Chapter 2153: Xia He Gives Birth

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Then you can just rest assured and stay by my side. I’ll support you for your entire life!” Qiao Mei said domineeringly.

“I won’t dare to. Xia Zhe will skin me alive when he comes back. I won’t joke with you anymore. I’m heading off.” Qian’e left the office happily.

Qiao Mei went around the company to take a look and gave a few instructions before going home. As soon as she entered the house, she saw a young man kneeling in front of Xu Lan and crying. Xu Lan’s eyes were also red.

“Mother who is this?” Qiao Mei asked tentatively.

The man turned around and looked at Qiao Mei in surprise. This was the first time he had seen such a beautiful woman. Xu Lan wiped her tears and said, “This is the son of your father’s comrade-in-arms. His name is Meng Yuan. His father died some time ago and he was the only one left in the family, so he came to the capital to seek help from us.”

Meng Yuan’s father and Xia Mao were close buddies in the past. Back then, a total of six of them became sworn brothers. Xia Mao was ranked fourth among them and Meng Yuan’s father was the fifth. Going by that hierarchy, Meng Yuan should address Xia Mao as Fourth Uncle.

Xu Lan patted Meng Yuan’s shoulder and said, “You can get up now. This is my youngest son’s wife, Qiao Mei.”

Not only was Meng Yuan not disappointed to hear that, but he looked even more pleasantly surprised. He reached out his hand excitedly and said, “Hello, it’s so nice to meet you. I’ve long heard of Third Sister-in-law’s name a long time ago.”

“You know me?” Qiao Mei said politely as she shook Meng Yuan’s hand.

Meng Yuan graduated from Hai Guang University in Shanghai, which was second only to Capital University in the country. When the government heard about what happened to Meng Yuan’s father, they transferred Meng Yuan to the newly established Education Bureau.

“Of course. I work in the education field. Not only is Third Sister-in-law the top scorer of the college entrance examination in the capital, but you’re also part of the first batch of overseas exchange students as well as the pride of the agricultural faculty at Capital University! You even mentored three to four people who went on to graduate from the good universities. Everyone knows about these things,” Meng Yuan said.

“These stories are way too exaggerated. Let’s sit down for a chat,” Qiao Mei said humbly.

Xu Lan looked at Meng Yuan and asked, “Meng Yuan, where are you staying now? You can come and live in my house.”

“I have a single room in the dormitory at my workplace. The dormitory room is very big and is good enough for me,” Meng Yuan said politely.

“Are you a teacher?” Qiao Mei asked curiously.

“No, I’m a junior employee at the Education Bureau,” Meng Yuan replied frankly.

“What a coincidence! I have been thinking about setting up a school for orphans and children who can’t afford to go to school, but I don’t know anything about the relevant procedures,” Qiao Mei said excitedly.

Meng Yuan had long known that the Xia family was a prominent family with extensive businesses, but he did not expect that they could even afford to set up a school on a whim. He had been in this line of work for a long time and had always heard the schools complaining about suffering huge losses andthen pestering the government for more money.

“It’s not difficult to put the request up for approval, but the conditions and requirements are a little difficult to meet. Third Sister-in-law, I’ll make a list for you and you just need to do the necessary. You can leave the rest to me,” Meng Yuan said.

“No problem!” Qiao Mei said.

“Meng Yuan, your parents are no longer around and your father has entrusted you to us. From now on, you’ll be my family’s fourth child. Treat this place like your own home. Don’t stand on ceremony with us. If there’s anything you want, just tell us!” Xu Lan said.

“Thank you, Fourth Aunt-in-law,” Meng Yuan said.

“Your fourth uncle and Xia Wen are quite busy today and won’t be able to come back. I’ll get them to come back tomorrow. Let’s have a reunion dinner to celebrate your arrival in the capital and welcome you back,” Xu Lan said earnestly.

“I’ll go with Fourth Aunt-in-law’s arrangements,” Meng Yuan said obediently.

Time passed day by day and half a month passed in the blink of an eye. It was getting close to Xia He’s due date and everyone was feeling extremely nervous. Xia He had admitted herself into Xia Fang’s hospital way in advance, in case there were any issues. This was Xia He’s first pregnancy and she wanted to be extra cautious.

“Mother, can you stop walking around in front of me? I’m getting dizzy from looking at you,” Xia He said.

“I’m just anxious! Your aunt says that you will give birth within these two days,” Xu Lan said in a panic.

They could not blame Xu Lan for feeling flustered. Qiao Mei was only 18 years old when she gave birth. Xia He was already over 30 years old now and this was considered advanced maternal age, meaning her risk level would be much higher than Qiao Mei. It definitely would not go as smoothly as what Qiao Mei went through.

Qiao Mei took out the medicinal wine from her bag and said, “Mother, I’ve brought the good stuff from home. Everything will be fine. Don’t worry.”

When Xu Lan saw that the liquid in the bottle was golden in color, she felt less stressed out. With Qiao Mei around, everything would definitely go well.