Chapter 340 Dystocia
Gan Ning was lying on the hospital bed, chatting happily with He Hongmei. Suddenly, she clutched her abdomen tightly and groaned in pain: "Ouch, my stomach hurts so much..."

Recently, she was about to give birth. Liu Zhiye was too busy inspecting the company to accompany her, so her mother Deng Ru and her brother's sister He Hongmei took turns to take care of her and ensure that she safely passed through this special period.

Gan Ning chose Union Hospital for her childbirth again. The Liu family has a deep connection with this hospital. Vice President He Zhiyan is related to the Liu family by marriage, and her brother-in-law and sister-in-law also work there.

In addition, Union Hospital also has a close cooperative relationship with Liujiazhuang, and the two sides have jointly established a medical research base.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the director of the obstetrics and gynecology department here is Director Lin, who is known as the "master of obstetrics and gynecology". She is also called "one of the 20 most outstanding women in the modern history of Xia State" and her medical skills and contributions are highly praised.

Since Gan Ning's first delivery in Union Hospital, Liu Zhiye has frequently visited Dr. Lin's home. As the seasons change, he has always maintained close contact with the Lin family, demonstrating great social skills.

He Hongmei was shocked when she saw this scene, but as a senior doctor, she quickly calmed down. Relying on her years of clinical experience, she walked forward without panic and conducted a detailed examination of Gan Ning.

"Sister-in-law, don't panic, let me check it out, take a deep breath... yes..."

"Oh, the amniotic fluid broke, the baby is about to be born... Don't worry, sister-in-law, you have experience in childbirth, so this time it will definitely be smoother..."

"Please hold on for a moment. I'll go call the doctor..."

After He Hongmei finished speaking, she quickly left the ward. The serious expression on her face was obviously different from the relaxed expression she had when she was comforting her sister-in-law Gan Ning just now.

She knew how dangerous it was to have twins, and because Gan Ning was well-nourished, the fetuses were obviously larger.

At the beginning, Liu Zhiye privately confessed to his family that if he could not return in time, they would choose caesarean section as a backup plan in an emergency.

If that doesn't work, I'll have to save you first...

Gan Ning's face was pale, sweat dripped down her cheeks, and her hair was stuck to her cheeks. After seeing Director Lin, she said apologetically: "Mother Lin, I have to trouble you again."

Director Lin is old and rarely performs surgery himself. The hours-long operation is undoubtedly a severe test for this doctor in his sixties.

Director Lin smiled kindly at Gan Ning and said, "Silly child, why are you being so polite to me? Don't worry, with me here, you will definitely give birth to the baby smoothly."

Now the two families have a close relationship. Director Lin is a great woman who has dedicated her whole life to the medical cause of her motherland and is still unmarried.

Liu Zhiye and Gan Ning have always been grateful for Director Lin's kindness in the past and respected her as a person. Fearing that she would be lonely and helpless in the future when she was old, they sincerely recognized her as their godmother and visited her frequently.

Later, because of He Zhiyan's relationship, the relationship between the two families became closer and they became close friends.

To be honest, Director Lin, as a giant in the health field of Xiaguo, has outstanding medical attainments and educational contributions, and was awarded the honor of academician of the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences.

She is also the director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Union Hospital and the vice president of the Xiaguo Academy of Medical Sciences. Even after retirement, her status and contributions will surely be highly recognized by the country.

Moreover, she has trained many disciples and these people will not let her be lonely in her old age.

However, the pure and selfless feelings that Liu Zhiye and his wife had for her as their closest family member could not be compared to any other status.

Therefore, Director Lin admired these two young men from the beginning, and eventually treated them as his own children and nephews.

Director Lin and He Zhiyan were close friends, so He Hongmei was naturally familiar with her. When she learned that her sister-in-law's water had broken, she hurriedly said, "Auntie Lin, my sister-in-law is about to give birth. I will go and inform my family now."

Director Lin calmly instructed: "Hongmei, don't panic. The amniotic fluid has just broken. It is expected to take several hours. There is plenty of time. Send your sister-in-law to the delivery room first and prepare for the birth."

"Um... um, Aunt Lin." He Hongmei seemed a little flustered by the concern, and completely lost her calmness as a doctor. However, this also indirectly showed the deep affection between the sisters-in-law, who treated each other sincerely and had sincere emotions.

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Department of Physics, Kyoto University.

