Chapter 104 Chapter 104 Two Updates in One
When Shen Moer asked again the next day, Fu Mingze denied that he had done anything to let her down. He just said lightly that he felt that her pregnancy was too hard, so he couldn't forget it after getting drunk and felt resentful.
Fu Mingze had already made up his mind that before the child was born, he must not reveal even a word to Shen Moli.
Shen Moer felt that his explanation was a bit far-fetched, but she didn't believe that Fu Zhiqing would do anything to let her down, so she reluctantly accepted Fu Mingze's explanation. Anyway, if there was something, Fu Zhiqing couldn't keep it from her forever, so he had to tell her.
Besides, husband and wife should leave some room for each other.
For example, she also had something she didn't tell Fu Zhiqing. It wasn't that she was hiding it on purpose, it was just that it was difficult to say, so she was just hiding it out of kindness.
Director Shen, considering his own reality, did not take the matter to heart and quickly put it aside.
After breakfast, Fu Mingze first accompanied Shen Moer to the embroidery factory. Since Shen Moer's belly was getting bigger and bigger, Fu Mingze didn't dare to let her sit on the back seat of the bicycle anymore. He would walk to pick up his wife from work in the morning and evening.
Fu Zhiqing learned a lot about maternal and infant care from comrades in the commune health center. Recently, he not only walks to and from get off work with Shen Moer in the morning and evening, but also takes Shen Moer out for a walk from time to time after dinner. It is said that there are plans to accompany Shen Moer to climb stairs in the future, which will help the mother to give birth naturally.
This is quite different from the custom during the Daliang period.
The pregnant women that Chen Moer had seen in Daliang were either princesses or ladies from high-class families. Pregnant women had noble status, and having children was very important. Especially when it was almost time for the birth of a child, the maids and old women would serve them very carefully. How could they dare to let the pregnant woman walk around or climb the stairs?
What if you fall and get hurt?
However, Shen Moer has been in this world for many years and knows that the medical and scientific levels in this world are indeed much higher than those in Daliang. Moreover, in order to understand and grasp all this knowledge, Fu Zhiqing has sent vegetables to the comrades in the health center many times and was teased by them and the people in the family compound. Even if it is for the sake of serious preparation to welcome the little Fu Zhiqing, she has to cooperate, right?
The two parted at the factory gate. Fu Mingze watched Shen Moli walk slowly into the gate. He didn't wait until her back gradually disappeared in the distance before he turned the bicycle by the handlebars, got on the bike and pedaled out.
"Our Director Shen has a really good relationship with her husband."
The people in the security room who watched this scene every day couldn't help but sigh.
This handsome man and beautiful woman are both young and capable, and they have such a good relationship. It's no exaggeration to say that they are a match made in heaven.
When Shen Moer arrived at the office, her secretary Xiao Tang had already arrived. She helped her get some water and poured her a cup of honeysuckle tea: "Director, this honeysuckle has just been picked and dried. It is said that if pregnant women drink a little, it can relieve the internal heat during pregnancy."
Shen Moer nodded and paused. She felt something was wrong: "The honeysuckle in your brigade is quite famous, but this honeysuckle is not the one Fu Zhiqing asked you for, right?"
Xiao Tang smiled and said, "Director, Fu Zhiqing asked me for it, but he exchanged it with me for something else."
Shen Moer didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Fu Zhiqing's mass base was quite solid, and he had spies almost everywhere around her.
As soon as she sat down at the desk, the phone rang. Shen Moer picked up the phone. Chen Jiahua on the other end of the phone first asked about her physical condition. After talking for a while, he got to the point: "I heard a rumor that the province intends to move the second embroidery factory back to the provincial capital. The person who led this matter was our former factory director, now Deputy Director Jiao of the Industrial Department."
Two years ago, Director Jiao of the Nan Province Embroidery Garment Factory went to the Department of Industry, and the position of director was taken over by Zeng Huiru, who had made outstanding achievements in recent years. Chen Jiahua finally had the opportunity to move up a step and became the deputy director with the lowest ranking in the Nan Province Embroidery Garment Factory team.
The Department of Industry manages the province's industrial enterprises and is the immediate superior of the Embroidery Factory. They do have the final say on relocating a factory. Of course, they also need to coordinate with relevant departments and cities and counties. But even if Lingjiang City or Jiangbei County disagrees with the relocation, if the Department of Industry insists on going its own way, I'm afraid the lower levels won't be able to support it.
