1990, Reborn as a Beachcomber, From Rascal to Brilliant Guy

parallel world,

Canglan County, Shantou City, eastern Guangdong

Emergency Department of People's Hospital

Accompanied by a series of urgent "whoosh whoosh" sounds, a red and white ambulance screeched to a stop at the gate.

"Quickly, the patient has an acute myocardial infarction and suspected massive bleeding. Get him to the emergency room immediately."

"Ah Shui, hang in there! You'll be alright!"

"Family members, please stay outside. We will do our best to save your life."

"Ah Qing..."

Lin Shuisheng lay on the hospital bed, his face pale and his forehead covered in cold sweat.

He mustered all his strength to lift his head, his gaze unfocused as he stared at the woman's face outside the door, and murmured something under his breath.

Who could have imagined that he longed for a son his whole life, only to have her by his side when he was dying?

I wonder who will be by her side when she gets old?

If there is a next life, he will definitely not...

......

"Ah Shui, Ah Shui!"

"Um?"

"Ah Shui, go quickly and call Aunt Hua over, I...I think I'm going into labor!"

Is she about to give birth?

Upon hearing these words, Lin Shuisheng, who was still somewhat dazed, suddenly jolted awake, then sat up abruptly in bed, staring wide-eyed at the figure beside him.

Through the hazy moonlight streaming through the window, his gaze slowly moved upwards from her round belly, finally settling on her gentle, beautiful, and somewhat charming square face.

As far as he could remember, it had been many years since he had seen her look so young.

She was still as beautiful as ever, just like the grandmother in the movie he watched during the last days of his previous life.

But he, for the sake of "carrying on the family line," resented her for most of his life, causing her to suffer a great deal of hardship.

He deserves to die!

"Snapped!"

"Hey, what... what are you doing?"

Ye Wanqing was startled when she saw her husband suddenly slap her.

Ignoring her still aching stomach, she struggled to sit up and grabbed Lin Shuisheng's arm, afraid he would go berserk and hit her again.

Her palms were somewhat rough and calloused, and she was quite strong; pressing them on my arm felt a bit prickly and itchy.

The warmth emanating from her palm felt like a red-hot branding iron, making Lin Shuisheng's nose sting.

"You...you cried?"

Ye Wanqing felt the coolness on the back of her hand and leaned forward in surprise, wanting to see if her man was crying.

"No, I just got sand in my eye!"

Lin Shuisheng tilted his head back as far as he could, using his hand to block Ye Wanqing from seeing, his voice a little hoarse.

"Alright, alright, I know you've been waiting for four years, hoping I could give you a son. Now I'm about to give birth, so you'd better go and call Aunt Hua over!"

Ye Wanqing paused for a moment, then gently patted Lin Shuisheng's hand and forced a smile.

She knew that ever since she gave birth to her first daughter, the thought of having a son had been a source of great anxiety for Lin Shuisheng.

But whether it's a boy or a girl, we'll only know after the baby is born.

"No, you can't call her Aunt Hua. I'll take you to the county hospital to give birth right now."

When Lin Shuisheng heard Ye Wanqing mention Aunt Hua, his heart jumped into his throat.

In his past life, he went to call Aunt Hua over, but after waiting outside the room for more than three hours, he didn't get to see the baby born. Instead, he received the news that the baby was breech and he was having a difficult labor.

Later, thanks to the protection of Mazu, both the mother and child survived, but Ye Wanqing was left with a chronic illness and was never able to conceive again.

If he could start over, he would never gamble with his wife and children's lives again.

"Are you alright? It takes at least half an hour to get to the county town from here by bike and boat. And we only have two small sampans at home, without even a light. How are you going to row in the middle of the night?"

Also, this is my second child. I've heard that the birth will be faster. What if I give birth on the way?

Besides, in our village, who doesn't call Aunt Hua over to help with childbirth? If the villagers knew you took me to a big hospital in the county to give birth, who knows what they'd say behind my back about me being spoiled!

Ye Wanqing reached out and touched Lin Shuisheng's forehead, wondering if her husband had a fever.

Why is he talking nonsense as soon as he opens his mouth?

"Ah Qing, listen to me, quickly change your clothes, and get your household registration book, birth certificate and everything else ready. I'll go find Uncle Dong to borrow a boat first."

Because of the urgency of the situation, Lin Shuisheng didn't explain much to Ye Wanqing. He hurriedly gave a brief instruction, got out of bed, threw on a vest haphazardly, grabbed the flashlight from the table, and ran out of the room.

Seeing that her husband didn't seem to be joking, Ye Wanqing immediately became anxious.

Why go to the hospital when you're perfectly fine?

Not to mention the troublesome fees, it's also extremely expensive.

What if she doesn't give birth to a son? Wouldn't that be a joke?

