The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 937: Chapter 915: Top Student in the 1980s (Part 43)

Is it really that easy to say? Are you really going to give it up?

Hou Jun can’t bear it.

Xiangling clutched her belly with both hands, ”No way, I want them all, I must give birth to them.”

Zhang Heping looked at Anning, then at Xiao Yuan.

No matter how much trouble the kids cause, or whether what they say is right or wrong, their intention is good, which makes Zhang Heping reluctant to scold them.

”Okay, you two, how much can you learn if you start studying medicine now? Besides, we have a hospital here with plenty of doctors, there’s no need for you to get involved, so calm down, apologize to your teachers tomorrow, and behave well in the future.”

Anning stubbornly replied, ”Why can’t we learn much? We understood how to feel a pulse just from reading on the first day; why isn’t that possible?”

Xiao Yuan said calmly, ”Uncle, why don’t you ask the teacher to give us leave? Anyway, the school knowledge is the same whether we attend or not. We want to learn some medicine now to feel more assured; if you don’t let us go, we’ll keep worrying, even if we attend school, we won’t be able to concentrate, wouldn’t that just waste time?”

Zhang Heping had no idea what to say to that.

Xiao Yuan even promised him, ”Our grades definitely won’t drop. If we don’t get first place in the next exam, we’ll obediently return to school to attend classes.”

Secretary An tugged Zhang Heping’s hand, ”Tomorrow, ask for leave for the kids.”

Zhang Heping hesitated for a moment, then saw Secretary An signaling to him.

He instantly understood.

These two kids are not ordinary; they’re smarter than usual, and the family can’t control them.

If you really try to control them strictly, they’ll agree nicely upfront, but who knows what they’ll come up with later, so it’s better to go along with them.

If they fall behind in their studies, they will definitely return to school obediently without needing the adults to tell them.

If their studies aren’t affected, attending classes at the Medical College is fine too; they’re not doing anything bad, and after some time, they might really learn something.

However, Secretary An was a bit confused, ”If you go to the Medical College, will the teachers let you attend classes?”

”Why wouldn’t they?” Anning blinked with a look of disbelief, ”The teachers are nice, they didn’t kick us out, and even asked us questions later, which we answered. We even met an old Chinese medicine practitioner at school, and when we asked him questions, he patiently answered us.”

Zhang Heping waived his hand, ”Okay, I can’t control you two, I’ll speak to your teacher tomorrow.”

The next day, Zhang Heping and Hou Jun went to the school to ask for leave for Anning and Xiao Yuan.

Meanwhile, Secretary An took Xiangling to the hospital for an examination.

Upon reaching the obstetrics department, Secretary An asked the doctor, ”Doctor, comrade, is there a way to find out how many children are in my daughter’s belly?”

The doctor had never encountered such people.

Most come for examinations to confirm pregnancy or understand the mother’s health, not to ask how many babies there will be. It’s as if they’re treating childbirth like piglets, having multiple at once.

However, since the pregnant woman’s mother asked, she answered truthfully, ”Then do an ultrasound examination.”

The doctor wrote up the order, and Secretary An and Xiangling went to pay for the examination.

At this time, there were very few pregnant women having ultrasounds in the obstetrics department; generally speaking, most pregnant women only come for examinations if they feel uncomfortable or have bleeding.

The two went to the ultrasound room where there were few people, and Xiangling didn’t have to wait long before she went in for the examination.

The results came out quickly.

Secretary An took the results to find the doctor.

The doctor looked it over, ”Oh, this is quite rare; good thing you came for the examination, otherwise you would have missed a big issue.”

Secretary An carefully asked, ”How many babies are there?”

The doctor replied, ”Quadruplets.”

Secretary An’s legs went weak immediately, her heart raced, and she broke into a cold sweat, ”Doctor, my daughter isn’t in good health, these quadruplets, my daughter...”

She trembled, struggling to speak.

Seeing the situation, the doctor had to tend to Secretary An first, helping her recover her senses after a good while.

”Carrying quadruplets will be exceptionally challenging and dangerous; you should discuss it carefully back home. If you’re truly afraid, you can consider terminating the pregnancy. If you decide to keep them, you must have frequent check-ups, and later may need to be hospitalized.”

”Okay, okay.”

Secretary An steadied herself at the table.

She was terrified, and Xiangling couldn’t calm down either.

They dared not take the bus home; instead, they hired someone at the hospital entrance with a tricycle to take them home.

When they returned, Zhang Heping and Hou Jun were already waiting at home.

Seeing their states, it was obvious the examination results were unusual.

”How did it go?”

Zhang Heping hurriedly asked, ”Did you find out?”

Secretary An sat down to catch her breath, ”They found out, they say it’s quadruplets.”

This time, Zhang Heping and Hou Jun were also shocked.

Hou Jun immediately said, ”We won’t keep these babies.”

He was truly scared.

Hou Jun was quite young then; he’d only seen a woman being dragged out for a public trial, which resulted in a miscarriage, the woman in unbearable pain and blood everywhere. He remembered the scene vividly even now.

He was genuinely afraid, with Xiangling carrying four babies, if anything happened, it would be life-threatening.

But Xiangling couldn’t bear it.

She protected her belly with both hands, ”These are four children, how could I bear to not want them, how could I have the heart to give them up, even if it costs my life, I must give birth to them properly.”

”Don’t say such ominous things.” Zhang Heping angrily slapped the table, ”No mentioning that again, you can’t bear your kids, but can your mom and I bear losing ours?”

With just one sentence, tears streamed down Xiangling’s face.

”Dad, I’m so tormented inside. After my two daughters died, I thought of not having kids anymore, but now I have them, how can I not want them? Dad, my kids are my life, losing them felt like heart-wrenching pain, if this time again... I really can’t go on living.”

Xiangling cried, and Hou Jun cried along with her.

Hou Jun comforted Xiangling, and the couple wept together, ”Then we’ll have them, we’ll stay in the hospital, alright? There are doctors in the hospital, they’ll surely let us deliver safely.”

Seeing their children’s plight, how could the parents not feel distressed?

They felt heartbroken.

Secretary An went to the side to wipe her tears; she couldn’t bear to watch this.

Even Zhang Heping’s eyes were red.

Xiao Yuan coughed, ”Well, tomorrow you should ask the hospital if they can perform fetal reduction surgery.”

”What’s fetal reduction surgery?”

With that, all four of them were stunned.

Xiao Yuan carefully explained, ”For multiple pregnancies, if the mother’s body can’t handle it, and some babies might not develop well, a fetal reduction surgery can be done, removing one or two, so the mother can safely deliver the well-developed babies.”

The four had never heard of this; they glanced at each other and felt unsure.

Xiao Yuan thought to himself, maybe such surgery can’t be done at this time.

Indeed, even years later, this type of surgery carried risks.

Too bad he was young in this lifetime and didn’t study medicine; otherwise, he could perform the surgery himself, sparing them such worries.

Xiangling paused for a moment, then asked Xiao Yuan, ”How do you know so much? I think you can do everything except give birth yourself.”

Anning turned her back and laughed quietly, thinking her sister was wrong: he could give birth, and not just to one child.

But could she say that? No way, Uncle Xiao was also mindful of appearances.