Chapter 33 Little Bean
Normally, the attack would not have happened so suddenly. It was also Qin Ju's fault that she was greedy and insisted on eating fried soybeans for dinner. She said she missed the soybeans that her eldest sister used to fry for them. She happened to see them being sold, so she bought two taels.
At her age, Qin Guihua doesn't like to eat these hard-to-digest foods, and Xiao He doesn't like to eat them either, so naturally, they all go into Qin Jue's stomach.
From the time she had dinner to the time she went to bed, which took more than four hours, she ate up two taels of fried beans by herself without realizing it!
It tasted delicious when I ate it, but the consequences were serious. Not long after I lay down, my stomach started to churn and I felt uncomfortable. It didn't hurt, but I felt a little bloated. I only had one strong feeling, which was that I wanted to fart...
Then, with a series of "puff" sounds, the little guy in the belly began to punch and kick, which was unusual. You should know that since entering the third trimester, the baby doesn't like to move. Usually, when he hears a sound he likes, he will move a few times in coordination. Such intense fetal movement is very rare.
"Xiaohe, I want to go to the bathroom."
Xiao He was actually not asleep either. Since entering the third trimester of pregnancy, his sleep has become even lighter. He quickly rolled over and got up, "I'll help you go."
But after just two steps, Qin Jue felt hot. It was definitely not because she couldn't hold her urine, but because - "Go to the hospital, quickly, I'm giving birth."
Xiao He almost slipped, but fortunately he grabbed hold of the wall and quickly went to knock on Grandma Qin's door.
Qin Ju had never expected that just two taels of fried beans, which normally wouldn't even be enough for her to finish, could have such a powerful effect. As soon as she walked to the door of the hospital's emergency department, she felt her stomach begin to ache regularly.
Fortunately, the deputy director introduced by Lao Qian happened to be on the second-line night shift tonight. As soon as they arrived, the deputy director got up from the duty room and said, "Didn't you say there were only a few days left? How come it's so fast?"
Qin Jue's old face turned red.
"This greedy girl ate two taels of fried beans by herself and she farted." Qin Guihua said without restraint. Qin Jue wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
In the last two months, she tried really hard to control her weight, fearing that the baby would grow too big and difficult to deliver. But often the feeling of hunger would take over her consciousness, and she couldn’t control it. It was just because she was about to give birth, so she only ate two taels of beans, not two catties of fish and meat…
The deputy director smiled and said, "He is really a hot-tempered little fellow."
"My granddaughter has a hot temper. I dare not offend her. If I give birth to another one who is not to be offended, this family will be... Hey, Lai Di, where does it hurt? Tell the doctor quickly."
Of course Qin Jue was not pretending, she was really in pain!
Fortunately, the deputy director had a good temper and asked her to save her energy for the time being. She encouraged Qin Ju by telling her own experience of giving birth in a cave. Now the two children are tall and strong, and can eat more than their father in one meal... Soon, listening to other people's stories, Qin Ju felt much more relaxed.
"Family, please buy some food for the woman in labor first."
Xiao He hurried out, walked a few steps, and then turned back to ask what to buy and whether there were any requirements. He even stuttered a little while speaking, and his usual calmness was nowhere to be seen.
"Your family is quite stable, calmer than other families. They are usually quite strong mentally, right?"
Qin Ju thought to himself, that's right, he is usually as steady as an old dog.
After eating something, Qin Ju suddenly wanted to go to the toilet, then wanted to drink water, then wanted to sleep after drinking water... With pains interspersed among various daily activities, Qin Ju finally made it until dawn.
After daybreak, the entire ward came alive with the cries of newborn babies, the voices of mothers in labor, the sounds of family members walking back and forth getting hot water, the gurgling sounds of nurses pushing treatment carts, the crisp sounds of needle bottles being knocked on... And, amidst these endless sounds, Qin Ju felt her stomachache getting worse.
What a coincidence, today I met a dozen interns from the Medical University, both male and female, who all followed the deputy director into the delivery room.
Qin Ju herself is a medical worker. Apart from being a little embarrassed at the beginning, she couldn't take care of anything else once her stomach started hurting. She just went to see a doctor. It was better than her being a doctor but never working in the obstetrics and gynecology department.
