Chapter 211 Hot Pot

Lin Qian and her colleagues were particularly happy on the day the experiment ended successfully. This meant that they had conquered a disease with an extremely high mortality rate, which would greatly reduce the mortality rate of people suffering from smallpox in the future.

"How about this? Since we are so happy today, let's have a meal together and then you can leave." Lin Qian suggested.

This was something worth celebrating, so everyone agreed. When Lin Shuo saw that there was a banquet, he went to the Ping'an Palace and picked up Ge Wenyu.

"There are so many of us, why don't we have a barbecue? It will be more lively." Lin Qian suggested.

Lin Qian's family and Xu Jingcheng are no strangers to barbecue, because during the years they lived in Bo County, their family would eat barbecue from time to time.

But for Qu Nan, Ye Zelan and others, barbecue is very unfamiliar to them.

But since Lin Qian said so, they nodded in agreement. Seeing that no one had any objection, Zhao Xiu immediately went to the kitchen to instruct the chefs to prepare the ingredients.

At noon, Zhao Xiu personally made some homemade stir-fries, and the group of people ate them together.

By evening, several stoves had been set up in the yard, and a cart of mutton skewers, beef skewers, chicken wings, chicken legs, vegetables, mushrooms, and other items had also been pushed over.

At this point, it was Lin Wu, Lin Shuo and Xu Jingcheng's home court.

In the past, it was basically the three of them who did the barbecue. Now their skills are not rusty. They put the skewers of meat on the stove, and the three of them skillfully flipped them and sprinkled seasonings on them.

Soon the air was filled with the aroma of barbecue, and everyone started to swallow their saliva when they smelled it.

Plate after plate of grilled skewers were brought to everyone. Xu Jingcheng gave one of his two grilled chicken legs to his master Lin Qian and the other to his junior sister Huan'er.

This action made Qu Lingxiao very dissatisfied. He kept drooling and pestered Xu Jingcheng, insisting on grilling two big chicken legs for him.

"Oh! I get it, please let go of my legs." Xu Jingcheng said with a smile, his legs tightly held by Qu Lingxiao. Then he intensified his movements and grilled a chicken leg for Qu Lingxiao.

Qu Nan and Ye Zelan also tried the lamb skewers grilled by Lin Wu. After tasting them, they thought they tasted pretty good. The plate of more than ten lamb skewers was quickly finished by the two of them.

Wei Xiaoran watched Lin Shuo operate for a while, then rolled up his sleeves and started to join in. After roasting it twice, he finally mastered the essence and became better at controlling the heat.

Lin Qian was concerned about the baby in her belly and didn't dare to eat too much. After satisfying her craving, she held the sweet soup made by Zhao Xiu and drank it while talking to Qu Nan and the others.

The barbecue lasted for an hour. Later, Lin Wu ordered a jar of wine and drank a few glasses with Qu Nan. Lin Shuo, Xu Jingcheng and Qu Lingxiao were also attracted by the aroma of wine and joined in drinking.

Zhao Xiu, Zhang Yufang, and Ye Zelan also joined in for a few drinks. Huan'er, not noticing, also wanted to taste the wine, so she secretly drank a glass, which was so spicy that she spat out her tongue.

Throughout the whole event, the only three people who didn't drink a drop of alcohol were Lin Qian, Wei Xiaoran and Wen Yu.

Huan'er, who had never drunk alcohol before, had her cheeks flushed after drinking a glass of wine. She kept grinning foolishly while holding the glass. Xu Jingcheng had no choice but to come over and give her water and wipe her mouth, taking good care of her.

Lin Qian looked at the two of them with shining eyes. Xu Jingcheng is not young anymore, and Huan'er is fourteen years old. The two of them look quite a match.

Let's wait and see how they get along for another two years. If they really want to get married, she, as their master, will arrange their marriage.

The barbecue party finally ended with Lin Wu, Qu Nan and other men getting drunk.

Seeing that it was so late, Lin Qian didn't let them go back. She sent the drunks back to where they had lived before and told them to leave early tomorrow morning.

After arranging for everyone to go back to the house to rest, the moon was already at its highest point in the sky.

Lin Qian supported her aching lower back and said to Wei Xiaoran, "Let's go back and rest. Although we enjoyed the barbecue, we're still very tired."

Wei Xiaoran naturally said yes, came over to help Lin Qian back to the room, personally helped her bathe and change clothes, and even considerately carried her to the bed.

She was really tired, and fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed. There was no conversation all night, and she woke up early the next morning, full of energy.

However, when she got up, washed up and changed her underwear, Lin Qian found that she had spotting.

Lin Qian calculated that today was the first day of May, and the due date was indeed in these few days. It seemed that she was going to give birth.

After Wei Xiaoran changed his clothes, he noticed that Lin Qian was sitting on the bed in a daze. He walked over and asked, "Why are you in a daze? Are you thinking about what to eat later?"

The reason I asked this was because Lin Qian had a very picky taste in the later stages of her pregnancy. She had to eat whatever she wanted, otherwise she would feel uncomfortable for several days.

Lin Qian shook her head and said, "No, I just had spotting. I'm about to give birth."

After hearing this, Wei Xiaoran was stunned for three seconds, then turned around and ran out.

Lin Qian blinked. What happened? Why were you running? Lin Qian quickly stopped Wei Xiaoran and asked, "Why are you running? Where are you going?"

"Aren't you about to give birth? I'll call the doctor and midwife for you right now!" Wei Xiaoran's face was pale, and Lin Qian looked at his hands which seemed to be shaking.

Lin Qian walked over and pulled Wei Xiaoran back with a smile, saying, "I am a doctor, where can you find a doctor with better medical skills than me?

Listen to me first. I'm not necessarily going to give birth right now. This is just a sign. After seeing the spot, I'll probably have to wait a day or two before I actually go into labor."

Wei Xiaoran finally calmed down a little, but he was still a little at a loss. After all, it was his first time being a father. Lin Qian understood his feelings very well and explained some production common sense to him.

After hearing this, Wei Xiaoran felt a little relieved, but he was still a little worried, so he told Zhang Yufang about it.

Zhang Yufang and Zhao Xiu had already prepared a midwife for Lin Qian, who was now living in the mansion. As soon as Zhang Yufang heard the news, she immediately asked the midwife to move into Lin Qian and her family's yard.

This was quite a commotion, and Lin Wu and Zhao Xiu, who had been keeping an eye on her, soon got the news. So after Lin Qian finished her breakfast, the whole family gathered in her yard.

Lin Qian knew that they were worried about her, so she didn't say anything. After finishing her meal, she held her stomach and walked in the yard. The whole family followed her in fear.

After lunch, Lin Qian continued her walk and the whole family continued to follow her, and the same thing happened in the evening.

The next day, after breakfast, Lin Qian took a walk just like she did yesterday. Seeing Lin Qian like this, the family finally realized that they were worrying too much, and then they dispersed and went about their own business.

As soon as the family relaxed, Lin Qian started to feel unwell. That night, Lin Qian felt uncomfortable, but it was not a serious problem, just a little sore in the waist.