Chapter 402: Zhou Rong Angers Her Father Three Times

In the obstetrics ward of the City First Hospital, the weak Zhou Rong lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling with dull eyes.

Cai Xiaoguang, who had called him over, was also full of sorrow, unable to help but sigh repeatedly.

Seeing Wang Yan arrive, the gynecologist on the side stepped forward to greet him: "Director Wang."

Wang Yan nodded and asked her: "What's going on?"

The gynecologist sighed: "The fetus was in a slightly incorrect position, and coupled with her somewhat advanced age, the labor process was quite long. Plus, the child was congenitally weak, so it didn't make it and died before it could be born. A cesarean section was originally recommended, but the pregnant woman didn't agree, and by the time it was discovered, it was already too late..."

It was early January of '89, and there was less than a month until the Spring Festival. Zhou Rong was over nine months pregnant, so naturally, she sought out someone she knew for the delivery. Even if she didn't want to, Cai Xiaoguang would have, and even if Cai Xiaoguang didn't, Li Suhua would have had Wang Yan arrange it. The hospital bed and the doctor here were all arranged by him.

"Alright, I understand, thank you, Doctor Zhang."

The gynecologist sighed again and waved her hand as she turned to leave. As someone who delivered babies, if a child died, even if no one blamed her, she would still be saddened for a while by the loss of a new life.

Wang Yan stepped forward, took Zhou Rong's wrist, felt it for a while, then took paper and pen to write a prescription, and handed it to Cai Xiaoguang on the side: "She has damaged her vitality in this ordeal. This is a prescription to replenish *Qi*, nourish blood, and consolidate the foundation. You go get some medicine and boil it at home for her. For now, just drink some water to replenish, and she can go home to recuperate tomorrow."

Seeing Cai Xiaoguang take the prescription with a sigh, Wang Yan also understood his mood at this moment. After all, it was a child born with the woman he loved, and a boy at that, so how could he feel good?

He patted Cai Xiaoguang's shoulder and continued: "I'll go back tonight and tell my great-aunt. Such a big thing can't be kept from them. Besides, although the child is gone, this month of confinement still needs attention. You have your own things to do and can't take care of everything, so let Great-aunt come to take care of her."

"I don't need them to take care of me." Before Cai Xiaoguang could speak, Zhou Rong, who was lying there like a corpse, spoke up. Her eyes were full of resentment as she looked at Wang Yan: "If it weren't for arguing with them, would the child have been affected? What did I do wrong? Why do they keep holding on? Now it's good, the child is dead, are they satisfied?"

Cai Xiaoguang helplessly stopped her: "Zhou Rong!"

"Why are you shouting at me? Huh? Am I wrong? I live my own life, why do they manage this and that? If we can't live together, we divorce, if we like each other, we get married, what's wrong with that? If it weren't for them, how could the child have died? Where in the world are there such parents? I don't need them to take care of me."

Looking at Zhou Rong, who was incomparably angry and like a resentful woman, Wang Yan shook his head, patted Cai Xiaoguang, whose face was not looking good, and turned to leave.

Zhou Rong's words were clear; she blamed the death of the child on Zhou Zhigang, choosing to ignore the cause of the matter. Of course, it couldn't be said that she ignored it, she just still didn't think she was wrong. She ran to find Feng Huacheng back then because of love, and now she was with Cai Xiaoguang, also because of love.

She made her own decisions about her own life, and there was nothing wrong with that; it was her parents who managed too much. Looking for the source of the trouble, her source was Zhou Zhigang's holding on. Standing from her perspective, naturally, she thought she was right, and the whole Zhou family owed her.

Cai Xiaoguang sent Wang Yan out of the ward, stood at the door, and said: "Don't tell them when you go back, so the two old people won't have to worry."

Wang Yan shook his head: "Originally there were still a few days, and the old lady was thinking about it. This wasn't a sudden birth last night, and you were in such a hurry you didn't have time to notify them, they don't know yet, otherwise they would have come over long ago, so there's no way to hide it."

"Then what to do? Look at Zhou Rong's attitude, if she sees the two old people, won't they clash again?"

"Can't stop it." Wang Yan said: "How about this, I won't say anything first, you try to persuade her. If you can persuade her, that's best, if you can't, then you can't. Originally the due date was the day after tomorrow, there are still two days, and the old lady will come looking for her by then, and I'll tell her then."

