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Tong Yao recalled the dangerous scene of Zhang Lijuan’s first delivery and suggested: "Let’s have a medical check-up once Boyi wakes up!"

Before Zhang Lijuan could respond, Chen Jinlan said: "What a waste of money! In our time, we didn’t get check-ups while pregnant, we gave birth at home. Our kids came out healthy, plump and fit. Lijuan had a check-up early in her pregnancy, she can just go straight to the delivery room when it’s time. I tell you, the midwife who delivered my children was the best, she had decades of experience, way better than the doctors at the hospital."

Chen Jinlan’s thinking was conservative, typically feudal. She believed they had already spent a lot on Si Boyi’s hospital stay, and he now has to rest for a month before he can work again, so they needed to save anything they could.

Zhang Lijuan was aware of their difficult situation. She had just saved a small sum, and now it’s all spent on the hospital. There isn’t even enough money for her delivery, let alone for Boyi’s extended hospital stay.

They couldn’t contact Si Chen abroad. She didn’t know what was happening between Tong Yao and Si Chen, and felt awkward asking for more money, especially since Tong Yao has already covered many of the medical expenses.

Just as Zhang Lijuan was contemplating giving birth at home, Tong Yao spoke up. "Auntie, Lijuan’s first childbirth was quite scary. We can’t take that risk again. It’s safer to give birth in the hospital."

Chen Jinlan retorted, "The risks during the first childbirth was because she fell. This time she didn’t fall, so there’s nothing to worry about."

Tong Yao disagreed, "It’s better to give birth in the hospital. When Boyi wakes up, he wouldn’t agree to have Lijuan give birth at home. As for the fees for the check-up and the delivery, don’t worry about those, I can cover them."