Chapter 343 Guan Xue is about to give birth
Huo's mother moved quickly, and her expression was clearly flustered. Seeing this, the two quickly followed.
As she got closer, Jiang Si noticed the bag her mother-in-law was carrying.
She had seen this bag at home a few days ago; it was full of things for the children.
Suddenly, Jiang Si had a flash of inspiration, "Mom, is my fourth sister-in-law about to give birth?"
Judging from the timeline, Guan Xue's due date should be in the next few days.
Mrs. Huo nodded repeatedly, still feeling lingering fear when she talked about it.
In fact, Guan Xue had already felt a bit unwell in her stomach that afternoon.
But in order to meet the data deadline, she didn't say a word.
She only told Huo's mother about her bleeding after she finished eating and took a shower.
"Your fourth brother has already taken her to the hospital," said Mrs. Huo. "This child is really good at enduring pain. If I hadn't noticed that her complexion was off and asked her a question, she would have wanted to wait until tomorrow to go to the hospital."
Jiang Si stepped forward and supported Huo's mother's arm. "Mom, don't worry, Fourth Sister-in-law has always been in good health, she'll definitely be fine."
Mrs. Huo nodded.
She knew it wasn't anything serious, but she still couldn't help feeling worried.
“Mom, I’ll go with you,” Jiang Si said.
"No need, no need. She's only spotting right now; her cervix hasn't dilated yet."
With the experience of someone who's been through it all, Mrs. Huo said, "Even the first pregnancy doesn't happen that quickly. I estimate it will be tomorrow."
"Going there now will only mean waiting, so just stay home and I'll let you know when I have any news."
"Sweethearts, let's go back now, it's getting late." Mother Huo was worried that she might frighten her two precious grandsons.
Since she had already said that, Jiang Si could only nod in agreement.
And indeed, it was just as Huo's mother said.
The next morning, when Jiang Si went downstairs, Huo's mother was cooking millet porridge in the kitchen.
From Huo's mother, Jiang Si also learned that Guan Xue had not yet taken action.
It was too late yesterday, so I didn't go.
If we don't go to the hospital today, it will be a real problem, and Jiang Si is genuinely worried.
"Mom, let me go with you to take a look later."
"Okay." The sisters-in-law got along well, which pleased Huo's mother, but she was a little worried, "Will this interfere with your work?"
Jiang Si shook her head, "No, I'll just take some time this afternoon to go check on the construction site."
It was agreed when the contract was signed that she wouldn't have to work every day, and they would contact her if needed.
If it weren't for the inside traitor incident, she wouldn't even need to go to the construction site every day.
"Mom, I'll go take a look too." Yang Meina sent her two children to school early.
She also asked a colleague to help her get half a day off so she could go to the hospital to visit her fourth brother's wife.
She has bought everything.
Seeing how thoughtful her two daughters-in-law were, Mrs. Huo was also happy.
"Okay, wait for me a moment, I'll go pack some things."
With that, she went to the fourth brother's room.
While Huo's mother was tidying up, Jiang Si put the cooked millet porridge into a thermos and secretly added a lot of spiritual spring water.
A short while later, Huo's mother came out.
Seeing that her mother-in-law was holding a thick stack of documents and had a folding table tucked under her arm, Jiang Si quickly took the documents from her.
"Mom, why are you bringing this?"
After tidying up the documents, Huo's mother spoke with a tone that was both distressed and helpless.
"Xue'er said there are still a few data points that need to be verified. We need to get these done before the baby is born, otherwise we won't be able to have peace of mind during our postpartum period."
Despite feeling sorry for them, Huo's mother fully respected her children's opinions in this matter.
Yang Meina knew her fourth sister-in-law's personality, "You should take it with you, otherwise you'll have to come back for it later."
As they talked, they finished packing their things and set off.
The old man and his family were worried about their granddaughter-in-law giving birth in the hospital, so they naturally went to check on her.
So, apart from Huo's second brother, who went on a business trip overnight last night, and Huo's father, who couldn't get away, the only other people at home were Huo's second brother and Huo's father.
The rest, one by one, all went.
There are too many people; one car isn't enough to accommodate everyone.
Huo Tingzhou then drove his grandparents and the two little ones to the hospital.
The others walked there.
The hospital is nearby; it's quick to get there by taking a shortcut through the alley.
