CHAPTER 438: CHAPTER 436: THE LITTLE PRINCESS ARRIVES

Two yuan is already quite a bit.

Han Yi got up around four, saw that Lin Wan was sleeping soundly, and didn’t wake her. He went out and gathered up the clothes that Mom had hung out to dry today.

At this moment, Lin Wan, lying in bed, furrowed her brows slightly. With her eyes closed, her hand unconsciously moved to her belly.

Lin Wan woke up from the pain, feeling discomfort in her stomach. After getting out of bed, she went to the bathroom. When she came out, her face was frighteningly pale.

Lin Wan quickly called out.

Han Yi heard her from the yard and rushed over, seeing that Lin Wan’s face was off, his heart sank, "What’s wrong?" "Ai Yi, I’m bleeding down there. Hurry and call Mom, we need to go to the hospital."

"Okay, okay," Han Yi said as he bolted towards the front yard like the wind, "Mom, Mom!"

"Xiao Yi, what’s wrong?" Lin Yinghui came out from inside, seeing Han Yi running in a hurry, quickly added, "Mom went shopping with Zhang Dan."

"Xiao Wan might be about to give birth."

Lin Yinghui was stunned for a moment, then snapped back to his senses and promptly said, "I’ll prepare the car right away, let’s hurry and go to the hospital," as he spoke, he went inside to grab a pair of blankets to lay down on the tricycle in the yard. Han Yi went back to their courtyard, picked up Lin Wan, and ran towards the front yard.

"Quick, get in the car, let’s go," Lin Yinghui had already padded the vehicle to make it soft.

Lin Wan’s stomach wasn’t actually hurting badly; she was just scared after seeing a stain of blood on her underwear in the bathroom. Now she realized she might be going into labor, but knew it wouldn’t be that fast.

The doctor had said the first child wouldn’t come quickly.

Seeing the two men about to rush to the hospital without bringing anything, Lin Wan couldn’t help but laugh.

This laughter eased a lot of tension in the two men’s nerves.

"Ai Yi, we haven’t taken the baby’s stuff, the small blanket, diapers, diaper mats, and my pajamas, the toilet paper we prepared. Also, bring a basin and a towel," Lin Wan instructed methodically. All these were prepared by Mom and Mother-in-law, "in a bundle in our house’s west room."

"Okay, okay, I’ll go get it right away," Han Yi dashed back like the wind again.

Lin Yinghui, standing by, slapped his forehead with a bang and said, "I’ll get the money," then ran into the house.

Lin Wan covered her stomach with a smirk, finding it amusing.

Thinking that Han Yi probably didn’t have much money on him. He was in military-issued two-stripe vest and big shorts at noon, without any pockets.

When Han Yi came back, his mother-in-law was following behind him.

Shen Qing touched her belly and said with relief, "Luckily, I came today."

Once everything was gathered, Lin Yinghui rode the vehicle with her. Han Yi ran behind, pushing the tricycle. Shen Qing followed on her own bike.

Upon reaching the intersection, they saw Mom returning with Zhang Dandan.

"What’s going on with Xiao Wan? Is she going into labor?" Liang Hongmei got off the bike and asked anxiously.

Lin Yinghui and Han Yi didn’t stop, shouting, "Mom, hurry, Xiao Wan is about to give birth!"

Liang Hongmei’s heart tightened, and she quickly turned around to follow.

"In-law, you better not go just yet; Xiao Wan’s response isn’t strong now, it might be evening. Hurry back and boil more eggs, and bring two thermos mugs. I’m afraid she’ll run out of energy halfway," Shen Qing, with experience, stopped the bike and hurriedly advised Liang Hongmei.

"Right, right, I almost forgot about that. Okay, I’ll head back now. I’ll be over once they’re done boiling."

The two didn’t waste any time and split up immediately.

When Liang Hongmei got back home, she also didn’t bother with Zhang Dandan and rushed to the kitchen to turn on the gas and boil a dozen eggs over a high flame. She heated a kettle of water and filled a military-issued flask. Grabbing an enamel mug and a tea mug, she hurried to the hospital.

"Dandan, here are the house keys; manage on your own tonight. If we’re not back by the evening, lock the doors and windows yourself," Liang Hongmei didn’t forget to instruct Zhang Dandan before leaving.

"Got it, Cousin Aunt. You go ahead." With no one home, Zhang Dandan was secretly overjoyed.

After Liang Hongmei left, Zhang Dandan immediately closed the yard gate and, in high spirits, entered her cousin aunt’s bedroom, then moved to her cousin’s bedroom, then to her cousin’s study.

