Three Women in the Cage

Chapter 306: Can’t go back to my mother’s home?

Since then, Xinxin no longer loves Duoduo sincerely, and the relationship between the two at home becomes subtle, seeming familiar yet unfamiliar.

Gradually, they stopped talking to each other and pretended that each other didn't exist when they were at home.

Once some gaps are created, it is difficult to return to the past.

After being disappointed with Duoduo, Xinxin put all her thoughts on the child in her belly, hoping to give birth to a child who would be closest to her. Only her own child would be close to her for a lifetime, while others are just others after all.

Xinxin actually wants to have a boy. After all, she has lived in the shadow of favoring boys over girls since she was a child. She wants to escape her mother's fate and also wants to fulfill her mother's regrets.

But we can only pray, who can guarantee that we will have a son?

Because they didn't know whether the baby was a boy or not, Xu Fei and Xu's mother didn't take the baby in Xinxin's belly seriously at all.

They kept saying: "Boys and girls are the same, just raise what comes..."

However, their negative attitude showed that they still wanted to have a son. After all, they already had a daughter, so of course they wanted to have another son to complete the "good" family.

But having a son or a daughter is something that cannot be forced, so they have no interest in it until the child is born.

During her pregnancy, none of her family members took care of Xinxin. Xinxin was probably very disappointed and no longer had any expectations of her family. Gradually, she got used to facing everything alone.

She went alone for every prenatal checkup, no matter how long the line was or how many times she had her blood drawn, and she never asked anyone to accompany her, because she knew no one would.

She paid for all the prenatal checkups herself. Xu Fei didn't know the time of the checkups, nor did he know the cost of each checkup, and he would never bring it up on his own initiative.

Just like that, one of them chose not to speak, the other chose not to ask, and the two of them tacitly did their own things.

For some reason, this time, the labor didn't start even after the due date, and Xinxin suddenly became a little anxious.

So, they decided to go to the hospital, but this time Xu Fei was not allowed to accompany them.

After arriving at the hospital, they needed to pay the hospital fees first. Holding the bill in his hand, Xu Fei threw it to Xinxin and said, "You pay first. I don't have any money at the moment. The company is short of funds recently."

From the time she became pregnant until now, Xu Fei has not spent a penny, and she doesn't want to spend a penny now.

Xinxin smiled bitterly, handed a card to Xu Fei and said, "There's money on the card, go and pay it!"

Holding the card in his hand, Xu Fei didn't hesitate and quickly disappeared in front of Xinxin.

Once you have taken a path, no matter if there are mountains of swords or seas of fire ahead, you have to finish it even if you have to kneel. After all, it was her original choice.

After being admitted to the hospital, the doctor found that the baby was growing too fast. He said worriedly: "You have to give birth as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to give birth naturally."

After thinking about it, the doctor gave her an injection to induce labor. The feeling of the long needle hitting her spine was so painful that she wanted to cry.

After the injection, Xinxin fell into a drowsy sleep after a while. It seemed that the oxytocin injection took effect in her drowsy state. Waves of contractions came, making her sometimes awake and sometimes confused.

Before Xinxin went to the hospital, Huanhuan took a leave of absence and wanted to come and accompany her during the birthing process. After all, this was her sister's first birth, and she needed a member of her family to be there.

Yaya couldn't leave and had to come a few days later, but Yang Yu insisted on coming to visit after Xinxin gave birth to the child.

In Yang Yu's eyes, some etiquette is always important. She believes that she has a reason to come up only after the child is born, instead of just watching the birth of the child foolishly.

In fact, at this time, Xinxin still hoped that her mother would stay by her side, but when she called her, her mother refused.

At that time, she didn't understand why her mother was so obsessed with those empty formalities. Later she realized that her mother had changed and no longer treated her the same way as before.

In my mother's eyes, I am a married woman, like spilled water, and no longer a member of her family.

