Chapter 60

"Xiaoling, your mother is here." a colleague shouted inside.

"Hey, I'm here." Xu Xiaoling quickly responded, wiped her hands, and came out of the goods room. She saw her mother standing in front of the counter looking around, "Mom, why are you here?"

Xu Xiaoling turned around and said to her colleague next to her: "Xiaohui, please help me take a look. I want to talk to my mother for a while. Thank you."

She works in a department store and is in charge of one of the counters. The job is not easy, but the salary and benefits are very good, and there are internal employee prices when buying things.

Pulling the person aside, Su Ying grabbed her second daughter's hand and said impatiently, "Your sister-in-law is pregnant!"

"Pregnant? Who?" Xu Xiaoling was stunned for a moment, then she realized what was happening, surprised and happy. "When did it happen? How many months? Is her health okay?"

She quickly searched in her mind for what goods the department store had recently received, so that she could buy some good things for her unborn nephew and niece, the grandchildren her mother had been looking forward to for many years.

Su Ying smiled so hard that her gums showed. She rarely cared about her image in front of others. She was excited but also a little worried. "It's almost two months. Your sister-in-law was not feeling well and went to the hospital for a checkup. Your brother was away on a mission at that time. She is young and has only one brother at home. Pregnancy is a big deal. How can a brother and sister understand this? There is no adult around. I am really worried."

She was naturally happy that her daughter-in-law was pregnant, and was anxious to go over there as soon as possible. However, how would her son, a grown man, know how to take care of a pregnant woman, so the mother had to do it herself.

When Xu Xiaoling heard this, she guessed that her mother was going to Li Province: "Mom, are you going there alone?"

Su Ying glanced at her second daughter and said, "Your father is too busy with work to go, so I have to go alone. There is no one at your sister-in-law's family, and now she is pregnant, so we have to find someone with experience to take care of her. If I don't go, will you go?"

If she had a choice, she actually wouldn't want to go there. Not to mention that she might not be able to adapt to the climate there, she was also worried about her family after being away for such a long time. However, when she thought that it was all for her grandchildren, Su Ying suddenly felt that these were not a big deal and she could completely overcome them.

Xu Xiaoling said helplessly: "I don't have the time. There are so many things going on at home. If I leave, it will be a problem for them to survive. I am just worried about you. This road is not safe. You haven't traveled far away alone for a long time."

Su Ying was very calm: "What can happen? I will get on the train in the capital and change trains once. Call your brother in advance and ask him to wait at the train station."

Xu Xiaoling said quietly, "You are really good to your daughter-in-law. You take a long train ride to take care of her, and you don't even feel tired."

Su Yingli replied as if it was a matter of course: "Of course, he is the first great-grandson of our Xu family, so I have to take care of him. When you were pregnant with Xiaozheng, I also made soup for you and waited for you during the confinement period. You are a mother, but you are jealous like a child. You are a failure."

Xu Xiaoling took her mother's hand and said with a flattering smile: "I know you are the best to me, mom."

A few years ago, she and her younger sister-in-law became pregnant at the same time. Her mother-in-law lived in her younger brother-in-law's house for a long time. She only cared about her younger brother-in-law's family. She would occasionally give her a portion of soup, but it was the leftovers from her younger sister-in-law, which made her so angry that she turned around and threw it away. She was even more excessive during the confinement period, and only let her younger sister-in-law take care of her and take care of the child. When she went to see her, she kept persuading her that she was the eldest sister-in-law and should learn to be humble. Anyway, her parents' home was close, so she could ask her mother-in-law for help. In the end, she had no choice but to let her mother take care of her for a while.

After this incident, she completely saw through her mother-in-law's character. She gave her a fixed amount of pension money every month and brought some gifts on holidays. At other times, she ignored her brother-in-law's troubles. Her husband also knew that his mother-in-law was going too far, so he didn't force her to be a good daughter-in-law. As long as she and her mother-in-law could maintain superficial harmony, it was enough.

Su Ying poked her second daughter's head and said, "No, don't be so sentimental. I treat my grandson the best."

Xu Xiaoling stamped her feet in pretended anger: "Mom, I am not your biological daughter anymore. How can you dislike your biological daughter so much?"

Su Ying: "Okay, stop making trouble. Do you have any comfortable and breathable fabrics in your department store? Give me some. I also need milk powder and bottles. Your brother's unit is in a remote area and it's hard to buy things there. If you have anything good, bring it out quickly. I've brought the tickets and money."

Xu Xiaoling: "A batch of cotton cloth arrived a few days ago. It feels good to the touch. I kept two pieces for my family and will give them to you later. You need a ticket to buy milk powder. This stuff is usually only available in families with children. I'll ask someone later. In my opinion, you might as well ask my dad to get it. They have a wide network of contacts and can get a lot of good things."

The two of them whispered there for a long time. Xu Xiaoling returned to the counter, borrowed some tickets from her colleagues, and then, according to her mother's request, took out all the good things she saw.

A colleague was watching from the side and said: "Sister Xiaoling, are you buying any goods?"

She bought a lot of food, clothes and daily necessities. The Xu family is really rich and spends money without blinking an eye. She had just arrived at the department store not long ago and had heard from people that Xu Xiaoling's family has some background.

Xu Xiaoling came out with two pieces of cloth in her hands: "My sister-in-law is pregnant. My mother plans to visit my brother's garrison in two days. She is worried that they won't be able to buy anything there, so she bought everything she could think of. Poor coolie like me, I have to pay for it and do the work."

Su Ying raised her hand and slapped her second daughter, saying unhappily, "You are such a stingy aunt. Hurry up, I still have to go to the pharmacy. Please take a leave and come with me."

