The pain had subsided, and Su He felt a bit better. She then said apologetically to the middle-aged pregnant woman, "I'm so sorry to have woken you up too."
The middle-aged pregnant woman shook her head. "It's nothing. I've seen quite a few pregnant women in the ward lately. Don't worry, it's nothing serious."
Su He nodded, realizing that she was trying to comfort her, and smiled at her, "I know, thank you."
The middle-aged pregnant woman smiled and said, "If my daughter were still alive, she would be about your age. If you don't mind, just call me Aunt Song. Your Uncle Xu and I are getting old and we are heavy sleepers. You don't need to worry about disturbing us. We've gotten used to it these past few months and can fall asleep anytime."
Su He understood her good intentions and smiled at her, "Okay, thank you, Aunt Song."
Perhaps afraid that Su He would feel embarrassed, she chatted with Su He for a while to divert her attention.
Su He then learned that Aunt Song's name was Song Xiangyu, which sounded like the name of a lady from a prominent family, while Uncle Xu's name was Xu Qinghuan. The two were childhood sweethearts and had been together for over twenty years with a very good relationship.
Su He noticed this too, and felt a little envious of them, thinking how wonderful it would be if she and Lin Jingyan could still be so loving at their age.
After chatting with Song Xiangyu for a while, Su He relaxed a lot, her stomach pain lessened, and feeling a bit sleepy, she quickly took a nap.
However, I didn't sleep very well that night because my stomach started hurting every now and then, but there were no signs of labor yet.
Lin Jingyan didn't sleep all night, and looked very haggard with a stubble beard from all the exertion.
Su He felt extremely distressed. When Grandma Su came over the next morning, she wanted Lin Jingyan to go back and rest.
However, Lin Jingyan still refused.
Su He's abdominal pains were becoming increasingly frequent, and Lin Jingyan, fearing she was about to give birth, didn't want to leave.
Seeing his insistence, Su He had no choice but to agree, thinking that if he didn't give birth by tonight, she would have to make him go back.
However, Lin's mother also took leave today, and Lin's father from the same family also planned to take leave, but his workplace was organizing some activities and he was quite busy, so he couldn't take leave.
Su He was almost numb from the pain, but thankfully, it was almost afternoon and she was about to give birth.
After eating a large bowl of noodles cooked by Grandma Su, she walked around for half an hour before experiencing a sharp pain in her abdomen. The doctor saw that she was almost fully dilated and took her to the delivery room.
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Su He didn't want to recall the entire birthing process. She had expected it to hurt, but she hadn't expected it to hurt this much. The pain eventually became so intense that she became numb.
Finally, with the doctor's encouragement, they saw hope.
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On May 1, 1968, Su He and Lin Jingyan's eldest son was finally born.
However, the first relative the child saw was his father.
After finally giving birth, Su He was too exhausted and fell asleep immediately.
When the baby was brought out, Lin Jingyan was so anxious that his face was pale and he was covered in sweat. Anyone who didn't know better would think that he was giving birth.
Upon seeing someone come out, Lin Jingyan disregarded everything else and hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "How is my wife?"
The nurse smiled and said, "The mother is doing well, just a little tired and has fallen asleep. The doctor is doing the final preparations and will be wheeled out soon. The baby is born, would your family like to hold him/her?"
Lin Jingyan then noticed the child in her arms.
Grandma Su and Lin's mother had seen it earlier, but they were also worried about their granddaughter and daughter-in-law. Only after confirming that she was alright did they start paying attention to the child.
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