Three or Two Things about Rebirth

On June 1st, Jiayang held the National Games as usual.

Qiu Luming put on his neatly ironed white short-sleeved uniform early in the morning, looked at the glittering cap badge and epaulettes in the mirror with joy, smiled at his parents who were looking at him with satisfaction, and rode his bike to the stadium to meet up with his colleagues.

The customs "square" was lined up behind the border inspection station. In fact, there were only a dozen people in the border inspection station, but they had soldiers, so they could easily form a square of forty people, with loud slogans and neat formations.

In comparison, the customs officers were too few in number, their heights were all different, and their slogans were sparse. But their uniforms were eye-catching, and there was also a tall, handsome old man, the customs chief, who was very elegant, which attracted a lot of attention from the audience.

Qiu Jiashu was still the flag bearer this year, walking proudly at the forefront of all the teams. Qiu Luming looked at his second brother's silhouette from afar, listened to the audience's admiration, and felt proud of it.

All the teams circled the field amid the sound of drums and trumpets, and finally gathered in the middle of the stadium. County leaders at all levels began to speak. Just as the referee was taking the oath, Qiu Luming's pager vibrated. Qiu Luming quietly took the pager and took a look.

——A few days after arriving at the customs, Qiu Luming was given two sets of clothing for each season, as well as a woolen coat, leather shoes, and a Motorola pager. She showed off to her second brother happily, "Mine is a Hanxian, which is more advanced than yours!"

Now, the green screen of the pager clearly displayed: Huifang is about to give birth, in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the county hospital, come quickly! Han Meifen.

Giving birth? !

Qiu Luming read the content of the pager again and found that she was indeed about to give birth!

Qin Huifang had been resting at home for a month ago, but there was still no news. Qiu Luming was getting anxious and would call Qin Huifang every now and then to ask if she had any news. Qin Huifang, who was in the late stage of pregnancy, was already tortured to death. She was even more anxious than Qiu Luming and couldn't help complaining about spots on her face, her figure getting out of shape, her difficulty in moving, her rib pain, and her leg cramps.

Qiu Luming quietly said to Director Liu in front of him, "Director, my good friend is in the hospital and is about to give birth. Her husband is in Harbin and is calling me to come over. What should I do?"

Director Liu whispered, "The athletes have taken the oath, and the review is almost over. Let's go after the game."

"Hey, thank you, Director!"

Qiu Luming was a little anxious. Sister Zhao next to him asked, "Who is going to give birth? Is it Qin Huifang from the Grain Bureau?"

Qiu Luming hummed and nodded.

Sister Zhao laughed, "Silly girl, giving birth is not a matter of one or two hours, why are you in such a hurry?"

"I want to go and cheer her up early!"

"It's no use for anyone to encourage her, she has to bear the pain by herself. My mother said that they all gave birth at home, and few of them screamed, they all endured it. When my sister and I gave birth, we both went to the hospital, and we both endured it without making a sound. Young people nowadays treat pregnancy like a queen with a golden egg. When I was pregnant, I wore your brother-in-law's clothes, even though they looked ugly. Look at the pregnant women nowadays, they all wear maternity clothes, maternity skirts, and overalls. No matter how many people are in the hospital, they all scream..."

Director Liu coughed lightly, and Sister Zhao immediately shut up.

Everyone left, but Qiu Luming finally said hello to Director Guan and rushed to the hospital.

Sister Zhao was right. Qiu Luming was still far away from the obstetrics and gynecology department when he heard the screams like a pig being slaughtered. With Qiu Luming's sensitivity to sounds, he could tell at the first sound that they were two women's voices, and the louder one was Qin Huifang's.

Qiu Luming arrived at the door of the ward and found that the three-person ward was packed.

Qin Huifang didn't make any sound at this time. Only a pregnant woman in the bed at the door grabbed her husband's arm and yelled, "I don't want to have a baby anymore! I don't want to have a baby anymore!"