Just over ten minutes later, everyone arrived at the hospital one after another.
The two little ones are still very young, and in the obstetrics and gynecology ward, there are often women in labor crying out in pain.
Afraid of frightening them, Huo Tingzhou led them for a walk downstairs.
The remaining people followed Huo's mother upstairs.
When the group entered the ward, Guan Xue was sitting on the hospital bed.
His face was a little pale, but he seemed to be in good spirits.
In contrast, the fourth brother, Huo Tinghan, was clearly more nervous, and his voice trembled slightly when he greeted the others.
"How are you feeling?" Jiang Si put down the fruit and thermos she was holding and asked with concern.
"It's okay, but my stomach feels a bit heavy and my lower back is very sore, but I can still bear it for now."
"This is normal," Yang Meina said with a smile. "Did the doctor say how many centimeters dilated you are now?"
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
No sooner had Yang Meina finished speaking than the doctor knocked on the door and came in.
Huo Si Di quickly helped the old man to the corridor to avoid the situation.
After examining the baby, the doctor said, "The situation is okay, and the baby is in the correct position. It's just that the cervix is dilating slowly; it's only dilated to one finger so far."
"Only one finger's width?" Mrs. Huo exclaimed in surprise. "That is indeed a bit slow."
The hospital will only send her to the delivery room once she is dilated to at least five centimeters.
The doctor nodded and said, "She can't just lie there like this. It would be best if she went for a walk in the corridor."
The doctor said these things last night.
But Guan Xue had her own ideas.
After the doctor left, at her prompting, Huo Tinghan skillfully set up the small table and then steadily wedged it onto the outside of Guan Xue's legs.
"Eat something first." The cervix opened so quickly, and Huo's mother was worried that she wouldn't have the strength to go into the delivery room.
"Mom, let me do it." Huo Tinghan knew his wife's personality and took the bowl from her.
Knowing that she doesn't like to be interrupted when she's working, he didn't dare to bother her.
Whenever Guan Xue paused to think, he would scoop up a spoonful of perfectly warm porridge and bring it to her lips.
It took almost an hour to finish feeding him a bowl of porridge, which was done intermittently.
"Oh, right, fourth son," Mrs. Huo said, as if suddenly remembering something, calling her son outside the door, "Have you notified your parents-in-law yet?"
Huo Tinghan was taken aback; there really wasn't one.
His mind has been a mess since last night.
"We haven't had time to notify them yet..."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Huo was furious.
Fortunately, there was a post office nearby, so Mrs. Huo didn't have time to scold her son and quickly went downstairs to make a phone call to her in-laws.
Guan's parents arrived quickly as well.
They arrived in less than half an hour after receiving the call.
Guan's mother was an impatient person. When she walked in and saw her daughter with a big belly hunched over writing and doing arithmetic, she immediately flew into a rage.
"Look at you, you're always holed up in the lab, working day and night!"
"What time is it? Can't you just have the baby in peace instead of doing all this?"
"Mom, give me the pen first, we just need this one."
"no!"
Seeing the fine beads of sweat on her daughter's forehead, Guan's mother felt both angry and heartbroken.
"You're in so much pain, and you're still doing this? Are you trying to drive me crazy?"
Guan Xue: "Mom, it doesn't hurt that much..."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at her father.
Upon receiving his daughter's pleading look, Mr. Guan said, "Just give it to her. You know what kind of person your daughter is."
He paused, then added, "Believe it or not, if you don't give it to her now, she'll be able to get up and ask you for a pen right after she gives birth."
"She dares!"
Mr. Guan gave Mrs. Guan a look that said, "See if she dares."
Guan's mother immediately lost heart.
How could she not know that it was her own daughter?
Just like her father, she's a stubborn mule!
Once someone has made up their mind about something, nothing can sway them.
However, with all the in-laws present, as well as several of Huo's sisters-in-law, Guan's mother couldn't really say anything.
She glared at Guan's father, then glanced at her own daughter.
Guan's mother's chest heaved a few times, and she finally gave in.
She shoved the pen back into Guan Xue's hand with a huff, "I'm telling you, I'll do as you say this time, but we have a deal, you can't do this during your postpartum period! It'll damage your eyes!"
"You were already nearsighted by 400-500 degrees. If your prescription gets any worse, it will be passed on to your children..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
