Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 221 Letter

"There's no need for the midwife to come in such a hurry. We have too many people living here now, and we don't have enough rooms for the servants. Besides, Dr. Cheng's medical skills are excellent. You should trust him."

This Doctor Cheng's father used to work in the Imperial Medical Academy, but as he got older and his health deteriorated, he returned from the capital.

Although Dr. Cheng's father had passed away many years ago, young Dr. Cheng had inherited his mantle and even surpassed him in skill, possessing exceptional medical expertise and becoming extremely famous in the prefectural city.

Gu Yunyi was about to say something when Huang Boyang arrived.

He didn't study at the prefectural school, but his teacher lived not far from the school and often had to run errands. Although he had a house on Baiyang Street, he didn't live there often, usually only appearing once every ten days or half a month.

The last time we met was when the hot pot restaurant opened. This time, I just handed them a letter and left in a hurry, without even having time to eat my favorite food.

The letter was written by Hui Niang and Fang Ziheng.

When Xu Qingmeng and the others bought their houses, Huang Boyang also bought them a courtyard house, which wasn't far away, but it's still empty now.

Xu Qingmeng and the others mentioned them some time ago, asking why they hadn't arrived yet.

The letter stated that they estimated the earliest arrival would be at the end of November, but it was also possible that it wouldn't arrive until the middle of December at the latest.

They also wanted Xu Qingmeng to help them buy some charcoal or something, in case it was too cold to buy it then, and they also wanted them to help tidy up the yard in advance.

Mrs. He had never met them, but seeing her daughter-in-law so happy to receive the letter, she figured they must get along very well.

However, I was still quite surprised to hear from Mengniang that she wouldn't arrive until the end of winter or the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.

"Why are you going out in the dead of winter? The prefectural school is probably already on holiday by then. Why didn't you stay home for the New Year and come over later?"

Xu Qingmeng shook her head. "I don't know. I haven't asked much about their family before. But when we rented a place together, I met one of their uncles... He didn't seem easy to get along with. Maybe there's something dirty going on in their family."

He understood immediately and said nothing.

It's almost here, and since Hui Niang and the others have already sent the letter, Xu Qingmeng naturally wants to help with the preparations.

Huang Boyang took the key to the yard along with the letters.

Winters in the prefectural city are very cold, and charcoal is not cheap at all, especially the best smokeless charcoal, which is even more expensive.

The Gu family, the Zhou family, and two other families have a considerable number of servants. Xu Qingmeng's health is not suitable for strenuous work, so Xinting is handling everything for her.

In the letter, Hui Niang also mentioned preparing more bedding, heaters, and the like, presumably for more than just the three of them, so she asked Xin Ting to buy more.

As for charcoal, we can just have it delivered. The bedding is from the same shop that Aunt Li recommended before. The Dong family is really nice; Xinting was all smiles when she went to buy it.

After everything was purchased, the car that had been arranged to deliver it back was brought back. Upon hearing that it wasn't delivered to the Gu family's residence, but rather to a courtyard some distance away, the landlady made a few gossipy remarks.

"So it was for this courtyard! I heard you bought four courtyards together in that area, and I didn't quite believe it. I didn't expect it to be true!"

Xinting smiled and said, "Yes, we bought them together. My uncle is friends with them, so it's convenient for us to live together."

"That's great. It's good for familiar people to live together and look out for each other," the landlady said with a smile.

The hot pot restaurant was just getting busy. After delivering the food, I exchanged a few pleasantries with the owner and gave Aunt Lin a few instructions before leaving in a hurry.

That night, Gu Yunyi still couldn't calm down. Although he knew it, he couldn't help but worry.

Xu Qingmeng really didn't want to see him looking so worried, so she sent him to the study.

Xu Qingmeng still felt that the baby in her belly was quite well-behaved. After all, she hadn't had any major reactions since becoming pregnant, and she believed that everything would go smoothly for her.

However, this only represents Xu Qingmeng's personal opinion, and Gu Yunyi still felt uneasy.

The next morning, he sent Zhou Yuanjia to the prefectural school to ask for leave for him.

Gu Yunyi went to invite the midwife back early in the morning. The Gu family was indeed short of room, but the Zhou family had rooms available, which left Xu Qingmeng feeling quite helpless.

Even the He family and others were made nervous by Gu Yunyi.

Gu Yunyi found that the midwives were all very experienced in the neighborhood and had seen many such cases. They were also not staying at the host's house for the first time and adapted quickly. However, this was the first time he had met people and was so nervous.

Knowing that Xu Qingmeng was pregnant with twins, one of them said with a smile, "No wonder you're so nervous. Twins do tend to arrive early. If you count the days, you really have reason to be nervous."

“But there’s no need to be too nervous. Madam Gu is in very good health and looks like she’s destined for happiness. She’ll surely have a smooth journey,” another midwife said.

The two midwives said only the most flattering things, and Madam He was all smiles.

Xu Qingmeng had thought it would take a few more days, but unexpectedly, she started having sex that very night.

Xu Qingmeng had only been sitting down for a short while when she noticed her legs were wet and her stomach felt strange, which immediately made her panic.

She instinctively grabbed Gu Yunyi's arm and said in a trembling voice, "Yun, Yunyi, am I... am I going into labor?"

"What?"

Gu Yunyi didn't understand either, so he hurriedly asked the maid outside the door to call He Shi and the midwife to come and take a look.

He was the first to arrive, and upon seeing the situation, she immediately realized that Mengniang was about to start labor.

"Quickly, go see if the midwife has arrived yet. Xinting, tell Aunt Lin to boil some water. Where's Gu Tong? Go and find Doctor Cheng quickly."

"Mother, what about me? What can I do?" Gu Yunyi asked in a panic.

Gu Yunyi was even more nervous and flustered than Xu Qingmeng at this moment.

"What are you doing? Hurry up and help me help Mengniang lie down," Madam He said irritably.

He usually seems quite shrewd, but now he's acting like a complete idiot.

In just a short while, Xu Qing and her friends started to experience contractions. Their little faces were contorted in pain, and their foreheads were covered in sweat.

Gu Yunyi was heartbroken and quickly wrung out a handkerchief to wipe her face, saying, "My wife, don't be afraid. Just bear with it. The midwife will be here soon. It'll be alright, it'll be alright!"

Xu Qingmeng gritted her teeth, too weak to respond to the pain. Her already pale face turned even whiter, and she reached out and grabbed Gu Yunyi's hand.

Seeing Xu Qingmeng like this, Gu Yunyi didn't dare to say anything and let Xu Qingmeng hold him tightly.

(End of this chapter)