Zhou Cangsong and Jin Xiumei were both stunned for a moment. Jin Xiumei immediately asked, "Son, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly talking about domestic and foreign countries and the countryside?"
Li Wei, Zhou Ying, Zhou Tao, and Li Li were all very surprised, especially Li Wei, who squeezed forward to sit next to Zhou Xuan and said, "Big brother, how can you leave? What will Xiao Ying and I do if you leave?"
Zhou Xuan gave a wry smile and said, "What you're saying is ridiculous. How can a member of the Li family say such things to me? I feel at ease with Xiaoying being with you, and Zhou Tao is an honest man. With you two in charge of the company, I feel there won't be any problems. So I want to take my parents back to the countryside, or travel the world and live a happy life. I don't want to do anything anymore. I've earned enough money. I find life in big cities so annoying. Everyone is wary of each other, unlike the simple and honest people in the countryside!"
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Xuan asked Zhou Cangsong and Jin Xiumei, "Mom and Dad, what are your thoughts?"
Zhou Cangsong answered without hesitation: "Son, if you want to go back, we will. As for money, I think it's meaningless if you earn more than you need. Everyone has to die. Your mother and I are already halfway to the grave. All we want is to see you three siblings get married and have children. We don't want anything else. No matter how much money you have, you can't buy health and life!"
Zhou Xuan was surprised that his father, who had very little formal education and whose education was only at the primary school level, could now articulate such a profound truth. His parents were completely supportive of his ideas, and Fu Ying was even more silently supportive. Zhou Xuan felt a surge of emotion, for family is family, and they are always one family!
Volume One: The Lotus Buds Just Begin to Emerge, Chapter 626 Untitled
Zhou Tao said sullenly, "Brother, if you go back, Li Li and I will go back too. Wherever you and Mom and Dad are, we will be there!"
"Nonsense!" Zhou Xuan sighed, shook his head, and then said, "Little brother, if you leave, what about Li Li's parents? Listen to your brother, everyone has their own destiny in life. There are many things you don't understand. I just want to tell you that you have your own path to walk. Cherish what you have now. You're not an official, and Li Wei is there to support you in the company. There won't be any problems. Focus on making the company bigger and stronger. I support you. Every year, I will go to the south to buy a batch of jade rough for you!"
Judging from these words, almost everyone present understood that Zhou Xuan was truly determined to leave this place and had made arrangements for everything.
In fact, Zhou Xuan's arrangement was not something he was rushing to make now. A year ago, when he let his younger brother and sister-in-law take over the company, there were signs of this. Later, after Li Li and Li Wei joined, he relinquished most of the management rights. Eventually, he rarely even showed up at the store or the company. The company was basically in a state where it didn't matter whether he was there or not. So even if Zhou Xuan were to leave, it wouldn't have any impact on the company.
The family was a little sad, but they weren't in a hurry to leave. Zhou Xuan also said that he would wait until Fu Ying gave birth before leaving, so everyone tried not to mention it and hoped that Zhou Xuan could forget about it on his own.
A month later, it was September. The sun was still strong during the day and the temperature was not low, but the temperature dropped sharply at night. The temperature difference was huge. The daytime temperature could reach more than 30 degrees Celsius, but the nighttime temperature could drop to a few degrees or ten degrees Celsius.
During this time, Zhou Xuan stayed at home with Fu Ying, using his supernatural abilities to watch over his daughter, anxiously wondering why the little one hadn't come out to see her father yet.
I had never seen a woman about to give birth before. When Wei Xiaoyu gave birth to Xiao Sizhou, I wasn't by her side, so I naturally knew nothing about it.
Little Sizhou is over six months old and very strong. He sways around the house in the stroller, making Jin Xiumei laugh.
Fu Ying, heavily pregnant, bent down to hug Xiao Sizhou, but suddenly cried out "Ouch!" as she bent over. Zhou Xuan looked up and asked, "Yingying, what's wrong?"
Fu Ying frowned and said, "My stomach hurts a little, but it's not very painful!"
Jin Xiumei paused for a moment, then asked urgently, "Yingying, are you about to give birth?"
Fu Ying said blankly, "I...I don't know either, this..."
Zhou Xuan also became anxious and quickly checked her. She found that something was indeed wrong. Although she had no experience, the fetus in her womb had dropped a lot, which was definitely abnormal. She immediately said, "Mom, we...we need to take Yingying to the hospital right away!"
Jin Xiumei quickly came to help Fu Ying, while urging Zhou Xuan, "Son, hurry up and drive out. I'll help Yingying to the door!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away!" Zhou Xuan was also a little flustered and quickly ran towards the garage. After running into the garage, he couldn't open the car door. He then realized that he had forgotten to take the car keys in his panic. He quickly ran back to the house to get the car keys. After running back to the garage, he found that he had the door key instead of the car key. He hurriedly ran back again. After two or three times, he finally got the car keys and drove the car out.
Jin Xiumei opened the back side door of the car, helped Fu Ying into the car, and then got in herself. She then said to Aunt Liu through the car window, "Aunt Liu, please call Xiao Ying and Li Li later and tell them to come back early and stay at the hospital to watch over Ying Ying for me!"
The whole family was in a flurry of activity. Even at the hospital, Zhou Xuan and Jin Xiumei were at a loss. Although Jin Xiumei had experience, how could she compare to the conditions she had now? Moreover, Fu Ying couldn't possibly be as carefree as a girl from the countryside; she had no experience whatsoever.