In medicine, someone always has to make sacrifices.
Moreover, she discovered a pattern: the more people there were, the more painful her stomach became. The deputy director checked and said that the cervix was already eight fingers dilated and the fetal position was very straight, so she could make preparations.
"You kid really likes to make a fuss."
Qin Ju endured the pain and wiped the cold sweat off his face. "I like to listen to sounds. I like all kinds of sounds."
"That person has really good ears. He can be a musician in the future. It is said that if he sings well, he also has excellent hearing. His earlobes are shaped differently from others."
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Knowing that they were deliberately using topics that interested them to divert attention, Qin Ju was very grateful to them. She took a break from the pain and touched her belly, saying, "My baby, you must work hard with mommy."
He Liansheng, who was standing outside the door, felt that time had never been so long. He did not dare to go far away. He just stood at the door, staring at the door of the delivery room. Whenever a nurse came out, he would ask about the woman in bed 5. But every time, the answer he got was "She hasn't given birth yet."
He Liansheng thought this feeling was quite strange. He obviously didn't like children and could even be said to hate them. But during the ten months of waiting, watching his wife's belly grow bigger day by day was very magical. The wonder of life and the fact that he was actually looking forward to a little life, this feeling was also wonderful and warm enough.
I don’t know how long I waited, so long that He Liansheng felt his legs were a little numb, when the door of the delivery room suddenly opened with a bang, and a young nurse came out to announce the good news: "The relative of bed 5, the baby in bed 5 has given birth, finally, the baby has just come out of the belly and the umbilical cord has not been cut yet, but she kicked our director's glasses away with one kick, how can she be so strong."
"How is the mother?"
"How's Lai Di? Is everything ok?"
The old man and the child said in unison, not even thinking of asking about the child.
"Both the adults and the children are fine. The adults are very tired and need to rest and observe for two hours."
Qin Guihua put her hands together and said, "Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless Lai Di and make her safe. I will be a vegetarian for two months when I return home, for..."
The little nurse laughed and said, "Don't you care about the children?"
Qin Guihua's eyes lit up, "Is it a son? He's so strong right after he was born, it must be a boy. I thought he had a belly that would give birth to a son, so it must be a big fat boy weighing eight kilograms! Oh, our Qin family finally has little grandfathers. Even if I have to eat vegetarian food for two years, it's worth it!"
The nurse was a little nervous. She looked at the husband of the woman in labor and whispered, "It's...it's a girl, 7.2 jin."
Qin Guihua's mouth drooped.
The corners of He Liansheng's mouth slowly curled up, "Thank you."
The nurse thought to herself, this husband is not bad, but the "mother-in-law" has dissatisfaction written all over her face. No wonder people say that when getting married, one should look for an open-minded in-law family.
"Hey, nurse, wait a minute. She's in bed number 5. Her name is Qin Ju. You're not seeing things. She's really a lady. Could it be that you've taken her to the wrong place?"
"Yes, the woman in labor is called Qin Jue."
"But, but I asked someone to look at it, and it should be a son. How come he turned into a lady overnight..."
The nurse rolled her eyes at her and left.
He Liansheng's mood was also complicated.
Throughout the pregnancy, he strictly followed the three rules set by Comrade Qin, going home as early as possible, accompanying her to the hospital for checkups, making the crib exactly as required, and cooperating with prenatal education as much as possible, even though he didn't think a fertilized egg could hear or understand anything.
But at that time he had no expectations for the child, and had never thought about how to face her after she was born.
But now, this fertilized egg that couldn't understand anything has become a real little person and came into this world. He feels that he is not capable of being a qualified father.
Qin Guihua was shocked to see that he looked even weirder than she did. "What's wrong, Xiao He? Are you scared? Come and take a look at your daughter. She's plump and white!"
The child was washed clean, wrapped in a small blanket that had been prepared in advance, and carried out.
The concept of blood relationship is really strange. There was no such thing as the fourth dimension in that era. When the child was pregnant, they had no idea what he looked like. But at first sight, they could recognize that the little thing with a wrinkled and red face covered with vernix caseosa was Qin Jue's child.
