Even though Jian Ruonan had prepared herself mentally, she still got quite a fright.
As for the other three girls, they were practically scared out of their souls.
They sat there trembling for nearly two hours, and the baby still hadn't been born.
Min Yun asked, "How long does this take?"
The midwife replied, "A quick birth takes two hours. A slow one might take a whole day and night, and the baby still won't come out."
The three marriage advocates were horrified. "Doesn't that mean being in pain for a whole day and night?"
The midwife said, "Yes."
The three marriage advocates: "..."
Seeing their frightened faces, the midwife hurried to reassure them. "Sister Hua kept moving around right up until labor, and she isn't overweight. Her delivery should be quick."
"Unlike some officials' wives, who hardly move during late pregnancy and eat rich, refined food. Add a baby in the wrong position, and difficult labor becomes likely."
The three marriage advocates: "..."
They weren't reassured in the slightest. If anything, they were even more frightened.
Officials' wives-wasn't that exactly what they would be?
[Weren't you trying to convince me to have children?]
[Still want to have children now? Huh?]
[Now you don't want to have them yourselves, do you?]
[This is what they call not doing unto others what you wouldn't want done unto yourself! Mwahahaha-]
The three marriage-and-childbirth advocates: "..."
Amid Sister Hua's cries of agony, the baby was finally born.
"Waa, waa, waa-" Sister Hua held her baby and shed tears of happiness, feeling that all the suffering she'd just endured had been worth it.
The three marriage advocates finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But even after the baby was born, the delivery wasn't over.
The midwife asked, "Has the placenta come out?"
Min Yao