Forty-two is nothing. As long as your body is in the right condition, you can have children. Some people even have children in their fifties or sixties. It's just that at that age, it really tests your economic strength and psychological resilience.

Being too old makes it impossible to predict how long one can be with their children, whether the parents will still be around after the children start school, and their health, etc.

However, Anqi seems to be doing well; she's in good spirits and physically. It all depends on what she thinks.

"I...I still think it's unlikely." Angie really couldn't believe it. She was pregnant? How could she be pregnant?

"Then let's go to the hospital to get checked out. Come on, I'll take you there."

Mo Yan took An Qi's hand and walked out of the village. Soon after, a car arrived.

There are minibuses from the village to the county seat. It costs five yuan per person and takes about half an hour to get there.

Throughout the journey, Anqi was somewhat uneasy. Even now, her emotions were complicated, and her mind was blank.

Is she having a child out of wedlock? And will her daughter and son-in-law agree?

After all, their child is already two years old. If she has another child, wouldn't the child be younger than her granddaughter?

She was reluctant to take it out; people would definitely laugh at her.

"Mom, I'm scared."

At this moment, Anqi was very nervous, scared, and insecure.

"Don't be afraid, what's there to be afraid of? Mom is right here, I'll always be with you, I'll be by your side when you go for your check-ups."

Mo Yan held An Qi's hand tightly, giving her strength, and also giving strength to the child. No matter what choice An Qi made, at least for this moment the child hadn't been abandoned, so she couldn't give up.

"No matter what choice you make, I will be with you."

Angie's nose tingled with emotion; this was the warmest moment for her.

She used to think that she had grown up and become a mother, and that she had to take care of her daughter, her granddaughter, and her mother. She never thought that she herself needed to be taken care of.

"Mom, I'm a little nervous right now. I never thought... how could I possibly be pregnant? I'm too scared to go to the hospital. If it really were true, wouldn't people laugh at me? I'm already so old..."

Angie was a little nervous and scared, afraid that it really would be like that. Wouldn't people laugh at her?

"Nonsense, why do you care what others do? You just need to think about what's going on. You're not feeling well, you should at least get checked out before we talk about anything else."

Anqi nodded and went to the hospital with Moyan. The examination revealed that she was indeed pregnant, already three months along.

Anqi was completely stunned and bewildered. It was Moyan who took the other test forms and took her to get the tests done.

After the results came back, everything was normal, and the doctor told her to rest well.

Angie was still in a daze even after leaving the hospital.

At that moment, Angie's husband called.

He had been helping out during this time, but something suddenly happened at the company, so he left after finishing his work on the last day without having a meal.

Actually, they were always there; they just left after finishing their work.

Anqi always felt that the feelings between the two of them were no longer as intense as before, and now they were more like two people living under the same roof.

We might be considered friends, partners, or family. We worked hard together to make a living and for our child, but we were never husband and wife. The birth of this child was an accident.

"Mom, I don't know if I should keep this child. Her father and I have long lost the passion we once had, and we don't have the same deep affection that you and Dad have for each other."

The two of us are like family members living under the same roof, not the kind of marital relationship I wanted.

I often wonder if it's because we got divorced back then that I've been unable to rely on him as a husband ever since.

I know very well that he did it for my and the child's good, that he didn't want to burden us, and that he wanted to leave the house and savings to us. But I still resent him. Does he think that my child and I can't share his joys and sorrows?

Later, when I had my accident, he took care of me tirelessly. I should have been touched and happy, but I still felt a distance between us. A growing estrangement developed between us; we could never go back.

Angie would never have said these things before, but this time it was because she was pregnant and emotionally unstable that she finally spoke out about what she had kept deep in her heart.

"I won't speak for you two. I will definitely support your choice. Now, are you going home or coming back with me?"

You misspoke earlier. When you're free, I don't want you to come back. It's not that I don't love you, it's that I don't want to hold you back or waste your time. As long as I'm at your workplace, that's your home. Even if I'm not there, it's still your home. Like you said, it's where you grew up, it's your home forever.

Whether it's you, your brother, or your younger brother, wherever Mom is can be your home, but those two really broke my heart.

Okay, let's not talk about them anymore. What I mean is, you are my daughter, and wherever I am will always be your home.

If anything happens to you, I'll protect you. If nothing happens, you can go about your own business and don't need to worry about me.