On the night the Shanghai socialite accompanied the military officer, he broke his vow.

Chapter 71 Caesarean Section

A doctor came out, and even though her face was hidden by a mask, her tone and eyes revealed that the situation was extremely dangerous.

Grandma Xiao staggered back a few steps.

Suddenly, the world spun around me, and I felt like the sky was about to collapse.

Xiao Zhengwei's pupils suddenly contracted, a piercing ringing sound rang in his ears, and his mind went blank for a moment.

He was the pillar of his family and the backbone of the soldiers.

But this man, who was so tough and resolute, seemed to lose his soul after hearing the news that his wife was having a difficult childbirth.

Xiao Zhengwei was only stunned for a few seconds before he came to his senses and said without hesitation, "Sir, I must protect you!"

He could live without children, but he couldn't live without Xiuying.

"Yes, yes, save the mother, save the mother! Doctors, please, please, you must save my daughter-in-law!"

After regaining her senses, Grandma Xiao quickly nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I see."

Just as the doctor agreed, Li Xiuying's screams echoed from the delivery room.

"My child! Save my child! Doctor, I want to save my child!"

Li Xiuying was in so much pain that she was almost losing consciousness. In her hazy state, she heard the doctor, her husband, and her mother-in-law talking. As if she had been awakened from a nightmare, she instantly regained consciousness.

She gripped the bedsheets tightly with both hands and yelled at the door.

She had been longing for these two children for over a decade, and she was determined to protect them, even if it cost her her life!

"Xiuying, listen to me, we can have another child if we lose one, but I can't live without you."

Xiao Zhengwei reached out and gripped the door frame, speaking gently to Li Xiuying in the delivery room.

Tears mixed with sweat streamed down his face, mirroring his bittersweet mood.

"No, Zhanling, there will be no more children. Please, please let our child stay..."

Li Xiuying pleaded desperately, her eyes red.

Because of her health condition, she knew that it was not easy for her to get pregnant this time, and if she lost the child, she would never have another child with Zhanling in her life.

When Song Jinyue arrived after parking her car, she saw Grandma Xiao and Xiao Zhengwei standing in front of the delivery room, crying their eyes out.

She frowned, stepped forward to take Old Mrs. Xiao's arm, and looked at the doctor, "Doctor, what happened?"

The doctor frowned deeply and sighed as he explained, "The patient's baby is breech; we can only save one of us—the mother or the baby."

Ever since Li Xiuying became pregnant, she has frequently come to the hospital for checkups, fearing that there might be something wrong with the baby in her womb.

The doctor in front of me had seen her several times at the hospital and knew how much she cherished the child in her womb.

She wanted to save herself and her unborn child, but the technology was simply too limited...

Upon learning that Li Xiuying was having a difficult labor due to breech presentation, Song Jinyue said earnestly, "A cesarean section can be performed."

“A cesarean section is the only way to save both the mother and the child, but we’ve only heard of this technique; no doctor in the hospital has ever performed this surgery.”

"I come."

As soon as he finished speaking, Grandma Xiao and Committee Member Xiao both looked at Song Jinyue.

"Jin Yue, you...you can have a C-section?"

Song Jinyue nodded. "I can try my best, but due to limited conditions, the wound may get infected and the recovery will be slower."

Medical conditions in that era were far inferior to those in later times. The machinery was simple, sterile conditions were limited, and the risk of infection was greatly increased.

Before the surgery, Song Jinyue told Grandma Xiao and Committee Member Xiao all about these unchangeable facts.

The doctor looked at her in shock. "Comrade, I've heard that only major hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai can perform such complex surgeries as cesarean sections. Our hospital hasn't implemented it yet. It's said that cesarean sections are extremely complicated and the procedure is very dangerous. You...you really know how to do this kind of surgery?"

Given the mother's safety, the doctors were hesitant to let Song Jinyue try it.

If there is a difficult labor, they are confident they can save one child, but if something goes wrong during a cesarean section, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Yes, my mother is a doctor who returned from studying abroad. There are many medical books at home. I have been learning medicine from my mother since I was a child. Although I have never practiced medicine, I am 90% confident. I will take responsibility for any problems that arise."

Now that things have come to this, Song Jinyue has no choice but to bring up her mother, who is a doctor.

Cesarean section was an extremely complex procedure in those days, but it was quite common for Song Jinyue. "Grandma Xiao, Committee Member, if you agree, I will perform the surgery on Sister Xiuying now."