No, we can't let him do this.

Soon, Ye Wanqing changed into a floral shirt and wide-legged trousers. With her large pregnant belly, she picked up a kerosene lamp, supported her back, and moved out of the room, across the courtyard, and towards the east room of the back hall.

"Mom, Mom!"

"Hey, Qing, what brings you up in the middle of the night?"

"Mom, my stomach hurts, I think I'm about to give birth. I asked Ah Shui to call Aunt Hua over, but he won't go. He even said he'd take me to the big hospital in the county to give birth. I don't know what's wrong with him!"

"What? Where is he?"

"He said he went to borrow a boat from Uncle Dong!"

"Hey, this good-for-nothing, he's never willing to say a kind word to anyone, he's so stubborn, but now he actually wants to borrow a boat from Ah Dong? Is he possessed by some evil spirit?"

When Chen Xiurong heard that her proud and arrogant third son had gone to borrow a boat from the village head, Lin Yaodong, she was immediately startled.

Before Ye Wanqing could say anything, she hurriedly ran to the west room across the street and started banging on the door.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Ah Hai, Ah Hai, come out quickly."

"What's wrong, Mom? It's the middle of the night, why are you so nervous?"

Not long after, Lin Haisheng came out of the room rubbing his eyes, followed by his wife Su Meilan.

"What's wrong? It's big news! Ah Hai, your little brother's wife is about to give birth, and your little brother has gone to borrow a boat from your Uncle Dong!"

Chen Xiurong stamped her foot, her face full of anxiety.

"ha?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Haisheng was completely stunned.

Should we go and borrow a boat from Uncle Dong?

Is this the kind of thing his ambitious underling would do?

Back then, all he, as the eldest brother, did was advise Lin Shuisheng to ask his uncle in the next village for help in finding a job, and Lin Shuisheng spat in his face.

Now, suddenly, you're telling him that Lin Shuisheng took the initiative to ask someone to borrow a boat?

Is this a joke?

"What the heck? Hurry up and go find them!"

When Chen Xiurong saw that her eldest son was still standing there in a daze, she was so angry that she shouted out on the spot.

"oh!"

Lin Haisheng snapped out of his daze and immediately ran outside, not even bothering to grab his flashlight.

Fortunately, he knew the area around the old house very well, and soon disappeared into the dark alley.

"Alan, don't stand here anymore, hurry back inside and lie down, your little sister-in-law is about to give birth."

Chen Xiurong glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law, who was standing at the door of the room with a slightly protruding belly and a somewhat dazed expression. She said something rather irritating, then turned and walked through the courtyard to the front house.

Just then, Lin Chaosheng, the second son, and his wife Li Chanjuan, who lived in the left-hand house, heard the commotion and came out of their room. They immediately had Chen Xiurong conscript men: one was sent to fetch the midwife, Aunt Hua, and the other was sent to prepare hot water, straw mats, mugwort leaves, writing brushes, bamboo strips, and towels.

After she finished assigning tasks, sent Ye Wanqing back to her room, and brought out her eldest granddaughter Lin Chunjiao, almost everyone else in the house was awakened, and the entire hall of the old house was brightly lit.

"Grandma, is Mom going to give birth to a little brother for me?"

Lin Shuisheng's eldest daughter, Lin Chunjiao, lay in the arms of the old lady Huang Suzhen, her little head drooping, her voice somewhat muffled.

"Yes, she's almost due, but hasn't given birth yet!"

The old lady nodded slightly and gently patted the little girl's back. A hint of worry was visible on her wrinkled and weathered face.

A few days ago, she went to worship Mazu and threw out three laughing divination blocks in a row.

This time, her precious grandson is unlikely to get his way!

"Mom, don't worry, the eldest son has already gone to find Ah Shui, and the second son has also gone to invite Aunt Hua over. Everything will be fine."

Chen Xiurong walked into the back hall and saw her mother-in-law's gloomy face, so she quickly said something to comfort her.

"Hmph! Isn't this all because you spoil him? In the middle of the night, he went to borrow a boat to take his wife to the county town to give birth. How could he even think of such a thing?"

Lin Yaoguang sat to the side, snorted softly, his dissatisfaction evident on his face.

If they had a son, that would be fine, but if they had a daughter, their family would truly become the laughingstock of the village.

"Alright, what business is it of yours, Ah Shui's wife, to give birth? Don't get involved and cause trouble."

The old lady glanced at Lin Yaoguang, a hint of displeasure in her expression.

Lin Yaoguang's expression froze, then he turned his face away and secretly rolled his eyes.

He genuinely couldn't understand what kind of spell that good-for-nothing had cast on the old lady. Why was she so protective of her in everything?

"Mom, my second brother brought Aunt Hua over!"

