I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 433: Gave Birth

Chapter 433: Chapter 433: Gave Birth

But now, even though she didn’t know exactly who Qiao Qingyu was, she did know what kind of couple He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu were.

They loved and were happy together. Although she didn’t want to admit it, the fact was undeniable.

Regardless of what kind of couple He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu were, the current Qiao Qingyu didn’t have time to pay attention to Anna. She drove a tractor straight to Yushu County.

Fang Xiaomei was about to give birth, but logically, this call should not have been made to Qiao Qingyu. However, it just happened that Qiao Qingyu called Mr. Qian, and then Mr. Qian’s sister—that is, Fang Xiaomei’s own mother—came over to find Mr. Qian. That’s when she learned that Fang Xiaomei’s due date was supposed to be a week later, but she had gone into premature labor. Xiao Mei’s mother asked Mr. Qian to quickly find either a tractor or a horse-drawn cart to take her to Yushu County, as Xiao Mei was now in the hospital.

Upon hearing this news, naturally, Qiao Qingyu couldn’t just wait at home. So, she left Rongrong with Sister-in-law Li and then drove the tractor towards Yushu County.

It was undeniable that Fang Xiaomei was fortunate. When Qiao Qingyu arrived at the hospital, although it was a premature birth, a chubby boy weighing 7.5 pounds had already been born, bringing tremendous joy to Chen Sheng and his parents.

Not only were they overjoyed, but as Fang Xiaomei’s biological mother, seeing her daughter give birth to a big, healthy boy for the Chen family naturally made her extremely happy too. There was no helping it—this deeply rooted concept had persisted from ancient times till today.

Xiao Mei was in good physical condition and seemed to be unaffected by the delivery—it wasn’t like she’d had a brush with death, as the saying goes. In her own words, it was like she’d just laid an egg.

Though the child was born prematurely, he was healthy, with black hair, only his skin was a bit wrinkly.

The conditions at Yushu County hospital were not great. However, there was a nursery with all kinds of medical equipment. Since this was a premature birth, the child was placed there, and then Chen Sheng’s mother and father stood guard at the door. Qiao Qingyu thought that if anyone wanted to sneak in and steal the child, it would be impossible because there was only one baby inside.

Everything had been prepared in advance. Mr. Qian did not feel it was appropriate for him to enter the ward, so he took Chen Sheng to buy other items. Xiao Mei’s mother had just sat down for a moment when she was called over by Chen Sheng’s mother to see their precious grandson.

As Fang Xiaomei was Mr. Qian’s sister’s first daughter and the first to get married, this was her first grandchild, and understandably, he was doted on immensely.

Although it was still too early to tell whom he resembled.

Chen Sheng’s mother said the child looked like Chen Sheng, and then Xiao Mei’s mother said the child resembled her daughter.

Xiao Mei was good-looking, with strong features and especially bright eyes. If the boy took after her, he would grow up to be very handsome.

Qiao Qingyu sat on a stool, and by this time, Xiao Mei had also woken up, so the two of them started talking.

There was only one maternity patient in the ward—her.

Xiao Mei glanced outside and suddenly said to Qiao Qingyu, "Qingyu, do you think they would be this happy if I had given birth to a daughter?"

How could Qiao Qingyu respond to that?

She replied cheerfully, "Why wouldn’t they be happy? Nowadays, having boys and girls is all the same."

As she spoke, Qiao Qingyu was reminded of the propaganda that Sun Xiuyuan was still doing over the winter break.

The joint initiative was organized in collaboration with the Women’s Federation, the Labor Union, and the Youth League.

Mr. Sun was very supportive this time.

He felt that his daughter had finally grown up. The last incident had clearly been a great blow to her, reducing her vanity considerably, and she had matured since then. When he learned that this was all thanks to Qiao Qingyu’s guidance, he was somewhat grateful to her.

To be honest, if his daughter could continue on this path, it would be no problem for her to join the Youth League, Labor Union, or Women’s Federation of the city committee after graduation.

Now that the city and the nearby Yushu County had been covered, her team was preparing to head out to the remote mountain villages.

However, in remote areas, despite the serious issue of gender preference, there was an urgent need for such organizations and activities to raise awareness.

But safety was also very important. There were many villagers born and bred there, generation after generation on that land, with many deeply ingrained ignorant beliefs. Moreover, many of them were especially clannish within a single family. So before Sun Xiuyuan set out, she consulted with Qiao Qingyu. Qiao Qingyu thought there might even be trafficked women and children in those places, so she advised Sun Xiuyuan and her publicity team to be on the lookout for such information, but to also prioritize their personal safety.

There were many girls in the publicity team; they had to be careful not to let anything happen by accident.

Sun Xiuyuan grew up in a privileged family and had never seen the worst and ugliest side of human nature. She might not have thought of that herself, but once reminded, her family and the rest of the team would be vigilant.

Her thoughts had wandered a bit, but then she saw Fang Xiaomei smile, a smile of deep understanding.

"It doesn’t matter. I’m well aware that if I have a daughter this time, I don’t know if Chen Sheng will divorce me, but I do know that my in-laws won’t treat me the way they used to. They might even pressure me to keep having children until I give birth to a son."

Qiao Qingyu looked at Fang Xiaomei, who had matured a lot after marriage. Honestly, like Fang Xiaomei, sometimes naive, she was able to see reality for what it was.

And it’s this type of person who doesn’t find life wearying.

"Xiao Mei, I know it’s different for you. Whether you have a boy or a girl, everyone in your family will treasure them. But it’s not the same with my family. However, there’s nothing I can do. I chose the man myself, it’s the path I decided to walk. I’ve thought it through; if it’s a girl, I have my own way out."

"Qingyu, you just had a baby and need to take good care of yourself. Don’t think about all those messy ’what ifs.’ Life doesn’t have that many hypotheticals; just deal with what’s in front of you."

Fang Xiaomei nodded. "You’re right, after all, living life is just that simple. But no matter what, I do love Chen Sheng, and he loves me too. Now that we’ve had a son, our lives should be able to continue peacefully. I don’t think too much about the future."

Qiao Qingyu felt that perhaps new mothers tend to be a bit sentimental.

Otherwise, how could the usually somewhat careless Fang Xiaomei become so expressive and say so much?

"You’re right in thinking that way. Every family has its own difficult issues that others can’t know unless you tell them."

Fang Xiaomei laughed. "That’s exactly it. If I don’t tell you, you won’t know. If this child is a girl, I’ve made plans for my way out..."

Qiao Qingyu looked at Fang Xiaomei with surprise, wanting to ask what kind of way out she had arranged for herself, but then footsteps were heard at the door, and they saw Chen Sheng come in.

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