"That's the only way." Cai Xiaoguang sighed and pondered: "Can she still have children?"

"She can, but it's not recommended. This time there's a shadow, the hurdle in her heart won't be easy to pass, and she's also getting on in years, this time there was the factor of age, it's still quite dangerous."

"Alright, I know, sorry to trouble you, Wang Yan."

"I'm leaving."

Wang Yan shook his head and left with his hands behind his back, returning to his clinic to continue busy seeing patients...

Watching Wang Yan walk away, Cai Xiaoguang returned to the ward: "Zhou Rong, none of us want to see such a thing happen, I understand your mood, but now that the child is gone, what's the meaning of saying those things? The previous matter was indeed our fault, you can't blame it on Mom and Dad, what does the child's matter have to do with them? It's just that our fate is bad, and there's no such child in our fate. Zhou Rong, don't be angry with Mom and Dad, they are also doing it for your own good."

"For my own good? If it were for my own good, they should support me, instead of holding on and accusing me. If it weren't for arguing with my dad, would the child have been affected? What did I do wrong? I just divorced Feng Huacheng and married Cai Xiaoguang, isn't that right? If it weren't for them, could the child have grown up well? It was all because of you..."

Cai Xiaoguang let out a long breath, suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, stepped forward, sat on the edge of the hospital bed, grabbed Zhou Rong's hand, and said softly: "That was my son, our son, Zhou Rong, I'm more heartbroken than anyone that the son is gone. How could I blame you? I know you didn't want it either, ten months of pregnancy, mother and son are connected, I know you are more heartbroken than me. Alright, let's not talk about these, you have damaged your vitality and are weak, you can't get angry. Recuperate well, otherwise it won't be good if you get sick. You lie down and sleep, I'll go get you something to eat, okay?"

"I feel like crying to death, how can I eat..."

In the blink of an eye, two days passed. Wang Yan got off work and drove directly to the old Zhou family.

Because it wasn't Saturday, nor was it a day when everyone returned home, the old Zhou family was just the children coming home from school and eating directly. Zhou Bingkun wasn't at home; after all, he was the big boss of such a big company, and he was always busy around the New Year.

Zheng Juan, who was washing dishes with Li Suhua in the outer room, saw Wang Yan push the door and enter, and quickly wiped her hands on her apron: "Brother? Why are you here? You haven't eaten yet, right? Shall I make you something?"

"No need, I have something to tell Great-aunt."

"Ah, it's about this matter. I was thinking of going over there, Zhou Rong is about to give birth, right? This child is also something, I went to see her last week, and she even clashed with me, really..."

"Ah, it's about this matter. Let's go inside and talk." After saying that, Wang Yan lifted the curtain and entered the east room, greeting Zhou Zhigang, who was lying on the *kang* watching TV: "Great-uncle."

Zhou Zhigang waved his hand with a smile: "You're here, Little Yan, sit. I heard what you guys said just now, is Zhou Rong giving birth, or has she not given birth yet?"

Wang Yan didn't want to stimulate the old man again, but unfortunately, this wasn't something that could be hidden. Besides, tracing the source, it was still something he, Wang, had caused. Things had come to this, so that was that.

"She gave birth two days ago, but..." He said slowly: "Because she was older, and coupled with the incorrect position, the production time was quite long, and the child was congenitally weak, so it didn't make it and died before it could be born."

The room fell silent instantly, with only the sound of the TV echoing. Zhou Zhigang's face, which had been smiling just a moment ago, instantly fell, his eyes flickering. Li Suhua on the side was stunned, unable to speak, and Zheng Juan also opened her mouth slightly, full of shock, but didn't forget to pat her mother-in-law's back to comfort her.

After a good while, Zhou Zhigang let out a long breath and asked with a tremor: "Is she okay?"

"It's okay, she damaged her vitality, I've seen her, prescribed medicine, and she's recuperating at home."

"She didn't... die?"

Seeing Wang Yan nod, Zhou Zhigang calmed down and continued to ask: "Was it a boy or a girl?"

"A boy."

