Liu Hua's face was full of excitement and joy, without any sign of fatigue from a day and night of hard work.
"Was it a natural birth? Are the baby and Sister Fang okay?" Xu Manman was more concerned about this.
"Everything went smoothly. The doctor checked and said that both the adult and the child are in good condition. They can be discharged after two days of observation."
"That's good. You've been tired all day and all night. Go back and rest. I'll go heat up the buns."
"No need. Li Xiao and I had dinner at a state-owned restaurant." Liu Hua took Xu Manman aside and talked for a long time about what they saw and heard in the hospital.
The daughter-in-law who was in the same ward with Wan Fang had given birth to several daughters in a row and was determined to have a son, but this time she gave birth to another girl.
"Before the mother could leave the ward, her mother-in-law and husband left. In the end, it was her eldest daughter and second daughter who stayed to take care of her.
You haven't seen that her daughters are all skin and bones, but they still help their mother run around, fetching water and wiping her body.
I suppose the children are doing pretty well, being filial and hardworking, but the daughter-in-law scolds them all the time. I even saw her pinching them, as if she's blaming the daughters for not having a son and for not being liked by her in-laws."
"At least she has her daughters to take care of her. The pregnant woman in the ward across from Wan Fang had no one from her family visit her from the time she was admitted to the hospital until her baby was born. The nurses had to go to the cafeteria to get her meals."
If it weren't for the harmonious atmosphere on Wan Fang's side, Liu Hua might have developed a fear of childbirth after staying in the obstetrics and gynecology department for too long.
Xu Manman thought that these were all basic operations in novels, all novels reflected in reality. Even in modern times where the economic foundation is many times better, such things still happen from time to time.
That’s great! Today is another day when I’m afraid of marriage and having children, and I decide not to get married or have children to stay safe.
The two kept chatting until Li Xiao came over to call people.
"Okay, go and have a rest."
After sending the people away, Xu Manman started to prepare lunch. When Chen Ming and the others went hunting, they would subconsciously leave the pheasants to nourish the pregnant woman.
So the brother and sister have been eating rabbit meat the most recently. Today, they wanted to change the taste, so they made some sea cucumber with scallions, kelp and tofu soup, some stir-fried vermicelli with cabbage and dried shrimps, and the old favorite, kimchi.
When the meal was ready, Chen Ming pushed the door open and said, "I saw Li Xiao's bicycle. Did Brother Mao's wife give birth?" He had gone out in the morning, so he didn't know.
"Well, she gave birth to a big fat boy."
"Brother Mao will be very happy." Chen Ming said with a smile.
Xu Manman was probably inspired by the story Liu Hua shared, "Could it be that he's unhappy because it's a daughter?"
Chen Ming was stunned for a moment when he heard this. "Brother Mao shouldn't be that kind of person. No matter if it's a son or a daughter, as long as it's born to his wife, he will be happy."
"So, cousin, do you personally prefer sons or daughters?"
Chen Ming said without hesitation, "Of course it's a daughter!" In their family, sons are worthless. It would be best to have a daughter as beautiful and sensible as his cousin. Just thinking about it makes him happy.
Xu Manman looked at Chen Ming, who was grinning foolishly while holding the bowl, and was a little speechless. She didn't know what was going on in this man's mind.
"Eat quickly, or the food will get cold."
The next day, Xu Manman cooked tofu and fish soup, stir-fried carrots and pork slices, and the staple food was pumpkin buns. She also brought buns for Liu Hua.
It was not until the fifth day that the ox cart brought Wan Fang and the new life back to the educated youth site.
When Liu Hua came back for the second time, he told Xu Manman the date of his return, so Xu Manman lit the kang in Wan Fang's room early, and asked her cousin to move back the food that had not been used in the past few days.
Just like when they went there, Li Mao carried Wan Fang, who was wrapped in a quilt, back to the house, and Yang Lili was holding a child who was wrapped tightly in a quilt.
Xu Manman was a little curious, but the baby was still unable to be exposed to the wind and the mother still needed to be settled, so no one rushed over to disturb her.
But Xu Manman still went into the house and greeted her, "Sister Fang, this is Li Zhiqing."
Wan Fang, who had just untied the quilt after being placed on the warm kang, looked at Xu Manman with a smile, "Manman, you've worked hard these days."
Wan Fang still looked a little swollen, but her complexion and spirits were very good.
"With our relationship, there's no need to talk about this." Xu Manman pointed to the things next to the stove and explained to Li Mao,
"I've put all the unused food, meat, and eggs here. Li Zhiqing, Sister Fang can drink more chicken soup or fish soup during this period. They went to the mountains to get some more these days, and I put it outside to freeze.
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