Grandma Zhong reacted quickly, “Little Jiang, are you suggesting a cesarean section?” 

Jiang Ning nodded. 

Grandma Zhong became anxious, “Yes, of course, this is the child that Xiao Min gave her life for to the Zhong family.” 

However, Jiang Ning spoke frankly, “Xiao Min has been in difficult labor for so long, coupled with no prenatal care, the child may not be healthy. Moreover, if the suffocation lasted too long, there is a risk of death or brain damage from lack of oxygen. You need to consider this carefully.” 

Grandma Zhong didn’t hesitate, “This is the Zhong family’s child. As long as there is a breath, we will not give up.” 

But unexpectedly, Zhong Ping’s voice was hoarse, “I disagree.” 

Xiao Min was gone. Why should they operate on her? 

She loved beauty and feared pain. She would definitely suffer. 

Grandma Zhong knew her grandson was heartbroken, but now was not the time for self-pity. “Ah Ping, I know you’re very sad, but Xiao Min gave her life for the child. She must have wanted the child to come into this world. This is the child she protected with her life. You cannot make decisions for her.” 

Grandpa Zhong and Mother Zhong tried to persuade him. 

But Zhong Ping was trapped in grief, holding onto Xiao Min’s body tightly. 

Grandma Zhong became impatient. She didn’t want Zhong Ping to regret it later when he regained his senses, so she asked her son and daughter-in-law to pull him away. 

However, Zhong Ping clung to Xiao Min’s body, resisting all attempts to pull him away. 

Mother Zhong, in desperation, slapped her son’s face, “Wake up and think about Xiao Min’s dying wish!” 

Xiao Min said she wanted to save the child no matter what. 

“You promised her.” She kept hitting her son, crying bitterly, “You promised her with your own mouth. You can’t go back on your word. You can’t let her depart without peace of mind.” 

Zhong Ping cried, slowly loosening his grip. 

Grandpa Zhong took the opportunity to pull him away, leading him to another room. 

Grandma Zhong hurried to boil water, with no reservations due to her age, she assisted eagerly. 

Time was of the essence. Although Jiang Ning was just a young woman, she was familiar with the human body. 

Over the years, she had practiced with pork meat countless times. Taking a deep breath, she cut open Xiao Min’s swollen belly… 

It took a lot of effort, but finally, she pulled out a bloody mass. 

Grandma Zhong hurriedly took it, anxiously cleaning the child of blood and filth. 

The child was very small, looking like it weighed only three or four catties, all red and wrinkled, its little face turning purple from suffocation. 

Grandma Zhong checked the baby’s nose, panicked, “No, it’s not breathing.” 

Jiang Ning, inexperienced, but after a moment’s thought, took the baby over. 

The foreign object in its mouth was cleaned out, and its body was still warm. 

She turned the baby over and spanked its buttocks. 

She learned it from watching TV, might as well try anything. 

Slap, slap, slap… 

After six or seven slaps, just as Jiang Ning was about to give up, the baby suddenly moved and weakly cried, even weaker than a kitten. 

“It’s alive, it’s alive.” Grandma Zhong was excited, tears streaming down her face. “Xiao Min, the child is alive, Heavens have opened their eyes.” 

She handed the baby to Grandma Zhong to take care of, while out of respect for the deceased, Jiang Ning helped Xiao Min stitch up her wound again. 

The Zhong family father and son arrived upon hearing the news. Zhong Ping looked at the baby in the swaddle, feeling extremely conflicted for a moment. 

Xiao Min, the child is alive, but you will never come back again. 

The task that needed to be completed had been completed. Jiang Ning didn’t know how to take care of the baby, but she believed Grandma Zhong had experience. 

She packed her things and left, leaving behind a bag of dried mugwort for bathing the baby, which should work quite well. 

The Zhong family still had many matters to attend to, each one was grieving and exhausted. It wouldn’t be too late to thank Jiang Ning after Xiao Min’s affairs were taken care of. 

After seeing off the two, Grandma Zhong didn’t have time to mourn. She instructed her daughter-in-law on how to take care of her great-grandchild and then discussed Xiao Min’s funeral arrangements. 

The world was too chaotic, with burials happening every day, only to be secretly dug up again. 

Xiao Min couldn’t suffer this fate. 

Grandma Zhong instructed her son to trade some grain for gasoline or firewood tomorrow. 

Speaking of grief, her grief was no less than Zhong Ping’s. 

She’s ready to bury herself in the soil up to her neck. After finally encountering a daughter-in-law, she was extremely satisfied with in her lifetime, she had spent two years nurturing her with great care. 

Even if she closed her eyes one day, her daughter-in-law could continue on with these three pieces of wood. 

Never did she expect her daughter-in-law to be so decisive, and now there was another hungry child to take care of. 

When would these disasters end? 

Huo Yishen drove, but his mood couldn’t calm down. 

He had experienced countless life and death situations, but had never been as afraid as he was today. 

When he saw Xiao Min’s body, he would instinctively think of Jiang Ning. If it were her, what would he do? 

Huo Yishen gripped the steering wheel tightly. “Anning, whether we have a child or not doesn’t matter. What’s most important is that we live well.” 

Jiang Ning thought the same way. If even adults couldn’t live well, they shouldn’t let children suffer too. 

However, she didn’t rush to give an answer. “Do you want children?” 

“Having Doudou is enough.” Whether he wanted children or not wasn’t important. With the age gap between him and Doudou, even though she was called his sister, what was the difference between raising her and raising his own child? 

He was on edge all day, worried about not being able to take care of her well, afraid she was too naive, and afraid she would turn bad. 

In short, raising a child was exhausting. 

“And Coke.” Huo Yishen held her hand. “As long as we take care of them well, it’s enough.” 

Jiang Ning thought so too. “Hmm.” 

Love didn’t necessarily have to bear fruit. If you didn’t cherish your own life and tried to face the end of the world with a fluke, then disasters would surely come faster. 

Like Zhong Ping, there was nothing wrong with falling in love and getting married in the apocalypse, but contraception had to be carefully considered. It was fine if men were careless, but even Xiao Min… 

The reason for the difficult labor was the abnormal fetal position. 

She had noticed it during the cesarean section. The fetal position was severely off which makes the labor difficult. 

But whether it was that the Zhong family hadn’t noticed, or had no experience, or couldn’t find a doctor, or Xiao Min wanted to take a chance. 

If they had found out a few months earlier, found an experienced doctor in advance, or aborted the fetus to save the mother, Xiao Min had a good chance of surviving. 

Now that Xiao Min was gone, the Zhong family had another hungry child. If this disaster ended here, raising a child wouldn’t be difficult. 

But it would only get harder in the future… 

Not to mention ordinary survivors, even with her space cheating ability, Jiang Ning didn’t feel it was easy. This shows how tough life was for the lower class, not to mention regular survivors. 

Jiang Ning sighed deeply in her heart, hoping that the Zhong family could get through this. 

Back at home, both of them felt a bit heavy-hearted. Doudou had sharp eyesight and obediently hugged Coke without coming over to disturb them. 

After taking a shower, Jiang Ning sat on the bed, flipping through the information on her tablet. There really weren’t any materials related to pregnancy and childbirth. 

At night, when they went to sleep, Huo Yishen held her tightly. 

Jiang Ning thought he wanted something, but just as she was about to say she wasn’t in the mood, she realized he was just holding her. 

As she drifted off to sleep, she suddenly felt a bit suffocated, realizing that Huo Yishen was having a nightmare, and nearly broke her waist with his grip. 

His expression was one of pain and restraint, murmuring incoherently and unintelligibly…