As soon as the words fell, Li Suhua, who was sitting on the edge of the *kang*, not as nimble as an old person, climbed onto the *kang* and gave her old partner a round of punches: "Oh my, hit you, you old thing, I told you not to manage it, not to manage it, look at you now, Zhou Rong's child died before it was born, isn't this all because you angered her? What should we do now..."

Zhou Zhigang was silent, letting Li Suhua pat him. His face was pale, and his expression was somewhat ferocious. Seeing this situation, Wang Yan quickly stepped forward and used a clever technique to pull Li Suhua away, then pulled Zhou Zhigang to lie flat, and at the same time pressed several acupuncture points, applying first aid.

Li Suhua, who had been hysterical just a moment ago, was numb, trembling as she sat there watching Wang Yan perform first aid. Zheng Juan quickly comforted her on the side, afraid that Li Suhua would also collapse.

After a busy time, Zhou Zhigang was finally stabilized, and after confirming that Li Suhua had no major problems, Wang Yan sighed.

Although there had been many unpleasantries before and great anger, no matter what, Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua were Zhou Rong's biological parents. Now that Zhou Rong had lost her child and damaged her vitality, Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua, thinking the same as Zhou Rong, blamed themselves. The difference was, one was the daughter's selfishness, and the other was the parents' selfless love. Regardless of what the arguments were for before, now that this had happened, they would naturally take the responsibility upon themselves, falling into deep self-blame, unable to extricate themselves.

Looking at Zhou Zhigang, who had his eyes closed tightly and his face twisted, enduring the discomfort of his body and also not letting his tears flow, although he knew it was useless, Wang Yan still opened his mouth and said: "Great-uncle, Great-aunt, you don't need to blame yourselves. The child's matter has nothing to do with you. I've seen her twice before, and there was no problem, it was just a coincidence. The doctor in charge of the delivery was arranged by me. Zheng Juan's second and third children, Dongmei's two, and Bingkun's friends, were all delivered by her. She is the best doctor in our hospital.

She had told Zhou Rong before, suggesting a cesarean section, but because she had given birth to Yueyue before, she didn't agree and chose a natural birth. It also had to do with the child being congenitally weak, this wasn't because of anger, it was just that she was older and didn't replenish her nutrition well. Even if this child had been born, it would have been a sickly child, and it's not impossible that it had congenital diseases, very easy to die young. Besides, this matter, it was indeed her fault, you don't need to feel guilty, and you don't need to take the responsibility upon yourselves."

Zhou Zhigang was suffering on his own, Li Suhua was in a daze, no one answered him. Zheng Juan on the side said: "Brother, then how is she now? Is she okay?"

"She's recuperating at home, Cai Xiaoguang said she's not bad."

Li Suhua came back to her senses and pulled Wang Yan: "Little Yan, drive us over to see her, the child has suffered such a great crime, I have to take care of her."

"Great-aunt, don't be in a hurry." Wang Yan pondered: "I heard from Cai Xiaoguang that Zhou Rong's emotions are very unstable. Originally I should have told you two days ago, just thinking about letting her calm down and be peaceful, and then we'll go see her. Cai Xiaoguang came to find me at the hospital today, he told me Zhou Rong is still unstable, let me tell you, don't worry, wait for a while before going to see her, don't stimulate her now."

Cai Xiaoguang did indeed find him today, telling him that he hadn't been able to open her up yet, and Zhou Rong still thought the child's death was Zhou Zhigang's fault, couldn't explain it clearly, and even threatened to sever ties and never enter the Zhou family's door again.

"What, I hear this means she also resents us?" Zhou Zhigang spoke at this time: "She also thinks it's my fault that she lost her child? Is that it?"

"Otherwise, why would it be today before I said it, Great-uncle." Wang Yan sighed: "Going to see her now, besides arguing again and getting angry, it's useless. It's good to let her calm down for now."

For no reason, Zhou Zhigang laughed, then gritted his teeth, turned over, and sat up with Wang Yan's help: "Now, and in the future, it's the same, there's no difference, what should come can't be stopped, then won't there be arguments in the future? Little Yan, pull us to take a look."

Li Suhua stopped him: "What are you going for? Don't clash again after three sentences, what will you do if you get sick again? I'll go with Juan to take a look, you just stay at home."

"What am I going for? I'm going to apologize to her, admit my mistake, it's me, the father, who is sorry for her, I shouldn't have clashed with her and caused her to lose the child, this is all my fault." As he spoke, Zhou Zhigang supported himself and got off the ground.

