My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 229 Little Life

When Chen Ling rushed to the hospital, Wang Susu had already been wheeled into the delivery room.

At this moment, Gao Xiulan and Liang Hongyu, the elderly couple, were waiting outside, and the three of them huddled together and whispered to each other.

Seeing Chen Ling rushing over anxiously, trying to get closer to the delivery room, they quickly stopped him.

"Don't worry, don't rush, Susu has only been inside for a short time," Gao Xiulan said.

Liang Hongyu nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's alright. Susu is a lucky woman, and she's in such good health. The baby will be born soon."

As he spoke, he gave Qin Rong a wink, and the old man quickly began to comfort Chen Ling, telling him to wait patiently and that having a child was not something to be rushed.

But how could Chen Ling not be anxious? She hadn't felt it clearly when she was pregnant, but now that she was at this critical juncture, she finally understood what it was like.

My heart was in my throat, my emotions were churning, and I was feeling hot and cold all at once, with sweat pouring down my face.

That was truly agonizing.

Even when Wang Zhenzhen ran back and handed him the keys, saying that she had taken the little white cow back, he was in a daze and acted as if he hadn't heard her.

She just paced back and forth in front of the delivery room, head down, like a donkey pulling a millstone, going around and around three times clockwise and three times counterclockwise, going back and forth endlessly.

In the end, Gao Xiulan took the key.

She also told her younger daughter not to bother her brother-in-law at this time.

Liang Hongyu and Qin Rongxian watched from the sidelines. It was the first time they had seen Chen Ling like this. They exchanged glances and found it quite interesting.

In the past two weeks, fewer and fewer people have come to visit Wang Susu.

The elderly couple, having nothing much to do, would stroll over after their daily meals, stop by the hospital for a while, visit Wang Susu, chat with Gao Xiulan, or help out with small tasks.

I came over right after breakfast today, but I didn't expect that Wang Susu would say her stomach hurt a little after sitting down in the ward for only a short time.

They didn't dare to be careless and quickly went to call the doctor.

The doctor came over and took a look, and knew that Wang Susu was about to give birth. He quickly asked the nurse to help push Wang Susu into the delivery room.

"It's not easy to get rich. He's finally waited for this day, and he can't sit still," Qin Rongxian said with a soft laugh.

Liang Hongyu laughed, "Look at this child, swaying back and forth, it's making my eyes blurry. We've bought everything, let's go get it and let him continue swaying around here."

The old lady was very happy that Chen Ling had a child. The only thing she felt was that she couldn't recognize her child.

They're family, but when it comes to happy occasions, I can only participate as a friend. It's a little disappointing, but considering their family's proactive interactions over the past year, it's already very good that things have turned out this way.

"Ah-ah-"

In the midst of his agony, Chen Ling lost track of time until he finally heard Wang Susu's desperate cries from inside the delivery room.

He had heard that sound a few days ago. At that time, the pregnant woman screamed like a pig being slaughtered, howling for most of the day, but she couldn't give birth no matter how hard she tried.

Hearing Wang Susu shouting the same thing, his heart clenched, and he panicked.

Gao Xiulan also clasped her hands together beside her, chanting Amitabha Buddha and asking all the gods and bodhisattvas to bless her daughter with a smooth delivery.

Hearing her sister's shouts, Wang Zhenzhen also stared anxiously at the delivery room door, leaning against the wall, her silence filled with worry.

But just as they were filled with anxiety, Wang Susu's voice suddenly went silent, followed by a loud cry of a baby.

The sound of crying startled the three of them, and then, as if hearing heavenly music, they rushed over with great joy.

After waiting for another two or three minutes, the delivery room door opened.

"Doctor, doctor, how is it?"

Actually, the first one to come out was a nurse, but Chen Ling didn't care about that at all.

The nurse smiled and said, "It's a boy, a big, healthy baby."

"Where's my wife? How's she?" Chen Ling asked one question while still worrying about the other.

At this moment, the doctor came out and congratulated them: "Don't worry, mother and child are safe and sound. Your wife is in very good health. In all our years of delivering babies in the obstetrics and gynecology department, we have never seen a first-time delivery go so smoothly. Don't worry, you will see her soon."

"Thank God, thank God, it's all good that she's born." Gao Xiulan burst into tears of joy and kept bowing.

Chen Ling was relieved, and her heart was filled with immense joy. She excitedly grabbed the hands of the doctor and nurses and kept thanking them, "Thank you, thank you so much."

He was incredibly excited, his mind was blank, and he felt dizzy, like he was drunk.

Becoming a father for the first time.

