Chapter 230

Whether he is called Lin Fuxing or Lin Dan Da, the fourth generation of the Jingcheng Lin family is destined to come into this world with a golden spoon.

August 9, 2010, noon.

When her cervix had dilated to three fingers, Chu Lingxi was pushed into the delivery room to await labor.

Outside the delivery room.

Besides the preoccupied Lin Zhenhua, all other members of the Lin family had arrived. Grandfather Lin Muyuan, Aunt Lin Yuzhi, and Aunt-in-law Xie Yunxin waited anxiously at the door.

Dean Qian of the obstetrics and gynecology hospital and others were also accompanying them.

Lin Dongfan changed into a deep green sterile gown, walked into the delivery room, holding his meticulously made 'Delivery Emergency Plan (Final Version V7.0)', which he had specially disinfected.

This emergency plan consisted of 27 pages.

Before Chu Lingxi went into labor, Lin Dongfan had spent time studying the 'Obstetric Techniques Operational Standards', the 'ACOG Guidelines', the 'Pain Assessment Guidelines', and the 'Newborn Care Guidelines', among other materials.

Looking at his self-made delivery emergency plan, it was clear it had been iterated to the seventh version.

Each time he supplemented his professional knowledge, he revised the emergency plan; his ultimate goal was singular: my wife must not come to harm, and my son must not come to harm.

As soon as he entered the delivery room, his whole being entered a 'red alert' state.

"Lingxi, if the doctor suddenly asks you later whether to save the mother or the child, the standard answer is…" Lin Dongfan spoke as if giving a work report at a meeting, with a solemn expression.

Chu Lingxi blindly guessed the answer: "Save the mother?"

"Wrong!"

Lin Dongfan shook his head.

Chu Lingxi, lying on the operating table, instantly had tears welling in her eyes.

Chu Lingxi weakly asked: "Husband, don't you love me anymore?"

"This is illegal." Lin Dongfan said with a confident expression: "The correct answer is, according to the relevant provisions of the Medical Law, doctors have no right to let family members make this choice."

……???

Chu Lingxi looked bewildered, wondering if all the TV dramas she had watched over the years were brainless shows.

Before Chu Lingxi could figure it out.

Lin Dongfan glanced over the medical equipment in the delivery room, finally fixing his gaze on the busy head nurse: "Head Nurse Wang, according to the Implementation Details of the Medical Institution Management Regulations, the delivery room must be equipped with complete emergency equipment. But I found that your defibrillator battery has only 87% charge! How is this possible? If something unexpected happens later, who will be responsible for my wife's safety?"

"Mr. Lin," the head nurse replied with a smile: "That one is a teaching model."

"Where is the real defibrillator? I need to confirm the integrity rate of its ECG leads!" Lin Dongfan flipped open the emergency plan in his hand: "The Medical Quality Management Measures clearly stipulate…"

"Husband!"

Seeing the head nurse's eyes showing displeasure, Chu Lingxi hurriedly interrupted Lin Dongfan's words, advising: "She's a professional; can't you stop interfering with her work?"

"Those who drown are all people who can swim; I need to supervise them, you lie still and don't move."

Lin Dongfan turned and criticized the head nurse again: "Furthermore, according to the Hospital Infection Management Measures, when washing hands before entering the operating room, one must thoroughly rub for more than 15 seconds. But I noticed that when you just entered the delivery room, your handwashing time was only 14 seconds. Please go out and wash again, thank you for your cooperation."

"……!!!" The head nurse, unable to bear it any longer, asked Chu Lingxi in a vexed tone: "Madam Lin, can I apply to change the birthing companion?"

"No!"

Before Chu Lingxi could speak, Lin Dongfan brought up the Marriage Law again: "According to the relevant provisions of the Marriage Law, spouses have the obligation to support each other! My accompanying the birth is legal and compliant!"

……!!!

This terrifying hardcore rebuttal left the head nurse with her hands on her forehead, looking utterly devastated.

Helplessly.

Head Nurse Wang turned and compromised: "Alright, whatever you say is right, I'll go wash hands…"

Seeing this, Chu Lingxi was also frightened into silence.

