My Taoist nun girlfriend is from the Republic of China era, 1942.

Chapter 133 Daughter
Life returned to its usual routine, with Chen Xiaomiao spending her days surrounded by textbooks and Lü Jiaxin.

Lu Yuan felt sorry for her, but he couldn't help, so he could only take on more housework so that she could get some rest.

That day, Bai Jing took her daughter back to her parents' home to visit relatives, while Lu Yuan and Lü Xin went out to run errands, leaving Chen Xiaomiao alone at home for once.

But as soon as I have some free time, the things on my mind are like a gourd in water, impossible to suppress.

She changed her shoes and took the elevator to the empty underground warehouse.

After lighting three sticks of incense and respectfully bowing three times to his master's memorial tablet, Chen Xiaomiao once again took out his three tools for making a living.

She took a deep breath and waved her hand.

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding..."

The three copper coins rolled around on the ground a few times before finally coming to a stop.

After going back and forth six times, Chen Xiaomiao leaned over to take a look, and her brows instantly furrowed into a knot.

"Why is it still like this..."

She scratched her hair in frustration and muttered to herself.

The hexagram is hazy and unclear.

The only thing Chen Xiaomiao could see was that the benefactor who would help her future son overcome his tribulation was still nowhere in sight.

Besides that, no further calculations can be made.

With her limited skills, she could only glimpse a corner of the secrets of heaven. If she tried to delve deeper, it would be like trying to see flowers through the fog—she couldn't see anything clearly.

After putting away the copper coins, Chen Xiaomiao bowed to her master's memorial tablet again before leaving the warehouse, feeling utterly frustrated.

The elevator doors opened with a "ding," and a familiar face stood inside.

It's Gao Rong upstairs.

After a few months apart, her belly had grown as big as a basketball, and her whole body was swollen.

Even so, she still wore a full face of makeup, and the thick foundation couldn't hide the anxiety and anger between her brows.

Chen Xiaomiao moved to the side without saying hello, muttering to herself.

Counting the days, it's almost full term, why isn't she in the hospital yet?

Gao Rong seemed completely oblivious to Chen Xiaomiao, holding up her phone with an impatient expression, repeatedly redialing.

The elevator slowly ascended until the indicator light switched to the floor where Lu Yuan lived, and the call was finally connected.

"Zheng Zhifeng, you finally answered the phone!"

Gao Rong's voice was shrill, and she didn't care at all that there were people around.

"Meeting? I don't care what kind of meeting it is! My best friend's husband booked her the XXX postpartum care center back then, it cost 12,000 yuan a day! What kind of lousy place did you book for me?"

"What do you mean by 'acting within one's means'? I'm carrying your Zheng family's child! I went through ten months of hardship during my pregnancy, and in the end, I'm staying in a run-down postpartum care center? How am I supposed to hold my head up among my girlfriends after this?"

"Let me tell you, if you don't change my postpartum care center today, I'm not going anywhere! I'm just waiting at home! If you're so capable, then let me give birth to my child at home!"

Chen Xiaomiao clicked her tongue in disbelief as she listened. The elevator doors slid open, and she stepped out.

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, Gao Rong suddenly let out a shrill scream from behind, followed by a muffled thud as something heavy fell to the ground.

Chen Xiaomiao was startled and subconsciously turned around, but the heavy metal door had already blocked out the view inside.

Without thinking twice, she turned around and rushed into the emergency exit, quickly going upstairs.

In the hallway, the elevator doors were wide open. Gao Rong lay slumped on the cold metal floor, her face deathly pale, her hands clutching her stomach tightly. The pool of blood beneath her was growing increasingly conspicuous.

"My goodness, my dear mother..."

Chen Xiaomiao didn't care about anything else and rushed into the elevator, frantically pressing the button for the second basement level while squatting down to pat Gao Rong's face.

"Hold on, hold on!"

As the elevator plummeted downwards, Chen Xiaomiao pinched Gao Rong's philtrum hard while pulling out her phone to dial 120, quickly reporting the address and situation.

As I arrived at the underground parking garage, a cleaning lady from the property management company happened to be pushing a garbage cart past.

"Auntie! Auntie, come quick! Someone's been killed!"

The cleaning lady turned pale with fright when she saw the commotion, but she still quickly dropped what she was doing and ran over.

It took the two of them a great deal of effort to get the semi-conscious Gao Rong into the back seat of the M5.

"Young lady, what... what should we do?" the old woman asked, trembling.

"I can't wait for the ambulance!"

Chen Xiaomiao gritted her teeth, climbed into the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and the car shot off like an arrow.

Aside from the racetrack, Chen Xiaomiao had never driven such a fast car in her life. Her mind was filled with what her master had once told her: "Saving a life is the foundation of all good deeds."

She completely forgot about red lights and speed limits.

The M5 weaved through traffic, drawing horns and shouts of abuse.

Finally, the white hospital building came into view in the distance.

She parked her car across the emergency room entrance, jumped out, and shouted inside, "Doctor! Nurse! Someone come quick! A pregnant woman is hemorrhaging!"

