"I'll go make some poached eggs for my eldest son's wife, so we can have them ready to eat later."
Ye Zhiyu grabbed Lu Chen's sleeve, "Ah Chen, will your sister-in-law be alright?"
Even though she would be fine with her help, I still couldn't help feeling nervous.
Lu Chen held her hand tightly, their index fingers interlocked. "It's okay, everything will be alright."
Lu Ze and Lu Weimin rushed back, and Lu Ze anxiously pressed his finger against the door of the room.
"Wife, wife, don't be afraid, I'm outside, can I come in?" Lu Ze had said before that he would accompany Tao Qingtang.
Even a door couldn't hide his anxiety. Tao Qingtang shook her head; she looked so ugly and didn't want to see him.
The midwife understood and called out, "Eldest son of the Lu family, you can stay outside. It's alright, your aunt will take good care of your wife, don't worry."
He then said to Tao Qingtang, "What a blessing! In an ordinary family, men wouldn't even want to come in and keep you company; they would feel it's bad luck to even get close."
Tao Qingtang gave a weak smile.
Unable to enter, Lu Ze could only pace around the courtyard, waiting anxiously.
"She's here, she's here. Open the door, I made some fried eggs for Qingtang."
While the door was open, Lu Ze kept tiptoeing to check, calling out, "Wife, wife."
Tian Hongfang nudged him, "You're awake. Qingtang won't let you see. Hurry up, I'm going to close the door."
Seeing Tao Qingtang covered in sweat, Tian Hongfang felt sorry for her and took a towel to wipe it off.
"Mom, I'm a little scared."
When I gave birth for the first time, my water broke in the morning, and fear instantly overwhelmed me.
Tian Hongfang's hands were also trembling a little. Even though she had given birth three times, she was still afraid. She would remember that kind of pain for the rest of her life.
"It's okay, ah, just rest now and wait for your cervix to dilate. Save your energy, listen to your mother and your aunt. When the time comes, we'll tell you to push, and then you push. Listen to us, come on, take a deep breath."
Tao Qingtang gradually got into the zone, following her rhythm.
When the sun was directly overhead, Tao Qingtang's screams came from inside the house.
Tian Hongfang's voice followed, "Hot water, bring the water boiling in the pot over."
Lu Ze quickly turned around and then came back.
"Mother, how is Qingtang? I heard her calling out."
Tian Hongfang comforted him, saying, "It's alright, everything is fine for now."
After saying that, he closed the door again.
"Push harder, Qingtang, push harder, good, very good, let's take a deep breath and do it again, one, two, three, push harder."
Lu Ze repeatedly took the bloody water that Tian Hongfang brought out and handed it clean water over again and again.
His hands trembled more and more, and his eyes became increasingly red, until a cry rang out, and he instantly collapsed to the ground.
The door opened.
"The midwife came out carrying the baby. Congratulations, it's a big, healthy boy!"
Lu Ze entered the room without even glancing at her. The midwife was stunned for a moment, then sighed again, saying that Tao Qingtang had married well.
She has delivered so many babies, and most of the time she only cared about the children and didn't care about her daughter-in-law at all.
Others, upon seeing a girl, would immediately launch into a tirade, calling their daughter-in-law a barren hen that could only produce money-losing offspring.
Sometimes she would even take her anger out on her, scolding her for not knowing how to deliver babies, for turning a perfectly good boy into a girl, and demanding compensation from her. The list of such incidents was endless.
In their family alone, the mother-in-law helps her daughter-in-law clean herself, the husband only cares about his wife and not the children, and...
The midwife looked at the red envelope in front of her and smiled from ear to ear; this big red envelope must contain a lot of money.
Lu Weimin was, after all, the father of three children and had held them many times before. He skillfully picked up the baby and had the midwife take a basket of eggs to send the child away.
Ye Zhiyu held his little hand and compared it to her own.
"It's so small, and so soft."
Lu Ze rushed to Tao Qingtang and saw that she was pale and had her eyes closed. He felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.
"Qingtang?" Tao Qingtang opened her eyes wearily, her lips a little dry.
"How did you get in? Where's the child?"
Lu Ze shed tears, feeling somewhat guilty: "I didn't see it, I was outside."
Tao Qingtang glanced at him helplessly. Tian Hongfang had already cleaned her up. Hearing this, she laughed and said, "He's just like his father. When I gave birth, it was the same. He only cared about me and never even looked at the baby. He didn't know anything when I asked him questions."
Lu Ze remained silent, staring at Tao Qingtang. Hearing her screams from outside, he was truly terrified that she would leave him all alone.
It's finally over now, and I don't want to leave for even a second longer.
Tian Hongfang tactfully took the basin of water and left to see her grandson.
Tell Lu Chen to inform the Tao family that Tao Qingtang has given birth. She should boil some red eggs so they can be distributed to the villagers first thing tomorrow morning.
Ye Zhiyu didn't go in to see Tao Qingtang. She felt it wasn't appropriate. Pregnant women are usually in a sorry state after giving birth and probably don't want to see anyone. She'd wait until Tao Qingtang was feeling better before coming in.
Upon hearing that their daughter had given birth, Tao's three older brothers and sisters-in-law, along with Tao's mother, all rushed over, unable to wait even a moment longer.
They brought all the eggs from the house, as well as two hens.
The sisters-in-law didn't have any objections and even urged their husbands to hurry up.
Lu Chen didn't try to persuade them. Their family's problems were their own business, and the Tao family's concern for their daughter was their own business. They shouldn't be confused.
The three older brothers and sisters-in-law went back after making their rounds, while Tao's mother stayed behind to accompany her daughter. She knew that Tian Hongfang and Lu Ze could take good care of her daughter, but she was still worried.
They let her have her way, otherwise they wouldn't be able to live with themselves.
Tao Qingtang recovered quickly and took good care of herself during her postpartum period. The little one also changed every day. When he was first born, he was all wrinkled and looked a bit like a clown.
Now she's fair and tender, and chubby too.
Tao Qingtang's breast milk is also very good, just enough for the little guy. After weaning, she will give him the formula that Ye Zhiyu brought.
Speaking of this, I don't know if she knows that her future food will be provided by Ye Zhiyu, but every time Ye Zhiyu comes, she clings to him and won't let go. Don't underestimate this little girl, she's quite strong.
He grabbed Ye Zhiyu's clothes and wouldn't let go. No matter what he said, it was no use. He could only get away when Ye Zhiyu fell asleep.
Today, Ye Zhiyu carefully rescued the clothes from his little hands.
She's been forced to hold her child lately, and now she carefully puts him down.
Tao Qingtang smiled and said, "Luckily, he only grabbed her clothes. If he had grabbed her hair, she might have cried her eyes out."
Ye Zhiyu burst out laughing at the thought of that scene, then quickly covered her mouth.
The tiny child tightly gripped his own hair, but because he was so small, he didn't know that he was grabbing himself. He only knew that his head hurt, and the more it hurt, the more he grabbed, and the more he grabbed, the more it hurt.
That scene was so adorable.
Tao Qingtang gave birth at just the right time, at the end of April. May wasn't too hot yet, so she wouldn't suffer during her postpartum period. She could also study for another month in June, which was perfect.
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