Chapter 39

Jiang Yao has always believed that since she is a person of the 1970s, she must adapt to the lifestyle of this era.

So, she was very carefree when she was pregnant, and she spent her pregnancy the same way as women of that era.

Others continued to work, and she did not fall behind, but her intensity was not as high as theirs. Others did not need to go for prenatal checkups during the entire pregnancy and even gave birth at home. She only went to the hospital for confirmation when she was just pregnant. After that, she relied on the chat messages of her children and colleagues when they were pregnant to determine whether the fetus was developing normally at each time point.

Although this pregnancy was not scientific enough, this "free-range" pregnancy really makes people happy.

She still remembers that after she graduated and started working, the female friends and classmates around her entered into marriage one after another and had to face the life stage of having children.

Those who are lucky can get pregnant and give birth to a baby smoothly. Those who are unlucky may suffer from infertility and spend a lot of money and time to get pregnant. The entire pregnancy period is spent in fear and every prenatal check-up is like a big test.

There is no way. The infertility rate in later generations has exceeded 10%.

Therefore, Jiang Yao had almost no stress during this pregnancy.

The direct result of this was that it was not until she lay on the examination bed that she found out that she was pregnant with twins.

No wonder her belly was as big as others' when they were about to give birth at six months old. She was really stupid, thinking that eating a little meat and chicken would make her belly twice as big as others.

When Jiang Yao found out she was pregnant with twins, her first feeling was surprise, but she quickly accepted the fact. After all, Lu Qing had given birth to twins, so it was probably that the Lu family had this gene.

Anyway, having one child is the same as having two. Having two at once can save you the trouble of having a second child.

But Lu Che didn't think so. When he learned that Jiang Yao was pregnant with two children, he was scared at first.

He originally thought that giving birth to a child was a very terrifying thing for his weak wife. Now she wanted to have two. What would he do if something unexpected happened along the way?

Jiang Yao had just started to have contractions, and it would take some time before she could go into the delivery room. Lu Che stayed by her side, and seeing her face turn pale with each contraction, he felt so distressed that he wished he could give birth to the baby instead of her.

"Wife, are you in pain? Tell me, what can I do to help you relieve the pain?" Lu Che said helplessly, holding her hand.

The husband of the woman in labor in the next bed laughed and said, "Brother, isn't all your talk nonsense? How can you share the burden with your wife? Are you giving birth for her? It's the same for every woman giving birth anyway. You're only indulging women's hypocrisy."

When the woman in labor next door heard this, she couldn't help but raise her hand and shake the man's head vigorously, even though she was in so much pain, "What does it have to do with you if someone loves their wife? How can you be so honorable if you don't love your wife? If you don't want to stay here, don't stay. I can't give birth when I see you."

"No, wife, just give birth to a child. We have already given birth to three daughters, and we are just waiting for this one to be a son." The man immediately gave in.

"I can't guarantee that this baby is a son."

"It must be a son. You've been eating sour food since you got pregnant, and your belly is pointed, so it's definitely a son... I let you give birth in the hospital because I thought it was a son..."

The man kept on chattering, and the nurse couldn't stand it anymore, so she kicked him out.

The ward was finally a little quieter. Seeing that Lu Che was too nervous, the nurse said to him, "Don't worry too much. It will take time. Are there other people at home? If so, ask them to buy some food. A woman in labor needs to eat something to have enough strength to give birth, especially if she is going to have two children."

"I'll go buy it." Lu Che stood up.

He had brought Jiang Yao here by bicycle just now, and the old lady was alone at home. She wanted to come with him, but she was worried that she couldn't help and Lu Che would have to take care of her, so she stayed at home and waited.

"Then go quickly," said the nurse.

"Okay." Lu Che took two steps out and turned around and said to the nurse, "Please help me take care of my wife."

"I know. Don't worry."

After listening to this, Lu Che ran out with big strides.

"Your husband treats you very well." The nurse said to Jiang Yao with a smile.

