In the golden autumn of September, the weather has begun to cool down.
After dinner, Li Chu was helping Ding Qiunan take a walk in the yard.
The girl's belly grew bigger and bigger, making it extremely inconvenient for her to move around on her own.
Whether lying down or sitting up, you need someone to help you get up.
In May, her sister's family moved to the courtyard to live with them, so that Li Qin could take care of the girl.
At that time, Li Chu was in charge of logistics support and went to the grassroots level with a big shot for about ten days. That was his first official business trip.
It was definitely not feasible to leave the girl alone at home, so Li Qin's family moved in during that period.
Ding's mother originally wanted to come and take care of her daughter, but Li Chu persuaded her not to. It was a good thing for the mother-in-law to come and take care of her, but what about the father-in-law and brother-in-law?
As they were walking, the girl stopped, grabbed Li Chu's hand tightly, and frowned: "Li Chu, why do I feel that this pain is different from before?"
Upon hearing the girl's words, Li Chu quickly grabbed her wrist and began to take her pulse.
He quickly put his hand down and said to Wang Ziwen, who was sitting at the stone table listening to the radio, "Brother-in-law, help me push the cart over here."
Then she raised her voice and called out, "Sister, don't wash the dishes yet, bring out the quilt from my room."
Li Chu had prepared the cart long ago, just in case he suddenly needed to go to the hospital.
Li Chu's words were like an emergency assembly call, and the whole family sprang into action.
While they were playing on the swings, Jia Dong and Jia Yuan ran over to help.
"Jiadong, quickly go and get that bundle off the box in my room." Jiadong was also given a task.
After spreading the quilt on the cart, Li Chu helped the girl slowly sit down. Then he put the bundle that Jia Dong had brought on the cart as well; it contained children's clothes, small quilts, diapers, and other such items.
"Xiao Chu, you and your brother-in-law take Qiu Nan to the hospital first. I'll call Uncle Wang's family and come over."
Watching them walk out of the courtyard gate, Li Qin ran into the living room and made a phone call to Uncle Wang's family to let them know.
Then she told Jia Dong to take good care of Jia Yuan at home, and then she rode her bicycle to catch up with Li Chu and the others.
When they arrived at the obstetrics and gynecology department, the doctor on duty saw that the woman in labor was Ding Qiunan and knew that she was carrying twins. He quickly arranged for someone to call Director Li over.
After settling the baby in the delivery room, Li Chu was ushered out by the nurses.
Standing outside the delivery room, he could now truly understand the feeling of time dragging on endlessly.
At this moment, Director Li from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department rushed over. She walked to Li Chu's side, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Li, I'll keep an eye on things inside."
"Please, Director Li."
Just a few minutes after Director Li went inside, another series of footsteps came from the stairwell.
Li Chu turned around and saw that it was Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang, with Zhang Meng following behind.
"Uncle, Aunt." Li Chu and his sister and brother-in-law went to greet them.
"When did Qiu Nan go in?" Aunt Wang asked as soon as she saw Li Chu.
“You and your uncle were just inside a short while ago, why are you and your uncle in such a hurry to come over?” Li Chu invited Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang to sit on the long bench outside the delivery room.
Aunt Wang waved her hand and said, "I couldn't stay at home at all after receiving the news. When I came over just now, I asked Xiaozhao to make some chicken soup, which will be delivered over in a little while."
Uncle Wang then spoke up, "Xiao Chu, Qiu Nan's family doesn't know yet, right?"
"We haven't had time to notify them yet."
"Xiao Meng, have Xiao Chu tell you the address, and you can drive there."
After Zhang Meng left, Aunt Wang noticed that Li Chu wasn't in the mood to talk, so she pulled Li Qin aside and asked her about the preparation of the children's clothes.
Wang Ziwen was with Uncle Wang on the other side.
Unable to hear any sound from inside, Li Chu paced back and forth outside the delivery room, feeling increasingly frustrated.
I don't know how much time passed, but the door to the delivery room was suddenly pushed open, and a nurse came out.
The nurse looked at Li Chu with a strange expression in her eyes.
Li Chu was also stunned when he looked at the nurse. He checked his watch and realized that he had only been inside for a little over an hour. What did she mean by coming out to see him now?
When Uncle Wang and the others saw the nurse come out, they quickly came over.
"Dr. Li, congratulations! The mother and both babies are safe and sound." The nurse kept the baby's gender a secret for a moment.
"Phew!" The group breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
"Boy or girl?" Li Qin asked anxiously from the side.
As soon as he finished speaking, two more nurses came out of the delivery room, each holding a baby in their arms.
One of the nurses said, "Congratulations! It's twins, a boy and a girl. The girl is the older sister."
Aunt Wang and the other three women gathered around to look at the two children, and Li Qin burst out laughing when she saw them.
Only Li Chu stood to the side, staring wide-eyed into the delivery room.
Behind the two nurses carrying children, Ding Qiunan, wearing the coat he had taken in and a woolen hat, was slowly walking out on her own.
Director Li was standing next to the girl, saying something.
Li Chu hurried inside and helped the girl up: "Why did you come out by yourself?"
Ding Qiunan's face was still a little pale, but she was in good spirits. Looking at her husband, she said happily, "I felt fine, so I came out on my own."
"Xiao Li, Qiu Nan's physical condition is the best I've seen in all these years. These two children were born so easily."
After listening to Director Li's words, Li Chu nodded: "I usually take care of Qiu Nan's health, and it seems to be working well."
Ding Qiunan then said, "Li Chu, have you seen the baby? I haven't even seen him yet before they took him out."
"I have no mind to look at them; I can only feel at ease when I see you."
Director Li said with a smile, "You're not a good father."
"Hehe, Director Li, I think the child's mother is more important."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ding Qiunan rolled her eyes at him, a blush rising on her pale face.
Director Li looked at Li Chu in astonishment; it was truly the first time she had ever heard such words.
At this moment, the people outside also noticed what was happening inside.
"Why did this girl run out on her own?"
Aunt Wang said anxiously, "Xiao Chu, hurry up and help your wife to the ward. What are you doing standing there?"
After settling into the hospital room, Ding Qiunan saw her two newborn children for the first time.
"Hey, Li Chu, why are all these kids so ugly?"
"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting!"
The ward door was pushed open, and Ding's parents, whom Zhang Meng had picked up, also rushed over.
Ding's mother was furious when she heard her daughter's words as soon as she arrived.
"How come the baby was born so quickly? This comrade just came to pick us up. I thought we were going to be busy until midnight."
"Mom and Dad, you're here."
Seeing that there were more and more people in the ward, the nurses sent the men outside.
Ding Qiunan is about to start breastfeeding her child for the first time.
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