Outside the delivery room, Gu Shaoxuan sat restlessly on a bench.
He kept getting up and pacing back and forth, smoking a cigarette every now and then. I wonder how Xia Enruo is doing inside.
The nurse just presented him with a stack of forms to sign, which left him feeling extremely confused.
This wife giving birth is more nerve-wracking than leading an army into battle.
"Mom, look at how my older brother looks. Why don't I go over and let him sit here? It's like he's giving birth inside."
Gu Shaoying sat with Wang Meihua on the bench and, seeing her brother's uneasy expression, said...
From childhood to adulthood, Gu Shaoying and her older brother played and joked around at home every day.
I've never seen him bow his head to anything; he always faces everything with a calm and indifferent expression.
Even when his pen broke during an exam and he couldn't finish the paper, he never looked sad when he got home.
This is the first time I've ever seen someone so completely lost and bewildered.
Wang Meihua knew her son was upset, which she could understand, since childbirth is like a life-or-death ordeal for women.
His anxiety was understandable, especially after the nurse came out and asked him to sign an informed consent form; who wouldn't feel nervous?
"Alright, stop bothering him. Your brother's got a problem on his mind. He should be the one having problems."
Your sister-in-law is suffering inside, and as her husband, he understands her pain and can't bear it. It's only natural that he'd be upset.
"Mom, you're starting to talk like my sister-in-law more and more these days."
I only speak based on reason.
Gu Shaoying smiled knowingly; she knew her mother was absolutely smitten with this daughter-in-law.
However, she also really liked this sister-in-law. When she talked about her family with her classmates, they compared their families.
My sister-in-law is so good to me; you won't find another one like her in the world.
She truly understood the meaning of the saying "an elder sister-in-law is like a mother".
The heavy snowfall outside showed no signs of stopping.
The overcast, gray sky made the hospital corridors as dark as an alleyway without lights in the dead of night.
Suddenly, a beam of light refracted out from the doorway of the delivery room as the wooden door opened.
It was so bright that people couldn't see anything clearly.
The nurse, holding two small packages, called out:
"Who are Xia Enruo's family members!"
This thought sparked a flash of inspiration, prompting the three to rush forward.
"That's me."
Congratulations! It's twins, a boy and a girl. The delivery went smoothly. Mother and babies are safe and sound!
Gu Shaoxuan looked at the two fluffy little ones in the swaddling clothes, his eyes closed, and smacked his lips.
Her rosy cheeks are so cute they melt anyone's heart.
His eyes welled up with tears.
The nurse handed him a package.
"This is my older brother!"
The other one was handed to Wang Meihua.
"This is my younger sister!"
The moment I held my child, it felt as if all the pressure and tension on my body vanished with the falling snow outside.
What awaits is the endless dawn at the end of the corridor.
Gu Shaoxuan, tears streaming down his face, looked at the nurse and asked:
"Comrade, how is my wife now?"
"Everything is fine. We are doing the final postpartum cleanup, and your wife will be out soon."
Gu Shaoxuan nodded after hearing this, and then pressed his cheek against his son's forehead.
During my ten months of pregnancy, I talked to them a lot through my belly, and seeing them suddenly felt like a piece of my heart had been torn away.
A unique flavor.
Wang Meihua was overjoyed, adoring her granddaughter.
"Shaoying, quickly take out the red envelopes from your pocket and give the two comrades a treat."
"Okay, Mom."
Gu Shaoying took the prepared red envelopes out of her pocket and handed them to the two nurses.
But they absolutely refused.
Wang Meihua had seen too much of the world, so she said:
"Girls, my family has two big, healthy grandsons, making a perfect family."
Mother and child are safe and sound thanks to your care. These red envelopes contain some wedding candy; consider it our family's way of offering you a token of our appreciation.
"I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to express my respect and let you share in my family's joy."
Upon hearing Wang Meihua's words, the two young nurses felt they couldn't refuse any longer and thanked her twice before accepting the gift.
A moment later, Xia Enruo was wheeled out of the delivery room.
Because it was a natural birth, she was still conscious when she came out.
Gu Shaoxuan gave the child to his younger sister and pushed his wife back to the ward.
"Enruo, look, this is our child."
The two small packages lay beside the mother, like little dolls in a shop window.
"How can it be so ugly!"
Xia Enruo said that this was the first time in her life that she had given birth and experienced what it was like to be a mother.
"Newborn babies haven't fully developed yet; they'll be fine in a few days."
Wang Meihua prepared a bowl of motherwort and brown sugar water and handed it to Gu Shaoxuan.
"Give Enruo some to drink. It's good for postpartum recovery as it promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis after childbirth."
Gu Shaoxuan tested the temperature with his lips and fed his wife spoonful by spoonful.
Before long, Ge Qiuqin, Zhao Minghui, and the others arrived at the hospital one after another.
As soon as they heard on the phone that Xia Enruo had given birth, they rushed over.
The gifts, in large and small bags, were piled up on the ground, leaving almost no room to step.
"Isn't your due date next week? How come you gave birth so soon?"
Ge Qiuqin stepped forward to look at the two children, and asked Xia Enruo's question while holding her hand.
"I didn't expect this either. I suddenly had a stomachache while eating lunch today. That's why I rushed to the hospital."
"The baby must have been impatient to see its parents in the womb, so it rushed out."
"I think so too. Today is the start of winter, which is a good day. They are lucky to be born right after eating dumplings."
"Good, good, good, everyone is doing well. Shao Xuan is very satisfied this time. He has both a son and a daughter. The saying 'good things come to those who wait' is always true."
Gu Shaoxuan washed some fruit for the group, and felt warm inside when he heard Ge Qiuqin praise him.
"Sister Qiuqin is right. I'm very satisfied. My wife is the one who's worked the hardest. She's always the one who suffers the most."
"It's only natural to pamper your wife. Shao Xuan, you'd better treat my sister even better."
The room was bustling with people; it had been a long time since they had all gathered together like this, and it seemed like they had endless things to talk about.
The warmth inside the house and the freezing cold outside were two extremes.
Since Xia En had a natural birth, she was observed in the hospital for one day and was discharged the next day to go home and start her postpartum confinement.
Fortunately, we moved to a new house. It's spacious, so I don't feel cramped at home, and there are many things I can do.
Wu Meixia brought Wu Shaojun to visit Xia Enruo and the children, bringing several chickens and ducks, all freshly slaughtered.
"Auntie, you can make soup with these free-range chickens and ducks. It's very nourishing."
Just as Gu Shaoying was about to take it from Wu Shaojun, the two blushed the moment their eyes met.
"Let me help you carry it. This thing is very heavy."
Wu Shaojun quickly withdrew his hand and said.
"I'm an adult now, how heavy can I be? Don't underestimate my strength."
When I was little, I used to catch piglets.
Gu Shaoying stole another glance at Wu Shaojun, then resolutely carried the bag towards the kitchen.
Wu Shaojun followed behind, afraid that the thing would fall to the ground.
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