Chronicle of the 70s-Chapter 314 - 303: New Year’s Double Release

Li Xianglu’s situation was quite urgent, and even after the Foreign Doctor administered medication, her blood pressure still wouldn’t drop, so he decided to proceed directly with surgery.

Li Xianglu was laid flat on the delivery bed, her legs were secured with bandages provided by the doctor to prevent her from kicking in pain.

Qin Xi’s eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the doctor. The usually calm Chinese doctor felt a burning sensation on his spine from the intensity of the husband’s gaze. He knew he should not have allowed him into the room, as now he felt as though a hole was being burned into the back of his neck.

As the scalpel, thin and sharp, made its swift cut, far quicker than Li Xianglu had imagined, and as she was already quite thin with little subcutaneous fat, she immediately felt the intense pain of flesh being cut, as if someone was rummaging inside her skin.

A cotton towel had been stuffed in Li Xianglu’s mouth to prevent her from biting her tongue due to screaming in pain. Li Xianglu whimpered "Qin Xi" and then clenched her teeth, her mind whirling with thoughts. For the sake of these two brats, she nearly died of pain. If in the future, these two brats weren’t filial, she was determined to punish them severely; otherwise, it would all be in vain.

As Li Xianglu was sweating profusely from pain, Qin Xi’s already anxious heart was stunned by an extraordinary sight.

The left hand he was holding now had a silvery-white ring flickering on the middle finger.

The ring looked very familiar; after a few glances, Qin Xi confirmed that it was indeed the ring his mother had left him.

A ring that had been lost upon his rebirth in this life.

It was now unexpectedly on Xiangxiang’s finger.

Suddenly, the Foreign Doctor shouted in broken Chinese, "Okay, ready to stitch up!"

Qin Xi snapped back from his shock, and Li Xianglu had already fainted from the pain. Qin Xi anxiously patted her cheeks gently.

The Foreign Doctor commented, "It’s okay if she’s fainted; stitching will be very painful."

Soon, the sound of a baby crying echoed, but Qin Xi, unfazed, waited until the doctor had finished stitching, administered a hemostatic injection, and hung saline. He then helped his wife put on her underwear and cotton pants, put a hat on her, and covered her with a blanket before hurriedly pushing her into the ward.

As people came out, Su Yan suddenly stood up. In her haste, she nearly fell, but Li Huan, quick to react, supported her, and a swarm of people rushed into the ward. The nurse carrying two babies behind them was dumbfounded, wondering if the family didn’t want the babies.

Once it was confirmed in the ward that Li Xianglu was okay and that her blood pressure had stabilized after childbirth, everyone finally relaxed.

It was then that Su Yan, taking a baby from the nurse, excitedly asked, "Boy or girl?"

The two nurses attending the babies, now noticed, answered somewhat unexcitedly, "Two boys."

Su Yan was pleased to hear it, and although the babies were premature by twenty days, they had developed well and didn’t even have jaundice; their skin was just a bit reddish.

Mr. Li and Leng Qing arrived on the second trip and brought a large food container with chicken porridge that Leng Qing had made overnight.

Li Xianglu had not been in the ward long before the pain woke her up. The doctor had suggested using some pain relief medication post-delivery.

But Li Xianglu, fearing that taking medication would prevent her from breastfeeding, declined, and so she endured the pain.

Seeing Li Xianglu like this brought tears to Qin Xi’s eyes instantly, but the room was too crowded for crying, which would look inappropriate, so he constantly turned away, trying not to look at Li Xianglu.

Su Yan suddenly thought of something and quickly asked: "What time were the children born?"

The nurse was stunned for a moment, then took out a notebook from her large pocket and said: "The one with the blue bedding is the older brother, born at twelve fifty, and the one with the red bedding is the younger brother, born at one ten."

Everyone was stunned.

Su Yan blinked her eyes: "So, the elder was born in ’81, and the younger in ’82?"

The nurse was stunned again, nodded her head, and it was indeed so.

Li Xianglu found some humor in her suffering, thinking these two kids must be troublemakers, even their births were troublesome. Although only fifteen minutes apart, they spanned the New Year. How would their household registration be filed?

Mr. Li was overjoyed, finding his two great-grandsons incredibly amusing, even their births were amusing, and he liked it tremendously.

The children were developing well, and the Chinese doctor suggested that separating them was better so that the mother of the children could rest properly.

Thus, after two in the morning, Leng Qing and Qin Xi stayed behind, while everyone else left and planned to return during the daytime.

They requested a double room, and when Mr. Li and Leng Qing arrived, they brought a foldable bed and bedding. Qin Xi then placed the foldable bed next to Li Xianglu and lay down, holding her hand the entire time.

Li Xianglu at that time was not yet breathing freely, she couldn’t eat or drink, so Leng Qing lay down on the other bed.

The night passed like a battlefield, incredibly chaotic, but fortunately, everything turned out well. Xiangxiang was fine, and the children were fine too.

Qin Xi felt as if the nine-month burden weighing on his chest was slowly lifted, and he fell into a deep sleep.

Li Xianglu was completely exhausted. Seeing the person next to her sleeping soundly, she cracked a smile—he had it rough too.

The next morning everyone came early. Li Xianglu’s wound was still a bit painful, she didn’t sleep very well. Sister Xing also came, bringing soup and beverages; before eight o’clock, the entire ward was filled with people. Qin Zhen and his wife also came, and Lu Anna had finished her postpartum month, so she came to see Li Xianglu.

Initially, Mrs. Lu did not allow her to come, but when she heard that Li Xianglu had undergone a cesarean delivery without anesthesia, she stopped objecting. After all, their daughter and Li Xianglu were not just sisters-in-law but also good friends. It would be too hurtful not to visit.

Qin Zhen was also very worried about Li Xianglu. Li Xianglu, to him, was a complex mix of feelings. Though she was his sister-in-law, he also felt a motherly affection towards her. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Before he met Lu Anna, all his life matters, from eating and sleeping to big decisions like buying a house and getting married, were taken care of by Li Xianglu, down to the details like underwear.

In his first two years studying in Shanghai, he struggled with managing his finances, and the money he had was never enough. Each time, he would secretly ask Li Xianglu for money. Although she would scold him, she never held back with the money, offering fifty yuan even when he asked for twenty.

This was the first female care he received after his mother’s death.

Mr. Li did not inform Qin Zhen about the situation in the middle of the night; instead, he called the Lu family after six in the morning. Qin Zhen arrived by seven o’clock, and seeing that Li Xianglu was safe, he finally felt relieved.

As for Qin Xi, there seemed to be a problem. With so many people bustling about, he still hadn’t woken up, audaciously sleeping next to Li Xianglu.

It wasn’t until after ten o’clock that everyone finally realized something was wrong. No matter how soundly one slept, they should still be able to be woken up, so they anxiously called the doctor.