Chapter 43

Although Han Shuo had prepared several plans to deal with the pregnancy, the absurd worldview still severely impacted this man from the 21st century. So, during the three days he waited for Meng Yuxiu to raise money, he couldn't get a good night's sleep.

Lying in bed that night, Han Shuo prayed anxiously that he wouldn't get pregnant, while at the same time he was puzzled as to why he hadn't gotten pregnant the first time, and what the reason was.

He thought with a glimmer of hope that since he hadn't gotten pregnant the first time, maybe he wouldn't get pregnant the second time either.

Han Hong turned off the lights in the room, so Han Shuo lay there with his eyes open, muttering to himself in the darkness, trying to figure out which part of the story had caused him not to get pregnant.

What happened the first time? Han Shuo's eyes darted around. Two months had passed, and he couldn't really remember the details. The only thing he remembered was howling in pain, and Meng Yuxiu acting like a mad dog. In the end, that dog's penis even ejaculated inside him.

Afterwards, he was so tired that he closed his eyes to rest. Meng Yuxiu helped him clean himself up, but the kid was a novice. He only cleaned his whole body, but he missed the key areas.

So much so that on the way back to school, Han Shuo was jolted by the bicycle and discovered that the kid's thing had come out.

"Damn it!" Han Shuo couldn't help but curse under his breath in the darkness. How come he still couldn't get pregnant?

He carefully reviewed the process a second time, which was two days ago.

If he didn't get infected the first time, he's very likely to get infected the second time as well, since he stayed at a high-end hotel the second time and cleaned up the mess himself afterwards.

He even started to have wild thoughts, wondering if it might be Meng Yuxiu's fault.

Could it be because it was Meng Yuxiu's first time, so his sperm didn't know where to start?

That makes sense. After all, Meng Yuxiu came from the 21st century, so his physique is definitely different from the tops here. The tops here have run around doing a lot of things, so they know their stuff.

However, Meng Yuxiu's tadpoles were taking such a detour for the first time, and inevitably got lost.

Thinking this way, Han Shuo breathed a slight sigh of relief. But as soon as he got up in the morning, he couldn't help but feel anxious again.

Han Shuo could guess with his toes that Meng Yuxiu hadn't raised the money, and sure enough, he slunk back on the third day.

Meng Yuxiu remembered Han Shuo's words that day, telling him not to sneak around and waste time, so this time he had basically arrived at Han Shuo's house, but was peeking through the wall.

Fortunately, Han Shuo thought of him and got up, so he sat on the porch.

Han Hong went out early in the morning, and Han Ting was sent away by Han Shuo to play with his friends.

He saw Meng Yuxiu's head peeking out from behind the wall and waved, "Come on over, no one's home."

Meng Yuxiu immediately came over, and Han Shuo moved a chair for him to sit on.

"Have you raised the money?" Han Shuo looked at Meng Yuxiu's rosy lips and quietly pursed them, then saw him shake his head silently.

Han Shuo had already endured too much suffering over the past three days, so upon seeing this, he didn't say anything, only replying with "Oh."

Seeing Han Shuo's calm expression, Meng Yuxiu was slightly surprised and asked, "You have an idea?"

Han Shuo looked up at the sky outside the house, his pupils flickered, and he said, "Yes."

"What?" Meng Yuxiu asked hurriedly.

Han Shuo withdrew his gaze and then fell on Meng Yuxiu's fair face. He then asked Meng Yuxiu, "What are the symptoms of pregnancy? How many days does it take for symptoms to appear?"

The unexpected question startled Meng Yuxiu, but he still thought about it seriously.

However, Meng Yuxiu lacked knowledge in this area, so based on his limited understanding, he answered Han Shuo uncertainly: "It's possible that symptoms such as vomiting, chest tightness, and general discomfort will appear in about twenty days or a month..."

Han Shuo nodded, "Okay, let's do it on February 3rd then, just to be on the safe side. We'll wait and see if I show any of these symptoms on March 3rd."

"You mean if you develop symptoms on March 3rd, then go..." Meng Yuxiu paused halfway through his sentence, his brows furrowing slightly, "...to get rid of the child?"

"No."

"What?" Meng Yuxiu exclaimed in surprise.

Han Shuo looked at him with disdain and said, "Tsk, we don't even have money to buy a birth control pill now, let alone later? We'll be even less money then."

"So what do you mean?"

Han Shuo told him the idea he had been thinking about these past few days: "I mean, if no symptoms appear by March, it means you're not pregnant, and that's the best. But if symptoms do appear, then we should hurry up and do the remaining forty-six times."

"I have to do this forty-five times before the college entrance exam, and then do the last one after the exam," Han Shuo emphasized. "Because I still need to get into university to make my brother happy."

"Also, I'll have to hurry up and collect recyclables to earn some money next semester, so you need to earn more for tutoring too, you know?"

Han Shuo went on and on, leaving Meng Yuxiu's head spinning. After listening, he frowned and asked, "You mean, you can do it even if you're pregnant?"

"Otherwise what?"

Meng Yuxiu was very conflicted. He hesitated and asked, "Can I do it if I'm pregnant?"

