Just as the group was chatting, He Yushui and his wife walked in from outside, carrying an aluminum pot, which was probably filled with chicken soup or other tonics.
Meanwhile, her husband was also carrying a lunchbox, presumably preparing dinner for He Daqing and the others.
Upon seeing this, Sun Zhengguo quickly stood up and prepared to take his leave.
"Uncle He, you and your family go ahead and eat. I'll be going now. See you later."
"Aren't you going to sit for a while?" He Daqing quickly stood up, ready to see him off.
"No, don't bother seeing me off, you're busy."
He Yushui quickly greeted him, "Brother Zhengguo, have you eaten? Why don't you stay and eat before you leave?"
"No, no," Sun Zhengguo waved his hand in refusal.
As for Na Qiang standing next to him, it was also the first time the two had met.
The two nodded to each other, and then Sun Zhengguo left the ward.
...
On the other side.
Xu Damao, who had just returned from a walk, was helping his wife to the door when he heard some very unfortunate news.
Sha Zhu has a son.
To be honest, the person in this courtyard who least wants a mentally challenged person to have a son is none other than Xu Damao.
Upon hearing the news, the two did not linger at the door, but silently walked home.
When Qin Jingru got home, she saw that Xu Damao looked preoccupied and knew that he was still thinking about Shazhu having a son.
So she could only gently comfort him, "Brother Da Mao, I'm going to give birth soon, and it might be a son too. There's no need to compare yourself to anyone else."
"That's true." Xu Damao felt a little better looking at his wife's big belly.
At the same time, I secretly hoped that it would be a son, it had to be a son, we couldn't be outdone by that idiot.
...
Three days later, Sha Zhu brought his wife and children home and started bragging to everyone he met.
“Aunt Chen, look how much my son looks like me. He’s so chubby and strong. He’ll definitely amount to something when he grows up.”
"Uncle Li, you didn't see it, but my little guy is not only strong and healthy, but his cry is also so loud, just like our factory director giving a report at a meeting."
...
After a few days, the people in the compound had already gotten used to it and just smiled faintly.
But Xu Damao was seething with anger.
What does this mean? Are you trying to take this seriously? So what if you had a son? You dare to challenge everyone.
Alright, alright, then let's go all out and see who's better.
That day, Xu Damao had just returned from the countryside and hadn't even entered the courtyard when he was stopped at the gate by Aunt Yan.
"Da Mao, why are you only just getting back? Hurry up! Your wife has been taken to the hospital. I don't know if she's given birth yet. Your aunt has been waiting for you here to let you know."
As she spoke, Aunt Yan's eyes never left Xu Damao's bicycle handlebars, which were laden with local specialties.
"Oh! Thank you, Aunt Yan. Good neighbors are more precious than gold, that's absolutely true. As a token of my gratitude, please take this."
Xu Damao, who had a sweet tongue, was not stingy and casually handed over a string of dried mushrooms.
"Oh dear! I can't accept that, what have I done?"
Although Aunt Yan speaks grandly, she is not straightforward in her actions.
She readily accepted the mushroom, her smile widening. "Thank you, Damao."
"Of course, of course," Xu Damao said, then, without further ado, hurried home.
After unloading the local specialties from his car, he quickly went to the hospital…
Meanwhile, Qin Jingru, who was at the hospital, was being taken into the delivery room. Xu Fugui and his wife, who were accompanying her, could only stand in the corridor, waiting anxiously.
"Honey, why hasn't our son arrived yet?"
Xu Lianxiang was getting a little impatient, so she asked Xu Fugui, who was standing next to her.
"Don't rush, don't rush, it's about time."
Xu Fugui, a veteran projectionist, knew the process of showing movies in the countryside, so he stood by and offered words of comfort.
...
The couple chatted casually like that.
Another ten minutes or so passed, and the delivery room reached a critical moment. Qin Jingru's painful groans rose one after another.
This made Xu Fugui, the nominal grandfather but actual father, suddenly nervous, fearing that something bad might happen.
Just then, Xu Damao came running over from the other side of the corridor.
He didn't even have time to catch his breath before asking, "Mom and Dad, how are things now?"
"I've been inside for about ten minutes, and I didn't even know!" Xu Fugui spread his hands, looking quite helpless.
Xu Lianxiang pressed her face against the door of the delivery room, trying to hear if there was any movement.
But apart from Qin Jingru's moans, nothing else could be heard inside.
And so, the number of people worried at the door has increased from two to three.
As time passed, and no one knew how much time had gone by, a baby's cry suddenly came from the delivery room.
Hearing the baby cry, the three people at the door smiled slightly, while secretly praying that it would be a boy.
Unfortunately, God probably went to work overtime at the karaoke bar and didn't hear their prayers.
Because Qin Jingru, who was in the delivery room, gave birth to a baby girl.
After consulting with the doctor, Qin Jingru was extremely disappointed, and tears involuntarily welled up in her eyes.
But what can be done?
Her belly was acting up, and there was nothing she could do but cry.
The two midwives quickly finished everything and then pushed the mother and child out of the delivery room.
"Doctor, how is he?" The three people at the door immediately surrounded him.
Knowing that many families prefer sons to daughters, the midwife didn't offer any congratulations, but simply replied with a curt "yes".
"Everything is normal, mother and daughter are safe."
Well! With just that one simple sentence, all three of them froze.
In the end, Xu Lianxiang was quick-witted and took the child. Xu Fugui pushed his daughter-in-law to the ward, and then Xu Damao carried his wife to the bed.
After that, no one spoke in the room, and the atmosphere became somewhat oppressive.
Seeing that this was not a solution, Xu Lianxiang had no choice but to step forward again and take the initiative to comfort the father and son.
“I said, don’t be like this. Even though this baby is a girl, we can just have another one. I don’t believe we can’t have a boy.”
Upon hearing his wife's words, Xu Fugui's eyes lit up.
According to their original agreement, he could only help have one child, and the two of them had to completely break off their relationship afterward.
Now that my wife has spoken, does that mean there are endless possibilities in the future?
Xu Fugui then advised his son, "Da Mao, your mother is right. You are still young. You can have more children later. There is no need to care about whether the first child is a boy or a girl."
"Sigh~! That's all we can do. Jingru, don't take it to heart. I'm just worried that Shazhu will laugh at me when he gets back. I didn't mean anything by it."
Even if Xu Damao was unwilling, he still had to make a statement at this moment.
If he makes his wife feel disheartened, who will help him have children in the future?
As for being laughed at by Sha Zhu when I get back? That's definitely unavoidable. At worst, we can have another round. There's no chance of losing if we gamble.
Seeing that the three of them had gotten along well, Qin Jingru felt secretly relieved.
Next, when it came to naming the child, the four of them were in perfect sync and didn't need to think much about it.
And so, Xu Zhaodi's name was gloriously born.
It is clear that this family, including Qin Jingru herself, held serious patriarchal views.
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