"It's not very good, it's very good." The woman in labor next door interrupted.

Jiang Yao was not modest after hearing this. The pain in her labor had just passed, so she smiled and said, "He is very good."

"Can you just pretend and say that it's just like that?" The woman next door deliberately said sourly, "Do you want me to live like this?"

"I'm sorry, I can't say bad things about him against my will."

Jiang Yao was so angry that she was about to die, but the woman next door thought she was a genuine person and took the initiative to say, "It's fate that we can give birth together. My name is Chen Ling, what's your name?"

"My name is Jiang Yao." Jiang Yao replied with a smile.

Seeing that the two were getting along well, the nurse said, "Just talk to each other to distract your attention. Giving birth is always painful."

If you don't talk about it, you won't know that Chen Ling is from the Sheung Shui production team and is a relative of Lin Fang. She gave birth to three daughters before, and this time she was trying to have a son.

"Although everyone says I'm pregnant with a son, who knows until the baby is born?" Chen Ling sighed and said, "If I'm pregnant with a girl, my husband and mother-in-law would go crazy."

"You work so hard, God will definitely take care of you." Jiang Yao felt sorry for her. At the age of 25, in order to continue the family line for her husband's family, she had been married for six years and had two children in three years.

"I hope so." Chen Ling raised the corners of her lips slightly, with an expression full of sarcasm, declaring that she didn't believe in God at all.

Before Lu Che came back, Jiang Yao had two more contractions. Chen Ling had experience and taught her how to breathe to relieve the pain.

"Wife, how are you? Do you want to eat rice or buns?" Lu Che asked as soon as he entered the door.

"Let's eat a bun first." Jiang Yao asked Chen Ling, "Do you want to eat something?"

"No, thank you." Chen Ling said, "I came out after eating, and this is not my first child, so the baby will come out soon."

"You can eat and come out again. You are really calm." Jiang Yao said while eating.

Chen Ling joked, "When you have your fourth child, you will be this calm."

Jiang Yao: “…”

"She won't give birth to a fourth child." Lu Che suddenly said.

Jiang Yao and Chen Ling were both stunned, and then they heard him say, "She has two babies this time, so we won't have any more after this one."

Chen Ling was surprised at first, and then obviously didn't believe him, "Don't say it so early. If Jiang Yao had two girls, you wouldn't need her to give you a son, right?"

“No need. Two girls are just two girls. After all, they are our biological children.” Lu Che’s expression was firm, and people didn’t feel that he was just being polite.

Chen Ling listened and suddenly laughed. She said to Jiang Yao, "I am really mad at your good man. Nurse... come here quickly. My water has broken. I am about to give birth..."

“…”

When Chen Ling's husband heard her yelling outside, he ran in and took her to the delivery room with the nurse.

Not long after, another woman came to the bed next to hers. It was also not her first child. She went to the delivery room to give birth not long after that.

After ten hours of labor, Jiang Yao was finally sent to the delivery room.

"Doctor, can I go in and accompany my wife to give birth?" Lu Che asked.

"You want to go in?" the doctor asked in astonishment.

It's not her fault for making a fuss, but these days men are superstitious about the bloodiness of women giving birth, and many people try to avoid it. It was the first time she heard of a man rushing to enter the delivery room.

"Yes, my wife is so pitiful, I want to stay with her." Lu Che pleaded.

"No." The doctor refused expressionlessly, "There is no such precedent. You'd better wait outside obediently."

As they spoke, the doctor and the nurse were about to push Jiang Yao in, and Lu Che quickly grabbed her hand.

She was already in so much pain that she was losing consciousness, but she felt the familiar warmth and touch in her palm, and she couldn't help but hold his hand back.

Lu Che leaned over and whispered in her ear: "Wife, come on, I'll wait for you outside." As he spoke, he ignored the medical staff standing next to him and gently kissed her on the lips.

