Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1542: Chapter 891: Jiang Xiaowai Out of Favor? Third Sister-in-law Is Going to Give Birth? (Part 2)

Jiang Xiaowai, being the youngest, was quite spoiled in the Jiang Family. Jiang Zhenhuan was very strict with his two sons, but he showed special affection towards his grandchildren. As for the old lady, it goes without saying. However, his path to being favored ended when Jiang Shiyi and Lin Luyou moved into the mansion.

At that time, there was just over a month left until Lin Luyou’s due date. The old lady felt uneasy about the couple living outside, and since Jiang Shiyi frequently went back and forth to the laboratory and couldn’t always accompany Lin Luyou, she let the two move into the mansion for support.

Lin Luyou naturally became the center of attention, and Jiang Xiaowai felt he had "lost favor."

Tang Wan reminded him many times, "Don’t disturb Auntie. Don’t run around at home, and definitely don’t bump into Auntie’s belly. There are siblings inside; you can’t scare them."

"You will soon become a big brother, so you must behave and set a good example for your siblings."

...

Jiang Xiaowai listened with some understanding, but the idea of having siblings still made him quite happy.

After Lin Luyou’s belly grew larger, she moved with difficulty, and her legs and feet swelled severely. Jiang Xiaowai saw Jiang Shiyi massaging her legs and mimicked his actions, earnestly helping her with it.

His effort was as effective as a mosquito bite, making no difference at all.

With nothing much else to do, he would just squat beside Lin Luyou, playing with his toys while she, "restricted in personal freedom," spent her days mostly reading to pass the time.

Honestly, for a pregnant woman, reading some parenting books or listening to some light music would be nice.

But she was into chemistry books, quite brain-intensive stuff. Even if she couldn’t enter the lab, she could make a lot of things using simple items like baking soda or ointment.

In Jiang Xiaowai’s eyes, she was like a magical fairy.

That day, Jiang Xiaowai, carrying his toys, went as usual to Lin Luyou’s room. Jiang Shiyi had already gone to work, while Lin Luyou leaned against the headboard reading. The little guy expertly placed his toys aside, kicked off his shoes, and climbed into the bed.

Jiang Shiyi probably didn’t know that while he was away working, his pillow and bed were thoroughly "messed up" by Jiang Xiaowai.

Sometimes he even fell asleep on his bed, leaving drool marks on his pillow.

Once the drool dried, there was no trace left.

When Jiang Shiyi returned home, Lin Luyou would remind him, "The pillow isn’t clean."

"What’s not clean?" Jiang Shiyi, who had been correcting his obsession with cleanliness lately, asked. After all, with a baby soon, he’d have to deal with changing diapers and such. He even secretly consulted a psychologist without telling his family.

His obsession had developed after his elder brother died, and perhaps psychological therapy could relieve it a bit.

He used to replace his bedding as often as hotel linens, but he was working on changing that.

"Just..." Lin Luyou lightly coughed twice, "Maybe I accidentally drooled while sleeping."

She didn’t dare say it was from Xiaowai’s neck snuggling.

"That’s okay then."

"..."

Jiang Xiaowai played on the bed for a while until he fell asleep. Lin Luyou shifted a bit, pulled over a quilt to cover him; just moving like that made her belly uncomfortable.

She initially thought she had moved too vigorously, leaned on the headboard, took a deep breath; slowly, she noticeably felt something wasn’t right with her body.

This might be...

Labor time!

The Jiang Mansion was quite large. Lin Luyou shouted a few times, but it seemed no one heard. She reached for her phone, only for it to slip and fall between the bed and the nightstand.

"Thud——"

Her heart skipped a beat. She called out a few more times, still seemingly unheard. She propped herself up with both hands, trying to stand, which startled Jiang Xiaowai.

"Hmm?" The little guy rubbed his eyes, still half-asleep.

"Mutang, go call your mom, quickly, go get someone——" At that moment, a sudden pang hit her abdomen, her face turning pale.

Jiang Xiaowai, still groggy, hadn’t quite grasped the situation.

"Hurry, go outside and get someone, just say my stomach hurts."

A child might not know what childbirth means, but stomach pain was something he understood. Seeing Lin Luyou in distress, he cautiously climbed off the bed, ran outside without even wearing his shoes.

At that time in the mansion, Tang Wan and Fan Mingyu were in the kitchen simmering soup, while the old lady fiddled with her potted plants in the yard.

