Chapter 269: Chapter 159: Su Liyan Is About to Give Birth!!

The effects of the Snow Clam were truly impressive. Not long after everyone drank the soup, they could feel a warmth rising in their stomachs.

Su Liyan and Aunt Zhao seemed to feel the babies in their wombs settle down considerably.

After finishing the soup, Gu Ziye felt her breasts begin to itch slightly.

The itch was similar to the tingling sensation of a healing wound, the kind caused by new tissue forming.

Perhaps Gu Ziye’s were growing.

After all, hers were indeed a bit smaller than the others’.

Gu Ziye had no idea what ingredients were in the soup.

When Lu Yuan added the papaya, he was thinking about his wife. He hoped it would help her milk come in for the baby after she gave birth in a few days.

It could only be called a happy accident; enhanced by the Snow Clam, the papaya’s effects were surprisingly potent.

Even Su Liyan’s mother’s complexion grew much rosier, and the wrinkles on her face seemed to fade.

The Snow Clam truly lived up to its name as a Spiritual Object; even the Long Snake had scrambled to eat it.

For the next few days, Lu Yuan didn’t go anywhere, remaining at the Zhao Mansion.

He didn’t visit the workshop, nor did he design any new inventions for it to produce.

Just producing the existing items was enough for the workshop to earn a fortune, and demand still outstripped supply.

Right now, Lu Yuan’s most important task was to stay by his wife’s side.

The remaining Snow Clams in the courtyard were sun-dried, ground into a powder, and a measured amount was mixed with other medicinal herbs each day.

It was a tonic, meant to ensure a stable pregnancy.

’Counting the days... she should be giving birth in just a few more.’

Everyone was on edge, their eyes fixed on Su Liyan’s round, bulging belly.

Zhao Qiao’Er could only arrange for the servants to prepare all the necessary items for the delivery ahead of time, just in case.

The most nervous of all was Su Liyan’s mother. She knew something but didn’t know how to bring it up.

Su Liyan’s mother didn’t know who to talk to, muttering to herself, ’Maybe it’s nothing. Why should I say anything and risk being misunderstood?’

Su Liyan’s mother had given birth before, to Su Liyan and her brother.

She hoped that what she was worried about was just an isolated case, but feeling uneasy, Su Liyan’s mother sought out Lu Yuan.

Su Liyan’s mother pulled her son-in-law to a deserted corner of the rear courtyard. "Son-in-law," she asked, "when my daughter gives birth, can I be the one to attend to her?"

Lu Yuan was perplexed. "Why?" he asked. "Aunt Zhao has already arranged for a midwife for my wife.

She’s moving into the mansion this very afternoon to be on standby."

Su Liyan’s mother opened her mouth as if to say something, but then hesitated.

Seeing his mother-in-law’s strange expression, Lu Yuan pressed her. "It’s okay, Mother-in-law. If you have something on your mind, just say it.

Don’t you trust your son-in-law?"

Su Liyan’s mother paused before saying, "I’m worried that when my daughter is in labor, she won’t be able to control herself. What if she reverts to her ancestral form and scares the midwife?

It wouldn’t be good if word of that got out. We don’t care, and my daughter wouldn’t care either, but we can’t go scaring the midwife."

"Well..." Lu Yuan had to admit his mother-in-law had a point.

After some thought, Lu Yuan replied, "How about this: I know a bit of medicine myself. When the time comes, why don’t you and I deliver the baby for my wife?"

Seeing Lu Yuan’s response, Su Liyan’s mother saw no better alternative and had to agree.

She had scared the midwife when she gave birth to her first child. Later, when it was time to deliver Su Changliang, she chose to do it all by herself.

If Lu Yuan had known, he would have been deeply impressed by his mother-in-law’s fortitude.

For the next few days, Lu Yuan was inseparable from his wife, even sleeping by her side at night.

Su Liyan, for her part, was sweet-tempered and rarely ordered Lu Yuan to do things for her.

Some people love ordering others around, whether it’s their husband or their brother.

That type of person wouldn’t even lift a finger if something was right next to them; they’d just use their words to get someone else to hand it to them.

Su Liyan wasn’t like that at all. Despite her large belly, she did everything she could by herself.

Because of this, Lu Yuan had chided his wife several times. "It’s difficult for you with that belly, so just tell me what to do. You can’t just treat me like a decoration, can you?"

"Honey~ Don’t be fooled by my belly. I’m still quite nimble."

