Chapter 417 Forgot to Ask
Shen Hanxing kept smiling and waiting for her to finish: "Boy or girl."
Wen Zhenyi's face fell: "I forgot to ask."
Shen Hanxing smiled and said, “It’s okay, we will meet soon.”
Wen Zhenyi's mood improved again.
Seeing that she had slept well, Chen Hanxing said, "You should get up or sleep a little longer."
"Get up and walk around."
Shen Hanxing helped her up and walked around the yard with her.
Ma Yinghe and his wife brought Feng Qianlan and their two children and rushed back before Wen Zhenyi gave birth.
Wen Yongnan's two sons are nicknamed Wenwen and Naonao. Their personalities are just like their nicknames, one is quiet and the other is noisy.
As soon as the two children came back, they looked around curiously. If you didn't pay attention, the two little guys would crawl away and disappear.
Also coming back this time were housekeeper Tong’s eldest son, daughter-in-law and their family, who came along to look after the two little ones.
But strangely enough, these two little guys like to stick to Wen Zhenyi and Shen Hanxing, and they are like two good babies as long as they are with them.
Feng Qianlan was a little depressed: "I don't know if these two guys are your sons."
"Maybe."
Feng Qianlan rolled her eyes at her: "How are you doing lately?"
"It's pretty good. I eat well and sleep well."
"Your eldest brother said he would be back in a few days when he was resting, so he asked us to come back first."
"Is Big Brother busy in the barracks?"
"An County is peaceful now. They even wiped out all the bandit dens near An County. Now people feel much more at ease when traveling."
"They really don't have a moment to spare."
"He and the soldiers in the barracks know about the cenotaph you built, and they will go to help whenever they have a day off."
"Speaking of the cenotaph, I don't know how it's progressing."
"I heard from your eldest brother that it's almost complete. County Magistrate Lei and his men are also compiling a list of the dead soldiers. Once the list is out, they will look for the families of these soldiers."
"Sister-in-law, do you know the situation at the academy?"
"Are you talking about the academies being built around the county now?"
"Um."
"I heard from your eldest brother that he saw them when they were out training. The local people knew that these academies provided free education for their children, so they all volunteered to help out, and they didn't ask for any pay."
"That's great. Mayor Meng is also very busy and wanted to borrow most of the books from the private school. He started printing books for the children in these private schools."
"This is a good thing. In the future, these children will be able to read and write, and they won't have to worry about not being able to afford books."
Wen Zhenyi's face was full of smiles: "It's good, they will get better in the future."
"I heard that the students who graduated from your One Star Academy are all living well now. They have made great progress in various fields and even created many new things."
"This is a good thing. Regardless of whether they can pass the imperial examinations in the future, their lives will change, and that's enough."
Feng Qianlan admired Wen Zhenyi very much. She was a girl from the countryside, but her vision was broader than those of them who were born in the royal family.
Her father's face was full of regret and remorse when he talked about her. She didn't understand it at that time, but she understood it now.
Wen Zhenyi started to have stomachaches at night a few days after Ma Yinghe and the others returned.
Shen Hanxing saw her frowning in pain: “Yiyi, are you about to give birth?”
Wen Zhen nodded: "Yeah."
"I'll carry you to the delivery room." Shen Hanxing bent down, picked her up, and walked towards the delivery room.
He placed Wen Zhenyi on the bed in the delivery room and called Ma Yinghe, "Mom, Yiyi is about to give birth."
The light in Ma Yinghe's room lit up instantly: "Han Xing, go stay with Yi Yi, we'll go call for help."
Chen Hanxing returned to the delivery room, lit the oil lamp, walked to Wen Zhenyi's side, and saw that a lot of sweat had seeped out of her forehead and body. She picked up a dry towel from the side and wiped her sweat.
Wen Zhenyi's first wave of contractions was not that frequent, giving her some time to catch her breath.
"Yiyi, does it still hurt?"
"The contractions are getting shorter little by little, and now it's giving me a break to breathe."
"I'm here with you."
"I'm not afraid of what others say about me."
"Don't be afraid, I want to accompany you."
Wen Zhenyi's second wave of contractions began again, and the pain was so severe that she had no strength to answer his questions.
Old Lady Wen walked in at this time and saw Shen Hanxing: “Hanxing, how is Yiyi now?”
"It just got better, but now it's hurting again."
Old Mrs. Wen looked at Wen Zhenyi's condition and said, "Yiyi, do you want to eat something? Grandma will make you something to eat."
Wen Zhenyi shook his head.
Seeing that she didn't want to eat, Old Lady Wen didn't force her: "Han Xing, you go out, I'll just stay with her."
"Grandma, I want to stay with her."
Mrs. Wen frowned: "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure."
"Then stay. You stay with Yiyi. I'll go see if the midwife has arrived."
Somehow the news of Wen Zhenyi's upcoming birth spread to the whole village, and they all ran to the Wen family's house to wait for news.
Shi Xuan and the midwife didn't find it strange, because Wen Zhenyi had a different status in the village.
When they entered the delivery room and saw Shen Hanxing, they were slightly stunned, but they didn't say much and just did what they were supposed to do.
Shi Xuan felt Wen Zhen's pulse and said, "There's nothing wrong with the pulse."
After hearing what he said, Shen Hanxing felt a little more relaxed.
Shi Xuan took out some ginseng slices from the medicine box and handed them to him: "Take these ginseng slices. When Madam Shen is weak later, give her one. It takes a lot of strength to have twins for the first time."
Chen Hanxing took the ginseng slices he handed over: "Okay, is there anything else you should pay attention to?"
"I'm outside, call me if you need anything."
"Thank you."
Shi Xuan nodded slightly and walked outside with the medicine box on his back.
When Shen Xiucai saw him come out, he quickly said, "Shi Xuan, how is Yi Yi?"
"It's okay. It's just starting now. It may take a while."
The villagers were not in a hurry either. Those who had wives at home knew that the first baby would not be born so soon.
They all found a place to sit that would not affect people coming in and out, and waited quietly in the yard.
The midwife checked Wen Zhenyi's fetal position, touched her belly, took off her pants, and checked the condition of her cervix.
"The baby's position is right, and the cervix isn't fully dilated yet. You need to wait a little longer, don't be anxious."
Wen Zhenyi nodded gently.
The midwife continued, "Mrs. Shen, please try not to speak now if you can. Save some energy because you will need to push hard when you give birth."
Chen Hanxing wiped the sweat off her face, holding his hand with one hand to distract her: "Yi Yi, is it okay to call the child Huan Huan Xi Xi?"
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