Xu Haizhou was so anxious that sweat broke out on his head. Just as he was about to pick up his wife, a chubby hand came across and stopped him.
"Wait wait, it doesn't seem to hurt anymore..." After saying that, three pairs of eyes stared at Qiao Lu's belly nervously, lifted her clothes, and observed it carefully.
Two minutes later——
"Eh? Really, it doesn't hurt anymore, I'm dizzy."
A false startle, a false shake.
This kid! He is causing too much trouble to his parents!
If it's a boy! Xu Haizhou will definitely spank him when he comes out!
If it's a girl, it's fine if she's sensible, but if she's not, she'll be spanked!
Just last night I was thinking that this child was too tormenting, but at dawn the next day Qiao Lu's stomach started to feel bloated, and the kid "lived up to everyone's expectations" and continued to torment his parents.
This time it was real, and there was no warning. Qiao Lu was woken up from her sleep by the pain. She let out painful moans from between her lips and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Hai...Haizhou...wake up, it hurts, it hurts..."
Xu Haizhou woke up with a start. Without time to be stunned, he jumped out of bed reflexively and prepared according to the drill he had practiced repeatedly before.
Taking the small bag that he had prepared in advance, including a mattress and various snacks, he moved downstairs first. There was an open space there that was specifically used to park bicycles. A few days ago, Xu Haizhou found a tricycle and parked it there. He threw all the luggage on it, laid thick bedding on the tricycle, and finally carried the child's mother down.
Without wasting a moment, I rode my bike to the nearest hospital to my Nanhu home.
"An An, hurry up and go upstairs and wait in the house. Dad will come to pick you up after mom gives birth to little sister." He turned around and warned Qiao An who had just run down.
The little guy stood there at a loss, picking his fingers, his face full of tears: "Dad, I, I'm scared, I, can I go with you, I'm scared--"
He burst into tears, ran away, and hugged his mother tightly.
"An An, don't cry, don't cry." Qiao Lu weakly stretched out her hand and tremblingly wiped the child's tears.
Time was running out, and Xu Haizhou didn't care about anything else, and quickly ordered: "Then come up quickly, quickly."
The boy climbed onto the tricycle and hugged Qiao Lu tightly.
On the way, all that could be heard was Qiao An's mumbling.
"Mom, I'm scared. An An is a little scared."
"It's okay, don't be afraid, it's okay."
"Mom, where did my little sister come from? How long will it take to be born?"
Qiao Lu didn't know how to answer the first question, and the pain in her body made her speechless. The contractions were painful in waves, and the pain was unbearable. Every time it hurt, she could only pinch her thighs tightly to try to share some of the pain.
She was having trouble breathing and only replied to her son with two words: "Soon."
Qiao An saw Qiao Lu's pain and felt heartbroken. Tears and snot flowed all over her face and she cried in grief: "Mom, I don't want a sister and a brother anymore. Don't want mom to be in pain. Don't cry—"
"well."
Qiao Lu raised her head, breathing heavily from her nose.
"Mom, I make a wish. I ask Grandpa Buddha to bless you and keep you safe."
"good."
Having Qiao An distract my attention along the way sometimes did relieve the pain a little, which was better than nothing.
By the time Xu Haizhou sent her to the hospital, she was already numb from the pain.
…
It rained last night and the sun is shining brightly today. Water vapor evaporates and absorbs heat. Even though the room is not well ventilated, the steamer is still hot.
The doctor arranged for me to lie on an operating table, but because my contractions had not reached the standard, I could not go in to give birth yet.
Xu Haizhou found a book from somewhere and used it to fan her. Qiao An asked his father to tear two pieces of paper for him and imitated his father in fanning his mother.
Qiao Lu felt very relieved, and for a moment, she really felt that it was worth it to feel this much pain for Xu Haizhou.
She wanted to say something, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the pain in her stomach made her lips turn pale. She was in so much pain that she couldn't scream, and her eyes closed.