Even the doctors and nurses who had seen the world had never seen anything like this. They were stunned for a moment until they heard Lu Che say, "Doctor, please excuse me. If... I mean, if something unexpected happens, you don't need to ask me. Save my wife first."

The doctor looked up at the young man in front of her and saw that his eyes were slightly red. She nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will do my best to ensure that both of you are safe."

Two hours after Jiang Yao entered the delivery room, she successfully gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.

The older one is the brother and the younger one is the sister.

Two nurses came out holding the children to congratulate Lu Che, but he didn't even look at them. He just asked, "How is my wife?"

They had just seen how nervous this man was about his wife, so they were not surprised. They said, "She's fine, but the doctor needs to take care of her. She'll be out in about an hour."

"That's great, thank you." Lu Che finally smiled widely, and only then did he have time to go and see his twins.

"Which one is the brother? Which one is the sister?" Lu Che asked.

Nurse: "The younger sister will grab the food. The bigger one is the younger sister, and the smaller one is the older brother. But for twins, the older brother is not that small."

Lu Che leaned over and first looked at the chubby little kid on the left. He smiled and said, "Sister is so pretty, she looks a lot like mom." Then he looked at the kid on the right, who was a little small and a little wrinkled. He looked disgusted and said, "So ugly, like an old man."

“…”

The nurse originally asked Lu Che to take the twins back to the ward first, but he refused and insisted on waiting for Jiang Yao at the door of the delivery room with the two children.

It was not until Jiang Yao came out of the delivery room that the family of four moved their position.

The two guys were quite well behaved just now, but now they seem to know that their mother is out. They are crying with their mouths wide open, looking like they are crying for food.

Fortunately, Jiang Yao is a dairy cow, so she can satisfy these two little guys with big appetites.

As luck would have it, Jiang Yao was staying in the same ward as Chen Ling's, but when she finished feeding and pulled open the bed curtain, she had already packed her things and was about to go back.

"Are you going home so soon?" Jiang Yao asked.

Chen Ling was about to speak when her husband yelled in a gruff voice, "Isn't it free to live here? If I had known I would lose money by giving birth to another baby, I would have given birth at home. It's a waste of money to come to the hospital."

The atmosphere was a little awkward. Chen Ling picked up her daughter and smiled apologetically at Jiang Yao, "Sorry, I'm leaving first."

Jiang Yao looked at Chen Ling carrying a lot of bags and holding the child, following the angry man closely, and she couldn't help but feel pity for him.

This woman is so pitiful, or rather, most women of this era who cannot give birth to sons are very pitiful.

Lu Che was not interested in other people's family affairs. After he coaxed his daughter to sleep, he put her together with her brother.

"Are they all asleep?" Jiang Yao asked in a low voice.

"Asleep." Lu Che said as he pulled the bed curtain to include the crib, isolating the family of four from the outside world.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Yao asked in confusion, "Didn't you just finish feeding?"

"After feeding, let's do something serious." Lu Che sat on the edge of the bed, stretched out his hand and hugged her tightly, saying: "Wife, thank you for giving birth to two such lovely babies for me. You have worked hard."

Jiang Yao knew that his gratitude was sincere, but she couldn't help but expose him, "Really? I heard the nurse say that you said your brother is ugly."

"..." Lu Che explained without confidence: "Brother is a man, he can't be spoiled. He has to suffer a little from a young age to become a man."

"…Isn't it too early to tell a newborn baby that he will suffer?"

"It's not early at all. Let's not discuss this issue yet. Let's get down to business first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Che's lips covered his.

Lu Che was very excited to become a father. He couldn't think of any other way to express his feelings except kissing his wife. So even if he was outside, he had to use a curtain to block her and kiss her to his heart's content.

The kiss was forced to end only when the doctor came to check on them.

Lu Che pulled open the bed curtains. The doctor looked at the sleeping twins and asked, "Didn't you say you were feeding them? How did you fall asleep so quickly?"

"I fell asleep as soon as I finished drinking." Lu Che lied calmly. Jiang Yao, sitting on the bed, felt guilty for him.