Seeing Li Suhua and Zheng Juan looking at him worriedly, Wang Yan nodded to them, indicating no problem.

After tidying up, Wang Yan drove Zhou Zhigang, Li Suhua, and Zheng Juan, who was worried and followed along, to the Jiangda University residential building.

Zhou Zhigang, supported by Wang Yan, stood downstairs and looked up: "I've been back for so long, this is my first time coming here. Let's go, let's go in."

Zhou Bingkun's money was sent very appropriately, worried that it wouldn't be proper, so he bribed those in charge of housing allocation, and those people bought a big house without any problems. With such expenses, naturally, things were done cleanly.

The house allocated to Zhou Rong was naturally not bad, also a two-bedroom apartment on the third floor, a newly built building, much better than the hospital residential building he lived in now.

After knocking on the door, the door was pushed open. Seeing the four people in front of him, Cai Xiaoguang was stunned, then his eyes met Wang Yan's, and seeing him shake his head, he knew it was going to be a disaster, but he still smiled: "Dad, Mom, Wang Yan, Zheng Juan, you're here, come in, come in. Ah, Dad, Mom, no need to change shoes, just come in."

As soon as they entered the room, they saw Zhou Rong sitting on the sofa watching TV, ignoring the arrival of her parents. Cai Xiaoguang hurriedly ran to turn off the TV, and didn't forget to wink at Feng Yue, who came out upon hearing the sound, to let her go back to her room.

"Sigh, I was watching, what are you doing?"

Cai Xiaoguang winked desperately: "Zhou Rong, Dad and Mom are here, talk to them properly."

Zhou Rong looked at Zhou Zhigang, who was frowning, and Li Suhua, who was at a loss with Zheng Juan: "Is there anything else to say?"

Seeing her like this, Zhou Zhigang let out a long breath and walked a few steps to her: "Zhou Rong, about the child..."

"It was my own doing, I deserved it."

"No, I..."

Zhou Rong interrupted again: "Haven't you seen it? I'm quite good, if there's nothing else, then go back."

Zhou Zhigang said with a bitter face: "Zhou Rong, it's my fault, I apologize to you, say sorry to you, I shouldn't have clashed with you and caused you to lose the child, this is all my fault."

"You're not wrong, I'm wrong, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have gone to find Feng Huacheng back then, otherwise there wouldn't be so many things."

Li Suhua accompanied with a smile: "Zhou Rong, your dad isn't saying the opposite, he really apologized to you, Mom was also wrong, I should have stopped your dad, this old thing, earlier and not let him commit that stubborn temper."

"What's the use of saying that now? Can my child come back?" Zhou Rong exploded suddenly. She shouted loudly at her father, tearing her heart and lungs: "Didn't I just divorce Feng Huacheng and marry Cai Xiaoguang? Didn't I just not tell you? What did I do wrong? Can't I make my own decisions about my own affairs? Huh? Why do you keep holding on? I've already admitted my mistake to you, what else do you want? Now the child is gone, are you satisfied? Are you happy? If it weren't for arguing with you, would the child have been affected? He could have grown up well, it was all because of you..."

Zhou Rong never understood what Zhou Zhigang was dissatisfied with about her. At this moment, her wave of output made Zhou Zhigang's heart race, his temples throbbing: "Fine, you say the child was lost because of me, I have nothing to say. But Zhou Rong, I'm not angry because you divorced Feng Huacheng, yes, you divorced Feng Huacheng, and then married Cai Xiaoguang not long after, I'm not happy, but it's not about this matter.

From the time you left home in '69, nine years, nine whole years without coming home, yes, that was a special period, it can be understood. But ever since '78, when you went to university, and in the summer vacation, you brought Yueyue to live with you. All these years... Zhou Rong, are you still my daughter? How did you become like this?"

Listening to her father detail her life with Feng Huacheng, Zhou Rong didn't realize her own mistakes, she still shouted loudly and excitedly: "Did Feng Huacheng go find you? Did he tell you? I'm your daughter, you don't believe what I say, you believe him? He's just someone who can write two useless broken poems, for the sake of fame and profit, running around asking people to vote for his poems, making himself famous. Saying it was for me and Yueyue, but what has he done all these years? No house allocated, no position promoted. We have different values, what's the meaning of living together?