"Why do you care so much?!" Han Shuo raised his voice. "You don't have money to buy birth control pills or to have a child, what do you want to do? Then you can only hurry up and finish the mission, and then go back before my belly gets too big and my brother finds out!"

"..." Meng Yuxiu blushed with anger after being rebuked. He nodded and said, "I understand. I'll earn the money to book rooms for the tutoring."

Han Shuo corrected: "I'm not telling you to use the money from tutoring to book hotel rooms. From today onwards, the money you earn and the money I earn must be kept and given to my brother and nephew before we leave."

"So how will we carry out the mission?" Meng Yuxiu asked.

"Just find a place to do it, and don't forget to bring your mom's face cream with you."

"..."

"In short, starting next semester, I'll have to work hard to collect recyclables, study, and complete tasks. You'll have to work hard to earn tutoring fees and complete tasks. Oh right, you also have to tutor me, otherwise I'm afraid I won't pass the exam. Anyway, whenever you're free, ask me for tutoring and to complete tasks to earn money. Damn! Thinking about it this way, I'm going to be so busy next semester."

Han Shuo sighed, then suddenly noticed that Meng Yuxiu had fallen silent. He turned to look at him and saw that Meng Yuxiu had a deep frown and a thoughtful expression.

Han Shuo thought that Meng Yuxiu was unhappy because he felt there were too many things to do and too much pressure.

He nudged him with his elbow and asked, "What? Don't you want to earn money for my brother and nephew? Let me tell you, I could have earned money for them all by myself, but then this happened. I can't earn it all by myself. Besides, you have to take half the responsibility for this."

Meng Yuxiu: "I didn't think that way. I'm not unwilling to make money for your brother and nephew. I can give the money I make to you."

"Oh." Han Shuo was satisfied with the answer, but seeing that Meng Yuxiu's expression was still shifty, he asked, "So what are you thinking about?"

Meng Yuxiu looked at Han Shuo, hesitated slightly, and then said, "I was thinking... what if you're still pregnant after we finish our mission and go back?"

"!" Han Shuo suddenly jolted awake.

If he didn't still need Meng Yuxiu to help him earn money so his brother could save money, he would have loved to slap him across the face!

He had planned everything perfectly, but now this kid is jinxing him again.

"..." Meng Yuxiu saw Han Shuo panting with his eyes almost spitting fire, so he quickly shut his mouth.

"Damn it!" Han Shuo gritted his teeth and said viciously, "If she's still pregnant when we get back, then keep getting abortions! While I still have ten thousand yuan left in my account!"

"..." Meng Yuxiu said sullenly, "Okay, I understand. Don't worry when we get back, I have money."

Han Shuo glared at him and chuckled sarcastically, "Heh, then thank you."

Now that the matter had been discussed, the two sat under the eaves until almost noon. Han Shuo didn't keep him any longer and told Meng Yuxiu to go home and see him again when school started.

Meng Yuxiu was a little reluctant. He stood under the eaves and asked, "Your brother isn't going home today, is he?"

"What, you want to stay for dinner?" Han Shuo raised an eyebrow. "No, my nephew has to come back for dinner."

Meng Yuxiu thought for a moment and asked, "Your nephew should be fine, right?"

Han Shuo waved his hand: "My nephew is a tattletale and loves to complain. I don't want my brother to find out and break his legs. Let's go, let's go. Don't come again before school starts. We can talk about it after school starts."

"All right."

Meng Yuxiu left dejectedly. He was afraid of upsetting Han Shuo, so he didn't dare to come looking for him again until the start of the new semester.

Soon, the winter vacation ended. On the first day of school, Han Hong took a day off from the construction site to help Han Shuo move his bedding and belongings to the school. Before leaving, he reminded Han Shuo to take good care of himself and to focus on his studies.

After returning to school, Han Shuo was still anxiously waiting for March for the first few days, but after a few days, he was less worried because there were only a few months left before the college entrance examination.

The atmosphere was relatively relaxed last semester, but it became noticeably tense at the start of this semester.

The blackboard at the back of the classroom also followed the current trend, with a countdown written in red chalk every day. The students spent all their time studying except for going to the toilet, eating, and sleeping. Even Pan Xiaodong, the preserved egg tofu guy, and his gang were cramming at the last minute.

Han Shuo was no exception; he secretly vowed to get into a university.

However, making money by collecting recyclables is no longer feasible, because the school hopes to improve students' learning efficiency, so it has stipulated that senior high school students will no longer have weekly holidays this semester, but will instead go home every month.

As a result, one aspect of Han Shuo's original plan fell through.

That means doing tasks.

Of course, they wouldn't do it before the pregnancy was confirmed in March, but if the pregnancy was confirmed after March, it would probably affect his and Meng Yuxiu's missions.

However, Han Shuo couldn't worry about the rest for the time being, so the task of making money had to be carried out by Meng Yuxiu.

Meanwhile, he himself seized the time to study his textbooks day and night, which made Meng Yuxiu even busier. However, even though he was busy to the point of exhaustion every day, he would still find time to ask Han Shuo a question.

