Chapter 741: Zhang Xinyao Gives Birth!
“Ring-ring-ring!”
The abrupt ringing of the phone interrupted the conversation among the people in the room!
Li Yi was just about to get up to answer the phone; after all, he was the youngest in the room, so it fell to him to do it.
Seeing this, Jiang Shiying immediately said, “I’ll get it. You keep chatting with the old man!”
“Sure thing!”
Despite this, neither Li Yi nor the old man continued their previous conversation; both of their gazes fell on Jiang Shiying as they watched him pick up the phone.
As soon as he picked up the phone, a woman’s voice came through the receiver. She sounded somewhat anxious, but Li Yi couldn’t make out what she was saying.
Just then, Jiang Shiying said in a low voice, “Sister-in-law, take him to Peking Union Medical College Hospital right away. I’ll be there immediately!”
Upon hearing the word “hospital,” Li Yi and the Old Man both sat up straight, their eyes once again fixed on Jiang Shiying.
After hanging up, Jiang Shiying immediately turned to the old man and said, “Longcheng’s wife is having some abdominal pain; it looks like she’s about to give birth, but Longcheng isn’t in Beijing. My sister-in-law asked me to go over there!”
“Alright, then go right away!” the old man said.
Li Yi immediately stood up and said, “Dad, I’ll go with you!”
The two then went to the west wing. After briefly explaining the situation to Jiang Xue and her mother-in-law, Jiang Xue also felt uneasy and said she wanted to go take a look.
Realizing that there were many aspects of childbirth that would be inappropriate for two men to handle, Jiang Shiying agreed.
Then, the three of them hurriedly left the Jiang family’s old residence…
By the time Li Yi and the others arrived at the hospital, Zhang Xinyao had already been taken to the operating room.
It was only then that Li Yi and the others learned from their aunt, Wu Yongmei, that Zhang Xinyao’s labor had not started naturally; she was still more than twenty days away from her due date.
The reason for the premature labor was that she had taken a fall while doing housework earlier, which had caused the baby to shift!
This made Li Yi and Jiang Xue anxious as well; premature birth is a very dangerous situation!
Just as everyone was growing anxious, a doctor in a white coat hurried over and asked, “Zhang Xinyao’s family—who is her family member?”
Her mother-in-law rushed forward and said, “I… I’m her mother-in-law. How is Xinyao?”
“Her water has broken, but her cervix hasn’t dilated yet. To prevent the baby from suffocating, we need to perform a cesarean section immediately…”
Before the doctor could finish, the aunt-in-law asked, her voice trembling, “Is it very dangerous…?”
“There is some risk, but the baby is already 37 weeks along, so the risk is relatively low. I came out to tell you to hurry and get everything ready for the mother and the baby!” the doctor said.
“Okay, okay, I’ll go back and get them right away!” Wu Yongmei said hurriedly.
Jiang Shiying immediately offered, “Big Sister, I’ll take you back!”
“Okay!”
After Jiang Shiying and Aunt Wu Yongmei left, Jiang Xue held Li Yi’s hand and said, “Xinyao… Xinyao will be okay, right?”
“She should be fine. Didn’t the doctor just say the baby is already 37 weeks along?” Li Yi reassured her.
“Third Brother really is something. Xinyao’s about to give birth, and he’s still going on a business trip!” Jiang Xue said with a hint of reproach.
“He’s the factory director; sometimes he just can’t help it!” Li Yi said.
“Hmph, so what if he’s the plant manager? You’re a busy person too, but you were right by my side the whole time before and after I gave birth. I think he just doesn’t care about Xinyao!” Jiang Xue said, a bit upset.
“Don’t get upset. Good people are blessed by heaven; she’ll be fine!” Li Yi said.
As he spoke, Li Yi silently prayed for Zhang Xinyao in his heart.
In her past life, she had lived a life half-filled with heartache and half with misery. Her father died when she was young, and her family was poor, so she suffered greatly.
As an adult, her marriage was unhappy, and she was widowed and left to raise a child at a young age.
