Chapter 31: Chapter 030 You Are Not Welcome Here
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The reality of the situation was laid out right in front of them, and the minds of the people around were mostly focused on the delivery room.
Lin Ximei's emotions were tumultuous, and her mind overflowed with scattered thoughts. Thinking about her situation, she couldn't help but inwardly sigh: How did her precious daughter become so unlucky?!
For a moment, everyone in the room silently awaited the outcome. Even several strangers came forward to offer consolation—people in this era were still friendly and kind.
"Ah, ahhh~~" The frail cry of a newborn suddenly pierced the air, soft yet remarkably loud in the quiet hallway, drawing Li Family's mother and son, Lin Ai's mother and daughter, and the enthusiastic onlookers to quickly gather outside the delivery room.
"Born, she's born!" Many people exclaimed excitedly at the same time, their faces displaying genuine joy: the cries of a baby signified that it was finally born—a truly joyous occasion!
After all, no sound had come from the delivery room previously, and everyone's hearts were hanging in the air with anxiety.
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"It's finally over, I wonder how Xiufang is doing!" Li Jianfeng, supporting his mother, had tears of joy at the corners of his eyes—so long as his wife and child were safe, all was well!
"Just wait a bit longer, they will be out soon! Quick, Feng'er, I brought a large towel earlier in my hurry, where did it go?"
"Over here, over here! Sister, you ran so fast you didn't even realize you dropped it. I picked it up on the way," a young woman hurriedly handed it over, speaking softly.
"Thank you, big sister."
"No, no need to thank." As she spoke, the young woman retreated to the periphery.
Lin Ximei tried several times to say something nice but was interrupted by the surrounding crowd each time. This made her appear cold-hearted, and she couldn't care about propriety anymore. Waving her arms, she said loudly, "This is wonderful, Xiufang is safe, congratulations to you, Sister Zhou, Nephew Li, truly a joyful event!"
Li Jian'er pretended not to hear, fixating anxiously on the red light above the delivery room door.
Zhou Daxiang nodded faintly and then turned her head away, not bothering to give Lin Ximei as much as a scoff—it was done and over with, no need to fuss over pleasantries!
Another tense ten minutes passed, and under the anxious gaze of the crowd, the emergency door finally opened, revealing a young nurse about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was quite startled to see so many people outside. Yet among the crowd, a young man eagerly asked, "Miss, how is everything inside? How is my wife?"
"Are you a direct family member?" The nurse glanced at Li Jianfeng, and seeing him nod quickly, she relayed directly, "The mother is out of danger, and she has given birth to a baby boy weighing six pounds and two ounces. Both mother and child are well. Did you bring any baby clothes?"
"Yes, we came in a hurry, only brought a swaddling cloth here—thank you for your trouble!"
Zhou Daxiang hurriedly pushed the towel in, wanting to say more, but the nurse, after taking it, dropped a strong hint:
"Comrades, this is a hospital, not a marketplace. Please, unrelated persons should leave promptly, only two family members need stay."
Without waiting for a response from the crowd, she swiftly closed the operating room door.
Hearing that his wife and child were unharmed, the demeanor of Li Jianfeng, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, returned, and he politely thanked every passerby who was still there, making them all blush and awkwardly wave their hands to leave. Those who were particularly shy didn't even wait for his cue, leaving quickly after saying a few kind words.
Seeing that most of the people had gone, including the auntie who initially helped the most and who left early, Li Daxiang felt even more satisfied with the kindness of the passersby.
This made the Lin family mother and daughters seem particularly noticeable. Seeing that people had nearly all gone, Lin Ximei, pulling her younger daughter, bowed low and apologized in a low voice and repeatedly assured that they would often come to help during the hospital stay, even committing to taking care of the meals. However, both Zhou Daxiang and Li Jianfeng responded indifferently, consistently telling them not to bother.
"Sister Zhou, Nephew Li, I know that Xiao Hong was wrong, but she really didn't do it on purpose. It was an accident. Xiao Hong, hurry up and apologize to your Aunt Zhou and Brother Li!" Seeing that no matter how many kind words she said, both Li family mother and son remained indifferent, Lin Ximei grabbed her younger daughter and signaled for her to apologize.
Lin Ximei meant well and it was a reasonable approach, but alas, she had a daughter who made a poor teammate!
Lin Aihong stiffened, and under her mother's fierce gaze, she whimpered timidly, her voice heavy with tears, choking as she spoke:
"Wuu, Aunt Zhou, Brother Li, I... I really didn't do it on purpose, it was a downhill road, I'm... I'm sorry! Wuu~~"
Never having suffered such an insult, Lin Aihong lifted her healthy, wheat-colored little face, showing her right cheek now swollen and foriddish, which in contrast to her left cheek, appeared hideous.
As she spoke, she sobbed. The choked and muffled feeling of injustice, her voice breaking with every sob.
It was rather foolish of Lin Aihong to mention the downhill road while apologizing, it just made her look less thoughtful!
Unwittingly, she revealed the dangerous road conditions to the Li family at the time of the accident.
Li Jianfeng's face tensed, his jaws clenching so tightly they trembled involuntarily twice. He bit his teeth hard, barely managing not to yell or curse at her, but his body leaned away, clearly not wanting to talk or deal with them.
Zhou Daxiang's eyes widened in panic as he thought: What, a downhill road?! If it were true that she hit his daughter-in-law from a downhill, it would surely be a fatal tragedy!
Bear in mind that bicycles of this era were absolutely solid iron, in one word, heavy, and definitely of assured quality!
Adding Lin Aihong's weight, at least over 130 pounds, if she were to crash straight into Chen Xiufang, it would undoubtedly be fatal!
She clarified the situation at that moment, and all neighborly affection towards Mrs. Lin and her daughters disappeared. She suppressed the urge to curse out loud, facing Lin Ximei with a cold, hateful tone:
"No! We cannot accept your apology, it was just because of the downhill road. I know it's not your fault. Please leave, we're busy here, no further hospitality!"
Hearing her younger daughter's words, Lin Ximei felt something was wrong, and before she could figure it out, she was chilled to the bone by Sister Zhou's sarcastic and mocking words.
"Sister Zhou!" Lin Ximei called out nervously, raising her voice.
"Don't say any more; we do not welcome you here, please leave immediately!" Zhou Daxiang did not want to see them anymore, pointing to the hallway, urging them to leave quickly.
Lin Ximei, holding her daughter who still wanted to speak, bowed more deeply towards the angry Zhou Daxiang, feeling guilty, "Sister Zhou, it was our Xiao Hong's fault, please don't be angry, I'm sorry, we will leave now and come back later to check on you."
