"Thank you for the reminder, nurse. However, I have prepared some milk powder in advance, which should be enough for me. I have to trouble you to stay here for a while. I will go outside to get the milk powder and come back." Shen Xiangzhi thanked her gratefully, and couldn't help but feel lucky in his heart that he had prepared in advance.
"Okay, it's already so late anyway, it doesn't matter if I get off work a little later, you go ahead." Hearing him say that he had prepared milk powder, the nurse couldn't help but look at him with a higher regard.
Milk powder is not easy to get. Even if you have money and tickets, you may not be able to buy it. Only people with connections can buy it.
Shen Xiangzhi thanked him again and then went out.
It was after An Hongdou reminded him last time that he found a way to use his connections to get a can of milk powder. He came in a hurry and just put the things on the cart and left. When he came in, he only took the things for the child and left with An Hongdou, forgetting the milk powder on the cart.
When Chen Xiangzhi arrived outside where he had parked his bicycle, he discovered that the cart was still there, but the milk powder on it had disappeared!
Shen Xiangzhi slapped his forehead in annoyance.
Why is he so stupid? The more anxious you are, the more mistakes you make.
Afraid that the child was waiting too impatiently, he had to go back first.
The nurse saw him coming back with nothing in his hands and asked, "Comrade, where's the milk powder?"
“Lost!” Listening to the children’s crying getting louder and louder, Shen Xiangzhi’s voice was both distressed and annoyed.
"Lost?" Upon hearing him say this, the nurse understood what was going on.
There are people coming and going in front of the hospital. If he leaves the things outside and no one is watching, then he is just giving them away for free!
However, it was getting late, and she had done her best to help them get through until now. There was really no time to delay, so she could only say, "The child can't starve, you should ask someone else to help feed him. It's getting late, and I have to get off work. If you have anything to do, you can go find the nurse on night duty."
After the nurse left, Shen Xiangzhi looked at An Hongdou, who was disturbed by the noise, and said guiltily: "I'm sorry, I was too careless. I'll go next door to see if I can ask someone to help feed the baby."
Listening to the children's crying, An Hongdou really wanted to say that there was plenty of milk powder in her space.
But she still held out a little hope. If she could keep the secret, she really didn't want to expose it.
Fortunately, not long after Shen Xiangzhi went out, he invited a woman over.
"I just heard that someone in the hospital gave birth to triplets, all boys. Comrade, you are so lucky, unlike me, who only gave birth to girls." Wang Meng's eyes were red, and her tone was envious, but she couldn't help but feel sorry for herself.
Chen Xiangzhi didn't care about that, and quickly picked up the youngest child and walked over, "This child is a little weak, just feed him first, sorry to bother you, sister-in-law."
Wang Meng was not in a hurry to pick up the children. He suddenly said, "Brother, what about your three children? 50 cents is not enough for them to eat."
Chen Xiangzhi did invite people who could help with breastfeeding, but they didn't invite them for free. They were willing to come only after they agreed to pay 50 cents.
He didn't expect that the woman would suddenly raise the price again.
However, he felt so distressed when he heard the children crying that he didn't care about it anymore. He nodded quickly and said, "Okay, I'll give you another 50 cents, one dollar. You feed the three children for me. I'll go out and wait."
As a grown man, it's not appropriate for him to stay in the house at a time like this.
Wang Meng was cruel and said, "One dollar and five cents. If you don't give it to me, I won't feed you."
Although he was asking for help, Shen Xiangzhi had gained some experience this time.
Just when he was about to say the word "give", he heard An Hongdou say, "No, take the child and let her go."
An Hongdou thought about it for a long time and was annoyed by Wang Meng's continuous price increases.
The baby has just been born and it takes a long time for him to feed. If he spends 1.5 yuan on this meal, what about the next meal?
Although Shen Xiangzhi had gotten the milk powder some time ago, it probably took a lot of effort.
It is impossible for three children to all be breastfed.
Her space could not avoid being exposed.
Wang Meng just wanted to get as much as possible. She thought that even if they thought the price was too high, she would lower it a little bit to give them room for bargaining.
Besides, there are three children, so they can’t just eat this one meal. Over the night, they have to eat at least two or three times, and she can earn two or three dollars.
What she didn't expect was that the woman who had just given birth actually refused.
Wang Meng thought about it, but still couldn't bear to part with the money, so she said, "Big sister, you have to think it over carefully. There is no one else with milk in this hospital. If I leave, your three little kids will starve miserably."
Shen Xiangzhi didn't move, because An Hongdou's words were too firm, but the child's crying was too pitiful.
An Hongdou was too annoyed, and forced her eyes to look at Shen Xiangzhi, still firmly saying: “Let her put the child down and go.”
Shen Xiangzhi didn't hesitate this time, he just walked over and took the child.
Wang Meng couldn't help but give in for the money, "Big sister, big brother, let's talk about it. Just one dollar will do. I will feed your three children well. Is that okay with you?"
An Hongdou closed her eyes and stopped talking, but her frown showed her irritability at the moment. Shen Xiangzhi hurriedly said, "Go quickly, we don't want you to feed us anymore."
"You...you will regret it someday!" Wang Meng looked at the crying child and turned away in anger.
In the next room, the man saw Wang Meng coming back and quickly stood up and asked him, "How did you finish feeding so quickly? Where's the money?"
Wang Meng took a step back in fear and said, "What about the three children? I thought 50 cents was too much of a loss, so I asked them for a little more. But I didn't expect that couple to be so stingy that they would rather let the children starve than spend that little money..."
"So what?" The man stared at the stupid woman in front of him with wide eyes and asked, "You didn't even make 50 cents?"
As he spoke, the man raised his hands angrily. Wang Meng was so scared that he quickly took two steps back.
"I... don't be angry. There is no one else in this hospital who can feed them except me. Later, when the children cry hard, they will definitely come to us for begging." By that time, she would not even agree to 1.5 yuan. She would have to agree to at least 3 yuan, Wang Meng thought.
The man thought about it and realized that this was true. He suppressed his anger and let go of his hand.
When he thought of the other person's three older sons and looked at the money-loser beside him, he started to get angry again, "What's the point of marrying a stinky woman like you? You can't even give birth to a son. This is my fifth daughter. If I don't count on you to give me triplets, at least you can give me a son. That would be enough to repay the fact that I brought you to the hospital to give birth!"
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