Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 425 Rumors of Lady Liu Giving Birth (5)_1

Chapter 425: Chapter 425 Rumors of Lady Liu Giving Birth (5)_1

"But, but Mother’s body is weak, and she’s half a month early, could something go wrong? Why hasn’t the midwife arrived yet, why hasn’t Aunt Wang come?"

Lin Yi and Lin Wei had only just left the house.

Just then, Lady Liu’s cries gradually ceased, probably because the first contraction had passed. Xia Zheng quickly said, "Yuanyuan, go and check quickly."

Lin Yuan also heard it, fearing something might happen to Lady Liu, she hurried into the room: "A woman is giving birth, you shouldn’t come in!"

Xia Zheng curled his lips, stopping at the doorway. Soon, Lin Jiaxin was also chased out. Father and son, wide-eyed and anxious, could neither sit nor stand still in the main hall.

In no time, Lady Liu’s screams started again, and Lin Yuan ran out to the kitchen, where she hurriedly cooked a big bowl of the small dumplings she hadn’t finished making earlier and also had Xia Zheng boil a pot of hot water for her.

Although he didn’t know what the hot water was for, Xia Zheng found it was better to have something to do at a time like this than to listen to Lady Liu’s heart-wrenching cries inside the house. Given there were two stoves, he simply filled two large pots with water and started boiling.

Lin Yuan carried the dumplings into the room, and while Lady Liu’s contractions were less severe, she urged her to eat quickly so she had the strength to give birth later.

As soon as Aunt Wang entered, she called for Lin Yuan to boil water quickly, prepare scissors, and cotton cloth. Then, she plunged into the room to cheer on Lady Liu.

The water had boiled, and the sound of the carriage outside grew closer. Lin Yi, with a dark face, helped an old lady in her sixties into the house. The old lady’s face was somewhat pale, and she looked a little nauseous.

Wet, indescribable stains hung on Lin Yi’s clothes, too.

Pushing the old lady into the arms of Lin Yuan and Lan Hua, they helped her into the inner room. Lin Yi muttered, "It’s just walking too fast, does she have to vomit all over me?"

Lin Wei and Xiao Linshuang were sent out, and Lan Hua and Lin Yuan listened to the sounds from inside, delivering one basin of hot water after another, then carrying the water back out. As they saw the murky bloody water in the basin, their faces grew paler and paler.

Lin Jiaxin had been through this scene four times, each time with his heart in his throat, fearing the slightest thing might go wrong with his daughter-in-law.

"May the Bodhisattva bless us, let mother and child be safe, let mother and child be safe!" Lin Jiaxin no longer had the strength to walk back and forth, even with the help of his crutch. He could feel his legs starting to weaken, unable to stand. It was not his old illness acting up, but worry for Lady Liu.

The increasingly terrifying scream of Lady Liu frightened Xia Zheng, his little face turned deathly pale. So this was childbirth. No wonder he had always heard his mother say that a woman giving birth was like walking a circle around Ghost Gate. The lucky ones come back, the unfortunate ones stay there forever.

He had never seen it before and always thought his mother was trying to scare him, but now, he believed it.

For the first time, he missed his mother.

Also for the first time, he no longer wanted to have children. Thinking of Lin Yuan’s frail figure, he could not imagine what he would do if, instead, she were the one lying inside.

"Lin Yi, go bring Lao Fan here." Feeling as if each moment was an eternity, Xia Zheng suddenly said to Lin Yi. Although Lao Fan was not a midwife, with his medical skills, if something unexpected happened to Lady Liu, it was much better to have him present than not.

Lin Yi changed into a clean set of clothes, already on standby outside, nodded, and left immediately. Despite the previous experience, this time he did not slow the speed of the carriage, trusting that old Lao Fan’s frame could withstand it.

Inside, Lin Wei’s eyes were full of tears while Xiao Linshuang bit her lip, her eyes glistening, eager to rush inside.

"What are you doing? Stay still and wait here!"

Lin Wei pulled her back forcefully, pinning her in the chair.

Xiao Linshuang struggled to get down: "I’ve studied medicine too, I want to go in and help Mother with the delivery!"

Lin Yuan carried a basin of bloody water out, blocking Xiao Linshuang’s view, her face fierce as she placed the basin in front of her. But before Xiao Linshuang could speak, she screamed in fright.

Lin Yuan was both angry and anxious: "Scared of blood, and you think you can help with the delivery? Sit tight to one side and don’t cause any more trouble!"

Feeling chastened, Xiao Linshuang sat down next to Lin Wei, her young spirit struck, realizing that just reading books without practice was insufficient. She would have to learn earnestly from her teacher.