The questions asked were largely the same.

"Have you felt nauseous today?"

Are you feeling unwell today?

In fact, Han Shuo had no idea what was going on until Meng Yuxiu asked. He was so busy that he sometimes forgot about the unexpected pregnancy.

As a result, when Meng Yuxiu mentioned it, he didn't know if it was because of the recent pressure of studying or because he was working too hard, but he felt physically tired.

Han Shuo got annoyed and snapped, "Stop asking every day! Can't you wait a few days before asking again? Or wait until March? Why don't you use that time to earn some more tutoring fees?"

“Okay.” Meng Yuxiu nodded.

After Meng Yuxiu quieted down, Han Shuo could finally study in peace.

He actually had some foundation; after all, he had taken the college entrance exam in the 21st century, even though it was a diploma mill. But he still had more experience and insights than other students of this era. However, his poor grades were an undeniable fact. So he could only borrow a flashlight from Doufu and, after the dormitory lights were turned off, crawl into bed to review those troubling problems.

The rustling noises made by the tofu next to him woke Han Shuo up. When he leaned over and pulled back the covers, he startled Han Shuo.

"Damn it, what are you doing?! You scared the hell out of me!"

Tofu exclaimed in surprise, "Han Shuo, why have you become so diligent? You'll ruin your eyes if you keep doing this!"

Han Shuo sighed, "What else can we do? It'll be March in a couple of days, and the college entrance exam will be in three months."

Tofu said, "Why don't you go read on the steps in the corridor or in the toilet? There are lights there, so it'll be a bit brighter."

Han Shuo thought about it and agreed, so he quickly got out of bed, put on his clothes and pants, and climbed down the ladder with his books.

When he arrived in the corridor, he was surprised to find that quite a few students, like him, had come out to study after lights out. There were even several people sitting on the steps of the two doors to the dormitory.

"Hey, could you please make room for me?" Han Shuo said to a student as he walked over.

The classmate immediately moved over, not only making room for him but also helping to answer Han Shuo's questions when he encountered difficulties.

This delighted Han Shuo, so for several days in a row he would tiptoe out after lights out and study until one or two in the morning before returning to his dormitory.

Although the early spring nights were still quite chilly, Han Shuo was shivering even though he was wearing a cotton-padded coat and sitting on the steps. However, the effect of reviewing the material was quite remarkable. At least he could now understand the questions in the textbooks that he used to stumble over, which boosted his confidence.

But before he could even enjoy his happiness for two days, he suddenly felt unwell one afternoon, whether from staying up too late or from being exposed to too much cold wind.

Like a sudden downpour, Han Shuo felt dizzy and nauseous. He forced himself to endure the entire class, but after that he couldn't take it anymore and asked Doufu to help him ask for leave. He didn't have the strength to go to the office, so he told Doufu that he needed to go back to the dormitory to lie down.

"Okay!" Seeing his pale face, Doufu said worriedly, "Han Shuo, you look terrible. Shouldn't you go to the hospital to get it checked out?"

"No need, I know my own situation." Han Shuo replied with trembling lips, then staggered downstairs, leaning against the wall for support.

He originally wanted to go to Class 1 to find Meng Yuxiu, but when he got to the first floor, he broke out in a cold sweat. Every step he took was agonizing. He was in a hurry to go back to his dormitory and lie down on his bed. Just then, he ran into Gao Ze from Class 1.

He asked Gao Ze to pass on the message, while he hurried back to his dormitory.

Gao Ze returned to Class 1's classroom and went straight to find Meng Yuxiu.

"Meng Yuxiu," Gao Ze called out as he walked over, "I just ran into your wife. She seems to be feeling unwell."

Meng Yuxiu's ten-minute breaks between classes are now reserved, and two or three students surround his seat listening to him explain the problems.

Upon hearing Gao Ze's voice, Meng Yuxiu abruptly looked up and asked, "What did you say? He's not feeling well?"

"Yes," Gao Ze said, adding that he saw Han Shuo's pale face, and that he didn't even have the strength to speak. He also said that Han Shuo had gone to his dorm.

"Wow, he's always so energetic, I never thought he'd get sick sometimes."

Gao Ze stood to the side and spoke, but Meng Yuxiu couldn't hear a word he said.

When Gao Ze mentioned Han Shuo, his nerves seemed to be immediately on edge.

In an instant, his pupils contracted sharply, and without a second's hesitation, he rushed out of the classroom.

When they arrived at Class 7's dormitory, Han Shuo was already lying down.

Meng Yuxiu saw a lone blanket piled up on one of the upper bunks. He called out to Han Shuo twice and heard Han Shuo's hoarse and weak response.

He quickly took off his shoes and climbed into bed.

When he saw Han Shuo's face, his heart suddenly tightened.

Han Shuo heard someone getting into bed and opened his eyes uncomfortably.

"You're here." Han Shuo crawled out from under the covers and grasped Meng Yuxiu's warm wrist.

"You..." Meng Yuxiu swallowed hard and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Han Shuo looked at him with difficulty, and then said weakly, "Meng Yuxiu, I think I'm pregnant this time."