Chapter 303: Mother and Child Are Safe

Soon, the sound of a car engine could be heard outside, and Yang Wenguang drove up in one of the factory’s large cargo trucks.

There was no other choice—the factory only had this large truck left; the only small jeep had been taken by Factory Director Liang.

But at a time like this, such details didn’t matter—it was good enough just to have a vehicle, whether it was a truck or a jeep.

The group scrambled to get the older sister into the truck, grabbed some supplies for the mother and baby, and rushed off to the county hospital.

Upon arriving at the hospital, after the nurse assessed the situation, she immediately wheeled the older sister into a ward and instructed the family to complete the admission procedures.

Yang Wenguang was just about to go handle the paperwork when Li Yi pulled him back, telling him to stay with his older sister in the ward while he went to take care of the admission.

When Li Yi finished the admission process and returned to the ward, he found his sister’s husband sitting on a chair outside the delivery room, but his mother and sister were nowhere to be seen.

“How’s it going?”

His brother-in-law’s hands were trembling slightly. After a moment’s pause, he said, “The doctor came to check. He said the contractions are normal—it shouldn’t be time for the baby yet!”

“Then why are you shaking?” Li Yi asked.

“I don’t know. Back on the battlefield, even when I was hand-to-hand with the enemy—or even when I got stabbed—I never felt afraid. But today, when I heard Meizi say her stomach hurt, I just couldn’t help but shiver!”

Li Yi immediately reassured him, “That just shows you care about my sister!”

Yang Wenguang shook his head and said with a wry smile, “I’ve put Mei through so much suffering—I really can’t call myself a good husband!”

Li Yi knew exactly what he meant and fell silent.

Yang Wenguang was indeed a contradictory man. Judging from the events of Li Yi’s past life, he certainly couldn’t be called a good husband—after all, his neglect ultimately led to the tragedy of his eldest sister’s death.

But to say he didn’t care about his older sister would be wrong.

After all, upon learning that his older sister and her child were gone, he didn’t go on living alone; instead, he threw himself into a reservoir dozens of meters deep. This clearly showed that he truly cared for his older sister.

And that was precisely why Li Yi had forgiven him.

“You were partly to blame for that incident, but the main problem is that they were so despicable—they didn’t treat my older sister like family. So I don’t blame you!”

Li Yi then changed the subject and added, “I can forgive you, but I can’t forgive those people. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have let that matter go.”

Yang Wenguang nodded. He was well aware of his brother-in-law’s capabilities and connections; if he wanted to take on his father, stepmother, and those two good-for-nothing younger siblings, it would be the easiest thing in the world.

“Hmm, thank you, Yi. I’ll thank them on their behalf…”

Before he could finish, Li Yi waved his hand to cut him off.

Li Yi knew what he was about to say, but he didn’t want to hear it at all. Yang Wenguang had no idea just how despicable the Yang family’s actions were, or how severe the consequences had been.

In his previous life, his eldest sister had to serve the entire family while heavily pregnant, only to suffer a miscarriage and massive hemorrhage, losing both her own life and the unborn child.

And after Yang Wenguang learned the truth, he jumped into the reservoir and killed himself—and just like that, the family of three was gone.

If my sister’s husband had known this would be the outcome, he likely wouldn’t have forgiven those scum either.

“Since you moved to the county seat, have they come looking for you?” Li Yi asked in a low voice.

“They’ve come twice, but I didn’t let them inside!”

Yang Wenguang then explained, “If they’d genuinely come to see Meizi, I wouldn’t have stopped them from coming in. But their intentions weren’t pure. To avoid upsetting your sister, I just met them at the front gate.”

“Their intentions weren’t pure?”

Li Yi then asked in a low voice, “Is it so you can get jobs for those two good-for-nothings?”

Li Yi knew the Yang family scoundrels all too well; he couldn’t think of any other reason for their visit.

“Besides asking me to find them jobs, they also came asking for money, saying their family needed to build a house to marry off the second son!”

“So what did you tell them?”

“I certainly can’t get them jobs. After all, Mei and I only got into the sugar factory by taking your and my sister-in-law’s spots.”

