Gu Qinghan and Gu Qingsong worked together to send Lin Meizhi, who had already broken her amniotic fluid, to the hospital.
Originally, Gu Qingsong wanted to send her to the health station closest to the family compound, but even though Lin Meizhi's face turned pale with pain, she still insisted that Gu Qingsong send her to the district hospital.
When they arrived at the district hospital, a doctor who said he was Lin Meizhi's aunt took her to the delivery room.
Gu Qingsong stood at the door of the delivery room and walked back and forth several times with a worried look on his face. Gu Qinghan leaned against the wall and looked at the door of the delivery room thoughtfully.
After a while, Zhao Wuzhu and Lin Meizhi's mother came over.
Mother Lin asked worriedly, "What happened to Meizhi? Qingsong, what happened to Meizhi?"
Gu Qingsong saw his mother-in-law coming over, wiped her face with his hand, and said with a worried look: "Mom, Meizhi...she might be going into premature labor, and she has been pushed into the delivery room now."
Before Lin's mother could say anything, Zhao Wuzhu on the other end asked in shock: "What? Premature birth? It's not even eight months yet. What should I do if it's premature birth?"
Actually, Zhao Wuzhu didn't want Gu Qingsong to bear Lin Meizhi's baby in the first place. Not only did he spend a lot of money on her in the past few months, but he also didn't ask her to help with the housework. It would have been good if she didn't have to ask Gu Qingsong to wash her feet and clothes.
How much will it cost if a premature baby is born
It would be fine if I could give birth to a son, but what if I give birth to a money-losing child
Zhao Wuzhu's heart was bleeding silently, and he became more and more dissatisfied with his daughter-in-law.
However, Gu Qingsong didn't know what Zhao Wuzhu was thinking, so he also lamented, "Mom, I'm also worried that something might happen to Meizhi and the child. They were all fine before, why did it become like this?"
Gu Qingsong held his head with a bit of self-blame and squatted on the ground dejectedly.
Seeing this, Lin's mother pursed her lips and said, "It's okay. The doctor who delivered the baby is Meizhi's aunt. She is very experienced. You don't have to worry."
Lin's mother used to think that Gu Qingsong was unreliable because the betrothal gifts and wedding banquets made her family lose face in front of relatives. However, Lin Meizhi said that he was actually a responsible person and he loved her very much after she married him.
Lin Meizhi's miserable cries kept coming from the delivery room. The more Gu Qingsong listened, the more panicked he became. Finally, he stood up and kicked the chair next to him, gritting his teeth and saying, "It's all the fault of that damn girl Gu Qinglan. If she hadn't pushed Meizhi down the stairs, Meizhi wouldn't have given birth prematurely now!"
Suddenly he heard Gu Qinglan's name. Gu Qinghan, who had been silent, finally raised his head and looked at Gu Qingsong.
"Gu Qingsong, if you have the guts, say it again."
Gu Qingsong felt Gu Qinghan's cold eyes looking at him. Perhaps it was Lin Meizhi's premature birth that gave him great courage. He straightened his back and said confidently, "Brother, don't listen to Qinglan's excuses. Now you can see that Meizhi's fetus has been unstable since she pushed her down the stairs. Now she is going to have a premature birth. If anything happens to Meizhi and the child, I will definitely not let Gu Qinglan go..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Qingsong felt a dark shadow flash before his eyes, and then he felt a sharp pain on his face. However, the huge impact force caused him to fall directly to the ground...
"Ah—" Gu Qingsong lay on the ground in pain, his mind was blank, and he had no idea what was going on.
"Boss, what are you doing? Why are you hitting someone?" Zhao Wuzhu rushed to Gu Qingsong's side first, and then cursed at Gu Qinghan: "Damn it, how could you hit your brother? Are you sick?"
"Qingsong, what's wrong with you? Let mom take a look." Zhao Wuzhu looked at the injury of her precious son with concern. Gu Qinghan has been exercising for many years, and this punch directly made Gu Qingsong bleed, and blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth, which was shocking.
Mother Lin took a look at Gu Qinghan, who was slightly taller than Gu Qingsong and had a cold expression, and was stunned for a moment. She felt that he was not someone to be trifled with, so she simply decided not to interfere in their family affairs.
Gu Qinghan moved his sore knuckles, stared at Gu Qingsong who was whimpering in pain with cold eyes, and said calmly: "This punch was for Qinglan."
"You—" Zhao Wuzhu never expected that Gu Qinghan would still help Gu Qinglan at this moment. Just when she was about to curse, the door of the delivery room was pushed open.
