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Chapter 531: She's Going Too
Chapter 531: She's Going Too
Zhao Cheng Lei drove the car out of the hospital gates, loading bag after bag of luggage into the vehicle.
The sky was overcast today, and the weather forecast predicted rain. Although weather forecasts were often inaccurate, Zhou Fu also decided against going out to sea.
Zhou Fu helped with the luggage, "Do you need your mother to go and take care of Xia Xia? I can manage things at home."
With two granddaughters still in school, someone needed to stay at home.
"No, I can take care of Jiang Xia myself, and her parents will also be there to help," he replied.
Zhou Bingqiang came out to see them with their luggage and asked, "Yongfu, is Xia Xia about to give birth?"
Today was June 14th, and Wenwan's due date was approaching, but she hadn't given birth yet. How could Jiang Xia be so quick?
Zhou Fu chuckled, "No, Zhao Cheng Lei is taking her to the city to wait for the birth. She'll deliver in a hospital in the city. What can we do? She's carrying triplets! We wouldn't feel at ease if she didn't give birth in a big city hospital."
Zhou Bingqiang: "..."
He now knew they had a house in the city!
He knew Jiang Xia was carrying triplets!
Should he blurt out 'triplets' every time he opened his mouth?
Zhou Mu came out with a basket of eggs and placed them in the car, "Where's Wanwan? Will she give birth at home or at the health center? She's almost due, isn't she? Didn't she get pregnant before Xia Xia?"
Zhou Bingqiang hadn't thought about this before. He never paid much attention to such matters and replied, "We'll see what she prefers! I don't need to worry about the younger generation's affairs. Guohua is filial, so I don't have to think about these things. He'll make the necessary arrangements. Now I play cards every day, I don't even need to go out to sea, I don't have to do anything!"
Hmph, you boast about your many grandchildren, and I'll boast about my filial son!
Zhou Fu understood and smiled, "I really envy you. With fewer boats, you don't have to worry. I'm just a worrisome person by nature! With too many boats, Ah Lei has hired many people, and there are already twenty or thirty people working under him, but it's still not enough. He's also busy with the factory and fish farming. With so many businesses, I can't rest easy! If I don't help keep an eye on things, how can I be at ease? Anyway, I'm in good health, able to walk and run, and can do the work of two young men. Why retire so early? Is money not appealing anymore?"
Zhou Bingqiang: "..."
Unable to outshine him, Zhou Bingqiang slinked back into the house.
Wenwan and Zhou Guohua were having breakfast in the courtyard. Zhou Guohua asked Wenwan, "Should we give birth at home or at the health center?"
"We're going to the city," she replied, still wanting to see if her dream was real.
Aside from wanting to see if Jiang Xia's delivery would go smoothly, Wenwan was also anxious herself.
Fearing that the health center might not have adequate conditions, it was naturally better to give birth in the city.
Zhou Bingqiang's wife was annoyed by Wenwan's words, "Why go to the city? Isn't it inconvenient? How can I send you meals there? Do you think you're some city-born young lady? Just hire a midwife and give birth at home!"
Give birth in the city?
Why didn't she just fly to the sky?
She had given birth to Zhou Guohua at home herself.
There were only a few families in the village who were willing to spend the extra money to give birth in a hospital.
Wenwan: "I insist on giving birth in the city. If not, I won't give birth at all! Zhou Guohua, go rent a place in the city, I want to wait for the birth there too."
After saying this, she went straight back into the house.
Zhou Guohua: "..."
Zhou Bingqiang's wife was infuriated by Wenwan's attitude and felt like telling her to give birth or not!
Upon arriving in the city, Zhao Cheng Lei first took Jiang Xia for a prenatal checkup before heading home.
Jiang Fu, knowing they were coming today, had thoroughly cleaned the house the night before, ensuring it was spotless.
In preparation for the new arrival, Jiang Fu had replaced all the old rice, flour, and cooking oil with fresh supplies, taking the old ones home for his own consumption.