Moreover, although the Second Embroidery Factory is located in a remote small county in Jiangbei, its annual foreign exchange earnings far exceed those of other factories in the provincial capital. Even the provincial leaders may have thought about whether moving to the provincial capital would be more conducive to the development of the factory.
Chen Jiahua knew that Shen Moer didn't want to go to the provincial capital, but if the factory moved, Shen Moer would be in a difficult situation.
Moreover, "some say that the factory will be moved away, and the main production projects will be moved to the provincial capital, leaving one or two product projects for Jiangbei County, with reduced equipment and workers, just like the original ninth workshop, which is affiliated to the Second Embroidery Factory."
The so-called relocation actually mainly involves workers and equipment, especially embroiderers who already have rich experience and certain skills.
However, the provincial government thinks that it should be easy for embroiderers from rural areas of Jiangbei County to come to the provincial capital. If they are given certain policy preferences, such as housing, children's education, etc., they will definitely be eager to do so.
The workers and equipment have all left, so does it matter whether Shen Moer leaves or not?
If she doesn't want to leave, she can stay and continue to manage the production projects in Jiangbei County. It was her own request anyway, and it would be polite enough to lower her position but retain its level. If she is willing to leave, many things will be easier to handle in the provincial capital.
Chen Jiahua's voice was filled with worry: "Since the news has been leaked, it is estimated that this is likely to happen. You should be mentally prepared."
Shen Moer frowned slightly. A tall tree attracts the wind. The performance of the Second Embroidery Factory in recent years is indeed too impressive. It is not surprising that someone is thinking about it. She thought of what Liu Yinshuang said before. She was afraid that not only the provincial government, but also people in their factory were unsettled.
"Sister Jiahua, thank you for telling me this. I will treat you to a meal when I have the chance to visit the provincial capital." Shen Moer said sincerely. Since she met Chen Jiahua, Chen Jiahua has really helped her a lot.
"Well, why are you being so polite to me? Haven't you helped me a lot?"
Whether it was embroidery technology or the annual Canton Fair, Shen Moer had indeed helped her a lot in the past few years.
Compared with the complicated personnel relationships in the Southern Province Embroidery Factory, Chen Jiahua actually envied the Second Embroidery Factory.
In recent years, the people of the Second Embroidery Factory have been a special presence in the Canton Fair venue. They dare to think and act, are full of creative ideas, and are full of vitality.
Chen Jiahua also hopes from the bottom of his heart that the Second Embroidery Factory can always maintain this state.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Moer sat at the desk and thought for a while, then called Xiao Tang in: “Xiao Tang, make arrangements, let’s go to the city.”
Xiao Tang was a little surprised. Director Shen had hardly gone out recently. He had turned down all the meetings and business trips that could be postponed. Those that he couldn't postpone were handed over to other deputy directors. He had basically entered the stage of resting his pregnancy and waiting for delivery.
In fact, as the Second Embroidery Factory has developed over the past few years, the heads of various departments have also been trained, and Shen Moli is a person who likes to delegate power to her subordinates, so even if she takes a rest, it will not affect the operation of the factory.
For the people in the Second Embroidery Garment Factory, Director Shen is not so much the head of the entire factory as she is the spiritual pillar of all the people in the Second Embroidery Garment Factory. What she does is not important. What is important is that when they see her in the factory, they feel at ease.
As a secretary, Xiao Tang was surprised but did not say much. Instead, he quickly contacted the fleet to arrange for a car to be dispatched.
Although their factory is located in such an inconspicuous place as Jiangbei County, their annual export earnings are among the highest in the entire southern province. The factory is directly managed by the provincial government and has all the necessary configurations in recent years. The factory currently has a fleet of vehicles, five large and small trucks, and an official car for the factory leaders.
After sending the car, Xiao Tang quickly packed up Shen Moer's belongings and took out a small package from the mobile cabinet under the desk.
Shen Moer raised her eyebrows: “So many big and small bags?”
Xiao Tang put the small package into his bag and said seriously, "This was specially prepared by Fu Zhiqing. He said that if you have to go to a meeting or go on a business trip, you should take this with you. It contains some snacks like biscuits and meat jerky, as well as emergency items like whistles and matches."
Shen Moer: “…”
Xiao Tang said enviously, "Director Shen, Fu Zhiqing is so kind to you."
She was a little embarrassed, but still said it out loud: "When I look for a partner in the future, I want to find someone as considerate as Fu Zhiqing."
