Chapter 92
Ye Qingzhi’s body was giving birth for the third time. She didn’t know if it was because of her transmigration, but a certain part of her had recovered very well, so giving birth now was like the first time. After more than three hours of pain, her cervix had only dilated to six centimeters.
“It hurts, huff. After this one, I’m never having another one,” she said. To be honest, Ye Qingzhi was already regretting it. She already had two sons, and He Qiming didn’t lack children. Why had she been so foolish as to want to have a child?
“Sister Qingzhi, you should walk two more laps. It’s good for the delivery,” Cao Liya said, having He Qiming help Ye Qingzhi continue to walk.
“No, I can’t walk. It hurts too much,” Ye Qingzhi said, her head covered in sweat. She squatted down in pain. Never mind walking, it was already good that she hadn’t lain down.
“Walk again after the contractions have passed,” Gu Yao said, standing on Ye Qingzhi’s other side.
Seeing Ye Qingzhi’s appearance, Yang Xiaorou’s memory of her difficult birth with Haohao gradually returned. Her face turned pale, and the thought of having a second child instantly disappeared.
So scary. How could she have had the thought of having a second child?
Even more terrifying, she had forgotten all the various pains of childbirth. She only remembered the difficult birth, that it was very painful, but she didn’t remember how it hurt or how much it hurt.
“Xiaorou, Xiaorou? What’s wrong?” Li Jinfeng came over with a thermos, looking at the pale-faced Yang Xiaorou. “Qingzhi is giving birth. Why do you look worse than her?”
Yang Xiaorou forced a smile and said in a weak voice that she was fine.
“Hiss, I can’t take it anymore. Qiming, help me back to the bed to lie down. Mm… hiss…” Taking advantage of the less painful moment, Ye Qingzhi had He Qiming help her back to the bed.
The contractions became more and more frequent. After nearly another hour, the doctor came for an internal examination and said it was time. Only then did they push her into the delivery room.
After about two more hours, Ye Qingzhi used all her strength and finally gave birth to the child.
“Congratulations, a very healthy baby boy,” the nurse said, holding the baby to be cleaned and congratulating her with a smile.
“A boy?” Ye Qingzhi was taken aback for a moment.
After she had gotten pregnant, not only had her appearance become more beautiful, but her taste had also leaned towards spicy. She had thought it was a girl, but it turned out to be another son.
“What, is a son not good?” the older nurse asked with a chuckle.
“I already have four sons at home,” Ye Qingzhi said, her voice a little weak.
The doctor and the nurse exchanged a look. Good heavens, four sons. Then this was the fifth son?
Outside the delivery room, He Qiming first asked about Ye Qingzhi’s condition. After confirming that she was fine, he remembered to ask about the child.
“A son?” He Qiming was a little disappointed. He had been influenced by Ye Qingzhi and had always thought it was a cute little daughter. He hadn’t expected it to be another smelly boy.
Gu Yao knew they wanted a daughter. “You can have another one. The next one might be a girl.”
“No more,” He Qiming said, shaking his head directly.
Although he was disappointed that it wasn’t a daughter, He Qiming’s heart ached more for Ye Qingzhi. He really couldn’t bear to have her have another one. It was hard and also damaging to her body.
“Five children. She really can’t have any more,” Yang Xiaorou said. She considered herself to know Ye Qingzhi quite well. Even if He Qiming wanted to have another one, Ye Qingzhi would not bother with him.
Just then, Ye Qingzhi and the child finally came out. How could He Qiming care about anyone else? He took a few steps forward, bent down to look at the haggard-faced Ye Qingzhi, his eyes full of heartache.
“Little Zhi, does it still hurt? Are you hungry? I have chicken soup at home. I’ll go and get it,” He Qiming said, pushing the hospital bed, afraid of jostling Ye Qingzhi.
Ye Qingzhi shook her head. “I’m fine. I’m just thirsty. You can pour me some warm boiled water.”
The lower part of her body was already numb from the pain. In any case, she didn’t feel anything now. And after giving birth, her whole body felt relaxed, and her breathing was smooth.
After arriving at the ward, He Qiming carried Ye Qingzhi to the bed, fed her some warm water, and then took a dry towel to wipe her sweat.
