There's no limit to how terrifying it can get!
"Dr. Li, could you please tell me if my wife is carrying a boy or a girl?"
Dr. Li's words startled Lin Chaodong so much that he felt he couldn't breathe properly. He hadn't forgotten to ask the question that had been on his mind for half a year. Although he had asked a doctor before, the doctor hadn't given him a direct answer, only smiling without saying anything, which had left him feeling uneasy.
Upon hearing this question, Dr. Li retorted to him in an annoyed manner.
"It's through the belly, I don't have X-ray vision, how could I tell if it's a boy or a girl? Do you think I'm a god? Or the Goddess of Mercy who grants children?"
This is a question that people often ask. They think it's more normal to ask the midwife, since she has delivered so many babies and has her own judgment.
But he's just a doctor. Can he really tell the sex of a baby just by taking a pulse? He wouldn't need to sit in this clinic then. He could just go around checking whether a baby in someone's belly is a boy or a girl! He'd definitely earn much more money than a doctor sitting in a clinic!
"Huh? You can't tell? But after the flood, the doctor who came to our village said it was a boy!"
Lin Chaodong was dumbfounded. How could he not see it? Was it because Dr. Li's medical skills were inadequate?
Of course, he didn't dare ask that question aloud.
"Did the doctor say that himself?"
Dr. Li asked in an annoyed tone.
"Oh? No, not at all. I asked him if my wife was having a boy, and he just smiled and didn't say anything."
Otherwise, why didn't the doctor just say so? It must be because it is.
"They didn't say anything, but you assumed it was true? Anyway, whether that doctor could tell or not, I don't have the ability to tell. Alright, it's getting late, you should hurry home, the sun won't be so warm in a while, be careful the pregnant woman doesn't get cold."
The fetus was perfectly healthy, so Dr. Li didn't prescribe any medication. He simply gave them a final reminder of the precautions and then sent them out of the clinic.
After all, she was pregnant, and he needed to see them carry her safely out of the clinic before he could feel at ease.
The atmosphere was silent the whole way.
The road was just as difficult as when they left, but on the way back, the anticipation was gone, replaced by disappointment and fear. Lin Chaodong felt a stifling sense of unease and didn't take turns with his two younger brothers, pulling the wooden cart home all by himself.
After arriving home, Lin Chaodong followed silently behind the two younger brothers who were carrying Liu Shi. He was so tired that he didn't even dare to hug Liu Shi.
He was so tired that he didn't want to talk. When he saw Liu being carried onto the kang (a heated brick bed), he lay down next to her and fell asleep in no time.
Seeing Lin Chaodong like this, Liu couldn't help but feel sad. However, the doctor had said that the baby in her belly might not be a boy. Although there was a 50% chance, it was still half the expectation she had. She could understand that feeling, but she couldn't accept the change in Lin Chaodong.
It's not like it's necessarily a girl, is it really necessary to be so disappointed? So disappointed that I don't even want to face her...
Lin Chaonan brought over the late lunch and left without saying a word.
Liu called Lin Chaodong to get up for dinner, but Lin Chaodong turned over and continued sleeping facing the wall. This made Liu unable to suppress her sadness any longer, and she sobbed softly. The little girl, who was happily setting out the meal, was so frightened that she didn't dare to move.
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