Chapter 24: Premature Birth
The days flew by.
In the blink of an eye, summer is hurrying away, autumn is coming to an end, the poplar trees on the side of the road begin to change color, the green summer clothes are replaced by golden autumn clothes, and the tentacles of early winter sneak out to all corners of Anxi.
Niu Yuehong's figure became bloated because of pregnancy, and her face was much plumper, like a round full moon, with patches of pregnancy spots growing on it. She sometimes stares at herself in the mirror, not believing that the fat woman is herself, and regretting that she got married and pregnant so early, which not only ruined her image, but also dragged down her beloved job, and her news anchor career has not really started.
Whenever this happens, Niu Yuehong will grab the ears of Zhao Qingsong, who is sitting on the side reading martial arts novels, and shout for him to compensate for the loss of his youth.
Zhao Qingsong endured the pain and said happily: "No problem." No problem. You just want the moon in the sky, and I will fly up to the sky to pick it up for you. β
Niu Yuehong shouted half angrily and half jokingly: "You will play tricks." β
Zhao Qingsong rubbed his reddened ears and defended with a smile: "Playing tricks is your announcer's profession, why is it on me?"
Zhao Qingsong is worthy of being a model husband, carefully taking care of Niu Yuehong's diet and daily life, and every day he will go to the vegetable market to buy a live fish and come back, and change his tricks to make it for Niu Yuehong to eat, saying that the children who will be born after eating fish are smart and beautiful.
He also bought a few pictures of the fat boy from Xinhua Bookstore and pasted them in the living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, so that Niu Yuehong could see it everywhere and at all times, hoping that his wife could also give birth to a cute fat boy.
Seeing that Zhao Qingsong was so attentive to the child, Niu Yuehong was very happy and satisfied at first, and then felt that her husband was a little too enthusiastic, so she asked funny: "Qingsong, you won't divorce me after I give birth, right?"
Zhao Qingsong laughed when he heard this: "Wife, where do I dare to divorce you? As long as you don't take a vacation, I will thank God." β
Niu Yuehong's body is very leathery, unlike some women who can't eat or drink when they are pregnant. Whether it is coarse tea and light rice or delicious food, she does not refuse to come, and accepts all the orders. She never complained of being tired when she worked in the unit, and she never took a day of sick leave or personal leave.
Some people think she's a bit silly, and some people laugh at her for wanting to be in the limelight in the unit. Niu Yuehong has her own opinions in her heart, and she doesn't pay attention to other people's rumors at all. She squeezed the bus to and from work every day with a big belly, which was really hard.
Once, Niu Yuehong fell ill with a cold for unknown reasons. In order to avoid the side effects of the drug on the baby, she resolutely did not take any cold medicine, and planned to fight the cold by drinking a lot of boiled water.
Maybe it was a symptom of a cold, or maybe she drank too much boiled water, Niu Yuehong suddenly felt nauseous as the bus she was riding shook frequently. She hurriedly pulled open the crowded passenger and rushed to the window, but she was not allowed to rush to the window, and a stream of soup mixed with noodles gushed out of her mouth and spit on the clothes of one of the passengers in front of her.
Niu Yuehong was very embarrassed and hurriedly apologized to the passenger.
The passenger was burly and wore a large mask on his face. He didn't blame Niu Yuehong, nor did he take off his mask, but asked with concern: "Are you sick or what's wrong?"
Niu Yuehong hurriedly took out a handkerchief from her pocket, wiped the filth on the passenger's clothes, and replied, "A little cold, it doesn't matter." β
The passenger continued: "A pregnant woman with a cold is also a serious illness, so you must not be sloppy. In this case, you should take time off work to rest. What unit are you from?"
Niu Yuehong replied shyly: "Oh, I work at Anxi TV. β
The passenger curiously asked, "Are you a reporter or an editor?"
Niu Yuehong replied proudly: "I'm an announcer." β
The masked passenger nodded and said nothing.
The passengers around all looked at Niu Yuehong with envy and respect. Someone got up and gave up their seat to her.
Niu Yuehong thanked again and again.
That night's "Anxi News" broadcast such an oral press release: "Liu Zhenbang, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, visited the city's public transportation situation privately".
When she saw this news, Niu Yuehong was a little suspicious that the passenger who wore a mask on the bus in the morning might be the secretary of the municipal party committee who was privately interviewed by Weifu, but because this news only has text and no images, it can't be sure for a while.
Niu Yuehong, under the supervision and accompaniment of Zhao Qingsong, regularly went to Anxi Women's and Children's Hospital for pregnancy checks.
The doctor told her that the due date was around October 15 and reminded her to prepare in advance.
Niu Yuehong planned it in her heart, planning to go to work until the 14th. She didn't want to be idle, and she didn't want to waste time.
As the saying goes, a drop of water pierces a stone, and an iron pestle becomes a needle.
Niu Yuehong's low-key, diligent and persistent work has achieved certain results on the TV station.
Most of the people in the TV station began to transfer their attention and pickiness to the newcomers, and gradually accepted this inconspicuous colleague, and slowly regarded Niu Yuehong as a member of the TV station, and occasionally sighed for her half-teasing and half-sympathetic: "Alas, so desperate, I don't know when I will have a bright future." β
Niu Yuehong smiled indifferently when she heard these words, and did not pick up the conversation. She has her own overall plan, and she has the right idea in her heart.
