Chapter 1340 - 1366: Even More Worried
Chapter 1340: Chapter 1366: Even More Worried
Li Tingyan didn’t feel the sensation that Nianyang described. Instead, he felt more worried and anxious, fearful that Nianyang’s childbirth might be dangerous, yet he couldn’t think of a good solution.
But Nianyang seemed full of anticipation. In the evening, Liu Saozi’s husband came to deliver a chicken to Nianyang, saying it was to thank her for saving his wife’s and son’s lives.
Nianyang refused to accept it,
"Your wife is malnourished during the pregnancy and had a premature birth; the child’s body is weak. You should take the chicken back and stew it for your wife to eat so she can have more breast milk."
Liu Saozi’s husband sensed the underlying meaning in Nianyang’s words — it was a hint that he hadn’t taken good care of his wife during pregnancy, and he was immediately embarrassed and at a loss.
Nianyang took out a bag of brown sugar from the house, "Take this back and give it to your wife to boil and drink. She’s already malnourished during pregnancy; postpartum care must make up for it."
Liu Saozi’s husband immediately waved his hands, "No, no, Saozi, we specially came to thank you, how can we take your things?"
Nianyang said, "It’s okay, I’m almost due, and I won’t use the brown sugar. Don’t push it away."
Liu Saozi’s husband accepted it with gratitude, and Nianyang calmly said, "There are some things I need to tell you. Your wife has given you children; she’s your partner. You must take on the responsibilities of a man and not let your mother torment her. Having children depends on fate, but the one who will accompany you for the rest of your life is always your wife."
Liu Saozi’s husband realized, "I understand, thank you, Saozi. I will treat my wife well in the future."
After seeing him off, He Suzhi, who had been observing from the side, came over and asked,
"Chu Saozi, you’re really generous. This brown sugar is much more precious than the chicken, and you’re just giving it away for free?"
Nianyang smiled, "No matter how precious it is, it’s meant to be eaten by people. I won’t use it anyway, so it’s better to give it to those who need it. Besides, in a few months, there will be a harvest, and we’re short of help. Liu Saozi needs to recover quickly; it’s beneficial for me too."
He Suzhi thought to herself, not just in a few months, even a few years later, it’s unlikely there will be a harvest.
But she held back, and after all, she didn’t say anything to dampen Nianyang’s confidence.
Nianyang murmured, "You folks are really strange. Nowadays, family planning is so strict; how come there are still so many wives having several children?"
He Suzhi smiled, "That’s because you don’t know our secluded village; everyone here has children secretly. Right in the village, the authorities don’t reach here."
Nianyang thought, once the tourism island’s reputation spreads, this will have to be made public, and perhaps the villagers won’t be able to ignore the policy anymore. It would be good.
The crooked practices here do indeed need some correction.
Because Nianyang helped Liu Saozi deliver a baby boy, the news spread like the wind.
Everyone said Nianyang was blessed, which resulted in, for the next half month, whenever a pregnant woman was due to give birth, they’d ask Nianyang to help deliver.
Li Tingyan wasn’t pleased. His wife was about to give birth; he himself couldn’t bear to tire her out, yet where did these people find the audacity to ask his wife for help in delivery?
However, Nianyang was quite happy to help. She comforted him,
"I’m fine, and there’s more than a month until the due date. Resting two weeks early is okay; consider it accumulating blessings for our child."
As the due date drew nearer, the telegrams between the Chu and Li families increased their frequency. They knew Nianyang was going to give birth at Li Tingyan’s place and wouldn’t be able to return for a while.
Chu Laoye directly contacted an overseas gynecologist master, arranging for them to wait at the city hospital a month in advance.