Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 808 - 0808: Zhao Di’s Premature Birth 6

The ultraviolet rays were very strong, so she wore a wide-brimmed hat for protection.

She took down each piece of clothing and diaper, folding them carefully before placing them into the basket. All that was left were the cotton fillings from the mat and the quilt cover, inner quilt, and bed sheet. Feng Qingxue was about to take them down to sew the quilt for use that evening when she suddenly saw Guo Xiuying rushing past the door with an emergency kit in hand. Curious, Qingxue stretched her neck to look outside.

Guo Xiuying was already far away, but Du Xiaotao followed right behind, just in front of her own door.

"Xiaotao, where are you off to?" It wasn’t Guo Xiuying’s and Du Xiaotao’s turn to be on duty today, as they needed to set off in two days to another region to treat Tibetans or promote knowledge about childbirth and care.

Du Xiaotao stopped in his tracks and nodded towards the direction Guo Xiuying had gone, "Lu Zhao’s having a premature birth, and Jin Zhao came to get Sister Xiuying."

As for herself, she was purely going to help out.

Hearing the name Lu Zhao, Feng Qingxue was slightly taken aback.

Ever since Chen Ju and Cao Hongzhu said that Lu Zhao had been gossiping, Lu had started keeping to herself at home, probably too ashamed to see other people, or perhaps when she occasionally went out, she felt the others’ aversion and decided to hide at home in sorrow to nurture her pregnancy. All her needs were attended to by either Jiu Hong or the five- or six-year-old Jin Zhao.

"Since Lu Zhao is giving birth, you’d better go quickly. Come to find me if you need any help." Although Feng Qingxue disliked Lu Zhao intensely, the child was innocent, and Qingxue had her professional ethics.

Since coming to the army, she had not abandoned her prior skills.

As for delivering babies, not having done so in the army didn’t mean her skills were rusty—quite the opposite, she had refined them, learned other medical techniques, and integrated them with her previous knowledge. She could now understand many of Dr. Lin Qiaozhi’s writings.

Du Xiaotao nodded and hurried off to Lu Zhao’s house.

Jin Zhao stood by the door, looking panicked and unsure of what to do, her small face deathly pale.

Du Xiaotao gently pushed her, "Little girl, go out and play with your sister Ding Lanlan. Don’t stay here in the way!" Why keep a child at home when the adults were having a baby?

Du Xiaotao felt sympathy for Jin Zhao, knowing the treatment she received at home.

Only after Jin Zhao had run off did Du Xiaotao enter the house to heat some water on the stove. Inside, Lu Zhao was on the floor, crying out in pain repeatedly. She was lying on a straw mat that had been prepared beforehand, her hands tightly gripping Guo Xiuying’s wrist, "I can definitely give birth to a son, right? The medicine you gave me helped me conceive. It must be a boy, right?"

"Whether it’s a boy or a girl is determined by fate. Save your strength for giving birth!" Guo Xiuying was somewhat impatient.

Lu Zhao had caused a lot of trouble for her best friend with a few words of gossip, so Guo Xiuying wasn’t inclined to be pleasant towards her.

Guo Xiuying took out her instruments and performed a check-up, mainly listening to the fetal heartbeat, which fortunately wasn’t weak. After taking her pulse, it seemed that the one-month premature birth would not have much impact on the baby.

Lu Zhao had already given birth once, and this time the baby was properly positioned, so the birth went rather smoothly.

As Du Xiaotao brought the hot water over, and hearing Guo Xiuying say so, she immediately dismissed the thought of finding Feng Qingxue.

A baby’s cries pierced the air, and Lu Zhao’s first question was about the gender, "It’s a son, right? A son?"

Guo Xiuying looked at her and said, "No!"

In her arms lay a little baby girl, wrinkled and red, a small bundle that would be fortunate to weigh five pounds.

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