A stunning beauty arrived on the island; she invented everything from childcare to babysitting.

With no other option, everyone had to take Guo Shuzhen to the hospital first.

Someone who ran fast had already come up ahead to notify the doctors and nurses to wait. As soon as they came in, medical staff led the way and carried the person directly into the operating room.

A short while later, a young nurse pushed open the door: "Family members? Have any family members arrived?"

"The family members have run away. She's a military wife, and her husband is a battalion commander. Please rescue her first, and just tell us what you need to do!"

Several enthusiastic military wives stayed with Anning and the others. The one who spoke was the one who had borrowed the stretcher.

An Ning stepped forward and said directly, "Save the mother! If the mother lives, there will be other children, but if the mother dies, the child is truly gone."

The nurse rolled her eyes: "What do you mean by saving the mother or the baby? We'll definitely save both! Calling the family over is just to tell them to hurry back and prepare. They're already delivering babies inside. Don't let the baby come out without even a swaddle blanket."

An Ning blushed at what the other person said. The aftereffects of reading too many online posts hadn't been reversed even after ten years in the apocalypse.

"Oh--"

Zhao Xuemei found it amusing and said, "It's good that you're alright. I still have some things left by my son Pengfei at home. I'll go get them for her and also pack a few clothes for her."

With that, she hurriedly went back.

Thanks to the efforts of the medical staff, Guo Shuzhen successfully gave birth to a baby girl weighing 3.7 pounds.

When the nurse brought her out, Anning glanced at her. She was only the size of a palm, a tiny little bundle, all red and wrinkled. Then she was put into an incubator, and they said they would have to observe her for a while before they could decide whether she could be discharged.

After the child was settled, Guo Shuzhen was slowly wheeled out. Nearly three hours had passed since everyone brought her to the hospital.

At this moment, her face was flushed, her hair was wet and stuck to her forehead, and she was covered in sweat.

She struggled to open her eyes, looked at the people who had gathered around, and asked softly, "Where's the child?"

The nurse who had just taken the baby away came rushing back, tucked her in, and said, "Don't worry! The baby is fine. Just take care of yourself! You're too thin and a bit malnourished. The baby weighs less than four pounds. When your family comes, tell them that you need to eat well during this time, otherwise you won't even have enough breast milk and will have to drink formula."

"What? Baby formula?"

Hearing that Guo Shuzhen had given birth smoothly, Aunt Wu rushed over, only to hear such terrible news as soon as she arrived.

"What family's daughter is so precious that she drinks formula from birth? In our time, we just fed her some rice water and she grew up just fine!" she grumbled.

The nurse frowned: "Just because others were fed rice water and they grew up doesn't mean every child can grow up on rice water. Besides, she was premature and needs extra nutrition, otherwise it's questionable whether she can even survive to adulthood."

"Good heavens! This girl was born to collect debts; we country folk don't have that kind of spare money..."

"Aunt Wu, you don't have to pay for this. Battalion Commander Zhao is a battalion commander, surely he can't even afford to pay for his child's milk powder?"

"That money is..."

Aunt Wu realized she had let something slip halfway through her sentence and immediately stopped.

However, her words immediately gave away her mistake: "What about that money? I heard you took all of Battalion Commander Zhao's money to subsidize his younger brother, and now the whole family is eating cabbage at home every day, is that right?"

Aunt Wu jumped up immediately, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and screamed, "What's the problem? I raised him with so much hardship, and he used up all the family's money in the early years. He's so much older than my second son. My second son needs money for his wedding. What's wrong with letting him give some to my second son? How is this any different from him giving money to me as a sign of filial piety?"

However, the other party was not buying it. Instead, he said quietly, "It's fine for the older brother to give his younger brother some money when he gets married. The problem is that when you give money to your own pregnant wife, she eats cabbage at home every day and becomes malnourished. Doesn't your conscience hurt at all?"

"What do you mean by eating cabbage to the point of malnutrition? Cabbage is a good thing! During the famine years ago, let alone cabbage, we couldn't even find wild vegetables! Besides, she's carrying a baby girl who won't survive..."

The nurse interrupted her: "Ma'am, that baby was just premature, everything else is normal. As long as the baby gets enough nutrition, he can grow up."

"Pah!" Aunt Wu scoffed. "I've seen more of the world than you've eaten salt. How old are you? What do you know? She's only eight months old, you know? That little brat is definitely not going to survive!"

"mom!"

Even Guo Shuzhen, who was lying on the hospital bed next to her, couldn't stand it anymore and finally interrupted.

"That's my child with Jihua!"

However, Aunt Wu didn't care at all: "What's wrong with the child? A girl can't carry on the family line. If she dies, you can have another one. You're not dead, are you? The Zhao family has such good genes. I gave birth to two big, fat boys in a row. How come you can't get any of my genes?"

Anning reminded her, "Auntie, your surname is Wu, not Zhao."

"So what? I can carry on the Zhao family line, so I am the Zhao family's great benefactor. People with the surname Zhao should treat me like royalty!"

After saying that, Aunt Wu suddenly realized who had spoken and immediately said, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for your jinx, would Shuzhen's baby have been born prematurely? Maybe it was because of premature birth that the baby wasn't fully developed and turned out to be a girl! You want to buy formula to raise her? Fine, you pay for it! Don't you buy things for your daughter every day? In the future, if your daughter gets a share, my granddaughter will get a share too."

An Ning was so angry at Aunt Wu's words that she laughed: "Then you can just watch your granddaughter die. Let's see how you explain this to your son when he comes back."

"An explanation? What explanation do I need to give him? I came all the way from the military base to take care of his wife, and he still dares to ask me for an explanation? Let me tell you, if you don't pay this money, I'll report you to the military leaders, and even if you have connections, it won't help!"

"If you don't sue, you'll change your surname to Shen's."

"You quick-tongued little bitch, but I don't dare, do I? You'll see..."

"mom!"

A tall soldier rushed into the ward from outside and grabbed Aunt Wu's hand, which was trying to hit Anning.

Zhao Jihua, who had gone out on a mission, actually returned.

At this point, An Ning no longer wanted to get involved in this family's affairs. She had spoken up for Guo Shuzhen earlier, and when Aunt Wu asked her to give money to buy nutritional supplements for her daughter, she hadn't said a word. She would have preferred to just call her "Mom" like she had just done.

Ultimately, it was just because Aunt Wu was fighting for her interests.

“Now that you’re back, keep an eye on your mother. If everyone repays kindness with enmity like her, no one will dare to help others in the future.”

"you!"

Aunt Wu wanted to hit someone again after hearing this, but Zhao Jihua stepped forward and stood between Aunt Wu and An Ning.

A nurse chimed in, "Commander Zhao, right? You should thank Comrade An Ning. If she hadn't pressed the acupoints to stop your wife's bleeding in time, our treatment wouldn't have gone so smoothly. If your mother insists on extorting money from the other party, our hospital won't stand idly by."

“Okay, I understand.” Zhao Jihua looked at An Ning. “Comrade An Ning, thank you for your help. I won’t let my mother bother you again.”

An Ning gave him a deep look and said, "Sometimes forbearance is not the best solution; blind filial piety will only hurt the people around you."

After saying that, she grabbed Zhao Xuemei and left without looking back.