Chapter 469 Chen Tangtang Gives Birth to a Nine-Pound Baby Boy
After Bai Chumo had endured enough scolding and beatings, he finally got to eat a delicious meal. After dinner, he even received personal service from Elder Fan. Just as he was about to lie down and rest, he was punished to face the wall.
Bai Chumo felt unloved and his heart grew cold.
Luo Xueli was shocked to learn that her father had been divorced for a long time. She hadn't known many things since she left home. If it weren't for her father wanting to reassure her, he wouldn't have told her before she returned to Mingcheng.
Especially after the estrangement from relatives, Luo Xueli cried, not for kinship, but for her father's painstaking efforts.
Bai Chufan hugged his wife and comforted her. He didn't know what her mother-in-law was like towards her daughter, but from the fact that he hadn't received a single letter from his mother-in-law since they got married, he knew their relationship wasn't good.
Bai Chufan was not a soft-hearted person. He was willing to give generously to those within his protective circle, but anyone who bullied those he protected could forget about taking advantage of him.
"Alright, be careful that the baby in your belly doesn't feel uncomfortable too. You don't need to pay too much attention to people who treat you badly, even if they are your biological mother. It can only be said that you have no fate."
"Mmm, I know. I just feel bad for my dad, an old man, who still has to take care of my brother. You have no idea how annoying my brother is; he's just like my mother."
"Isn't your brother eleven this year?"
"Yes, eleven. He hasn't even graduated from elementary school yet."
Luo Xueli wiped away her tears, her heart aching as she thought of her father having to endure for several more years.
Bai Chufan thought of his brother-in-law who was out working hard. Perhaps they wouldn't need too long to return to Mingcheng.
"Just wait a little longer. Once we get back to Mingcheng, we'll buy a house near ours for your dad. You can go back and beat your brother whenever you want, beat him once if he doesn't behave, or twice if he doesn't. If that's not enough, I'll send someone to help you beat him."
"Pfft~~, you're good at coming up with ideas."
Luo Xueli playfully hit Bai Chufan a couple of times. This guy rarely said sweet words to coax her, and she always felt like she loved him more than he loved her. Now it seemed that everyone just expressed their love in different ways.
Bai Da Jiuma was eavesdropping nearby. She had wanted to comfort her daughter-in-law when she was crying earlier, and she was worried that her eldest son wouldn't know how to comfort his wife. Now it seemed he was doing alright and knew how to cherish his wife.
Only Chen Tangtang was a thoughtless and silly existence. Fortunately, Xia Hong, as her mother-in-law, wasn't petty. Otherwise, like her daughter-in-law who didn't worry about her son at all, she would have already started scolding.
"Oh my, Xueli, you should learn from me. I disciplined my brother from a young age so much that he didn't dare to speak loudly to me. I beat him more than my mother did. My principle is simple: if he doesn't listen, beat him. If you can't beat him, I'll go with you."
Xia Hong instantly covered her face, not wanting to speak. Elder Ouyang, on the other hand, was listening with delight. Old people just liked lively and capable children. His daughter-in-law was just too good-tempered, well, she used to be too good-tempered.
"Okay, my brother eats a lot. I might not be able to beat him."
"Hmph, can he be fatter than me? See if I don't beat him into submission."
Saying that, Chen Tangtang waved her considerably thicker arms. Ye Shenge watched from the side and chuckled. This girl was really going to reach two hundred pounds.
"Alright, my little ancestor, hurry up and walk a few more laps during this time. You don't want it to be too difficult to give birth later."
"Oh, Mom, I've already walked five laps. I'm really too tired."
"Tired or not, you have to do it. Aren't you going to beat someone up? Hurry up and train more."
The mother and daughter-in-law's banter made everyone in the cave burst into laughter. It was truly a case of one thing overcoming another.
The vegetables planted on the mountain had also grown. They could now eat fresh vegetables. Every day, A'Can and the others seemed to be deliberately training the Bai brothers by taking them hunting in turns. Anyway, they always had some harvest each day.
"Mom, eat!"
Ye Shenge was reading a book when she heard her son calling her from afar. She looked up and saw a little mud-faced child running towards her wobbly.
Ye Shenge quickly bent down to catch her son. The little guy suddenly stopped when he was still two steps away from his mother and slowly walked into her arms.
"No, pounce!"
"Hahaha, that's right, no pouncing."
Ye Shenge originally wanted to kiss her son, but seeing his muddy face, she really didn't know where to plant her lips.
"What did Little Youyou pick?"
"Sweet, eat!"
Little Youyou kept stuffing wild fruits, whether washed or not, into Ye Shenge's mouth. This was indeed sweet torture. Ye Shenge opened her mouth and ate one. Well, it did taste of mud.
"You little rascal, why are you running around? You made Grandma look for you for so long. Oh my, silly girl, did you eat it?"
Ye Shenge was stunned for a moment, then looked at the fruit in her mouth, still unchewed.
"Spit it out quickly. I haven't asked Elder Fan if it's edible yet. Don't eat something poisonous and ruin your health. This little rascal secretly picked it and ran off. I didn't have time to stop him."
Ye Shenge looked down at her son's wronged expression and quickly took a bite of the fruit in her mouth, not forgetting to nod at Ye Mama. She knew it was a non-poisonous fruit.
