Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 508: Like a Red-Skinned Monkey
Wen Shi smiled, "We have the patience to wait for that."
What they needed to do now was take every step steadily and lay a solid foundation for future development.
Feeling pent up, he held Yi Chichi and talked about his aspirations for the future.
And the goals he hoped to achieve.
Yi Chichi listened intently, occasionally giving a few praises and some encouragements, allowing Wen Shi to feel a bit more open-minded after expressing himself freely.
The vision for the future also became even more beautiful.
But on the other hand, he was getting busier and busier.
Working overtime became the norm, and even though he wasn’t going out to sea, he often didn’t return until nine or ten at night, and sometimes he didn’t come home at all.
This phenomenon only eased with the arrival of the Eve of the Lunar New Year.
Because Yi Chichi went into labor.
Since she woke up in the morning with stomach pain, she had a premonition.
The baby couldn’t stay in her belly any longer and was eager to come out and see the new world.
"Mom, Old Wen, the baby is coming today!"
The room was silent.
The mother and son, who had just set up lunch, were in a brief daze before going into a frenzy.
"Is she giving birth?!"
Wen’s mother rushed to her side like a whirlwind, anxiety and joy in her eyes and on her eyebrows. The emotions were too complicated, causing her expression to be somewhat distorted.
Wen Shi didn’t crowd around her, but his eyes were fixed on her intensely.
Yi Chichi held her belly and hmmed, "The frequency of the contractions isn’t right!"
"Has your water broken?"
"Not yet."
But judging by the current frequency of contractions, it wouldn’t hold for a few hours.
Wen’s mother responded with an "Oh," stood up, took a few deep breaths, and then—
"Wen Shi, go borrow a car, we’re getting ready to go to the hospital!"
"Okay!"
Wen Shi came over and hugged Yi Chichi, expressionless, "Wife, wait for me, I’ll go get the car now."
His voice was calm too.
Yi Chichi, however, felt he was scared because he was trembling.
"Don’t be afraid, stay calm, don’t panic, I’ll wait for you to come back."
Worried that he would panic and be at a loss, she gently comforted.
"I know, I’m very calm now!"
The supposedly calm one left the house awkwardly, watched by the mother-in-law and wife.
Yi Chichi looked at Wen’s mother, "I feel like he’s not reliable."
He’s even leaving the house awkwardly, what’s there to rely on.
Wen’s mother sighed, "As long as he can still drive, that’s enough."
That’s true.
Giving birth is a painful ordeal, but since the water hasn’t broken yet, there’s some time before the actual birth.
Therefore, Yi Chichi wanted to take a shower and wash her hair before going.
She was very cautious when mentioning it, fearing that Wen’s mother would disagree.
But surprisingly, Wen’s mother agreed immediately.
"You should wash, otherwise it’ll be hard to endure the postpartum confinement."
There was water in the pot, and the stove was burning all day long, and when not used for cooking, it was for boiling water, with the boiled water directly poured into thermos bottles, and cold water added to the pot to keep boiling.
As a result, there was no shortage of hot water.
So, when Wen Shi returned and didn’t see anyone, he found Wen’s mother helping Yi Chichi take a shower and washing her hair after searching around, he paused for a moment and then asked, "What should I do now?"
"Go get the delivery bag, and then see if Xiao Yang is home. If she is, buy a chicken from her house, and after Chichi is at the hospital, I’ll come back and make soup for her."
"Okay."
With Wen’s mother directing, Wen Shi, who was rather clueless about what to do, suddenly had some backbone and started bustling around.
Because of the constant coming and going, Ji Jian and others, who weren’t working, couldn’t conceal their curiosity and asked once. Upon learning that Yi Chichi was having a baby, they all ran over to see if any help was needed.
Giving birth was something that couldn’t be helped with. Yi Chichi had to go through it herself.
So Wen’s mother declined everyone’s kindness, and after drying Yi Chichi’s hair with the stove’s fire, she and Wen Shi took Yi Chichi to the hospital.
The car wasn’t driven by Wen Shi, but by a soldier from the auto repair class.
The soldier brother, who usually drove as if he wanted to soar, didn’t pursue speed today but only sought stability.
A ten-minute journey was somehow stretched to half an hour.
As luck would have it, just as they arrived at the hospital, Yi Chichi’s water broke. What followed was simple: finding a doctor to examine and complete the admission procedures.
At around four in the afternoon, as the frequency of contractions increased, Yi Chichi entered the delivery room.
Wen’s mother went back to make chicken soup for her while Wen Shi stayed in the hospital.
Zhang Xin, who came over after receiving the news after work, stayed with him.
Inside, Yi Chichi was in so much pain she was seeing stars, while outside, he was pacing around like a headless chicken, muttering something under his breath.
The voice was too low for Zhang Xin to hear clearly.
But she got dizzy watching Wen Shi pacing, and seeing him eavesdropping with a guilty look on the door, she couldn’t stand it anymore and pulled him away, "Can you calm down, please!"
"I, I can’t calm down, I’m scared!"
He trembled as he looked at Zhang Xin, pale-faced, "Why hasn’t there been a sound since my wife went in? Old He said you cursed him like crazy when giving birth."
Zhang Xin, "..."
What the f***...
That bastard He Yunsong just couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
He deserves a beating!
Despite the complaints in her heart, she maintained her composure to soothe the indiscreet Wen Shi, "Chichi has a higher pain tolerance than me, it’s normal for her not to scream."
Thinking this explanation might not convince him, she added, "Don’t worry, as long as the doctors and nurses aren’t shouting, that’s a good thing."
"I’ll only be at ease when she’s out."
Zhang Xin sighed, "It’s not that fast, just be patient and wait."
Wen Shi mumbled a sound of acknowledgment and continued pacing, experiencing for the first time what it felt like for every second to feel like a year.
Time seemed to crawl by, and even after Wen’s mother had brought the chicken soup, Yi Chichi still hadn’t come out.
Wen Shi grew increasingly anxious, and just then, with a sudden creak, the hardly heard delivery room door opened.
A nurse came out holding a baby.
Wen Shi zipped over in no time, "Comrade, where’s my wife?"
"Your wife will be out soon!"
Today, the delivery room only had Yi Chichi as the patient, so there was no risk of mixing people up, but the nurse still adhered to the responsibility for the patient, child, and family, confirming their identity before handing over the baby.
"Mr. Wen, your wife gave you a big healthy son, 3.8 kilograms!" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Wen Shi blinked, oddly lacking the excitement and thrill the nurse expected, instead with a disappointed look, he asked, "Big son? It’s not a daughter?"
The nurse’s mouth twitched a bit, "Big son, hurry and hold him."
"Oh, okay."
He quickly took the baby, holding it stiffly as if it were a bomb, his eyes glued to the door that had closed again.
Wen’s mother couldn’t stand it, "Give me the child."
"Here!"
Wen Shi immediately handed the child over to Wen’s mother, and asked Zhang Xin, who had come over to look at the baby with Wen’s mother, "Xiao Zhang, when will my wife come out?"
"Very soon, don’t worry."
Zhang Xin didn’t lift her head, watching the baby intently, and said to Wen’s mother, "Well cared for."
"Yeah."
Wen’s mother looked at the baby with eyes full of love, "My baby looks really good."
Hearing this, Wen Shi perked up, finally willing to divert some attention to look at the child with them.
Then—
"Looks like a red-skinned monkey, can’t see what’s so good-looking."
Wen’s mother was so furious she almost slapped him, is this what a father should say?
"If you can’t speak nicely, just shut up. My grandchild looks way better than you did when you were born."
