But they forgot that the couple were young and strong, in their prime, and could easily conceive.

Seeing that Sheng Xiping remained silent, Doctor Qiao didn't say anything more, only instructing Zhou Qinglan to be careful when she got back.

If you feel unwell anywhere, come back for a check-up and get some medicine or something.

After all that fuss, it turns out that Sheng Xinhua wasn't sick; Zhou Qinglan was pregnant again.

The couple felt quite embarrassed. After thanking Dr. Qiao, they took their child and returned to the Sheng family home.

"How is it? Has the doctor said anything about Xinhua? Is there anything wrong with him?" Zhang Shuzhen asked anxiously as soon as she entered the room.

"Mom, Xinhua is perfectly fine."

Sheng Xiping put the child on the kang (a heated brick bed), untied the quilt, and took off the child's hat. Sheng Xinhua immediately stood up and ran to play on the kang.

"If there's nothing wrong, then why are you crying all the time? Did you offend something? Did you provoke a fox or weasel again when you went up the mountain?"

Zhang Shuzhen is getting old and is somewhat superstitious. She's mainly worried because she sees her child crying all the time.

The clinic couldn't find anything wrong, and in her anxiety, Zhang Shuzhen started thinking about other things.

"Mom, it's not those problems, don't overthink it," Sheng Xiping quickly explained.

"Qinglan is pregnant again. She doesn't have enough breast milk for Xinhua, so how can Xinhua not make a fuss?"

Zhang Shuzhen was taken aback. "Huh? Pregnant again? When did this happen? How come you're pregnant again?"

Zhang Shuzhen had six children, all about three years apart, except for the second and third, who were two years apart. However, one was born at the beginning of the year and the other at the end, and all of them were conceived after the other children had been weaned.

Therefore, Zhang Shuzhen never considered this possibility. "Oh dear, Xinhua just turned one year old, and she's pregnant again? Isn't that too close?"

As a mother-in-law, I am happy that my daughter-in-law is pregnant again, which means the Sheng family line will continue and we will have many children and grandchildren. This is a good thing.

However, as a woman, especially a mother who has given birth to six children in her lifetime, Zhang Shuzhen knows the hardships of pregnancy and childbirth.

Women need a long time to recover after giving birth. Zhang Shuzhen didn't get pregnant with her second child until two years after giving birth to her first.

Zhou Qinglan has only been pregnant with Sheng Xinhua for a year, and she's already pregnant again. That's really a bit early.

Therefore, Zhang Shuzhen's gaze towards Sheng Xiping was a little off.

"You brat, how come you never know how to cherish your wife?"

She only gave birth to Xinhua a year ago, and you've already gotten her pregnant again. Can her body handle it?

Xinhua is only one year old, and she's already being weaned because she doesn't have enough milk. I'm going to drive you crazy every day!

Enraged, Zhang Shuzhen grabbed a feather duster from the kang (a heated brick bed) and started hitting her son with it.

Would Sheng Xiping obediently let his mother hit him? So he covered his head and hid behind his wife.

"Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong, okay? Don't be angry, let's deal with things, hitting people isn't the solution."

Zhang Shuzhen did this partly because she felt sorry for her daughter-in-law and grandson, and she really wanted to teach Sheng Xiping a lesson.

Another reason was to express an attitude in front of Zhou Qinglan.

We can't let Zhou Qinglan feel that the Sheng family only cares about the children and not about their daughter-in-law's health.

Her son was already in his twenties, married and had children. How could Zhang Shuzhen really hit him? She was just threatening him.

But Zhou Qinglan didn't know that when she saw her mother-in-law about to beat her husband, she quickly reached out to stop her.

“Mom, this can’t be blamed solely on Xiping. I also bear some responsibility. I didn’t even think about it.”

Zhou Qinglan was also a first-time mother and didn't have much experience.

The couple were both young and at the age where they loved to be together and didn't try to hide anything, so naturally, they ended up having sex.

With her daughter-in-law stepping in to protect her, what could Zhang Shuzhen say? She could only glare at Sheng Xiping and put down the feather duster in her hand.

"Sigh, I'm really making you two worry. Since we've got it, let's keep it."

"Anyway, I'm herding one sheep or two, so while I'm still not too old, I'll help you raise your children so you can have an easier time."

These days, abortion is no longer a trend. If you're pregnant, just keep the baby. Isn't having more children a good thing?

"I just feel sorry for my grandson, who is only a year old and has no milk to drink."

We haven't thought about this for the past few days. I'll cook more food for him from now on; thankfully, my grandson has a strong appetite.

Zhang Shuzhen picked up Sheng Xinhua and muttered a few words.

The reason for the child's crying was found, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It was already noon, and Sheng Xiping had to go to work in the afternoon, so he quickly put down the table, served the food, and the family ate together.

Sheng Xinhua can eat a lot of things now, and he often eats the same things as the adults. However, every time Zhang Shuzhen cooks, she will steam a chicken cake or something for her grandson separately.

Now that Zhou Qinglan is pregnant again, Sheng Xinhua has no milk to drink and has to wean, so he can only feed her more solid food.

In addition to feeding her more regular meals, Zhang Shuzhen also asked Sheng Xiping to buy some large biscuits, cakes, malted milk powder, and the like from the store.

If Sheng Xinhua gets hungry in the morning or afternoon, he will give the child some food to keep him from crying.

In the evening, Zhang Shuzhen also stopped letting Sheng Xinhua stay with Zhou Qinglan. When the child cried, Zhang Shuzhen would carry him on her back, hold him, and soothe him.

Fortunately, Sheng Xinhua was indeed a worry-free child. Zhou Qinglan stopped giving him milk, and he gradually gave up the idea. After three or four days, he stopped looking for his mother to breastfeed.

At this point, Sheng Xinhua had successfully weaned himself off his mother and began to strive to become a self-reliant individual.

Zhou Qinglan had virtually no symptoms during her pregnancy; she was the type who ate well and had a good appetite. If it weren't for that, she wouldn't have ignored it for so long.

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