Rice, when stored for too long, loses its freshness and aroma.
He also prepared large wooden bathtubs for the children to bathe in and enamel basins for them to wash their faces and bottoms.
Jiang Fu and Mrs. Jiang finished work at noon and came to cook.
Mrs. Jiang, noticing Jiang Xia's car arriving from the balcony, called out, "Old Jiang, they're downstairs!"
Jiang Fu quickly washed his hands, removed his apron, and dried his hands on it. "I'll go down to help with the luggage. You watch the food on the stove. I've already seasoned it, so don't add more."
"Okay, I got it," Mrs. Jiang hurried into the kitchen.
Jiang Fu rushed downstairs.
Downstairs, Zhou Chenglei parked the car and helped Jiang Xia out.
Jiang Fu also arrived and told Zhou Chenglei, "You go upstairs with Xiaxia first. I'll handle the luggage."
Zhou Chenglei replied, "Dad, just take the clothes. I'll come down later to get the rest."
There weren't many clothes, mostly children's clothing, and the rest were food items, which were heavier.
Jiang Fu insisted, "It's all the same who carries it."
Jiang Xia couldn't climb the six floors in one go, especially with her recent back pain and some discomfort in her pubic bone.
Zhou Chenglei carried her horizontally all the way up.
After climbing two floors, he would set her down for a rest before continuing, mainly using the princess carry, which made Jiang Xia feel uncomfortable.
Jiang Xia rubbed her waist, and Zhou Chenglei, seeing this, helped her massage it. "Does it hurt?"
"A little," she replied.
Jiang Fu, following behind, felt a twinge of pain, "I didn't know you couldn't walk. If I had known, I would have bought a wheelchair and helped carry you upstairs with Ah Lei."
"It's fine. I can walk slowly by myself," Jiang Xia assured him.
"Don't you dare!" Jiang Fu exclaimed.
Zhou Chenglei waited until Jiang Xia had rested enough before carrying her upstairs again.
He moved swiftly and steadily, taking only two breaks before finally carrying Jiang Xia to the doorstep.
Mrs. Jiang was startled and reached out to support Jiang Xia. "What happened?"
Jiang Xia walked inside, "It's nothing. Ah Lei is just worried about me climbing the stairs."
Zhou Chenglei was drenched in sweat, partly from exhaustion but mostly from tension.
After Jiang Xia settled inside, he asked Jiang Fu to stay and then hurried downstairs to bring up the remaining items.
Jiang Fu insisted on accompanying him to help.
After two trips, they finally managed to bring everything upstairs.
From that day on, Jiang Xia stayed in the city, focusing on her upcoming delivery.
With time on her hands, Jiang Xia would water the flowers each morning and then review her college entrance exam textbooks and error notebooks. This was her fourth time going through them.
The college entrance exam was in early July, and her due date was mid-July.
Dr. Gao estimated that she wouldn't make it to mid-July. She was already at 33 weeks, and the fetus had engaged during the last prenatal checkup.
Zhou Chenglei was inseparable from Jiang Xia, focusing on his translation work at home and neglecting everything else.
Jiang Fu would buy fresh vegetables and meat every morning and deliver them to Jiang Xia.
Jiang Fu and Mrs. Jiang would also visit after work and stay until Jiang Xia fell asleep before returning home.
On Sunday, Jiang Fu arrived early with a basket full of fresh meat and vegetables.
Mrs. Jiang had to return to the factory to deal with an issue. A batch of clothes had been mistakenly sent to a client, and the client claimed they had received ten times the amount they ordered. She needed to investigate whether it was an error in the client's order or a mistake in the warehouse's shipping.
The client insisted they had only ordered 10,000 items but received 100,000.
Mrs. Jiang returned around 2:00 p.m., and Jiang Xia was taking her afternoon nap. Jiang Fu, noticing Mrs. Jiang's troubled expression, asked with concern, "Have you eaten? Whose mistake was it?"
(End of Chapter)
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