No one knows what Lan Tingche's aunt went through at the brothel, but in any case, after a few months, the woman's eyes had become lifeless, and she even tripped on the steps.
The weather was getting cold; winter, a season unique to this border town, had arrived again. Cen Ang took a deep breath; the cold wind stung his throat. The woman walked up to Lan Tingche and handed him a piece of paper, saying...
"This is a list of all the spies from the Prince of Zhennan's mansion."
The little boy's hair had grown out, and he bowed his head to thank him.
"Thank you for your hard work, Auntie."
"Auntie, you're not tired. Don't let Long'er skip classes anymore."
"..."
Since the little boy's leg healed and his hair grew back, he went to school with Huo Xiaolong and his companion. The boy was usually quiet, but when he was with Xiao Tuanzi, he would hand her bricks when she fought, and he would keep watch for her when she skipped class.
Originally, He Yi and Cen Ang thought Lan Tingche was a stable person, and it would be normal for him to take care of his younger sister as an older brother. Who knew that he would defect to the enemy?
Feng Yuandao just came to my house today to complain. Even if the child is a good student, he shouldn't be so lawless.
The main problem is that the reasons these students gave for skipping class were quite plausible.
"Tell me, why did you skip class again today!"
He Yi looked at Huo Xiaolong, who seemed indifferent, and banged on the table, asking loudly.
"Sister Mando is about to give birth! I have to! I have to be with her, and besides, she needs to be there for the baby too!"
"When your sister Mando gives birth, your mom and I will send someone to pick you up. Don't use this as an excuse to skip class next time, understand?"
Huo Xiaolong is now acting like a coward. The little dumpling lowered her head, and two strands of hair that had been pulled out from the middle of her little bun hung down as she lowered her head, as if to show that her owner's mood was just as low.
"I understand, Mother."
While Huo Xiaolong and his two little girls were brewing tea around the stove, they heard a commotion coming from Mantuo's house. The little girl stood up, pulled Hou Xiangxiang, and climbed over the wall.
They happened to run into Lu Wangji, who was about to come out to call for help.
"Brother Wangji, is my sister Mantuo about to give birth?"
The man nodded, his expression flustered, his nails digging into his flesh as he forced himself to calm down.
"It's alright, the midwife is here, and the little girl has already gone to call Grandpa Gu. Sister Mantuo will definitely be fine," Huo Xiaolong comforted her.
Lu Wangji nodded.
Mando didn't feel much pain; it was within her tolerance. Even when her water broke, she was still eating roast chicken—she just ate a bit too much, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Her figure hardly changed after she got pregnant, except that she has been eating more recently, and her face looks rounder.
“I feel like if I keep eating like this, and the baby doesn’t come out soon, I’ll get so fat I’ll die.”
The beautiful woman ate roast chicken slowly and deliberately, with Lu Wangji helping her debone the chicken. The man had also gained weight recently, and when his mother came, she repeatedly exclaimed how well the brothel nurtured him.
Actually, no, he just helped clean up the food that Mando couldn't eat.
"No, you look good no matter how fat you are."
That's how feelings are. Even if one mando becomes two mandos, Lu Wangji will still like it. He just likes it.
"My husband, I think my water has broken."
A warm, damp sensation flowed from her thighs onto her pants, and some of it spread to the floor. The man lowered his head, wrung out a handkerchief to wipe the oil from the woman's hands, then carried her to the bed and hurriedly went out to call for help.
"My son, does it hurt?"
Inside the room, Madam Lu gently wiped the cold sweat from Mantuo's forehead. Seeing that the young lady was breathing rapidly, she asked a question.
Mando shook her head and said
"It's alright, I can tolerate it."
"Everyone else makes noise when they give birth, why doesn't she?"
Chunying, wrapped in a cotton-padded coat, asked Fuping, "She's the only woman to become a mother in the red-light district in the last two years, so she should have some experience."
"Spring Cherry! You were just hoping I'd yell at you, weren't you?"
Now that Mando's hearing is better, she knows that this rascal is definitely up to no good and says really nasty things.
"Can you be serious for once? You're making such a fuss about giving birth."
Mrs. Huo felt that the woman inside would have a smooth delivery. Just look at her voice and her energy; she felt as if she were standing by the bed and she would give birth to the child in a flash.
"I'm being very serious, can you please stop interrupting me?"
"Okay, you're the boss since you're giving birth today. We'll wait until after you're done."
After saying that, the courtesan moved a stool, wrapped herself in a cotton-padded coat, and waited outside.
"You two are such a perfect match," Mrs. Cen exclaimed from inside the house.
Mando felt the pain in her lower body getting worse and worse, and she used her last bit of strength to say...
"She flirted with me first! Ah!"
Upon hearing Mantuo's scream, Lu Wangji's legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground. The Mo family disciples immediately rushed to his aid, and even in this state, the man was still muttering...
"I have to go in and be with her..."
"Why should I accompany you!" Huo Xiaolong said from the side.
"We're not letting you in because we're worried about too many people causing your wound to get infected."
Do you really think anyone cares about you? The pregnant woman was in so much pain that she was convulsing. How could she have time to worry about whether the man was scared?
Anyway, she saw that Lu Wangji was frightened; his little face was deathly pale.
"My son, just push a little harder, it'll be out soon!"
"Mom, I'm exhausted and hungry."
Giving birth is incredibly tiring. I just finished eating half a chicken, and now I'm hungry again.
Cen Ang picked up a cup of elixir from the table and held it to Manto's lips.
"Come on, drink this. If you drink it, we'll have the strength to give birth."
The woman nodded and drank the elixir.
Mandora cried for a full half hour before a cry broke the tense atmosphere outside.
The ladies of the brothel breathed a sigh of relief. The girl in the pink jacket stood up and touched the hair ornament on her head.
"Alright, alright, the baby's been born, let's go home."
Congratulations everyone, mother and daughter are safe and sound.
The midwife came out intending to announce the good news to the master of the house, but there were too many people outside the door, and more importantly, she couldn't find Lu Wangji.
The Mo family members stepped aside, revealing the man sitting on the stone bench, wallowing in self-pity. Lu Wangji got up, wanting to go in and see Mantuo, but was stopped by the midwife, who then said...
"Please wait a moment, and you can go in to see Madam after she has finished tidying up."
Yousheng bustled around the room, changing the bedding for his daughter and wiping her body.
"Go back to sleep as soon as you're done tidying up."
Mando's face turned deathly pale, and she spoke weakly to the maid.
The little girl glanced at her and said
"If I had known childbirth would be this painful, I would have... sigh."
She had no right to stop Mantuo from getting married. Anyway, she wasn't getting married, and her own daughter was in such good health now, yet she suffered so much during childbirth.
"Mandala".
Lu Wangji walked quickly to the bedside, and You Sheng tactfully withdrew.
The woman pointed to the baby in the cradle next to her and said...
"Look at the child, does he look like you?"
The man's eyes were red and swollen. He didn't listen to her and just held her hand and cried.
Really, it's not bitter at all, and it doesn't hurt that much either.
Compared to what she experienced in the previous twenty years, today is really nothing. Besides, having a child is a joyous occasion.
"Finally, there is someone in this world who is connected to me by blood," Mando said to her beloved.
Look, our home is more complete now.
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