In class, the teacher said that natural childbirth was good for both the fetus and the mother, so Tong Qiao planned to give birth naturally. However, she heard from others that natural childbirth was very painful, and the scenes on TV were quite scary. Tong Qiao felt a little numb all over when she thought about it.
However, the joy of being a mother soon diluted this fear.
Tong Qiao wanted to tell Lu Jinshen and Auntie Lin the news, but it was only five o 'clock, which was the time for a good night's sleep. She restrained herself and decided not to disturb them first. Anyway, she would not give birth so early.
Tong Qiao remembered what she learned in maternal and infant classes. At this time, pregnant women should wash themselves first. After giving birth, they could not shower or wash their hair for a few days. By the time Tong Qiao cleaned herself up, the sky outside had just turned bright.
Tong Qiao lay back in bed and opened her eyes to look at the sky outside the window. She was so excited that she could not fall asleep at all. Lu Jinshen would wake up in a while, and Auntie Lin would also wake up to make breakfast. If she told them that she was about to give birth, how would they react?
They would definitely be overjoyed, right?
Tong Qiao was still thinking about it, and the corners of her lips unconsciously curved up. At this moment, the door to her room was pushed open. Tong Qiao saw Lu Jinshen walk in. "Why are you up so early?"
Lu Jinshen was a little surprised to see Tong Qiao open her eyes. However, this was also good. Before he came in, he was worried that he would disturb her sleep. This way, he would not. "There's an urgent mission in the army. I have to go out for a few days, so I came to tell you."
Tong Qiao grabbed Lu Jinshen's hand. "No, you can't go."
"You can't bear to leave me?" Lu Jinshen's eyes were filled with joy. This was the first time that Tong Qiao was so dependent on him. In the past, every time he told her that he was going out for a mission, she would say, "Go, go, go."
"Who can't bear to part with you?" Tong Qiao cast a sidelong glance at Lu Jinshen. She retracted her hand and placed it under the blanket.
Lu Jinshen pulled the blanket over Tong Qiao and tucked her in. "I'll be back as soon as possible. Don't worry."
Tong Qiao looked at Lu Jinshen without saying a word.
Lu Jinshen touched Tong Qiao's round belly through the quilt. "Be good. Don't torture your mother. Daddy will be back soon."
When Tong Qiao heard the words' Mommy 'and' Daddy ', she thought that the child would be born soon. She couldn't help but say, "Lu Jinshen, actually, I …"
Lu Jinshen waited for a moment. Seeing that Tong Qiao didn't continue speaking, he asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Tong Qiao's gaze fell on the shoulders of Lu Jinshen's well-ironed combat uniform. The golden stars on his epaulets were dazzling. That was his honor and her pride. He was not only the father of her child, but also a national soldier.
Tong Qiao looked away. "It's nothing. Be careful. The child and I will wait for you to come back."
This was the first time that Tong Qiao had said such words to him. Lu Jinshen's deep eyes were full of smiles. "Okay."
Tong Qiao touched her belly and looked at Lu Jinshen's back as he left. She whispered, "Baby, Daddy is going to catch the bad guys. He can't witness your birth, but you can't blame him. We have to be proud of him."
During the mother and baby class, the teacher said that childbirth usually took a long time, especially for the first child. Tong Qiao didn't want to make too much of a fuss, so she didn't tell Auntie Lin. It wasn't until four o 'clock in the afternoon when her stomach started to hurt that Tong Qiao told Auntie Lin that she was going to give birth.
Auntie Lin immediately called the family doctor.
Then she called Lu Meihua to tell her the good news. She packed the mother and baby supplies that she had already packed into the car and prepared to send Tong Qiao to the hospital.
Tong Qiao sat on the sofa and called Xia Daiyun before her stomach started to hurt. Lu Jinshen wasn't by her side, so she hoped that Xia Daiyun could accompany her.
Xia Daiyun said over the phone that she would go to the hospital to meet Tong Qiao.
After loading the things into the car, Auntie Lin helped Tong Qiao to the entrance of the villa. At this moment, a man in a camouflage uniform walked in.
"Ji Ji, why are you here?" Auntie Lin asked.
Ji Ji smiled and greeted Auntie Lin and Tong Qiao. "Auntie Lin, Sister-in-law." He then explained the purpose of his visit. "There's a document that I can't find. I think Boss might have brought it home. It's rare for Boss to take a leave of absence, so I didn't want to trouble him. So, I came to get it myself."
"Take a leave of absence?"
"Take a leave of absence?"
Tong Qiao and Auntie Lin asked in unison.
Ji Ji was shocked by their reaction. He scratched the back of his head in confusion and said, "Yeah, what's the matter?"
Tong Qiao forced herself to calm down. "Don't you have an urgent mission today?"
Ji Ji shook his head. "No."
"Qiao 'er, don't be angry. Maybe Jinshen has something urgent to attend to." Auntie Lin then looked at Ji Ji and gave him a look.
No matter how silly Ji Ji was, he could tell that something was amiss. He hurriedly tried to salvage the situation. "Sister-in-law, Boss sometimes doesn't inform us when he has an urgent mission. Instead, he acts alone …"
"Don't lie for him. Since he took a leave of absence, why would the higher-ups assign him a mission?"
"…" Ji Ji was at a loss for words. 'Boss, where did you go? You can't blame me for exposing you. You didn't inform me beforehand, so I didn't know. '
Tong Qiao felt a wave of abdominal pain and her hands curled up slightly. A few seconds later, the pain subsided. Tong Qiao loosened her fists and looked up to see that the family doctor had put his cell phone back into his pocket. She had just overheard the family doctor secretly calling Lu Jinshen. She asked, "Doctor Li, have you told him?"
Doctor Li forced a smile. "Mrs. Lu, I didn't call the chief just now …"
"Don't lie to me. Or do you want me to call him again in front of you?"
Doctor Li hesitated for a few seconds and said, "The chief might really have an urgent matter …"
Tong Qiao interrupted Doctor Li. "Did you tell him that I'm about to give birth?"
Doctor Li nodded. "Yes."
"What did he say?" Tong Qiao asked.
Doctor Li said, "He said that he had already made arrangements at the hospital and asked me to send you there."
Tong Qiao frowned. "He didn't say that he was coming back?"
"… No, Mrs. Lu. I think the chief must have encountered an urgent matter …"
"Whether he comes or not has nothing to do with me." Tong Qiao walked towards the door expressionlessly.
"Ji Ji, go to Jin Shen's study and look for the approval document yourself. I don't have time to care about you." Auntie Lin hurriedly followed after her.
Ji Ji watched them disappear at the door and hurriedly dialed Lu Jinshen's number. "Boss, hurry back. Sister-in-law is angry … What's more important than her giving birth? Alright, try to come back as soon as possible …"
Ji Ji hung up the phone and scratched the back of his head. He muttered to himself, "What kind of life-threatening matter is it that he even hid it from me?"
The process of giving birth was long and painful, but Tong Qiao didn't shed a single tear, nor did she cry out. When the pain was severe, she would clench her fists. When the pain passed, she would loosen her fists, and when the pain came again, she would clench her fists again. After a long time, her hands were sore and numb, and her palms were full of nail marks.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