“You must be exhausted. You should sleep for a while. I’m here with the child,” He Qiming said, seeing that Ye Qingzhi was still looking at the child. He straightened her head and had her rest first.
Ye Qingzhi was indeed very tired, but she was curious about the child, so she had been holding on. Now that she heard what He Qiming said, she said a polite word to Gu Yao and the others and then closed her eyes and fell asleep.
She had been well-nourished during this pregnancy. Although her belly was not big, the baby was six catties. The baby’s skin was reddish. Seeing this, Gu Yao said that his skin would definitely be very fair in the future.
“Thank you for staying with me all this time today,” He Qiming said, truly very grateful to them.
“Why are you being so polite with us?” Yang Xiaorou shot him a look and then looked down at the little baby.
“Brother He, why don’t you go back and wash up, and also bring some chicken soup? Qingzhi has just given birth, and her stomach is empty. She’ll definitely be very hungry when she wakes up,” Gu Yao said, turning to look at He Qiming.
“Alright,” He Qiming said. Although he was reluctant to leave his wife and child, he still had four children at home, and he himself needed to wash up so that he could stay and accompany Ye Qingzhi at night.
When he got home, he found that the few children were all sitting at the door, waiting for news. As soon as they saw He Qiming come back, they immediately went forward to ask about Ye Qingzhi’s condition.
“Your mother is fine. She’s given you a younger brother. She’ll be back in two days. What did you eat for lunch? I didn’t have time to take care of you at that time,” He Qiming asked as he walked.
“We had rice. Dad, don’t worry. We can cook ourselves,” Ye Anmin said. Hearing that Ye Qingzhi was fine, the stone in his heart was finally lifted.
They had actually wanted to go to the hospital to accompany Ye Qingzhi, but Ye Qingzhi was worried that it would scare them, so she had strictly forbidden them from going to the hospital.
He Qiming nodded, took a quick shower, had a simple meal, and then took the chicken soup He Jingyan had served and hurried to the hospital.
With one foot out the door, He Qiming looked back and saw the few children looking at him eagerly. He beckoned to them. “Come on, come with me to the hospital to see your mother and your younger brother.”
Ye Qingzhi had not let them go before because she was afraid of scaring the children. Now that the child had been born, it was fine for them to go.
When He Qiming arrived at the hospital, Ye Qingzhi was not yet awake, but the child was already awake. Gu Yao was feeding him milk with a spoon, and he was drinking with relish.
“Is this my younger brother? He’s so well-behaved,” Ye Anmin said, peeking his head over. He wanted to touch his small hand but was afraid of hurting him.
“It’s fine. He’s not made of tofu. You can touch his small hand. Isn’t it cute?” Yang Xiaorou asked, pulling Ye Anmin’s hand and placing the little baby’s hand in his palm.
Ye Anmin looked up at He Qiming with joy. “Papa, his hand is so small!”
“His foot is also so small!” Ye Anjie was bolder than Ye Anmin and was already holding the little baby’s small foot and observing it.
He Jingyan stood coolly to the side, but his eyes were fixed on the little baby. Yangyang was young and was blocked by his few older brothers. He was anxiously pulling them, wanting to go forward to see his younger brother.
“Big brother, I also want to see my younger brother,” Yangyang said, jumping.
He Jingyan looked down at him and made way for him to go in.
“Wow, he’s really so small!” Yangyang said, pinching the little baby’s foot. “Was I this small when I was born?”
“Yes. Isn’t your younger brother cute?” Gu Yao asked, lowering her body to let Yangyang see more clearly.
“He is. Little brother, I’m your older brother. You have to call me ‘older brother’,” Yangyang said happily, looking at the little baby.
“That’s right. Our Yangyang will be a big brother from now on,” Yang Xiaorou said, stroking his head. From the corner of her eye, she saw Ye Qingzhi open her eyes and immediately asked, “Qingzhi, did we wake you up?”
Ye Qingzhi shook her head. She had slept for a while and had recovered. Or rather, she was particularly hungry now. Her stomach felt empty. It could be said that she had been woken up by hunger.
“You’re awake. You must be hungry. Do you want to have porridge or chicken soup first?” He Qiming asked gently.
