Chapter Thirty-One: Investigation

  Although Shen Huan was not sure why she would pull her hand and say this, it was clear that she had just given birth to her mother-in-law. However, after finishing speaking, she suddenly came to her senses, and the persistence in her eyes was to save the child, while Wu Er's eyes were red as he said he wanted to save his wife... Shen Huan, even if she hadn't experienced this kind of unspeakable emotion between husband and wife before, would still be moved.

  "Second wife, you want to save the child, but Wu Er actually wants to save you. Why don't you think of saving both adults and children together? Don't struggle anymore, look at how energetic you are now, you're definitely fine, and the child will be too!"

  Li seemed to have the same feeling as Shen Han, and whether she was comforting the pregnant woman or really had confidence, at least at this time, it really made Shen Han and Wu Erniang breathe a sigh of relief. Shen Han even saw the face that had lost its anger, and suddenly appeared with a will to survive.

  But from the feeling of touching Wu's wife's belly just now, the child in the belly is very active, but it seems different from the first time I touched Yuan's wife's belly. The baby seemed to be looking for a breakthrough and wanted to drill out of the mother's body desperately. Shen Huan couldn't find a better excuse to touch more carefully for a while, so he could only stand by anxiously, and at the same time, he carefully remembered how his mother-in-law guided the parturient woman to breathe and exhale.

  "Mom, sister-in-law seems to have no energy!"

  "Give her a cold towel to stimulate her!"

  Shen Huan was wringing out a towel while staring at the high and bulging belly, but Wu Er's wife had been in labor for more than half a day without even seeing the shadow of a child. She felt Wu Er's wife's forehead, which was covered in sweat beads. Shen Huan placed the handkerchief she was holding on her forehead, and the woman, who was already on the verge of fainting, suddenly opened her eyes.

  Shen Huan sat down on the edge of the bed, but with her back to the woman in labor and facing Li Shi. Seeing that she was still focused, she placed her hand on the high bulge of her belly, and the familiar yet shocking sensation instantly struck her heart, feeling the power that shook her whole body. At first, Shen Huan was naturally happy, but she didn't forget that at this moment, the lives of both mother and child were in her and her mother-in-law's hands.

  Taking a deep breath, Shen Huan stopped thinking about anything else and focused on feeling the movements of the child in her belly. It was just a feeling, as if... wherever her hand touched, it directly became a visual perception, stronger than the last time. Shen Huan seemed to be able to sense through the feelings transmitted from her hand what part of the child she was touching. Not only that, but even more strongly, it seemed that relying on the tactile sensation in her hand, an image of the child's shape could appear in her mind, just like seeing it with her own eyes.

  Even if Shen Huan knew she hadn't put her hand into the other person's abdomen, she still couldn't help but withdraw her hand. The last time she had desperately tried to sense it, but this time the feeling was much more pronounced. After all, she still hadn't gotten used to its existence, even though she also hoped to be able to coexist harmoniously with this strange ability and understand and familiarize herself with how to use it.

  These are things that need time and experience to accumulate, this is only the second time, fortunately, the feeling this time was not as uncomfortable as last time, nor was it so laborious. It's possible because the mother's body still exists, and the baby didn't suffocate for too long. I can clearly feel the little life under my hands, which is much more lively than Yuan Jiajia's fetus.

  "Daughter, actually she may just be having false labor pains now and hasn't really gone into labor yet."

  Shen Huan suddenly thought of her colleague's pregnancy, and when she was resting, she also looked at the expectant mother's knowledge manual. Suddenly, she thought of the situation of uterine contractions, which seemed similar to her current feelings. Although she had no personal experience, she clearly felt the baby trembling in her belly due to uterine contractions.

  However, if the contraction speed does not match the expected frequency, it will cause a difficult birth. So... If the mother-in-law continues to let her use force when she shouldn't be using force, won't that...

  Shen Huan turned around and said to Wu Er's wife, "Sister-in-law, you rest first and conserve your energy. Don't be nervous, just feel if the baby is about to come out. When that time comes, follow my mother-in-law's instructions and use force together. The safety of both mother and child depends on our joint efforts, okay?"

  In the past, Shen Huan would never have said such words, but at this moment, with both hands still on her belly, feeling the movement of the child together, these somewhat hypocritical comforting words also involuntarily came out of her mouth.

  "Baby... you..."

  "Mom, I'll explain this to you later, just trust me one more time."

