The 42nd picture shows she's about to give birth.

Ma Aning gently shook her head, took a deep breath, and said, "It shouldn't be yet. My stomach doesn't hurt so much anymore. Let's go home first."

Hearing this, Shen Zishan breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still dared not let his guard down.

He slowly stood up, stretched out his arms to help Ma Aning up, and prepared to go home.

Just as they stood up, a sudden, powerful force struck from behind, and the unsuspecting Ma Aning fell forward instantly!

Just as her belly was about to fall heavily to the ground, at the critical moment, driven by her maternal instinct to protect herself, Ma Aning gritted her teeth and used all her strength to twist her body in mid-air.

In that instant, she finally saw clearly who had pushed her—it was actually the daughter of the second wife!

Seeing that things were not going well, Shen Zishan, who was standing to the side, did not hesitate to open his arms and hug Ma Aning, using his own body as a human cushion.

With a dull thud echoing around, Chen Zishan let out a painful groan.

His brows were furrowed, and large beads of sweat slid down his forehead like raindrops, soaking his clothes.

The villagers, who were busy with their own affairs, were all startled and stared in the direction of the sound when they heard the sudden commotion.

When they saw the terrifying scene before them, they were all terrified and turned pale. They rushed forward and hurriedly helped the two people who had fallen to the ground up.

Shen Zishan was also helped up, and his face darkened as he looked at the second wife's daughter.

"How can you be so heartless at such a young age? Your third aunt is so heavily pregnant, how could you be so cruel as to push her?"

Aunt Qin was in the crowd and witnessed the whole thing.

“I really didn’t mean to! Why did she have to move? Ever since she moved out, I’ve had to do all the housework.”

“If she hadn’t moved, I wouldn’t have had to do all this work!” Seven-year-old Shen Junqi was still unrepentant and even argued that Ma Aning shouldn’t have moved.

Shen Zishan hurriedly stepped forward and carefully checked his wife's condition. After finding that she was alright, the huge weight that had been hanging over him finally lifted.

But when he turned around and heard his niece still arguing, he was instantly enraged and, without thinking, raised his hand and slapped Shen Junqi hard across the face.

"Oh dear, third brother, what are you doing? Children don't know any better, why are you arguing with a child like this!"

Looking at his daughter's face, he continued, "Look at your wife, she's perfectly fine. How could you hit the child?"

Standing to the side, Qian Ahua was also quite frightened by her daughter's actions. Only after confirming that no major disaster had occurred did she dare to jog over from a distance.

"Second sister-in-law, I should ask you, where did she get this idea from? Did you teach her to think like this? I never knew that as long as we didn't move, she didn't have to do housework. Does that mean all the housework in your house is going to be left to my wife? Why should she?"

Shen Zishan's face was very ugly. He clenched his fists so tightly that he didn't even feel his nails digging into his flesh.

Qian Ahua's eyes kept darting around, and she said somewhat guiltily, "What are you talking about? We do all the housework ourselves, how could we let my sister-in-law help us!"

However, her unnatural expression made it clear that she wasn't telling the truth.

At this moment, Shen Zishan looked serious. He glared at Qian Ahua and said in a heavy tone, "I can let bygones be bygones, but from now on, our two families will live our own lives. Our family will absolutely not help your family with anything anymore."

"If my wife feels unwell because of your daughter, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

After saying that, he snorted heavily, turned around, and strode towards his wife, forgetting even to pretend to limp.

Standing to the side, Ma Aning was frowning, her face slightly pale.

She gently tugged at Shen Zishan's sleeve and said softly, "Brother Shan, I'm really fine. I'm so grateful that you were my human cushion just now, so I didn't hurt the baby or fall. But... I feel like I'm about to give birth."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zishan's heart leaped into his throat. He said anxiously, "No, I have to take you to the hospital right away!"

Immediately afterward, Shen Zishan turned to look at Uncle Laogen, who was rushing over to watch the commotion, and urgently called out, "Uncle Laogen, could you please use your oxcart to take my wife to the hospital?"

Seeing this, Uncle Laogen replied without hesitation, "Okay, no problem! I'll go get the oxcart right away. You hurry home and pack your clothes and other necessities." Before he finished speaking, Uncle Laogen had already strode quickly towards the cowshed.

Shen Zishan was about to get up and go home to pack his clothes when Ma Aning tugged at him and glanced at his legs again.

Shen Zishan understood immediately and limped home.

He hurriedly returned home and carefully stuffed all the money in the house into his inner pocket.

Then, he quickly went into the bedroom and carefully packed his wife's change of clothes, folding each piece neatly before putting them into a bundle.

Then he went to the child's room, carefully selected several sets of clothes suitable for the child, and folded them carefully and put them into another package.

After doing all that, he locked the door and hurried off to the threshing ground.

When he arrived, panting, he found that Ma Aning had already been carefully lifted onto a dilapidated oxcart pulled by an old ox.

The oxcart was covered with soft straw, and Ma Aning lay down on the straw to make herself more comfortable.

Shen Zishan looked around and found that his second sister-in-law and niece had left the scene at some point, while his mother was standing by the oxcart, seemingly planning to go with them.

He strode forward, gently placed the two packages he was carrying on the oxcart, and then nimbly climbed onto the cart.

After settling in, he turned to his mother beside him and asked in confusion, "Mother, what are you going to do...?"

Qian Danu replied with a stern face and a stiff tone, "This is your wife's first time giving birth. It's such a big deal. How can I feel at ease if I don't go and see her?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Zishan felt a surge of warmth in his heart, and his eyes welled up with tears.

He said gratefully, "Thank you, Mother. With you here, I feel much more at ease."

At this moment, Uncle Lao Gen, who was driving the cart, gently cracked his whip, and the old ox slowly started to walk forward.

Uncle Lao Gen's driving skills were skillful and steady, and the oxcart drove smoothly on the road without any bumps.

Before long, they arrived at the hospital safely.

Upon arriving at the hospital, medical staff immediately greeted her and quickly took Ma Aning to the delivery room.

After a series of tense examinations, the doctor told everyone that Ma Aning's cervix had dilated to eight centimeters and she could give birth at any time.

Screams could be heard from the delivery room from time to time. Shen Xiaoxiao was sleeping soundly when she felt a wave of pressure coming over her and heard her mother screaming in pain.

"Wow, I'm finally going to be born! Luckily, I've already memorized my medical skills." Shen Xiaoxiao thought happily.