The tycoon's wicked wife from the era of literature has been reborn.

Chapter 124 Chunfang is about to give birth

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Gao Qinghe confirmed that the small system must have broken down.

"Next time I hear that sound, I'll just assume it's a system malfunction alarm," she thought coldly to herself.

System: I want to cry, I feel wronged, but I won't say it.

I'm going to the city tomorrow, so no one will be home for at least two days.

Just as Grandma Tian finished tidying up the house, she saw Gao Qinghe and her sister happily bringing in a large bucket of snails and three fish.

Immediately, the veins on the old lady's forehead throbbed.

"Why did you make so much? And fish too! My goodness, can we finish all of this tonight?"

Huang Ying leaned closer to take a look, picked up three grass carp, each about three fingers wide, and said with a smile:
"How about we just make sauerkraut boiled fish with tofu?"

Gao Qinghe responded, "I agree."

Gao Qingya, always following her older sister around, immediately said, "Mom, let's clean the fish."

Hearing this, Old Lady Tian felt a little better.

With a mix of helplessness and affection, he tapped Gao Qinghe's forehead. "Pour these snails into a large basin and let them expel water for two days. We'll cook them when we get back."

Gao Qinghe chuckled and hurriedly took out the large wooden basin to soak the snails.

Now that we have running water, it's much more convenient to use water than before. When I turn on the silver faucet, the water flowing down from the mountain is cool and sweet, and it's safe to drink directly from it.

Gao Qinghe was covered in heat, but the heat instantly dissipated when she came into contact with the cool tap water.

In order to finish all three fish and tofu, Grandma Tian had no choice but to make a big pot of sauerkraut-boiled fish and stewed tender tofu.

There were still some cowpeas left from the morning's picking, so I chopped them into sections and cooked them in a pot with some tangy cherry tomatoes. I stir-fried them until they were about half-cooked, then added some water and simmered them until they were soft and mushy. I served them.

There were two dishes in total, one meat and one vegetable. The portions were large and filling, and they went well with rice. There wasn't enough rice in the pot.

On a hot summer evening, the family sits around in the now-cooled courtyard, enjoying appetizing dishes. Looking up, they can see the sunset on the horizon, and a sense of happiness arises spontaneously.

After dinner, Gao Qingya washed the dishes, while Grandma Tian prepared breakfast for the next morning. Huang Ying and her husband then went to the fields with flashlights to check on the water level.

Gao Qinghe sat leisurely in the courtyard, watching the stars in the sky.

Gao Qingya moved all her belongings back from the school dormitory, plugged in a cassette tape of pop music to her Walkman, and placed it on the windowsill.

As the songs, some melodious and some intense, played in turn, Gao Qinghe listened with rapt attention.

Even Old Lady Tian couldn't help but hum along.

The family is making careful preparations for tomorrow's trip, filled with anticipation.

We need to get up early to catch the train tomorrow, so at nine o'clock tonight, the family turned off the lights and went to bed.

I thought it would be a peaceful night.

Unexpectedly, around midnight, the neighbors next door suddenly started shouting in a panic.

Immediately afterwards, there was a knock on Gao Qinghe's door.

Gao Chongyi was half asleep and patted the person next to him.

Huang Yingqiang propped herself up to open the door, and when she looked up, she was shocked to see who was standing outside.

"Osmanthus fragrans?"

Before Zhou Dasao, who looked flustered outside the door, could speak, Huang Ying asked, "Is Chunfang about to give birth?"

Guihua paused for a moment after saying what she wanted to say, then quickly nodded, "Yes, yes!"

"You go back first, I'll call his dad, he'll be right there."

Huang Ying jogged back into the house and woke Gao Chongyi up.

"gave birth?"

Huang Ying nodded and urged him to hurry up.

Gao Chongyi instantly regained his senses. The couple quickly dressed and ran out, only to find Guihua still anxiously pacing around the door.

Huang Ying reassured her, "Don't panic, it's just the beginning of labor, it won't be that fast yet."

