The meal took almost two hours to finish.
Feng Ye, his father, and his father-in-law returned to the village dock at almost four o'clock in the afternoon.
The two elderly people didn't go home; instead, they went straight into the workshop to prepare the dried goods they would be sending away the next day.
Inside the house, only Ye Qingling sat under the eaves, gazing absently towards the sea.
The sea breeze caressed her long hair, and the sunlight shone on her unadorned, delicate face, making her appear exceptionally serene and beautiful.
When she saw Feng Ye return, she was overjoyed and tried to stand up, but because she was close to her due date and her belly was too big, her movements were clumsy and difficult.
Feng Ye quickly said, "A-Ling, don't move. You're heavily pregnant, be careful."
"It's okay, I'll just move slowly."
Ye Qingling smiled slightly, "Why are you back today? I thought you wouldn't be back until tomorrow or the day after."
Feng Ye quickly stepped forward and pressed her back into the chair, not letting her stand up: "I was originally planning to come back tomorrow, but when we docked, we ran into Dad and the others, so we came back together."
"Oh, I see."
Ye Qingling nodded gently, not asking why he was only returning at this hour, but instead asking, "How was your fishing trip?"
Feng Ye brought a stool out of his house, sat down next to her, and said with a smile, "What a great catch! We caught so many fish, including quite a few big ones..."
He told Ye Qingling in detail about his experience fishing at sea, focusing on the process of encountering a school of mackerel and catching a big fish, especially the process of catching the 948-pound bluefin tuna.
He also vividly described the later scene of the swordfish leading the great white shark onto the boat, and the battle between the sailfish and the shark.
Ye Qingling listened intently, her eyes wide, occasionally letting out a gasp of surprise.
"Hearing you say that, it sounds like you're not going fishing, but more like you're going on an adventure. That's so exciting!"
Feng Ye smiled and patted her head: "You were just lucky to run into a school of fish."
Ye Qingling smiled broadly: "You sold the fish you caught this time to President Qin, right? How much did you get?"
"Take a guess?"
"I have no idea. With so many fish, and so many big ones, you must have made a lot of money. Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me quickly."
"You'll be shocked when I tell you."
Feng Ye paused deliberately before smiling and saying, "Actually, I don't know the specifics yet. The bill hasn't been settled. I'll go to President Qin's office again tomorrow, and then I'll get the money and know the exact amount."
Ye Qingling slapped him and scolded, "You're just teasing me. You don't even know it yourself, and you make me guess."
Feng Ye smiled and put his arm around her shoulder: "But I can roughly guess that it will be no less than 4,000 yuan."
"ah?"
Ye Qingling covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes filled with disbelief, and exclaimed excitedly, "Isn't this too much?"
"Well, let me tell you, Mr. Qin gave us a piece of that big bluefin tuna alone. Once Mr. Qin takes it to the Japanese for auction, we..."
At this point, Feng Ye noticed that something was wrong with Ye Qingling.
Her face was pale, her forehead was covered in a fine sweat, her hands gripped the armrests of the chair tightly, and her breathing became rapid.
Feng Ye immediately became anxious: "A-Ling, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Ye Qingling spoke with difficulty, "I...I have a bit of a stomachache, I might...I might be going into labor..."
"Oh? She's about to give birth?"
Feng Ye panicked instantly, her mind went blank, and it took her a few seconds to realize, "Holy crap, wasn't my due date still a few days away? How did it suddenly come early?"
Seeing his flustered and helpless appearance, Ye Qingling endured the pain and said, "You...you stop rambling, hurry...hurry up and call someone, your sister-in-law is in the workshop..."
Feng Ye didn't dare to delay for a moment and shouted loudly towards the workshop, "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law! Come quickly, A-Ling is about to give birth!"
Du Guilan, who was busy in the workshop, heard the shout and her expression changed instantly. She abandoned her work and rushed out.
Feng Jiaqing and Ye Haishan also ran out, along with Ye Qingyu, all of them looking equally anxious.
"Oh dear, my water broke, I'm definitely going into labor."
Du Guilan, having given birth to two children, was experienced and immediately recognized the truth.
"Quickly, quickly carry A-Ling inside!"
The group hurriedly carried Ye Qingling into the house and placed her on the bed.
Du Guilan urgently directed everyone: "Aye, go and boil water; Dad, go to the village and call Aunt Yuying to come and help with the delivery, she should be at home; Uncle, go to the beach to find my mother and aunt, they went fishing; Ayu, stay in the house and help."
With limited manpower at the moment, this was the only arrangement she could make.
Upon hearing this, Feng Jiaqing and Ye Haishan immediately rushed out of their house and split up to look for the person.
Feng Ye knew it was too late to send him to the county hospital at this point, and he was still lamenting that plans couldn't keep up with changes.
He didn't know anything about having children, so he could only follow orders.
He did whatever Du Guilan asked him to do, rushing off to the kitchen to boil water.
Feng Ye frantically added firewood and boiled water, but his heart was filled with anxiety, like an ant on a hot pan.
He would occasionally run out of the kitchen to check on the situation inside the house and to see if Feng Jiaqing and Ye Haishan had returned.
Every second felt so long.
The sound of Ye Qingling's painful groans came from inside the room. The sound tugged at his heartstrings, making him wish he could take her pain away from her.
When my son was born, he was still a jerk and not at home, so I wasn't nervous at all.
But now, hearing Ye Qingling suffer so much, he felt filled with guilt and heartache.
He could only keep praying in his heart, hoping that everything would go well and that Ah Ling and the child would be safe.
After all, giving birth at home is risky, unlike in a hospital where there is professional equipment and doctors. What if something unexpected happens?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he moved his hands even faster. Before the water had even boiled, he was already sweating profusely.
Finally, Feng Jiaqing and Aunt Yuying arrived back first.
Feng Ye hurriedly went to greet her, saying in a flustered manner, "Aunt Yuying, thank you for your trouble."
"No trouble at all. I've been delivering babies for so many years, you can rest assured with me here."
Aunt Yuying waved her hand, her face calm.
"Then you should go in and check quickly. My sister-in-law said her water has broken."
"It's good that the amniotic sac has broken; it means the delivery will be faster, and your wife will suffer less."
As Aunt Yuying spoke, she hurried into the house.
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