But this time no one dared to ask for food. They all turned their faces away and didn't dare to look over here.
"There's also braised pork? Where did you buy it?" Ningxia didn't know what was wrong with her. She had never lacked meat to eat, so why was she so craving for it?
"I asked the kitchen staff at the state-owned restaurant to make this. How does it taste?"
Ren Jingxiao opened all the meat, vegetables and placed them on a small bench nearby.
Then he set it up and let Ningxia sit on the bed to eat.
Ningxia was already hungry and had eaten most of the meal by herself. If she hadn't felt her stomach was full, she felt she could have eaten more.
Ningxia touched her belly. This was too scary. Would she become a fat girl from eating too much?
"Are you full? There's still a lot left. Don't worry about me. I can get more food when it's time for dinner."
Ren Jingxiao was worried that Ningxia wasn't full, as she had to take care of two people by herself now!
"I'm full. This isn't enough. You can order some more dishes when it's time for dinner." Ningxia decided to control herself.
Ren Jingxiao didn't force it and finished the remaining food in two or three bites.
He had just rinsed the lunch box and returned to the ward when the woman on the bed by the window started moving.
Seeing that the woman was in excruciating pain, Ren Jingxiao was so scared that he quickly covered Ningxia's ears.
"Xia Xia, don't be afraid, it's okay." Ningxia didn't feel very scared, but Ren Jingxiao's hands were shaking.
Soon the doctor and nurse came over. After a quick check, they said, "Why are you shouting? It's only one finger dilated. It's still too early!"
"You're yelling all the time, how can you have the energy to wait for the birth? Eat something and wait!"
The doctor had a very rude attitude. He left after giving a few instructions without caring about the woman who was groaning in pain.
"Okay, what are you yelling about? Who doesn't want to have children? Are you the only one being so pretentious? Aren't you ashamed? You're the only one who can coax people. You've fooled my silly son around."
"I told you to give birth at home and have Aunt Liu deliver the baby, but you insisted on coming to the hospital. Are hospitals really that good? She's not giving birth for you, so you still have to feel the pain when it's due."
The old woman held her grandson in her arms, her eyelids drooping.
"Mom, I really can't stand it anymore. Why hasn't Brother Cheng come yet?" The woman was not very old. It was obvious that this was her first child. Her face was pale and panicked.
"You give birth to a child and the whole family has to wait on him? He won't fight for work points? The whole family will be left with nothing!"
The older man looked at his daughter-in-law with disgust, and the little boy glared at the woman fiercely.
Ningxia felt really disheartened when she saw this scene. People always say that women should not make things difficult for other women, but it is often women who target other women the most.
After years of being a daughter-in-law and finally becoming a mother-in-law, they all want their daughters-in-law to experience the hardships they have endured at the hands of their own mothers-in-law.
Ningxia couldn't help but feel fortunate that she didn't have a mother-in-law, but if she let Jingxiao be like this, even if she had a mother-in-law, she would still be angry with her.
She might not have done anything yet, but he dared to scare her with a cannon.
Ren Jingxiao saw Ningxia staring at him and thought that she was annoyed by those people.
"Be quiet, you're the only one in the ward." Ren Jingxiao said to the old woman dissatisfiedly.
The old woman suddenly shut up, and the woman lying on the bed stopped shouting.
Even if you can't help it, just hum softly, which is more effective than the doctor's words.
It was not until after dinner time, when both families came to deliver food, that Ningxia saw the men from the two families.
They were all skinny, dark-skinned country men. The one in the middle didn't talk much. He was holding a steamed bun made of wild vegetables, and the only nutritious thing in it was a boiled egg.
"Our mother said that this time it must be a son. We have already given birth to three girls. If this one is still a girl, won't we be laughed at to death in the team?"
The man peeled the egg and handed it to the woman. The woman was very touched and quickly promised the man:
"Don't worry, I've had it calculated, and it's definitely going to be a boy this time. Junzi's family gave birth to a boy in the hospital, and I came to the hospital this time too, so I'm sure I can give birth to a boy too."
The woman looked confident when she mentioned this, and the man felt relieved when he heard her say that.
The woman in the house by the window has been crying ever since the man came, and the man is very anxious.
He was at a loss as to what to do to comfort the person, and the old woman beside him kept rolling her eyes.
"Yingzi, eat more. I cooked some white noodles for you. After you give birth, I will kill the chicken at home and give you some nutrition."
As soon as the man finished speaking, the boy in the old woman's arms refused to agree.
"Why does she get to eat white noodles while I can only eat cornmeal dumplings? I even have to kill a chicken for her. People say if you have a stepmother, you will also have a stepfather. You don't love me anymore."
The little boy yelled at the man with a look of hatred on his face, there was no trace of fatherly love and filial piety at all.
"Your mother is going to give birth to a little brother for you, why doesn't she love you anymore? You are so old now, can't you understand things a little bit?"
The man grabbed the little boy and hit him on the butt twice.
Suddenly the whole ward was in chaos again, but the woman was sitting on the bed eating noodles peacefully.
Only the old woman was protecting him while cursing.
Ningxia looked at these two families and felt that whose lives were not a mess?
The two men arrived in a hurry and left even more hastily. After they left, the ward became much quieter.
At dinner time, Ren Jingxiao went out to buy two more servings of dumplings. There was a quarrel over flour and meat.
Ren Jingxiao never let Ningxia worry about these things. The two women on the hospital bed were extremely envious when they smelled the scent.
They only eat lunch and save food for dinner, so they never have a full meal.
But look at them, they eat different kinds of food. The man is afraid that the woman won’t be full, so he keeps coaxing her.
They never thought they had a bad life before, as everyone else was doing the same. But now, compared to them, what kind of life are they living?
By the evening, the woman could no longer bear it, and soon her amniotic fluid broke. The doctor came and pushed her into the delivery room.
"Xia Xia, don't be afraid. It's still early." Ren Jingxiao was frightened by the woman's crying.
He was thinking about what to do when Xia Xia was about to give birth. Should he just not have the child?
But what if the baby is already in my belly? Is there any way the doctor can remove it? Will Xia Xia agree?
Ren Jingxiao looked at Ningxia lying there, her hands protecting her belly, and the way she cried with joy when she found out she was pregnant.
No matter how stupid he was, he knew that if he dared to kill the child, Xia Xia would never forgive him.
"I'm not afraid, and you don't have to be too nervous." Ningxia was only happy now. As for panic and fear, she felt that Ren Jingxiao was more seriously ill.
He was trembling as he comforted her. Ningxia wanted to say something, but she was afraid that he would panic even more.
She didn't know how to persuade him to calm down. She knew better than anyone how much he cared about her.
They are each other's only one. No matter if there is any disturbance on either side, the panic in their hearts cannot be soothed by a few words of comfort.
Ningxia understood, so she didn't say anything. As long as she got better soon, Ren Jingxiao would be able to truly feel relieved.
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