In the quiet nuclear test laboratory, Liu Zhiruo was fully focused on her experiments, and every subtle movement revealed her persistence and concentration on science.

"Record……"

Ai Xiaomeng quickly got into the state and meticulously recorded the experimental data of her classmate and best friend Liu Zhiruo. Her concentration and meticulousness were undoubtedly revealed.

after awhile.

"Alright! Alright! Zhiruo, let's stop here today. I'm tired after several days of experiments."

"If you don't believe me, smell it..."

Liu Zhiruo felt helpless and wanted to keep working hard to overcome the difficulties. However, when she saw her best friend and assistant Ai Xiaomeng's tired eyes, she softened her heart and finally agreed.

"Okay, let's stop here today. How about I treat you to a delicious meal as a reward?"

"Okay, okay, now that you say that, I don't feel tired anymore...haha..." Ai Xiaomeng is a real foodie. The deep friendship between her and Liu Zhiruo is inseparable from their common love for food.

Liu Zhiruo came from a wealthy family, had no worries about food and did whatever she wanted. She had an outstanding appearance, like a fairy, a generous personality, was keen on making friends with like-minded people, and often generously treated her classmates to various feasts of delicious food, so she always had a group of loyal followers behind her.

Liu Zhiye was very caring towards his sister and believed in the principle of "raising sons poorly and daughters well". Therefore, he often secretly gave his sister a considerable amount of pocket money without telling his parents, allowing her to spend it as she wished.

In addition, Liu Zhiruo's two sisters-in-law often came to visit her, and they never came empty-handed, so her small treasury was unusually rich.

Liu Zhiruo is now a junior, studying nuclear physics at Kyoto University. Surprisingly, this gentle and lovely little beauty chose such a hardcore major.

Moreover, she was gifted. In her third year of university, she independently carried out a series of experiments under the careful guidance of her tutor Rao Yutai.

The Department of Physics at Kyoto University is currently the most powerful department at the university. As early as the fall of 1952, in order to adapt to the needs of the country's large-scale economic construction, the country carried out adjustments to the departments and colleges of higher education.

Most of the physics departments of the former Peking University, Huaqing University, and Yenching University and the meteorology part of the Department of Geology, Geography and Meteorology of Huaqing University were merged into the Department of Physics of Peking University, which offers physics and meteorology majors.

This was another great combination of teachers after the Southwest Associated University. They included Rao Yutai, Zhao Guangzeng, Hu Ning, Huang Kun, and Yu Fuchun from the former Department of Physics of Peking University, Zhou Peiyuan, Ye Qisun, Wang Zhuxi, Yang Liming, and Hong Chaosheng from the former Department of Physics of Huaqing University, and Chu Shenglin from the former Department of Physics of Yenching University.

After the adjustment of departments and faculties, the number of students in the Department of Physics increased greatly, and it developed from training a small number of students to training a whole batch of physics talents.

In order to establish my country's nuclear industry system as soon as possible, the state established the country's first atomic energy talent training base - the Physics Laboratory at Peking University.

Famous scientists such as Hu Jimin, Yu Fuchun, Zhu Guangya, Lu Hefu, Xu Guangxian and a group of young and middle-aged key teachers such as Sun Ji, Zhang Zhishan, Chen Jiaer, Sun Yilian, Wu Jilan, Liu Yuanfang were transferred from all over the country to Peking University to carry out preparatory work, and students were also transferred from various universities.

The establishment, development and evolution of the Department of Technical Physics are closely related to the development of Xiaguo's atomic energy industry. It has trained a large number of high-level professional talents for the development of Xiaguo's nuclear science and technology industry and made great contributions.

Over the past decade, the physics disciplines of Kyoto University have provided a large number of scientific talents and technical backbones for national construction, and more than 90 of its graduates later became academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Among the 11 founding fathers of the two atomic bombs, 7 studied and worked at Kyoto University.

Liu Zhiruo has made her mark in the talented physics department of Peking University. If she continues to work hard, she will surely win a place in the scientific community of Xiaguo in the future.

"Young boys admire her", Liu Zhiruo, this girl who combines beauty and wisdom, quickly became the focus of everyone's attention as soon as she stepped into Beijing University, and was hailed as the "school belle" by her nosy classmates.

For a time, many boys were excited and eager to try, intending to pick this most dazzling flower on campus.

Li Shengli had no idea that his house was about to be "robbed". At this moment, he was concentrating in the Beijing Municipal Party Committee Office, busy writing a meeting report.

