Three Women in the Cage

Cesarean section will intensify the pain. Xinxin doesn't want to endure the pain of cesarean section after experiencing the pain of natural childbirth. She has already used up too much energy and has no extra strength.

She shook her head and said, "I...want to...give birth...to myself."

The nurse didn't want to perform a caesarean section, as that would not only be very troublesome but would also put the mother in greater danger, so she comforted her: "Then you just try harder. I can't help you much. You have to rely on yourself to give birth."

Finally, Xinxin stayed in there for another hour, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't give birth to the baby.

The doctor took a look and was helpless. He said to Xinxin, "You can't delay any longer. If you delay any longer, you will lose your strength and the baby will suffocate. Let me help you!"

"But don't move, okay? Otherwise, I can't help you..."

Finally someone helped her and she could be free. Xinxin placed all her hopes on the doctor and nodded in agreement pleadingly.

The doctor put his hands on the bulging belly, supporting it left and right, and suddenly exerted force, pressing his body down hard, concentrating all the gravity on the belly.

A sharp pain came over her, and Xinxin screamed "Ah!", as if all her internal organs were crushed by the sudden force. She couldn't help but arch her body, and felt a pool of blood gushing out from her lower body like a flood.

The midwife was covered in blood, and she hurriedly avoided the blood stream and took a step away.

Xinxin felt as if everything in her body was emptied out in an instant, and her internal organs, which had been squeezed, all returned to their places downwards.

A feeling of weightlessness made her feel dizzy and she couldn't even feel the existence of her body.

Following a loud cry, Xinxin looked over in surprise and joy, only to see the nurse holding a baby covered in blood, muttering: "Oh, it's born, it's born, it's finally born..."

Xinxin knew that it would be more accurate to say that she was squeezed out rather than given birth. Without the doctor's gravity squeezing, she would not have been able to be born so quickly.

Looking at the baby, I asked hopefully, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

The nurse jokingly asked, "Guess?"

Xinxin asked uncertainly, "A boy?"

The nurse smiled and said, "Why? Are you hoping for a boy? Your husband already had a girl?"

Xinxin nodded and said, "Hmm..."

The nurse understood and said: "No wonder, that's what I said! Your husband must also want to have a son. I will go out and tell you the good news later, and see if he is still active?..."

Then the nurse ran out to announce the good news.

When the door opened, Xu Fei was still playing with his phone. The nurse glanced at him and raised her voice, "Family of Zhang Xin!"

Xu Fei finally raised his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

Seeing his indifferent attitude, the nurse said angrily, "You're still playing with your phone. Can't you put it down? Your wife gave birth to a son at 13:13, weighing 7.42 jins!"

When he heard the word "boy", Xu Fei was obviously stunned, and then he immediately put down his phone, with excitement in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Really? Is it a son? That's great..."

He rubbed his hands together excitedly, looking past the nurse to see his son inside. He couldn't hide his joy and said, "Can you see my son? I'm so happy."

Seeing his reaction, the nurse thought, he must be waiting for his son. She rolled her eyes and said with some disdain, "Not now. The child hasn't been packed yet. Once it's packed, he'll be brought out naturally. I'm here to tell you the good news first. Just let me know. Wait! The child will come out with his mother in a while."

Although he couldn't see his son for the time being, Xu Fei was not discouraged. He could not suppress his excitement. He said incoherently: "What else does the child need? Oh, I see. He still needs a hat and socks. Yes, he hasn't bought these. Well, I have to buy them. I'll go now..."

After saying that, without waiting for the nurse's response, he walked towards the stairs with unsteady steps.

Seeing Xu Fei's big reaction to having a son, the nurse was stunned and said to Huanhuan beside her: "He has changed so much. He must be waiting for his son. Otherwise, why would he only now remember that he didn't buy the baby hat and socks?"

Shaking her head, the nurse wordlessly closed the door and walked into the delivery room.

After entering the delivery room, the nurse couldn't help but complain to Xinxin, "Your husband must be biased towards boys. I just told him you had a son, and he was so happy he even put down his beloved phone. And I didn't ask him to buy anything, but he kept mumbling and running faster than a rabbit to buy baby supplies. Earlier, I asked him to buy a bottle of water, but he hesitated and wouldn't go! Now he's running faster than a rabbit for our son!"

"Oh, your husband is so realistic. He was indifferent to you before, but his attitude changed so quickly after we had a son."

Look! He is really good at pretending. He usually looks like he doesn't care whether it's a son or a daughter, but now that he has a son, he can't help but be overjoyed.

Xinxin had long been certain that he wanted a son, and look! As expected, she guessed right. The previous indifference was just because she was not sure whether it was a son or a daughter!

At this moment, Xinxin suddenly felt fortunate that she had a son.

This son carries too many hopes for her. The first hope is to free herself from the disdain of her husband's family who favor boys over girls. The second hope is to free herself from the shadow she once suffered. The third hope is that she will not repeat her mother's regrets, the regret that her mother never got over in her entire life, of not being able to give birth to a son!

The mother once wanted to have a son so desperately, but she was disappointed again and again until she became desperate. She lamented her fate of not being able to have a son countless times. She was unwilling and indignant.

Xinxin understood her mother's regret and her unwillingness, so the birth of her son at this moment seemed to foreshadow her own rebirth and also foreshadow her mother's escape from bondage.

At least, at this moment, that's what she thought. She wondered if her mother would be happy for her if she knew she had given birth to a son. Because at this moment, their family seemed to have broken the taboo of having a daughter.

Because of all these reasons, when she knew Xu Fei was happy about this, she felt relieved. At least, the child had a father who truly loved him and would not have incomplete love.

When the nurse placed the child next to Xinxin, Xinxin looked at him lovingly. From then on, there was someone in this world whom she wanted to protect for the rest of her life.

The nurse carefully pushed them out of the delivery room. Xu Fei and Huanhuan were already waiting at the door.

Xu Fei stood around the bed, his eyes fixed on the baby all the time, following the baby step by step into the ward. After the bed was set up, he squatted in front of the bed, holding the baby's face with his hands, and calling out tirelessly: "Son, son,..."

Finally, he sighed with tears in his eyes: "My Xu family finally has a successor..."