Chapter 79: Qiu Xuan has always understood him. Yue Yang is pregnant. ...

The pancakes are best eaten right out of the pan.

By the time the boy delivered the food to Madam Lian, the pancakes were already cold.

Madam Lian only took a glance at it and then gave the item to the servant.

"Madam, this food was recently sold by that young lady. She's only been selling it for three days, and now there are a lot of people on the street trying to follow suit."

Whether it is pancakes or fried dough sticks, it is not difficult to make.

Besides, the tools are all laid out in plain sight, so people can figure out how it’s made at a glance. It’s just that everyone uses different temperatures and ingredients, which is why the taste varies.

"How's business?" Madam Lian asked softly, tapping the table with her fingertips.

"It's quite good. Many people go to buy it, but they only sell it during the early morning hours."

"Tomorrow, have someone buy a hot pancake from every stall in town."

Madam Lian smiled. She knew that this young lady was not like an ordinary person. There were a lot of things in her little head.

It would be nice if such a person could work under her.

It's a pity that she is disobedient and not well behaved, and even dares to look for someone to back her up.

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"Auntie, why do you only sell it in the morning and not at noon?" Huaixue was nibbling at a pancake. "Xiao Jin from the shop next door asked me about it. He said he wanted to eat it in the evening too."

Qiu Xuan and her friends' pancake stall has been doing pretty well these days. Although they don't make a lot of money, they can hear the sound of every penny they make.

There are many people around who follow the trend and sell, and some people sell all day long.

Only she sells only during the early morning hours, not at noon or in the evening.

Qiu Xuan sat on a stool, drinking tea. She smiled and said, "If Xiao Jin wants to eat, just bring him to our house next time. Auntie will make it for you."

Huaixue opened her mouth: "Really?"

"Fake." Zong Xiao came from the backyard, rubbed Huai Xue's head, and pushed her aside.

"Your aunt has been very tired these past few days. If you want to eat in the evening, save the ones you got up early for."

Huaixue ignored Zong Xiao. She jumped off the stool and came to Qiu Yu's side, asking with concern, "Aunt, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Qiu Xuan is not sick, she is just a little anxious and irritated these days.

She pointed to the small bubble at the corner of her mouth and said, "It's okay, just drink more water, Auntie."

Huai Xuebaba looked at it and asked, "Does it hurt there, auntie?"

It won’t hurt if you don’t touch it, Qiu Xuan shook her head. She pulled the stool next to her over and let Huai Xue sit down.

She used to like holding Huaixue in her arms. At that time, she was small, soft and not heavy. Maybe she was growing taller these days and her weight had increased a lot.

Zong Anji came out of the kitchen and saw Huai Xue sitting on a stool.

He laughed and joked, "Look how fat you are! Your aunt can't even hold you now."

Huaixue's face suddenly drooped, and the pancake in her hand no longer tasted fragrant.

Qiu Xuan glared at Zong Anji. She put her hands through Huai Xue's armpits and moved her from the stool to her lap.

"Our Huaixue is not fat, so Auntie can hold her well."

Zong Anji put the dishes on the table and explained to Qiu Xuan with a smile.

"Second sister-in-law, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about Yueyang. Yueyang couldn't even lift her up this morning." Thinking of Yueyang's look of giving up, Zong Anji laughed.

"No!" Huaixue pouted and retorted, "Third Aunt's waist is uncomfortable!"

Because of the busy business these days, the clan mother and the others all lived in the backyard of the restaurant. Every morning Huaixue would stick to Yueyang.

She is the only child in the family and everyone likes her. They always hug her when they see her.

As a result, Yueyang failed to lift her up this morning and was seen by Zong Anji.

This led to Zong Anji saying that she was fat.

"Yueyang has been tired lately." Qiu Xuan asked, "Do you want to see a doctor?"

"I told her to go back to her room and rest." Zong Anji came forward and said to Qiu Xuan, "Second sister-in-law, if you have time, please help me persuade her. I said I would accompany her to the clinic, but she refused to go, saying that she just needed to rest for a while."

The restaurant business has been good these days, and a lot of the work of washing and picking vegetables falls on Yueyang.

All the jobs she had done since she was a child combined were not as much as what she did after opening the restaurant.

If I think about it this way, I might really be tired.

"Okay, I'll go take a look." Qiu Xuan picked up Huaixue and took her to the backyard.

Yueyang was the only one in the room. She was lying on the kang with a thin quilt draped around her waist. She looked pale and indeed seemed to be sick.

Qiu Xuan had never seen her so vulnerable before. She sat down on the kang and touched her forehead.

Perhaps sensing someone coming in, Yueyang slowly opened his eyes.

"Sister-in-law." She shouted hoarsely.

Seeing that she was about to sit up, Qiu Xuan hurriedly lent her a hand.

"Why didn't you tell me you weren't feeling well? Lying here isn't a solution."

