The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 72: Difficult Labor

Zhou Xiaolan was stunned, and even He Cuicui, lying on the ox cart, found some strength.

Sitting on the ox cart again, He Cuicui even started talking to Wen Ran, full of envy, "I didn’t expect someone so small like you to be so capable."

"Born with great strength," Wen Ran frowned, "Are you okay?"

He Cuicui nodded, showing a weak smile, "I’m fine."

The team leader driving the ox cart was still in shock, repeatedly wiping his sweat with a handkerchief, "Luckily, I heard your commotion just now and brought you along. Otherwise, if this had happened halfway, we might have..."

"Uncle, next time we go out, we should travel together during the day."

"Mmm, mmm, mmm," the team leader nodded hastily, "Don’t worry, I know."

Maybe Wen Ran’s calm demeanor gave He Cuicui some strength, and she managed to hold on until they reached the county hospital.

As soon as they arrived at the hospital, the team leader dashed inside, while Wen Ran jumped off the ox cart, saying concisely, "Aunt Xiao Lan, watch the ox cart here, I’ll take her inside."

"Ah? How come..."

Before Zhou Xiaolan could finish, she swallowed the rest of her words.

Wen Ran slightly bent over and easily carried He Cuicui in a princess hold, even adjusting his posture, "Like this, does it press on your belly?"

"No."

In fact, He Cuicui wasn’t sure either, as her belly was numb from pain.

Wen Ran carried He Cuicui, running all the way, when they encountered rushing nurses and doctors halfway.

Wen Ran didn’t waste words, "Where’s the delivery room?"

People looked at each other, and finally, a calm stranger said, "Follow me."

Watching the delivery room door close, Wen Ran breathed a sigh of relief but felt wet and sticky. Looking down, his lower abdomen was already soaked with blood.

Deep red, very glaring.

The team leader’s legs went soft, shivering, "Uh, you wait here, I’ll go settle the ox."

"Okay."

In less than five minutes, Zhou Xiaolan hurried over, trembling, "Has she gone in now?"

"She went in," the delivery room door was tightly shut, with the bold red words "No Entry" above, making Wen Ran feel a bit restless inside, "There’s no news yet."

But at this time, no news is the best news.

"She’s having a difficult labor, the baby’s position is wrong," a female doctor with bloodied hands came out, "The family should be prepared mentally."

Zhou Xiaolan burst into tears, "Prepare for what? I just want my daughter! No more deliveries, we don’t want it!"

She rushed in, shouting, "Cuicui, no more, Mom doesn’t want anything, Mom wants you! Cuicui!"

Wen Ran held Zhou Xiaolan firmly, maintaining his composure, "At a time like this, saving her is what matters."

The female doctor glanced at Zhou Xiaolan, sighed, "We’ll do our best."

Another nurse came out with a document and had Zhou Xiaolan sign it.

Zhou Xiaolan’s hands were shaking, and after everyone left, she leaned against the wall in a daze, muttering, "Xiao Wen, I regret it."

"Auntie."

She didn’t have much contact with Zhou Xiaolan usually, so this sudden comment made Wen Ran genuinely unsure what she was regretting.

Thinking for a moment, she comforted softly, "Auntie, don’t worry, Cuicui will turn danger into safety, and both mother and child will be fine."

"Woo woo woo," Zhou Xiaolan hugged her knees and cried loudly.

Later, through her fragmented story, Wen Ran finally understood why Zhou Xiaolan regretted so much.

He Cuicui was two years older than Wen Ran. Three years ago, Cuicui attended high school in the county and had a relationship with a boy from a worker’s family.

Initially, Zhou Xiaolan was happy too, facing a lifetime of hard work, she didn’t want her daughter to follow in her footsteps.

But when it came time to discuss marriage, there was no movement from the boy’s side.

Later, Zhou Xiaolan met the boy’s parents, who had a disdainful attitude, not even pretending to like her daughter.

In anger, Zhou Xiaolan ended their relationship and quickly found a match for her daughter, a boy surnamed Liu, Liu Chao.

For three years of marriage, though not blissful and perfect, Cuicui’s life was at least sweet.

But since getting pregnant, when confirmed it was a girl, the Liu Family’s attitude changed. Cuicui’s difficult labor was also tied to the Liu Family.

If it weren’t for Zhou Xiaolan visiting her daughter out of boredom, she wouldn’t have known her daughter was on the brink of death.

"I regret it. I might as well have let her marry that boy, at least, at least..."

"Auntie," Wen Ran softly soothed, "Nobody has foresight to make everything perfect. Besides, when looking for a match, Liu Chao didn’t seem to have any big issues.

On the contrary, that male classmate’s family was difficult, and even if she married him, she’d be in tears every day. What would that accomplish?"

"But..."

"Auntie, there’s nothing to be tangled over, it’s all crap. Comparing them won’t change their nature, unless you want to compare which pile of crap stinks more?"

Zhou Xiaolan: "?"

She was stunned, never expecting such words to come from Wen Ran.

The crucial point is, after thinking it over, it seemed all true.

Before Zhou Xiaolan could think further, the cry of a newborn suddenly came from the delivery room.

Though it should be a joyful arrival of a new life...

There was no other sound from inside.

A nurse came out holding a weakly crying baby, smiling, "Congratulations, it’s a boy, four and a half pounds."

Zhou Xiaolan didn’t reach out to take him, staring blankly at the white swaddle, tears streaming down her face.

After a long pause, she quivered her lips, "I, I didn’t want the little one, I wanted the big one."

Where’s her daughter?

Why was there no movement?

Zhou Xiaolan, trembling, supported herself against the wall, walking inside with a breath of air, "I, I have to see my daughter, I must see my daughter."

Nurse: "?"

She was a bit puzzled, "Why do you want to see her?"

Zhou Xiaolan despaired, "My daughter is gone, can’t I at least see her one last time?"

Nurse: "...Um, is there a possibility that she’s just too tired from giving birth and fell asleep?"

Zhou Xiaolan: "?"

Wen Ran: "?"

To be honest, with that atmosphere earlier, she too thought He Cuicui was gone.

"What?"

With extreme emotions, Zhou Xiaolan’s heart couldn’t take it, and she plopped down on the ground, staring at the nurse with a silly smile, "My, my daughter is okay?"

"Not entirely okay," the nurse handed the swaddled baby to Zhou Xiaolan and sighed, "This difficult labor injured her body, making it hard for her to have children in the future."

She squatted down, her eyes filled with pity but also relief, "Luckily, this time she gave birth to a boy."

In the countryside, having a son is extremely important.

Without a son, one can never truly stand tall in life.