Qi Fenglian was wheeled out of the delivery room and, upon seeing her maternal family, she revealed an excited smile. Weakly, she said, "Mom, I’ve given birth to a son."
"I know, I know," Mother Qi wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes.
She turned her head left and right, but seeing no one from her husband’s family, she felt a chill in her heart and asked in a weak voice, "Where’s Jisheng?"
Just as Qi Fengping was about to speak, Mother Qi interrupted her and rushed to say, "The doctor says the child is not very well because of the difficult birth, and they’ve taken him to the incubator. Jisheng and the rest are too worried to leave him, so they went to check on him first."
Upon hearing this, Qi Fenglian beca nervous; that was the son she had nearly died to bring into the world.
"It’s just for observation, and I believe he will be brought back soon. Elder Sister, you can rest assured," Cheng Su said with a heavy heart, adding her own words of comfort.
It was only then that Qi Fenglian noticed her. "You ca too!" she said.
Cheng Su nodded. The nurse then asked them to step aside and began pushing Qi Fenglian towards the ward. Following behind was another nurse, who said, "Family of the patient, please go and complete the hospital admission procedures."
Mother Qi warned both Qi Fengping and Cheng Su, "Don’t talk nonsense in front of your elder sister. She’s still weak!"
Cheng Su couldn’t help but look at her, her heart aching for her own daughter.
"Elder Sister is not a fool," mumbled Qi Fengping.
Mother Qi glared at her and said, "Go, tell your brother-in-law to handle the admission procedures."
Cheng Su raised an eyebrow. If the Zhang family heard about the admission and the high cost of the hospital stay, they would surely make a big fuss!
"Mom, the Zhang family is unreliable. Elder Sister has just given birth, and she doesn’t look well. Why don’t you go buy so soup for her to replenish? The doctor also said her health cannot be neglected," Cheng Su said, recalling the pale face of Qi Fenglian. Fearing that her mother-in-law might overthink, she quickly added, "It’s not that I’m shirking my duties, but you’re more experienced. Otherwise, I would go buy it myself."
Upon hearing this, Mother Qi felt pleased, thinking to herself that since getting married, her daughter had started speaking more pleasantly than before.
"What’s bought outside isn’t good, and it’s expensive. I think I’ll go ho and cook her so old chicken soup," Mother Qi considered and then said, "I don’t know when Jisheng and the others will be back, so you watch over her for now."
Cheng Su agreed.
It was only after making up her mind to leave that Mother Qi stopped and warned her again, "Don’t spout nonsense in front of Sister Feng. Now that the child is born and she’s fine, it’s better not to make trouble out of nothing."
Cheng Su rolled her eyes and said, "Mom, I know what I’m doing. The most important thing right now is for Elder Sister to rest well."
Listening to her daughter’s confident assurances, Mother Qi walked away, half-convinced.
Cheng Su did want to criticize the Zhang family, but as Mother Qi had said, it was better not to stir up trouble. She also didn’t know Qi Fenglian well enough to comnt further, and right now, what mattered most was for her to recuperate. Why cause her more pain?
But with such a husband’s family, even though she had given birth to a son, Qi Fenglian’s days ahead were unlikely to be easy. With a domineering mother-in-law and a spineless and foolishly filial husband, and herself being too submissive, it would be strange if she could live comfortably!
As for herself...
Cheng Su suddenly imagined herself in that situation. Not to ntion the weak elder sister-in-law, the younger sister-in-law was a hot-tempered one. As for the mother-in-law, she was a typical woman from the old society. Ever since moving into that family, how many verbal battles had they had?
Cheng Su, compromise and acquiesce? In her dreams!
If the Qi family treated her like that, and Taiguo was as foolishly filial as Zhang Jisheng, she wouldn’t care less about Taiguo’s future; she would definitely divorce him, no matter who it affected!
And in the previous life, was one of the reasons for the original host’s suicide due to her husband’s family?
Cheng Su fell into deep thought.
User Comments
0 comments from readers