Gao Chongyi asked, "Did they go to call the midwife?"

"Third brother went to call him!" Guihua replied. Huang Ying muttered, "Didn't they say it would be two days later?"

As the three were heading towards the Zhou family's residence, they noticed someone following them.

Huang Ying turned her head and exclaimed in surprise, "Bao'er, what are you doing here?"

Gao Qinghe: "Let me take a look too."

Having brought a flashlight, Huang Ying didn't say anything, just told her to watch her step, and then she and Guihua headed to the Zhou family's house first.

Upon entering the courtyard, we heard Chunfang shouting and crying, clearly terrified.

Huang Ying couldn't help but scold, "If you shout now, how will you have the strength to give birth later! Young people have no experience and don't understand, but you, who have given birth before, don't understand either?!"

Zhong's face darkened, her lips twitched, and she quickly called into the house:
"Second brother, tell your wife to stop yelling, save your energy."

Chunfang cried out, "Mom, Mom, I'm scared, Mom!"

"You're so spineless. There are so many people here, what are you afraid of? Everyone has been through this."

Zhong found a clean handkerchief and took it inside, asking Zhou Lao Er to put it in his wife's mouth so she could also wipe her sweat.

Huang Ying also came in to check on the situation. The amniotic sac had not yet broken, but the contractions had just started.

Bai Zhongshi was speechless for a moment, glancing at him.

"Don't be afraid, your uncle has called the midwife. You're strong and healthy, so you'll have a good delivery."

Chunfang was a little surprised to see Huang Ying, but quickly calmed down.

She's had three children, so she's definitely more experienced than her.

The Zhou family was in a flurry of activity, but Huang Ying's arrival seemed to put their minds at ease, and they quietly waited for the midwife to come.

There are only two families in this mountain valley, the Zhou family and the Gao family. It is said that a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative, so the only family that Guihua would think of to call her in the middle of the night is the Gao family.

The two had some disagreements before, but after such a big incident, Huang Ying wanted to help as much as she could.

Giving birth is a life-threatening experience for women, and in rural areas where resources are limited, everyone gives birth at home.

"You help me today, I'll help you tomorrow"—this is an unwritten, tacit rule in the hearts of the villagers.

Not long after, Zhou Zhenghua brought the village midwife with him.

Upon seeing the Gao family members standing in the courtyard, Zhou Zhenghua was only surprised for a moment before nodding gratefully to Gao Chongyi.

The midwife arrived, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But before he could exhale half a breath, he heard a voice say, "Oh no!"

"We need to go to the town's health center!" the midwife said as she ran out.

Zhong's heart skipped a beat. "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

The midwife said anxiously, "When I checked last week, the baby was in the correct position, but now it has suddenly turned sideways. I need to get to the town clinic to find a doctor right away. I can't handle this!"

The color drained from Zhou Lao Er's face instantly, turning deathly pale.

"There's still time," Huang Ying said calmly, taking a deep breath.

Zhou Lao Er looked at his two brothers and said, "Go find a car and take them to the hospital."

Gao Chongyi said, "Go call Li Jianguo; he has a tricycle."

Gao Qinghe noticed that Zhou Zhenghua's expression changed.

He swallowed nervously. "Li Jianguo has gone to the county."

I took Ouyang Yan to the county town this afternoon. I won't be back tonight and will have to stay at a relative's house in the city for the night. I won't be back until tomorrow morning at the earliest.

Upon hearing this, Guihua cried out, "Oh my God, what are we going to do!"

"Let's borrow a tractor from the brigade. Zheng Xiaohu's dad can drive it. He should be willing to do it if we pay him more money."

Gao Qinghe, who had been standing in the corner and had little presence, spoke up.

Zhong glanced at her, and perhaps due to nervousness, her expression appeared somewhat sinister.

She turned and went into the house, then limped out and handed Zhou Zhenghua a paper package.

"Hurry up, a human life is at stake, I'll pay any price!"

(End of this chapter)