Qiao Qiqi started feeling sleepy as soon as the afternoon started, yawning one after another.

Seeing that she was quite tired, Fang Ke and her mother decided not to bother her any longer. Since they had seen Qin Huai and knew he was alright, and also knew that Qiao Qiqi wouldn't be leaving anytime soon, they went back without worry.

Wang Guihua and Qin Baojun also said they wanted to go out for a walk.

As soon as the others left, Qiao Qiqi immediately lay down next to Qin Huai and fell asleep.

She slept for three hours straight, and wouldn't have woken up if the soldiers hadn't brought her dinner.

Qin Huai found it strange that she was so sleepy. "Why are you suddenly sleeping so much? Are you very tired?"

Qiao Qiqi tensed up slightly, then immediately smiled and said, "I guess I'm just too tired. I couldn't sleep well the other day while building the house. I'll catch up on some sleep and I'll be fine."

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Qiao Qiqi's drowsiness did not improve, and then Old Madam Qin arrived.

It turned out that she had learned about Qin Huai's injury while capturing spies from an old subordinate who came to visit her. She immediately called Qin Baoguo back and scolded him, and then had the driver bring him to the hospital.

When they arrived at the ward, Qiao Qiqi had just woken up.

The old lady entered the room and saw her. She immediately coughed in anger, "You lot are really outrageous! Such a big thing happened and you all kept it from me. Are you trying to drive me crazy?"

Qin Huai lowered his head and dared not speak after being scolded.

Qiao Qiqi knew her time to shine had come, so she immediately walked forward with a pitiful expression, took the old lady's arm, and rested her head on her shoulder.

"Grandma, I'm not lying to you. My cousin brought me here, and I've been taking care of Qin Huai at the hospital ever since. I haven't had a chance to see you yet. Besides, this isn't Qin Huai's fault. He's been lying in the hospital ever since he was injured. Even if he wanted a baby, he wouldn't be able to!"

The old lady knew perfectly well that she was just trying to coax her, but she was still amused by it. "You have such a silver tongue, so you mean I can only blame Baoguo for this?"

"That's right! He's the one who told you not to be told!" Qiao Qiqi had barely finished speaking when she saw Qin Baoguo walk into the ward.

Immediately...

It's a bit awkward.

She immediately looked away and changed the subject, "Grandma, I've missed you so much these past two months since I went back! You're the one I miss the most! Can I come back with you for a few days?"

Upon hearing that Qiao Qiqi wanted to go back, the old lady completely forgot about her previous accusations and immediately smiled and said, "Alright, alright, stay as long as you want when you come back. I'll have Aunt Zhou cook you some delicious food. Look how thin you've gotten in just over two months since you went back."

"Really?" Qiao Qiqi didn't actually think so, but seeing Qin Huai and the old lady say that she had lost weight, she began to doubt whether she really had.

Anyway, she clearly felt that her appetite was not as good as it was before she was pregnant, and the most obvious feeling was that she was sleepy.

I guess the child absorbed the nutrients she ate, which is why she lost weight.

Qin Baojun and Wang Guihua happened to be returning from their walk when they saw the ward full of people and were momentarily stunned. "Who are you...?"

Qiao Qiqi immediately introduced the two parties.

Upon seeing that the people in front of her were Qin Huai's adoptive parents, Old Madam Qin immediately stepped forward with a look of excitement, "Thank you so much for raising my grandson. I originally wanted to visit you in Heilong City, but unfortunately my health is not good enough to travel that far. I hope you won't mind."

Wang Guihua immediately said, "It's no trouble at all. You're so old, it's only right that we younger ones come to see you. We should be the ones apologizing for coming so late."

"You raised Huai'er to such a young age, and so well. How can you possibly apologize?" The old lady grasped Wang Guihua's hand, extremely moved. "It is I who should be thanking you!"

"You really don't need to be so polite..."

Seeing that the two sides were still exchanging pleasantries, Qiao Qiqi immediately stepped forward and said, "Grandma, Mom, please don't be so polite. You are both Qin Huai's family, so there's no need for anyone to say thank you. The ones who should really thank you are Qin Huai and me."

The old lady smiled immediately after being reminded, "Oh, we're family, so let's not stand on ceremony."

Wang Guihua immediately nodded: "Yes, you really don't need to be so polite with me. From now on, we are all family."

"Yes! We're family!" The old lady was overjoyed.

Qiao Qiqi thought for a moment. Qin Huai had recovered quite well these past few days and didn't need to keep watch at night anymore, so she simply went back to the Qin family home with the old lady that very night.

When Qin Huai heard her decision, he felt a little aggrieved, as if he had just slept with his wife a few times and now he would have to stay alone in an empty bed again.

Qiao Qiqi suppressed a laugh and helped the old lady walk away.

As soon as she got in the car, she started to feel sleepy again, but the old lady kept talking to her. Qiao Qiqi forced herself to stay awake and chatted with the old lady all the way. When they got home, she finally couldn't stay awake any longer and immediately lay down and fell asleep while accompanying Xin Xin to play in her room.

Seeing that she was asleep, Xin Xin immediately tiptoed downstairs.

When the old lady saw her come downstairs, she was immediately puzzled: "Wasn't Xin Xin playing with her sister-in-law? Why did she come downstairs?"

Xin Xin leaned softly against the old lady and said in a childish voice, "Sister-in-law Qi Qi is asleep, so I came downstairs by myself."

The old lady looked up at the upstairs and said, "Your sister-in-law has been taking care of your brother Huai at the hospital every day. She must be exhausted. Let's let her get some sleep and call her down after dinner, okay?"

Xin Xin nodded immediately, "Okay!"

Qiao Qiqi slept for nearly two hours. After Aunt Zhou finished preparing dinner, Xin Xin went upstairs to wake her up for dinner.

Qiao Qiqi was also hungry. Her appetite had increased significantly in the past few days, but she could only eat vegetables and couldn't stand the smell of meat. The smell of meat would make her feel nauseous.

Fortunately, Qin Huai's injuries hadn't healed during his stay in the hospital these past few days, and he was eating mostly light food, so Qiao Qiqi ate quite well and didn't feel nauseous.

But when she returned to the Qin family today, the old lady saw that she had lost weight and instructed Zhou Sao to cook meat and stew fish.

As soon as Qiao Qiqi approached the dining table, her stomach churned. When she saw the food on the table, the feeling of nausea intensified.

She forced herself to sit down at the table, intending to eat something vegetarian, but perhaps due to her pregnancy, her sense of taste was exceptionally sensitive, and the flavors seemed to permeate everything.

"Ugh..." Qiao Qiqi finally couldn't hold it in any longer, got up and quickly ran to the bathroom.

The old lady was startled by this scene. "What happened? Aunt Zhou, go and see!"

Without the old lady saying anything, Aunt Zhou quickly followed Qiao Qiqi into the bathroom, just in time to see her looking up in a disheveled state.

Aunt Zhou immediately poured a glass of water and stepped forward anxiously. "Young Madam, what's wrong? Is your stomach upset?"

Qiao Qiqi slowly raised her head and met Zhou Sao's worried gaze. Just as she was about to speak, the driver's voice came from outside, "Madam, the son-in-law has arrived."