After waiting for about ten minutes, it was Shen Qiaoyue's turn to have her examination. She explained her condition, and after the doctor took her pulse, he wrote out a form for a blood test, which stated that the results would be expedited.

When Lu Chen accompanied Shen Qiaoyue to have her blood drawn, it was Chen Xiaohua who drew the blood.

When Shen Qiaoyue saw the pillow for blood collection, she was instantly frightened and tugged at Lu Chen's sleeve. Lu Chen immediately moved closer and patted Shen Qiaoyue's head.

She turned her head away and buried it in Lu Chen's waist, not daring to look.

Before Chen Xiaohua even started drawing blood, seeing Shen Qiaoyue's actions, she teased, "Sister-in-law, are you afraid of needles?"

"I don't know, but I'm scared just looking at this needle. My head is spinning!" Shen Qiaoyue felt her heart race with tension whenever she looked at the needle.

Chen Xiaohua comforted her, "Take a deep breath, you'll be fine soon."

The next second, Shen Qiaoyue felt something icy cold on her hand.

After applying the medicine, the stinging pain made Shen Qiaoyue tremble.

Lu Chen watched with heartache, feeling the pain in his heart as well.

After drawing so much blood, I definitely need to buy some meat later to replenish my body.

After drawing blood, Chen Xiaohua took a cotton ball and pressed it on the wound, saying, "Press it for a minute, then you can remove it. When you get up, do it slowly and hold on to something."

Most people at this time had only survived a few years of famine and were malnourished. They were prone to fainting from low blood sugar after blood draws, which is why Chen Xiaohua reminded Lu Chen and Shen Qiaoyue.

"Thank you, Xiaohua." After thanking him, Shen Qiaoyue looked up at Lu Chen with a wronged expression.

Looking at Lu Chen in his eyes, he took out a piece of candy from his pocket and said, "I'll help you sit down. Eating a piece of candy will make the pain go away."

Chen Xiaohua was shocked to hear Lu Chen, who was usually so serious, speak to Chen Qiaoyue in such a way.

The gentle voice left Chen Xiaohua in disbelief.

This was huge news, but she didn't say anything and took the blood sample to be tested.

As she entered the corridor, Shen Qiaoyue felt dizzy and disoriented.

Lu Chen asked Shen Qiaoyue to sit down and removed the wedding candy wrappers.

"Open your mouth." Lu Chen held the candy to Shen Qiaoyue's lips.

Shen Qiaoyue opened her mouth and ate the wedding candy. It was obviously from Xu Qianli's wedding. Lu Chen had even hidden it in his pocket. He had bought a lot of wedding candy when they got married last time, and they still hadn't finished eating it.

Wedding candy is indeed sweet, otherwise it wouldn't be called wedding candy.

"Are you feeling better?" Lu Chen asked worriedly.

"Hmm," Shen Qiaoyue nodded, looking at Lu Chen's nervous expression, and said, "Brother Chen, I'm much better!"

She whispered in Lu Chen's ear.

Lu Chen shrank back slightly as Shen Qiaoyue's words hit his ear.

He affectionately stroked Shen Qiaoyue's head and said, "If you're sleepy, lean on my shoulder and take a nap. This is a hospital, no one will care."

Shen Qiaoyue shook her head, and said with a candy in her mouth, "I'm not sleepy, so talk to me for a while."

Lu Chen nodded, his eyes flickering a few times, and said, "What should I say?"

"If you really get pregnant, do you hope it's a boy or a girl?" Shen Qiaoyue asked the question with great curiosity.

He stared intently at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen didn't rush to answer. After thinking for a long time, he said, "I hope it's a boy."

"Why a boy?" Shen Qiaoyue asked, puzzled. Did Lu Chen also favor boys over girls?

Lu Chen said, "When boys grow up, they can work, and they can learn to fight from me and protect you. I actually prefer girls, but I'm afraid that one day when I leave, you and our daughter will be left without protection and will be bullied by others. I will die with regrets."

"Pah! What nonsense are you talking about? You'll live to be a hundred and you'll be with me forever." Shen Qiaoyue knew what Lu Chen was thinking, and she was even more moved.

Lu Chen held Shen Qiaoyue's hand and comforted her, saying, "I am a soldier, and my life depends entirely on myself. But for the sake of this family, I will try my best to live on and protect you and the child."

He actually prefers daughters, like Shen Qiaoyue, who are prettier with their pink and tender looks.

But he was also afraid, so he hoped it would be a boy so that he could protect Shen Qiaoyue. He knew that it was not easy for girls to speak, and Lu Chen had seen too many cases like Lin Lanlan and Lu He!

Lu He is his biological sister. Even if he tries to improve his parents' lives, they will still not be truly good to Lu He. Therefore, Lu Chen hopes that his first child will be a boy, so that he can teach him to be a good child in the future, take care of Shen Qiaoyue, and protect his aunt Lu He. In case he has a daughter in the future, his son can protect her.

“I like girls and I like boys, but we can’t choose either.” Shen Qiaoyue touched her belly and said to Lu Chen, “You can’t treat them differently, they’re all your children.”

“I love any child born to my wife,” Lu Chen added.

After waiting for more than forty minutes, Chen Xiaohua gave the form to Lu Chen.

After going to the doctor for a checkup, the doctor looked at the report and said, "Congratulations, you are five weeks pregnant. Go home and supplement your nutrition, avoid overexertion, and it is best not to have sex during the first three months."

"You're pregnant?" Lu Chen hadn't quite recovered yet when he stared at the doctor and asked this question.

The doctor looked at Lu Chen's dazed expression and said, "Commander Lu, your wife is pregnant. Don't bother her anymore. Go back and take good care of her. Make sure she eats nutritious food and avoids anything too salty or spicy. It would be best to buy a can of malted milk powder and mix it with water for her to drink."

"Buy it, of course I'll buy it! Where can I buy it?"

The doctor looked at Lu Chen: "..."

Shen Qiaoyue tugged at Lu Chen's sleeve. Hearing that she was pregnant was within her expectations. Although Shen Qiaoyue was happy, she did not lose her mind.

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