She stayed in the west wing room she was living in and the storeroom next door, and also the kitchen and an empty room in the east wing.

She had to admit, her cousin aunt’s house really had many rooms, so many they couldn’t be all occupied. She wondered if the house was rented or bought.

Whether rented or bought, Zhang Dandan knew it must have cost a lot of money.

Moreover, whether it’s her cousin aunt or cousin, both of their rooms had a radio each.

She also noticed that both her cousin aunt and cousin wore watches on their wrists.

Not only that, but their family also had a bicycle and a three-wheeled bicycle.

Wow, that must have cost a fortune.

Zhang Dandan only knew that after her cousin couple finished eating, they went to the back. She thought there were more rooms back there.

Later she heard from her cousin aunt that her cousin-in-law’s house was adjacent to theirs, with a back door.

Zhang Dandan went to the back yard, cautiously checked the back door, pushed it, and found it wasn’t locked.

But she didn’t dare go in because she didn’t know who else was at her cousin’s house, but she knew the woman earlier seemed to be her cousin’s mother-in-law, and she looked really young.

City people are so different from country people. They dress well, and they look good. That mother-in-law looks around the same age as her mom, but looks at least ten years younger! The city is really nice!

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When Liang Hongmei arrived at the military hospital with her things, Lin Wan had just finished getting checked and had her blood drawn by the doctor.

She was lying on the hospital bed at this time.

"How is it?"

"The cervix is only open one finger, it will take some more time," Shen Qing said.

Liang Hongmei had experience having birthed two children, knowing this matter couldn’t be rushed. She put the things down and asked her daughter if she was hungry.

Lin Wan shook her head, her stomach was cramping sporadically, and she wasn’t in the mood for anything.

Han Yi was anxiously at his wits’ end, unable to help at all.

There were four beds in the ward, all filled with mothers-to-be; two had already given birth, and one was like Lin Wan, having just arrived today, though she was already in the delivery room. Lin Wan’s pain was intermittent, acting normally in-between, with intervals of more than ten minutes.

Watching over her for more than an hour, Li Lan came in for an examination again, still showing just one finger, "Looks like it will still be a few more hours. Get up and walk around, don’t just lie down."

"Okay."

Li Lan smiled and whispered to Lin Wan’s ear, "Your partner is really handsome," winking as she said it.

Li Lan’s teasing made Lin Wan, who was originally tense, feel much more relaxed. She replied with a proud look.

"Let’s go to the cafeteria for some food; it’s past eight," Liang Hongmei recognized it was going to be a long night.

"Mom, you all eat first, I want to accompany Xiao Wan for a walk," Han Yi had not relaxed since entering the hospital, feeling extremely nervous himself.

"No, Xiao Wan also needs to eat something, or she won’t have the strength to give birth."

So they all went to the cafeteria together.

Liang Hongmei got Lin Wan some buns and porridge.

Lin Wan didn’t really want to eat, but couldn’t resist both mothers’ insistence, forcing her to eat two eggs, a bowl of porridge, and even stuffed a bun in her.

After eating, Lin Wan lay back down, feeling uncomfortable from exhaustion.

Pained as she was, she still managed to fall asleep, but was woken by noise from the adjacent bed, the pregnant woman who had entered the delivery room returned, having given birth to a big boy. Waking up, Lin Wan had her mother-in-law and her mother help her to the bathroom, and on the way out, her stomach pain became much stronger.

The contractions were far more frequent than before. Even so, Lin Wan hadn’t gone into the delivery room, with people taking turns supporting her as she walked up and down the hospital corridor.

Gradually Lin Wan couldn’t stand it any longer, loudly groaning in pain, unable to even stand. Liang Hongmei hurriedly called for the doctor.

Lin Wan wasn’t aware of what time it was when she entered the delivery room. Before entering, her mother-in-law even forced her to eat two more eggs.

This childbirth pain, she’d experienced it twice in this life, no wonder everyone cried out so loudly, it wasn’t ordinary pain.

Since Lin Wan entered the delivery room, Lin Yinghui sat in a chair beside it staring at the delivery room door. The two mothers stood by the door sides, while only Han Yi paced back and forth.

He could hear Lin Wan’s cries from inside, sounding so miserable it made him want to burst in and tell the doctors they changed their minds, they didn’t want the child anymore. Eventually, after waiting for two hours, at 3:08 a.m., their little princess was born.

"Six pounds eight ounces, an auspicious number. This girl will grow up blessed." The nurse handed the baby to Liang Hongmei with a smile.

Looking at the wrinkled little thing, everyone’s hearts melted.