So Lu Yuan had no choice but to be proactive, trying to get things done before his wife had the chance.

One night, Su Liyan felt a dull ache in her belly.

Su Liyan looked at her husband sleeping soundly beside her and couldn’t bear to wake him.

’Am I just being overly sensitive?’ Su Liyan wondered. ’He calculated that it wouldn’t start until tomorrow afternoon.’

’How could it be starting early? His medical skills are so superb, he couldn’t have miscalculated.’

So Su Liyan clutched her belly and tried to go back to sleep. For her, such a minor pain was nothing worth mentioning.

In the middle of the night, Lu Yuan rolled over and felt a damp spot on the bed.

Drowsy and unable to open his eyes, Lu Yuan’s mind was still spinning.

His brain seemed to be telling him, ’It’s a dream~’

Lu Yuan moved his left hand to touch another part of the bed. In his daze, it still felt damp.

Lu Yuan snapped awake and cursed aloud in the darkness, "Holy crap! I just dreamed I was peeing... Don’t tell me I actually wet the bed."

Lu Yuan quickly felt his pants. ’I’m dry,’ he thought. ’So what’s going on?’

Lu Yuan conjured a Flame and flicked it toward the Spirit Stone Lamp on the table.

In the glow of the Spirit Stone Lamp, he saw the wet patch on the sheets beneath his wife.

’This... could it be that her water broke?’

Lu Yuan gently nudged his sleeping wife.

Su Liyan woke up and realized it was wet beneath her.

Su Liyan hadn’t been asleep at first, but she must have drifted off, because she hadn’t even noticed when she’d become wet.

Staring at the large wet patch beneath her, Su Liyan’s face instantly flushed red.

She lowered her head, not daring to look at Lu Yuan, and whispered, "Honey... I wet the bed."

Lu Yuan understood, of course. It was her first baby and she had no experience, so she really thought she had wet the bed.

"No," Lu Yuan explained. "Feel your belly. Does it hurt? Your water broke. You’re about to give birth."

Su Liyan touched her belly. "Honey, now that you mention it, it does seem to hurt a little."

Lu Yuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’Seriously, what kind of tough woman is she?’

’She’s about to give birth, and it only hurts "a little."’

Lu Yuan first calmed his wife. "Don’t panic. Everything for the delivery is ready. It’s in the bedside cabinet.

Your mother said we don’t need to call the midwife; she and I will handle the delivery.

Wait here, I’ll go get her."

Su Liyan slowly lay back down. "Go on, Honey. I’m ready!"

Lu Yuan snatched his clothes from the bedside, threw them on, and shuffled into his shoes on his way to find his mother-in-law.

Lu Yuan jogged to his mother-in-law’s door and began to knock.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

"Mother-in-law, it’s me! Open up! Liyan’s going into labor!" Lu Yuan yelled anxiously from outside the door.

Hearing the knocking and her son-in-law’s shouts, Su Liyan’s mother panicked slightly and didn’t even bother to put on an outer robe.

She opened the door in her nightclothes and, without a word, grabbed Lu Yuan and pulled him toward Su Liyan’s room.

As his mother-in-law dragged him along, Lu Yuan followed behind, noticing she hadn’t put on an outer robe and was just in a set of pajamas embroidered with large red flowers.

When they reached Su Liyan’s room, her mother quickly asked about the situation and then began preparing the delivery supplies.

"Son-in-law, you stay here and watch over her. I’m going to get some hot water."

"Okay," Lu Yuan replied.

Gradually, Su Liyan felt the pain in her belly intensifying; it was no longer just a slight ache.

She especially felt a strong bearing-down sensation in her lower abdomen. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Su Liyan was still lying flat on her back.

Lu Yuan held Su Liyan’s hand. At a time like this, there wasn’t much he could actually do to help.

Lu Yuan comforted his wife, saying, "Don’t be afraid. Your mother went to get hot water and will be right back. I’m here with you."

Su Liyan nodded, beads of sweat gradually forming on her forehead.

Su Liyan’s pain was not like that of an ordinary person; it was far, far more intense.

It was only because of her strong constitution that she could endure it.

After Su Liyan’s mother returned to the room with the hot water, Su Liyan’s pain escalated sharply, and her abdomen began to contract in waves.

The pain became so unbearable that Su Liyan cried out several times.

Su Liyan’s large, white tail shot out from under the covers, thrashing up and down against the bed.