Xu Xiaoling gave her colleague a look and followed him and said, "Why are you going to the pharmacy? Is someone at home sick?"

Su Ying walked and said, "Let's go to the pharmacy to see if anyone sells ginseng. Giving birth is a difficult hurdle for women, so I have to prepare in advance."

There was a hundred-year-old ginseng at home, which was kept for the old man. No one in the family dared to think about it, so she thought of trying her luck in the hospital.

Xu Xiaoling fell behind and muttered quietly, "She really treats her daughter-in-law as her own daughter. Why can't I meet such a good mother-in-law?"

Su Ying rolled her eyes at her second daughter and said, "That was your own choice. What can I do? Just accept it."

She is really my mother. Her words are so infuriating.

Jiang Suihan didn't have to cook dinner. Xu Zhao's cooking skills were pretty good and his meals were not bad, including white radish and egg soup, stir-fried beans with bacon, and stir-fried cabbage.

Xu Zhao poured her a bowl of soup and put it on the table: "It's a little hot, wait until it cools down before drinking."

Jiang Leyun likes to eat meat. He picked up a piece of bacon with his chopsticks accurately and took a bite of rice: "Bacon is delicious."

Jiang Huihan also picked up a piece, but was afraid of vomiting, so she took a small bite. She was sure it tasted good and went well with rice.

Xu Zhao kept watching her out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that she didn't vomit after eating, he breathed a sigh of relief. In the afternoon, he asked Lele about what happened at home during the two months he was away. Lele said that his sister had been vomiting for several days. She ate and vomited, and vomited and ate again, and she had lost weight.

Jiang Suihan took the spoon and drank the soup slowly: "Aunt Cai once invited me and Lele to her house for dinner. She also took good care of me at school. You brought back a lot of things this time. How about giving Aunt Cai some bacon and beef jerky?"

Interpersonal relationships are unavoidable. Aunt Cai is an elder and a leader, so it is only natural to send her something.

Xu Zhao nodded: "Okay, I'll go after dinner."

Seeing that Jiang Huihan had finished the soup in her bowl, he took the bowl in front of her and stood up to get some rice.

Jiang Suihan smiled and said, "My current state is that I just open my mouth to eat and stretch out my hands to get clothes. I am pregnant, but I am not disabled. I just need to walk a few steps to get a meal. If you continue to spoil me like this, and you are away from home on a mission one day, I may not even eat."

She felt that Xu Zhao was a little too worried. He wouldn't let her do this or that, and he kept an eye on her when she went upstairs. He followed her closely for fear that she would slip. When she wanted to get a glass of water, he immediately snatched the cup and poured it for her.

She knew that he cared about her and wanted to do more for her, but she felt a little depressed because she was being stared at so nervously and was not allowed to do anything.

Jiang Suihan tried to reason with him: "Doctor Zhong said that proper exercise for pregnant women can speed up the body's metabolism and strengthen the body. It's okay to walk occasionally. Don't be too nervous. If you are nervous, I will be nervous too. When I am nervous, the baby in my belly will react. Doctor Zhong also said that I am young and healthy. I am a little thin, but once I stop vomiting, eat well and sleep well, I will gain weight again soon."

Xu Zhao glanced at Jiang Huihan's waist and said, "You have never been fat."

Jiang Suihan: "Thank you for the compliment. I hope you can still praise me like this after I give birth to the baby."

Xu Zhao couldn't understand what was going on in her mind. It would be better if she was a little fatter. He liked her to have a little more flesh so that it would be more comfortable to hug her.

He knew she was right. He wanted to be a good father so much that he was a little nervous. He was worried that he would not take good care of her and get her hurt. After understanding what she meant, he would try to make adjustments. After finishing tomorrow's affairs, he would find a time to take her to the hospital for a check-up. He could not feel at ease until he heard the doctor's words in person.

"I don't want to quit my job as a school teacher for the time being. I'm still in the early stages of pregnancy, my belly is not big, and I'm in good health. I can handle the courses arranged by the school." Jiang Suihan doesn't want to give up her career because of pregnancy. She has just started her job and she likes the children in the class very much.

At least get through this semester first. When my belly gets bigger next semester, if my body really can't cope with it, we can deal with it then.

"If you feel fine and can handle it, I have no objection, but if you feel uncomfortable, you must not endure it and must tell me. Can you do that?"

Xu Zhao doesn't think that a woman has to stay at home when she is pregnant. Although his salary is enough to support the family, Jiang Suihan likes to work, so he won't force her.

"By the way, there is no bed in the study, and it's too late to make one custom-made. Can you think of a way to solve this problem? We can't let Mom come and sleep on the floor." Jiang Suihan suddenly remembered that there were bookcases and a table in the study, but it lacked a bed.

"I have a camp bed in my old dormitory. You can use it for a few days. I'll have someone make it and send it over some other day." Xu Zhao picked up some cabbage for Jiang Suihan, signaling her not to be so busy talking that she forgets to eat.

"So you've thought it all out. I feel like my brain has become dumber since I got pregnant." Jiang Suihan was eating cabbage with a depressed expression on her face.

"It's okay as long as the baby doesn't look like you." Xu Zhao curled his lips slightly.

"You actually despise me!" Jiang Huihan took a while to figure out what he meant and couldn't help but stare at him.

"Okay, I'm not angry or disgusted. I was just joking." Xu Zhao raised his hand and gently patted her head, changing the subject. "At this point in time, I guess my mom and the others should be discussing what to prepare for the child."

"It's only been two months, there's no need to do it so early." Jiang Huihan hesitated.

"You don't understand them. My mother's personality is such that she can't wait for anyone." Xu Zhao hinted.