Xiaoxiao returned to the room and suddenly noticed that Yang Qiu’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. Xiaoxiao was ecstatic; Yang Qiu might be waking up. She was conscious.
This must have been the pain of contractions waking her, she thought. A friend had told her that childbirth contractions were extremely painful, coming in waves. She had to take this opportunity to wake her up and get her to eat something quickly.
"Yang Qiu, listen to me, I am your sister-in-law from your maternal family. Your mother, your father, and your brother are all waiting for you outside. You must wake up..." Xiaoxiao kept saying, hoping to awaken Yang Qiu. She saw tears falling from Yang Qiu’s tightly closed eyes. She had heard her; she was lucid. Xiaoxiao couldn’t be happier.
"You need to wake up quickly and eat something so you have the strength to give birth!"
"Don’t be afraid, we will take you away from your in-laws and bring you back to your own home. No one will bully you again..."
Xiaoxiao continued her earnest efforts, even causing the midwife beside her to fight back tears.
At that moment, the mother-in-law had already prepared sugar water and brought it over. As soon as she came in, she yelled at Yang Qiu:
"Xiaoqiu, I am your mother! I am the mother who gave birth to you and raised you. It’s my fault I have no ability. I let your grandfather send you away! Sob sob!"
Finally, Yang Qiu opened her eyes and said weakly, "Mother?"
"Yes! Drink quickly! You need strength! I’ll go get you something to eat right now!"
The mother-in-law’s hands shook with excitement, and she managed to feed a bowl of sugar water to Yang Qiu with trembling hands. Then she hurried out to get more food!
"Don’t be afraid, don’t talk, and don’t cry. Save your strength, understand?"
Yang Qiu kept silently weeping. Just as she started to speak, Xiaoxiao covered her mouth with her hand.
Seeing Yang Qiu , Xiaoxiao thought it best to conserve her energy; there was still a major battle ahead.
Later, the food that the mother-in-law brought was fed to Yang Qiu.
"Let’s start the delivery!"
The midwife shouted. Xiaoxiao also started to get nervous; it was her first time witnessing a live childbirth. She was incredibly scared.
"Inhale, exhale! Inhale, exhale!"
"Don’t shout loudly, save your energy!"
"When I tell you to push hard, push harder! Give it one big push!"
"Alright, start pushing!"
The midwife was directing while also pressing on Yang Qiu’s stomach.
Yang Qiu let out a cry of "Ah" and passed out. The child was born!
But there was no crying. After several attempts, there was still no cry. It seemed that the baby might not have made it.
"The child is not breathing!"
"What?" Xiaoxiao had been prepared to prioritize the mother, but hearing that the child had not made it still made her feel such a pity. It was a living life, after all.
"Quick, check on the mother!"
"The mother is fine; there’s no major blood loss, she just fainted!"
After hearing this, Xiaoxiao finally relaxed a bit. At least the mother was alive. Afterwards, several people started to take care of Yang Qiu.
Only then did Xiaoxiao step out of the room. As soon as she left, Xiaoxiao began to vomit. She had been truly frightened by the sight of childbirth, the sight of the child, as purple as could be and as small as a puppy, lifeless, making her feel sick to her stomach!
Yang Ming saw Xiaoxiao come out and immediately came forward to support her, "Are you alright?"
"I’m fine, the mother is safe!"
Yang Ming let out a sigh of relief after hearing this, relieved that his sister was finally out of danger.
Xiaoxiao, whose nerves had been taut, finally felt a sense of relief. She scanned the room, and noticed, huh? Why are there so many people?