Li Yuzhu violated family planning regulations, and her family home was also a key target of investigation. During her pregnancy, she never stayed in a safe place.
Dong Qing said, "The most important thing is to check if you're pregnant first."
Li Yuzhu said, "With family planning policies so strictly enforced these days, do we dare to go to the hospital for checkups?"
Li Yuzhu's words were true; given the current situation, it was impossible to go to the hospital for a checkup. Dong Qing said, "I'll take you to the regional hospital this afternoon to see my cousin. She's the director of the obstetrics and gynecology department at the regional people's hospital. Let her examine you and see what's going on before we decide."
Whether it's an unplanned pregnancy or a conscious one, neither aspect matters. What matters is that the second pregnancy is always a clandestine affair. Who would dare to go to the local hospital for a prenatal checkup, and who would dare to give birth in a hospital?
If it was discovered that she was pregnant outside of the plan before the child was born, an induced abortion would be performed immediately. Once the child was born, no one dared to touch him. That was how it was in those days when having a second child secretly was considered a secret. Otherwise, it wouldn't be called a secret birth.
Li Yuzhu said, "I hope my second child will be a natural birth. If it's as difficult as my first, I might not be able to save the baby if I go to the hospital."
It was indeed very difficult for Li Yuzhu to have a second child. Unlike other women who could give birth naturally at home, she had a history of difficult childbirth.
Dongqing said, "You're really going crazy thinking about your son. It's not even certain you're pregnant. Let's do a check-up this afternoon. I'm really worried you might have a gynecological problem."
Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "Don't overthink it. I haven't felt any discomfort lately, so how could I have any gynecological problems? Based on my experience with my first pregnancy, I should be pregnant. Don't you want a second child?"
Dong Qing smiled and said, "Of course I want to. The key is whether you're pregnant this time. After all, you have an IUD. If it's an unplanned pregnancy, we'll have the baby."
During lunch, the phone rang suddenly. Li Yuzhu went to answer it, and sure enough, it was her cousin calling from the hospital.
My cousin has a batch of private rooms at the hospital, which require a personal payment of 10,000 yuan. She wanted to borrow 10,000 yuan from Dongqing. Li Yuzhu said, "No problem. I haven't had my period for two months, maybe I'm pregnant unexpectedly. Your cousin and I will come over to see you this afternoon for a check-up, and we'll bring you the money then."
In the afternoon, Dong Qing drove his wife to the local People's Hospital.
The couple went to the obstetrics and gynecology department and found the cousin, who then led Li Yuzhu into the ultrasound room.
In those days, ultrasound was all black and white. It was only recently introduced to municipal hospitals, and many county-level hospitals still don't have ultrasound.
After the examination, my cousin told them to wait in the medical room after they left the ultrasound room.
Not long after, my cousin came into the medical room with the ultrasound report, handed it to Dongqing, and said, "Sister-in-law, there is indeed no IUD in your body. IUDs can sometimes fall out on their own. You are nine weeks pregnant, and carrying twins. Whether you terminate the pregnancy is a decision for you."
Dongqing was overjoyed upon hearing this; there was no reason for him to be unhappy that his wife was pregnant with twins. He asked, "Boy or girl?"
"The pregnancy is too early to show clearly, but it should be a girl. There's usually no big error in this regard. We can confirm it by having another check-up in a while."
Dong Qing and his wife had been wanting a daughter, and his wife unexpectedly became pregnant with twins, fulfilling their wish. He said, "The unexpected arrival of the children may be fate, and I don't want to hurt either of them, so I've decided to have them."
My cousin asked, "Sister-in-law, having a second child secretly is a very difficult thing. Are you willing to give birth to the child?"
Li Yuzhu nodded after listening, and asked, "I'm mentally prepared for all of this. I had a difficult labor with my first child, will I have a difficult labor with my second?"
My cousin said, "Not necessarily. Generally, if you don't gain weight, you won't have a difficult birth. You're already this thin, so you should be fine. But if you had a C-section for your first child, you'll have to have a C-section for your second child, regardless of whether it's a difficult birth or not."
My cousin made it very clear that no matter what happens during Li Yuzhu's delivery, she will have to go to a regular hospital. Small clinics simply cannot perform cesarean sections. Would she dare to have a second child in a hospital unless she didn't want the child anymore?
Dongqing said, "This is a problem. Our second child was conceived secretly. Do we dare to give birth in a hospital?"
This is indeed a difficult problem. My cousin was silent for a long time after hearing this. She said, "Come here before you give birth. If I don't tell anyone, no one will know if this is your second child. We won't go through the admission process, which means you've never given birth here before. The hospital won't make any records. You can be discharged after the baby is born and things are stable. You won't have to worry about the baby after that. You can take the baby home with you then. You can go to the hospital in your hometown to change the dressing and remove the stitches."
Dongqing and she are cousins, and no one else would risk doing these things for her. If the hospital finds out about this, they will punish her.
Of course, as long as the situation isn't blown out of proportion, the hospital will turn a blind eye. They're all colleagues, so it's none of their business, and nobody would do anything to harm others.
Moreover, when working in a hospital, anyone with a relative in this situation would seek help from the head of obstetrics and gynecology. In this day and age, no one can afford to offend the head of obstetrics and gynecology, and even colleagues will help her cover it up.
Li Yuzhu said, "Thank you, cousin!"
"You're welcome. You're my cousin's wife; I can certainly help you with this."
Dongqing took out 20,000 yuan from her bag and handed it to her cousin, who said, "You don't need that much money, 10,000 yuan is enough."
Li Yuzhu said, "Keep it. Your and my brother-in-law's salaries aren't high. Use it to buy a decent set of furniture when we get the house."
My cousin said thank you and accepted the money.
By mid-October, the county government had finally been changed into the municipal government, and the former county seat had been transformed into a county-level city.
The development scale of county-level cities and counties is different. Cities develop much faster than county towns, and the urban population will gradually increase, and the urban outline will expand rapidly.
Shortly after being upgraded to a county-level city, the government's first priority was to rebuild Sucun Railway Station, fundamentally improving the original appearance of the former small county-level station.
At the same time, the decision was made to relocate the No. 1 long-distance bus station and build the No. 1 long-distance bus station near the railway station.
In addition, the First People's Hospital, the city's high school and junior high school will also be built here next year, and specific development plans for the next step have been made.
Recently, some people have gone to Su Village to buy land, but there's no way they can buy a mu (a Chinese unit of area, approximately 0.165 acres) for 1,000 yuan. The lowest starting price in the village is 3,000 yuan, and the villagers are complaining that the land sold to Dongqing in the village is too cheap.
Even if Dongqing were to buy land now, he would have to pay this price. Who could afford such a high price? Even at 1,000 yuan per mu, given the current economic situation, not many people could afford it; they are all waiting and watching.
Nobody knows what will happen later. They hesitated and looked around, missing the best investment opportunities. This year, the price of land is 3,000 yuan per mu, but next year it may even rise to 5,000 yuan per mu. If they can't afford it this year, they will be even less able to afford it next year.
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