Back To The 80s-Chapter 545 - 537: Undermining others_1

Gu Xiaobei hadn’t expected Bai Mingzhu to oppose so vehemently, so he quickly glanced at He Qin, afraid she’d be upset.

However, He Qin was completely indifferent to the situation, sitting calmly there with no visible changes on her face.

Bai Xiaolan was shocked that her image-conscious aunt could utter such words, she was completely stunned.

Watching Bai Mingzhu with disappointment, Cheng Qijia finally understood what Lu Zhanguo meant when he said that Qin Li was not suitable for his family. He realized no one could actually fit in his family. Shaking his head, he said, "Mom, I want to have a proper discussion with you after you calm down."

Bai Mingzhu, still fuming, retorted, "There’s nothing to talk about. I’d rather die than agree."

Cheng Qijia glanced at Bai Mingzhu and, without any extra word, turned around and left the room.

Bai Mingzhu, afraid that the moment her son left, she would be left alone, followed him out, intending to pull Cheng Qijia’s arm.

But unexpectedly, she stepped on a glass bottle that Xiaopang and Mo Wang had left in the courtyard while playing. She slipped and fell backward.

Zhou Siping, who was closest to her, rushed to help her but Bai Mingzhu was too heavy and both of them ended up sitting on the ground.

Hearing the commotion behind him, Cheng Qijia quickly turned and helped Bai Mingzhu and Zhou Siping up.

At this point, Bai Mingzhu was furious and embarrassed. She chose to sit on the ground and refused to get up, crying, "I’d rather have died. What’s the point of living?"

He Qin stood up, backed off, and silently watched Bai Mingzhu.

Zhou Siping and Cheng Qijia had no choice but to coax and persuade Bai Mingzhu to get up.

Bai Xiaolan, visibly pregnant, saw Bai Mingzhu’s behavior. She leaned against the bed frame, about to get up, but suddenly a wave of pain hit her abdomen.

Having experienced childbirth before, Bai Xiaolan knew what was happening. She doubled over with pain and yelled, "Mom, I think I’m going into labor." But her voice was so faint and frantic that no one heard her.

Gu Xiaobei was the first to notice Bai Xiaolan’s discomfort. He quickly alerted He Qin, "Dr. He, hurry up, my sister-in-law seems to be in labor."

At Gu Xiaobei’s shouty, Zhou Siping left Bai Mingzhu and rushed to Bai Xiaolan, nervously asking, "How can it be this early? Wasn’t it meant to be next month?"

He Qin had already quickly walked up to Bai Xiaolan and began an initial examination.

Wen Xiuqing ran to borrow a cart from the neighbors.

Bai Mingzhu stopped crying, got up, and came over with concern.

In the end, Gu Xiaobei and Lu Songyuan stayed back with Bai Mingzhu to look after the three kids, while everyone else rushed to the hospital.

Once at the hospital, Cheng Qijia went to fetch Ji Xiangdong, who had gone back to work after bringing Bai Mingzhu in.

Ji Xiangdong had missed the birth of his first child, Doudou, so he was especially nervous this time around. He stood in front of the delivery room, palms sweaty, and looking closely, one could see his fists trembling slightly.

Because Bai Xiaolan was giving birth to her second child, it happened rather quickly, taking less than three hours.

The nurse came out carrying the baby and, smiling at everyone, said, "Congratulations! It’s a rather large son, seven and a half pounds."

Ji Xiangdong stared at the tiny baby, stupefied for a moment, and dared not take the baby.

Wen Xiuqing happily took the baby, thanking the nurse repeatedly.

Bai Xiaolan was crying when they wheeled her out of the delivery room, mumbling non-stop, "Who replaced my baby girl."

Wen Xiuqing had Ji Xiangdong and Zhou Siping stay behind at the hospital to take care of Bai Xiaolan while she hurried home to prepare chicken soup.

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In the hospital corridor, Cheng Qijia looked at He Qin and said helplessly, "I’m sorry!"

"You’ve done nothing wrong. Why are you apologizing? I understand why your mother isn’t accepting of me. Every mother wants the best for their child. She hasn’t done anything wrong." He Qin replied with a mild smile.

"Don’t worry, I can effectively handle this matter." Cheng Qijia feared He Qin’s nonchalant attitude. Did her indifference mean that their relationship didn’t matter to her?

He Qin nodded, smiling, "I trust you. Everyone is tired today. You should go back and comfort your mother." With that, she walked away without looking back.

Cheng Qijia felt incredibly distressed. It seemed he really wasn’t cut out for marriage. Just when he seemed to have found happiness, it was marred by his family’s disapproval.

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In the hospital, Ji Xiangdong was constantly comforting a crying Bai Xiaolan. "Stop crying, sons are adorable too."

Bai Xiaolan pouted. "Nothing beats a girl."

Zhou Siping, changing the baby’s diaper, heard Bai Xiaolan’s words and discontentedly said, "What’s wrong with having a son? Many people want sons. You’re crying after having one, isn’t that infuriating? If you don’t like him, I’ll take him and exchange him for a girl." With that, he finished wrapping up the baby and pretended to take him outside.

Bai Xiaolan quickly propped herself up and said, "You can’t exchange him. Even if he’s not good, he came from my womb."

"So will you stop crying now?"

"I’ll stop crying."

Bai Xiaolan wanted to give her second child the nickname ’DianDian’, but Zhou Siping strongly objected, "The eldest is called ’Doudou’, the second ’DianDian’, can’t we give them bigger names? These are too small."

Eventually, Zhou Siping decided to call the child ’TianTian’.

Bai Xiaolan thought it sounded better than Tiedan and Suozhu, so she reluctantly agreed.

Bai Xiaolan stayed in the hospital one night and then returned home with the baby.

Gu Xiaobei, fearing the noise from the children would disturb Bai Xiaolan’s rest, took the two children back to the staff quarters.

Now he had even less time to go to the shop and had to count on Qin Li to handle the Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes with the paper box factory. Gu Xiaobei issued instructions from home and Qin Li and Chen Zhao executed them.

Every day after the kids went to bed, Gu Xiaobei had some spare time to think about Lu Zhanguo. Has he been injured during such a long time? Was he bitten by poisonous insects at the border again? Was the humid and stuffy weather getting to him?

He always fell asleep mulling over such thoughts.

On the border, Lu Zhanguo and his unit had successfully completed their mission. They had killed three snipers from Yue Country and captured several more without any losses on our side.

Now they received orders to head north 50 kilometres to rendezvous with Wu Guanghan’s unit, who were also on a mission.

The three snipers, including Lone Wolf, were also leaving, heading back to their original units.

Lu Zhanguo, after observing Lone Wolf for a while, concluded that he must have come from a unit in the desert area.

Throughout this time, the three of them rarely interacted with others, maintaining a distance, which of course was to prevent their identities from being revealed.

However, no matter how much one changes, certain habits will leak out when the mind is lax.

And Lu Zhanguo happened to be very interested in Lone Wolf, hence he was paying more attention. He intended to find an opportunity to recruit Lone Wolf under his command.

Currently, he suspected that Lone Wolf was from a military region in the Northwest. The next step was to poach him!