In the hospital corridor, Yang Yuelan told Zhao Futang that Xu Qingning had not yet entered the delivery room and was still in the waiting room, and that Liang Yufeng had also arrived.
Zhao Futang made dumplings and cooked vegetables at home. He didn't know Liang Yufeng was coming. He told Yang Yuelan that if there wasn't enough food, she should go to the canteen to buy more. So he prepared enough for the three of them.
"I know, you don't need to worry about these things." When Yang Yuelan learned that Wang Yaqiang had driven him there, she quickly told him to go back: "You don't need to bring me food tonight, we can just buy some at the cafeteria."
Zhao Futang agreed, saying he would come again tomorrow.
In the delivery room, Liang Yufeng chatted with Xu Qingning, mentioning Xiao Tingshen's visit to the factory to find Xu Jianguo: "Tang Wenya must be about to give birth, otherwise Xiao Tingshen wouldn't have needed to be in such a hurry to find Xu Jianguo."
That bastard Xu Jianguo doesn't care about his own daughter, but he's very concerned about other people's daughters.
The next time she sees him, she'll definitely give him a piece of her mind.
Xu Qingning smiled but didn't say anything. She never expected that Xiao Tingshen would tell Liang Yufeng about her hospitalization. The plot was too surreal.
She knew that Tang Wenya was also due to give birth in the next couple of days. Without a doubt, Xiao Tingshen went to see Xu Jianguo because Tang Wenya was about to give birth as well.
"I was planning to visit you tomorrow, but who knew you were going to give birth today." Liang Yufeng held Xu Qingning's hand, noticing she was covered in sweat, and felt very sorry for her. "You didn't even tell me you were in the hospital. Do you treat me like an outsider?"
“Auntie, we just settled in too.” Zhao Jingyu sat on the edge of the bed and massaged Xu Qingning’s legs. “Qingning just said that she wanted me to pick you up from the factory. It’s just a coincidence that you came. Auntie is our closest relative. We can’t say that we are outsiders.”
"You two are just good at comforting people." Liang Yufeng smiled and then said to Xu Qingning, "If you're in pain, just shout it out. It's okay, it's not shameful."
"It's alright." Xu Qingning forced a smile. "It's probably not time to call yet."
Chen Qiaodi just came in and gave her a Chinese medicine pill, saying it would help with childbirth.
Whether it was a placebo effect or not, after taking it, she felt warm all over and her pain was relieved a lot.
It hurts, but it's completely within my tolerance level, similar to the pain of menstruation.
This little bit of pain isn't enough to make you scream.
Zhao Jingyu took a towel and wiped her sweat, then put his arm near her mouth and said, "If it hurts, bite me."
"Stop fooling around." Xu Qingning pushed his hand away and scolded him, "You haven't even washed your hands."
“I washed it.” Zhao Jingyu rolled up his sleeves to show her. “Look how clean it is. I even used vanilla-scented soap.”
“If she bites you, she won’t feel pain anymore. I’ll definitely let her bite you.” Liang Yufeng chuckled. “Jingyu is better than your uncle. Your uncle is a taciturn man. When I was giving birth, he just squatted at the door waiting without saying a word.”
"Auntie, I have to behave well, otherwise your niece won't like me." Zhao Jingyu sat down and continued to massage his wife's legs. "I'm afraid she'll dump me."
“No way.” Liang Yufeng was increasingly pleased with her nephew-in-law and even joked with him, “As long as you treat her well, she won’t dump you. But if you don’t treat her well, even if she doesn’t dump you, I will still take her away.”
As they were chatting, Yang Yuelan brought in the food. Liang Yufeng looked at the food Zhao Futang had prepared and her eyes lit up: "This old man is really amazing. I can't cook such good food."
There were four lunchboxes in the large iron basin. Two of them contained dumplings, one contained stir-fried radish, and the other contained crucian carp soup with egg drop soup in the milky white broth.
“My dad often cooks for weddings in the village, so he’s become skilled at it.” Zhao Jingyu could tell at a glance that his dad had borrowed Wang Yaqiang and Liu Dawei’s lunchboxes. He quickly brought the crucian carp soup to Xu Qingning. “Drink some fish soup first, then eat dumplings. I’ll feed you.”
"I can do it myself." Xu Qingning took the soup spoon, feeling very touched. Her father-in-law had put his heart into making this meal.
Just after finishing her meal, a pregnant woman in a blue floral jacket came into the bed next to her. She was carrying several bags and greeted Xu Qingning with a smile as soon as she entered: "Little sister, having a baby?"
Her belly was round and full, clearly indicating that she was full-term.
It's even bigger than Xu Qingning's belly.
"Hello, sister..." Xu Qingning chuckled. This way of greeting was quite unconventional. Yang Yuelan quickly stepped forward to take the bag from her hand. "Did you come alone?"
"Oh my, so many people surrounding you while you give birth, you must be so lucky." The woman in the blue floral dress sat on the bed and laughed. "My husband is still at work, I asked my neighbor to go and call him."
"You're so strong," Liang Yufeng said with genuine admiration. "Aren't your in-laws coming along?"
"Oh, they're at home taking care of my eldest and second children. I didn't let them come over." The woman in the blue floral jacket said nonchalantly, "The first time is awkward, the second time is familiar, and the third time they come over to be the teacher. Giving birth is just like that."
As soon as she finished speaking, she clutched her stomach and said, "Ouch, my stomach hurts."
"I'll go get the doctor for you." Liang Yufeng ran to the nurses' station and called the doctor over. The doctor came over, took a look, and immediately said, "Go into the delivery room now."
After a while, a burly man came running in, panting: "Where's my wife?"
"She's going into the delivery room," Yang Yuelan told him hurriedly. "You should quickly grab a small blanket and wait there."
The man agreed, pulled out a small blanket, and ran out, shouting as he ran, "Doctor, I'll save the mother!"
His shout made Zhao Jingyu nervous.
Do we even need to shout that?
If he had to choose, he would definitely save the adult.
A short while later, Chen Qiaodi and Xu Wei arrived together. After examining her, Xu Wei said she was ready to go into the delivery room. Liang Yufeng was overjoyed: "She can give birth already?"
She thought it would take at least two days.
As someone who's been through it, she knows that the first childbirth definitely takes a long time.
"The sooner you give birth, the sooner you can go home," Chen Qiaodi said with a smile. "It's so cold, it's more comfortable at home."
"I'll go in with you," Zhao Jingyu whispered, knowing Xu Qingning was scared. "I won't look at you."
"I don't want you to go in." Xu Qingning had already gotten into the zone and wasn't so scared anymore. "I can manage by myself."
The woman in the blue floral jacket who just entered the delivery room was also alone.
She can do it too.
Chen Qiaodi glanced at the two of them and said to Yang Yuelan, "You two prepare your small blankets and wait at the door."
Zhao Jingyu immediately stepped forward and said, "Director Chen, we should save the mother first, and then save the child."
Xu Wei lowered her head and smiled. Chen Qiaodi looked at him with a puzzled expression: "This isn't an exam, we don't have multiple-choice questions."
Xu Qingning was both amused and exasperated.
She wasn't nervous anymore, but he was.
Second update.
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