Because she suddenly had a few extra days off, Huang Qinqin spent the entire second day at home.

If Zhang Yumei hadn't thought she wasn't feeling well and insisted on taking her to the hospital, Huang Qinqin wouldn't have wanted to get out of bed.

Since starting work at the department store, Huang Qinqin feels like she hasn't had a proper rest.

She remembered when she didn't have a job, she could sleep until she naturally woke up, and then just lie in bed and rest whenever she had nothing to do—it was so comfortable!

Zhang Yumei said to Huang Qinqin with earnest words, "Qinqin, Mom knows you must be having a tough time right now."

"But you should also move around a bit, otherwise you might not have enough strength when it comes time to give birth."

Zhang Yumei originally didn't plan to let Huang Qinqin start exercising so soon, but a couple of days ago when she and Xu Fang went grocery shopping, they heard that someone had recently died in childbirth.

Upon inquiring about the situation, it turned out that after becoming pregnant, the pregnant woman didn't like to move around, and her family spoiled her and let her do as she pleased.

As a result, when it came time to give birth, the pregnant woman didn't have enough strength and fainted halfway through the delivery.

The tragedy resulted in the deaths of both mother and unborn child, turning a joyous occasion into a tragedy.

Zhang Yumei was somewhat frightened after hearing this, because she suddenly realized that Huang Qinqin seemed to be the same way.

Since becoming pregnant, Zhang Yumei has been making Huang Qinqin sit down and rest because she is worried that Huang Qinqin will have back pain.

Xu Junhui would also drive her to and from get off work on his bicycle. It seemed that Huang Qinqin didn't need to move around much except for eating and taking a shower.

This can't go on!

"Huh? Does giving birth require a lot of strength?"

Huang Qinqin always thought that having a baby was very simple.

She thought she often heard the aunties in the family compound say, "What's so difficult about giving birth? I gave birth in no time. I was able to get out of bed the next day."

Having heard this kind of talk so many times, Huang Qinqin always thought that the most uncomfortable part of pregnancy was those few months.

She never bothered to find out how painful childbirth is.

Because Chen Zhaodi was afraid that telling Huang Qinqin these things would frighten her, she never told her how difficult childbirth was.

Zhang Yumei explained to her, both amused and exasperated, "Of course! How can you give birth if you don't have enough strength?"

“When I gave birth to Hongxia, I was in pain for a whole day and night. If it weren’t for Junhui being so understanding and cooking me some porridge, I probably wouldn’t have had the strength to give birth to her.”

"Giving birth is like a woman walking through the gates of hell; it's not as simple as men think."

Huang Qinqin was stunned. How come this was different from what she had heard before?

“I thought it was easy. When I was at my parents’ home, I would occasionally hear some aunts and their daughters-in-law say that having a baby was easy.”

"And what else did they say? They used to be able to get out of bed and work the day after giving birth."

"I thought having a baby was really that easy..."

As Huang Qinqin was talking, she suddenly shivered and began to feel scared.

Seeing this, Zhang Yumei quickly grabbed Huang Qinqin's hand, patted her back, and comforted her, saying, "It's okay, Qinqin, you're young and healthy. As long as you move around a bit more, you'll definitely be fine."

"As for the idea that you can go back to work the day after giving birth, that's complete nonsense!"

“In the past, conditions were not good and there was no other way, but after giving birth, you definitely need to take good care of yourself during your postpartum period, as it is related to your health.”

"And since you have twins, you'll have to have double postpartum care. Anyway, after giving birth, you definitely need to rest and recuperate for a while."

Huang Qinqin listened very attentively this time. She didn't dare to take it lightly and immediately said, "How about I go grocery shopping with you tomorrow?"

"It's good to get some exercise. If I just walk around in the yard, I feel like I'll get dizzy."

It wasn't that she was afraid of getting dizzy, but rather that Huang Qinqin knew herself well; if she were in the yard, she might very well sit down after walking around for a while.

After all, her life motto has always been: if you can lie down, don't sit; if you can sit, don't stand; if you can stand, don't walk.

Zhang Yumei felt it wasn't a good idea, since there were too many people in the market, and it would be bad if someone bumped into her.

However, she had known Huang Qinqin for so long and knew that Huang Qinqin was not a very active person, so she came up with a good idea.

"Qinqin, we won't go grocery shopping. How about this, since we have some free time now, Mom will go shopping with you at the department store."

"Then Mom will buy you a new outfit, how about that? Or if you don't want clothes, I'll buy you a pair of shoes instead."

"We happen to have some cloth coupons and shoe coupons left over from the last two or three months. What do you think?"

Before Huang Qinqin could answer, Xu Hongxia excitedly exclaimed, "Great! Great!"

"Mom, I want to buy new shoes too!"

Zhang Yumei instinctively wanted to say that she already had so many clothes and shoes, so she wouldn't buy any more.

However, she suddenly realized that she hadn't bought clothes and shoes for Xu Hongxia in a long time.

It wasn't for a very long time, but in the past, Zhang Yumei would buy clothes for Xu Hongxia or make her new clothes every one or two months.

It's been more than four months since I made her any new clothes.

The main reason was that Xu Hongxia had given Li Lulian a lot of clothes before, which completely angered Zhang Yumei, so she was no longer going to make clothes for her.

However, Xu Hongxia had been quite well-behaved during this time, so Zhang Yumei relented: "Alright, if Qinqin wants to go, then you can go with her."

"Yay! Thank you, Mom!"

"Sister-in-law, you definitely want to go, right? Right? Right?"

Seeing Xu Hongxia looking at her expectantly, how could Huang Qinqin bear to refuse her?

"Yes, I want to go."

"Wuhu~ Let's set off now!"

Upon hearing that Huang Qinqin wanted to go, Xu Hongxia couldn't wait to set off.

However, Zhang Yumei cruelly poured cold water on her enthusiasm: "What time is it now?"

"It's almost lunchtime, so of course we'll wait until after our afternoon nap before setting off."

When Xu Hongxia heard that they couldn't leave immediately, she became as listless as a wilted eggplant.

Huang Qinqin comforted her, "It's okay, we'll leave after we eat and take a nap, it'll be quick."

"Uh-huh..."

The main reason was that Xu Hongxia had her eye on a dress at the department store for a long time, but she had always asked Zhang Yumei to help her buy it.

However, Xu Hongxia quickly recovered her mood because she felt that Huang Qinqin was right; she could leave after a good night's sleep, which would be quick.

As if she had just thought of something, Huang Qinqin smiled and asked Xu Fang, "Second Aunt, would you like to come with us for a stroll this afternoon?"

Xu Fang hesitated for a moment: "I think I'll pass, there's nothing I want to buy."