After a long pause, Director Zhu of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department said, "Your daughter-in-law is in good condition for a natural birth. She's young, and we've examined the baby; it's not large. A natural birth is definitely the best option; recovery is faster! A cesarean section is surgery, after all, and there's a risk of post-operative infection—"
Jiang Yuan understood. "Thank you, I understand! I'm so grateful for your help—"
Director Zhu repeatedly said no, no, and went to check on other rooms with an unreadable expression.
Jiang Yuan stood at the door for a moment before returning to Xu Ningyan's hospital room.
Seeing Jiang Yuan come in, Sister Mei was about to go back to make breakfast when Xu Ningyan frowned, clutched her stomach, and hesitated, saying, "I... I think I'm about to give birth?"
Mei Jie lifted the blanket and saw that Xu Ningyan's pants were wet. She exclaimed, "Has his water broken?"
"Great! Now I don't have to worry about whether it's a natural birth or a C-section," Xu Ningyan couldn't help but think.
At the critical moment, Jiang Yuan remained calm. She and Sister Mei helped Xu Ningyan lie down on the bed, then pulled a pillow under her bottom and told Sister Mei to go to the door and call the doctor immediately.
He held Xu Ningyan's hand and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Mom is here! Mom is right here!"
She calmly guided Xu Ningyan to take a deep breath with her.
Xu Ningyan held Jiang Yuan's hand tightly. Although she was still a little flustered, she was influenced by Jiang Yuan's calm attitude and took several deep breaths with her. Finally, she was not so flustered anymore.
A series of hurried footsteps sounded outside, and the head of the obstetrics and gynecology department and a nurse rushed back in.
First, they checked Xu Ningyan and confirmed that her water had broken and that she was already dilated to two centimeters.
Without further ado, they pushed him straight into the delivery room.
Jiang Yuan and Sister Mei followed behind. When they arrived at the delivery room, they couldn't go in and could only wander around outside.
After pacing around for a while, Jiang Yuan came to her senses. "Sister Mei, hurry back and cook some millet porridge for Xiao Yan. Add some brown sugar and bring it to the hospital after it's cooked. Xiao Yan can drink it after she gives birth."
Sister Mei nodded hurriedly and ran outside. After a couple of steps, she turned back and instructed Jiang Yuan: "Sister Jiang, the baby's blanket and clothes are in the ward, along with two sets of adult clothes. Wrap the newborn baby in the two sets of adult clothes before wrapping him in the blanket. Don't forget!"
Jiang Yuan nodded to indicate that she understood, and Sister Mei then went back to prepare with peace of mind.
Jiang Yuan knew that childbirth wouldn't happen so quickly, and Xu Ningyan couldn't come out for the time being.
He quickly ran back to his office to call Jiang Zhiyuan.
Jiang Zhiyuan was on duty at his workplace last night; he should be at work now.
Sure enough, the phone rang twice before being answered: "This is Jiang Zhiyuan—"
"I'm your mother! Come to the hospital quickly, Xiaoyan is going into labor!"
Before Jiang Yuan could finish speaking, the phone call ended.
Jiang Zhiyuan suddenly stood up, not even noticing that his knee had hit the table. He was stunned for a moment before he realized what had happened.
He gathered the documents on the table, locked them all in the cabinet, took a deep breath to calm himself, and then walked back to his desk to make a phone call: "Director Liu, my wife is going into labor, I need to go to the hospital—"
Jiang Zhiyuan nodded, not knowing what was said on the other end of the phone, and after hanging up, he kept making calls to give instructions.
Several subordinates came into the office, and by the time he finished giving instructions, almost an hour had passed.
He rubbed his forehead and hurried downstairs.
When he came downstairs, the car was already waiting at the door.
After getting in the car and giving some instructions, the car sped off towards the hospital.
Sun Zhou, who had just returned from outside, saw Jiang Zhiyuan and was about to greet him and report on his work when he saw him get into his car and drive away. As he hurried over, he was covered in exhaust fumes and couldn't help but pull over someone next to him and ask, "Boss, why are you in such a hurry? Did something serious happen?"
Director Liu happened to come downstairs and, upon hearing this, rolled his eyes: "It's no big deal! His wife is about to give birth, isn't she?"
Sun Zhou was surprised, "So fast?"
Although he was a grown man, he knew that pregnancy lasted ten months. How far along was Xu Ningyan now? He counted on his fingers—only nine months, right? Would something go wrong?
As soon as the car arrived at the hospital, before it had even come to a complete stop, Jiang Zhiyuan opened the car door and got out.
I strode briskly to the obstetrics and gynecology department, asked a nurse, and went straight to the delivery room door. There I saw Jiang Yuan sitting outside the delivery room, holding two blankets, looking longingly into the room.
Jiang Zhiyuan walked quickly to Jiang Yuan's side and asked in a hoarse voice, "Mom, where's Yan Yan?"
Jiang Yuan nodded her chin toward the delivery room: "She's inside."
Jiang Zhiyuan walked to the door of the delivery room and listened to the sounds inside.
You can vaguely hear people screaming and crying inside.
It's too blurry, I can't hear it clearly, and it's uncomfortable just to listen to it.
Jiang Zhiyuan clenched his fists, his face turning pale.
I don't know how long I stood there, but the door to the delivery room opened, and a nurse came out and almost bumped into Jiang Zhiyuan.
Fortunately, Jiang Zhiyuan reacted quickly and dodged to the side, anxiously asking, "Nurse, has my wife given birth yet? How is she now?"
Jiang Yuan also stepped over and looked at the nurse.
The young nurse recognized Jiang Yuan, and immediately swallowed the anger that was on the tip of her tongue: "Jiang, Dean Jiang—"
"Hello, is my daughter-in-law doing well inside?" Jiang Yuan asked the nurse with a smile.
The nurse knew that Xu Ningyan was Jiang Yuan's daughter-in-law, and quickly said, "Don't worry, Dean Jiang, it's still early. She's only dilated to four centimeters. She needs to be dilated to ten centimeters before she can give birth!"
Jiang Yuan glanced at her watch. It had been an hour since she went in, and she was only dilated to four fingers. It would probably take at least three or four more hours to dilate to ten fingers, so it was still a long way off.
Judging from the way things are going, the baby will probably be born in the afternoon or evening.
Because the nurse came out, the delivery room door was pushed open and not closed properly. Jiang Zhiyuan, who was standing by the door, had sharp ears and quickly distinguished that Xu Ningyan was not among the shouts and cries inside.
My heart was pounding. Just as I was about to ask the nurse, I heard a familiar, cursing voice from inside: "Damn it, nobody told me childbirth was this painful! I'm not giving birth anymore, I'm not giving birth anymore—"
Then came the midwife's voice, a mixture of amusement and exasperation: "You're already four centimeters dilated, how can you not give birth? Just a little more patience, it'll be over soon—"
"You guys are lying! You told me it would be soon, and it's been an hour already, and you're still telling me it's almost there? Do you think I'm stupid? I know I need to be fully dilated to give birth! I'm still six centimeters away from giving birth! Ugh~~"
The midwife continued to reassure her, "It's almost time! You're one of the fastest dilating women! It'll be there in three hours at most!"
"What? Three more hours? I'm not giving birth! This child isn't just mine, why should I suffer all the pain?! I'm not giving birth! Let that bastard Jiang Zhiyuan give birth!"
The doctor standing nearby couldn't stand it anymore: "Stop shouting, save your energy for giving birth!"
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