After a chubby wife with a child undergoes a remarkable transformation, her beauty becomes the talk

Gu Xiaohua finally caught her breath.

The midwife and the doctor's mother came in together.

When the midwife lifted the blanket covering Gu Xiaohua's lower body, she slapped her thigh and cried out.

"How long has this been delayed? He's already three centimeters dilated."

Gu Xiaohua said, struggling to speak, "My water broke this morning."

It's already 4 PM, which means Gu Xiaohua has been in pain for eight or nine hours.

"What should we do? Is the child alright? How can a grown adult be so careless!"

Mother Gu was so angry that she pounded her chest and stamped her feet, blaming Gu Xiaohua. She almost fainted and fell backward.

Shen Lu felt a chill run through her body. Gu Xiaohua had been tortured to this extent, yet Gu's mother was still concerned about the child.

"Mother, now is not the time to talk about this."

Gu Youcai pulled his mother towards the door, but she insisted on staying. Only Shen Lu and Gu's mother remained inside, assisting the midwife.

The midwife was very experienced. She asked Shen Lu to prepare hot water and scissors, and at the same time instructed Gu Xiaohua on how to exert force.

Gu Xiaohua was in so much pain that she was covered in sweat. She tried everything she could, but there was no sign of her giving birth.

The midwife pressed hard on Gu Xiaohua's stomach.

Gu Xiaohua's wailing made Shen Lu's heart tremble.

Another hour passed, and there was still no sign of the baby coming out.

"Midwife, something seems wrong with her."

"I've delivered every single child around here. Giving birth is a brush with death for everyone; plenty of women endure two days and two nights of pain. Is she just being dramatic?"

The midwife glared at Shen Lu impatiently, but Shen Lu remained silent, carefully observing Gu Xiaohua.

It was clear from her appearance that she wasn't doing well in her husband's family. Her limbs were thin and bony, but her belly was quite large, like a tumor, which seemed out of place with her body.

Gu Xiaohua's belly was very tight, not vertically, but horizontally!

"Her baby's position doesn't seem quite right."

Upon hearing this, the midwife's rough hands groped around Gu Xiaohua's belly, and after a moment, her brows furrowed even more.

"The baby was indeed lying horizontally in my belly. I've been delivering babies for decades and I've never encountered such a dangerous situation. This baby is too big."

The mother was also bumped, causing the baby to be breech. This is a serious problem; it could potentially result in the death of both mother and baby!

Shen Lu speculated that the impact was caused by the violent actions of Gu Xiaohua's husband.

"What should we do then!" Gu's mother's loud voice startled Gu Xiaohua.

Suddenly, the force was released.

"There's nothing I can do but try to correct the baby's position; the rest is up to fate."

The midwife shook her head.

In all her years of delivering babies, she had rarely seen such a dangerous situation; this woman was probably in grave danger.

The midwife sighed.

"Where's her husband? Quickly call him over to discuss whether to save the mother or the baby."

"Save the baby!" Gu Xiaohua cried out, struggling.

She didn't want to be beaten anymore; she'd rather just sleep forever and never wake up.

It's because she's a useless mother; she can't even give birth.

"Yes, yes, save the baby," Gu's mother chimed in from the side.

"Shut up and save your energy. Whether to save the mother or the baby isn't up to you; it has to be decided by your husband's family," the midwife snapped.

Shen Lu knew she shouldn't interfere in other people's lives, but now it was a matter of life and death, and she couldn't bear to see such a kind and beautiful woman perish.

"Listen to me, save the adult."

"Who do you think you are, to just listen to you?" the midwife retorted.

"This is my sister, who do you think I am!" Shen Lu raised her voice several decibels, her aura being about 80% similar to Gu Xiao's.

The midwife, being one to judge people based on their status, immediately backed down.

"Anyway, you can't blame me if something goes wrong."

The environment was too oppressive, and Shen Lu, being inexperienced, couldn't offer much help, so the midwife sent her out to boil water.

Just as she stepped outside, Shen Lu ran into Gu Youcai, who was returning.

"What happened?"

"She's inside, but the situation isn't good. The baby is breech and too big, causing a difficult labor," Shen Lu answered truthfully.

"Where are Zhang Chenggang and his mother?"

Zhang Chenggang is Gu Xiaohua's husband.

"They're not here..."

Shen Lu told Gu Youcai about Gu Xiaohua being locked inside the house for eight or nine hours, and about the midwife saying that Gu Xiaohua had suffered an impact to her abdomen.

It would be difficult for Gu Youcai not to deduce the truth from this.

"Wait here, I'll go find him and bring him back."

Gu Youcai caught a glimpse of the axe he had just tossed aside, picked it up, and strode outside.

He knew where Zhang Chenggang worked, so he borrowed a bicycle from someone and went straight to Zhang Chenggang's workplace.

"Don't let him do anything foolish!"

"Don't worry, Mother, my brother knows what he's doing."

Shen Lu watched Gu Youcai's retreating figure. Although Fan Cuiying wasn't very good, she genuinely trusted this older brother.

Half an hour later, Gu Youcai threw a man reeking of alcohol on the ground.

The man looked honest and simple, but his eyes were sly and mischievous.

His body was limp and weak, like a lump of noodles, and he was so frightened by the axe in Gu Youcai's hand that he collapsed to the ground.

Based on the original owner's memories, Shen Lu learned that this was Zhang Chenggang, Gu Xiaohua's husband.

"Brother-in-law, let's talk this out. Please put down the axe in your hand first," Zhang Chenggang pleaded, kneeling on the ground.

Gu Youcai swung his axe at him, stopping precisely just millimeters from his fingertips.

"What did you do to my sister?"

Gu Youcai glared at Zhang Chenggang with a fierce expression, his eyes fixed on him. The menacing aura emanating from him made Zhang Chenggang tremble, and a dark brown mark gradually appeared on his groin.

Seeing Gu Youcai like this, not only Zhang Chenggang, but even Gu's mother was too scared to breathe.

When did Gu Youcai become so fierce?

"Brother-in-law...please don't be like this, I'll tell you..."

"My mother had someone examine Huaya's belly and said it was a girl. So I gently nudged her, and unexpectedly, it triggered labor..."

Who at the scene couldn't tell that Zhang Chenggang was downplaying the main issue?

Gu Youcai is not someone who can be fooled with a few words.

Gu Youcai punched Zhang Chenggang hard in the eye socket.

"This is your last chance. If you don't speak now, you'll never have another chance."

Zhang Chenggang had just been punched, but he didn't dare to cry out. He believed that his brother-in-law, Gu Youcai, was capable of anything.

He covered his eyes tightly.

"It's my mother!"

"It was my mother's idea. She said a fortune teller said that Gu Xiaohua's face indicated she wouldn't have a son, so she told me to lock her in this house..."

Zhang Chenggang's voice grew weaker and weaker, and he didn't dare to continue.

But everyone understood the meaning behind his words.

Zhang Chenggang, fearing that Gu Xiaosheng would die without a son, wanted to kill her.

So they used violence to force the child out of the house early, and then left Gu Xiaohua alone at home.

They'll just wait until they return to announce the deaths of both mother and child.

Seeing the Gu family's grim expressions, Zhang Chenggang knelt on the ground and begged for his life.

"I really know I was wrong. It was all my mother's fault. I was so scared that I kept drinking."

Zhang Chenggang was crying his eyes out; anyone who didn't know better would think he was the one locked up at home waiting to die.