Then Yang Wenguang added, “I didn’t give them any money either. Meizi’s about to give birth, and there’ll be plenty of expenses coming up—we need to save up a little!”

“So they didn’t make a scene?”

Yang Wenguang said with a wry smile, “Of course they did. I knew they’d make a scene, which is exactly why I didn’t let them into the house—I was afraid they’d startle Meizi!”

“So how did you resolve it in the end?”

“I told them that if they kept making a scene, I’d go back to the clan elders and demand my military discharge pay and disability compensation!”

“Didn’t you get it back?”

“They only gave me half before!”

Li Yi nodded and said, “Brother-in-law, I’ll say it again: how you get along with them is none of my business. After all, they’re your parents and siblings!”

“But I just want my sister to live in peace. They’ve already hurt her once; I don’t want to see them bothering her again!”

“I understand…”

The two then tacitly dropped the subject, sitting quietly in the hallway and waiting for any movement from inside the room.

But they waited from 6:30 p.m. until midnight, and there was still no sign of my eldest sister going into labor; she even fell asleep in the middle of it all, leaving both Li Yi and Yang Wenguang feeling a bit at a loss for words.

It wasn’t until the wee hours of the morning that their mother came out to tell them that their eldest sister’s stomach pains had started again—it seemed she was about to give birth.

Li Yi then called for the doctor and nurse again.

But after the examination, the doctor said it was still in the early stages and she couldn’t go into the delivery room yet.

It wasn’t until a little after 9:00 a.m. the next morning that the doctor announced her cervix was dilated enough for her to go into the delivery room.

Afterward, Li Yi and his sister’s husband, accompanied by a nurse, escorted his older sister into the delivery room.

After that, Li Yi, his brother-in-law, and his mother waited anxiously outside the delivery room!

To be honest, Li Yi was extremely nervous at that moment.

He knew that in his previous life, this child had taken his older sister’s life when it was only a few months old, and there was no guarantee it wouldn’t happen again in this life.

So, before entering the delivery room, Li Yi specifically instructed the doctor: if there were any signs of a difficult labor, perform a C-section immediately!

Although it would leave a scar, it was certainly better than losing her life!

Fortunately, it seemed as though fate had decided that his eldest sister had suffered enough in her past life and wouldn’t allow her to be tormented again in this one. Less than half an hour after she was wheeled into the delivery room, the sound of a baby’s cry could be heard from inside.

A short while later, a nurse came out to share the good news with her husband: a healthy baby boy, and both mother and child were doing well!

Hearing the nurse’s words, Li Yi was just as thrilled as my sister’s husband, and her mother, standing nearby, breathed a sigh of relief.

A little while later, the nurses wheeled my older sister out of the delivery room, and the baby was brought out as well.

It wasn’t until they returned to the hospital ward that Li Yi’s heart finally settled completely!

After confirming that both his older sister and the baby were indeed doing well, Li Yi called his brother-in-law out and told him he was heading home.

Li Yi also mentioned that in a few days, once his older sister was discharged, he would bring both her and the baby back to Baobaoliang Village for her postpartum confinement.

After all, the couple was currently living in the sugar factory’s dormitory. Not only were there too many people around, but the baby was still very young and cried often, which could easily disturb others—it simply wasn’t a suitable place for the postpartum recovery period.

Naturally, Yang Wenguang had no objections to this. If he missed his wife and child, he could always go back to visit them at any time—it wasn’t far, after all.

After getting his brother-in-law’s approval, Li Yi finally grabbed his luggage and strode out of the county hospital!

However, once he stepped out of the hospital, Li Yi realized getting home would be a bit of a challenge.

After a night of snowfall, the snow in the county seat was already nearly a foot and a half deep; one could only imagine how much deeper it must be in the outskirts.

On top of that, a strong wind had picked up, making it nearly impossible to move forward in the blizzard—there was no way he could walk back.

With no other choice, Li Yi could only head east along the main street of the city, making a beeline for the county bureau.

Since he couldn’t make it back on his own, he had no choice but to ask Li Gang for help—after all, he was the one with a car!