There were two older women standing next to the bed, and it was unclear what relatives they were.

Qin Huifang was lying on the bed near the window. Probably all the female members of the Qin family had come. There were more than a dozen people surrounding Qin Huifang, all staring at her eagerly. At first glance, there was an indescribable sense of joy.

Han Meifen and her mother were standing on the periphery. They saw Qiu Luming and asked, "Luming, you're here?"

Qiu Luming was still in her uniform, and many people looked at her.

She took off her flat cap and wiped the sweat off her face. "How is Huifang?"

When Qin Huifang heard Qiu Luming's voice, she cried and called her name.

Everyone immediately made way for her to go in. Qiu Luming sat on the edge of the bed and wiped the sweat off Qin Huifang's face. "You're really good at rushing. Today is the sports meeting, and I have important projects to do!"

"Bullshit, what important event can you have? Running 5,000 meters?"

"Two people and three legs!"

"Haha... Ouch, hiss! Ah!" Qin Huifang screamed again.

Qiu Luming stood up suddenly, she was a little at a loss, "Huifang, shouting is also a waste of energy, you have to save your strength until the end!"

Qin Huifang squeezed Qiu Luming's hand hard, her face twisted and beads of sweat appeared on her face. "I can't help it... It hurts so much!"

Qiu Luming was pinched so hard that it hurt, but he endured it with all his might.

Mother Qin was at the other end of the bed, with tears in her eyes, and said distressedly, "Old girl, hold on a bit, come, hold on to mom's hand, don't strangle Luming."

Qin Huifang was shaking with pain, and her voice was stuck in her throat, which made Qiu Luming terrified.

More than half a minute later, Qin Huifang let out a long breath and relaxed. Qin Mu hurriedly got water for his daughter. The aunts and uncles next to them started talking again. Some said that the baby would be born faster if she went for a walk in the fields. Some said that the Lu family was not kind. It was okay that the son couldn't come because he was studying in Harbin, but the old lady still didn't come. What was going on?

Qin Huifang rolled her eyes and took Qiu Luming's hand, "Luming, accompany me to walk in the corridor."

Qiu Luming hurriedly helped her up. A female relative next to her also wanted to help her up, but Qin Huifang rudely opened her hand. The relative stepped back awkwardly. Qiu Luming noticed that Qin Huifang's belly was really big after wearing the hospital clothes. It was like a big round pot on her belly. Qin Huifang struggled to get out of bed. Qiu Luming hurriedly supported her. Qin Huifang laughed, "Why are you like Li Lianying!"

"You are Li Lianying!"

The two of them left the ward and strolled in the corridor. Qin's mother stared at them worriedly at the door of the ward. Han Meifen took two steps forward, then stopped and stood back next to Han's mother. Han's mother quietly pushed her, motioning her to come forward as well, but Han Meifen dodged. She rolled her eyes at her daughter, walked up to Qin's mother, and whispered something.

"Have you called Lu Jiaming?" Qiu Luming asked.

"I'm going to kill him!" Qin Huifang started to feel pain again, gritting her teeth and screaming. She bent down, holding the wall with one hand and covering her stomach with the other, her voice trapped in her throat.

Another half minute passed, she was panting, like she had just survived a catastrophe, and gave Qiu Luming a bitter smile, "It's better not to shout. I'm f*cking wandering at the gates of hell, and he's enjoying himself thousands of miles away, and none of his family members are here! When I'm done with the confinement, I'll smash the wedding photos, and then I'll go and do something to Old Lu's family!"

"There's a sports meet today. Your mother-in-law must be at the stadium, and she doesn't have a pager."

"Bullshit! I had spotting in the middle of the night, so I called her. She said the earliest I could give birth would be this afternoon, so I shouldn't worry and should eat more. Ha, it looks like she's going to wait until the afternoon!"

Qiu Luming was speechless and didn't know how to comfort her.