"They had a baby boy. Although both mother and child are safe, it was a tough ordeal. At first, one leg came out, but the other got stuck and wouldn’t come out, so a cesarean section had to be done. The mother lost too much blood, and the incision location might mean she won’t be able to have more children in the future. Fortunately, the country now advocates family planning, having only one child is good. As long as the body is nurtured well, it won’t be an issue."
"Is the baby okay?"
Although Lin Chuxia doesn’t think much of Tang Lili, the child is innocent.
The amniotic fluid broke early, and after such a long labor, it’s hard not to affect the baby.
Doctor Wang sighed, "As of now, the vital signs are normal. But although this child is full-term, he looks much smaller than a full-term baby. The delivery took a long time, and when he was first born, he didn’t cry at all. Doctor Li and I worked hard to get him to cry. Though the cry was quiet, thankfully, there were no mishaps. With good care, he can slowly grow."
"That’s good," Lin Chuxia nodded.
Doctor Wang added, "So you need to listen to the doctors, that way you can endure less pain. But as of now, your pregnancy looks good, the fetal position is straight, the delivery should be smooth."
Lin Chuxia gently rubbed her belly, tenderly and softly, "I hope so."
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Sister-in-law Fu was carrying a basket of groceries out the main entrance when she saw a well-dressed woman standing at the neighbor’s doorway.
She had seen this person before, when the neighbor Lin’s mother came, this woman was also there.
Though she arrived a little later than Lin’s mother, with Minister Wei’s family.
At the time, she even quarreled with Lin’s mother. From what she heard, this woman seemed to be some relative of the Lin Family.
Thinking of this, Sister-in-law Fu stepped forward a few steps, glanced at the locked door and asked, "Are you looking for Lin?"
Zhuang Jingshu nodded but couldn’t recognize the woman in front of her, she was with Lin Chuxia yesterday.
Judging from the direction she came from, she’s Lin Chuxia’s neighbor.
"Do you know where she went?"
Zhuang had been there for a while, the yard door was locked.
Thinking Lin Chuxia’s belly is so big, she usually doesn’t go to Old Sir He’s place much, couldn’t have gone far, just thought to wait for her a while.
Unexpectedly, she waited over an hour and still didn’t see her.
"Oh, I heard she said she was going to the hospital for a checkup, she should have gone to the hospital."
Sister-in-law Fu saw the disappointment on the woman’s face, remembered that this woman spoke up for Lin Chuxia that day, and kindly suggested, "Why don’t you come to our house and sit for a while, wait for Lin?"
Zhuang Jingshu smiled and shook her head, "No need, I can come back tomorrow."
Sister-in-law Fu hesitated, but couldn’t resist saying, "I don’t know what your relationship with Lin is, but I can vouch that Lin isn’t the type of person her mother says she is."
"Hmm?" Zhuang Jingshu raised her eyes, "Seems like you have a good relationship with Lin?"
Sister-in-law Fu gave a small smile, "Well, we live on the same street, and we often sit together and chat. I do passable needlework, and since Lin got pregnant, she often pulls me along to do needlework together. Over time, we got closer."
"But... Lin’s mother says bad things about her, why do you think she’s a good person?"
Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Fu’s smile faded and her voice got a bit louder.
"Do I not have eyes or mind? Lin and I have lived here for over a year; I’ve seen her clearly. To be honest with you, I had wondered before, that Lin and her husband had been here for so long, I’ve only ever seen Lin’s mother-in-law, never her biological mother, even after Lin got pregnant, I’ve only seen a brother from her family come over. I thought perhaps their home was far away, and it’s not easy for her family to come even once. I was even wondering if Lin’s mother would come when she gives birth. A woman giving birth is like going through the gates of hell, if her mother doesn’t come, and something happens, wouldn’t it let the in-laws have control over her fate? Yesterday, I saw her mother and understood."
A mother like that should really not come, what good would it do?
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