One day before the Chinese New Year, Pei Yuanzheng received a call from Pei Qingshan in Ruan Zhengyang's office, saying that they had arrived safely.
"When we were there, we were afraid of accidents, so we drove day and night. When we came back, we were more relaxed. We didn't drive at night, and we drove less during the day. We stopped when it got dark, so we drove for two more days."
Pei Yuanzheng was a little worried at first, but he felt relieved when he heard Pei Qingshan say this.
During the Chinese New Year, although the factories did not have holidays, the festive atmosphere was very strong, with lights and decorations everywhere. The educated youth whose families could afford it also applied to go to the countryside to return home for the New Year and reunite with their families.
The Ruan family’s New Year celebrations have a different atmosphere.
It's like a family that was broken into pieces and then glued back together with 502 glue. Instead of feeling alienated, it's even warmer than before.
Watching Pingping and Anan running around in the yard setting off fireworks, Ruan Niannian touched her belly, knowing that the third baby in their family was about to come.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Pei Yuanzheng bought a ticket back to Xi County and left that day, leaving Ruan Niannian in Suicheng to take care of her pregnancy.
"Wife, I'll come over after I get home to arrange things. If you want anything, just ask dad to call me. I'll be by your side when you give birth."
Ruan Niannian looked at him with a look of reluctance and waved at him, "Go early and come back early. What can possibly happen to me at my mother's house?"
After the Lantern Festival (March 4, 1978), the temperature in Guangzhou gradually began to warm up.
The city of Guangzhou warmed up particularly quickly this year.
Before the first month of the lunar year was over, Ruan Niannian had taken off her medium-thick cotton-padded jacket and put on a two-layer thick overcoat. Her belly was bulging, as if she was about to give birth.
Ruan Sisi always looked at her belly with concern, "You're only eight months pregnant, how come it's so big? But if there are two, it seems too small. I'm afraid it will be difficult to give birth."
"Then prepare two copies of all the things for having a baby, what if there are two?" Ruan Niannian looked cheerful, not thinking too much like Ruan Sisi.
She now eats more and walks more every day, and she does not experience the edema that other pregnant women are very likely to experience in the late stages of pregnancy.
Move around freely every day.
In mid-March, Ruan Niannian's belly grew a little bigger. Less than half a month later, it was no longer as big as it was at the beginning of the month.
"That's right. It will get bigger day by day in the later stages of pregnancy." Ruan Sisi said this with some uncertainty. She would stare at Ruan Niannian's belly every day when she had nothing to do.
Ruan Niannian was quite open-minded. She actively exercised and joked with them, "Maybe it will be two. Aren't there many people in our family who give birth to twins?"
But if there are two, it would be even more worrying. The belly is so small. With two babies, how big can the babies be?
I’m afraid the child is too young to be raised.
On March 21st, the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the Dragon Raises its Head, Ruan Niannian walked around as usual. Ruan Sisi would follow her during her daily exercise, for fear of any accidents.
The accident happened that day.
As soon as she returned home from a walk, Ruan Niannian felt the urge to urinate, and then a warm current flowed out from under her body uncontrollably.
"Sister, I think my water broke."
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After a period of chaos, Ruan Niannian was sent to Suicheng Hospital.
When Ruan Zhengyang received the notice, he rushed over immediately. Listening to his little daughter's cries of pain, he prayed silently in his heart.
It’s been less than nine months, how come she gave birth?
Looking around, he gradually felt dissatisfied. Pei Yuanzheng had been arranging things for almost a month, and he still hadn't finished?
His wife is about to give birth, why is he still staying in his hometown?
He was so angry that he ran out of the hospital, returned to the factory office, and frantically called Pei Yuanzheng.
My daughter is about to give birth, and I still don’t know where you are. Do you believe that I will send someone to Xi County to beat you up?
The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.
Hang up.
Then hit the second one.
Ruan Zhengyang's hands were shaking with anger.
I knew logically that I couldn't blame Pei Yuanzheng, but I couldn't control my emotions.
The second call was finally picked up, and a strange voice came from the other end, "Hello, comrade, who are you?"
"I'm Pei Yuanzheng's father-in-law. Let Pei Yuanzheng answer the phone."
The voice on the other end immediately changed its tone. "Hello, uncle. I'm Pei Qingyang. Yuan Zheng got on the train to Suicheng yesterday afternoon. He should arrive this afternoon."
Coming here?
Ruan Zhengyang paused, opened his mouth, and suddenly his hands stopped shaking.
"Come here? Good, all right, Comrade Pei Qingyang, thank you very much for letting me know."
Ruan Zhengyang said a few polite words and hung up the phone. He felt much better. He felt that the name Pei Qingyang was quite familiar and didn't think much about it.
When he returned to the hospital, he found that he didn't hear Ruan Niannian's screams, and he felt a little uneasy again, "What happened? Did she give birth?"
"How can it be so fast?" Mother Ruan rolled her eyes at him. "You can't shout at this time. You have to conserve your energy. If your cervix is slow to dilate, you have to get up and walk around. Some people live fast, some live slowly. Just wait."
The last time they were so anxious and expectant was when Ruan Sisi gave birth.
At that time, there were a lot of people outside the delivery room, including Qiu Aiguo's parents, and Qiu Aiguo's younger brother and sister-in-law, who also came to say hello.
It's not like now, the man hasn't arrived yet, and it's not even certain whether Pei Yuanzheng can make it in time to give birth to the child.
Ruan Zhengyang stood at the door of the delivery room and spoke to Ruan Nian Nian in a gentle voice: "Nianbao, Daddy called Yuanzheng and a man named Pei Qingyang answered the phone. He said Yuanzheng is already on the train and will arrive in the afternoon. Don't worry about giving birth to your baby. Mom and Dad are waiting for you outside."
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