Ma Donghua's indignant anger vanished instantly, and her lips twitched. "A single room costs extra?"
"Of course, our hospital isn't a charity. You get what you pay for!" the nurse replied. "Family members, are you sure you want to transfer to another ward? If you are, I'll go check for available beds for you now."
Ma Donghua waved her hands repeatedly, "I won't go anymore. Everyone is like their family, spending money recklessly. They have a two-yuan-a-day hospital bed but don't want to stay in a ten-yuan-a-day one."
The nurse ignored her and went about her business.
Meanwhile, Yang Qiaoqiao and the others were busy holding their babies and tidying up.
The young woman named Liang Yujing, who lived in bed 45, was wheeled in.
However, she didn't come back alone this time. In addition to her newborn child, she was accompanied by a doctor in a white coat.
At first, everyone thought that the doctor had come in to examine Liang Yujing.
Ma Donghua immediately leaned closer and asked with a smile, "Did you give birth? Is it a boy or a girl?"
She acted as if she wasn't the one who had just cursed Liang Yujing.
The doctor who came in with Liang Yujing immediately replied with a smile, "Girl, congratulations on the birth of your daughter."
Ma Donghua immediately pouted and said with a look of disgust, "What's so good about a girl? The country only allows one child now. If you have a girl, the family won't have anyone to carry on the family line. It'll be like the family line will end!"
The doctor looked somewhat embarrassed.
Liang Yujing had already argued with Ma Donghua before, and now, hearing Ma Donghua's words, she was even more impolite. "So what if she's a girl? Aren't you a girl? Can there be boys in this world if there are no girls? There are signs all over the streets saying that boys and girls are the same."
What's wrong? Are you the only one different, ma'am? Are you going to go against the country?
Ma Donghua couldn't argue with Liang Yujing at all, and her face turned ashen with anger.
“You sharp-tongued girl, you deserve to be kicked out of your in-laws’ house and have no one to accompany you when you give birth!” Ma Donghua argued with Liang Yujing, her neck stiff.
Not to be outdone, Liang Yujing grabbed the doctor in the white coat who had come in with her and said, "Come on, tell her who you are. Why was no one with me when I gave birth!"
The doctor's face darkened when he heard Ma Donghua say those words about Liang Yujing.
"Auntie, please don't speak recklessly and slander other people's reputations without understanding the actual situation."
Only then did everyone realize that the doctor was not an obstetrician, but Liang Yujing's husband.
Previously, when Liang Yujing was in labor, he was delayed in coming to accompany his wife to give birth because an emergency patient came to the hospital and he and two other doctors needed to perform surgery.
No wonder Liang Yujing vehemently refuted Ma Donghua's previous remarks about doctors.
It turns out that she was protecting not only the medical community, but also her husband.
Ma Donghua immediately felt embarrassed and didn't even dare to look at Liang Yujing.
People in this era still have a natural sense of awe towards the medical profession.
She was afraid that she would offend Liang Yujing again, and if Liang Yujing got angry, she would tell her husband all the things she had said about doctors.
Her husband went to the obstetrician to get some eye drops.
If the obstetrician doesn't properly deliver her daughter-in-law's baby later, it'll be a waste of her grandson.
Zhou Xiaoying had previously thought that although she was not as good as Yang Qiaoqiao, she was at least better off than Liang Yujing, who was giving birth alone in the hospital.
But when she saw Liang Yujing's husband, a doctor, come to comfort her and take care of the children right after he came off the operating table, she felt a pang of sadness.
Not daring to offend Liang Yujing, Ma Donghua could only turn her attention to Yang Qiaoqiao's family, who had not yet finished packing up and leaving the ward.
Seeing that Yang Qiaoqiao's family not only prepared the best food, but also the clothes and blankets for the children, and even the things Yang Qiaoqiao used, were all the best available on the market.
Ma Donghua's eyes were full of envy, and she started talking to her daughter-in-law again, "Oh my, it's so different when your family is rich. When you have a baby, you can eat as much milk powder, chicken soup, and pigeon soup as you want, and you can stay in a private hospital room for ten yuan a day. Isn't that great!"
She had previously thought Lin Xiaohui was Yang Qiaoqiao's mother-in-law and hadn't dared to speak.
Now we know that Lin Xiaohui is Yang Qiaoqiao's biological mother, and we also hear Yang Jianguo call Yang Qiaoqiao "little sister" and Zhou Yang call her "sister Qiaoqiao".
I knew that Yang Qiaoqiao's side was mostly her family.
So he started making all sorts of sarcastic and cynical remarks about his daughter-in-law's family being useless.
Zhou Xiaoying is not actually a submissive person.
Her husband, an oil field worker, hadn't been able to get back yet.
Her family's financial situation was indeed not good. Her mother had to help her brother and sister-in-law take care of their children and didn't have time to take care of her.
Although no one from her family came, they gave her twenty yuan before she gave birth.
This money was also controlled by Ma Donghua.
She had been holding back her words because she was thinking that she would have to rely on her mother-in-law, Ma Donghua, to take care of her during her postpartum period.
Now Ma Donghua's words are getting more and more outrageous; she's even picking on her own family.
She really couldn't take it anymore and said directly, "My family may not be as successful as other families, but it's still much better than your wicked mother-in-law."
What mother-in-law would treat her daughter-in-law like this, with her lying in bed about to give birth and only being given cold, mixed-flour buns to eat every day?
Where's the twenty yuan my mom gave me? Give it back! If you won't buy me anything nutritious, I'll go buy it myself!
Ma Donghua never expected that Zhou Xiaoying would dare to talk back to her.
She was already in a bad mood because Liang Yujing and her husband had criticized her.
Hearing Zhou Xiaoying's words, he was so angry that his fingers trembled. "Zhou Xiaoying, do you have any conscience? I'm so old, and I came to the hospital to be with you when you gave birth."
I may not have done anything special, but I've certainly put in a lot of effort. And now you're pointing your finger at me and calling me a wicked mother-in-law. I don't want to live anymore...
Ma Donghua was wailing and about to sit on the ground and throw a tantrum.
The people in the surrounding wards were immediately drawn to her and came over to see what was going on.
Gossiping is human nature. Some pregnant women, even after their cervix has dilated, are still squeezing to the door of the ward to watch the spectacle, despite enduring contractions.
Yang Qiaoqiao was already very sleepy, but when Ma Donghua and Zhou Xiaoying started making a fuss, she was no longer sleepy.
Zhou Xiaoying had perhaps been holding back for too long, and now she was no longer going to tolerate Ma Donghua at all.
He said directly, "Whether you live or die is your business! But let me tell you, you have to give me back the twenty yuan my mother gave me! I don't need you to be with me during childbirth or to help me during my postpartum period. Leave the money here, and get out of my sight. Whether you live or die is your own business!"
Ma Donghua wailed even louder, "What kind of sins has our Zheng family committed! How could we have married such a wicked daughter-in-law!"
I...I'm going to call Weidong right now. I'm going to make him divorce you!
Zhou Xiaoying was not afraid at all. "Fine, go ahead and call! After you make the call, I'll call his boss too. I want to see if he dares to divorce me!"
...
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were arguing fiercely when a man carrying a military green travel bag with the words "XX Oilfield" printed on it walked in from outside, looking travel-worn.
"Mom, Xiaoying, what's wrong with you two? Why are you arguing?"
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