Sheng An Ning knew that giving birth would be painful, but she didn't expect it to be so painful. She felt like a dying fish in pain and had to gasp for air. Sweat and tears flowed down her cheeks, stinging her eyes.
But there is no sign of giving birth soon.
The doctor examined her manually several times and told her to walk in the corridor more and wait until her cervix was fully dilated before she could get on the delivery bed.
Zhou Shixun supported Sheng Anning, watching her face turn pale, breathing deeply in pain, anxious and distressed, but helpless, and even childishly said: "Or, let's not have the baby."
Sheng An Ning burst into laughter, took a deep breath to ease the pain, and then said: "At this moment, what we said doesn't count. I just hope these three little troublemakers can torment me less later."
After that, he said something to comfort Zhou Shixun: "Thanks to me for eating a lot tonight. While you were talking, I ate three buns and dumplings and rice. Ouch, it hurts so much..."
Holding his waist, he stood there and took a breath: "I also ate braised pork and fried meatballs. The braised pork made by Auntie is really delicious, sweet and sticky. It's a pity that you didn't get to eat it."
Zhou Shixun held her arm and wiped the sweat from her forehead and face: "If you like it, we can eat it every day in the future."
Sheng An Ning laughed and said while exhaling, "That won't work. If we eat every day, how much money do we have? Don't forget, there will be three little mouths waiting to eat."
After walking two laps, she couldn't walk anymore, so she leaned on Zhou Shixun and asked him to drag her. The contractions didn't seem as intense, or maybe she was numb from the pain.
The pain lasted much longer.
Sheng An Ning sighed: "You said our children are in such a hurry to come out, do they know that today is the New Year, so they want to come out quickly to eat something delicious? It seems that they are three blessed little kids."
"By the way, we haven't decided on a name yet. When I go into the delivery room, you should think about it carefully. When I come out, I will know the name of the baby. If you don't think of it, I will ignore you."
She said this because she was afraid that she would give birth in there, and Zhou Shixun would be so scared outside that he would feel weak and helpless.
Finding something for him to do can always distract him.
It was almost two o'clock when Sheng An Ning felt something falling and was pushed into the delivery room.
In order to conserve her energy, Sheng An Ning gritted her teeth and didn't shout out, but the naughty child refused to come out.
The people waiting outside were equally anxious. Zhong Wenqing kept walking back and forth at the door of the ward, clasping his hands together from time to time, praying for God's blessing.
Zhou Shixun stood stiffly at the door of the delivery room, his fists clenched tightly, with a terrifying look in his eyes, as if he would rush into the delivery room to snatch someone away at the next moment.
Sheng Chengan was also nervous, but when he saw Zhou Shixun like this, he went over and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, it will be fine. Isn't there the best gynecologist in Beijing here? It will be fine."
This sentence is to comfort Zhou Shixun, and also to comfort himself.
The wait was too long. There was no sound in the delivery room, and no one heard Sheng An Ning's cry of pain, making it even more difficult to guess what was going on inside.
Zhou Nanguang hurried over, accompanied by a strange young man in military uniform and with a serious look on his face.
"Shi Xun, the telegram calls you back quickly. The situation over there is somewhat serious."
He couldn't say more, but he also knew that if the situation wasn't urgent, such a transfer order wouldn't be issued.
Zhou Shixun was stunned for a moment and looked at the young man who was coming.
It was only after the young man arrived at Zhou's house that he learned that Zhou Shixun's wife had given birth. After hesitating for a moment, he handed the file bag containing the transfer order to Zhou Shixun: "It contains your mission this time. The situation is urgent. The plane is waiting at Nanjiao Airport."
Zhou Shixun silently opened the file bag, put it away after reading the documents, his eyes were red, and his voice was choked with sobs: "What time do you leave?"
"Three fifteen."
Although Sheng Cheng'an didn't know what mission Zhou Shixun had received, based on his recollections, he could guess the major events of that year.
1977 and 1988 were the years when border relations were most tense, and a tough small-scale war took place.
If he guessed correctly, Zhou Shixun, who had already retired, was recalled to his original unit.
In other words, Zhou Shixun has to go to the front line at this time.
I wanted to complain, but I opened my mouth and didn't know what to say.
Zhong Wenqing burst into tears: "Why are you leaving now? Why can't you wait until An Ning gives birth to the baby?"
Zhou Nanguang remained silent. He knew that was impossible, and he also knew what the current situation was. Zhou Shixun was called back, and what was waiting for him was danger that no one could imagine.
Zhou Shixun clenched his fists tightly and turned his head to look at the door of the delivery room. A mist rose in his eyes, making it difficult for him to see the two red painted words "Delivery Room" on the door.
Zhou Nanguang went over and patted Zhou Shixun on the shoulder: "Go, everyone is waiting for you, remember to come back safely."
Zhong Wenqing knew that he couldn't stop it, so he covered his mouth and cried, afraid that he would not be able to hold back his tears.
Sheng Chengan cursed in his heart, he wished he could take Zhou Shixun's place. How sad his sister would be if she couldn't see Zhou Shixun after giving birth.
He also knew that Zhou Shixun had to go because the interests of the country came first.
He went over and patted Zhou Shixun on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I will take good care of An Ning and the child."
Zhou Shixun nodded, turned around and knelt down in front of Zhou Nanguang and Zhong Wenqing: "Mom and Dad, An Ning and the child are in your care."
This was the first time Zhou Shixun called his parents "Mom and Dad", but it did not make Zhou Nanguang and Zhong Wenqing happy at all.
Zhong Wenqing covered her mouth and tried hard to suppress the cry that was about to come out of her throat. Zhou Nanguang nodded with tears in his eyes: "Go, and come back safely."
Zhou Shixun stood up, looked at the door of the delivery room again, turned around and left with the young man, disappearing at the end of the corridor without looking back.
Sheng Chengan couldn't help but his eyes turned red and he cursed "Fuck it".
Zhong Wenqing could no longer hold back her tears and hugged Zhou Nanguang tightly: "Why, can't you wait until An Ning gives birth?"
Zhou Nanguang was also sad and kept comforting Zhong Wenqing: "You need to calm down. An Ning needs us now."
Zhong Wenqing cried, "If An Ning knew that Shi Xun was gone, she would be so sad that she died."
Sheng An Ning inside knew nothing and was still listening to the doctor's instructions to exert force, relax and take deep breaths.
I don’t know how long it took, but I felt as if my body was being cut open by a knife. The pain was so severe that white light flashed before my eyes. Then I heard the doctor shout, “Push harder, the head is already out.”
Sheng An Ning took another deep breath and exerted force.
The sound of a baby crying made Sheng An Ning feel relieved, but she didn't dare to relax.
Then I heard the doctor shout, "It's a boy. Let's keep going and keep breathing as before."
When Zhong Wenqing heard the baby crying, his eyes blurred and he fainted...
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