"Mmm, it's really sweet, thank you Little Youyou. But next time, you need to ask before picking, otherwise, you'll get sick."
"Ask!"
"That's right, only touch it after asking for permission, and wash it before eating when you get back. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
"Mmm, you said you understood."
"Understood understood!"
Hearing her son's slightly slurred childish voice, Ye Shenge's heart softened again and again.
Little Hèhè ran more steadily, and he was also at an age where he couldn't stay idle. Every day, he ran all over the mountains with his uncle Chen Tonghua, his little face tanned dark.
Chen Tangtang was happy as long as he was happy. She didn't usually manage him much, but when it was time to discipline the children, she became the "wicked" mother, and her beatings were formidable.
Life on the mountain was relaxed but also boring. Besides wandering around the mountain, they would sit together and chat. For the pregnant women, their chances of wandering were limited to the cave, and at most, they would sit at the cave entrance to sunbathe.
When Ye Shenge, carrying her seven-month-old belly, filled the small cave with supplies again, she heard a commotion from inside.
Ye Mama quickly helped her daughter back. When they returned, they learned that Chen Tangtang was about to give birth.
"Mom, I want to eat noodles with two eggs."
The tense atmosphere was immediately broken by this food lover. Only the women remained in the cave. Elder Fan only took her pulse and left.
Ye Shenge also stayed to oversee. Although this was her second pregnancy, she was still afraid of any accidents. Elder Fan had also taught Ye Shenge emergency acupuncture techniques that could at least stop bleeding and restore some strength.
Xia Hong personally delivered the baby for her daughter-in-law, while Bai Waipó stood by directing. The other aunts served as assistants.
Elder Ouyang held his great-grandson and sat outside waiting. Little Hèhè, hearing his mother's screams, also started crying. Little Hèhè cried, and Little Youyou followed suit. The unmarried men outside were busy coaxing them.
After eating a large bowl of noodles, Chen Tangtang immediately felt energized.
"I feel like I can give birth now."
"You're eight centimeters dilated. You can start pushing now."
Chen Tangtang had been pushing for over twenty minutes but still hadn't delivered the baby. All her strength was gone.
"I want to eat meat!"
"Don't eat anymore. If you don't hurry up and give birth, it'll be dangerous."
Ye Shenge took two chocolates from her pocket and put them in Chen Tangtang's mouth. She sterilized the silver needles and inserted two to promote contractions.
"Now push hard, or I'll ban you from eating meat for a month."
"Wuwuwu, Shenge, that's too much. I'll push!"
Chen Tangtang's face contorted, but the baby still wouldn't come out.
Ye Shenge knew that the baby was too big. Waiting any longer would be truly dangerous. She picked up the prepared surgical knife, intending to perform an episiotomy on Chen Tangtang.
"Tangtang, bear with it for the sake of the baby."
"Ah, what are you doing? Don't move, I can do it. Don't cut me."
Then, Chen Tangtang took a deep breath and strained so hard her face turned pale before finally delivering the chubby boy.
Two slaps, and a loud cry echoed throughout the cave.
"She's given birth! She's given birth!"
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
There were questions from outside the cave, but no one answered.
Chen Tangtang hadn't delivered the placenta yet and was currently being pressed on the stomach in pain.
"Ouch, this little one has made me suffer so much."
"It's all your fault for not controlling your appetite. You eat a lot and make the baby fat too."
Ye Shenge looked at the little chubby baby being cleaned of dirt. He must have weighed at least nine pounds, clearly much larger than Little Youyou at birth.
However, eating a lot and having good nutrition had its benefits. Chen Tangtang, having just given birth, didn't look weak at all. Ye Shenge felt she could get out of bed and go find something to eat.
"Hee! Nine pounds two ounces. I've never seen such a fat baby."
Bai Da Jiuma held a long pole and placed the baby on a tray to weigh him. Several hands hovered around the baby, afraid of dropping him.
Xia Hong didn't even look at her grandson; she was busy changing her daughter-in-law's clothes and bedding. But when she heard how fat her grandson was, she couldn't help but smile.
"It's good that they're all healthy. Quickly take him out so the elder can see him."
Ye Mama went out with the swaddled chubby baby. Elder Ouyang excitedly took the baby. Their Ouyang family finally wouldn't be a single-child lineage anymore.
"Little brother, little brother."
Little Hèhè reached out to poke the little chubby's face, but Ye Mama stopped him in time.
"Little brother is still young, we can't touch him."
"Mmm, won't touch, won't touch!"
Ye Mama didn't dare to let too many people come into contact with the baby and quickly carried him back.
Chen Tonghua was so happy that he didn't know what to do, so he went to start a fire to stew chicken soup for his sister. He had heard her mention wanting meat earlier.
Chen Tangtang finally felt her strength drain away as she lay back down. And she was really hungry.
"Shenge, another piece of chocolate?"
"You can't eat chocolate right after giving birth. Shall I ask Aunt Zhen to make you poached eggs with brown sugar?"
"Okay, six first."
Xia Hong shook her head helplessly. Her daughter-in-law was good in every way, except she loved to eat too much. She figured she would gain even more weight after the postpartum confinement.
"Mom will make it for you. You should go to sleep for a while and rest."
"Thank you, Mom. You're the best."
Xia Hong turned and hugged her little grandson, feeling invigorated as if she had been injected with chicken blood. She walked out of the cave with light steps.