The doctor did not suspect anything and began to ask about Jiang Yao's condition. Seeing her red lips, he asked nervously, "Are you feeling unwell? Do you have a fever?"

"No." Jiang Yao raised her hand and touched her forehead, which was icy cold.

The doctor didn't quite believe it, so he also felt the body temperature and confirmed that it was normal, but he still asked suspiciously: "Why is your mouth so red?"

"..." Jiang Yao and Lu Che looked at each other guiltily.

Their furtive communication did not escape the doctor's sharp eyes. She immediately understood and after giving a series of medical advice, she added: "There is one thing you need to pay special attention to. You should not have sex 42 days after giving birth. Please pay attention to it."

“…”

After the doctor left, Jiang Yao's face was still red. She punched Lu Che in anger and said, "Pay attention to me."

"I understand." Lu Che coaxed, "I'll be patient and kiss her again when we get home."

Speaking of going home, Jiang Yao then remembered that they had not yet informed the old lady, so she said to Lu Che: "You should go home and tell grandma the good news. She must be waiting anxiously."

"No, you just gave birth. If the two little ones make a fuss, you won't be able to take care of them." Lu Che said, "This place is not far from the electromechanical factory. I'll ride my bike over there and ask my co-workers to bring me a message and buy some food."

"Okay, go quickly and come back soon." Jiang Yao said.

When the old lady learned that Jiang Yao had given birth to twins, she was so happy that she almost couldn't stand. Fortunately, her co-worker Lu Che caught her and said, "Grandma Lu, you may be happy, but don't fall."

"Okay, okay, I still have to take care of my precious great-grandchildren, so you have to protect yourself." The old lady said, and went to the kitchen to get eggs, saying, "Coworker Lu Che, don't leave yet. Bring some red eggs back to treat your fellow workers in the factory."

"No need, Grandma Lu, save it for Lu Che's wife." Lu Che's co-worker said, "Also, my name is Zhang Dong."

"It's okay. I made these red eggs to give to everyone." The old lady took out 30 red eggs, wrapped them with paper and rope, and hung them directly on Zhang Dong's handlebars. She said, "Please give them to the leaders and workers in the factory."

"Then I'll write about you, grandma, for everyone." Zhang Dong couldn't refuse the kind offer, so he didn't refuse. After thanking the old lady again and again, he prepared to ride his bicycle back.

"Be careful when you ride your bike on the road." The old lady just said this when she saw Zhu Xia coming towards them from a distance and waved at her quickly, "Zhu Zhiqing, Yaoyao gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl."

The old lady was full of energy, and her voice was loud enough for Zhu Xia to hear clearly. She heard this morning that Jiang Yao went to the hospital to give birth, so she came to the Lu family after work to ask about the situation. Unexpectedly, the situation was better than expected. She happily ran over and hugged the old lady.

"Grandma Lu, when will Yaoyao come back? I want to see the babies." Zhu Xia asked excitedly.

"I'm not sure about this either." The old lady asked Zhang Dong, "Xiao Zhang, do you know?"

"I should be able to return in two or three days. Last time, my sister-in-law had a natural birth and was able to return home in two or three days." Zhang Dong said, and then glanced at Zhu Xia, and then said: "Grandma Lu, I'm leaving first."

"good."

After Zhang Dong left, the old lady discussed with Zhu Xia whether to go to the hospital to visit Jiang Yao tomorrow. After thinking it over again and again, she decided not to go and wait for Jiang Yao to come back.

It's not that they are too tired to walk to the county town, but the old lady is so old. If she walks out, Lu Che will definitely have to ride a bicycle to bring her back, which will delay his taking care of Jiang Yao.

It's not easy to take care of a newborn, let alone two at once. Instead of causing trouble for the young couple, it's better to stay at home and wait for them to come home.

The news that Jiang Yao had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, spread throughout Qingyuan Village that evening.