After graduating from university, he stepped into the door of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee Office. Two years passed in a flash. Now he has been promoted to deputy section-level clerk and is moving forward steadily on the road of political career.

"Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling!..."

The phone on the table suddenly rang. The newcomer, Xiao Hu, was quite perceptive. He quickly picked up the phone.

"Hello! Hello! This is the Secretary Section of the Municipal Party Committee Office. Who are you looking for?"

"Oh... oh, okay, please wait a moment..."

Xiao Hu covered the receiver and whispered to Li Shengli, who was writing at his desk, "Li Ke! It's your second sister-in-law calling."

"My second sister-in-law?" Li Shengli was confused for a moment, then he slapped his head, remembered who was calling, and immediately answered the phone. "Sister-in-law Hongmei, it's Shengli!"

"Shengli, my sister-in-law is about to give birth. I can't contact her for the time being. Can you help me notify her?" He Hongmei said anxiously.

In recent years, the relationship between Li Shengli and Liu Zhiruo has become increasingly stable. When Liu Zhiruo graduates, the two families will discuss their marriage.

Except for Liu Zhiye, all other members of the Liu family praised Li Shengli highly. He had a good family background, outstanding talent, and excellent ability. What was even more rare was that he had a deep affection for his younger sister, which was admirable.

Therefore, no one treated him as an outsider.

After years of perseverance, Li Shengli is finally embracing his own happiness. Naturally, he is filled with joy and never tires of it.

Hearing that his sister-in-law was about to give birth, he knew Gan Ning's situation very well and was worried. He immediately said, "Sister-in-law Hongmei, don't worry, I will go and pick Zhiruo up right away."

Li Shengli was deeply worried about his respectable sister-in-law Gan Ning. Gan Ning was warm and cheerful, caring for her younger brothers and sisters and her brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, and was deeply respected and loved by the younger generations in the family.

Unlike his elder brother-in-law Liu Zhiye, who was like an iron tree, and would not bloom no matter how much water was poured. Li Shengli's heart trembled every time he saw this future brother-in-law.

He hung up the phone, stood up quickly, walked straight to the section chief's office, knocked on the door a few times, and shouted concisely and directly: "Section Chief Zhu, you are busy!"

Section Chief Zhu looked up and saw that it was Li Shengli. A smile immediately appeared on his face. He greeted him warmly, "Oh! It's Shengli. You're here. Please come in. What can I do for you?"

Section Chief Hu praised this young man highly. When he assigned Li Shengli to the secretarial department, he was a little worried that this "young master" would be difficult to control and would not obey his orders. However, the facts were beyond his expectations.

Li Shengli, an elite from Peking University, has a strong background but acts in a low-key manner. He is measured in his words and deeds and has never been proud of his status or acted recklessly.

At work, he is always diligent, gets along well with his colleagues, has no arrogance, and gets along well with everyone.

"Chief Hu! I'm here to ask for leave..." Li Shengli said with a somewhat nervous tone. He has been working for two years without slacking off, and today is the first time he has asked for leave from his leader!
Section Chief Hu was a little surprised. This was not Li Shengli's style. He never asked for leave easily. But this time, he took the initiative to apply for it. Section Chief Hu couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"Victory! Can I ask why you want to take a leave?"

Li Shengli had no choice but to ask: "What's going on with Section Chief Hu? It's like this..."

After learning the reason, Section Chief Hu readily agreed to Li Shengli's request, "Shengli, since Section Chief is not too busy right now, you can come back after you finish your work. There is no need to rush."

Li Shengli immediately thanked him: "Thank you, Chief Hu! I'm leaving now, hehe..."

Section Chief Hu waved his hand and signaled that Li Shengli should get out of here immediately.

After leaving the Municipal Party Committee, Li Shengli quickly found his best friend from the car team and drove him to Peking University.

However, after arriving at Peking University, Li Shengli searched everywhere for Liu Zhiruo, including classrooms, dormitories, and laboratories, and was extremely anxious, but Liu Zhiruo never showed up.

When he was feeling depressed, a classmate of Liu Zhiruo saw Li Shengli running around like a headless fly.

"Hey! Comrade, are you looking for classmate Liu Zhiruo?"

Li Shengli immediately said, "Yes, classmate, do you know where she is?"

