Chapter 437: Chapter 437: We Will Meet Again if It’s Destined Chapter 437: Chapter 437: We Will Meet Again if It’s Destined The man grasped Luo Qiao’s arm, speaking somewhat incoherently, “Save my wife, don’t let anything happen to her. I don’t know if there’s another doctor, my wife, I’m going to look for a doctor right away.”
With the help of the conductor, the other two passengers in the compartment were given different berths. After taking her pulse, Luo Qiao found it to be normal. The comrade from earlier must have been scared.
Soon a broadcast was heard on the train, but after waiting a long time, no doctor came. Luo Qiao had another conductor bring scissors and alcohol, and had him fetch a basin of hot water. Then she used the bedsheet from the opposite bunk to draw a curtain.
In the end, it was a woman from the neighboring compartment who took the initiative to help. At this dead of night, with no hospital near the small station where they had stopped, everyone was tense for over three hours. Finally, the cry of a newborn broke the silence, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After the woman finished cleaning and wrapping the newborn simply, and they had cleaned up, people were let in.
The man rushed to thank Luo Qiao and the woman profusely. He looked at his wife who had fallen into an exhausted sleep, and then at his son, wrapped up and placed on the opposite bunk, and he said, “Fangfang, I’m sorry, you’ve suffered so much because of me.”
As he spoke, the veins on his hand stood out as if he had received a great shock. Luo Qiao gave some quick instructions before she prepared to go back to rest.
Only then did the man stand up and say, “My name is Lu Ningzhou, this is my wife Wu Xiaofang. Thank you so much for today. Could you leave me an address?”
The woman chuckled, “Just take good care of your wife. No need for formalities, give the little one some warm water in half an hour.”
Luo Qiao added, “No need to be polite. If it’s meant to be, we’ll meet again. We’re going to leave now.”
By the time they had settled down to sleep, it was almost three o’clock. Stone was still awake. Luo Qiao said, “Stone, it’s okay now, go to sleep.”
Possibly because he had been too tense, Luo Qiao fell asleep soon after lying down, exhausted from the ordeal.
When he woke up, he heard the baby’s crying. Looking at the time, there was only half an hour left before they reached their station.
Luo Qiao got up to tidy herself up in the washroom space, and he had already woken Stone and gotten him to wash up.
Luo Qiao handed Stone some White Rabbit Creamy Candies and said softly, “We’re going to have breakfast after we get off the train. Eat a piece of candy to tide you over for now, I’ll take you to eat something delicious soon.”
Lu Ningzhou from the next compartment heard Luo Qiao’s voice and came over. “Young comrade, my wife is awake, could you please check on her again?”
Luo Qiao nodded and got up to go over, taking her pulse and asking a few questions, “It’s nothing serious, but make sure to dress warmly when getting off the train, and cover your head too. You can’t catch a cold now.”
Wu Xiaofang, with a pale face, said, “Thank you. I was really terrified yesterday. If it wasn’t for you and that lady, I don’t know what I would have done.”
Luo Qiao replied, “The child is a bit premature, so take extra care of him. Also, try to find something to eat to help the milk come in. The baby needs milk, and that’s critical.”
Wu Xiaofang’s eyes reddened when she heard the word “premature,” and she said, “Thank you, I just drank a glass of Mai Ru Jing. We’ll be home soon after we reach the station.”
Luo Qiao nodded and said, “We’re about to arrive at the station. Quickly pack up.”
But there was the issue of getting off the train—they had two bags of luggage, a frail new mother, and a newborn baby. The conductor could only help them down to the platform.
Luo Qiao then said, “If you trust me, I can carry a bag for you.”
So Luo Qiao ended up carrying a bag while Wu Xiaofang held the baby, and Lu Ningzhou carried another bag, supporting his wife.
Once outside, they found a tricycle with a simple canopy. After watching them ride away, Luo Qiao and Stone went to find a place for breakfast.
The two of them enjoyed a breakfast of mutton soup paired with crispy pancakes. Once they were full, Luo Qiao looked for a public phone to call Xiao Jingyu and arranged a meeting place.
By the time they arrived, a man of similar age to Xiao Jingyu was standing beside him. Xiao Jingyu quickly introduced them to each other.