"The doctor didn't say it was a boy, it could also be a girl," Xu Ruantang said softly, looking up.
The old woman firmly waved her hand, "Impossible, it must be my son!"
Xu Ruantang suddenly laughed.
Her smile was strange and somewhat eerie. "That's right, it's good that they weren't born into your family; that's their good fortune."
If it weren't for the fact that she was the regimental commander's wife, the old woman would have already lost her temper and slapped her across the face.
Hao Jianjun pulled the old woman away quickly.
After they left, the area in front of the delivery room became even quieter.
After a long while, Wang Xiuxiu put her arm around Xu Ruantang's shoulder and said, "I feel relieved that a daughter was born, but I also feel sorry for the child."
"If it's a son, then God is so unfair! Why do people like that always get everything they want?"
"What you give, you receive; what you sow, you reap." Xu Ruantang's voice was soft but firm. "There will definitely be retribution in this life."
Everyone must pay the price for their actions.
She firmly believes it.
The two sat silently on the ground, and as time passed, Hao Diandian and her son still did not return.
His wife's life hangs in the balance in the delivery room; even if the two of them were to eat a whole cow outside, they would have finished by now.
The delivery room door clicked open, and a nurse came out, holding a small baby in her arms, calling out, "Zhang Li's family, are Zhang Li's family members here?"
After looking around for a while, the nurse only saw Xu Ruantang and Wang Xiuxiu, so she asked, "Are you Zhang Li's family members?"
Xu Ruantang shook her head: "A neighbor in the same compound."
"What about her family?"
"Time to eat."
The nurse paused for a moment, sighed, and prepared to take the child inside.
Wang Xiuxiu hurriedly asked, "Doctor, is the adult alright?"
"There is no danger to your life."
Since they weren't family members, the nurse didn't say much.
After a while, Hao Diandian and her son arrived late. They didn't dare ask Xu Ruantang, so they asked Wang Xiuxiu, "How is it? Has the baby been born? Is it a grandson?"
Wang Xiuxiu smiled and said, "Oh, I didn't ask, but the nurse just came out carrying a baby, so it looks like she's given birth."
Upon hearing that the baby had been born, the old woman pounded loudly on the delivery room door with her large hands, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Grandson, grandson, it's grandma! Grandson, don't be afraid, Dad and grandma are here!"
Soon, the delivery room door opened, and the nurse glared at the old woman. "What are you doing? Who told you to knock on the delivery room door?"
The old woman smiled apologetically, "I'm so sorry, I was just too excited. Doctor, please let me see my grandson!"
The nurse handed the baby over, saying, "Congratulations, it's a boy, weighing eight pounds and eight ounces."
The old woman grinned from ear to ear, repeatedly saying, "I told you, I told you, Jianjun, look at him, look at my grandson, he looks exactly like you."
Hao Jianjun leaned closer to his mother and said, "Mom, let me hug you."
The old woman carefully handed the child over, saying, "My son, you've worked so hard to give birth to such a big, healthy boy. I can die in peace now!"
Hao Jianjun was also very happy. "Mom, what are you saying? You're the one who works the hardest. Look, he smiled at me."
The nurse waited for a long time, but neither of them asked a single question about the mother's condition, so she had no choice but to turn around and go inside.
Hao Diandian and her son left quickly, carrying the child, saying that the child was hungry and had wet himself, and they needed to prepare diapers and formula.
The old woman still wanted Zhang Li to breastfeed her, but the nurse told the new mother that she was weak and should drink formula first.
They left reluctantly.
Before leaving, he said to Wang Xiuxiu and Xu Ruantang, "It's alright, you can go back now! Once Zhang Li comes out, the doctor will take her directly to her ward. There's no point in standing around waiting."
The two ignored her and only left after Zhang Li was taken back to her ward.
Before leaving, Zhang Li lay pale on the bed, and the mother and son circled around her newborn son.
Zhang Li had already woken up and gave a weak smile when she saw her son.
Xu Ruantang and Wang Xiuxiu walked out of the hospital and bumped into Chen Ji and Lu Shishen who were walking into the hospital.
There was an inexplicable sense of disharmony between the two men standing together.
Xu Ruantang then realized that everyone around her was a quiet, reserved man! There wasn't a single comedian among them.
"Why do you look so pale?" Chen Ji walked to Xu Ruantang's side and subconsciously reached out to touch her forehead.
Xu Ruantang forced a smile and shook her head, saying, "It's nothing, I just didn't have lunch and I'm starving. What brings you here?"
Chen Ji narrowed his long eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "The ambulance has arrived at the compound. Everyone knows that Zhang Li is bleeding heavily now."
When his wife suffered a severe hemorrhage, Hao Jianjun called for an ambulance and also contacted the military to request assistance.
"Can you still walk? Do you want me to carry you?"
Xu Ruantang shook her head.
When Lu Shishen and Wang Xiuxiu stood to one side, the atmosphere wasn't as harmonious as it was on the other side.
She patted her head and explained, "It was an unexpected situation. Aunt Liu said she could help take care of Xiao Zhao. I didn't expect it to take so long."
Lu Shishen pursed his lips and remained silent.
"Sister Xiuxiu, shall we go eat together?" Xu Ruantang asked with a gentle smile. "Would you like to join us, Company Commander Lu?"
Thus, a spontaneous group of four sat down at a table in a restaurant.
Xu Ruantang was quietly telling Chen Ji what had happened, and she looked indignant as she talked about how they abandoned the new mother to go eat on their own.
Chen Ji poured some water and handed it to her, saying, "Be careful, it's hot."
As soon as the dishes were served, Chen Jixian picked out her favorites and then slowly sat down to the side, picking out the bones from a piece of fish.
Later, this piece of fish naturally ended up in Xu Ruantang's bowl.
Lu Shishen and Wang Xiuxiu sat opposite each other, eating their meal in silence.
"Commander Chen, when are you and my sister planning to have a baby?"
Wang Xiuxiu is truly a rare breed; when she speaks, she's terrifying.
Xu Ruantang thought to herself, "Luckily, the fish meat was deboned, otherwise I would have had to go to the hospital again."
"No rush, she's still half a child," Chen Ji said calmly.
Xu Ruantang took a sip of water. "What do you mean by 'half a child'?"
Is Chen Ji trying to say that her soul is that of a child, but her body is old?
Even if twenty years old isn't considered young in this day and age, it's not old either.
Instead of answering her question, Chen Ji asked, "You want a child?"
Xu Ruantang immediately shook her head.
She only liked the process of creating a child, not the result.
Moreover, today's events have left a deep shock on her young mind.
I've never been in a relationship, and now I'm even a little afraid of having children.
Wang Xiuxiu disagreed, saying, "Girl, you should have a child while you're young. You'll recover faster that way. Otherwise, it will be more painful for you to have a child when you're older."
She was telling the truth, but it sounded so unlike something she would normally say.
Given Wang Xiuxiu's behavior, she doesn't seem like the type to advise people to get married and have children. Could this be some kind of hint?!
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