A group of doctors in white coats rushed out pushing a stretcher and hurriedly carried Gao Rong into the emergency room.

Chen Xiaomiao was covered in sweat, and her legs were still weak.

She ran around doing everything, paying the fees in advance. Only after settling in a little did she remember to find Zheng Zhifeng's WeChat in the property management group and hurriedly sent him a message.

Not long after, Zheng Zhifeng arrived at the hospital, his face covered in sweat. When he saw Chen Xiaomiao waiting at the door of the emergency room, his eyes instantly reddened. The man in his thirties was sobbing, and he almost knelt down on the spot.

"Sister-in-law! Thank you! Thank you so much! I..."

"Brother Zheng, you're too kind. We're neighbors, it's only right."

……

Suddenly, the emergency room door opened, and the doctor came out with a long sigh of relief: "Who is Gao Rong's family member?"

"I am! Doctor, I am her husband!"

Zheng Zhifeng hurriedly went to greet him.

"What kind of husband are you?"

The doctor immediately gave her a dressing down: "She's already bleeding, she could give birth at any moment, and you're letting her run around outside all by herself?"
Do you know how dangerous that was? It was only because it arrived on time today; if it had been slower on the way, the consequences would have been unimaginable! Both adults and children would have been in danger!

"Yes, yes, yes, doctor, you're right. It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."

Zheng Zhifeng dared not refute, and like a primary school student who had made a mistake, he kept bowing and nodding.

"Alright, go and get the formalities done first. It seems things are stable now, and both mother and daughter are safe."

"Mother and daughter are safe... Mother and daughter are safe..."

Zheng Zhifeng murmured those four words repeatedly, as if all his strength had been drained away.

When he recovered and wanted to turn back to thank Chen Xiaomiao properly, he found the corridor empty.

……

Chen Xiaomiao disliked being thanked by others; it always made her feel uncomfortable.

Just as I was about to leave the maternity ward, I suddenly heard a familiar voice behind me.

"Brother and sister!"

Chen Xiaomiao turned around and saw Zhao Qiang beaming with joy; the happiness on his face could be smelled from a distance.

"Sister-in-law, how did you know? I haven't even had a chance to tell you and Yuanzi yet!"

Zhao Qiang grinned widely, unable to stop smiling.

Chen Xiaomiao was taken aback by his question: "What do you know?"

"Lily gave birth? Aren't you here to see them, mother and daughter?"

"My sister-in-law gave birth?!"

"Just this morning, natural birth, 6 pounds 2 ounces, my first daughter!"

"Wow! Congratulations, Qiang-ge! Where's Sister Lily? Can I go check on her?"

"Of course! He's in a ward upstairs. Come on, come on, I'll take you up!"

Zhao Qiang led the way with a cheerful smile.

While following Zhao Qiang, Chen Xiaomiao quickly sent a message to Lu Yuan.

[Lu Yuan, my sister-in-law gave birth! It's a girl!]

Half an hour later, Lu Yuan arrived at the hospital, looking travel-worn.

As soon as I opened the door, the smell of disinfectant mixed with the scent of milk wafted out.

Qi Lili leaned against the hospital bed, her face slightly pale, but her spirits were still good as she looked tenderly at the small swaddled baby beside her.

Lu Yuan tiptoed over and peeked inside.

"This is my goddaughter?"

The baby was tiny, fast asleep with his eyes closed. His skin was rosy and wrinkled, making him look like a little old man, but his hair was quite thick and wet, sticking to his scalp.

Her little mouth smacked every now and then, so cute it melted my heart.

“Of course.” Qi Lili replied with a smile, giving Zhao Qiang a wink: “Let the child’s godfather hold him.”

Zhao Qiang carefully picked up his daughter from the bed, his rough hands and big feet making his movements stiff and ridiculous.

He handed the child to Lu Yuan, adding, "Yuanzi, be gentle, this little thing is very soft."

The tiny baby landed in Lu Yuan's arms, so light it was almost weightless, yet so heavy it carried a wondrous weight of life.

He looked down at the little one in his arms, his eyes overflowing with affection.

"Have you chosen a name yet?"
"Alright, alright!" Zhao Qiang chuckled憨厚ly. "I'm not very educated, so I'm just going to call her Zhao Moli, and share the same name with her mother!"

Lying on the hospital bed, Qi Lili rubbed her temples helplessly, clearly not impressed with her husband's rough and clumsy naming skills, but she didn't argue in front of outsiders.

Once the man's family has made a decision, it's settled. It's something to look forward to, but if you're really not satisfied, you have to wait until you get home and close the door to discuss it further.

Lu Yuan held the child, teasing the clenched little fists, and said with a smile, "That's good, Zhao Moli, it sounds nice and is easy to remember."

The atmosphere inside the delivery room was both warm and lively.

Qi Lili looked at Lu Yuan and Chen Xiaomiao in front of her and suddenly asked, "Hey, speaking of which, when are you two planning to have a child?"

Lu Yuan's arms holding the child stiffened slightly. He exchanged a glance with Chen Xiaomiao beside him and finally gave a helpless bitter smile.

"No rush, let's... decide on a date later."

(End of this chapter)