Both hands tightly grasped Xu Haizhou's right hand, holding it tightly, very tightly, without any gap.
She tried to transfer her painful feelings from her palms to him, trying to make him feel one ten-thousandth of her pain.
At that moment, Qiao Lu just wished there was a way to get the baby out of her belly right away!
Any method would be fine, as long as he could get it out quickly... She finally understood now why there were news reports of women in labor kneeling down and begging doctors to perform cesarean sections on them.
Later, sweat flowed down her hair into her eyes, and a free hand was free to gently wipe it away.
Then, a rustling sound was heard, and a piece of fragrant and crispy peach cake was fed to the mouth.
A distressed and trembling voice echoed in my ears: "Eat more, eat more, or you won't be too weak to give birth later."
The contractions came in waves, and after the most painful period, Qiao Lu quickly bit off a piece of peach pastry.
If you don't conserve your strength now, you really may not have the strength to give birth in the operating room later.
Oh my god...I really don't want to experience this a second time in my lifetime!
Finally, after who knows how long, the cervix finally reached the standard and Qiao Lu was finally pushed into the operating room!
Xu Haizhou anxiously waited outside with his son in tow. The father and son looked exactly the same, eagerly waiting.
Clang——
The operating room door was closed, and two pairs of eyes stared at the door silently.
It seemed as if Xu Haizhou's soul was pushed in along with the operating bed.
He didn't even pay attention to his son's voice.
"Dad, Dad."
"Hmm? What's wrong, An An?"
Coming back to his senses, Xu Haizhou squatted down, gently held the little guy in his arms, and breathed in the sweet and soft milk scent on his body to draw strength from it.
Yes, Xu Haizhou now needs to draw strength from Qiao An in order to prevent himself from panicking to the point of losing strength.
"Dad, I'm scared. I'm scared." Qiao An's voice was trembling as she cried. Her hands, which were clutching the hem of Xu Haizhou's clothes, were shaking.
God knows how scared he was. He was afraid that his mother would not be able to come out after going in like this.
He could understand the three words on the glass door of the operating room. Those three words meant that his mother was being pushed in for surgery. Surgery means that the patient is seriously ill and needs a doctor to go into the operating room to save him!
That's dangerous, very dangerous, so dangerous that you might die...
"Woo woo - I want my mom, I want my mom -" This child's perception ability is stronger than that of ordinary children, and he is more likely to have wild thoughts.
His mother might be fine in there, and his crying made Xu Haizhou want to cry too.
"Don't be afraid, Mom will be out soon, and she will be out safely."
He tried to comfort his son in such a powerless and pale way, but in fact he was no less anxious than Qiao An.
Giving birth is like going through the gates of hell.
When he was a child, Xu Haizhou witnessed two older sisters from his neighborhood die during childbirth.
It was also because of these two shadows that he often did not want Qiao Lu to have children.
He really likes her and loves her very much. If something happens to her... that would be too cruel.
He couldn't even imagine how miserable and bleak his future life would be.
It's like giving him light and then plunging him into darkness.
Definitely, please don't get into any trouble.
God bless you, Buddha bless you.
He also imitated Joan and put his hands together to make a wish.
An adult and a child were "worshipping Buddha" in front of the operating room, and passers-by all stopped to watch curiously.
Half an hour later, Xu Haizhou gradually calmed down, took out his pager to inform Qiao Yan, and sent a message to Li Hongjun, asking him to send someone to the state-owned hotel to buy some nutritious meals for the mother and deliver them to the hospital when he was free.
Half an hour later, Qiao Lu had not come out yet, but Qiao Yan and her whole family came.
Twenty minutes later, Li Hongjun also came. One person was not enough, so he called the shop assistant over. Four hands were full of four thermos buckets.
Three hours later, the door of the operating room opened wide, and the nurse holding the swaddled baby came out first, followed by two doctors pushing a trolley.
"Who is the father of the child? Come and hold the child."