“Porridge first,” Ye Qingzhi said, sitting up. Seeing that the few children were all there, she smiled at them. “Were you scared? Have you seen your younger brother? Have you had dinner?”
“I wasn’t scared. I even touched my younger brother’s small hand. It’s very cute. We’ve already had dinner. Ma, you don’t have to worry about us,” Ye Anmin said. Seeing that besides her pale face, Ye Qingzhi was fine, he was finally at ease.
Ye Qingzhi glanced at the little baby, who had fallen asleep again, her lips curving into a slight smile. She took the porridge He Qiming handed her. The temperature was just right. She drank it in small sips and told Gu Yao and Yang Xiaorou to hurry home.
“Then we’ll be going now. We’ll come and see you and the child again tomorrow,” Gu Yao said. She and Yang Xiaorou were worried about the children at home and got up to leave.
After a while, Ye Qingzhi also had the few children go back, so that it wouldn’t be hard to walk when it got dark.
“Mama, I want to stay with you,” Yangyang pouted.
“No, Mama needs to rest and can’t take care of you. Be a good boy and go back with your brothers. Mama will be home in two days,” He Qiming said, patting his small head and having He Jingyan take Yangyang back with him.
After the children had all left, Ye Qingzhi instantly lost her energy and leaned against He Qiming’s arms, saying weakly, “I’m never having another one.”
“Of course not. We have five sons in our family. I can’t afford to have another one,” He Qiming said, kissing the top of Ye Qingzhi’s head.
Ye Qingzhi pushed his chest. “You’re dirty. What, is it because you can’t afford it that you’re not having another one?”
“Of course not. It’s because I don’t want you to suffer the pain of childbirth again. If I had known…” He Qiming had never seen a woman give birth before. When Xu Baoli had given birth to Yangyang, he had still been in the army. He had only taken leave to rush back after she had given birth.
He had not expected childbirth to be so painful. If he had known, he would not have let Ye Qingzhi have one. They did not lack children.
“I’ll ask Old Hu later if there’s any medicine I can take. I can’t let you take medicine all the time,” He Qiming said, holding Ye Qingzhi and speaking softly.
The two of them just held each other and talked until the baby’s cries rang out.
“What’s wrong? What’s wrong?” Ye Qingzhi asked, touching the baby’s small bottom. The diaper was already wet. She quickly had He Qiming change it. But after changing the diaper, the baby was still wailing. Guessing that he was hungry, He Qiming was about to mix some milk powder to feed him but was stopped by Ye Qingzhi. “Let him suckle first. Otherwise, it’s not easy for the milk to come in.”
Ye Qingzhi wiped herself with warm boiled water and then breastfed the child. It had to be said, the force was not small. It was just that she had just given birth and had no milk yet. So after the child had suckled for a while, he started to wail again.
“How about we feed him a little first?” He Qiming asked, his heart aching for the hungry and wailing child.
“No, if you keep feeding him with a spoon, the child won’t suckle,” Ye Qingzhi said, shaking her head.
The original host had at least given birth to two children, so she still had some experience. She hardened her heart and continued to let the child suckle.
After more than ten minutes, with the little baby’s efforts, he finally got his first mouthful of his mother’s milk.
“Is there milk?” He Qiming asked, staring at the child drinking milk and swallowing.
Ye Qingzhi was a little embarrassed by his staring. She turned to her side. “What are you looking at me for? Hurry up and go and wash the diapers.”
He Qiming came back to his senses. “Alright, I’ll go right away.”
Looking at the diaper on the child, Ye Qingzhi sighed softly. It would be so convenient if there were disposable diapers.
With the original host’s memories, Ye Qingzhi was able to cope with a newborn baby and even had the energy to discuss the child’s name with He Qiming.
Before, she had thought it was a daughter and had chosen all girls’ names. So now she had to think of a new name.
“Jing Xing, Jing Hui, Jing Yao. Which one do you think is good?” He Qiming asked after thinking for a long time and coming up with these few names.
Jing Xing? Not very smooth. Jing Hui? It sounds like “police badge.” Jing Yao is not bad. He Jingyao, it sounds quite grand.
“Let’s tentatively go with He Jingyao. You can think about it again,” Ye Qingzhi said with hesitation.