Obviously, her nose, eyes and mouth were the same as those of other children, with no special features, but her blood relationship could be seen at a glance.
"Come, give daddy a hug."
It was just a small, red, wrinkled ball, and He Liansheng didn't dare to reach out his hand.
The nurse comforted him: "It's okay, newborns are not that fragile, it's okay to hold them for a while."
The child had been handed over to him. The man's hands began to tremble. He wanted to reach out, but they were like being locked by an iron chain and could not move forward.
Qin Guihua reacted quickly. She took it like a lioness and said, "It really looks like it..." while crying and laughing.
The young nurse was confused. What was wrong with this old lady? Just now she looked as if the sky had fallen and she was dying, so why was she smiling now?
Soon, the child was taken away. He Liansheng rubbed his numb face and said, "Grandma, wait for Comrade Xiao Qin here. I'll go get some food."
"Go ahead, Lai Di likes to eat mutton. See if there's any mutton soup. Just don't put chopped green onions in it."
During pregnancy, she had been forbidding me to eat it. Now that she has given birth, she no longer has to stick to the rules of the older generation. In Lai Di's words, these are all proteins, specifically for nutritional supplements. Only with sufficient nutrition can there be enough milk. It's obvious that this little fart is a good eater!
Doctor Xiao Qin, who was still observing in the delivery room, didn't know that before she left, her grandmother had already named the child "Little Bean"...
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Because of the shortage of hospital beds and Qin Ju's good physical condition, she asked to be discharged after two days of observation.
Mainly, the baby has very sensitive ears, and will wake up to join in the fun at the slightest sound... Yes, she really wants to join in the fun. Whenever there is talking, the sound of water running, or the sound of washing feet, she will open her dark and swollen eyes and look around.
If it wasn't her own child, Qin Ju would have suspected that this child might be a time-travelling baby?
The downside of being sensitive to sounds is that she gave birth to a baby who was a total sleeper. Newborns in other people's confinement period don't have many needs except eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, but she would open her eyes and look around when she heard a sound, then close her eyes again. Just when she was ready to fall asleep with her fists raised, she would hear another sound and her eyes would start to roll around again... Her sleep time could be as fragmented as she wanted throughout the day and night.
Even the two directors of the obstetrics and gynecology department said that in their decades of medical practice, they had never seen a newborn who was so sensitive to sounds.
It is recommended that they simply go home or find a quiet environment, otherwise poor sleep will be detrimental to the development of the newborn's organs.
Although there are noises in the guesthouse, at least it is not so noisy. I will stay here for a few days and wait for Qin Jue to recover, then go back to Lenghe Town.
Luckily, they were planning to stay for a while, and they brought a lot of stuff with them, which came in handy now. "Let's make the bed softer, and don't use a thin quilt, so as not to freeze the little one."
Qin Jue was very upset. It had only been a few days and she had already heard the song "Little Fart" dozens of times.
"Don't stare at me. Who told you to eat so many beans? Now you feel better, you gave birth to a little bean..." Before he could finish his words, the little bean "puffed" a few times and immediately woke himself up, looking around curiously.
That little fart was so powerful, no wonder it was a little guy who could kick a doctor's glasses off when he was just born.
He Liansheng, who had been standing by and unable to help, finally broke the silence for the first time and said, "Okay."
Qin Ju was immediately unhappy when she thought that her extremely cute and intelligent daughter would be nicknamed "Little Bean" for the rest of her life: "I said, you can call her Doudou, and you can all call her Doudou. You are not allowed to call her Bean."
The old lady muttered, "Doudou is okay, but you'll see, he'll definitely be a little idiot in the future."
Qin Ju: “…”
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It was half a month later when we returned to Lenghe Town and made sure that both adults and children were fine.
Xiao He drove very slowly along the way and stopped to rest frequently. Qin Jue was actually fine, but he and his grandmother were worried about whether she would be bumped or something. In fact, the road conditions were as smooth as those in the city, and Xiao Doudou fell asleep as soon as she got in the car.
