Chapter 1497 - 1496: Having a Child 2
Auntie Bao found it inconceivable.
Unheard of.
"Auntie Bao, just focus on the delivery. I’ll be here, so don’t worry about me," Gu Ya said without turning his head, his tone brooking no argument. He had agreed to stay with his young wife.
And Gu Ya would stay right by his young wife’s side.
Auntie Bao still hesitated.
"But... my lord, the birthing room is a place of blood and filth. What if you attract unclean spirits by staying here?" Auntie Bao was well-intentioned. She had never seen a man stay with a woman while she was giving birth.
Su Yunjin was in severe pain, and the hand she gripped of Gu Ya’s, her nails were digging forcefully into his flesh.
Gu Ya grunted, but did not pull his hand away. He let his young wife grasp it still, while Auntie Bao stood aside, waiting for Gu Ya to leave. Soon, Auntie Liang hurried in with a basin of hot water from outside.
"The water is here, the water is here." The steaming hot water was still emitting white vapor, and upon rushing in, Auntie Liang was surprised to see Gu Ya still there, "My lord, why are you still here? You must leave, the lady is about to give birth, you can’t be here. Don’t be contaminated by the miasma of blood, that would bring misfortune."
Auntie Liang’s notion was the same as Auntie Bao’s; they both believed it was unfitting for a man to be in the delivery room, thinking that if a man stayed, he would attract bad luck.
Men running around outside would dread being tainted by such misfortune and would always avoid it. Su Yunjin felt another excruciating contraction, her nails once again sinking deep into Gu Ya’s flesh.
Auntie Liang and the others felt pain just looking at it, "My lord, please withdraw your hand, otherwise the lady will hurt you," Auntie Liang kindly reminded him, but Gu Ya showed no intention of pulling his hand away.