Chapter 158 Fetal Movement
When Gu Yihan returned home and parked her bicycle, she found the yard unusually quiet.
Standing in the courtyard.
"grandmother……"
I called out several times, but there was no response.
Gu Yihan walked into Grandma Gu's bedroom with a worried expression. The tidy room was empty.
She then jogged to the kitchen, where the only sound in the empty space was the bubbling of the clay pot simmering on the stove.
Seeing something simmering on the stove, he guessed that Grandma Gu must have gone out, so he stopped worrying.
The aroma filling the room wafted into her nose. She looked around, found a rag, and prepared to lift the lid of the clay pot.
"Sweetie, don't move."
Startled by her grandmother's sudden voice, Gu Yihan dropped the rag in her hand.
"You didn't get burned, did you?"
Grandma Gu anxiously walked to her granddaughter's side, quickly grabbed her hand and examined it repeatedly.
Seeing that there was no redness or swelling, I was relieved.
Gu Yihan felt a warmth in her heart. She especially liked the feeling of being cared for by Grandma Gu, and said with a smile, "Grandma, I haven't had a chance to open it yet."
After saying that, he prepared to bend down and pick up the rag from the ground.
Grandma Gu reached out and grabbed his arm: "Your belly is so big, you can't squat down. Leave it here for the milk to pick up later."
Gu Yihan looked speechless and muttered, "She's not that delicate."
Then he asked, "Grandma, weren't you home just now?"
Grandma Gu pulled a paper packet from her pocket, smiled, and waved it: "We didn't have any goji berries to make soup, so I borrowed some from Granny Wen."
"Old Mrs. Wen?" Gu Yihan asked in confusion, as she didn't recall anyone with the surname Wen around here.
Grandma Gu casually placed the goji berries on the stove, picked up the rag from the floor, and replied, "That's Wang Erya's mother-in-law, Battalion Commander Wen's mother."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan knew who it was, but it wasn't close at all; it would take a while to get there.
The aroma in the casserole grew stronger and stronger as it simmered, and I don't know if it was because the pregnant woman was particularly craving something, but my stomach started rumbling.
Gu Yihan awkwardly touched her stomach, looked at her grandmother, and asked shyly, "Grandma, what did you stew?"
Grandma Gu heard the rumbling in her granddaughter's stomach and said with a smile, "Xiao Lu brought back a rooster at noon and told Grandma to make you some soup to nourish your body."
At this moment, Lu Huailin stepped into the kitchen carrying a handbag, went straight to Gu Yihan's side, and said boastfully, "Wife, here you go."
Gu Yihan looked puzzled, took the bag from his hand, found it quite heavy, and curiously opened it to find it contained canned strawberries.
To my great surprise, canned goods from this period didn't have as many additives, and the strawberry preserves were especially sweet and sour, always in short supply at the supply and marketing cooperative.
They're very hard to buy.
She looked up, smiled, and wrapped one arm around Lu Huailin's waist, saying in a coquettish tone, "Thank you, my husband."
Lu Huailin was captivated by his wife's sweet, coquettish tone, his face beaming with a smile, before he could even embrace her.
Gu Yihan immediately turned around, walked to Grandma Gu who was standing aside pretending not to see the young couple being so affectionate, and took her arm: "Grandma, let's go eat some canned food."
Grandma Gu quickly exclaimed, "Oh dear, I still have to cook!"
Gu Yihan took her grandmother's arm and walked straight toward the living room: "Grandma, it won't make a difference if we wait a little longer."
As Lu Huailin watched his wife and Grandma Gu's retreating figures, he felt a pang of jealousy. He sighed and resigned himself to guarding the soup pot.
In the living room, Gu Yihan opened a can of strawberries, poured them into a bowl, handed it to her grandmother, and said, "Grandma, try it and see how it tastes."
Grandma Gu quickly shook her head and waved her hands, refusing, "Grandma doesn't like it. Xiao Lu went to great lengths to buy it, so we have to save some for him."
Gu Yihan stepped forward and gently pried open her hand, placing the bowl in her palm: "Grandma, you take it. There's one for the whole family. I kept some for him."
Upon hearing this, Grandma Gu stopped refusing and carefully picked up the spoon to eat, savoring each bite slowly.
The sweet and sour aroma of strawberries filled my mouth, and the sweetness went straight to my heart.
When I was in Gujia Village, my granddaughter sent me canned yellow peaches, but I didn't eat any of them myself; I shared them all with the children.
She even looked down on her for being a freeloader, secretly wiping away her tears, not wanting Gu Yihan to see.
She eats well every day at her granddaughter's house, and she doesn't lack for oil or fat. She's lived a worthwhile life.
Lu Huailin carried the cooked chicken soup back to the living room, placed it on the dining table, and invited the two to eat first.
The family sat at the dining table, enjoying their steamed buns with shredded chicken.
Grandma Gu was heartbroken. What kind of family could afford to eat a rooster weighing several kilograms in one meal?
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Having satisfied her craving, Gu Yihan hugged Lu Huailin and kissed his cheek, saying with a smile, "My man is still the best."
Lu Huailin put his arm around his wife's shoulder, lowered his head and kissed her. Soon, the two of them were panting and holding each other tightly.
"Wife, when will this end? I'm dying to breathe."
Gu Yihan couldn't help but laugh, released Lu Huailin, and unbuttoned her cotton-padded coat.
Take his hand and place it on his protruding belly, letting him feel it carefully.
Suddenly, Lu Huailin's eyes widened as he looked at Gu Yihan in disbelief: "Wife, he... did he just move?"
Gu Yihan smiled and nodded, saying softly, "The movement wasn't very large."
Lu Huailin carefully pressed his ear against his wife's belly, repeatedly calling out, "Baby, I'm your dad."
Then, through his clothes, he kissed his wife's belly and whispered, "If you hear what Daddy says, you can move a little."
Lu Huailin held his breath and concentrated for a while, but he didn't feel any movement under his palm. He couldn't hide the disappointment in his eyes.
Gu Yihan looked at his disappointed eyes and laughed: "Baby is still small and needs to rest. We can only interact with you in two months."
Lu Huailin looked up in surprise at his wife and asked uncertainly, "Really? The baby can interact with me?"
Gu Yihan: "..."
What could she say? It was her first pregnancy, and she had only seen videos of fetal movements in the later stages of pregnancy on Xiaohongshu before.
Gu Yihan wasn't sure if she could interact with him, but looking at Lu Huailin's intense gaze, she nodded slightly: "The baby is moving very frequently."
As for whether or not there will be any interaction, she doesn't know.
Lu Huailin thought his wife meant that they could interact with each other, and he was so happy that he tossed and turned all night like a pancake.
He would sit up from time to time and place his palm on Gu Yihan's stomach, quietly feeling it.
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