"It's me, it's me!" Xu Haizhou raised his hand eagerly and walked forward, but wanted to run to the back to find his wife first.
The nurse grabbed his arm and said in a funny way: "Don't look at your wife first, hug the child."
"How's my wife?" He took the child in a panic. It was the first time he held such a small child. He was at a loss. The young nurse took him a long time to teach him.
How stupid.
"Mother and daughter are safe. Let's go and take your daughter-in-law to the ward."
Immediately afterwards, a group of people quickly followed the young nurse and pushed Qiao Lu's operating bed into a ward.
They walked faster and in a hurry. Everyone's mind was full of Qiaolu and Qiaolu's newborn baby. No one noticed the little one who was following closely at the end of the team, trotting anxiously to catch up with them.
"Woo woo - wait for me, wait for me, I want to see mommy too, I want to see my sister -"
Qiao Lu was the first mother to come to the hospital to give birth today. When she entered the ward, it was empty, with no one there.
Xu Haizhou placed the child on another empty bed and ran next door to see his wife impatiently.
"Qiaolu, Qiaolu." The hot big hand held her hand tightly.
Qiao Lu's palms were full of sweat, as if they had been washed by sweat.
Her face was filled with fatigue. It was so white that it looked as if it was covered with powder. It was so white that it was almost transparent. It was as if she could be blown away by the wind at any moment...
He leaned over and gave her a loving kiss on the corner of her forehead.
"Thank you for your hard work. I love you."
It felt like an electric current was passing through my heart, making me feel tingling and numb.
Even though she was too tired to talk, Qiao Lu still managed to hold on to her strength, curled her lips, and asked him, "Where's the baby? How is it? Who does it look like?"
"Girl, looks like you." Actually, Xu Haizhou didn't know who she looked like. He just took a look at the child while holding her in his arms, and his eyes were glued to her.
Besides, who can tell who a newborn baby looks like?
To be honest, Qiao Lu is very happy now, especially when the young nurse opened the door of the operating room and saw a group of familiar faces gathered outside the operating room, her heart was filled with joy.
"Joan, where are you going? My sister is here!"
"Come here! Look at your sister! She looks just like you when you were a child!" Qiao Yan greeted the little guy happily.
The little guy finally squeezed into the ward, looked around with his big eyes, opened his mouth anxiously, searching for something.
"Where's Mom? Why can't I see Mom?" He turned around like a headless fly.
"An An..." Qiao Lu called out weakly, and only then did the child realize that his body was blocked by someone.
He quickly ran over, pushed aside his father who was blocking his way, and shouted, "Mom!"
Qiao An excitedly hugged his mother's arms, and put his little face against her sweaty skin: "Mom, you are hiding here, Mom, did you give birth to your sister? How did you give birth? Is there a hole in your stomach? Mom, does it hurt? Mom, can I blow on you?"
All of a sudden, my heart, which had just been filled with emotion, was suddenly filled with joy.
Qiao Lu looked at him with a sympathetic gaze and was extremely relieved: "Good boy, mommy doesn't need to blow the wine, just take a nap and you'll be fine."
Qiao An jumped up excitedly: "Then mom, go to sleep quickly. I'll be waiting for you here. I'll always be here."
Qiao Lu was so amused by her son's innocence and cuteness that she laughed so hard that her lower body ached.
"You're just coaxing a kid, you bastard."
After smiling, Qiao An turned around, raised her head, and waved to Xu Haizhou: "Dad, Dad, let everyone go out. Mom wants to sleep. It's too noisy here."
The little adult-like tone of voice amused his father.
Ruffling his hair, kissing his little face lovingly: "Okay."
The mother needed rest, and the newborn baby needed rest even more. In the end, only Qiao An was left in the ward, and Xu Haizhou sent all relatives and friends out of the ward.
Until everyone was sent away, the ward became completely quiet. This was a truly warm moment belonging to the family of four.
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