She really wanted to send a message to Su Yuhong: "Help! My husband is trying to use legal clauses to give birth!" Unfortunately, she hadn't brought her phone into the delivery room; it had already been confiscated by Lin Dongfan.

Just endure it,

Time passed minute by minute, second by second.

By sometime past nine o'clock at night, they finally entered the labor stage; the obstetrics and gynecology department head, Wang Jing, also came in, continually guiding Chu Lingxi to maintain proper breathing and pushing rhythm.

At this moment, Lin Dongfan also found his own rhythm.

He knelt before the delivery bed, tightly gripping Chu Lingxi's hand: "Inhale… you're the best… exhale… you're the most beautiful… yes, yes, yes, just like that, just like how we breathed during our first small meeting…"

"Ah!!! …"

Chu Lingxi screamed in pain, exerting all her strength, but the baby's head still hadn't emerged.

Lin Dongfan wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Come on, give it a little more push, it's almost out…"

"I can't, I want to defecate." Chu Lingxi looked devastated.

Lin Dongfan said: "Wanting to defecate is right; giving birth feels like that, just push a little harder."

"I really want to defecate."

Chu Lingxi was so devastated she wanted to cry.

Before entering the delivery room, Head Nurse Wang had already reminded her to defecate first.

At that time she went to the bathroom once, but couldn't defecate.

Now she truly dares not strain anymore; if she does, she could embarrass herself and end up at her grandmother's house, directly dumping feces onto the operating table.

Lin Dongfan suddenly blurted out: "It's fine, the book says it's normal for the baby and feces to come out together; just push."

……!!!

Chu Lingxi burst into another wave of devastation, "What kind of tiger-wolf words are these? You're shameless, I still want to keep my dignity—how could I let the baby and feces come out together?"

Chu Lingxi looked at Wang Jing, wanting to cry but unable to shed tears: "Doctor Wang, could you let me go to the bathroom first?"

"No, just do it here." Wang Jing said: "Your husband is right, this is quite normal, don't be embarrassed. Push a little harder, and the baby's head will soon appear."

……!!!

In that moment, Chu Lingxi even felt like dying.

Lin Dongfan tightly held Chu Lingxi's hand.

He shouted again: "Wife, keep pushing, like having a bowel movement, push down. Deep breath, hold it, then exhale forcefully; the whole rhythm lasts 6 to 8 seconds. Remember to keep your chin tucked to your chest, so the force is more concentrated..."

"Uh! Uh!..."

Chu Lingxi gritted her teeth and strained hard to hold her breath.

Her nails dug into Lin Dongfan's palm.

A trace of blood appeared.

Lin Dongfan seemed to feel no pain at all, continually holding Chu Lingxi's hand while calling out the rhythm: "Deep breath, hold it, exhale forcefully..."

"Waaah~~~~"

After persisting for over half an hour, the baby's cries finally rang out in the delivery room.

At this point, drenched in sweat, Chu Lingxi was utterly exhausted, lying motionless on the bed: "Husband, I never want to give birth again..."

"The book says having a second or third child is as easy as having a bowel movement, not nearly this painful." Talking and laughing, Lin Dongfan raised his hand to wipe the sweat from Chu Lingxi's face.

Soon after, Doctor Wang brought the baby over for them to see: "Congratulations, the baby is very healthy."

Upon seeing the baby, Chu Lingxi burst into tears again, unable to stop: "Why is he all wrinkled like a little old man? His head is so flat—is this really my son?"

"!!!" Lin Dongfan also looked astonished: "Doctor Wang, are you sure this counts as very healthy?"

Wang Jing smiled and explained: "Natural childbirth squeezes the baby's head; it's normal for it to be elongated or flattened, and it will become normal as it grows. As for being wrinkly, it's because the baby is too thin—you didn't pay attention to your diet during pregnancy. But it's no big deal; as it grows, it will return to normal, and the baby will change day by day, changing a lot."

"I was scared to death."

Lin Dongfan almost doubted that this wasn't his own biological child.

The Lin family actually isn't lacking nutrition, with various tonics every day; Lin Dongfan guessed that the reason the baby is thin and wrinkly is related to Chu Lingxi's love of eating barbecue and mala tang.

During the pregnancy, she often sneaked out to eat, and no one could stop her.

It affected nutrient absorption.