Chapter 1240 - 1240 1240 Going into Labor (5)

1240: Chapter 1240: Going into Labor (5) 1240: Chapter 1240: Going into Labor (5) Gu Yao twisted his lips to the side and thought to himself, “Old Eighth, where is your dignity?”

Qi Jingyi naturally saw Gu Yao’s expression and slightly raised his eyebrows in response.

He had always been flexible in his ways.

Xinxin was already spoken for, and although he had once been moved by her, he had long since put those thoughts to rest.

That girl wasn’t ordinary, and he would not do anything to make her hate him.

Furthermore…

Glancing at Qi Jingchen, the Crown Prince needed to cement his position.

There were so many reforms to implement, people’s lives to improve, officials to promote, soldiers to reward, and now the frontier to stabilize…

All of which required silver, and lots of it.

Yang Ruxin was someone who could bring him substantial profits.

Just listening to what Gu Qingheng had described earlier, he could predict the future popularity, because today’s table had spicy dishes that were far more fragrant than before.

Yang Baihe could only be considered an interlude, quickly passing, barely affecting anyone’s appetite; on the contrary, it provided more talking points, and the dining table became even more lively.

“Doctor Li…” Before long, a cry of alarm came from outside, and then Lin Yue’e was seen running in hurriedly, “Where’s Doctor Li?”

“Here.” Li Yi and Wang Zhenggang were sitting together chatting when they heard the call and promptly stood up, “What’s the matter?” These people were on Yang Ruxin’s no-contact list, and their family wasn’t even invited to today’s feast.

“Doctor Li, please, you have to save my Treasure Bead…” Lin Yue’e rushed in, “My Treasure Bead is dying…” Her eyes swept over the table, and she couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

All the dishes were lavish meat dishes, and yet her family was excluded.

“Good for you, Yang Ruxin—may you never bear children upon your marriage, may you be widowed early…”

Although Li Yi held contempt for the Wang Family, he was a doctor after all, and couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

Without hesitation, he nodded, “Alright.” Then he apologized to Gu Qingheng and Gu Yao before following Lin Yue’e.

Seeing this, Wang Zhenggang, who was also a doctor, couldn’t just continue sitting either, so he too rose and followed.

Du Juan also followed to see what was going on.

“What happened to Wang Baozhu?” someone asked Zhao Xinghua, since her home and Wang Sheng’s home were neighbors, and any incident could be overheard.

“These past few days, I haven’t heard anything unusual,” Zhao Xinghua shook her head, “But judging by this situation, it’s probably time for her to give birth?”

“Thinking about it, she’s due around this time.” Lin Xiaoling nodded, “She must be having the baby…”

“Ma Laifu, your daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and you’re still here eating?” someone shouted toward the outside feasting tables.

“That’s right, if it’s a healthy baby boy, your family will have a future heir…” Immediately, others joined in with the shouting.

“What’s all this noise about?” Ma Laifu replied while eating his cabbage stew with meat, giving everyone a glance, “If they look down upon my family, then she’s not my daughter-in-law.

Whatever she’s giving birth to has nothing to do with the Ma Family…”

“How can it have nothing to do with you?” Tian Jinhua, who had come along just to eat, wasn’t pleased.

She slapped Ma Laifu on the back of his head, “That’s the seed of our son; they must acknowledge us as grandparents…

Get moving and have a look…”

Although Ma Laifu was reluctant, he put down his chopsticks since he had almost finished eating anyway.

Tian Jinhua ran a few steps, then doubled back to the table to grab the two remaining ribs.

Gnawing on them, she ran off toward the village.