Chapter 1: Chapter 1: A Baby Girl is Born**

On New Year’s Eve, while every other household in Sanliqiao was filled with joy and laughter, chaos reigned at the Yu family’s home at the edge of the village.

Not long after the family had finished their reunion dinner, the fourth daughter-in-law, Chen Qiaoqin, suddenly went into labor.

She was already more than nine months pregnant, so everyone knew she could give birth at any time—but no one expected it to happen right on New Year’s Eve.

But now that labor had started, there was no use saying anything else. All they could do was get ready.

Madam Xu Shuhua, the Yu family matriarch, had given birth to four sons herself and helped deliver six grandchildren. So, faced with this sudden situation, she remained calm and unflustered.

With so many people and so few rooms in the Yu household, there was no special birthing room. Chen Qiaoqin would have to give birth right there on her own bed.

After checking on her, Xu Shuhua comforted her, “Qiaoqin, don’t be scared! You’re already dilated. It won’t be long now…”

Chen Qiaoqin’s face was pale with pain, sweat beading on her forehead. She didn’t even have the strength to reply, only looked at Xu Shuhua with pleading eyes, desperate to know when the ordeal would end.

It hurt so much!

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When Yu Nuannuan became aware again, all she could feel was her body being squeezed tightly. Faintly, she could hear people urging, “Come on, just a bit more, you’re almost there!”

Yu Nuannuan thought it was strange and wanted to open her eyes to see what was happening, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t.

It was as if something was covering her eyes—she simply couldn’t open them.

Just as she gave up trying, a stronger force squeezed her, and before she could react, she was pushed out.

“She’s here! She’s here!”

Voices exclaimed by her ear, but Yu Nuannuan couldn’t focus on that—she was freezing!

Why was it so cold?

Had zombies stripped her clothes off?

Just as she was thinking this, she felt someone lift her legs, and then an excited voice announced, “It’s a girl!”

Yu Nuannuan: “……”

She was just about to curse when someone nearby asked, “Why isn’t the baby crying?”

“It’s fine, a slap will get her crying.”

As soon as the words were spoken, Yu Nuannuan felt herself being held upside down, and then a slap landed on her bottom.

This time, she couldn’t hold back. She opened her mouth to scold them—but what came out was a loud wailing cry.

Yu Nuannuan was startled by the sound and immediately shut her mouth, a strange feeling welling up inside her.

What was going on?

Thinking back to what had just happened, Yu Nuannuan could hardly believe it.

Had she… become a newborn baby?

Chen Qiaoqin, finally catching her breath, lifted her head with all her remaining strength and looked at Xu Shuhua standing at the foot of the bed. “Mom, what’s wrong with the baby? Why isn’t she crying?”

Xu Shuhua was puzzled too—why did the baby only cry a couple of times and then stop?

After a careful check, she confirmed that the child was perfectly fine and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Qiaoqin, the baby’s fine!”

But Chen Qiaoqin was still worried. “Then why isn’t she crying?”

Xu Shuhua laughed, “She’s a girl, not like those rowdy boys! She’s a good, gentle child—probably didn’t want to disturb you after all your hard work. Didn’t you hear her cry just now? She just didn’t cry much, that’s all. Don’t worry, she’s perfectly healthy!”

Seeing that Chen Qiaoqin still wanted to say more, Xu Shuhua quickly cut her off. “Let your sisters-in-law help you clean up and rest for a bit. I’ll wash and wrap the baby—she’s cold! We don’t want her to catch a chill!”

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