I really didn't know how to express this joy, so I rummaged through my pockets to slip red envelopes to the doctors and nurses.

I tried to push it in a few times, but it was blocked each time.

In the end, he had no choice but to give up, forcibly suppressing his excitement and waiting for Wang Susu and the child to come out.

"Why did my sister only have one baby? Didn't they say she'd have two?"

Wang Zhenzhen stood on tiptoe and peered through the crack in the delivery room door.

"That's all your own guess."

Chen Ling glanced at her with amusement. Due to local custom, it was said that children's predictions were more accurate, which Wang Susu had been worried about at the time.

As it turns out, there's no such thing as a mystical thing.

"It's great to have one child as the first pregnancy. If we want more babies later, we can have more," Gao Xiulan said happily, her face full of satisfaction.

My daughter and son-in-law are still young and inexperienced. It would be best to have one child right now, as it would be difficult to manage more than that.

"Hmm, I'll discuss it with Susu later, and we'll have two more daughters in the future."

Chen Ling grinned foolishly.

His view is that men and women are equal, but of course it would be even better to have both a son and a daughter.

At this moment, the delivery room door finally opened, and Wang Susu was wheeled out by the nurse.

Although she looked exhausted, her hair was wet, and her forehead was covered in sweat, Wang Susu smiled happily when she saw her family.

"Ah Ling, we have a child now."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling's eyes welled up with tears, and he was speechless for a moment.

As the saying goes, a lazy person has a big heart.

He has never been a pretentious person since he was a child.

But now, for some reason, this grown man, without even realizing it, started crying.

"Oh my, Zhenzhen, look at your brother-in-law, he's even pissing!" Gao Xiulan laughed loudly after seeing this.

Wang Zhenzhen also chuckled.

When Wang Susu saw her husband shed tears, her nose was already a little sore, but after her mother and sister teased her, she started to laugh too.

……

Back in the ward, Chen Ling wiped away her tears before turning her gaze to the baby in her arms.

After taking a closer look, he immediately frowned deeply.

It's so ugly.

The little guy's face was wrinkled, and his skin was still a little red, like a newborn mouse. "When he was in my belly, he didn't make a fuss, so I thought it was a girl." Wang Susu reached out to the baby lying in the crib, her eyes and lips full of tenderness and love.

Perhaps everything changes after becoming a mother, Chen Ling felt that his wife was now radiating maternal glow.

"Hmm... Sister, my little nephew looks a bit ugly."

Wang Zhenzhen also lay down beside her sister's bed, staring intently at her little nephew, completely adoring him.

After saying that, Gao Xiulan slapped him: "You were even uglier when you were born. All newborn babies look like this. They'll grow into their prettier faces in a few days."

After hearing his mother-in-law's words, Chen Ling grinned foolishly again.

That's right. Don't let his current appearance fool you; he'll grow up to be quite handsome.

She gently stretched out her finger and pulled the swaddling clothes off the baby's face a little, carefully looking at the little rascal, her eyes unwilling to look away.

Then a nurse came over and, together with Gao Xiulan, taught him how to hold the baby.

Despite Chen Ling's apparent knowledge of many things, he was completely lost when it came to holding a child.

When he held the tiny swaddled baby in his arms, his heart trembled with nervousness, and for a moment he felt completely powerless.

It was as if this tiny ball weighed a thousand pounds.

But when he finally picked the little one up, he felt a strange, indescribable feeling, as if the whole world had become brighter.

It was only at this moment that his restless heart, which had been agitated for days, finally settled down.

Holding the little guy, Chen Ling didn't know what had made him uncomfortable, but his little brows furrowed and he grinned as if he was about to cry. Just as Chen Ling tensed up, the little rascal yawned, squinted his eyes, and fell fast asleep.

Chen Ling breathed a sigh of relief, gently put the little guy down, and liked him more and more as he looked at him.

He squatted by the bed, grinning foolishly.

From today onwards, I am a father of a son.

……

After a while, Liang Hongyu and the other person returned.

They brought over all the food, drinks, and baby supplies.

Seeing that the baby had been born, everyone offered their congratulations, and the ward became lively again.

"You've been busy all day and haven't even had lunch yet. Hurry up and eat. Fugui, come and eat. Xiulan, you eat too."

Chen Ling agreed, took a steamed bun, and ate it as she moved closer to her son's bedside.

Why is he still sleeping?

"You should behave yourself. You're as happy as a monkey without a bottom just because you have a baby. Babies at this age are just sleepy. The more they sleep, the stronger they'll grow. Don't keep bothering him."

Gao Xiulan scolded.

