1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 289 Massive Bleeding
Grandma Qiu then spoke up: "Put it in a net bag and seal the opening tightly. Be careful when you walk, so it doesn't slip out."

At this point, Qiu's mother chimed in, "We don't have a thermos at home, and it's probably too late to borrow one now. We'll put it in a clay pot, and then we'll have to borrow the hospital's stove to heat it up."

Grandma Qiu agreed, since even the hottest porridge would probably get cold by the time it reached the county: "The second son's wife is right. We shouldn't bring the clay pot back; it might come in handy later."

The father and son dared not delay any longer. Except for the casserole which was carried by their younger son, Qiu Shaohe, they put all the remaining bowls, chopsticks, and dry food into their baskets and prepared to head to the county.

Thinking of the handcart they had left at the gate, Uncle Qiu looked at Qiu Shaofeng, who had just come out of the house; "Shaofeng, return the handcart later."

Qiu Shaofeng replied, "I understand, Uncle."

Grandma Qiu stood up and handed over the money and grain coupons in her hand: "These are all the grain coupons in the house. Take them and use them as you see fit."

Qiu Laifeng felt very uneasy. These grain coupons were a gift from his second son's eldest daughter to his grandmother when she came back. But thinking about the current situation, he wiped his face and said, "Grandma, come back later."

Grandma Qiu naturally knew what he wanted to say: "Alright, this is nothing serious. Shao Lan won't hold it against you. Go on your way."

The father and son from the eldest son's family did not linger, after all, they were waiting for the money over there.

At the county hospital, Zhang Shanmei's cesarean section did not go smoothly either, possibly due to poor uterine contraction causing massive bleeding.

A nurse came out, and the Qiu family members waiting outside wanted to ask what was happening inside, but the nurse ignored them and ran away.

Another nurse came out from behind her and explained the situation to the Qiu family, saying that their director would do everything possible to save the mother and that a nurse had already gone to the blood bank to get blood.

Before the nurse could finish speaking, Aunt Qiu, her face pale with fright, pleaded, "Blood transfusion! We'll give you blood! As long as we can save them, doctor, please, you must save my daughter-in-law and grandson!" The nurse didn't correct her form of address: "We will do our best."

Seeing the nurse from before return with the blood bag, the other nurse shouted at her, "Quick, make way, let her in."

The Qiu family quickly made way for the nurse to enter the operating room.

About half an hour later, a faint baby's cry was heard. Everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief, but remembering what the nurse had just said, they became anxious again, fearing that something might have happened to Zhang Shanmei.

Not long after, a nurse came out carrying a baby: "Zhang Shanmei's family, a girl, weighing 6.2 pounds. The baby is a little hypoxic in the womb and needs to be taken to the pediatric department for an examination. You family members need to go with her to take care of her."

These words made the Qiu family even more uneasy.

Qiu Shaohu, a grown man, was unable to take care of the baby. Just as Qiu's mother was in a dilemma, her eldest daughter-in-law, Wang Lihua, spoke up: "Mom, Shaojiang and I will go over there. You and your second brother stay here and watch over your sister-in-law. If anything happens, I'll have Shaojiang come and tell her."

That's all we can do now, Aunt Qiu nodded, "Alright."

Qiu Shaohu was completely stunned and hadn't reacted yet when he saw his older brother and sister-in-law leave with the nurse carrying the child: "Mom, will they be alright?"

Seeing her second son like this, Aunt Qiu was afraid he wouldn't be able to hold on: "He'll be fine. Didn't you hear what the nurse said earlier? The one who will perform the surgery on your wife is their director. He can only become a director if he's really capable. Don't worry."

Only she knows how worried she is, and how she has been praying to all sorts of gods in her heart.

(End of this chapter)