flstandardbreds Chapter 163 If Uncle Lu were my dad, that would be great.
Chapter 163 If Uncle Lu were my dad, that would be great.
"Oh, I see." Wang Chen lowered his head, looked at his toes, and whispered, "I wish Uncle Lu was my dad. I heard from my classmates that dads can come home to be with their kids every day."
The sound wasn't loud, but Lu Jiangting, who had gone down one floor, heard it.
He had mixed feelings in his heart.
Yes, it would be great if he had a dad. His dad could come home from get off work every day and he could have his dad with him every day.
But why...
Sometimes he would think, "If only I had been the one who died back then."
That way, the three of them can live happily together, but Yuyao... if I die, Yuyao will definitely worry about me for the rest of her life.
……
Upon hearing that Fu Leyi had been taken to the hospital, the entire Pan family was on high alert at home.
"There are still two weeks until her due date. Should she give birth or not?"
If she gives birth, they'll have to rush over.
If I don't have a baby, then when will I?
Ms. Wang asked her daughter, Pan Xiaohua, to wait in the phone booth downstairs, afraid that she would miss her son and the first phone call.
Of course, the most anxious person was not Wang, but her eldest daughter-in-law Huang Chun.
"Mother, there are still two weeks left. What will I do if she really goes into labor?"
"What can we do? If she gives birth, you give birth too, what else can we do?"
“But…” she said, touching her belly, “But my baby shows no signs of coming out at all. My due date is half a month later than Fu Leyi’s, and he will have to stay for another month before he can come out. If he comes out now, he will be considered premature.”
"So what if he's premature? What's ten days or half a month early? He'll have endless riches and honors to enjoy in the future, of course he should come out as soon as possible."
Huang Chunqian's first daughter was born naturally, but if she were to give birth prematurely, she definitely wouldn't be able to do it naturally, and they would have to cut open her abdomen to take the baby out.
She had never seen it before, but when she inquired, she heard that it involved cutting open the abdomen and making a large incision.
The thought of being disemboweled terrified her. Even though she had mentally prepared herself countless times, when the day actually came, she was still trembling with fear.
Wang said irritably, "Why are you shaking? Your son is coming into this world to enjoy happiness, you should be happy."
"Mother, how can I not be afraid?"
"Alright, alright, why all the fuss? Lanlan, help your mom to rest outside. I'll pack our things for the hospital; we might have to go soon."
Around 8 PM, Pan Xiaohua didn't receive a call from Pan Hong because Pan Hong drove over directly.
As soon as the door opened, he urged his mother, "Mom, hurry up, come with me now."
Wang asked, "Is she about to give birth?"
"Yes, she's about to give birth."
"There are still two weeks left, why are you about to give birth?"
"Oh dear, there's no such thing as a sure thing when it comes to childbirth. The doctor said that being born half a month early isn't considered premature; it's considered full-term."
The knife was finally coming, and Huang Chun trembled even more violently, saying, "She wasn't premature, but I was. I still have a month left. Mother, maybe... maybe we should just let it go."
Wang: "Hmph, forget it? Let me ask you this: if you don't change it, won't your son blame you when he finds out?"
Huang Chun: "..."
"Are you willing to let your hard-earned fortune become someone else's?"
"This..." How could anyone willingly hand over such a vast fortune?
Her husband works himself to the bone for a month and only earns a few dozen yuan. I heard that Fu Leyi's family spends a few dozen yuan a day on living expenses. This gap cannot be bridged by hard work alone.
She was naturally unwilling to hand over such a life to someone else.
Overwhelmed by fear, Huang Chunyi was finally defeated by the immense temptation, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Change."
"Hey, that's right."
Mrs. Wang hurriedly urged her to go downstairs and get into the car.
Carrying large bags and small packages, she said to her eldest granddaughter, "Lanlan, your mother is going to the hospital to give birth to your little brother—no, to your little sister. You stay home and watch the house, don't wander off. Once your mother gives birth to your sister, we'll have money to treat your arm, understand?"
Pan Lanlan nodded blankly.
Mrs. Wang sighed, feeling somewhat guilty as she looked at her eldest granddaughter.
After all, this era is unlike their generation, where they could have as many children as they wanted.
Those children are as plentiful as cats and dogs; they're worthless.
With the current family planning policy, many families only have one child, and there are not many sons or daughters.
It turns out she's also lively and cheerful; her little mouth is quite talkative.
But ever since she broke her arm, she has hardly spoken, and her reactions have become sluggish, as if she has gone mad.
Seeing her like this, how could I not feel sorry for her?
What can be done?
Without a grandson, the Pan family line would end. If the Pan family line ended, she would become a sinner of the Pan family, and she would have no face to face her ancestors after she died.
You can't blame her; blame the world.
They hurried downstairs and bumped into Pan Xiaohua, who was returning from the phone booth.
"Hey, second brother, what are you doing here? You didn't even tell me you were coming, leaving me waiting here like an idiot in the phone booth."
"Oh dear, I don't have time to talk to you now."
"What's wrong? Is my sister-in-law about to give birth?"
Wang said urgently, "Yes, yes, your sister-in-law is about to give birth. You hurry back and look after Lanlan; we need to take your sister-in-law to the hospital."
"What? I'm going back to see Lanlan? Aren't I going?"
Ms. Wang was actually somewhat hesitant; she felt that the fewer people who knew about this, the better.
Even though my daughter isn't an outsider, what if she's not very bright and accidentally lets something slip?
She wished she could stay in the countryside forever, but she was going to marry into the Fu family.
What if she marries into the Fu family in the future and becomes a traitor, revealing this matter to the outside world?
So after thinking it over, I decided it was best not to let her know.
"Yes, you don't need to go. The hospital is too crowded, and they won't let you in if there are too many people. You go back and look after Lanlan. We don't know when we'll be able to come back."
The three members of the Wang family quickly got into the car.
Pan Xiaohua had no choice but to go back.
On the way, Pan Hong asked in confusion, "Mother, why did you send my younger sister away? I need to go and look after Xiao Yi. Even if you look after my sister-in-law yourself, you might not be able to manage."
Wang said, "I'm too busy to handle everything myself, so I can't let your older sister know. Your older sister is going to marry into the Fu family in the future, and then she'll be part of the Fu family, not our Pan family anymore. Who knows, she might end up on their side. What if she finds out and tells others about this?"
Pan Hong thought that made sense.
Huang Chun said uneasily, "Mother, Lanlan has always known that I'm carrying a son. A few days ago, she was complaining that you planned to sell her for a good price to accumulate wealth for the son in my belly."
Wang's lips twitched, and she cursed angrily, "That brat! I'm so good to her, and she doesn't even know how to appreciate it. I think it was right to be wary of her. Look, things haven't even settled down yet, and she's already siding with outsiders. Sell her? Find her a rich husband, and she actually says I'm selling her. Humph, brat, you heartless thing."