Chapter 1942 - A Week Since the Child Was Born
The 99th Divorce
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The nurse became speechless when she heard him yell so ferociously.
âMr. Ou, let me assure you that it isnât all blood. It looks terrible when a womenâs water breaks and mixes with blood, but itâs actually normal.â
Hearing this, Ou Ming frowned doubtfully.
âWhatâs more, your wifeâs doing quite well. Everythingâs fine, donât worry. Leave everything to us. You can wait here while we take care of her.â
The nurse had already checked them in while she was speaking. She turned around and followed Yu LIliâs hospital bed to the delivery room.
Mother Zhang felt drained yet amused at the same time. âMaster Ou, sit here,â she said. âIt can take a long time for a woman to give birth.â
âNo, I want to go in!â
âNo, itâs bad luck for a man to go inside the delivery room when a womanâs giving birth.â Mother Zhang grabbed Ou Ming. âYou canât go in.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhy not? When my second brotherâs wife gave birth, he stayed with her for a long time!â Ou Ming yelled. He wasnât at all convinced.
âThatâs not the same. It was the second child for Master Li âs family!â
âHow about my second brotherâs assistant? Didnât he go in when she gave birth?â
âThey donât have an elder around to remind them. They donât understand it, but itâs not good for men to go inside when their wifeâs in labor.â
Ou Ming said, â...Mother Zhang, why did I even bring you here?â
Mother Zhang: â...â
By the time Qiao Ziqing arrived, it had been a long time since Yu Lili went into the delivery room.
During that time, Ou Ming signed the admission form and was feeling very anxious.
Mother Zhang yanked him. When she saw Qiao Ziqing come in, she said, âMaâam, youâre going to have to grab Mister Ou. He insists on barging inside. How can a man be in the same room as a woman when sheâs giving birth?â
Qiao Ziqing immediately grabbed Ou Ming and said, âNo, you canât go inside. If you go in, youâll distract Lili, and if the baby isnât delivered, itâll be your fault!â
After hearing this, Ou Ming finally settled down.
But soon, Ou Ming began to resist again. âThen why could my second brother go inside and accompany his wife?â
âHis wife gave birth to a second child, so she already had experience and strong willpower. Your wife is giving birth to your first child.â Qiao Ziqing looked at Ou Ming and said, âDonât you know your wife? She might be doing well now, but if you went inside, sheâd start crying and howling. Then, she would really be distracted. What would you do then?â
Thoroughly convinced, Ou Ming pursed his lips and fell silent.
He sat on the chair outside the room and stared at the door from the afternoon all the way into the evening.
Ou Ming kept a cigarette in his mouth. He was feeling very upset.
Staring at the door of the delivery room, he repeatedly stood up and paced back and forth.
He checked the time. It was past eight oâclock in the evening.
Feeling increasingly uneasy, Ou Ming said, âWhy hasnât the baby been delivered yet?â
Mom Zhang shot a look at him and said, âYou canât rush a woman to give birth. Some women are in labor for an entire week.â
âA week?â Ou Mingâs heart dropped.
âWell, you may not believe this, but one woman was really in labor for an entire week. It was tough, but the baby was born in the end.â
âHow would a pregnant woman eat and drink for a week? How would she get up?â Ou Ming couldnât even imagine such a scenario. âWouldnât she be uncomfortable?â
âThereâs no way she wouldnât be uncomfortable. We didnât have the technology back then like we do now. Back then, we had to give birth naturally. Nowadays, if a pregnant woman canât give birth naturally, she can get a C-section, so you donât need to rush it.â