Chapter 1: Ugly Child
On the day Zhao Meimei was born, it was the twelfth lunar month, and amidst the freezing cold weather, she came into the world with a loud cry.
When the first sound of the baby's cry came from the delivery room, her father, who had been waiting anxiously outside for a day and a night, fainted from exhaustion.
The door to the delivery room was pushed open from inside by a nurse in a white gown holding a small notebook, calling out, "Family of Liu Xiue! Who is the family of Liu Xiue?"
A colleague from Zhao Meimei's father's workplace, who had followed him here, was also waving for help: "Come quickly! Someone has fainted here!"
"Zhao Dazhuang, wake up! Wake up!"
A doctor happened to be passing by, quickly directing people to carry Zhao Dazhuang to the nearby emergency room.
The nurse holding the notebook looked around, frowned, and complained, "What kind of family is this! The mother has already given birth, and they still haven't shown up!"
The nurse turned back into the delivery room and told her colleague, "Alright, the family hasn't arrived. Which ward is the mother in? Let's send her back."
Zhao Meimei's father didn't see his precious daughter at first glance. When he opened his eyes, he saw white walls and a stark white bed: "How did I end up here?"
The colleague, who came to the hospital with him, had just paid the emergency bill and returned, happily exclaimed upon seeing him awake, "You rascal! You're finally awake!"
"Where's my wife?" Zhao Dazhuang's mind was filled with thoughts of his wife and the unborn child.