My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn-Chapter 57 - 35 A Night of Shock

57: Chapter 35 A Night of Shock

57 -35 A Night of Shock

Shen Chi felt lucky that by the time she received the telegram, her strange bouts of excessive sleepiness had quickly come and gone.

She didn’t like hospitals, even if the nightmare of her past life had changed, she still felt “once bitten, twice shy.”

But when it came to childbirth, she wouldn’t have a say in the matter.

As for giving birth, Lin Xiaoguai always felt reverent, originally because she longed for it but couldn’t have it, and now because she was afraid to lose it.

“Old man, do you know the way to the hospital in the provincial city?” Luo Yufang asked somewhat apprehensively.

“I should know it,” Shen Zhangming answered somewhat uncertainly, “Even if I don’t, I can always ask someone.”

“Grandpa, Grandma, why isn’t brother back yet?

Sister-in-law is about to give birth any moment,” Shen Xiu said with a furrowed brow.

“Exactly,” Luo Yufang sighed, their granddaughter-in-law had almost miscarried, if something were to go wrong…

she had no confidence in her heart.

But it seemed that her grandson also couldn’t leave…

“Actually, there’s no need to go to the hospital in the provincial city,” Lin Xiaoguai didn’t want to go through such trouble, “Not to mention that we can’t predict when the birth will happen, but even if I were to give birth in the provincial city, we couldn’t possibly stay in the hospital until the end of the confinement period, right?

Money shouldn’t be wasted like that.

But if we were to go back home, it would be even more troublesome.”

In the future, there would be private cars for transport, but now, having a tractor was already advanced equipment, and driving a tractor from the provincial city to the county…

“But…” Luo Yufang hesitated, she thought that what her granddaughter-in-law said made sense but was also worried about potential emergencies that the county doctors couldn’t handle.

“I’ve taken really good care of myself during this pregnancy.

Grandma, didn’t you have an experienced midwife check on me already?

The baby is in the proper position, so I think the birth will go smoothly.

Moreover, the doctors in the county aren’t necessarily worse than those in the provincial city, aren’t there several experienced traditional Chinese medicine practitioners stationed there?” Lin Xiaoguai continued to persuade.

Luo Yufang still couldn’t make a decision, and Shen Zhangming, frowning, thought for a while and said, “Let’s listen to Wanwan, we old folks can’t endure such a fuss.”

It wasn’t that he didn’t care about his granddaughter-in-law, but he saw that her complexion was indeed good, and the baby’s position was favorable, so he believed that there shouldn’t be any major problems.

The last time Chi had come back, he had given them a good sum of money, and Shen Zhangming had managed to obtain some ginseng, hoping there wouldn’t be any problems.

The family had all made preparations, yet they had not expected Lin Xiaoguai’s delivery to come so quickly, so suddenly—

As the birth approached, the child in Lin Xiaoguai’s belly became increasingly lively; she was even kicked awake every night, and today was no exception.

She propped herself up with a wry smile, wanting to drink some water, when suddenly she heard a noise from the backyard.

At first, she thought it was the wind, but then listened closer and realized it was definitely the sound of footsteps!

But she wasn’t sure whether it was Grandpa or Xiu’er, so after hesitating, she nudged Luo Yufang, who was staying up with her, and whispered, “Grandma, it seems like there’s someone in the backyard.”

She felt a bit scared because, after all, the family had no means of defense, and she didn’t want anything to happen to her child.

Luo Yufang, a light sleeper due to her age, woke up at Lin Xiaoguai’s nudge and asked nervously, “Did you hear that right?” She asked because her hearing wasn’t great.

Lin Xiaoguai’s face suddenly turned pale, “I think I heard the sound of someone prying a door.”

Luo Yufang sat up briskly, “You stay put, I’ll go take a look.”

Lin Xiaoguai quickly grabbed her, “Wait, Grandma, call Grandpa and Xiu’er first, and grab something to defend yourselves with.” There was no help for it; in comparison to the two elderly grandparents, Xiu’er, the young girl, was more agile.

“I understand, you mustn’t come out,” Luo Yufang said, not wanting any accidents now that Wanwan was about to give birth.

Watching Luo Yufang open the door and walk out, Lin Xiaoguai just couldn’t lie down anymore; she carefully sat up, didn’t dare to turn on the light, put on her clothes, and got out of bed.

After a while, accompanied by the splashing sounds of water, a voice from outside shouted, “Grandpa, be careful!” It was Shen Xiu’s voice, followed by a thud—a sound of someone falling.

Lin Xiaoguai’s heart tightened, and she walked to the door, pressing her ear against the wood to listen.

There was silence for what seemed like a long time, and Lin Xiaoguai was growing anxious when Shen Xiu pushed the door open and said, “Sister-in-law, it’s all right now.

Do you want to come out?”

Lin Xiaoguai sized her up and saw that the girl, aside from looking a bit frightened, wasn’t injured, so she breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, “I might as well come out; I can’t sleep anyway.”

Upon reaching the main room, there was a man, soaked to the skin, tied to a chair, with Grandpa and Grandma standing by with wary expressions.

“Uncle, Aunt, I swear I’m Zhang Quan’s son.

Please let me go, and I’ll definitely come to thank you another day,” the man trembled with cold, but his mouth didn’t stop.

Lin Xiaoguai glanced at Shen Xiu, what happened?

Shen Xiu leaned in and whispered, “He’s a thief.

He was prying open a drawer in the west room.

If I hadn’t been quick to douse him with a bucket of water, he would have escaped.

Grandpa even took a tumble because of him.

This slippery talker is claiming to be Uncle Zhang Quan’s son who returned from working far afield, threatening and begging for us to let him go.