As soon as the car arrived at the gate of the family area, Ailan, Qin Pan, Li Yuhua, Lao Qian and others had been waiting for a long time. As soon as the car stopped, they started asking about the birth situation and rushed to see the child.
Xiao Doudou naturally woke up as well, and looked around with her big eyes. Although she still couldn't see anything clearly, everyone praised her for being smart and clever.
The old mother said: I don’t know where you saw that.
The old mother's heart: I gladly accept it.
As soon as the children left, their house was filled with a small mountain of food and drink. In addition to eggs, brown sugar and malted milk, there were even two or three live hens. They didn't pay much attention and didn't know who brought them.
Qin Guihua was worried that she couldn't buy a chicken on the black market at this time, so she immediately picked up one and killed it, and added some ginseng produced in the medicinal fields, making the chicken soup sweet.
The confinement meal is to eat small meals frequently. Qin Jue has learned a lot from the lesson of "little fart bean". No matter how delicious the food is, she dare not eat too much at one time. She drinks some soup and eats a few bites of vegetables. When her stomach is empty, she drinks another half bowl of food. Then she drinks more warm water. In this way, she doesn't have to worry about milk supply.
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The confinement period is very difficult. All I do every day is eat and sleep. If I want to read a book occasionally, I will be scolded by the whole family. From time to time, I have to compete with my grandmother. The topics include but are not limited to "Children need to sleep, they are blessed with big flat heads", "How can I get milk if I don't drink tonic soup", "The baby doesn't need a bath unless he is dirty", "Drinking coptis water can remove fetal toxins"
…and other empirical paradoxes.
Qin Ju finally understood why some daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law would quarrel. If she didn't leave the confinement period, she would have a quarrel with her own grandmother!
Apart from not agreeing to eat and drink indiscriminately, and firmly resisting to the end, she was too lazy to argue about such a small matter as shaving the baby's hair. So, on the day of leaving the confinement, the little Doudou, who originally had a head of dark hair, was shaved into a little bald head by her great-grandmother!
"Hey, look, our little brat isn't crying or making any noise at all."
"The new hair you grow will definitely be black and shiny, better than your mother's."
"Hey, be gentle, don't hurt my sweetheart..."
Under her command, her old mother Qin Ju completed the ceremony with great difficulty and courage.
Originally, according to the custom in her hometown, one would invite relatives and friends to have a meal after the baby comes out of confinement. However, the conditions here were limited, and no one in the factory had set such a precedent. So Qin Ju did not do it, but just called her eldest sister home for a meal.
"We won't bother the child with a one-month-old photo. When he's a hundred days old or a year old, you can go to a photo studio to take a few photos and send them to his grandparents and uncle." Qin Guihua comforted Xiao He, who had been quiet all the time, thinking he was disappointed because he couldn't get a word in.
Qin Ju's eyes moved slightly.
Sure enough, Xiao He's expression changed, "No need."
"What grandpa and grandma wouldn't want a baby? Take two more photos and I'll send two to your second sister as well." After saying that, Qin Guihua began to happily teach him how to hold a baby every day.
But the strange thing is that this grandson-in-law is good at everything and learns everything quickly, but he dares not hold the child. If he is forced into a corner, he can reach out his hand, but she dare not hand the child over when he is shaking like that.
"Okay, he's tired enough washing diapers all day."
Yes, although the old guy still hasn't gotten over that hurdle in his heart, he washes every one of Xiaodoudou's diapers by hand, washing both sides cleanly without any marks, and even a thread will be carefully cut off.
"It's a pity that he has to go on a business trip in a few days. By the time he comes back, Doudou will have grown up."
"Puchi... Xiaohe will only be gone for a few days, how big can he grow?"
Xiao He scratched the back of his head and said, "Over the past month, I feel like she changes every day."
From being wrinkled when just born, to being able to look around with eyes open, now its big eyes can move around following sounds, and even the sound of its humming is different.
"Why is it different?"
"At first, it was like a kitten, in the middle, it was like a big cat, and now it is like a child."
Qin Ju laughed out loud at his serious description, "So your daughter is born in the year of the cat?"
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