"Is Lin Meizhi's family here?" The nurse was holding a baby wrapped in a small blanket, who was still crying loudly. She asked again, "Lin Meizhi's family, come here."
Gu Qingsong didn't care about the wound on his face anymore. He quickly got up from the ground, rushed to the nurse, and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I am Lin Meizhi's lover."
The nurse was a little worried when she saw Gu Qingsong's miserable appearance, but Lin's mother also came over and said, "I am Lin Meizhi's mother."
The nurse said: "Mother and child are safe, it's a boy, congratulations."
The nurse smiled and was about to hand the child to Gu Qingsong, but when she saw the blood on his face, she hesitated for a while. Mother Lin had already taken the child and said, "Come, grandma, hold him."
Gu Qingsong was already surrounded by the ecstasy of being a father for the first time. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and said with a smile: "Son, it's a son! Mom, I have a son!"
"Son, I'm your father. Call me dad."
Zhao Wuzhu heaved a sigh of relief, looked at Gu Qingsong's surprised expression, and said, "Come on, he just spoke, how could he call people? Wouldn't he scare people to death?"
Gu Qingsong smiled like a fool, patted the back of his head, looked at the nurse beside him, and asked: "By the way, nurse, is my child okay? Is there anything wrong with his health?"
Seeing that he was anxious, the nurse patiently said, "Don't worry, the baby is in good health. He weighs 6.2 jin, which is as heavy as a full-term baby."
Gu Qingsong and Zhao Wuzhu heaved a sigh of relief when they heard this. "Thank you, comrade. What about my wife? Is she okay?"
The nurse said, "It's okay. He's still getting stitches inside. He'll be out soon. Leave one of you here and wait."
Zhao Wuzhu smiled and said, "It's as strong as when you were a kid!"
"Of course. My son takes after me. That's great, thank God the child is safe and healthy." After Gu Qingsong finished speaking, he met Gu Qinghan's cold eyes, but he shrank his head, as if he didn't care at all about the beating just now.
Because he knew that if he confronted Gu Qinghan head-on, he would never be able to gain the upper hand in his life. Fortunately, the child was fine, otherwise, the score with Gu Qinglan would never be settled!
Everyone was immersed in the joy of welcoming a newborn, except Gu Qinghan, who looked at the door of the delivery room with a serious expression.
I still remember that Gu Qingsong told him at the end of November last year that Lin Meizhi was pregnant. It was only May now, and the baby was born just over seven months later.
Although they all said that it was Gu Qinglan who pushed Lin Meizhi down the stairs, which caused Lin Meizhi to give birth prematurely.
However, Gu Qinghan was willing to believe Gu Qinglan's words. She would never do such a thing as pushing a woman in labor down the stairs. There were too many mysteries involved.
Just as he was thinking this, Lin Meizhi pushed the baby out. Seeing that they were busy, Gu Qinghan went to the office of the midwife, who was Lin Meizhi's aunt.
After coming out of the office, Gu Qinghan went to the ward.
When Lin Meizhi met Gu Qinghan's eyes, she subconsciously dodged. For some reason, she felt that this old man's eyes were very creepy.
And I just asked Gu Qingsong, and it turned out that the scars on his face were caused by Gu Qinghan, who said it was because of Gu Qinglan pushing her down the stairs.
Thinking of that incident, Lin Meizhi subconsciously clutched the quilt tightly around her body.
Gu Qingsong suddenly asked in her ear: "Wife, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Do you want me to call a doctor?"
Lin Meizhi shook her head, and seeing Gu Qinghan leaving, she suddenly said, "Qingsong, why did your brother come back?"
Gu Qingsong heard this and shook his head: "I don't know either."
Lin Meizhi asked again: "How long will your eldest brother stay at home? When will he leave?"
Gu Qingsong frowned: "I don't know either. Why do you care about him so much? Meizhi, let me tell you, ever since my eldest brother went to North City with that woman, he has become a different person. He is no longer the eldest brother he used to be."
"I'm very disappointed in him now. Qinglan's incident was clearly her fault, but my brother actually helped her! This matter might have been whispered by that woman in my brother's ear!"
Lin Meizhi didn't want to care about that, so she asked, "How long will he stay at home?"
"I don't know, probably just two days? What's wrong? Don't you like him at home?" Gu Qingsong knew that Lin Meizhi still cared about the gift money at the time of the wedding, and she must be resentful of her elder brother for not caring about her at the time.
So he said: "I will send him back to North City as soon as possible."
Lin Meizhi smiled and said, "That's not what I meant. It's just that the baby has just been born and there's not enough room for him to sleep at home. I'm sorry that my brother feels wronged. He must have a lot of things to do in the army, so there's no need for him to stay that long just for us."
