I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s
Chapter 112: I’ll Give You This Ginseng

Chapter 112: Chapter 112: I’ll Give You This Ginseng

Li Qianqian’s face had just turned red with embarrassment when Shen Meng undid her belt and reached down, but her complexion turned deathly pale at the sight of the blood on Shen Meng’s fingers.

She held her hands over her stomach and looked at Shen Meng with pleading eyes,

"Comrade, please save my child, please help me. My in-laws are from the county textile factory. If you save me, my whole family will be truly grateful, comrade."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiaojiao couldn’t care about being scared anymore, she hugged Li Qianqian tightly.

"Don’t worry comrade, we’ll definitely save you. Elder sister-in-law, what are you waiting for? Hurry and call for help. You’ve had a child but you’re not a doctor, what do you know? If we delay helping her, can you bear the responsibility?"

After hearing Zhou Jiaojiao’s words, Li Qianqian also froze. Yes, having had a child doesn’t make one a doctor, the only thing that could save her now was the hospital.

She suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. She had just mentioned that her in-laws were from the textile factory, and wondered if these two might try to seize the credit for helping, delaying her treatment here. Her eyes darted about, hoping that more people would arrive soon to take her to the hospital.

Now she deeply regretted not listening to her mother-in-law and having to argue with her, which led to her going out for a walk in the middle of the day!

Shen Meng gave Zhou Jiaojiao a dumbfounded look, then quickly fixed Li Qianqian’s pants and casually wiped her hands on her clothes.

"Don’t be afraid, comrade. You’re bleeding a little, probably because this little one can’t wait to see his parents. Are you feeling waves of pain in your belly? I see you have a watch on your hand, you should time the contractions, probably about every five minutes. Don’t be scared or nervous, listen to me, take a deep breath and slowly exhale, repeat this. The child won’t come out so quickly. I know Dr. Cheng from the county hospital’s maternity ward, we’re going right now."

Although originally skeptical, Li Qianqian felt reassured upon hearing "Dr. Cheng". Her in-laws were from the textile factory, but they hadn’t managed to get Dr. Cheng despite the presence of background and gifts as Dr. Cheng did not favor background or gifts over patients. Even though her husband had brought many gifts, they had not managed to get Dr. Cheng for the delivery.

Unexpectedly, a woman she met on the major road happened to know Dr. Cheng.

"Alright, comrade, I’ll listen to you."

After saying this, she clenched her teeth tightly as her baby seemed to kick her to show discontent, as if it didn’t think she was in enough pain.

She forced herself to calm down, glanced at her watch, and stood up holding onto the arms of Zhou Jiaojiao and Shen Meng.

Shen Meng brought over the bicycle, urging Li Qianqian to sit on it.

"Comrade, you’re about to become a mother. For your child, and also to endure this, once you get to the hospital, you’ll soon see your child. He will be very sweet and understanding; in a year and a half, he’ll be calling you mom."

Li Qianqian, a delicate young woman, listened to Shen Meng’s words, her eyes misty and her face smeared with tears.

"Okay, I will endure."

Seeing the two were about to leave, Zhou Jiaojiao became anxious, hurriedly taking a few steps forward to support the somewhat trembling Li Qianqian.

"Comrade, I’ve got you!"

Li Qianqian really wanted to express her gratitude, but at the moment, her priority was to get to the hospital and deliver her child safely.

"Don’t hold me, I need to hurry to the hospital. If you really want to help, tell anyone who comes looking for me that I’ve gone to the hospital, alright comrade? Thank you!"

Shen Meng asked Li Qianqian to hold onto the bicycle tightly; she kicked off a few times, mounted the bicycle and quickly sped away. Zhou Jiaojiao couldn’t catch up, and since she was pregnant herself, she could only stomp her foot in frustration and give up chasing.

Turned my head to look back, thought about it, and decided to wait here.

Shen Meng was vigorously pedaling her bicycle, shouting to the crowd as she rode.

"Make way, make way, I’m rushing to the hospital, please make way, thank you everyone."

People on the street, seeing a slender woman soaked in sweat riding a bicycle with a wailing pregnant woman on the backseat, immediately cleared the way.

When they reached a slightly more open area, Shen Meng got off her bicycle, and just as Li Qianqian looked at her suspiciously, Shen Meng took out a ginseng from her pocket, actually from her storage space, and plucked a few roots off it.

"Bite on this, this is ginseng, it restores energy. I found it by chance in the mountains, was thinking about selling it in the consignment store later, but right now you and the baby come first."

Li Qianqian was incredibly touched, took it and stuffed it in her mouth while also glancing at her watch.

"Our meeting is fate, you keep this. Later, when you’re in confinement, let your family boil two slices a day for your soup, it’s good for your recovery. I didn’t dare to bring it out earlier when my elder sister-in-law was around, otherwise..."

Shen Meng trailed off at the end, helpless yet hesitating to say more, but she believed Li Qianqian could understand the words she hadn’t finished.

After fooling her, Shen Meng rode her bicycle towards the hospital, and finally reached the hospital in about ten minutes. With a loud shout, she startled both doctors and nurses.

Dr. Cheng was doing rounds, and on seeing Shen Meng hurrying in with a pregnant woman, quickly went up to them.

"Mr. Shen, what’s happened?"

"Dr. Cheng, I came to the county to shop and ran into her. She’s bleeding and about to deliver."

"Nurse, get the stretcher, take her to get checked immediately. Is the attending physician present? If not, arrange surgery for me, as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

The nurse hurriedly brought the stretcher, and Li Qianqian told Dr. Cheng everything Shen Meng had asked her to remember. When being wheeled for examination, she looked deeply at the sweaty Shen Meng.

Dr. Cheng, seeing Shen Meng wiping sweat, smiled helplessly and said, "Mr. Shen, you truly live up to being from a military family. Every time I see you, you’re doing good deeds."

Shen Meng chuckled softly, she was nearly exhausted to death.

"Since I encountered it, I couldn’t just ignore it. It’s good enough if I can help. I’ll first advance some medical expenses, then head back."

Cheng Yufen was startled for a moment, "Aren’t you waiting for her family?"

"No, I won’t wait. She said her family is from the textile factory nearby—they will show up soon. I have things to take care of at home; my child gets off school, and won’t have anything to eat if I don’t get back."

Shen Meng didn’t wait for Cheng Yufen to respond and turned to leave. She thought for a moment and paid seven yuan at the payment counter.

Not too much, nor too little.

She didn’t care whether Zhou Jiaojiao would badmouth her, preferably harshly.

After paying the fees and taking the receipt, Shen Meng turned and walked away, changing to a different bicycle in the alley and soon saw Zhou Jiaojiao and a group of people hastily entering the hospital.

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