Chapter 57 A sour plum sparks speculation: Are you going to be a father?
What are you eating?
Qin Lie also noticed what was in Jiang Wu's mouth and curiously leaned closer.
A strong, sour smell wafted towards me.
"Sour plum".
Jiang Wu picked up another one, put it in her mouth, and her cheeks puffed out happily.
A strong, sour smell wafted towards me.
"Sour plum".
Jiang Wu picked up another one, put it in her mouth, and her cheeks puffed out happily.
"Why are you suddenly eating this?" Qin Lie grinned. "It looks disgusting."
"I don't know." Jiang Wu shook her head and said vaguely, "It's just... I suddenly really want to eat it."
She herself found it strange.
I don't know what's wrong with me these past two days.
I always feel that my mouth is bland and tasteless, and I can't muster any enthusiasm for eating anything.
Even the delicacies Zhong Tinglan prepared were just too greasy for her.
On the contrary, these sour little snacks whetted her appetite.
Not only that.
She also discovered that she has been feeling particularly sleepy lately.
In the past, she was full of energy every day, drawing blueprints and playing the guqin, and could be busy until midnight.
But now, it's only past noon, and her eyelids are already drooping.
I just want to find a place to get a good night's sleep.
It was as if something inside her body was constantly drawing away her vital energy.
"Eat as much as you want."
Qin Lie found it strange, but didn't think much of it.
His wife has always had her own ideas.
"I'll get you a glass of water, so you don't choke."
He turned and went to the kitchen.
Behind the bedroom door.
Zhong Tinglan's eyes were fixed on the packet of sour plums in Jiang Wu's hand.
Her brows furrowed into a knot.
Feeling sleepy...
I like sour flavors...
As an experienced doctor with a background in obstetrics and gynecology.
She knew better than anyone what those two words, when put together, meant.
An absurd, yet highly probable, thought suddenly jumped into her mind.
Could it be...?
Is she pregnant?
The moment this thought crossed Zhong Tinglan's mind, it was in turmoil.
Her first reaction was not joy.
Instead, it's... irritability.
And a stronger sense of crisis.
If Jiang Wu is indeed pregnant.
That matter was completely out of her control.
The status of a favored daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law who is pregnant with the Qin family's child is completely different!
At that point, let alone kicking her out of the Qin family.
I'm afraid her foolish son will treat her like an ancestor and worship her!
And she, the "wicked mother-in-law," will be completely marginalized!
no!
This must never be allowed to happen!
Zhong Tinglan's eyes instantly sharpened.
She had to confirm this immediately!
If it's true, she needs to come up with a plan before making the matter public!
If... is false.
That's even better!
She's caught Jiang Wu red-handed, and she can use that as leverage to make a big fuss!
—Pretending to be sick to gain sympathy, now they even dare to use pregnancy as an act!
She wanted to see if Qin Lie would still unconditionally believe her then!
Zhong Tinglan made up her mind.
She opened the door and went out.
His face had already adopted a businesslike, doctor's expression.
"Jiang Wu".
She walked up to Jiang Wu and looked down at her.
Have you been feeling unwell lately?
Jiang Wu was enjoying her meal when she was suddenly asked this question and was taken aback.
"No, I'm fine."
"Pretty good?" Zhong Tinglan sneered.
"Is it good that you're always so sleepy, like you haven't slept at all?"
"Is it really so great that you're ignoring the delicacies I made and instead choosing to eat a bag of sour plums?"
Don't tell me this is just your personal hobby!
Her words came out like a machine gun, each one hitting the mark perfectly.
Jiang Wu was also stunned.
She then realized that Zhong Tinglan, with her "eagle eyes," had noticed her recent unusual behavior all along.
Qin Lie came out of the kitchen carrying water and, seeing this scene, thought his mother was going to cause trouble.
"Mom! What's wrong with you now? Is it bothering you that my wife is eating a sour plum?"
He slammed his water glass on the table, his tone sharp.
"Shut up!"
Zhong Tinglan glared at him fiercely.
"You have no right to speak here!"
Then, she turned back, her gaze fixed intently on Jiang Wu.
"Jiang Wu, I'll ask you one more time."
Is your period late this month?
These words struck Jiang Wu's mind like a bolt of lightning.
Menstruation...
She suddenly remembered.
It seems...it really has...been delayed for almost half a month...
She had been so busy outwitting Zhong Tinglan that she had completely forgotten about this matter!
