Upon hearing that their daughter-in-law was about to give birth, Gao Weishan and his wife quickly got up and went to the next room.
Wen Moxue blushed and said, "Okay, it seems like I'm not going into labor anymore. My stomach doesn't hurt anymore."
Gao Weishan still couldn't help but take her pulse again, and then said, "There are signs of labor. She's having contractions now, sometimes it hurts and sometimes it stops. Ayuan, go and ask someone to come and help. Biyun, go and boil some water."
Lu Yuan and Xiao Biyun quickly got to their respective tasks.
Wen Gang and Su Tingxiao got up and came to the main room when they heard the noise. Gao Weishan waved for them to continue resting, as it was only a little past four in the morning. "I'll call you if I need anything."
Instead of going back to the house to rest, the two took buckets to fetch water.
Lu Yuan had already arranged with the brigade leader's wife, Wang Hongmei, and his aunt to help with the delivery. Nowadays, babies are born at home in the countryside, and experienced women can help.
The team leader's wife and mother both had experience in delivering babies, and with Gao Weishan in charge, plus Xiao Biyun who knew some nursing knowledge, they didn't go to the health center.
Lu Yuan drove his jeep to pick them up and also called Lu Xiaoqin. The car was fast, and it took less than 15 minutes to pick up all three of them.
As soon as Lu Yuan got home, he heard his wife moaning. His heart tightened again, and he hurried into their own room.
The daughter-in-law was in so much pain that her face was pale and her forehead was covered in fine sweat. Xiao Biyun stood by helplessly, while Gao Weishan was preparing some things for the delivery.
Lu Yuan quickly stepped forward and grabbed Wen Moxue's hand, "Wife, how are you feeling?"
"It hurts!" The little girl looked at him with teary eyes, and his heart ached as he watched her, wishing he could give birth in her place.
"Wife, would you like some water?" Lu Yuan thought that feeding her some spiritual spring water might relieve the pain.
"Yes!" Wen Moxue had wanted to drink some spiritual spring water for a long time, but there were always people in the room, so she couldn't get any water to drink.
Gao Weishan said, "Don't drink too much water now. Go get something to eat so you'll have the strength to give birth later."
"Dad, your wife wants to drink water, so pour her a little first, just so she can drink a few sips."
As he spoke, he took the enamel mug and left the room, went to the storage room, slipped into his spatial dimension, filled half a mug with spiritual spring water, and then hurriedly left the spatial dimension and returned to the room.
After helping his wife drink two sips of the spiritual spring, Wen Moxue felt much better, and her stomach pain subsided.
At this moment, Lu Xiaoqin had already gone to the kitchen to prepare food, not only for the pregnant woman but also for the others.
Wang Hongmei and Aunt Lu also washed their hands and were ready to go at any time. Xiao Biyun was finally not so helpless anymore and began to prepare the child's clothes, blankets and such.
Lu Yuan asked Lu Xiaoqin to prepare egg noodles for everyone. It's simple to make, delicious, and nutritious.
I gave her a dozen or so eggs and two pounds of noodles, and asked her to cook them all. Each person received a large bowl and two eggs.
Wang Hongmei and Aunt Lu felt embarrassed, saying that after eating such a big bowl of egg noodles, they wouldn't need to eat anything else for the rest of the day.
While eating her noodles, Wen Moxue secretly drank a few sips of spiritual spring water. The pain disappeared, and she felt much more energetic, but she still felt a heavy pressure in her lower abdomen.
Seeing that she hadn't cried out in pain for a while, Gao Weishan asked her twice, and Wen Moxue said her stomach didn't hurt either time. Wang Hongmei and Aunt Lu exchanged a glance, both thinking that there might be a mistake; it wasn't time for her to give birth yet, otherwise why wouldn't she have contractions?
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law exchanged a glance, wondering if they had eaten egg noodles too early today.
Xiao Biyun also felt that it was probably not time yet. Gao Weishan found it very strange. Logically speaking, contractions should come in waves, and pregnant women should feel pain. The more advanced the contractions, the more frequent they should be, and the shorter the intervals between the pains should be. But why didn't his daughter-in-law feel any pain?
Feeling uneasy, I took her pulse again. Something's not right. This is clearly a contraction, so why isn't it hurting?
Just as he was wondering, Wen Moxue suddenly felt the urge to urinate, but she was too embarrassed to tell her father-in-law, so she could only hold it in and wait until he finished taking her pulse and moved aside before calling Lu Yuan.
She whispered that she needed to use the restroom, and Lu Yuan tried to pick her up, but she stopped him, saying, "Just help me."
Lu Yuan quickly helped her up, but as soon as they stepped out of the room, Wen Moxue felt a sudden discomfort in her lower body, as if a warm liquid was flowing out. She looked at Lu Yuan, tears welling up in her eyes, and said, "Husband, I think I peed."
Lu Yuan was startled and quickly looked down to check. His wife's pants were indeed soaked. He quickly hugged his wife and went back to the room.
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to relieve yourself?" Xiao Biyun asked.
Lu Yuan didn't answer. Wen Moxue was almost dying of embarrassment. How could she have wet herself? How could a grown woman like her wet her pants like that? How could she ever face anyone again? Waaah, so embarrassing!
Seeing that neither her son nor daughter-in-law answered, Xiao Biyun stepped forward, but Lu Yuan stopped her and said, "Mom, you two go out for a bit. I need to change my wife's pants first."
Xiao Biyun asked, "What's wrong? Why do you suddenly need to change your pants?"
As she spoke, she looked down at her pants, and what she saw made her gasp, "Oh dear, Xiaoxue, has your water broken?"
"Oh no, your water broke?" Wang Hongmei exclaimed in surprise.
Why did my water break so quickly?
Aunt Lu also wanted to go forward to check, but the group pushed Lu Yuan aside and gestured for him and Gao Weishan to go out.
Lu Yuan was kicked out of the house in a daze, and Wen Moxue was really about to cry. Without Lu Yuan by her side, she felt completely insecure.
"Mom, can you call Yuan-ge in?"
"Oh dear, that won't do. How can a man be there when a woman is giving birth?" Aunt Lu said.
Xiao Biyun smiled and said, "Auntie, it's alright. This is a new era, we don't care about those things."
After saying that, she comforted her daughter-in-law, "Wait a moment, we'll call A-Yuan in after we've helped you change your wet pants."
Aunt Lu was about to say something when Wang Hongmei grabbed her hand and shook her head. The old lady swallowed back what she was about to say.
Wen Moxue felt embarrassed that the three of them were changing her pants together. Moreover, she felt an even stronger urge to go to the toilet and was about to burst. She was worried that she might soil her pants or the bed later.
She said, "Mom, I need to pee, I can't hold it in any longer."
"Okay, right away." Xiao Biyun was about to pull the pants on her when she looked up and her eyes widened in surprise. She quickly threw the pants aside, spread her legs, and exclaimed.
"Oh dear, she's about to give birth! Quick, Xiaoxue, her cervix is fully dilated, you can see the baby's head, give it your all!"
Wang Hongmei and Grandma Lu were also startled. When they peeked out, they immediately cried out in pain.
"Quickly, Hongmei, bring a large basin of hot water," the old lady ordered.
Wang Hongmei said "Oh" and hurriedly ran out.
Wen Moxue was still a little confused. Did this feel like she was about to give birth instead of needing to relieve herself?
Okay, she tried harder.
"Waaaah—"
As soon as Wang Hongmei ran out of the room, the sound of a baby crying came out.
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