Upon arriving at the hospital, the doctor examined her and said she had to wait, as it wasn't time yet, and she was to wait in the delivery room.
Zhou Xuan felt heartbroken seeing Fu Ying's frightened and pained expression, but his superpower was powerless to do anything about it. He dared not move Fu Ying around like that. He could only use his superpower to check the condition of her womb and their daughter, but he couldn't do anything else.
Less than an hour later, Zhou Ying and Li Li rushed over. It was also their first time riding in a sedan chair, so they didn't do anything else. Instead, they just followed behind Fu Ying like two extra guards, anxiously watching her.
It wasn't until after midnight that Fu Ying finally went into labor. After waiting for so long, once they were in the delivery room, the doctor closed the door, leaving Zhou Xuan, Jin Xiumei, Li Li, Zhou Ying, and the other two outside.
Jin Xiumei and her daughter-in-law and daughter waited anxiously, not knowing what was happening inside. Although Zhou Xuan was anxious, she was finally able to find out what was happening inside; a cesarean section was required.
In fact, a cesarean section is a relatively simple and quick procedure. Zhou Xuan soon saw his daughter being delivered through surgery. After the umbilical cord was cut, the baby burst into tears.
Zhou Xuan's face was filled with excitement and joy. He was witnessing his child being born with his own eyes, while Jin Xiumei, Zhou Ying, and Li Li cheered excitedly, "It's born! It's born..."
While they waited anxiously outside, the doctor inside calmly stitched up the baby, and another female doctor bathed the child, then wrapped her in a small blanket, exclaiming, "What a beautiful daughter!"
Jin Xiumei was overjoyed to hear the baby crying. After thinking for a moment, she said to Zhou Xuan, "Son, hurry up and find a restaurant to cook something for Yingying. She'll be very hungry after giving birth, so we can't let her get too hungry, or she'll have health problems later!"
Zhou Xuan responded blankly and quickly ran outside. He took the elevator, but it took him a while to realize that he hadn't pressed the button yet. Just as he reached out, a slender hand pressed "1" in front of him.
Zhou Xuan looked up and was stunned to see that the person pressing the button was Wei Xiaoqing!
Looking at the thin and pale Wei Xiaoqing, Zhou Xuan even had a slight illusion: Is she Wei Xiaoyu?
"What are you doing at the hospital? Are you...going to see a doctor?" Zhou Xuan asked in surprise, but it was indeed possible, as Wei Xiaoqing did not look well and looked sickly.
"I don't need to see a doctor, and I'm not sick, but you can think I am if you want!" Wei Xiaoqing said quietly. "I came here... to tell you the truth, I went to your house, but I saw you rushing out, so I followed you here!"
Zhou Xuan was startled again. What was she going to do if she went to her house?
"Don't be afraid. Besides, am I that scary?" Wei Xiaoqing's eyes reddened as she spoke. This man she had been dreaming of, she couldn't say anything sweet to him when they finally met. After a pause, she finally said, "I just want to see my sister's son, Xiao Sizhou!"
"How...how did you know?" Zhou Xuan was stunned. They had originally intended to keep this secret forever, and the old man and Wei Haihong, who knew the truth, certainly wouldn't tell. But the old man was gone now, and Wei Haihong...
Thinking about this, Zhou Xuan became uncertain again. Although Wei Haihong was a man of integrity and trust, and someone he absolutely believed in, it wouldn't be considered a crime for Wei Haihong to tell Wei Xiaoqing about this. In fact, Zhou Xuan felt sorry for both Wei Xiaoyu and Wei Xiaoqing, and felt that he had wronged them. Wei Haihong was also their uncle and nephew. Considering the bond between family members, if he were in their shoes, let alone anything else, even if he were his sister Zhou Ying, he didn't know if he would cripple her lover if Zhou Ying encountered such a thing. In any case, he would never be able to tolerate such a thing. So even if Wei Haihong told Wei Xiaoqing this secret, it would be quite normal.
“What do I not know about my sister’s situation? I’ve always known, but I was just heartbroken and pretended not to know!” Wei Xiaoqing sighed, then said softly, “My sister is so pitiful. Zhou Xuan, I want to… take care of Xiao Sizhou until he grows up…”
Zhou Xuan was startled and immediately refused, saying, "No, no, absolutely not!"
Wei Xiaoqing sighed again. The elevator arrived, and as soon as the doors opened, she and Zhou Xuan stepped out of the elevator, walked through the pedestrian alley, and exited the hospital. Only then did Wei Xiaoqing ask, "What are you going to buy for Yingying?"
"You know that?" Zhou Xuan asked in surprise, then guessed that since Wei Xiaoqing had followed him, she must have overheard, which was not surprising at all. At the time, his mind was entirely on Fu Ying, and he hadn't paid any attention to anything else, so he didn't even notice when his supernatural ability swept over him.
Wei Xiaoqing pointed to a Fujian snack shop in front of her and said, "Let's go there. My mom said that women who have just given birth should eat light meals and can't eat spicy or numbing foods!"
Zhou Xuan didn't understand either, but since someone offered advice, he had nothing to say and simply followed it. He made a bowl of wontons at a snack shop. It was very cheap, and although it wasn't food from a fancy restaurant, it was still a token of his affection.
Wei Xiaoqing's brows were furrowed with worry. Zhou Xuan's refusal to agree was a rhetorical question, but she wanted a definite answer from him. There was also another meaning behind it: she wanted to chat with Zhou Xuan on purpose, which made her feel happy!