Yueyang had already taken a short nap. She smiled faintly and said, "It's okay, sister-in-law. I'm just tired these past few days. I'll just need a couple of days of rest."

"You, you, don't be stubborn. Come with me to the clinic. I've been having a sore throat these past two days and I need to get some medicine. Just consider it as accompanying me, okay?"

Since Qiu Xuan said so, there was no reason for Yue Yang to refuse.

She nodded obediently, "Okay, then sister-in-law, wait for me."

Since they were going to the clinic, the two of them paid for it but neither of them took anything with them.

They went out through the small door in the backyard, and by the time the clan mother realized that no one was at home, they were both almost at the clinic.

Yueyang walked very slowly along the way. She felt weak and broke out in sweat after just a few steps.

"Tell your sister-in-law honestly how long you have been feeling uncomfortable." Qiu Xuan supported her and they both rested under the shade of a tree.

"Sister-in-law, it really won't be long, just two or three days." Yueyang wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief and forced a smile. "Let's keep going. The clinic is just ahead."

When they arrived at the clinic, neither of them expected that there would be so many people there today.

There were people waiting to see the doctor on both sides, and if it was their turn, it would take at least half an hour.

Qiu Xuan is impatient, and Yue Yang is in so much pain that they can't delay any longer.

She paid for a front row seat by paying for a copper coin.

"Sister-in-law, no need, we just need to wait a little longer." Yueyang's complexion was as pale as paper, and his voice was weak.

"What do we earn money for?" Qiu Yun helped her walk forward and consoled her, "If you're fine, these few copper coins will be worth it."

Soon it was their turn, and Qiu Xuan helped her in.

She felt weak and pale. Qiu Xuan thought that she might have caught a cold or was overworked.

"Congratulations, it's a pregnancy." The doctor smiled at the two of them and then warned, "But the pregnancy is unstable, so you have to be careful these days."

"Pregnant?" Qiu Xuan came back to her senses and looked at the doctor in surprise.

"It's been more than two months." The doctor wrote a prescription on a piece of paper and said, "Take these medicines every day. Come back in a few days. If you feel better, come back quickly."

Yueyang was also confused. She put her hand on her lower abdomen and touched it again and again with an incredulous look on her face.

It is true that she didn't have her period last month, but it always happened to her and she didn't take it seriously.

It turned out that she was not sick, she was pregnant.

She looked up at Qiu Xuan, her eyes filled with unconcealable joy.

"Doctor, is there anything else I should pay attention to? Can I supplement my diet?" Qiu Yu asked in detail, afraid of missing any problem.

"You can supplement it a little, but don't overdo it." The doctor wrote them a prescription and then called the next person to come in for a consultation.

The two of them didn't delay any longer and quickly went to get the medicine.

I don’t know if it was because he heard good news, but Yueyang looked obviously better on the way home than when he came.

She looked at Qiu Yu with joy on her face, "Sister-in-law, am I really not dreaming?"

"What are you dreaming about!" Qiu Yun supported her and walked to a less crowded place. She tried her best to protect her along the way, not letting others touch her. "You, you, you didn't even say a word when you felt bad. If we hadn't come here today, who knows when we would have known about this."

Yueyang felt a little scared now. If he hadn't come today, the child would be gone... and she might not even know.

Thanks to my second sister-in-law.

"Let's go home and tell everyone about this happy news. I wonder what my third brother will look like when he hears it." Qiu Xuan joked.

Yueyang smiled shyly and didn't respond.

When she thought of Zong Anji, she thought of what he said at night.

Yueyang thought that if such a person became a father, he would probably be a good father.

Noon is the busiest time for the restaurant. Zong's mother and Sanshui are serving dishes at the front, Zong Anji is cooking in the kitchen, and Zong Xiao is helping out. They are so busy that they don't have time to take care of Qiu Yun and the others.

"Sister-in-law, let's talk after they're done." Yueyang stopped Qiu Xuan and whispered, "Sister-in-law, can I tell my mother this news?"

"Why not? Is my aunt in your eldest brother's shop?"

"Should be here."

When they came back just now, they were both heading home and no one paid attention to her elder brother's shop.

"Well, you go back to the house and rest first, I'll go over there and take a look."

Qiu Xuan helped her into the house and watched her lie down obediently.

This sister-in-law, who is younger than herself, has always been a child in Qiu Xuan's eyes.

She covered Yueyang with a thin blanket, gave him a few more instructions, and then left.

Liu's shop is also on this street, not far away.

Qiu Xuan walked over quickly and just saw Liu's mother coming out.

"Aunt." Qiu Xuan called out.

"It's Qiu Xuan, but you have to leave some meat?" Liu's mother now treated her like a rich man. After all, Qiu Xuan and the others ordered meat from her, so they also made money.