In addition, due to long-term malnutrition, her menstrual cycle had always been irregular, sometimes early and sometimes late.
So, she didn't even think about it that way!
Looking at Jiang Wu's face, there was a look of sudden realization and shock.
Zhong Tinglan's heart skipped a beat.
She knew that she was probably right.
Qin Lie stood to the side, listening to the conversation between the two women, completely bewildered.
What period?
What's been postponed?
What are you talking about?
He asked, looking rather naive.
Zhong Tinglan ignored him.
She reached out and grabbed Jiang Wu's wrist.
"Don't move, let me take your pulse."
Her fingers landed precisely on Jiang Wu's radial artery pulse.
Close your eyes and calm your mind.
Jiang Wu's heart jumped into her throat instantly.
She could feel Zhong Tinglan's cool, calloused fingers gently pressing on her wrist.
One second.
Two seconds.
Ten seconds.
The room was so quiet that you could hear each other's heartbeats.
Qin Lie stood aside, watching his mother's increasingly grave expression and his wife's increasingly pale face.
He finally, belatedly, realized something.
His breathing also became rapid.
His hand unconsciously clenched into a fist.
Could it be...?
Could it be...?
Zhong Tinglan's eyes snapped open!
Her eyes were filled with complex emotions.
There was shock, doubt, resentment, and a trace of... a barely perceptible joy that even she herself was unwilling to admit.
"Slippery pulse..."
She released her grip and squeezed out two words through gritted teeth.
"Like pearls rolling on a plate, it should be smooth and round."
"It's a pregnancy pulse."
After speaking, she raised her head and looked at Jiang Wu with the same scrutinizing gaze one would give a criminal.
"Jiang Wu, you're pregnant."
This is not a question.
It is an affirmative statement.
"boom--"
Something seemed to explode in Qin Lie's mind.
He froze on the spot, completely motionless.
Is she pregnant?
His wife...is pregnant?
He...he's going to be a father?
This news came too suddenly and was too shocking.
As a result, his brain, which was used to thinking about military deployments and tactical arrangements, completely crashed.
He stared blankly at Jiang Wu.
Then, looking blankly at his mother.
The mouth opened and closed, closed and opened again.
But he couldn't utter a single word.
Jiang Wu was stunned when she heard the confirmed news.
She subconsciously reached out and touched her still flat stomach.
here……
There's already a little life inside, belonging to her and Qin Lie?
This realization gave her a feeling of unprecedented, strange, and wonderful panic and joy.
She's going to be a mother.
In this unfamiliar world, she will have a family member who is connected to her by blood.
She was no longer that lonely, otherworldly ghost.
She will have true roots here.
Just then, Zhong Tinglan's icy voice rang out again.
This moment of warmth was shattered.
"Don't get too excited yet."
Her gaze swept over Qin Lie's silly grinning face.
It landed back on Jiang Wu's stomach.
"Taking a pulse is only a preliminary assessment and is not necessarily 100% accurate."
"You need to go to the health center and have a doctor do a thorough examination before you can make a final diagnosis."
Her tone suggested that she was following a rigorous, scientific process.
But Jiang Wu detected a different meaning in it.
She didn't believe it.
Or rather, she didn't want to believe it.
She suspected that this was yet another trap she had set to secure her favor with the emperor.
Jiang Wu's heart sank.
"good."
She nodded.
"Then let's go now."
She wants to see.
When the hospital's diagnosis is placed in front of you.
You wicked mother-in-law, what else do you have to say!
"Walk!"
Qin Lie finally snapped out of his euphoria.
He grabbed Jiang Wu's hand and strode out.
He looked so impatient, as if if he were a second too late, the baby in his wife's belly would fly away.
"Stop right there!"
Zhong Tinglan called out coldly from behind.
Qin Lie stopped and turned around impatiently.
"What's wrong now, Mom?! You were the one who said we needed to go to the hospital for a checkup!"
"I didn't say you couldn't go!"
Zhong Tinglan glared at him.
"I mean, I want to go too!"
She wants to see it with her own eyes!
She wanted to hear it with her own ears!
She wanted to eliminate any possibility of this woman playing any tricks in the middle!
Qin Lie frowned, as if he wanted to say something.
Jiang Wu tugged at his sleeve.
"Let her go."
She mouthed the words silently.
Go ahead.
Let's go together.
Perfect timing! Let your future grandmother witness the birth of this miracle—the very thing you least want to see—right in the first instance!
P.S.: The Tomato Robot is absolutely invincible and incredibly awesome!
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