It had taken so much effort for her life to finally turn around in this lifetime, and just as things were getting better and better, Li Yi truly didn’t want this kind-hearted woman to suffer such hardships again…
At nine o’clock that evening, just over twenty minutes after Zhang Xinyao was wheeled into the operating room, the sound of a baby’s cry echoed from within.
Hearing the sound, Li Yi and Jiang Xue both froze, then instinctively moved closer to the operating room door!
A few minutes later, the operating room door opened, and a female doctor stepped out, saying, “Zhang Xinyao’s family…”
“That’s us. How is Xinyao?” Jiang Xue hurried forward and asked.
“The surgery was a success. Both mother and baby are safe and sound!” the female doctor replied.
Jiang Xue let out a sigh of relief and said excitedly, “Thank goodness. Doctor, thank you so much.”
“You’re too kind—it’s our duty!”
The female doctor then added, “Please wait a moment. The mother will be out shortly, and we’ll need your help once she’s in the ward!”
“Okay…”
Just then, Jiang Shiying and Wu Yongmei arrived, accompanied by their eldest sister-in-law, Xu Manqiu, and second sister-in-law, Yang Rong.
Clearly, they had heard the news and rushed over to help!
Upon learning that both mother and baby were safe, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Yongmei, in particular, was so overcome with joy that she burst into tears; she had genuinely feared that something might happen to her daughter-in-law, Zhang Xinyao.
Although Wu Yongmei did look down on Zhang Xinyao’s family background a bit, from the perspective of social equality, Zhang Xinyao was simply not a suitable match for the Jiang family.
If this had been five or six years ago, she would never have agreed to let her youngest son marry a girl from such a small town.
But what could she do? Her son was a complete troublemaker, acting as if he had absolutely no interest in women.
Watching every single one of the rascals he’d grown up with get married and have children, while he didn’t even have the slightest thought of finding a partner, had Jiang Shirong and Wu Yongmei deeply worried.
Having finally found someone their son was satisfied with, Wu Yongmei naturally dared not say much; she just wanted to get him married as soon as possible.
She really couldn’t bear to imagine what her son might do if anything were to happen to his wife, given his temperament!
Thank goodness… thank goodness…
After waiting another ten or so minutes, the light outside the operating room finally went out, and the door swung open.
Then, they saw a surgical stretcher being wheeled out by several doctors and nurses, with a young nurse following behind, holding a swaddled infant in her arms.
Then, surrounded by the crowd, the operating table was wheeled into the ward!
At that point, there was nothing left for Li Yi and Jiang Shiying—two grown men—to do; they were ushered out of the ward!
After stepping out of the ward, Li Yi glanced at the familiar scene in the hallway and immediately smiled, saying, “What a coincidence—Xiao Xue was in this very delivery room last year!”
“Heh, that’s why this scene felt so familiar!” Jiang Shiying chuckled as well.
“At least it was just a false alarm. That’s a relief!” Li Yi said.
“Yeah, too bad Grandpa’s going to be disappointed again!”
“Disappointed about what? Isn’t this great?” Li Yi asked, a bit puzzled.
“It is great, but the Longcheng family had another son, and the old man really wanted a girl!” Jiang Shiying said with a laugh.
“It’s no big deal. After all these years, the old man should be used to it by now!” Li Yi said with a grin.
“You’re right!”
Then Jiang Shiying added, “By the way, I was actually going to talk to you about something serious earlier, but this whole thing threw a wrench in my plans! Since we have a little time now, let’s have a chat, you and me!”
“What’s on your mind? Go ahead!” Li Yi replied immediately.
“The case in Hai County has been solved!”
Hearing this, Li Yi’s eyes lit up instantly, and he said, “That fast?”
“Thanks to the tip you gave us. We were at a loss when the interrogation of the ringleader hit a dead end, but after taking your advice, we shifted our focus to the ringleader’s wife.”
Then, Jiang Shiying began recounting to Li Yi the thrilling details of the investigation in Hai County…
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PS: There will be another chapter before midnight, though it might be slightly delayed on external platforms!