Shen Moer laughed: "Then you must investigate carefully."
When the official car drove out of the gate of the Second Embroidery Factory, Jin Caifei, who was standing at the office window watching the car go away, frowned tightly. Why did Chen Moli suddenly run to the city at this critical moment?
She had not attended any meetings or business trips during this period. Today's sudden incident made Jin Caifei feel her heart pounding, as if something bad was about to happen.
Jin Caifei stood at the window for a while, and couldn't help but sit back at his desk and make a phone call to the provincial capital.
"What's wrong with going to the city? As a factory director, isn't it normal for her to have meetings that she can't shirk, or to report to the city leaders about some work? Besides, hasn't she always been close to that Gu Yangbo? Gu Yangbo is quite young, isn't he? Who knows, the two of them, hehehe."
Mao Jianxin's voice sounded a little distorted on the phone, especially the obscene laughter at the end, which was particularly harsh to Jin Caifei.
Back then, the two of them came from the province together to build a factory. Mao Jianxin was still a young man full of vigor and vitality, with ideals, ambitions and pursuits. Jin Caifei actually admired him quite a bit at one point, and always felt that the two of them could be said to be dependent on each other in Jiangbei County.
However, the unsuccessful life in the past few years seemed to have destroyed all of this man's ideals and ambitions. He has now completely become the kind of greasy and dirty middle-aged man that Jin Caifei hates so much.
Jin Caifei felt very uncomfortable and couldn’t help but say, “Don’t make up rumors. We all know what kind of person Shen Moer is. She wouldn’t do such a thing.”
Honestly speaking, Jin Caifei now feels that Chen Moer is more suitable for the position of director of the Second Embroidery Factory than Mao Jianxin. If Mao Jianxin had not left, the factory might not have developed to its current level. Chen Moer is much, much better than Mao Jianxin both professionally and as a person.
It’s just that Shen Moli was unwilling to take the factory to the provincial capital, and she really couldn’t continue to stay in Jiangbei County.
Mao Jianxin sneered on the other end of the phone: "I didn't expect that you, Deputy Director Jin, would actually speak for her."
Jin Caifei rolled his eyes and said impatiently: "Stop talking about these nonsense, you must remember what you promised me!"
"Of course, the premise is that our plan is successful. Keep a close eye on it, Deputy Director Jin."
Mao Jianxin hung up the phone. Jin Caifei held the microphone in silence for a while before he gently put it down and let out a long breath.
After this day, Shen Moli returned to her daily routine of going to work and leaving get off work on time. She never went on business trips again, nor did she attend any meetings. Even within the Second Embroidery Factory, there was only a short regular meeting. At the meeting, Shen Moli reviewed the events of the next few months, and it was clear that she was ready to leave her job at any time.
Jin Caifei finally felt relieved.
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After Chen Moer reached her due date, Fu Mingze simply didn't even go to the village and stayed at home to take care of the pregnant woman. Chen Moer also arranged her work at the factory and went home safely to wait for the birth of her child. The couple's daily routine was to eat, sleep, take a walk, and climb stairs, over and over again.
Several days after the due date, Shen Moli still showed no signs of labor, and the two new parents finally began to get anxious.
"What due date? When I gave birth, there was no need to worry about so many things. I just went to the clinic when I had a stomachache, and the baby was born not long after. I was lucky, at least the doctor at the clinic delivered me. People in my hometown village all gave birth on their own, or had a midwife to help. It's okay. The baby will come out if it wants to."
Liu Guizhi used her only experience from twenty years ago to comfort Shen Moli.
"That's right. It's time to do it. Don't be impatient. It might break out at any time."
Shen Yinyin, who had come specially to help take care of the confinement, also felt that these young people were young after all. Although both of them were capable, they were still too inexperienced in matters such as having children.
After hearing what they said, Shen Moer immediately relaxed a lot.
In fact, I had never heard of any due date when I was in Daliang. It was just like what Liu Guizhi said, it was all estimated.
As soon as she relaxed, Shen Moer felt a little hungry and her mouth was a little greedy. She thought about it and said, "I want to eat the meat buns from the state-owned restaurant."
He looked eagerly at Fu Mingze who was pouring water.
There was nothing Fu Mingze didn't understand. He first poured water into Shen Moli's enamel cup, then took a few apricots that she loved to eat recently and placed them next to her hand. Then he took the money and bicycle keys to go to the state-owned restaurant to buy buns.
