In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

She had rehearsed the process in her mind many times, but when the time actually came, Su Li still felt a moment of panic. However, it was only for a moment, and she quickly calmed down. Su Li instructed her maid, Cui Nong, "I think I'm about to give birth. Go and have the midwife prepare the delivery room."

Cui Nong was specially chosen by Su Li to take care of her after she was in her final month of pregnancy. She was younger than Su Li and had even less experience with childbirth.

Although Cui Nong knew that Su Li was about to give birth, there was still a difference between knowing and reality. For example, Cui Nong was a little flustered at this moment.

"Madam, are you... are you about to give birth? Would you like me to help you to bed for a while?" Cui Nong said somewhat incoherently.

Although she realized she was about to give birth, the contractions weren't too strong yet, so Su Li waved her hand and said, "Go and tell the midwives to get ready. I'll eat something to replenish my strength, as I'll need it for labor."

Cui Nong was extremely flustered, but after seeing Su Li's calm demeanor, she regained some composure, quickly nodded in agreement, and rushed out of the house to find someone, to find a midwife.

The midwife was waiting in the next courtyard early in the morning. As soon as Cui Nong went to inform her, she rushed over and was now busily preparing the delivery room.

The news that Cui Nong had hurriedly gone to fetch a midwife quickly reached Zhao Zexuan's ears. At that time, Zhao Zexuan was discussing the next steps with his generals. Upon hearing the news, Zhao Zexuan immediately went to the inner courtyard, leaving behind his generals.

Of course, the generals soon realized why Zhao Zexuan was behaving so strangely.

After learning what had happened, many generals were also worried and hoped that everything would go smoothly. After all, the general's wife had played a significant role in the rapid development of Lingcheng.

In the inner courtyard, when Zhao Zexuan arrived with his men, Su Li had just put down her chopsticks and was about to get up.

Seeing Su Li preparing to get up, Zhao Zexuan stepped forward, bypassed the midwife, and carefully helped her up before asking, "Are you going to the delivery room?"

Zhao Zexuan's arrival so quickly was beyond Su Li's expectations, after all, she knew how important Zhao Zexuan's meeting was today, with almost all the generals present.

Seeing the beads of sweat on Zhao Zexuan's forehead, Su Li couldn't help but say, "You look more nervous than I am, someone who is about to give birth. Is the meeting over? How come it's over so quickly?"

Seeing that Su Li's voice was still relatively strong, Zhao Zexuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He became even more careful with his hands before replying, "It's not over yet. I left them behind after I heard you were about to give birth. It's okay to make them wait a little longer."

Hearing this, Su Li was somewhat touched and said, "It seems you're quite good to me."

Zhao Zexuan didn't know how to respond to this, after all, he was the one who would make her suffer the pain of childbirth.

"How is Madam now?" Zhao Zexuan asked the midwife waiting beside him.

The midwife was already waiting nearby, ready to respond at any moment. Upon hearing the question, she respectfully replied, "This is the lady's first pregnancy, so she shouldn't give birth so quickly. It will probably take some more time."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan frowned and said, "Isn't it a whole month ahead of schedule?"

Upon hearing this, the midwife immediately replied, "Madam's belly is large, and she is carrying twins, so premature birth is normal. During this time, Madam has been keeping moving around and eating well. We have checked Madam's baby position, and it is correct, so there should not be any major problems."

Hearing the midwife's words, Zhao Zexuan felt a little more at ease, but only a little; he was still extremely nervous.

Su Li could sense Zhao Zexuan's nervousness, after all, his hand supporting her was stiff.

To ease the tension, Su Li smiled and said, "It's not going to happen that soon, everyone don't be nervous."

Before anyone could react, Su Li clutched her stomach and cried out in pain, with drops of fluid dripping between her legs. The midwife next to her immediately stepped forward and said, "It looks like she's about to give birth. Hurry to the delivery room."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan immediately picked up Su Li and strode towards the delivery room next door.

The delivery room next door was arranged by the midwife under Su Li's guidance. It was clean and tidy, with all kinds of items and hot water ready, just waiting for labor to begin.

Four midwives were hired, all of whom were very experienced. They were all waiting in the delivery room to check on each of them.

The contractions came in waves. Taking advantage of the time when the pain wasn't too bad, Su Li changed into a clean set of clothes with Cui Nong's help. She was now lying in bed, letting the midwife examine her.

They were all experienced midwives, and they quickly checked the results. She is now five centimeters dilated.

Hearing that her fingers had already dilated to five centimeters, Su Li, covered in sweat, said, "No wonder, no wonder it hurts so much."

Upon hearing Su Li's words, the midwife replied, "It's probably because the young master feels sorry for you and wants the baby to come out quickly so that you can suffer less."

Hearing this, Su Li didn't know whether she should be happy or not. Of course, she didn't have time to think about that at the moment, because it was really too painful, and the pain was beyond her expectations.

"Ah!" Su Li couldn't help but cry out in pain, which made Zhao Zexuan, who was guarding outside the house, extremely nervous. He repeatedly asked the maid about the situation inside.

Zhao Zexuan originally wanted to stay with Su Li in the delivery room, but Su Li and the midwives refused. Su Li didn't want Zhao Zexuan to stay in the room, mainly because she was worried that he would lose his temper and curse, since Zhao Zexuan was the culprit who caused her so much pain.

The midwives didn't want Zhao Zexuan to stay inside, mainly because his imposing presence made them feel constrained and restricted. So, just to be on the safe side, Zhao Zexuan was made to wait outside.

The waiting time was particularly long. During this time, not only did Zhao Zexuan's sisters-in-law arrive, but Old Madam Zhao also arrived with the help of her maid.

"How is the situation inside?" Old Madam Zhao asked with a worried expression.

Zhao Zexuan was preoccupied with the situation inside the room, so he didn't react or answer immediately. It wasn't until he was asked a second time that he replied, "It's just started inside, and I don't know the specifics yet."

Knowing her son was worried, Madam Zhao didn't ask any more questions and sat quietly on a chair to the side, waiting with the help of her maid.

Time passed very slowly, extremely slowly. This was Su Li's deepest feeling at this moment. She could feel the pain in her abdomen growing more and more intense, but the baby still hadn't been born.

The midwives were still checking and waiting on the side. Su Li was in so much pain that she couldn't help but ask, "How many centimeters dilated am I? Why does it hurt so much?"

Upon hearing this, the midwives respectfully replied, "Almost there, almost there. You're already seven centimeters dilated. Just a little more, madam, and you'll be fully dilated and give birth soon."

These words did not encourage Su Li. All Su Li heard was the crucial phrase: "Wait a little longer, wait a little longer..."