Besides, the marriage is already divorced, what's the use of saying these now? I beg you, let me go. The child is gone, and I can't have any more in the future, what else do you want? Are you going to let me die before you're satisfied?"

Zhou Rong was now just without a child, and she truly didn't think she was wrong, so she went to the extreme. In fact, by this point, even if she knew she was wrong, even if she knew her selfishness, she wouldn't care. Instead, she would push the responsibility out, prove her correctness, and find a reason for the child who died before birth and for the marriage with Feng Huacheng that she could convince herself with.

"You..." Zhou Zhigang was truly angered. He opened his eyes wide, pointed at his unfilial daughter with trembling fingers, wanting to say something, but couldn't say anything, and fell straight backward.

Wang Yan stepped forward in two steps to hold Zhou Zhigang and quickly performed first aid again.

"His father!" Li Suhua shouted, looking at Zhou Rong, who wanted to come over but stood there without moving, her eyes went black, and she also fainted.

"Dad, Mom..." With both parents lying there, Zhou Rong was truly panicked. She shouted and ran to them, wanting to hold them and shake them, but was pushed by Wang Yan to Cai Xiaoguang, who came over from behind.

He also repelled Feng Yue, who wanted to help, and Wang Yan busied himself stabilizing the situation of the two...

He had expected this situation. Although Zhou Zhigang's body was stronger than in the original drama, he had clashed with Zhou Rong twice before, and the interval wasn't long, so he was hurt. This time it was even more extreme, so he was hurt even more. Getting angry, and at such an age, it was certain to damage his lifespan. Moreover, Zhou Zhigang's temper was too hard, and he couldn't stop him. Besides, as Zhou Zhigang said, early or late, it was all anger, he couldn't escape it. Of course, he was also confident in first aid, even if it shortened his life

It was just that Zhou Zhigang's temper was too stubborn, and he couldn't stop him. Besides, just as Zhou Zhigang said, whether he got angry sooner or later, it was still anger; he couldn't escape it. Of course, he was also confident in his emergency treatment; even if it shortened his life, he would definitely live longer than in the original drama, which was not bad.

In ancient times, there was Zhuge Liang provoking Zhou Yu three times; today, there is Zhou Rong provoking her own father three times. In fact, if Zhou Rong hadn't been so willful today, as long as she didn't have such great resentment, and as long as she had said two kind words, it wouldn't have developed into the state it was in now. If it weren't for him, Wang Mou, being here, Zhou Zhigang would likely have passed away today. Of course, having said that, if he weren't here, none of these things would have happened either.

As for Li Suhua, he had been helping her recuperate over these years, and her body was in very good condition. Although she was also angry about previous matters, after all, she was even angrier at Zhou Zhigang, so it was actually a bit better. Therefore, although she was angered into fainting this time, she didn't have a cerebral hemorrhage, and she would be fine after some rest.

Cai Xiaoguang was rational. When Wang Yan was performing emergency treatment, he called for an ambulance. Just as Wang Yan stabilized the situation of the old couple, the doctor arrived. Wang Yan lent a hand to help lift the old couple onto the ambulance, then immediately took Zheng Juan and followed the ambulance with a "woo-woo" sound to the city hospital.

Watching the car leave and listening to the sound fade away, Cai Xiaoguang sighed, turned around, and went back upstairs.

Zhou Rong sat blankly on the sofa shedding tears, and Feng Yue stood to one side at a loss. He didn't scold Zhou Rong; he stepped forward and rubbed Feng Yue's head: "It's okay, Yueyue, don't worry. Your Uncle Wang is a miracle doctor. If he says there's no problem, then there's definitely no problem. Stay home with your mom and be good, take good care of her. I'm going to the hospital to take a look now. Don't wait for me to come back; just go to sleep if you're sleepy."

After finishing his words, he put on his clothes, put on his shoes, opened the door, and ran out...

---Author's Note---

Thanks to the three brothers (Wo Jiao Jin Li), (LEO～RYAN), and (Chen Ge 1982) for their continued support.

Daily thanks to the good brothers who cast monthly tickets for their support,

Thanks to all the brothers who cast recommendations for their support,

Thanks to the brothers who silently read the book for their support.