Fortunately, it was not long after breakfast time and the state-owned restaurant still had a few buns left. Fu Mingze simply bought all the remaining ones.
The people at the state-owned restaurant also knew him. He was the husband of an educated youth who was the director of the largest state-owned factory in the county. Anyone in Liuqiao Commune should have heard of him.
What's more, ever since his wife became pregnant, Fu Zhiqing has been coming over every now and then to pack up some meat dishes.
"Director Shen hasn't given birth yet?" the waiter asked curiously while putting buns into the lunch box that Fu Mingze brought.
Fu Mingze frowned slightly, then nodded and said, "Not yet."
The waiter was also a smart guy, and he immediately said, "It will probably be in the next few days. Director Shen looks like a blessed man, so everything will definitely go smoothly."
Fu Mingze smiled and said, "Thank you for your good words."
He rode his bike into the residential compound. Just as he arrived at the foot of his building, he heard a commotion coming from upstairs. Fu Mingze was startled and dropped his bike and ran upstairs.
Shen Moer was being carried out by Shen Yinyin and Liu Guizhi. When she saw Fu Mingze, Shen Yinyin shouted, "Xiao Fu, Moer is about to give birth. Hurry up, you help her, I'll get the things I prepared."
Fu Mingze hurried over to help him. Shen Moer was still holding back until her body leaned into Fu Mingze's arms. She grabbed his strong arms and whispered, "Fu Mingze, it hurts."
Fu Mingze was so distressed that he held his wife's body with his trembling hands, almost hugging her whole body in his arms, and said softly: "I know, just bear with it, we will go to the hospital right away, I will support you and walk slowly, okay?"
Shen Moer nodded, a thin layer of sweat seeping out of her forehead: “Let’s go quickly.”
In fact, Fu Mingze was extremely nervous. He was in a daze the whole time as he helped the person down the stairs. Then he went to push the tricycle that he had borrowed from someone earlier in the morning. He first used some worn-out clothes to pad the bottom, and then helped the person up.
The tricycle was carrying Shen Moli, Liu Guizhi and Shen Yinyin, so it should have been very heavy, but Fu Mingze didn't know where he got the strength from. Facing the bright sun in the summer morning, he pedaled all the way to the entrance of the health center in one breath.
"Ouch, Fu Zhiqing's clothes are all wet."
As soon as Liu Guizhi got off the tricycle, she saw that Fu Mingze's back was almost completely wet.
Fu Mingze wiped it off casually and said, "It's okay, let's go in quickly."
The three of them hurriedly helped Shen Moer down from the tricycle. Someone from the clinic came out to greet them: "Is Director Shen about to give birth?"
As soon as she entered the room, Shen Moli was arranged to lie down on a stretcher, and then was pushed directly into the delivery room.
In recent years, the factory building of the Second Embroidery Factory has been expanded, more and more workers have been recruited, and some of the commune's infrastructure has also been renovated and updated.
For example, the commune health center originally had only a few doctors, and usually they could only treat headaches, fevers, diarrhea, and heatstroke. In the past two years, not only has the building been expanded, but several new medical staff graduated from medical colleges have been recruited. Now there are delivery rooms and operating rooms, as well as more than ten inpatient wards.
It cannot be compared with the county hospital, but it is small but complete and much better than the general health center.
After all, Liuqiao Commune now has a large permanent population, and with more people, higher professional requirements will definitely be placed on the health center.
Therefore, the establishment of the Second Embroidery Factory in Liuqiao Commune was not simply to provide more opportunities for recruitment. The schools, clinics, supply and marketing cooperatives, state-owned restaurants in the commune also developed along with it, and were upgraded.
Even the shuttle buses to the county town that used to run on "1st, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, 4th, and 6th" from other communes have now become fixed buses in the morning and evening.
These are off-topic.
After Shen Moer was pushed into the delivery room, Fu Mingze was stopped outside by the nurse: "Family members are waiting outside."
Fu Mingze frowned: "Can't I go in and keep her company?"
The nurse looked at him and said, "The mother needs a hygienic and sterile environment. You are sweating all over. You must have been covered in dust all the way here. What if you infect the mother?"
It was rare for Fu Mingze to be choked and speechless for a long time. After a while, he nodded and said, "I'll wait outside."
After the nurse went in, Fu Mingze stared blankly at the door of the delivery room. Obviously, the door was well soundproofed and he should not be able to hear any sound from inside, but Fu Mingze inexplicably had the illusion that he heard Shen Moli screaming in pain.
