He just asked Miao Cuihua to exchange things less often, after all, the situation outside was quite tense.

Miao Cuihua also knew that every time she took out apples, they would always be in a pile. Apples can be kept for a long time if they are properly stored.

The next time he would buy something would be half a month later. Lu Xiangxiang ate an apple and watched his family busying around. Soon he felt sleepy again and fell asleep on the table.

Zhou Ziheng was cleaning the house. As soon as he finished sweeping the floor, he saw someone sleeping on the table with half an apple in his hand.

He took the apple from her hand and picked her up. She found a place to lie down in his arms feeling at ease.

He carried her back to the room. When she woke up, Grandma Zhou's bed was already made and even the mat was ready. She was going to move in tonight.

I have to say they are really fast, they managed to accomplish so much in just one afternoon.

"Hey, old lady, is it okay for you to sleep alone at night?" Zhou Tieshan couldn't help asking as he looked at the made bed.

"Why not? I'll be happier without you. After all, I don't have to listen to the thunder." Grandma Zhou said resentfully. It seemed that she had been troubled by Grandpa Zhou's thunder for a long time.

“…”

Old woman, don't I have any dignity? How dare you say that to me?

Zhou Tieshan's expression changed, and he finally said, "No, I can't sleep without you. Why don't I move in with you?"

Grandma Zhou???

"You don't have to go to work?"

"Why should I go to work when I'm about to retire?" he snorted coldly.

There is no such thing as retirement age nowadays. All industries are still under development and the older generation cannot unload the burden yet. Grandpa Zhou still has a lot of things to do.

"I don't care if you want to stay or not. Anyway, Cuihua and I will glue the matchboxes together."

Grandma Zhou retired a long time ago. She used to be a music professor at a university. In her free time, she would visit friends or do things she liked every day. She felt bored with her retirement life after being retired for so long. She got along well with Miao Cuihua. When Lu Xiangxiang became pregnant, she helped her son and daughter-in-law to take a look.

Both husband and wife have their own jobs, so it might be inconvenient for them to come and take care of their daughter-in-law. If she is free, let her come.

"Then I'll move here too." Zhou Tieshan finally made the decision.

In this way, originally there were only four people living in the small courtyard: Lu Xiangxiang, Zhou Ziheng Duoduo and Miao Cuihua, and now two old people have joined.

At the young age of twenty-one, Lu Xiangxiang lived a life of luxury.

Miao Cuihua and Grandma Zhou get along very well, without any conflicts at all, as if they are good sisters who haven't seen each other for many years.

The two of them often went out together to buy groceries, cook, and glue matchboxes together, and she did not look down on the job of gluing matchboxes.

She also fell in love with doing these things, especially when Miao Cuihua took her to the entrance of the alley to glue matchboxes together.

It was so pleasant to sit there and listen to other people's gossip about their lives. She really enjoyed it.

With the care of both families, her belly grew bigger like a balloon.

Miao Cuihua looked at her belly worriedly, "Why is it so big?"

"Yes, it looks ridiculously big to me. Could it be that the child has absorbed too much nutrition from the food he eats?" Grandma Zhou said worriedly.

"Think about going to the hospital?"

Lu Xiangxiang also felt that her belly was unusually large, and the baby didn't seem to be very active after six months. Could it be...

She didn't want to be so nervous. Her concern for the baby in her belly had already made her lose her composure, so she went to the hospital for a check-up with Zhou Ziheng.

After the examination, she found that the number of babies in her belly had increased from one to three. As for why they were not active, she couldn't explain it, but they were developing quite healthily.

Zhou Ziheng's face was pale at this time. She found that something was wrong with him. She looked at him strangely, "What are you doing?"

"Think about it, three children, why don't we..."

She hit his chest and asked, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"It's too dangerous. Before the child grows up..." She suddenly covered his mouth. "What are you imagining? What nonsense are you talking about? Shut up."

Zhou Ziheng pursed his lips and looked at her bulging belly worriedly, feeling complicated.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. If I really can't give birth, I'll have a caesarean section." It's unique that someone who should be nervous would comfort others. She must be the only one like this, she thought.

When she returned home, she announced to her family that she was fine and was pregnant with three babies. The old people were overjoyed, but they were also very worried. Especially Miao Cuihua, her daughter-in-law died of complications during childbirth, and she was afraid that her granddaughter would follow in his footsteps. This was something she found difficult to accept.

"This has no effect on your body, right?"

Lu Xiangxiang shook his head and said, "It has no impact. Don't worry. I'm a medical student myself."

"It's not like it was in the countryside. I will choose a cesarean section when necessary." She comforted the older generation.

Miao Cuihua had no choice but to accept it. What else could she do if she couldn't accept it? She was already pregnant, and even if she had an abortion, she would still be going through the pain of childbirth. So she had to give birth to the child.

She was miserable in the following days. She used to enjoy eating and doing anything, but now someone had to control her eating.

Miao Cuihua was afraid that she would eat too much nutritious food and have difficulty in giving birth, so she strictly controlled her eating habits.

Every night she woke up hungry and secretly got up to eat something, but was discovered by Zhou Ziheng.

That’s right, it was Zhou Ziheng. As her belly grew bigger and her body became heavier, she moved back and they slept together. Because she had to urinate frequently at night due to pregnancy, he got up to help her.

She covered her stomach and cried, "Wow, I want to eat something. I'm so hungry."

Zhou Ziheng patted her head and said, "Don't eat, go to sleep."

"I can't sleep. Are you still my husband? You won't even let me eat something." She slapped him in annoyance.

"This is for your own good. Eating less will be better for you and your child."

"I'm pregnant with three children. If they eat so little, they won't have any nutrition," she complained.

"I'd rather have you eat less than eat more. Besides, I've already asked a lot of people."

She looked at him silently and suddenly sobbed.

"Wuwuwu." Drops of crystal tears rolled down from her eyes, and she couldn't stop crying.

"You, why are you crying?"

"I'm so hungry, but you don't care about me. You only care about your health and children. You don't feel sorry for me at all. It's all your fault." She was just crying a little bit because she felt wronged, but she cried louder and louder, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Zhou Ziheng was at a loss, and wiped away the tears from her eyes with his rough hands, "Oh, don't cry, don't cry."

"I just cry, I cry. I cry when you don't let me eat." She continued to cry.