Old Woman Wang was very impatient with Zhang Xiaohui and all she cared about was the child in her stomach. With a frown, she snarled, “Where do I look for one? It’s not like you never gave birth before. Where do you want me to look for a midwife for you at this hour?”
Zhang Xiaohui was taken aback. “What… what now?”
Old Woman Wang scoffed. “Enough. Who hasn’t given birth before? I know the seriousness of this matter. You better lie down properly and give birth to a chubby little fellow for me!”
Zhang Xiaohui was in extreme pain. Fearful that her screams would draw a crowd, Liang Zhaodi stuffed a piece of cloth into Zhang Xiaohui’s mouth to stop her from making any noise.
Meanwhile, she just watched from the sidelines as Zhang Xiaohui suffered dearly.
Zhang Xiaohui did not have full meals for a long time and had been beaten and scolded during this period of time which resulted in her physical and mental exhaustion. Now, with the delivery, she was even more drained and tormented as the baby was not coming out.
As ill luck would have it, Wang Guozhu was working overtime until very late and simply slept at the factory’s dormitory afterward. Thus, there were only Zhang Xiaohui and these two elderlies at home.
Old Man Wang was not a prying person and he all the more did not know anything about pregnancy delivery, thus he was only boiling water in the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Liang Zhaodi simply disdained Zhang Xiaohui.
After a struggle until the late night, the child was finally born and Zhang Xiaohui passed out at once.
Liang Zhaodi, who had been looking forward to the arrival of the child excitedly, turned cold the moment she saw the gender of the child!
A girl!
It’s a girl!
She had waited for so long. She already had a granddaughter and only wanted a grandson this time. In the end, she was given a granddaughter again!
Even worse was that Zhang Xiaohui’s body was not in a good condition as she was malnourished for an extended period of time and she fell a while ago in addition. Thus, the child was extremely frail – after a few cries, she stopped breathing.
Liang Zhaodi felt a stroke of bad luck!
The long-suppressed anger within her rushed to her brain. Grabbing Zhang Xiaohui by the hair, Liang Zhaodi dragged her down from the bed and slapped her repeatedly without caring about the fact that Zhang Xiaohui was still unconscious after giving birth.
Slapping the right cheek and then the left, Liang Zhaodid vented all her anger on Zhang Xiaohui.
Zhang Xiaohui did not wake up and like a dead person, she was beaten by Liang Zhaodi as she pleased.
The night was very silent. Zhang Xiaohui did not make any noise but Liang Zhaodi’s curses lingered on incessantly and one would be able to hear her cries if they listened carefully.
Could she not cry now that everything was lost?
In a few short months, her life changed drastically. Twenty years ago, her promising son brought her to the city and allowed her to lead the city grandma life. Never had she thought that she would end up in this plight one day.
The next afternoon, Zhang Xiaohui slowly regained consciousness and found herself on the ground. Her whole body was extremely sore but she also knew she gave birth yesterday night.
“Child… Mother, where’s my child?”
Liang Zhaodi, drained from beating Liang Zhaodi, was seated aside after a sleepless night.
Her son’s well-paying job, their good house and the long-awaited grandson was all lost!
She was in a daze. She beat Zhang Xiaohui until she had no more energy left and sat there crying for an entire night.
After what Zhang Xiaohui said, she slowly returned to her senses and ignored Zhang Xiaohui.
“Mother?”
Liang Zhaodi stood up and kicked Zhang Xiaohui’s chest. “Quickly get up and cook. Don’t play dead.”
Liang Zhaodi left the room but Zhang Xiaohui was confused!
She looked at the bed beside her and used all her might to crawl over and take a good look. When all was clear to her, she passed out immediately.
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Gu Ruoqing was still not found while Zhang Xiaohui completely began to lead a dog’s life in the Wang family.