Thinking of how she had just held his hand tightly and refused to let go, and how she, who was usually very calm, was now in pain and dazed, and her eyes were full of grievance and vulnerability when she looked at him, Fu Mingze felt as if someone had grabbed his heart, making it bitter and painful.
"How is it? How long have you been in there?"
Shen Shaoyuan came hurriedly. He was going to work as usual. Just when Fu Mingze and the others went out, they called someone from the family compound to help inform Shen Shaoyuan. After he got the news, he quickly asked for leave from the factory and came over.
Shen Yinyin went home to make chicken soup. Liu Guizhi stayed outside to accompany her. When she heard this, she said, "It hasn't been long since she went in. I estimate it's only been about 20 minutes. It's still early. It's the first child, so it won't happen that fast. It's considered fast if it can be born before dark."
After thinking for a while, she added, “But Director Shen’s stomachache came on a little too quickly. He was eating apricots and it suddenly started to hurt.”
Shen Shaoyuan nodded, walked to the door of the delivery room, and stared at the delivery room with Fu Mingze.
Fu Mingze turned his head and looked at him: "Dad."
Shen Shaoyuan was frightened by his appearance. This kid usually had a blank expression and looked calm, but now his eyes were red and he looked like he was about to cry. If Liu Guizhi hadn't said that Mo'er had only been in there for about 20 minutes, Shen Shaoyuan would have thought that his daughter had a difficult delivery and that was why his son-in-law looked so half dead.
He patted Fu Mingze on the shoulder and comforted his son-in-law with a rare friendly look: "Don't worry, Mo'er has been in good health since she was a child, and everything will go smoothly for sure."
Fu Mingze nodded silently.
The waiting time always seemed to be particularly long. No one knew how much time had passed. Fu Mingze subconsciously knew that it should not be long, but it also felt like a long time had passed. Suddenly, there was a sound of a bed being pushed past in the corridor. Fu Mingze seemed to be suddenly awakened and turned his head abruptly to look over.
"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, it's an empty bed. There aren't so many pregnant women and patients in our hospital."
Liu Guizhi couldn't help laughing when she saw him startled. It was really funny to see this usually calm man getting nervous!
She smiled and said, "I think you two shouldn't block the door of the delivery room. It will only take more than an hour. It's impossible for it to go that fast. If you keep standing like this, you will get tired. Why don't you sit aside for a while? When the person comes out, you will have the energy to take care of him, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the delivery room suddenly opened, and a nurse came out holding a blue cotton swaddling cloth. Seeing Fu Mingze and Shen Shaoyuan standing at the door, the nurse was startled and said after a moment of hesitation: "Is the family of Director Shen here? Is it you?"
Shen Shaoyuan immediately said: "It's us, it's us."
The nurse stuffed the swaddling clothes in her hand into Shen Shaoyuan’s arms: “Hold the child well, the mother will be out soon, you guys get ready and send her to the ward.”
Liu Guizhi was so shocked that she could fit an egg in her mouth: "No, so soon, she has given birth already?!"
The nurse smiled and said, "Yes, Director Shen's cervix seemed to have opened a lot before he came here, so his stomach hurts so much. It's probably because everyone's situation is different. Director Shen has a good physical condition and the delivery went smoothly. The first child was almost as fast as the second and third children of others."
After saying that, he turned around and went back to the delivery room, leaving the three people stunned.
Shen Shaoyuan stood stiffly, holding the soft swaddling clothes.
When I lowered my head, I saw a fair little face. The little guy had his eyes closed, long eyeliner, pink lips, and the hand tucked in his cotton clothes moved. Then he opened his eyes and started crying.
Shen Shaoyuan: “…”
He turned around and stuffed the swaddling clothes into Fu Mingze's arms: "Your child, you as a father should comfort him quickly."
Fu Mingze looked at the child in his arms. The little guy looked at him with his black glass-like eyes. The crying gradually stopped and he sucked his little mouth. He still looked hungry, but he didn't cry anymore.
Although he knew that the child was unable to see him at that moment, Fu Mingze inexplicably had the illusion that his eyes were meeting the child's.
This is his and Mo'er's child.
Liu Guizhi came over and took a closer look: "This child is really good-looking, with black and shiny hair and upturned lips. She is really born with a beauty embryo."
She paused and said, "By the way, did the nurse just say whether it was a boy or a girl?"
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