It's a rare pair of twins, a boy and a girl. Some people are happy for them, but of course there are also people who feel jealous.

The next day, people came to the Lu family to congratulate them. The old lady thanked them and gave them red eggs. This lavish style was just like when the Lu family was not yet in decline.

Hearing that there were red eggs to give away, people who originally looked down on the Lu family also came to congratulate them in a false manner in order to take advantage of the situation. Saying a few nice words wouldn't cost you anything, not to mention that you could get a red egg for free.

But the old lady was not stupid. She was happy, but she knew who was sincere and who was fake. As for those who came to take advantage of her, she smiled and accepted their good words. She let them stand at the door for a long time without giving them the red eggs, which made those women very angry.

Jiang Yao stayed in the hospital for two days and was discharged and went home with the doctor's permission.

But they were in trouble when going back because Lu Che had to ride a bicycle and Jiang Yao couldn't carry two children by herself. He could only ask Zhang Dong for help to see if he could ask his sister-in-law to help carry the children back.

"My sister-in-law is very busy today." Zhang Dong said, "How about I go to Qingyuan Village and pick up your wife's friend and ask her to help."

"My wife's friend?" Lu Che asked, "Who is it?"

Zhang Dong: "It seems to be a sent-down youth. I heard your grandmother call her...Zhu Zhiqing?"

"You're talking about Zhu Xia." Lu Che thought it was reliable and said, "Then go to my house and ask my grandma to help invite her over."

"Okay, I'll make sure to complete the task." Zhang Dong said, and rode away happily.

After Lu Che completed the discharge procedures, Zhang Dong also came with Zhu Xia.

Zhu Xia looked at the two little kids and her heart was melted by their cuteness. "Yaoyao, can I be their godmother?"

"Of course." Jiang Yao said with a smile, "As long as you don't look down on us two country kids."

"Who would dislike such a cute child?" Zhu Xia said, "When we get back, godmother will give you red envelopes."

"No need to give a red envelope." Jiang Yao was afraid that she would insist on this question, so she changed the subject and asked, "Do you want to hug your brother or sister?"

"My younger sister." Zhu Xia said, "I'm not very good at hugging. It's easier to hug someone with a bigger head."

"Then be careful." Lu Che carefully placed his sister in Zhu Xia's arms.

Two bicycles, carrying four adults and two children home.

Knowing that Jiang Yao was coming back today, many nearby villagers came to visit, including Wen Qian and Zhou Qiong. For a while, the Lu family was crowded with people, and it was very lively.

Lu Che was grateful to them, but he was worried that Jiang Yao would be too tired to deal with so many people. Fortunately, she was still in confinement and could hide in her room.

Except for Wen Qian and Zhou Qiong who went in to talk to her, the rest of the villagers were turned away by Lu Che.

Everyone knew that he loved his wife very much, so no one blamed her. After all, as long as he had the twins, he could never get enough of looking at them.

The brother and sister did not make a fuss, but watched with everyone, until they were hungry and started crying for their mother. Lu Che took this opportunity to carry them back to the room and signaled the old lady to send them away.

The younger sister cried the loudest, so Lu Che let Jiang Yao feed her first while he held his brother and coaxed him softly.

But the brother didn't understand what his father said. He only knew that he was very hungry and wanted to drink milk. As he cried louder and louder, Lu Che's patience was greatly reduced. He said in a hoarse voice: "You are the brother, can't you let your sister eat first?"

After he finished speaking, his brother cried even louder. Jiang Yao looked at him and said unhappily, "Of course he's crying because he's hungry. Why are you being so mean to him?"

"No, I..." Lu Che turned to look at his wife, but stopped talking halfway.

Jiang Yao looked up at him, only to find that he was staring straight at...the child's rations.

"What are you looking at?" Jiang Yao felt a little embarrassed when he stared at her.

Lu Che swallowed his saliva and said, "Wife, grandma seems to be delicious. I want to eat it too."

Jiang Yao: "You wish!"

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Congratulations to Mr. Lu...