Chapter 81 Giving birth
9 month 18 day.

night.

"Shengnan, eat less mooncakes. They're hard to digest."

Looking at his daughter-in-law who was having a mooncake as a "snack", Wang Mengde advised.

After quickly finishing the mooncake in her hand, He Shengnan sat on the chair, raised her head and whispered, "Hey, I've finished it.

I celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in advance. This morning I felt that my stomach was obviously different from before. I don’t know if there will be any movement tomorrow.”

Today, early in the morning, before she got up, she said she seemed to feel something. Wang Mengde took a day off and stayed at home with his wife, not daring to go anywhere. He waited until the afternoon, but there was no movement.

He originally suggested going to the hospital to give birth, but she refused, saying that she would not feel comfortable in the hospital and that she could go there anytime if anything happened.

Seeing that she was indeed not moving for the time being, and thinking that the family would go to the hospital after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wang Mengde agreed, but on the condition that the two of them had to stay at their parents' house for two days. Anyway, there were two rooms there that could accommodate them.

"It's okay to have a birthday tomorrow, as the Mid-Autumn Festival is a great time for the family to reunite." Wang Mengde said with a smile.

"Okay, wash your hands and go to bed."

"Well, help me up, I can't get up by myself." He Shengnan stretched out her hand.

He took two steps forward, held her arm with one hand and put the other around her back, and slowly helped her up.

After walking two steps, she suddenly stopped, frowned, and said uncertainly: "Meng De, I feel like I'm about to give birth."

Wang Mengde's heart trembled, and he said hurriedly: "Shengnan, sit down and don't move. I'll go call our parents over." As he said that, he brought over a chair and asked her to sit down.

Then he turned around and ran to the next door. He knocked on the door hurriedly and said quickly through the crack in the door: "Mom and Dad, Shengnan feels something. We need to send her to the hospital."

Soon, the door opened, and Wang Hao hurried out with Ran Xiaomei, wearing clothes:
"Oh, the baby is about to be born. Mengde, help Shengnan out. I'll push the bicycle out. Xiaomei, go find Sister Jiang and ask her to help take care of Yuanchao and Weiguo tonight. Let's go to the hospital quickly."

After saying that, he turned around and pushed the bicycle out of the house, and hung the things he had prepared in advance on the handlebars.

At this time, Wang Mengde helped He Shengnan out, and Ran Xiaomei also came back from next door. Behind her was a woman in her fifties, who was Aunt Jiang, the neighbor next door.

There was no time to explain more. Wang Mengde pushed the bicycle, holding He Shengnan with one hand, Ran Xiaomei looked after them from behind, and Wang Hao stood by with a flashlight to light the way.

When they arrived at the hospital, the medical staff in the obstetrics and gynecology department were all familiar to them, so when they saw this situation, they sent He Shengnan directly to the delivery room without saying a word.

Outside the door, ever since his wife entered the delivery room, Wang Mengde couldn't help but start walking around in circles.

Ran Xiaomei sat in the corner, and she looked a little nervous.

The families of the other groups of pregnant women looked similar to them.

It was around midnight and there was still no news from inside. I asked the nurse and she said that the cervix was not yet fully dilated and it would probably take until tomorrow to give birth.

Wang Mengde was tired, so he came to his mother and whispered, "Mom, why don't you go back with Dad? I'll just watch over here. You can come back tomorrow morning."

"Your dad and I will stay here too. We won't be able to sleep if we go back anyway." Ran Xiaomei shook her head.

"And how can I let you wait here alone? As a mother-in-law, I have to wait here for Shengnan to come out."

Seeing her determination, Wang Mengde stopped trying to persuade her. He leaned against the wall, looking straight ahead with unfocused eyes.

Daybreak came. For the four members of the Wang family, this night felt particularly long, whether in the delivery room or outside.

Seeing that he would have to wait for a while, Wang Hao went outside the hospital, bought four fried dough sticks, wrapped them in oil paper and brought them to the hospital.

After eating the fried dough sticks and drinking a few sips of water, Wang Mengde perked up and was about to lean against the wall to continue waiting when he saw He Guangyao and Zhou Xiaoyan walking hurriedly over.

"Dad, Mom, you're here." Wang Mengde hurried to greet them.

At the same time, he felt puzzled. He did not inform his father-in-law and mother-in-law in advance, so how did they know that they were coming to the hospital?

"How is Shengnan?" Zhou Xiaoyan asked anxiously.

"Mom, Shengnan went into the delivery room last night. I just asked the nurse and she said she's about to give birth."

"Oh, God bless them, and let all three of them be safe." Seeing that there was no one around, Zhou Xiaoyan muttered softly.

Several people gathered in a corner, and He Guangyao took the initiative to explain: "Early this morning, Shengwen and Shengwu went to Yuer Hutong to deliver eggs, and heard from your neighbor that they came to the hospital last night.

As soon as they went back and told us about it, we rushed to the hospital."

Just now he saw that Wang Mengde's family of three all had red eyes. They probably didn't sleep all night last night. They were very satisfied, which showed that they really cared about their daughter.

After explaining, perhaps to ease the tension in his heart, he asked Wang Mengde: "Mengde, have you chosen names for the two children?"

"Dad, I've already thought of a few names, both for boys and girls."

Although he felt from the pulse that it was most likely that the baby would have two sons, he also gave the girl two names just in case.

"Well, when the baby is born, choose two names that sound loud and easy to remember," said He Guangyao.

"That's right. When the child is born, Meng De, you tell us a name and we'll discuss it together. If you think it's not suitable, then we can use the name I thought of." Wang Hao also said with a smile.

Wang Mengde nodded without saying anything. In fact, he first thought of two loud and easy-to-remember names, but he didn't dare to say them out loud.

According to seniority, his son's generation is "Yuan", and the character "Yuan" must be in the middle of his name.

When He Shengnan confirmed that she was pregnant, two names immediately came to his mind. The first one was called "Wang Yuanshou" and the second one was called "Wang Yuanshuai".

Unfortunately, thinking of the complicated situation he would have to face ten years later, he could only hide these two names in his heart and did not even dare to tell his wife.

As the working hours approached, the obstetrics and gynecology department began to return to its noisy scene. From time to time, women were pushed out of the delivery room after giving birth, and new women were sent in.

With social stability and the country's encouragement of childbirth, there has been a baby boom in recent years.

After letting out a long sigh, Wang Mengde shook his sore neck and slowly walked to the door of the delivery room.

Suddenly, he seemed to hear a faint cry coming from inside, which made him alert. A few minutes later, another cry reached his ears.

Just as he was stunned, the door of the delivery room opened and a nurse walked out.

She glanced around and said loudly, "He Shengnan's family."

When Wang Mengde and his men gathered around her, she quickly said, "He Shengnan just gave birth!"

(End of this chapter)