Sun Shunhua never expected to die in the delivery room. When she was barely breathing, she thought, "This shouldn't be. My mother gave birth to eight children in a row. Even if some of them didn't survive, five of them still lived."
It doesn't make sense that she didn't give birth to a single child.
When Shen Fenghua heard the news, she felt depressed. She never thought that things would turn out this way. Just this morning, Sun Shunhua was still looking forward to becoming a mother.
That evening, Shen Fenghua met Sun Shunhua's mother-in-law. Her face showed no sadness or grief, but she was muttering to herself as if she had endless curses.
Shen Fenghua wasn't trying to listen; it was just that those humiliating words were relentless and pervasive.
"You spendthrift little wench, you've wasted all the chickens I raised..."
"I knew she'd die young; I shouldn't have married her..."
"Idiot, idiot! Even if she died, she should at least have left a lineage for our Gouwa. She kicked the bucket and ended it all, but what about Gouwa?"
Shen Fenghua couldn't listen any longer, turned her head, and coldly asked, "Are you done cleaning up?"
"What's it to you?"
"Get out of here once you're done cleaning up."
She felt disgusted just breathing the same air as someone like that.
Grandma Sun Shunhua wanted to retort, but seeing Qi Ye standing to the side with an unfriendly look, she swallowed back the harsh words that were about to come out.
"Can't you speak more politely?" she said, throwing things around. "You have no manners at all."
Shen Fenghua retorted, "You think you're so cultured? You heartless bastard! Your daughter-in-law died in the delivery room because she was giving birth to your child. You have no regrets at all, and you don't even know how to be considerate. Don't you know what it means to respect the dead?"
Honestly, even if it wasn't a person who died today, but a dog, after so many years together and developing feelings for it, I wouldn't feel any sadness at all.
After saying that, Shen Fenghua curled her lips in a sarcastic tone, "When you criticize others, first look at yourself to see if you're clean. Aren't you afraid of having pus flowing from your feet and sores growing on your head before you say those things?"
The woman eventually left.
The ward was quiet, but Shen Fenghua felt somewhat lost, reflecting on the impermanence of life.
Qi Ye noticed that Shen Fenghua was upset, so he took her hand and whispered, "What are you thinking about?"
Shen Fenghua smiled, but it was a bitter smile, and she would have looked better if she hadn't smiled at all. "I just feel that life is just too sudden."
She was fine at noon, saying she would lose weight after giving birth.
It was gone by evening.
"Hmm," Qi Ye had nothing to say. Sun Shunhua was gone; that was an indisputable fact.
“So,” he said, looking at Shen Fenghua with gentle, spring-like eyes, “we must cherish every day we have.”
The future is too uncertain; no one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come. All we can do is live each day to the fullest.
Shen Fenghua knew this, but seeing Sun Shunhua made her feel slightly gloomy.
Qi Ye's words...
He's seen so much life and death that he's become somewhat numb, but it's not that different.
That night, Qi Ye kept watch while Grandma went to the guesthouse to rest. Shen Fenghua didn't sleep well that night. Qi Ye stayed up all night and only managed to doze off for a while by the bedside at dawn.
Shen Fenghua woke up, looked at Qi Ye's face, and suddenly had a change of heart.
Even if it's painful, what can you do?
Life goes on as usual. Those who have left have left, and those who are alive must continue to live.
Moreover... to put it bluntly, they were just strangers who met by chance. Shen Fenghua was depressed quickly, but she recovered even faster.
She couldn't move; the slightest movement would wake Qi Ye from his dream.
"woke up?"
"Hmm," Qi Ye's eyes were clear, "Are you getting up in the middle of the night?"
“No,” Shen Fenghua pulled Qi Ye back down as he tried to get up, “Come up here and lie down with me for a while…”
Before Qi Ye could refuse, Shen Fenghua continued, "My stomach is so heavy, come and support it for me."
Qi Ye didn't refuse, and silently lay down to support Shen Fenghua's belly, while also massaging her arms and legs. "Are you uncomfortable?"
“It’s alright,” Shen Fenghua noticed the apology in Qi Ye’s eyes, “Anyway, it’s only for a midday, the afternoon will be over…”
Before he could finish speaking, Qi Yeteng stood up abruptly. "Let's not wait until noon, how about we have the baby this morning?"
Perhaps Qi Ye himself didn't realize that his eyes revealed a bewildered vulnerability and expectation. Shen Fenghua thought about it and decided it wasn't a bad idea. After Qi Ye went to ask the doctor about the schedule, less than an hour later, Shen Fenghua was wheeled into the delivery room.
Looking at the hospital with its doors tightly closed and the smell of disinfectant permeating the air, Qi Ye felt his legs go weak, unable to take a step or lift his legs.
Grandma was also anxious, but she knew her own body, so she obediently sat on the hospital bench, anxiously looking at the doorway.
The mother and daughter waited at the entrance for an unknown amount of time. Looking at the faintly flickering lights of the hospital, Qi Ye felt a sense of timelessness.
Time ticked by, and he had never felt it could be so long.
Finally, the door creaked open.
Congratulations, mother and child are safe and sound.
Qi Ye seemed to snap out of his daze, and immediately looked intently at the doctor, "Where...where is my wife?"
"Oh, your loved one is still inside getting their wound treated," the doctor said, turning to look at the child the nurse was bringing over. "This is the baby, please give him/her..."
Qi Ye looked at the child who had been brought to him, staggered back two steps, and felt a little dazed. This little red-skinned monkey-like thing was his child?
"Don't give it to me..." It wasn't that he disliked the child, but Qi Ye was a little dazed and didn't know how much force he could muster. The child was so small and looked like he could be easily broken.
Grandma didn't dare give it to him either, and took the baby herself. There was also a nurse who looked at the gray-haired grandma, and then at Qi Ye, who was anxiously waiting at the delivery room door.
Nurse:"……"
Alright, let her do it.
One was older, and the other had a face that looked unreliable.
"Come on, grandma, let me help you."
"Oh, thank you so much, you're a good person."
Half an hour later, Shen Fenghua, who was unconscious, was wheeled out.
"What is she doing...?"
"I'm tired, and the anesthesia hasn't worn off yet. I'll be fine after a nap."
Looking at Shen Fenghua's pale sleeping face, Qi Ye suddenly felt like crying.
Thank God, you're out safe and sound.
The family of five reunited. Seeing Shen Fenghua beside him, Qi Ye finally remembered to pay attention to the children. He glanced at the two little red-skinned monkeys and asked, "Grandma, which one is the older brother? Which one is the younger brother?"
Grandma: "This is the third brother, and this is the fourth sister."
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