Mother Xue lowered her voice: "No good news yet? It's been more than half a year, right?"
"It's almost eight months, isn't it the Mid-Autumn Festival next week?" Ms. Chen explained: "They got married in the first month of the year. It's only been eight months now."
Mother Xue giggled and said: "Parents are like this. They say they won't rush, but they are actually very anxious. I remember that after Lingling and Ayuan got married, I was counting the days and waiting secretly. Zuo waited.
Wait, wait a minute, that’s called impatient! Her father scolded me and said, is this urgent? It’s all fate when you give birth and when you get pregnant. When I turned around, she called me and said that I was already pregnant.”
"Hey!" Mrs. Chen whispered: "What his uncle said makes sense. It takes fate to conceive a child. It's okay. Lao Xue and I will just wait. We won't say too much."
"That's right." Mother Xue chuckled: "They just got married not long ago, and A Fang has just changed jobs. Let's try not to rush it. It's best to let nature take its course."
Mrs. Chen nodded and explained: "His father said so too."
Mother Xue couldn't help but ask: "I went to the factory to bring autumn clothes today, but I haven't seen Zhilan yet. Is he feeling better today?"
"It's nothing serious." Mrs. Chen smiled bitterly: "It takes a hundred days to break the muscles and bones. Although this is an old saying, it is true. He injured his ribs. It is a blessing that he does not need surgery. He can only not move.
Slowly wait for the bones to grow back. When you get older, your body is no better than that of a young person, and it can recover in a few strokes. Although he doesn't accept old age, he can't help but accept the pain."
"Zhilan is used to being in good health, that's why he always feels this way." Xue's mother said with a smile, "You are already fifty, how can you compare to others who are younger?"
"That's right!" Mrs. Chen whispered: "The third uncle said the same thing about him. The small bones in his arms have grown to seven or eighty-eight years, and even the ribs don't dare to relax. He does this himself, he understands.
I just can’t do anything now, but I’m always in good spirits.”
Mother Xue suddenly thought of Uncle San and asked, "Why hasn't he come over these two days?"
"Too busy." Ms. Chen explained: "Ah Huan came over yesterday afternoon, and it was a rush. He said that they are holding an exchange meeting these days, specifically for their traditional Chinese medicine research. Many seniors in the medical field are here
Now that I'm here, Third Uncle is being dragged into exchanges. He's very busy dealing with all kinds of colleagues every day."
Mother Xue couldn't help but smile bitterly: "My third uncle has been retired for many years. This is too much trouble for him!"
"Isn't it?" Chen shook his head and said: "I have also advised him to think twice before. After all, once a project like this is started, it will take several years without rest. If there are results, the time may be shorter. If
If there are any obstacles on the way, it may take more than ten years or even decades. Ah Huan is young, so let him fiddle around, as long as he gets results, or not. But he is still very persistent, because
We feel that this is a good thing to benefit the patients, so he can do as much as he can and let nature take its course. His Bodhisattva heart is so touching that we are moved by his willingness to help others, so we did not persuade him any further."
"Forget it, those who are capable work harder." Mother Xue laughed and said, "I don't know anything. Even if I am young and strong, people still don't want me!"
Mrs. Chen also smiled and said comfortingly: "You can't say that. You have to specialize in your profession. You shine in your industry and have a happy family. It's also a kind of ability that works hard."
As the two chatted, time seemed to fly by.
Next to him, father-to-be Cheng Tianyuan was pacing back and forth outside the operating room, always staring at the clock on the wall. He couldn't help but move closer, thinking that the clock was broken.
Mother Xue laughed and shouted: "Ayuan, come here and sit down."
Cheng Tianyuan had no choice but to go over and sit down because of his mother-in-law's face.
After a while, Cheng Tianfang came and said with a smile: "Dad and the others already know. They said they would come right away!"
"Little Yangyang has to come here together." Xue's mother said: "Ranran is studying, so don't go and take him. We will know when the younger brother and sister are born and pick him up after school."
