Reborn in the Eighties as a Housewife with a Space

Chapter 1118: Chapter 1112 An Hao is about to give birth_1 Chapter 1118: Chapter 1112 An Hao is about to give birth_1 “Go call mom, and tell her that the baby is coming.” An Hao had been educated about the signs of labor, so she knew her current feelings indicated her contractions had started.

“Okay, just don’t move around too much.” Li Zhao was in a flurry pulling on his clothes, completely flustered.

“It’s not going to happen immediately, so don’t rush.” The formerly anxious An Hao, upon seeing her husband’s state, surprisingly became more buoyant.

“I’m not rushing.” Li Zhao said, though he failed to get his pants on. In the end, he simply flung them aside and ran out only in his long underwear. An Hao didn’t even have a chance to call out to him, and shook her head helplessly.

An Hao sat up to slowly put on her clothes and then got out of bed. However, the moment she stuck her feet down, she was given a fright by Li Zhao.

“Zhaozi, what are you doing?” An Hao asked her trembling husband.

“Nothing, just putting your shoes on for you.” Li Zhao squatted down, helping his wife wear her shoes. He had simply been startled, but just needed a moment to calm down.

“Did you tell my mom?” An Hao asked her shoe-tying husband.

“I did. Don’t worry, mom said at the start the pain won’t be too severe. She’s going to make you something to eat.”

Chen Lei hadn’t expected that her daughter-in-law would go into labor on the first day of the new year. Seeing her son’s stunned expression reminded her of her own delivery, when her husband had displayed a similar reaction. She now had to quickly prepare a meal for her daughter-in-law to eat. After all, the woman might lose the energy or even the mood to eat once the labor became intense.

Chen Lei cooked An Hao a bowl of egg noodles. Since it was too early to cook and the stores were closed for the New Year’s Day, she simply made do with what she had in the kitchen. She also prepared a bowl of brown sugar eggs, giving the young woman options.

“An’an, come and eat this.” Chen Lei knocked on An Hao’s door with a tray of two bowls of food in her hands.

“Mom, it’s too early now, I don’t want to eat.” An Hao had never eaten anything so early before, and she really did not have the appetite.

“Whether you want to eat or not, you must take in something. The pain has just started, and you can still manage to eat at least a little bit. Once contractions become more intense, you won’t have any strength.” Chen Lei did not let An Hao have her way because she did not feel like eating. Ensuring An Hao had enough energy for the delivery was for her own good. She was afraid her daughter-in-law might run out of strength midway, which would be very dangerous.

“An’an, listen to mom. Just eat this.” Li Zhao took the food from his mom and spoonfed his wife.

An Hao glanced at her husband and then at her mother-in-law, and opened her mouth to eat the food that her husband was feeding her.

In the past, her mother-in-law had never forced her to do anything she was not inclined to do. The fact that her stance was so firm this time must be for good reasons.

Seeing her daughter-in-law eating, Chen Lei smiled. She knew An Hao would understand her intentions. Childbirth was like a walk at the gates of death for women; precious life was often lost, which is why she could not risk the safety of her daughter-in-law and grandchild.

“I’ll leave you to eat first. I’ll call our in-laws to let them know.” Chen Lei thought that as the mother of the expectant woman, they should at least be informed. After all, not only was she their daughter-in-law, she was also their daughter.

“Okay, mom, you go ahead and inform them. Also, inform grandma and the others.” Li Zhao knew how much the Xiaos cared for An Hao.

“Got it, you keep focusing on feeding An Hao. I’ll take care of everything else.” Chen Lei could see her son’s worried expression, and couldn’t help feeling a bit helpless. Did he consider her useless in dealing with such situations?

Chen Lei didn’t bother with the couple anymore and started making calls to inform the others. It would be a problem if she got too busy later and forgot.