Cao Dali didn’t know any of this.
Now that Mrs. Zhao was here to guide him,
"Auntie, thank you for your help. I’ll go buy it in a moment." Cao Dali had learned to take care of pregnant women, but he didn’t know how to care for mothers and children after birth.
But he could learn.
He had seen how hard it was for his wife during her pregnancy.
In the village, too many sister-in-laws who were pregnant didn’t make it through childbirth.
Now that they had moved to Capital City and had access to a hospital, he wasn’t so worried.
But today, in the middle of the night, his wife’s cries woke him up, and instantly, he went to look for Third Brother and the others.
"Family member, you need to go and make the payment immediately," a nurse told Cao Dali, who was standing there, prompting him to pay.
Cao Dali nodded and hurried to pay.
The person was delivered, but the payment had not been made.
Cao Dali had prepaid fifty.
He had originally planned to pay one hundred, but the cashier, after asking about the situation, finally settled on fifty.
They would calculate the costs later, refunding any excess or asking for more if necessary.
Generally, if the childbirth is normal, it wouldn’t cost that much.
If it required a cesarean section, that amount would not be sufficient.
"How is it?"
Yun Xiaoxiao felt that someone was back, slowly opened her half-closed eyes, looked at Zhao Tianlei, and asked about the situation.
"The contractions started, so we sent her to the hospital. Mom is there watching. She sent us back home, saying we still have to work tomorrow. Let’s sleep!"
Zhao Tianlei gently pulled her into his arms, patted her lightly a few times, and then closed his eyes.
At the hospital.
Cao Dali and Mrs. Zhao didn’t know how long they had waited, until a baby’s cry echoed from the operating room, startling them both and instantly bringing joyous expressions to their faces.
"Auntie, she’s born, she’s born!"
Cao Dali was very excited.
It wasn’t long before a nurse came out carrying the child.
"Zhang Lanhua’s family, Zhang Lanhua’s family....."
Cao Dali immediately went forward, "That’s me, that’s me."
"Congratulations, both mother and daughter are safe."
Mrs. Zhao: Truly, it was a daughter.
She had seen how round Zhang Lanhua’s belly had been.
Cao Dali carefully took the child, a bright red baby.
"How’s my wife?"
"Zhang Lanhua still needs a little more time before she can e out."
"Thank you."
Mrs. Zhao looked at how Cao Dali was holding the baby and taught him the right way to hold a child.
"Your hands are a bit rough, always hold the baby with clothes between."
"Also, this newborn baby needs to eat every two to three hours. Have you prepared the formula?"
"Prepared, prepared."
Now that formula was available, Cao Dali certainly wasn’t going to be stingy.
After all, both he and his wife could earn money, working in a shop, drawing not only salaries but also bonuses.
Mrs. Zhao watched him holding the baby, clutching it tightly into a bundle.
She quickly reached out to take the baby, "Watch how I do it, you need to be gentle. A baby’s skin is very soft, even a slight pressure can make it red, the child is delicate like Lanhua."
Fortunately, the child resembled Lanhua. Otherwise, being a girl, when she grew up looking like her father, it really would be hard to find a match.
Cao Dali had no idea Mrs. Zhao was plaining about him.
"Have you thought about what to name the child?"
Choosing a name?
"When the time es, I’ll ask sister-in-law for help."
Your own child, and you want my daughter-in-law to choose the name?
I don’t even know what to say to you.
Soon, Zhang Lanhua was wheeled out, but she appeared to be entirely soaked in sweat.
"Wife, wife....."
Zhang Lanhua glanced at Cao Dali, her gaze landing on the child in Mrs. Zhao’s arms. She knew it was a girl as soon as the baby was born and feared that Da Li might resent her for having a daughter, not a son.
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