"...It’ll be just a few days before Youyou goes to the hospital. Time really flies by," Fan Mingyu said with a smile.

Tang Wan nodded in agreement, her peripheral vision catching sight of her son running from one side—

Jiang Xiaowai wasn’t very steady on his feet, particularly after just waking up, sporting a fluffy chicken nest of hair, barefooted. Crossing the living room carpet, he stumbled and fell.

Tang Wan hurried over to scoop him up, "Did you hurt yourself?"

Jiang Xiaowai, feeling the pain from the fall, had a red face. His knees hurt, making speech challenging and disjointed. He just kept pointing towards Lin Luyou’s room.

Upon seeing this, Fan Mingyu quickly headed over, immediately called 120. Though there was chaos, the Jiang household maintained order.

"Wanwan, you call Shiyi, then accompany your sister-in-law. I’ll pack." Having given birth before, Fan Mingyu was clear-headed and methodical.

Jiang Xiaowai stood barefoot in the living room, watching the bustle around him.

It wasn’t until 120 arrived and Lin Luyou was taken away in an ambulance that Tang Wan remembered her son, scooped him up, and took him to the hospital too.

...

Jiang Jinsang arrived at the hospital half an hour later with Jiang Zhenhuan and Jiang Yanting, all rushing from work.

By then, Lin Luyou had already been taken to the delivery room. Jiang Shiyi was already there, and Lin Luyou’s parents had arrived; everyone was anxiously waiting outside.

Jiang Jinsang saw his son sitting in a chair, barefoot, with a head full of unkempt hair, looking bewildered.

Spotting Jiang Jinsang, he wiggled off the chair, rushing toward him.

Suddenly, he burst into tears.

"What happened to you?" Jiang Jinsang hugged him, "Don’t cry, don’t cry."

Outside the delivery room, apart from them, there were two other families waiting for news. Already anxious, the sound of a child crying only made them more tense and restless.

Jiang Jinsang could only carry him around outside for a bit.

Jiang Xiaowai didn’t understand what was happening, only that the adults seemed tense, and with Lin Luyou complaining of stomach pain, he felt scared too.

Afraid of crying while everyone was busy, he withheld the tears until Jiang Jinsang arrived, then sobbed uncontrollably into his shoulder.

Eventually...

Buying him a candied hawthorn stick calmed him down.

A child’s world seems eternally simple, while outside the delivery room, Jiang Shiyi was anxious to the point of tension, every tiny breeze making him tense.

No sounds could be heard outside this delivery room, the hospital’s quietness only increasing the sense of unease.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xiaowai sat in a chair, licking his candied hawthorn stick, seemingly oblivious to the adults’ stress and anxiety.

"Brother, it’s okay. Sister-in-law will definitely be safe." Jiang Chengsi arrived comparatively late, patting his brother’s shoulder, comforting him.

"Sister-in-law’s prenatal check-ups have been normal; there’s nothing to worry about."

"She’ll definitely give you a son."

...

Jiang Shiyi glanced at him, remaining silent.

Your wife isn’t the one going through childbirth; no wonder you’re unfazed. If it were your wife, I’d like to see if you could be so calm.

Little does he know, when Si Qingxiao was giving birth, Jiang Chengsi nearly lost his mind.

**

This pregnancy of Lin Luyou’s lasted particularly long. The two families who were waiting outside with them had safe deliveries and left early.

Since Jiang Xiaowai was also there, around noon Tang Wan took him home for a while and brought lunch over, though no one really could eat.

The wait dragged from morning to dusk, still no news from the delivery room. The Jiang family, both young and old, couldn’t stay there all the time. The child certainly couldn’t wait it out, and the old lady’s energy couldn’t keep up.

"I’m fine," the old lady insisted, uneasy, even if she did go home. "Wanwan, take the child back first."

Tang Wan had no choice but to take Jiang Xiaowai home. While bathing him, she was so distracted she almost applied shampoo as body wash on him.

Jiang Jinsang stayed at the hospital overnight, maintaining contact with Tang Wan.

With a pregnant woman in the delivery room, Tang Wan couldn’t sleep. Jiang Xiaowai, meanwhile, after his bath, played with some toys and soon fell into a deep slumber.

This night at the Jiang house, everyone was mostly at the hospital, leaving the mansion exceptionally quiet.

Around ten at night, Tang Wan’s phone suddenly vibrated.