The few children in their childhood, Ms. Lv hardly felt any joy in leading them. On the contrary, she seemed rather childish in front of them.
“It’s better to have a lively home.” Although Mr. Zheng was very reluctant to admit it, he did feel that children should have the appearance of children. What they would be like when they grew up was another matter, but children should be more lively. Now their precious daughter often played with two dogs, and one could hear her laughter from afar. That’s what a home should be like. If they were to have another mini Zheng Wei, that would be… very frustrating.
“If you dislike me this much, then I won’t let you see this child when it’s born.” Zheng Wei chuckled lightly, his expression on his face utterly provoking.
“How dare you,” Ms. Lv huffed.
The family soon arrived in front of the delivery room. Since Lu Taobao had chosen a private hospital this time, there were no outsiders here; it was all people from the Lu and Yi families.
“How long has she been inside?” Ms. Lv put down her precious daughter, who immediately ran to Zheng Wei’s side. Zheng Wei simply lifted his daughter onto his shoulders.
Lu Taobao didn’t say a word, his eyes fixed on the direction of the delivery room. Aunt Lu also said with some worry, “It’s been almost an hour. Namu Zhong’s baby is in a perfect position. By rights, there shouldn’t be any issues.”
“Don’t worry, everything will be fine. It’s just the first birth, it’s bound to take some time,” Ms. Lv patted Aunt Lu’s shoulder.
Only Aunt Xu looked at these two with a sorrowful expression.
“Taobao, don’t worry. She can’t give birth immediately after going in; she has to wait for the cervix to dilate.” Aunt Xu was also an experienced mother. Seeing Lu Taobao’s worried look and glancing at the precious daughter Zheng Wei was carrying on his shoulders, she was extremely envious.
Look at the precious daughter, such a delicate little girl, almost ready for kindergarten, but her own daughter Xin… both her sons were still single. If she wanted to hold a granddaughter, it would be years away.
“Precious daughter, come here and let Grandma Xu give you a hug, okay?” She could only be envious now.
Zheng Wei put down the precious daughter, and she immediately ran towards Aunt Xu.
Lu Taobao couldn’t listen to anyone now. If Zheng Wei hadn’t stopped him, he would have kicked down the door to go in.
The group waited outside for nearly another hour, and finally, there was movement from the delivery room.
A female nurse rushed out holding a baby, and the group immediately swarmed forward.
“Nurse, how is my Namu Zhong?” Lu Taobao was so excited he could barely speak. Aunt Lu quickly pulled Lu Taobao towards the nurse and asked.
The nurse’s mood improved greatly when the mother-in-law immediately showed concern for the expectant mother.
“Everything is fine, mother and child are safe.”
Hearing that mother and child were safe, everyone relaxed and then looked at the little carrot in the nurse’s arms.
“Can I go in and see?” Lu Taobao’s mind was entirely on Namu Zhong. He knew better than anyone how her mood had been these past few days. That woman, who feared nothing, had been extremely tense these past few days, clearly suffering from pre-birth anxiety. As soon as he had the chance, he rushed in, not even waiting for the nurse to say anything.
…
When Lu Taobao entered, Namu Zhong had just finished drinking a bowl of soup. The hospital took great care of her. Knowing that Namu Zhong would have little energy after giving birth, they had specially prepared soup.
Namu Zhong still had a little consciousness. Seeing Lu Taobao enter, she could still force a smile towards him.
“Baby, how are you feeling?” Lu Taobao carried an air of killing intent, but the nurses standing by were surprised. They never expected to hear such a gentle address from such a cold man.
“It hurts so much! I never want to have a second child! Giving birth is agonizing!” As soon as Namu Zhong saw Lu Taobao, she felt she could no longer hold back her grievances. She felt so uncomfortable after unloading the burden.
“We won’t have any more children. One is enough.” Lu Taobao knew what she had gone through this past year. She wasn’t someone who could stay at home and restrain her temper. But due to pregnancy, her body had put immense pressure on her. Besides the physical reactions, there was more emotional stress. If the pregnancy had lasted any longer, he truly feared she would have fallen into depression. Fortunately, it was all over now.
Thinking that the burden was finally lifted, Lu Taobao felt relieved.
“Don’t bother me. I need to sleep for a while.” Namu Zhong was truly exhausted by this child. She feared this experience would leave her with a lifelong shadow.
Seeing that she had fallen asleep, Lu Taobao was afraid of any problems. He stayed by her side, never leaving.
…
Namu Zhong was placed in a super ward to recover, while the adults gathered around the small cradle, looking at the baby.
“Mommy, is it a little brother?” Precious Daughter looked up at Shen Xiaoyan, who was sitting beside her, and asked.
Shen Xiaoyan nodded, but she couldn’t understand the look of certainty on the little carrot’s face.
“I knew it was a little brother,” Precious Daughter grumbled. The little carrot tiptoed to look a couple of times before obediently running to Zheng Wei’s side. She sat on Zheng Wei’s lap, her little legs swinging.
“Now that she’s unloaded, Namu Zhong can finally rest well,” Aunt Lu sighed. Giving birth was, after all, a difficult task for a woman.
“I hope our Xiaoyan will have an easier time this time and won’t suffer,” Ms. Lv looked back at Shen Xiaoyan’s belly. Although she knew Shen Xiaoyan’s belly was quiet, she always felt that this child, after being quiet for months, was bound to be a handful. She didn’t know why she was so certain, but she just felt strange.
In their Zheng family, there had never been a quiet male child since ancient times. Although Zheng Wei appeared calm, his wildness in his bones remained unchanged. Therefore, Ms. Lv was very worried that this child would torment Shen Xiaoyan during birth.
Of course, she couldn’t say these words to Shen Xiaoyan for fear of worrying her. She could only quietly tell Mr. Zheng.
Mr. Zheng, however, was unconcerned. “You worry too much. This child will surely not bear to torment his mother. Besides, this is her second child; he should be considerate of Xiaoyan.”
Since Mr. Zheng said so, Ms. Lv didn’t say anything more. However, she paid even more attention to Shen Xiaoyan. This situation made Zheng Wei feel a little nervous.
…
A week before the due date, Ms. Lv suggested that to prevent the situation of Precious Daughter being born early again, the family discussed and decided to send Shen Xiaoyan to the hospital in advance.
Since Namu Zhong had also given birth in that hospital, Shen Xiaoyan was also sent to the same private maternity hospital this time. The hospital’s standards were very high in all aspects. Zheng Wei, afraid of his emotions affecting Shen Xiaoyan, tried his best to remain calm. Meanwhile, Ms. Lv quietly prepared many things.