On the way to the hospital, Chen Chunhua kept recalling her memories of her previous life. At that time, there was no difficult labor to go to the hospital, right?
No, it seemed that the birth was a bit difficult, but at that time, her family had just held a funeral in the first half of the year, and the mood was not very good. Lin Yulan ran back and forth every day, and she was probably a little tired. When she gave birth, she was actually not overdue.
It was really hard, but I finally gave birth at home. But this time, even if the old woman took action, it wouldn't be impossible to give birth, right?
But she was not a doctor and didn't know what to do, so she could only desperately urge her brother who was driving the car to hurry up.
It was almost midnight when they arrived at the hospital. Lin Yulan was in a very bad condition, breathing more than she breathed in. The nurse quickly put an oxygen mask on her and called the doctor on duty to check on her.
"...The fetus is in an abnormal position and the amniotic fluid is running low. A Caesarean section is necessary immediately." The doctor made the final decision in the shortest possible time, shocking everyone present.
"C-section?"
"Are you going to use a knife?"
"She gave birth to all her children before, right? Why did she have to go under the knife this time?"
For rural people, surgery is not only a psychological fear, but also a financial pressure. Surgery means having to be hospitalized and pay sky-high medical bills.
The doctor explained, "I just asked the mother and she said she had given birth to eight babies before. After one or more pregnancies, the mother's belly becomes loose, which means the muscles are not strong enough. The uterus is also relatively loose, and the strength is not enough to keep the baby in a normal position, so an abnormal fetal position will occur."
"She also said that her stomach had been hit by an external force today, so the baby was now lying sideways. She couldn't deliver it on her own, so she had to have a cesarean section, and she had to do it quickly, otherwise the amniotic fluid would run out and the baby would suffocate, and the mother's life would be in danger."
The nurse handed Ma Dexiang a consent form and asked him to sign it. Ma Dexiang hesitated for a second before being scolded by Liang Shengdi.
"What are you waiting for? Waiting for my daughter to die in there? If you don't have money, don't give birth! Even if you have so many children, you can't even afford the surgery. What kind of son are you going to give birth to inherit this pile of junk in your family?"
Ma Dexiang was so frightened that he quickly picked up a pen and signed his name. "Caesarean section, hurry up and do it. We need to save both the adult and the child!"
After signing, he still had to pay. He had brought money with him when he first came out, but now he's not sure if it's enough...
Liang Shengdi leaned against the wall and rolled her eyes. She had never been very happy with her son-in-law, including Lin Yulan. Every time she saw her daughter, she would complain that she was stupid.
The Ma family's conditions were clearly much better than theirs, yet Lin Yulan never got to eat any meat all year round! Not to mention bringing her some food! Oh, that's not the point...
The point is, they still have to have so many children! Regardless of gender, they all need to open their mouths and have food, water, and clothes to wear, right? The Lin family has four children, and if the clothes of the older ones don't fit, they can pass them on to the younger ones, and if the younger ones don't fit, they can pass them on to the younger ones.
The Ma family has so many children, and the cloth has become threadbare after wearing it! Don't we have to spend money to buy new ones? If we had half as many children, how much money would the family save! How many more meals of meat could we eat!
Haven’t you seen that the Lin family can eat eggs for every meal now? They even eat chicken, and they can pour some oil into their stomachs every now and then. If there are four more children, no matter how generous Chen Chunhua is, no matter how hard she works, she probably won’t be willing to eat 11 eggs in one meal!
The bottom line is that they have too many children! Liang Shengdi cursed,
"Do you think I don't know that your family has been poor peasants for eighteen generations? You've only been lucky enough to be liberated and have the opportunity to study a little...and become an accountant? Is that a big deal? You absolutely have to give birth to a son?
What will happen after the baby is born? Will you sell everything you have to support him to go to college? Or do you plan to let your eight daughters sell their blood to support your son to climb up the social ladder and become a high-class person in the city?
"I don't know what sins those eight girls committed in their past lives to be reborn into your family! They're starving, cold, and being treated like dogs by you..."
Lin Yulan was pushed into the operating room. Ma Dexiang stood in the corner outside like a grandson, listening to his mother-in-law's lecture. He raised his head with an embarrassed expression and said something in defense.
"Mom...it's not as harsh as you say...they are all our children, how could they..." Being treated like a dog was too harsh, and as a man with some education, he really couldn't bring himself to say it.
Liang Shengdi spat at him, "Not being treated like a dog? Then which of them went to school? Every one of them is as blind as an old woman like me! Are your eldest and second daughters already working in the fields? Are the third and fourth daughters taking care of the children? Are the fifth and sixth daughters helping their mother cook and wash clothes? The seventh and eighth daughters are so young, yet your mother still despises them for eating too much?"
"What's going on? Did you kidnap my daughter Yulan to give birth to a servant for you? This is worse than being a dog! At least you can eat and go out for a walk, without having to work or worry about people's opinions!"
Perhaps she was thinking of some of her childhood memories, Liang Shengdi became more and more angry as she spoke, and she not only scolded Ma Dexiang, but also Lin Yulan.
The doctor just said that this time she had too many babies, which led to the abnormal fetal position. What a useless thing! I told her so many times not to have any more children, but she still kept going! What if she really gave birth to a boy? Would the Ma family still offer her a Buddhist altar and let her eat meat every day?
Chen Chunhua and Lin Guoqing stood in the other corner and watched Liang Shengdi's outburst in silence.
To be honest, Chen Chunhua always thought her mother-in-law was a ball of cotton! She was happy when she had meat to eat, but she would be upset when she didn't. Even if you yelled at her, she would still think about what to eat next.
This was the first time in her two lifetimes that she had seen Liang Shengdi get so angry. It turned out that she had a temper besides eating.
Lin Guoqing folded his arms and thought his mother's scolding was quite good. Although he had mentioned before whether he wanted to have another child, it was really a joke. Chen Chunhua rolled her eyes at him and he stopped immediately.
Even if Chen Chunhua said she wanted to have a baby, he would probably advise her to think about it. More children means more mouths to feed, and that is not just talk.
Ma Dexiang is not a scumbag, but he is easily influenced. If his mother says sorry to the ancestors, he will go back to discuss with Lin Yulan whether to have another child.
As for Lin Yulan…never mind, his sister was really a ball of cotton. She would just listen to whatever the men said and had no opinions of her own. Every time Liang Shengdi or he said that they were almost done, she would just say – you don’t understand.
Yes, they don’t understand, but at least they won’t end up in the hospital.
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