  Suddenly receiving Shen Huan's firm gaze, which was even more confident than the last time, Li couldn't help but agree with what Zhao Xiuzhuo had said before. His wife... seemed to have changed unknowingly from some point in time, and this change had quietly made her stand out more and more...

  Shen Han and Li were busy, but actually the busiest one was comforting Wu's wife, who had been tense all along. She hoped that she could calm down for the time being. The contractions were indeed a sign of impending labor, and the water had broken, but Shen Han felt through her special ability that it wasn't time yet. A friend of hers had stayed in the hospital for nearly a month after reaching full term, with abdominal pain every two hours, but still hadn't given birth.

  On this side, they are also anxious to no end. In the teahouse at the east street corner of Fulaizhen, Mu Siyao is sitting in the attic, dressed in a black long shirt, drinking tea and staring out into space with an unfocused gaze as if thinking about something. Every time he finishes a sip of tea, his thin lips curve up slightly, causing the girls passing by under the attic to frequently turn their heads back for another look. Such a handsome man, where else can you find such opportunities in this small town?

  "Young master, that girl is the daughter of Shen Shi-yi from the Shen family pharmacy in Qingfeng Town, her name is Shen Han. She married into the Zhao family in Fulaizhen three months ago."

  Qian Shui's expressionless face spoke of the news she had heard, but in fact, it didn't take her that long to find out about Shen Han. It seemed that Mu Siyao was particularly interested in Shen Han, and when she found out she was assigned this task, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

  Just as he was about to go out and gather all the news about this woman who had sunk into the river, the young master of her house took back his order, saying "Wait a bit".

  But today... the young master who had been drinking tea here since morning, for some reason, suddenly dispatched himself to investigate, and only after leaving Qingfeng Town did he let him investigate. At this time, the young master smiled, pointing towards a certain place at the street head, letting him follow...

  It turns out that Young Master had been paying attention to this woman's every move all along, no wonder he would return to Fucheng Town again!

  "Wow... we're really married now!"

  In the era where Shen Huan crossed over, although women's hairstyles were somewhat different from those of married women, Shen Huan herself was not very skilled at styling beautiful and elegant hair buns, so she could only simply tie her hair up. Some women, however, would try their best to style their hair into beautiful hair buns due to their love for beauty, but they still looked somewhat different from Shen Huan's simple and casual hairstyle. Mu Siyao felt that Shen Huan seemed like a married woman, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it in his heart. He didn't think too much about it, as overthinking was useless; the most interesting things were those that happened naturally.

  Rumors had it that Mu Siyao couldn't sense any emotional fluctuations in his words, but Qian Shui's heart skipped a beat. She had followed this master for so long, and even if he was expressionless and couldn't see any emotional fluctuations, she could still tell what he was thinking from the slight changes in his tone. At this moment, she didn't break the silence, her face still expressionless like an iceberg that wouldn't melt for thousands of years, and continued to say: "…There's some truth to this matter!"

  "Oh?"

  As expected, Mu Siyao's eyebrows slightly raised, and he even put down his teacup, turning his body lightly to face Qian Shui who was standing beside him. A faint smile escaped from his lips: "Heh... then I'd like to hear it..."

  Turning back, he saw the straight and upright figure of his subordinate, and Mu Siyao said with a hint of helplessness: "Qian Shui, why don't you learn from your brother? I've told you countless times that when there are no outsiders around, there's no need to be so formal. I've never treated you two siblings as subordinates!"

  "Master, we're in a teahouse now, there are many outsiders!"

  Mu Si Yao's carefree smile suddenly froze on his face, as if a few thick black lines would appear above his eyebrows, accompanied by a gust of wind and the arrival of a group of crows, leaving behind a few of their proud black feathers, fluttering around him...

  Mu Siyao's icy demeanor was something he had grown accustomed to, yet he still couldn't get used to being occasionally stabbed with her cold words. Rubbing his nose, he could only clear his throat twice to cover up his embarrassment, and then said: "Well, if you like standing, then just stand there and talk!"

  Complained by the 'genius' sister for not updating enough, twisting and turning to explain: This is my first time writing this type of thing, it's really hard work, okay?! (Finding excuses on the fly!)

  Waaaahhh... okay, fine! I admit it, I haven't been updating enough. Wide noodles with beef filling

  Thank you for chasing after me, I will work hard, fist bump! Originally it was supposed to be updated at 8 o'clock, but I'll release it now!

  Sneakily writing while working, a pitiful soul who can only write one chapter a day, it's really frustrating!