Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

He moved closer and closer, almost touching her, and asked, following her words, seemingly genuinely unaware of what she was saying, his voice still carrying a slight lisp:

"What is it?"

Su Wanqing felt the oppressive aura; the man's hot breath sprayed on her face, making her heart pound.

"yes...."

Just now.

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!"

Suddenly, there was a series of urgent knocks on the door.

The enchanting atmosphere vanished instantly.

Su Wanqing blinked, looking at the handsome face so close to hers.

Zhou Yanshen's eyes darkened, a hint of annoyance flashing across them. He abruptly stood up, quickly pulled on his shirt, and said to Su Wanqing while buttoning it:

"Comrade Wanqing, take a nap a little longer, I'll go see what's going on."

Zhou Yanshen went out.

Su Wanqing slowly exhaled, feeling a pang of regret.

The aura emanating from Zhou Yanshen when he approached was oppressive and aggressive, making her feel as if she was about to be devoured.

A moment later, the bedroom door was gently pushed open, and Zhou Yanshen poked half his body in, his expression grave: "It's Aunt Wang. Her daughter, Chen Xiuer, is about to give birth, but the situation doesn't seem good. Aunt Wang is so anxious that she's crying outside the door and wants you to come and take a look right now."

Upon hearing this, Su Wanqing immediately frowned and quickly grabbed her clothes to put them on: "Isn't there still a few days until my due date? Okay, I'll go right now!"

Zhou Yanshen immediately said, "I'll heat up a pancake and an egg for you to eat on the way."

Su Wanqing thought that childbirth was time-consuming and exhausting, and she couldn't go hungry, so she said, "Okay, then heat up a few more."

"Okay." Zhou Yanshen agreed, considerately closing the door to let Su Wanqing change her clothes, while he quickly went to the outer room to start a fire and heat up the food.

On her rare day off, Zhou's mother was woken up by the noise. Outside, she grumbled, "Did someone die? Why are you making such a racket so early? Can't a person get some peace and quiet?!"

"Mom, it's Aunt Wang who came with us by train. Her daughter is having a difficult childbirth, and the situation is quite urgent."

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother clicked her tongue twice, but didn't scold anyone further. Instead, she slowly got up, rummaged through her old luggage for a while, took out two slices of ginseng, and casually tossed them to Zhou Yanshen.

"Here, take this and keep her alive for a while. Childbirth is like going through the gates of hell for a woman; whether she survives or not depends entirely on her own fate."

Su Wanqing quickly dressed, picked up her medical kit, took the hot pancakes and eggs handed to her by Zhou Yanshen, put the two ginseng slices directly into the enhanced spiritual spring water to soak, and then ate the pancakes heartily as she walked out.

Upon seeing Granny Wang's red and swollen eyes, Su Wanqing immediately said, "Granny Wang, let's talk as we walk! What exactly is Xiuer's condition now?"

"Oh, okay! My daughter... she felt something was wrong with her stomach when she got home from work yesterday afternoon, it was tightening and painful in waves..."

Su Wanqing interrupted her, "You're almost due and still working? Didn't I tell you before that you should rest these last few days and mainly do those knee-chest position exercises I taught you to try and turn the baby into the correct position?"

Aunt Wang was also very angry and upset when she talked about this:

"It's all that old hag's fault! She keeps saying that when she gave birth, she was working in the fields before giving birth, and then she went back to weeding in the afternoon after giving birth!"

"They keep saying that the more work you do, the faster you'll give birth! They keep pushing Xiu'er to go feed the pigs and chickens, saying the work is easy, otherwise it would be such a waste to lose eight work points a day..."

"My daughter was afraid of the pain of childbirth, so she thought that doing more work might speed up the delivery. That's why she went. She probably used a bit of strength carrying the pig feed bucket yesterday, and her stomach started to feel uncomfortable when she got back. Her water broke last night..."

Su Wanqing felt a headache coming on: "Why didn't you come and wake me up immediately when your water broke that night?"

Granny Wang was filled with both hatred and regret. "It was all that old hag's fault! She said, 'What woman hasn't given birth? It's normal to be in pain for a day or two!' She's a midwife, she's got plenty of experience!"

"How can she face her daughter-in-law who has to go to the doctor when she's giving birth? I was going to come to you right away, but my daughter is in so much pain and she's been holding onto my hand tightly."

"I really can't leave! My son-in-law is such a blockhead with no opinions of his own. All he does is say things like, 'Mom is doing this for your own good, Mom has experience, so just listen to Mom.'"

"I... I didn't want to disturb your rest so late at night, so I wanted to check on her condition a little longer... But by morning, my daughter was in so much pain she could barely breathe, and she looked like she was about to die! It wasn't like a normal childbirth at all! That's why I rushed here to find you... Dr. Su, you have to save my daughter!"

Su Wanqing couldn't bring herself to say anything to blame him.

She quickly stuffed the flatbread in her hand into her mouth, then took out two more and handed them to Aunt Wang: "Eat up! You'll be doing hard work later, you can't go hungry!"

"Hey! Hey!"

Aunt Wang, who had been worried and frightened all night without eating or drinking, was like a drowning person grabbing a piece of driftwood when she saw Su Wanqing. She took the cake, stuffed it haphazardly into her mouth, and followed Su Wanqing quickly toward her in-laws' home.

Upon arriving at the Sun family's house, before even entering, they bumped into Granny Sun's dull-witted son, Zhao Shupi, standing at the door. Seeing Granny Wang with Su Wanqing, he looked troubled.

"Mom, didn't my mom say not to call a doctor? If the neighbors see this, they'll laugh at her delivery skills..."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang, who was suppressing her anger, swung the slap across the face.

"Bullshit! Your wife's about to die, and you still care about your old woman's little bit of face?! My daughter Chen Xiuer is the unluckiest person ever to have married into your family! Get out of my way!"

She shoved her son-in-law aside, grabbed Su Wanqing, and rushed inside.

In the room.

Granny Sun cursed and swore at the dying Chen Xiuer:

"I told you to push, so why don't you use your strength?! Didn't you eat? What are you yelling about?! What woman doesn't give birth? Are you some kind of precious treasure? Do you even want to have a baby anymore? Listen to me, stand up and walk around right now! Walk around a bit, and the baby will naturally come out!"

Chen Xiuer's face was ashen, and she was barely breathing. "Mom... I... I have no strength left... I feel... I'm dying... Where's my mom... Did she go... go find a doctor...?"

Grandma Sun spat, "What good is it to have your useless mother! What good will a doctor do? Can she give birth for you?"

"Get out of here, you old hag! Stop tormenting my daughter!" Like a mother lioness protecting her cubs, Granny Wang rushed over and shoved Granny Sun away.

Seeing that Aunt Wang had actually brought Su Wanqing, Granny Sun's face darkened. "You really brought her? What good is she? I admit that doctors can treat illnesses, but hasn't childbirth always been done by midwives?"