"Oh, I see. I'll stay still then."

Chen Ling quickly pulled her hand back, but still couldn't bear to leave. She stood to the side, munching on a steamed bun, and peering into the swaddling clothes.

Wang Susu had already been fed by Gao Xiulan and glanced at him with a smile before lying on the bed and yawning.

Seeing this, Liang Hongyu said, "Fugui, come out and sit down after you've eaten. Let's name the child and let Susu and the child rest for a while."

Upon hearing this, not only Chen Ling but also Wang Zhenzhen perked up and left the ward to prepare to name the child.

In just half an afternoon, I thought of more than twenty names, including seven or eight nicknames, but in the end, I couldn't find one that I particularly liked.

“I discussed it with Susu before, and we said that the boy would be named Ziyu and the girl would be named Xixi. But then Zhong Xiaoyun heard about it and said that there were a lot of students named Ziyu in her class. It would be better to keep it simple and just pick a nice-sounding place name and name the child after the place.”

"Oh, that's true, naming it after a place isn't bad either. Hmm, the child's maternal grandparents are from Fenglei Town, how about we name him Chen Fenglei?"

"Uncle Qin, the names you chose are too old-fashioned. My eldest brother-in-law's son is named Wang Zhengtong, and my second brother-in-law's son is named Wang Xudong. One is 'political harmony and people' and the other is 'rising sun in the east.' What have they become with me? 'Wind and thunder'?"

“That’s right, Fugui is right. You’re uncultured and you don’t know how to name a child at all.”

Liang Hongyu was disgusted. She got her inspiration from Chen Ling and specifically chose four-character idioms. She did pick a lot of good ones, but they were just like Chen Ling's previous name, Lingyun, which was too grand and not suitable for a child.

"How about we just pick a nickname for it?"

"Hmm, let's start with a nickname. Nicknames are easy to choose."

However, are nicknames really easy to choose?
The facts tell them, it's a load of rubbish.

A lively discussion ensued, but still yielded no results.

However, there's no rush to name the child; we can always go back and consult the dictionary.

The real task is to take care of my wife's postpartum period.

Nourished by the products of the cave, Wang Susu's physique far surpassed that of ordinary women. After resting for half a day after giving birth, she was able to go to the toilet by herself that very night.

The next morning, she even walked around, washing up by herself and taking the child for a stroll.

When Gao Xiulan saw this, she was furious and gave Wang Susu a good scolding.

After scolding him, he instructed Chen Ling to take good care of his wife.

"It's only the second day and she's already acting like this. This woman, the problems she develops during her postpartum period can stay with her for life. Don't take her youth and good health for granted. You'll understand when you get old, and you'll suffer some pain. You need to keep a close eye on her."

Listening to his mother-in-law talk about the disadvantages of women not observing postpartum confinement, Chen Ling nodded repeatedly in agreement.

The practice of postpartum confinement has been passed down in China for thousands of years, and it must have its benefits.

He also understands this truth.

Seeing him nod, Gao Xiulan turned to scold her daughter again, "You think you know everything just because you read two medical books by your grandfather? What if you really develop some health problems? Not to mention when you get old, even if you two want to have children again in a couple of years, can you guarantee that you will be able to have a smooth pregnancy, eat and sleep well, and give birth smoothly, just like this time?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Susu was a little frightened and quickly lay back down on the bed.

She looked pitifully at Chen Ling and Gao Xiulan, "I just feel that it's not good for you to always serve me."

Chen Ling ladled a bowl of porridge for her and brought it over. "Sigh, let's not think about those unnecessary things as a family. Just listen to your mother. Go home in a couple of days and take good care of yourself during your postpartum period. After that, you can do whatever you want."

"Okay, I get it now."

Wang Susu glanced at Gao Xiulan secretly, then obediently let Chen Ling feed her porridge.

She had only taken a few sips of the porridge in her bowl when the little one in the swaddling clothes started crying without warning.

"Oh my, you're hungry too."

Seeing this, Chen Ling laughed, put the bowl aside, and pulled back the swaddling clothes to reveal the baby's face: "You little rascal, you can't even sit still while your mother is eating."

"He woke up hungry, quickly feed him some milk," Gao Xiulan said, getting up and closing the door.

Wang Susu nodded, picked up the little one, and lifted her clothes to breastfeed him.

The little guy was munching away with gusto.

After eating, she would sleep; when she woke up hungry, she would eat again. She ate and slept, slept and ate for three consecutive days. Wang Susu and her child showed no unusual symptoms, so they were ready to be discharged.

Next, you can go home and rest peacefully during your postpartum period.

(End of this chapter)