Chapter 1170: Making Too Much of a Fuss Is Never Good

The guesthouse was not too far from the station; Team Leader Zhou had arranged two rickshaws in advance to help them take their luggage to the station.

They traveled light, simply following the rickshaws.

On the return trip, there was much more luggage; to ensure everyone could board the train smoothly, Team Leader Zhou thought of a distant relative who worked at the train station, someone he hadn't seen in years and who was already five generations removed.

Of course, Team Leader Zhou also paid the price of a pack of cigarettes, allowing them to move the items in through the exit before the train ticket check.

In those days, there was no security check like in later times; the staff asked a few simple questions, checked their introduction letters and work badges, randomly inspected a few pieces of luggage, and then let them onto the platform to wait for the train.

No matter what, it is easier to get things done when you have connections in the capital.

Coming from over there, everyone was fine, except for Wan Qing, who wore a tearful expression, though no one mentioned it.

Although there was no evidence, she felt her fall was suspicious and was certain Chuxue could not be absolved of responsibility, so all the way here her gaze toward Chuxue had been unfriendly.

Chuxue thought: If you don't restrain yourself, you might as well forget about your knees.

In the Capital City, Xia Qiu was ultimately too late; she did not arrive before Xiao Mu went into labor.

She did arrive in the city before Xiao Mu was discharged from the hospital, but when she got home, no one was there; upon asking, she learned her mother was still in the hospital and had given birth to a boy.

Hearing it was a younger brother, Xia Qiu smiled until her eyes filled with mist; she didn't know why, but she was happier than when she knew she had given birth to a son.

She left the things she had brought at a neighbor's house for safekeeping, then thanked them and hurried to the hospital.

Meanwhile, in the hospital, Xiao Mu was directing Xiao Fu to pack things up; she was just holding her son, cooing at him constantly: "Son, in a moment Mom will take you home."

Seeing her husband had almost finished packing, she asked: "When are Dad and the others coming over?"

Xiao Fu's hand paused: "They went to the market to buy a chicken; I specifically swapped shifts with someone. In a moment I will carry the things; you just hold our son tight."

Xiao Mu immediately frowned: "How are we getting back?"

Hearing this, Xiao Fu laughed directly: "I'll ride the bike and carry you, otherwise how would we get back?"

Xiao Mu's face was full of displeasure: "When Nian Chun returned from the hospital, Dad found a car to send her home. I bore you a son; even if not for my sake, isn't my son your grandson?"

How could Xiao Fu have guessed Xiao Mu still had the idea of taking a car home? "Dad has retired now; where would we find a car? The hospital isn't far from home; I'll carry you, and we'll be home in a moment."

Everyone in Xiao Mu's ward was looking at her; suppressing her displeasure, she gritted her teeth and said: "Xiao Changsheng, even if Dad has retired, isn't it not difficult to ask to borrow a car? Nian Chun, even though she is married out, could ride in a car; can't I, who bore the Xiao family a male heir, ride in one?"

Xiao Fu looked troubled: "The hospital is only a fifteen-minute ride from home; besides, the weather isn't cold now; making too much of a fuss is never good."

Just as Xiao Mu took a deep breath, preparing to speak again, Fu Yan Cheng walked in quickly: "Mom, Dad."

Hearing his son-in-law's voice, Xiao Fu finally breathed a sigh of relief, hoping his daughter-in-law would not make things difficult for him on his son-in-law's account: "Yan Cheng, how did you get here?"

Fu Yan Cheng smiled, looking at the swaddled infant in his mother-in-law's arms: "I got a few bags of milk powder a few days ago; today I happened to be in this area on business, so I thought to deliver them to the house. I arrived only to find you were in the hospital, so here I am."

Hearing this, Xiao Mu spoke directly: "How did you get here?"