Gu Qingsong touched Lin Meizhi's hair and said, "Meizhi, you are always so considerate."
*
These two days, everyone was busy preparing for the arrival of the newborn, and Gu Qinghan took the time to call Wen Nuan again.
When Wen Nuan received Gu Qinghan's call, she was also a little confused, so she asked directly: "Did something delay you? How many days will it take for you to come back?"
The last time they talked on the phone, Gu Qinghan said that he would be back in two days, but it was already the third day and he still called her.
Gu Qinghan on the phone said "hmm", and then said in a serious tone: "Qingsong's wife gave birth."
"What?" Wen Nuan counted on her fingers and asked, "Isn't it just over seven months? How come she gave birth so soon? Was she born prematurely?"
Gu Qinghan replied: "Yes, they said it was a premature birth, a son, 6.2 jin."
Wen Nuan was stunned for a moment: "How could a seven-month-old premature baby weigh 2.5 pounds? Our Lele weighed only 1.5 pounds when he was born."
Gu Qinghan pursed his lips and continued, "Qingsong and my mother both believe that Comrade Lin gave birth prematurely because Qinglan pushed her down the stairs before."
Wen Nuan was a little annoyed when she heard this: "I believe Qinglan. She would never push a pregnant woman down the stairs. If she was really such a cold-blooded person, she wouldn't have meddled in other people's business and told Sister Juxiang about Chen Meijiao's domestic violence."
Moreover, although Gu Qinglan usually looked carefree and didn't have much to eat herself, there were two times when she went to the next village with her and saw puppies, and she would feed some food to the cats and dogs.
Although these don't mean anything, after spending these few months together, Wen Nuan feels that Gu Qinglan is a kind girl.
Lin Meizhi must have lied.
And he told more than one lie.
Gu Qinghan had heard about Chen Meijiao's domestic violence before, so he asked Wen Nuan, "Has this been dealt with?"
He had been away from North City for more than half a month. Apart from occasionally handling some important matters, he knew nothing about the affairs of the family compound.
After listening to Gu Qinghan's question, Wen Nuan told him about Chen Meijiao's family coming to the staff quarters to seek justice for her.
Finally, Wen Nuan said, "Now Zhang Zhibin has returned from vacation. I heard from sister-in-law Juxiang that Meijiao is going through the divorce process with him. It's Zhang Zhibin who has been making a fuss about this matter. Not only did he take the initiative to admit his mistakes to the political commissar and the division commander, he also wrote many handwritten apologies and posted them on the notice board of the family compound."
It has to be said that Zhang Zhibin's move seems to be quite effective. The public opinion in the family compound is slowly changing. People habitually sympathize with the "wronged people". Some people think that Chen Meijiao is making a fuss over nothing by taking her daughter away and getting a divorce for such a trivial matter.
Gu Qinghan sneered: "Don't worry, he won't be able to stay for long. The political commissar and the division commander won't fall for his tricks. Even Zhang Zhibin may use this opportunity to apply for transfer from the Air Force. When he goes to a new environment, no one may recognize him, so he can start all over again."
Wen Nuan worried: "What should I do then?"
Gu Qinghan smiled, not wanting his wife to know too much about the twists and turns, so he said, "Zhang Zhibin is a person who is ambitious but has no real ability. He has been unable to find a chance for promotion, so he has had evil thoughts. Besides, Chen Meijiao's brothers and sisters are not people who are easy to mess with. Now they are waiting for Zhang Zhibin to fall into their trap."
By then, not to mention promotion, even changing careers will be a luxury.
The Chen family definitely wouldn't let Zhang Zhibin go just like that.
After hearing this, Wen Nuan smiled and said, "That's good."
Then she asked: "When can you come back?"
Gu Qinghan pursed his lips, his eyes flashing with a cold light, and said: "I plan to check Lin Meizhi."
Wen Nuan was stunned: "You also think there's something wrong with her?"
"Well, I think Qingsong might have been deceived by her." Gu Qinghan had not planned to stay too long, but the fact that Lin Meizhi gave birth prematurely was indeed a bit suspicious.
In addition to what happened to Qinglan before, it stands to reason that there is no conflict between the two of them, and Qinglan would definitely not do anything to harm others.
So, why did Lin Meizhi frame Qinglan
I'm afraid it has something to do with this child.
Wen Nuan touched the phone line and then said, "You'd better not show up for this matter. Your brother and your mother will say that you are jealous of them having a son and that you are interfering and destroying their relationship."
Gu Qinghan nodded: "Okay, I know."