Even if we are not family, we should still treat each other as guests when we interact with each other.

The way to entertain guests is that you cannot be there to watch her give birth. The only people who can be there to watch her give birth can be her husband's family.

The bride's family can only be invited to celebrate after the child is born.

My mother’s words are still ringing in my ears. She said: “You have a mother-in-law and a husband. Why do you want us to obey them? It’s against the rules…”

At that moment, she truly realized that she and her family were no longer a family.

I have a mother-in-law and a husband, and we will be a family in the future.

However, since she has no blood relationship with her husband's family, she never dared to entrust her most vulnerable side to them.

When she needed comfort the most, she naturally thought of her parents' home. Only her parents' family could make her feel at ease.

But at this moment, it seemed as if she had woken up from her dream and could no longer pretend to be confused. Her mother was telling her that the support she needed now was no longer her parents' home.

Her heart suddenly turned cold and she couldn't find a place to stay. She felt like she was thrown between her parents' home and her husband's home. It was against the rules to go to her parents' home, but no one treated her sincerely if she went to her husband's home.

For a moment, she was caught in the middle, not knowing where to go. It seemed as if there were two homes in front of her, and yet it seemed as if there was no home at all.

At the beginning, Yang Yu tried to stop Huanhuan from coming to accompany the birth, but Huanhuan has always been soft-hearted. She felt sorry for her sister and was not as polite as Yang Yu. So, despite Yang Yu's objections, she insisted on coming to accompany the birth.

Before leaving, Yang Yu kept muttering: "You don't understand anything. She is already someone else's daughter. She has her own family to look after her. Why do you have to worry about it? There is no rules at all..."

Huanhuan doesn’t understand her mother’s sudden change. Does getting married mean they are no longer a family?

The feelings we once had for each other, can we just let go? Is she no longer my sister, no longer my mother's daughter? Why can't we care for each other like we once did?

After all, it's a relationship that has lasted for decades. How can you become indifferent to human feelings just because of these empty formalities? She retorted in confusion: "Just because she's from someone else's family, doesn't that mean she's not your daughter?"

Yang Yu scolded him harshly: "What does it matter whether she is my daughter or not? She is already married. Other people are family, not yours? Why don't you pay attention to these etiquette? You don't understand anything, but you still argue with me. You don't even know that you have made a fool of yourself..."

In the end, the two parted on bad terms. Huanhuan came up alone, while Yang Yu insisted on waiting until the child was born and was invited by Xinxin's in-laws before coming up.

In the pain, Xinxin vaguely saw Huanhuan approaching, and she called out in unbearable pain: "Sister..."

Huanhuan squatted in front of the bed, held Xinxin's hand, and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I'm here! Giving birth will hurt. If you really can't bear it, I'll rub it for you."

After that, she gently rubbed her belly, and while rubbing, she comforted her: "It's okay, just rub it and it will be fine."

Xu Fei was sitting on the sofa playing with his mobile phone, frowning and said: "Is it so painful? You are only three fingers dilated. Others who are nine fingers dilated don't feel as much pain as you do. In my opinion, you are still too pretentious..."

Xinxin didn't have the strength to respond to him. She just kept trying to catch her breath. Waves of pain came over her. She had to use all her strength to grab the edge of the bed tightly, trying to distract herself from the pain, and she let out a tearing scream.

Suddenly, the man in the next bed seemed to be disturbed and said with some dissatisfaction: "Hey, can you ask your wife to be quieter? She is disturbing my wife and baby. My wife just gave birth and needs to rest peacefully."

Xu Fei gave the man a dull look. Before he could say anything, the woman in the next bed scolded him, "Shut up! They're having contractions, how can they not feel pain? They're just trying to make a scene. Let's be considerate of each other."

After saying that, he turned to Xinxin on the bed and said, "But why are you in so much pain at three fingers? I was dilated to nine fingers, but it didn't hurt as much as you..."