When Li Chenze saw this, he heaved a sigh of relief and asked, "Wife, do you want to eat more?"
Zhang Dongmei shook her head and said, "I’m full."
Hearing this, Li Chenze nodded and finished the rest of the food. After they finished eating, Lu Jueyu cleaned up the table and brought the tray to the kitchen.
After she left, Li Chenze helped his wife walk around for a while to digest the food before letting her lay on the bed.
Noticing that her clothes were drenched in sweat, he went to get a basin of hot water and helped his wife wipe her body clean before changing her clothes.
At three o’clock in the evening, Li Chenmo and his children arrived at Father Li’s house. When they were chatting, the midwife went to check on Zhang Dongmei.
Not long after, she came out and said, "Prepare more hot water, bring a basin of hot water into the room, and a bowl of wine with high-content alcohol."
The moment they heard this, Lu Jueyu asked, "Aunt, is my eldest sister-in-law giving birth now?"
The midwife nodded and said, "She is ready."
After she said this, she entered the room and said, "Nephew, you should wait outside."
Hearing this, Li Chenze shook his head and said, "I will stay with my wife."
The midwife frowned at his words. Usually, when she does her job, she forbids the men from entering the room since some women might dirty themselves, and it would leave a shadow in their hearts if it was seen by their husbands.
She turned to Zhang Dongmei and asked, "Do you want your husband to stay?"
Feeling the pain in her stomach, Zhang Dongmei shook her head and said, "Husband, you wait for me outside. I will be fine."
When he heard this, Li Chenze wanted to argue, but when he heard his wife letting out a muffled grunt due to pain, he reluctantly went out.
Outside the room, Pan Meijia and Lu Jueyu brought the hot water and wine into the room. After the two of them entered the room, the midwife closed the door and opened the window with the curtain closed.
She first sterilized her hands with the wine and turned to them before asking, "Who has experience helping deliver a baby?"
The two of them shook their heads, and Lu Jueyu said, "Aunty, you can just tell us what to do."
Hearing this, the midwife nodded and started giving out instructions. While they were busy, Zhang Dongmei suddenly let out a shout, "Akh!"
The tearing pain was so painful that she couldn’t help but bite her lips. Seeing this, Lu Jueyu quickly found a clean towel for her to bite.
Seeing that the opening was enough, the midwife said, "When you feel the pain, push. Don’t shout and save your energy."
Zhang Dongmei nodded and pushed when she felt the contraction again. This time, she was pushing so hard that her face turned red while veins bulged on her neck and forehead. Her eyes turned red as tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.
Seeing this, Pan Meijia and Lu Jueyu turned pale. As women, they would give birth to a baby too, and they naturally feared the pain.
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