Before Grandma Xiao and Committee Member Xiao could speak, Li Xiuying's voice came from the delivery room again.

"Mom, Zhanling, I agree, I agree to let Jinyue perform the cesarean section on me."

This is the only way to save her and her child.

Even knowing there were risks, Li Xiuying agreed without hesitation.

Xiao Zhengwei unconsciously tightened his grip on the door frame. Li Xiuying's condition was critical, and he didn't have much time to think.

He gave Song Jinyue a deep look. "Alright, Comrade Song, we agree to the cesarean section. If... if anything goes wrong during the surgery, please, you must save Xiuying."

After saying that, he bent his back and bowed deeply to Song Jinyue.

Song Jinyue quickly helped him up, "Commissar, you mustn't do that. Please sit down with Grandma Xiao and wait a while. I'll change into my surgical gown and start the surgery right now."

The doctor looked at Song Jinyue with a complicated expression, wanting to say something more, but Xiao Zhengwei's family had already agreed, and the longer it was delayed, the worse it would be for the mother's condition.

Finally, he took a deep breath and said, "Comrade, come with me."

The doctor took Song Jinyue to the changing room, where she was fully equipped with surgical gowns, masks, and sterile gloves, and then to the delivery room.

Xiao Zhengwei and his wife waited anxiously outside the delivery room. As time passed, their mood grew heavier.

Xiao Zhengwei squatted down with his back against the wall, grabbed his hair with both hands, lowered his head dejectedly, and buried his face in his knees.

"Jin Yue's medical skills are superb. He even saved my life before. With Jin Yue here, everything will be alright, everything will be alright..."

Grandma Xiao held her tightly clenched hands to her chest, shaking them incessantly, while repeatedly muttering the same phrase.

She was saying it both to Committee Member Xiao and to comfort herself.

"Wow--"

A loud cry of a newborn baby rang out in the delivery room, and Xiao Zhengwei suddenly raised his head.

Grandma Xiao was moved to tears.

"It's born! Zhanling, Xiuying has given birth!"

Xiao Zhengwei suddenly stood up. Because he stood up too suddenly, his vision went black and he almost fainted. He leaned against the wall for a while before he regained his senses.

Although they could hear the baby crying, the delivery room door was still closed, and they dared not let their guard down for a moment.

Inside the delivery room, Song Jinyue was performing suturing surgery on Li Xiuying.

"Sister-in-law, it's twins, a boy and a girl. The girl was born first, and the boy was born later. Both children are healthy. Now they need to undergo the final surgery to suture them. Please hang in there a little longer."

Song Jinyue gently comforted Li Xiuying.

The anesthetics available at that time were not reliable, but Li Xiuying still managed to stay conscious and endure it.

She was afraid; she was afraid that if she closed her eyes, her child would leave her.

Upon hearing Song Jinyue's words, Li Xiuying burst into tears.

"Jin Yue, thank you, thank you for saving my child."

Li Xiuying never dared to dream that she would have both a son and a daughter in her lifetime.

"This is what I should do as a doctor. I will now perform the postoperative suturing for my sister-in-law. After the suturing is completed and she is observed for half an hour, she will be able to see the baby."

"Yes, Jin Yue, don't worry, I can handle it."

After Li Xiuying calmed down, Song Jinyue skillfully stitched up her wound.

The other two doctors stood to the side, their hands clenched into fists with excitement, their eyes brimming with admiration as they looked at Song Jinyue.

They never imagined they would have the opportunity to witness the entire cesarean section procedure!
Comrade Song is truly amazing! She handled even such a complex surgery with ease!
Song Jinyue spent half an hour completing the postoperative suturing. While observing Li Xiuying in the delivery room, she went to the side and poured her a glass of water. When no one was paying attention, she secretly added some spiritual spring water to it.

Half an hour later, just as Xiao Zhengwei and his mother, Old Lady Xiao, could no longer wait, the door to the delivery room opened.

The same doctor who came out earlier was the same one.

But unlike before, the doctor now had a smile in his eyes.

"Congratulations to you both! The mother has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and both mother and babies are safe and sound."

　I'll give Yueyue's career a little push, and I'll get the male lead to have some action scenes soon. This is my first time writing a historical fiction, so please forgive any shortcomings. Feel free to leave comments about what kind of plot you'd like to see, and help this writer who's suffering from writer's block TAT
　　Finally, I'm throwing a tantrum and begging for monthly tickets, recommendation votes, and five stars!
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