Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!-Chapter 565 Yu Yi_1

The Zhou family was well experienced in childbirth, and they were fully prepared even on New Year’s Eve. The only thing left was to summon the midwife. Given the current status of the Zhou family, the midwife wouldn’t complain about not celebrating New Year’s, and would actually be overjoyed, knowing she would receive a double reward.

Zhulan waited for a while in the third parlor, and soon the midwife arrived, paying her respects before entering the birthing room. Nanny Song came out and said, "Madam Third, everything is going well."

Zhulan, "You go in and keep watch. I feel more at ease with you there."

Nanny Song, "Yes."

In the third parlor, only Zhulan and Chang Lian were on watch, while the rest continued to celebrate the New Year.

Zhulan rubbed her forehead, "Chang Lian, stop pacing in front of me, it’s making my head hurt."

Chang Lian couldn’t calm his nerves, "Mother, why isn’t Lady Dong making any noise?"

Zhulan actually quite liked this about Lady Dong, "She’s conserving her strength."

Chang Lian had been afraid to engage in conversation with his mother but once he started, he couldn’t stop. He needed a distraction, "Mother, do you think Lady Dong has a boy or a girl in her belly?"

Zhulan countered, "What do you think?"

Chang Lian felt a bit gloomy, "Although I hate to admit it, I think the chances of it being a girl are higher."

When had he started feeling this way? That’s right, when Lady Dong was six months pregnant, he had a dream in which a baby he held in his arms transformed from a son into a daughter.

Zhulan made a sound of acknowledgment, "I also think it’s a girl."

Chang Lian, "...."

There was no more conversation that day.

Lady Dong let out a cry, and Zhulan, estimating the time, knew it was about time, and quietly waited.

A maid brought some pastries, "Madam, you didn’t eat much for dinner, please have some pastries."

Zhulan’s stomach was indeed quite empty; she had barely eaten a couple when Lady Li and Su Xuan came. Zhulan asked, "Is dinner over?"

Lady Li sat down next to her mother-in-law, "It’s finished. Father drank quite a lot and has gone to rest."

Su Xuan inquired, "Mother, how is sister-in-law three doing?"

Zhulan, "It’s fine, she has started the delivery."

Thinking of what the eunuch had said before leaving, with an undertone that the mother-in-law had not eaten dinner and was tired after a long day, Lady Li understood, "Mother, I’m here to watch over things, you should go rest."

Zhulan hesitated, as this was Lady Dong’s first birth.

Su Xuan hurriedly interjected, "Mother, with me and elder sister here, you can rest easy."

Chang Lian came to his senses, his gaze understanding as he looked at his elder sister; it must have been Father who spoke. Remembering Chang Zhi’s hand, he also urged, "Mother, Lady Dong is doing quite well, you can be assured, and you have been working hard all day. Please go rest; as soon as the baby is born, I’ll immediately send someone to notify you."

Zhulan also worried about her child who was close to bedtime; at this hour, her child should be sleeping, as she would always soothe him to sleep, "Then I’ll go back first. If anything happens, send someone to inform me."

Chang Lian, "Alright."

Zhulan returned to her courtyard, and just as she entered the room, she heard her son’s crying. Zhou Shuren had drunk quite a bit and was trying to console the child, sweating profusely. Seeing the disheveled Zhou Shuren, Zhulan couldn’t help but laugh.

Zhou Shuren wiped the sweat from his forehead, "You still have the energy to laugh, come soothe this little ancestor."

Zhulan hadn’t returned, and he was about to send someone to call for her; the child has quite the temper when he’s upset.

Zhulan picked up her son, and the little guy was feeling so wronged. Clutching at Zhulan’s clothes, he kept whining without making any clear words. Zhulan couldn’t help but smile; she hadn’t left her son’s side the whole evening. "Alright, no more crying. Mommy’s back," she soothed.

The little guy snuffled, feeling sorry for himself. "Mom, mom."

Zhulan’s hand, patting her son’s back, paused as she turned around sharply. "Shuren, did you hear that?"

Zhou Shuren came back to his senses, his eyes filled with tenderness. "I heard, the little guy has finally learned to call for mom."

Zhulan didn’t know what other mothers felt when they heard their child’s first call, but she knew one thing; her son had called for her, "I feel like I own the whole world."

Zhou Shuren agreed with Zhulan’s sentiment, his feelings had been quite similar back then. "Son, call out for dad."

The little guy pursed his lips, turning his small head away. Dad hadn’t taken him to find mom.

Zhou Shuren stroked his son’s little head; the little one was already learning to get upset.

Zhulan coaxed her son to call out for mom a few more times, wanting to hear it again, but sadly the little guy was too sleepy. After lulling him to sleep, Zhulan softly touched her son’s eyebrows and gave him several loving kisses.

Zhou Shuren felt a bit jealous; it had been a long time since Zhulan had kissed him like that. They had only just gotten married, yet he held Zhulan tighter in his arms. "I can’t accept this, we’re newlyweds, and yet we’ve jumped straight into the life of an old married couple."

Zhulan slapped Zhou Shuren’s hand, indicating he should apply more force. "Look at it another way, it means our love is deep. Even the life of an old married couple can be full of flavor."

Zhou Shuren accepted this interpretation. "You’ve been tired all day too, get some sleep. You’ll need to get up again in a bit."

Zhulan indeed felt exhausted. "Hmm."

When Zhulan woke up, it wasn’t even midnight yet. They sent someone to the third branch to inquire, and the child hadn’t been born yet. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren got up; Zhulan joked, "The kid isn’t going to choose to be born on New Year’s Day, is he?"

Zhou Shuren calculated; it was almost midnight. "It seems so, that’s a significant birthday."

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren chatted into the night, keeping watch. Two hours after midnight, Midwife Song returned, exhausted. "The third lady has given birth to a daughter, weighing six jin, the baby has been checked and is very healthy, the third lady is also doing well, she’s fallen asleep."

Zhulan smiled. "You’ve also been up all night, go back and rest."

Midwife Song replied, "Yes."

Zhulan stood up. "Let’s rest as well."

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Zhulan visited the third branch to see the new granddaughter. The fourth granddaughter was looking good. Entering the birthing room and holding the baby, "This little girl is pretty."

The newborn granddaughter’s skin was not wrinkly like that of newborns, but rather fair. Even though her eyes were not open, her mouth was turned up in a smile with a little dimple; she came into the world with a smiling face, a mark of good fortune.

Lady Dong sat against a pillow. "Mom, please have a seat."

Zhulan, holding the baby, did not let go. "Look, she has your eyes and nose but the face shape of Chang Lian; this child will surely grow well."

Lady Dong’s heart softened. She had had fantasies before the child was born, but now she was delighted; this was her first child. "Indeed, she will grow well."

Zhulan felt the baby move and laid her down. "Right, the child’s name, Yu Yi."

The name implied hopes for the child to bring prosperity and well-being to her home.

Lady Dong repeated it, "Zhou Yuyi, thank you, mom and dad."

At this moment, Lady Li and a few others arrived, just in time to hear the name. Lady Li smiled, "That’s a nice name."

Lady Zhao’s expression was a bit awkward; her daughter didn’t even have a name yet, knowing that it was out of fear the child wouldn’t survive, but as a mother, it still hurt. Fiddling with her fingertips, she said, "Mom, the third girl is much stronger now, and it’s a new year. Shouldn’t we also give the third girl a name?"

Zhulan looked at Lady Dong, who had a trace of displeasure in her eyes; after all, it was something Lady Zhao should have discussed privately, not in front of Lady Dong on the day of her childbirth.