October 1 is the National Day, and each unit has a day off.
Early in the morning, Niu Yuehong woke up Zhao Qingsong, who was still sleeping, and said in his ear: "Today is the National Day, and there must be news about the activities of the leaders of the municipal party committee." I don't have anything to do when I'm idle at home, so why don't I go to the unit to watch Ding Yan and Chunyan's broadcast?"
Zhao Qingsong said angrily: "You can watch and study at home, you don't have to go to the scene." β
Niu Yuehong's face immediately sank, she got up to pack her backpack, and said angrily: "You can observe at home." I had to go to the TV station anyway. β
Zhao Qingsong saw that he couldn't persuade Niu Yuehong, so he quickly got up, washed his face with cold water, ate a few mouthfuls of food, and went out of the house with her.
They walked to the bus stop at the gate of the community, and after waiting for a while, they saw the bus coming into the station one by one.
Zhao Qingsong helped Niu Yuehong to carefully board the No. 7 bus bound for the vicinity of Anxi TV Station.
It was a day off and early in the morning, so there were very few passengers on the bus, and there were many empty seats.
Zhao Qingsong and Niu Yuehong sat side by side on the last row of chairs at the back of the carriage, looking at the scenery outside the window, while chatting about the interesting story of the first time the two of them visited the park.
As the car drove near the Anzai mall, they were surprised to hear the screeching sound of wheels rubbing against the ground - the bus suddenly came to an emergency brake. The defenseless Zhao Qingsong and Niu Yuehong were thrown out of their seats at once due to inertia, and the whole person fell heavily on the floor of the carriage.
Zhao Qingsong endured the pain all over his body and hurriedly got up, and hurriedly went to help Niu Yuehong, who fell next to him.
Niu Xinfang bent her body, covered her stomach with her hands, frowned, her face turned pale, and her mouth moaned painfully.
Zhao Qingsong was shocked when he saw this scene. He was so anxious that he immediately gently picked Niu Yuehong up from the floor, and then gently laid it flat on the bench in the back row.
At this time, other passengers and drivers all gathered around and nervously inspected Niu Yuehong's injuries.
The driver apologized again and again: "I'm sorry." I'm sorry. A bicycle suddenly rushed out on the right. I really had no choice but to hit the brakes. There's nothing wrong with this lesbian, right?"
Niu Yuehong gasped in pain, and it took a long time to squeeze out three words: "Go to the hospital." β
Because of this flying disaster, the child who was supposed to be born around October 15 came to this world early on October 1. The little boy looked white and chubby, and Zhao Qingsong was like pouring out of a mold. He didn't seem to want to come into this world early, he was very dissatisfied with everything in front of him, and he cried out loud as soon as he was born.
Zhao Qingsong heard the child's crying much louder than that of ordinary children, and was a little worried about the child's health, so he asked the doctor anxiously: "Doctor, there is nothing wrong with the child's body, right?"
The doctor replied with a smile: "Don't worry, the child's loud crying just means that he is in good health." β
Zhao Qingsong relieved his heart.
The tired and weak Niu Yuehong looked at the baby lying beside her, and her mood was particularly complicated: first, she was also a parent, so she was naturally a little proud; second, the child was born, raising children, doing work, and the hard days were still to come; third, the child's appearance was similar to Zhao Qingsong, and she was worried that his temperament and temper should not inherit her husband's contentment and lack of progress.
Zhao Qingsong was of course very happy to see that Niu Yuehong's mother and son were safe. He rushed to the telecommunications bureau and made a long-distance call to his parents in Jinshan County, excitedly telling them that they had grandchildren, and at the same time asked his mother Chen Xiufang to come to Anxi to take care of Niu Yuehong's mother and son.
Zhao Guangming laughed heartily when he received his son's call, and the wrinkles on his face radiated light. He crossed one hand on his waist, held the microphone in the other, and said in a loud voice: "Qingsong, this year is the Year of the Dragon, our good grandson's nickname is Longlong, and his big name is Zhao Xiaolong." Don't worry, your mother will leave tomorrow morning. Do not worry. I don't have any problems here. β
After making the call, Zhao Qingsong ran to a restaurant with a clean faΓ§ade near the hospital, specially asked the chef to stew a pot of old hen soup, and then brought Niu Yuehong to the hospital.
Unexpectedly, Niu Yuehong glanced at the steaming chicken soup and suddenly became nauseous. She retched a few times and twisted her head against the wall in anger.
Zhao Qingsong persuaded his wife to drink a bowl of chicken soup with good words to make up for her weak body.
Niu Yuehong simply closed her eyes in annoyance and didn't say a word.
It seems that the chicken soup is not to her liking. Zhao Qingsong went to another restaurant to buy steamed buns, porridge, soup noodles, steamed buns, stir-fried vegetables, etc., and put them on the bedside table one by one.
Niu Yuehong still didn't move her chopsticks, closed her eyes tightly, and sighed from time to time.
Zhao Qingsong is in trouble. He had no choice but to find the doctor and ask the doctor for advice.
The doctor said, "If she doesn't want to eat now, don't force it." I'll prescribe some glucose for her later, and ask the nurse to give her an infusion to replenish her energy. β