When Zhulan arrived, Li was already giving birth. Li had a lot of emotional fluctuations during this pregnancy. She had a hard time during the pregnancy, and now the birth is not going smoothly.
Li Xu and Zhulan both went in. The midwife had been invited long ago and lived in Zhou's house. The disinfection was done according to Zhulan's instructions and was very well prepared, but the child was unwilling to come out.
Li was in pain all night, and Zhulan endured the whole night with her. It was not until dawn that Li gave birth.
The midwife was also very tired. She held the child and said happily, "Congratulations, madam. It's a strong boy."
Zhulan took the baby from the midwife's arms and weighed it. It was really heavy, about seven pounds. No wonder Mrs. Li's belly was so big.
Mrs. Li Xu felt sorry for her daughter and had already gone in to see her.
Zhulan followed in carrying the child. Li had already changed her clothes and packed everything. Li was so tired after giving birth all night that she fell asleep.
Boss Zhou was happy to have another son, but then he felt that three sons were not enough and he didn't want to have any more children.
Zhou Shuren came over after hearing that the baby was born. Seeing Zhulan's pale face, Zhou Shuren frowned and said, "It's getting late. There are people taking care of her here. After breakfast, go to bed early."
Zhulan was indeed very sleepy, and said to Li Xushi: "Juanhua, take care of the child and Lishi, mother-in-law, let's go have breakfast first. Mother-in-law has been busy all night, so you should rest early."
Mrs. Li Xu also felt a little dizzy. She was really not in good health at her age. "Okay."
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went back to the main courtyard first. Zhou Shuren supported Zhulan and couldn't help mumbling, "We've already hired a doctor and a midwife, and you said you'd insist on staying up all night. You don't even know how to take care of your body."
Zhulan curled her lips and said, "I'm sorry for making you feel bad."
Zhou Shuren glared at Zhulan, "I'm glad you know. Look at your eyes, they're all black."
Zhulan looked into Zhou Shuren's eyes. She hadn't gone home all night, and Zhou Shuren hadn't rested all night either. "You can go to the government office today and take a rest if you have time."
Zhou Shuren was indeed tired. He had been on the embankment for the past few days and had stayed up all night last night. He really needed to find a place to rest during the day. "I will take good care of myself."
After breakfast, Zhulan went to see Li before going back to her room to rest. When she woke up, she had missed lunch. She called Liuya and found out that it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.
Zhulan rubbed her forehead, her head throbbing, "Have I slept for so long?"
Liu Ya helped the mistress to get up. "At noon, the young lady came to call you for lunch, but I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't call you to get up."
Zhulan went downstairs to let Liuya comb her hair, "Is the eldest lady awake?"
Liu Ya smiled and said, "She's awake. The eldest wife ate two bowls of noodles at noon and is chatting with the wife of the in-laws now!"
Zhulan was envious. "I've gotten a lot weaker as I've grown older. I wasn't this tired from traveling last year."
After saying this, Zhulan was in a very low mood. After just enduring a whole night, her body couldn't take it anymore. How could she get pregnant and give birth in this state
Liu Ya didn't know why the mistress was in a bad mood, and she didn't dare to say anything more.
Zhulan still felt a little dizzy after washing up. She drank a bowl of porridge and calmed down for a while before going to the main room.
Mrs. Li Xu stood up and said, "My in-laws are here. You don't look very well. Please sit down and have a rest."
Zhulan said embarrassedly: "It's been a long time since I stayed up late. I just need a night's rest."
Li Xu was relieved. She was completely convinced by her mother-in-law. Yesterday, her mother-in-law was no less worried than her, her own mother.
After hearing what her mother said, Li was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. "Mom, I'm fine here. You can go back and have a rest!"
Zhulan didn't insist, "Okay, I'll take a look at the child and then go back to rest."
Mrs. Li grinned. She had given birth to four children, and the youngest son was the fattest. This child was also very lucky. "Mom, this child looks like you."
Zhulan was so dizzy in the morning that she didn't look closely at the child's appearance. When she got closer, she realized that Li was not saying this to please her. The child really looked like her. His face shape, eyebrows and eyes were very similar to hers. Among the Zhou family's grandchildren, the newborn looked the most like her. "They really do."
Li didn't notice it at first, but her mother noticed it. She looked carefully and found that he really looked like her mother-in-law. So this boy is the most blessed. His father-in-law cares about his mother-in-law the most. Since this boy looks like his mother-in-law, his father-in-law will favor him more.
Mrs. Li grinned foolishly, she was really good at giving birth.
Zhulan had a great liking for the little guy who looked very much like her. She even thought that if she didn't have a child, she wouldn't have any regrets by having a child who looked very much like her. Her depressed mood improved a lot and she was in much better spirits.
Zhulan returned to the yard and took out the gold lock, gold necklace, and gold bracelet that she had prepared long ago. Then she took a pen and thought of a name for the child. She wanted to name the child Zhou Minghui. Zhulan thought for a while and chose the name.
When Zhou Shuren came back and entered the room, he saw Zhulan staring at the name she had written. He knew what Zhulan was thinking, but he couldn't afford to take the risk. Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Is this the name you chose for the child?"
Zhu Lan came back to her senses and nodded with a smile, "The little guy looks a lot like me, so I'll think of the name for the child."
Zhou Shuren raised an eyebrow, "Very similar?"
Zhu Lan nodded, "The eyebrows and face shape are very similar."
Zhou Shuren clenched his hands behind his back. He clearly saw the happiness in Zhulan's eyes. Zhulan still hoped to have a child of her own. He and Zhulan, ahem, he had always planned everything. Zhulan's menstruation was very regular, so contraception was still a good idea.
Zhulan naturally knew it, but she never said it. He could guess what she was thinking. Zhulan was also gambling. If she still got pregnant after taking contraceptives, it would be fate. But he was concerned about Zhulan's health. Although it was a pity, he still didn't want it. Now it was not bad to have a child who looked like Zhulan.
Today was the day of the new baby, so the dinner was very sumptuous. Zhulan didn’t have much appetite, so she went back to rest early. After a night’s rest, Zhulan finally recovered.
Dong and Zhao already knew that the baby in the eldest wife's house looked like her mother-in-law. Zhao's eyes lit up as she touched her belly. She thought of a way to get home quickly: giving birth to a child who looked like her mother-in-law!
Mrs. Dong envied her eldest sister-in-law for her good luck, but felt sorry that she didn't know when the third wife's child would be born.
In a blink of an eye, it was the third day of the baby's bath. On the day of the third day of the bath, everyone who knew about it came, including the Chen family and the He family. The little guy was also very proud. He cried for a while during the third day of the bath and then stopped.
If it weren't spring, Zhulan really didn't want to hold a third-day bath.