The enthusiastic classmate said, "I just saw her go to Liuji Tongguo Shabu-shabu with a few classmates to eat hotpot."

Li Shengli was overjoyed when he heard this. "Oh! Thank you so much. I will definitely come to thank you some other day. I'm leaving now..."

"No, no, it's just a small favor..." This enthusiastic classmate didn't expect that the other person would react so strongly just because he said it with good intentions.

After leaving Peking University, Li Shengli hurried to "Liu Ji Copper Pot Shabu Shabu". This time-honored shop was located near Peking University and was in a conspicuous location, so he found it quickly.

Deng Ru was currently at Liu Zhiye's residence in Nanluoguxiang, busy preparing nutritious meals for Gan Ning during pregnancy.

Gan Ning was about to give birth these days, so Deng Ru returned to Nanluoguxiang to live for a few days, and Ge Shuping's wife Du Juan was also helping.

"Aunt, you are so good to your daughter-in-law..." Dujuan said enviously.

Deng Ru smiled and said, "What is this kid talking about? How can I not treat my daughter-in-law better? Isn't your mother-in-law treating you badly?"

Du Juan said sadly: "My parents-in-law died early, I never met them..."

Deng Ru immediately apologized after hearing this: "Oh, look at me, I'm really talking about something that's not relevant. I'm sorry, Xiaojuan, I didn't mean it..."

Du Juan smiled and said, "It's okay, Aunt Deng. Ignorance is not a crime!"

Deng Ru was kindhearted after all. She continued, "Xiao Juan, you and Xiao Ge are not strangers. It's not easy for your family to come to Beijing..."

"I see that you two are too busy with work to take care of the children. Send them to Liujiazhuang during the holidays. I will help you look after them..."

Du Juan was deeply moved when she heard this. "I am so embarrassed, Aunt Deng, thank you so much. The children are still at the age of being naughty, so I won't cause any trouble for you."

"Besides, the house we live in is still your house. We can't repay this kindness..."

Hearing this, Deng Rudao pretended to be unhappy and said, "Why are you so distant all of a sudden? The relationship between you and Xiao Ge and our family is not just casual acquaintances, are you?"

"My family's Zhiye and Xiaoge are brothers in life and death. In my eyes, you are the same as my children. You are not allowed to be so distant with your aunt in the future. Do you hear me?"

Du Juan wiped her tears and nodded happily: "Yes, I understand, Auntie!"

At this moment, the phone at home suddenly rang, "Ding-ling-ling..."

Deng Ru's heart tightened and she hurried over to answer the phone, "What? She's about to give birth. Okay, I'll be there right away..." Then she was about to go out in a hurry.

Seeing this, Du Juan quickly stopped her and said, "Auntie, don't worry, let's call Zhiye first and inform him."

Deng Ru slapped her forehead and said decisively, "That's right, we have to contact Zhiye quickly. This bastard is not at home at the critical moment. His wife is about to give birth, but he still stays in the army and won't come back."

So, she said, "Xiaojuan, I have his unit's phone number here, can you help me call him? There are a lot of rules in the army, and I don't know how to explain it to him."

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While speeding back home, the walkie-talkie in the car suddenly rang. It was an emergency call from the division headquarters informing Liu Zhiye that his wife was about to give birth.

"Xiao Yu, let's not go back to the division headquarters yet. Take me to Union Hospital right away."

"Okay, Chief!" Xiao Yu immediately turned around and galloped eastward.

More than 20 minutes later, the jeep screeched to a halt at the entrance of Union Hospital. Liu Zhiye said, "Xiao Yu, send Chief Peng back first and come pick me up later..."

Peng Guoan felt that he couldn't leave at this time. "Chief of Staff! I don't have anything to do. Let me stay. If you need help, I can help you."

Liu Zhiye thought about it and agreed to Peng Guoan's request, then took the two of them straight to the obstetrics and gynecology department.

Outside the delivery room, Deng Ru stood outside anxiously waiting for news. Her husband and sons were not around, and she felt like she had no one to rely on, and she was extremely panicked.

Liu Zhiruo and He Hongmei supported her from left to right, "Mom! Please sit down for a while. You can't stand standing like this all the time..."

"Yes, Mom! With Director Lin here, my sister-in-law and the baby will be fine..."

Deng Ru was still worried and said, "Oh my! How come it's been so long since he went in, and there's still no movement... Why hasn't that damn Liu Zhiye come back yet..."

(End of this chapter)