There were outsiders at the stall, so Qiu Xuan didn't say anything. She pulled Liu's mother aside and whispered, "Auntie, Yueyang is pregnant."

"What?" Mother Liu was startled. The meat in her hand fell to the ground with a "pop" and she didn't even bother to pick it up.

"Aunt, if you have time, please go over and take a look. We just came back from seeing the doctor."

"I'll go right away, right away." Mother Liu was so excited that she didn't know what to do. She washed her hands, changed into a clean coat, and hurriedly followed Qiu Yun to the backyard of the restaurant.

They also entered through the small door, and no one knew about the people in front.

Qiu Xuan brought the person to her and left the house. She knew that this was the time for the mother and daughter to have a private conversation.

inside the house.

As soon as Yueyang saw his mother, his eyes turned red instantly.

"mother."

"My precious daughter." Mother Liu held her hand, looked her over carefully, and said distressedly, "You must have been wronged. How come you have lost so much weight?"

Yueyang shook his head, "Mom, I'm fine, I just missed you."

"You silly child, Mom is right here. If you want, Mom can just walk a few steps and see you." Mother Liu looked at her belly and asked, "Are you really pregnant?"

Yueyang nodded.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry for the hardship you've endured." Mother Liu was both happy and worried. "Does Sanlang know about this?"

Yueyang shook his head. "My second sister-in-law and I just went to the clinic, and we haven't told them about this yet."

Mother Liu seemed to have thought of something. She glanced at the door and asked in a low voice, "Did your second sister-in-law say anything?"

"My second sister-in-law told me to take good care of myself and not to work too hard these days."

Mother Liu patted Yueyang's hand and said, "That's good. You must take good care of yourself. We have everything we need at home. If you want to eat anything, just tell me."

"Also, don't hang around your second sister-in-law these days." Liu's mother reminded.

"Why, mother?" Yueyang raised his head, looking puzzled.

Liu's mother is an experienced person and has seen a lot of such things in the village.

She said, "She is your sister-in-law, and she married before you, yet you are pregnant so early. Do you think your sister-in-law will be happy?"

"Mother!" Yueyang let go of Liu's mother's hand and said unhappily, "Second sister-in-law is not that kind of person."

"Okay, okay, it's not that." Mother Liu shook his hand again, "I'm just worried about you."

Yueyang didn't want Liu's mother to misunderstand, so she told her that Qiu Yun had rented a yard for them to move into a few days ago.

"Mom, my second sister-in-law is a really nice person. Please don't think about her like this in the future." She felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke.

"Mom was wrong. I won't say that again." Seeing that she was about to cry again, Liu's mother quickly coaxed her, "Mom now knows that your second sister-in-law is a good person and treats you well. I will never say those words again."

Qiu Xuan went to the shop in front to help, and when she saw that there were few people around, she told everyone about this.

Zong Anji stood there in a daze, as if he was stupid.

It was only when his grandmother pinched him that he came to his senses.

"Aunt Liu is in the backyard, don't worry." Qiu Yu reminded with a smile.

Zong Anji laughed foolishly: "Thanks, sister-in-law."

After saying that, he rushed out.

The clan mother's face was full of smiles as she murmured, "No wonder Yueyang has no appetite these past few days, it turns out he's pregnant."

"Mom, the doctor said Yueyang's pregnancy is unstable and we can't let her get scared these days."

Pregnant women need to be taken good care of, especially since her fetus is unstable.

The clan mother is not an evil mother-in-law. Now that Yueyang is pregnant, she naturally doesn't have to do anything.

But this backyard is really unsuitable for living, it's filled with the smell of cooking smoke.

Then we can only go back to the mountain.

But back in the mountains, Zong Anji had to go back every day, cooking and driving alone...

"Mom, you all should move in with us. There are several separate courtyards over there anyway, and Yueyang will feel at ease living there." Qiu Xuan saw that her grandmother was in trouble, so she spoke first and prevented her from saying these words.

"This...this is not good."

"There's nothing wrong with it. We are a family." Qiu Xuan looked at Zong Xiao, as if speaking for him.

At night, Zong Xiao pulled her into his arms in the dark.

He said nothing, just rested his chin on the crook of her neck.

"You're not going to thank me, are you?"

Qiu Xuan had always known what Zong Xiao was thinking. He had been raised by his mother, and even though he knew that she was partial to his third brother, it didn't matter to him.

It's just partiality, everyone is partial.

At least the love that the grandmother has for him is real, and that's enough.

"Mom should tell my third brother and his family tonight. You should also tell him tomorrow and let them move in then. If for no other reason than for Yueyang and the child."

Compared to where they lived before, this yard is really big.

In the past month, Qiu Xuan always felt that the house was empty and without human presence. If they all moved in, it would be much more lively.

"good."

Zong Xiao nuzzled her neck and then gave her a kiss without any lust.