"My mother said the same." Cheng Tianfang said happily: "I don't know if my sister-in-law will give birth to a daughter or a son - we all really hope it is a daughter!"
Mrs. Chen smiled and said: "Ling Ling's belly is so pointed and big that I can't even tell what it is."
Mother Xue said: "You'll know when you come out soon, right? Let's wait!"
Everyone laughed happily.
Ten minutes later, Xue's father and Cheng Muhai and his wife came in a hurry.
Xue Yang ran at the front, cheering and shouting: "Sister! I want a sister!"
Cheng Tianyuan hurriedly knelt down, picked him up, and made a shushing gesture: "Don't make any noise, my mother is giving birth to my sister inside. This is a hospital, you can't shout loudly."
"Oh!" Yang Yang's chubby cheeks were full of smiles. He hugged his father's neck and asked coquettishly: "Dad, have you named your sisters? I want to help them name them!"
Cheng Tianyuan chuckled lovingly and shook his head: "I'm not sure whether it's a sister or a brother yet, so it's hard for dad to choose a name first. Grandpa and grandpa are both here, let them help pick it."
"No, no!" Yangyang said with a smile, "I'll get it! I'll get it!"
Liu Ying curiously asked: "How do you want to get it for your sister? Let's talk about it."
Yangyang rolled her eyes, thought hard, and answered: "Brother said it's autumn and girls like flowers. My sister's name is Autumn Flower!"
Everyone laughed.
Cheng Tianfang burst out laughing, "What's this name? It's so tacky! Your sister will definitely not like it!"
Yangyang pouted, a little disappointed.
Cheng Tianyuan comforted him: "It's better to let grandpa and grandpa get it, otherwise let mom get it. Mom had a hard time giving birth to her sister, so it's most appropriate for her to get it."
"Autumn flowers - doesn't it sound good?" Yangyang made her final struggle.
Cheng Tianyuan tried his best to hold back his laughter: "It sounds pretty good, but my younger sister might not like it. Girls at the age of my grandma and grandma like to have flower names. Now that the whole trend has passed, it's hard to imitate it anymore. Let's
Let’s pick a better one from now on.”
The child didn't understand this, but after listening to his father's eloquent analysis, it seemed that there was really no possibility, so he quickly gave up and asked his aunt to take him to play.
Cheng Tianfang took him downstairs.
Father Xue felt uncomfortable when he saw the words "operating room" and whispered: "...it's too stuffy here."
Cheng Tianyuan said hurriedly: "Dad, you go downstairs with me for a walk. It's not good if there are too many people here. The nurses will come out to chase them away."
Cheng Muhai knew that Xue's father had been waiting outside the operating room too many times this year and was under too much psychological pressure. He hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Xue's father's arm, "Let's go! Go downstairs for a walk and order food for them later."
Father Xue nodded, and the two went downstairs talking and laughing.
Liu Ying, Xue's mother, and Chen, who were each other's mother-in-law, chatted endlessly. The three women had a show, and they couldn't stop talking for most of the day.
Cheng Tianyuan paced back and forth, looking up from time to time to look at the lights in the operating room.
Ten minutes later, a child's cry was heard inside.
Everyone rejoiced.
After a while, another child's cry was heard.
"They're all born! Both of them are coming out!"
"Oh! This cry is so powerful! Maybe it's the kid again!"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled excitedly and waited at the door of the operating room.
After a while, the nurse came out pushing two small beds.
Everyone swarmed up and surrounded the small bed with laughter.
The nurse hurriedly shouted: "Where's Dad? Come and sign quickly! Your wife is amazing! The two children, one is six and a half pounds and the other is seven pounds, they are both overweight twins!"
Cheng Tianyuan looked at the two pink little guys and was so happy that he was speechless.
Xue's mother asked excitedly: "They are all women, right?"
The nurse shook her head: "No, the twins are here!"