I’ve already gone to the neighborhood committee to call the police.

They’ll be here soon.”

Hearing that Grandpa had fallen, Lin Xiaoguai looked over, “Grandpa, are you hurt anywhere?”

“No harm done,” said Shen Zhangming, shaking his head.

“I’m dressed warmly, didn’t even scrape my skin.

Just twisted my foot a bit.”

Lin Xiaoguai still had some doubts, but by then, the police car had arrived, so she couldn’t ask any further.

“Is this the thief?” Three officers walked in, led to the man tied to a chair, and the middle-aged lead officer asked.

“Yes, Comrade Officer,” Shen Zhangming hurried them to sit down.

“My granddaughter-in-law heard a pry at the back door in the middle of the night.

When we checked, we saw this person skulking about trying to pry open a drawer.

That drawer contained a ginseng reserved for my granddaughter-in-law’s childbirth preparations.”

Yan AnGuo and his two colleagues checked the pried door and drawer, including the ginseng, and were ready to take the thief away.

However, there was an issue with Lin Xiaoguai.

“Sister-in-law, what’s wrong with you?” Seeing Lin Xiaoguai suddenly bend over, Shen Xiu was startled.

“I might…

be going into labor,” Lin Xiaoguai said with a fine sweat on her forehead.

To tell the truth, it wasn’t too painful, but this familiar feeling filled her with panic, and her physical burden seemed to grow.

“Going into labor!?” Shen Zhangming and Luo Yufang were shocked, and the three officers looked over in amazement.

Luo Yufang stalled for a moment, then quickly grabbed hold of Yan AnGuo.

“Comrade, lend a hand and take my granddaughter-in-law to the hospital.

Our family has very young and very old, and it’s the middle of the night.

My granddaughter-in-law had a big bleed before and almost miscarried.

If we’re late and something happens to her, what then?”

Hearing this, Shen Zhangming and Shen Xiu both looked at Yan AnGuo with eager anticipation.

Yan AnGuo, who was always upright, had no intention of refusing.

Seeing the old woman’s about to cry expression and hearing about the pregnant woman’s condition, he felt duty-bound to agree to help.

“Old man, hurry, bring the ginseng, it might be needed later.

Xiu’er, you stay.

Make a chicken stew for your sister-in-law, and bring over her clothes and other things,” Luo Yufang directed Shen Zhangming and Shen Xiu, while she and Yan AnGuo helped lift Lin Xiaoguai out together.

Despite the discomfort, Lin Xiaoguai couldn’t help finding it comically absurd to be sent to the hospital in a police car.

She might just be the first woman ever in history to do so.

When they arrived at the hospital, more than ten minutes later, compared to their urgent rush, the nurse was calm and collected after checking Lin Xiaoguai, “The water hasn’t broken yet.

There’s still a long time before birth.”

Lin Xiaoguai could only lie down and wait for her water to break.

“Did you all forget something?” Lin Xiaoguai asked the three officers who seemed to want to leave but didn’t know how to excuse themselves.

“What?” Yan AnGuo was taken aback.

“The thief…”

The three men paused, “Seems like he’s still at your home.”

Luo Yufang and Shen Zhangming were also stunned.

“Xiuwa should still be at home.

You guys hurry back.”

Poor thief, still all wet in this winter…

Lin Xiaoguai thought that if there was an award for the most unlucky thief of the year, that man would surely win.

The contractions were not frequent at first, happening once every half hour, but they gradually increased in frequency, then every few minutes, and eventually every few seconds.

When the water finally broke, and the nurse checked the situation, saying it was time to deliver, Lin Xiaoguai had already had a big bowl of chicken soup brought by Shen Xiu and two boiled eggs.

Right before heading to the delivery room, Luo Yufang hurriedly fed her a bowl of brown sugar water.

“Wanwan, don’t be afraid.

Every woman must go through childbirth.

Just relax, use your strength properly and everything will be fine.

You’re always smart; you’ll manage this better than others,” Luo Yufang said to Lin Xiaoguai, holding her hand and chattering away in the delivery room.

“This grandma, you really shouldn’t talk like that to a woman in labor; it can make her more nervous,” chided a midwife preparing nearby.

Luo Yufang became somewhat anxious after hearing this, but Lin Xiaoguai pulled her hand and said, “Grandma, it’s okay.

I’m not nervous at all.”

Luo Yufang felt a bit relieved and said to the middle-aged female doctor nearby, “Doctor, my granddaughter-in-law had a big bleed early in the pregnancy and almost miscarried.

Will there be a problem?”

The doctor frowned, slightly surprised; she had thought the pregnant woman looked quite healthy, not like someone who had almost had a miscarriage.

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It seems like you take very good care of pregnant women?”

Luo Yufang nodded.

“My granddaughter-in-law doesn’t like meat much, but loves fish, shrimp, and eggs, and has continued to include them in her diet.

To ensure a smooth delivery, she remained active and has kept up with household chores and post-meal walks.” She was a bit anxious, so she ended up speaking a lot, regardless of familiarity.

“Right, and this ginseng; we brought it ourselves.

Please, doctor, see if it can be used for Wanwan.”

The female doctor smiled upon hearing this.

“I don’t see a big problem.

The pregnant woman seems to be in good health, and in a critical moment, there’s ginseng to help restore strength.

You should not worry too much.”

She was relieved to see that the pregnant woman’s spirits remained calm.

During childbirth, fear wasn’t the issue; it was more about dealing with women who were completely terrified before even starting labor.

Not only did it exhaust the staff, but it also made the situation stressful and dangerous for the child.

The woman in front of her seemed to be of strong mentality, especially for a first-time mother.