little dizzy."

"Please wait a moment, I'll have Zeng Zhongkang go buy the medicine right away. This really won't do, the family still depends on you."

"No need, I have my medicine with me. It's in my bag."

Zhang Hongmei found the medicine and handed Huang Meihua a glass of water.

"Godmother, you go to the study and sleep with Annie. I'll sleep here. The baby still needs to be fed a few times during the night."

"Hongmei, sit down, I have something to tell you."

"You can speak while lying down."

“Girl, Elizabeth might not survive. After the baby was removed, she bled profusely; I think she bled out all her blood.”

Zhang Hongmei didn't know what to say. She just sat there quietly.

“If she really passes away, will you help your adoptive mother raise her child for a year? The doctor said it was poisoning, so I don’t trust anyone.”

Zhang Hongmei was truly in a dilemma. She had no experience raising children. But looking at the red-faced baby lying on the bed, and then looking up at the expectant eyes of the elderly woman on Senior Citizens' Day, she felt conflicted.

"Godmother, could I stay here? Aunt Wang can lend a hand. To be honest, I really don't like the McCann family's castle."

“Yes, my two children and I lived here before you went back to China.”

"Okay, I'll have someone clean up the other three rooms upstairs tomorrow. You can settle in comfortably. There aren't many courses in the senior year. It's mostly internships. The four of us have chosen our own research group. So I have time."

"Hongmei, thank you so much, godmother!"

"Go and sleep with Annie."

Zhang Hongmei coaxed Huang Meihua away, then sat on the edge of the bed watching the child. She herself had only helped her mother take care of her sister-in-law during her postpartum period in her previous life, and knew very little about children. This was truly a case of being forced into a difficult situation.

Zhang Hongmei didn't sleep all night, afraid that the child might be hungry or wet and she wouldn't know.

The next morning, she drank a cup of spring water and fed the child. Only after Huang Meihua came in did she go out to practice Tai Chi.

"Zeng Zhongkang, the three of you, this morning, clean out the three empty rooms upstairs. Then prepare all the furniture and everything else."

The three of them knew that Huang Meihua had brought the child, and their intuition told them that something had happened. This was something they couldn't know for sure, so they just followed orders.

Beth went to the hospital early in the morning. The patriarch of the Bassola family came over, and the two of them discussed Elizabeth's funeral arrangements. They also decided to give the Bassola family a five million dollar order, and that was the end of that.

"Carlos, you will personally arrange Elizabeth's funeral."

"I understand, Dad. The police came this morning and said she confessed to everything, including what happened to my eldest sister. My third brother wasn't involved, but he knows about it too."

"I understand. Don't tell your mom yet. I'll go check on them."

When Beth arrived, the little one had just finished drinking Wang Xinyi's milk and was crying.

Huang Meihua held her child, genuinely heartbroken.

Zhang Hongmei was actually with the children the whole time, but she wasn't in the house because she went to tell the three of them to go buy bedding.

Hearing the child crying, she immediately went inside. She took the child, and the crying stopped instantly.

All three of them were stunned. Huang Meihua took the child back, but the child still cried loudly.