At this moment, the younger sister, Lin Shuixian, who had been standing at the door looking around, suddenly ran in.

"They're here? I'll go and invite them in right away. And Juan, did you hang up the mugwort leaves? Where's the hot water? Quickly bring up a basin of water so Aunt Hua can wash her hands."

When Chen Xiurong heard that the midwife had arrived, she hurriedly ran towards her door.

As she ran, she called out to her second daughter-in-law in the small kitchen.

Halfway through the run, she suddenly remembered something, immediately stopped, and whispered to her eldest daughter who was following behind:

"By the way, Ah Xian, you're not married yet, so be careful not to go into your third sister-in-law's room later, or you might attract bad luck."

"Okay, Mom!"

Lin Shuixian pursed her lips slightly upon hearing her mother's words.

Seriously, she's 19 years old this year, can you please stop treating her like a child?

And her third sister-in-law, this time, doesn't even know if she'll give birth to a boy or a girl. She's not that stupid to walk into the line of fire!

If she gives birth to a daughter, wouldn't her third brother resent her to death?

"Mom, Aunt Hua is here!"

Before long, Lin Chaosheng brought in a rather plump-looking middle-aged woman from outside the door.

At the same time, Li Chanjuan also came over from the kitchen carrying a basin of hot water, along with a new towel.

"Aunt Hua, thank you so much for your help this late at night!"

Chen Xiurong greeted her warmly and held Aunt Hua's hand tightly.

According to the village's seniority system, she and Aunt Hua were of the same generation. However, her husband, Lin Yaoguang, was a little older than Aunt Hua's husband, so she called him "Aunt" like the other children.

"Hey, what's the trouble? We're all on the same side. Um, is everything ready?"

Aunt Hua patted Chen Xiurong's hand, slightly raised her double chin, half-closed her eyes, and her face was full of a pleased smile.

"Everything is ready. Hot water, towels, straw mats, calligraphy brushes, bamboo strips, and mugwort leaves are all prepared."

Chen Xiurong nodded repeatedly, then turned around and waved to Li Chanjuan who was standing behind her.

Without saying a word, Li Chanjuan quickly brought up the hot water and told Aunt Hua to wash her hands and face first.

When Aunt Hua saw how thoughtful Chen Xiurong's family was in doing things, her smile immediately became even wider.

At least she wouldn't have to worry so much about not receiving the wedding gift money if Ye Wanqing gave birth to a daughter.

"Mom, look! Third Brother and the others are back!"

Not long after, as Aunt Hua was wiping her face with a new towel, Lin Shuixian pointed to the gate and called out again.

Everyone turned their heads and saw Lin Shuisheng leading Lin Haisheng in a hurry from outside, clutching a bunch of keys tightly in his hand.

"Ah Shui, did you really borrow Uncle Dong's boat?"

Lin Chaosheng took a few steps forward, grabbed Lin Shuisheng's arm, stared intently at the bunch of keys, and looked on in astonishment.

At first, when he learned that Lin Shuisheng had gone to Uncle Dong to borrow a boat, he didn't believe at all that Lin Shuisheng could borrow it.

Putting aside the fact that the tide would rise in the middle of the night and the fishing boats would have to go out to sea to start work, lending the boat to Lin Shuisheng would disrupt the fishing trip. Just the taboo of lending the boat to someone else to give birth should have been enough for Uncle Dong to refuse.

How did they manage to do that?

"Ah Shui, what are you doing? Can't you see your Aunt Hua is already here? Stop messing around and quickly return the key to your Uncle Dong."

Chen Xiurong glanced at the key, frowned, then stepped forward and began to reprimand him with some displeasure.

"Mom, I'm not making a fuss. This time, Qing insists on giving birth in the county town."

Upon hearing his mother's words, Lin Shuisheng hurriedly offered an explanation.

Before Chen Xiurong could say anything, Aunt Hua became somewhat displeased.

She tossed the towel aside, put her hands on her hips, and stared wide-eyed.

"Hey, Ah Shui, what do you mean by that? In the four or five villages around here, I've helped deliver babies for every family. Is your wife the only exception, having to go to the county town to give birth?"

"Ah Shui, stop fooling around. Be good and quickly return the key to your Uncle Dong. Your Aunt Hua is here."

When Chen Xiurong saw that Aunt Hua was having a problem, she quickly pulled Lin Shuisheng aside.

Seeing this, Lin Haisheng and Lin Chaosheng also spoke up to persuade Lin Shuisheng, implying that he was making a mountain out of a molehill.

He neither argued nor got angry.

He simply strode up to Aunt Hua and questioned her in a deep voice:

"Aunt Hua, Mazu appeared to me in a dream, saying my wife's baby is breech. Can you guarantee nothing will go wrong?"