And so, the morning passed by as Huo Haocheng carefully considered his moves and the old man kept taking back his moves.
After lunch break, Huo Haocheng drove Ruan Ruan out to buy some New Year's gifts for the elders. Although they were given a week off, in reality, apart from the three days to return to Yuncheng, they could stay in Beijing for two more days.
In addition, Huo Haocheng had already used up all his vacation days for his wedding, so they couldn't spend the Lunar New Year at home this year. Since they still had some time, they decided to send out the New Year's gifts first, to avoid the inconvenience of traveling later when the roads were blocked by heavy snow.
The two drove directly to the Overseas Chinese Store, which had everything they needed.
After they went inside, they first walked from the first floor to the fourth floor, looking at everything before they started to decide what to buy for each of them.
"Grandpa and Grandma, Grandpa and Grandma on the maternal side, Dad and Mom, Mom and Dad, Uncle and Aunt, Uncle and Aunt on the paternal side, older brothers and sisters, younger sister, sister-in-law, do you think we should just buy Grandpa and Grandma some clothes? As for Dad and Mom, let's buy each of them a watch, then buy Mom and Mom a pair of shoes, and a set of skincare products. We'll also buy Huanhuan and Yueyue a set of skincare products. As for my older brothers, I think we have fountain pens, so let's give each of them a fountain pen. As for my sister-in-law, I think that dress you just saw was pretty good, what do you think?"
I think my wife is right.
Hearing his words, Ruan Ruan rolled her eyes at him, then ignored his thoughts and started buying things entirely according to her own wishes.
"Excuse me, ma'am, could you please get me three large-sized cotton-padded coats, and three women's cotton-padded coats in the same pattern?"
"Excuse me, miss, could I please take a look at these watches?"
"Yes, I'll take all of these. Could you please wrap them up for me? Thank you."
"Big sister, could you please get me 15 of these pens?" After thinking for a moment, she couldn't remember how many brothers the Huo, Ruan, and Gu families had in total, so she decided to buy the extra ones first, since she could use them herself.
"Miss, could you please get me four sets of skincare products for young women, and then six sets for middle-aged women?"
"Ma'am, could you please get me four of these dresses in the four different colors?"
"Please pack this garment up for me too."
"And this backpack, and these stationery items are nice too, could you please pack them all for me?"
"This black market coat is also quite nice. Could you please provide its size? Thank you."
"Auntie, could you please weigh out two jin (1 kg) of this White Rabbit milk candy for me? Two jin per pack, thank you."
The two of them went on a shopping spree from the fourth floor to the first floor. People passing by stared at them like they were monkeys. Ruan Ruan was the one buying things in front, while Huo Haocheng followed behind carrying the items. Eventually, they couldn't carry any more. The manager heard that the two of them were on a shopping spree, so he came over to take a look. Upon seeing the situation, he immediately sent a security guard to help them carry the items.
Even so, when Ruan Ruan finished shopping and walked out of the store, all three of them had their hands full.
Fortunately, Ruan Ruan has been earning money from translating books and receiving dividends from the pharmaceutical factory over the past six months. Otherwise, Huo Haocheng's meager salary simply wouldn't be enough to support her spending like this!
After shopping, seeing that they still had some time, the two drove to the post office. With the help of the staff, Huo Haocheng sorted all the things Ruan Ruan had bought and packed them for the Huo family. Ruan Ruan then borrowed paper from the post office and wrote a thick letter home.
After mailing the items, it was getting late, so the two drove home.
When they arrived home, everyone who had gone to work had returned. Hearing Qian Ling and her mother talking inside, Ruan Ruan went straight to them as soon as she got out of the car, completely ignoring Huo Haocheng behind her.
After entering the house, she pretended to be excited and ran over to grab Qian Ling's hand. Then she said to Ruan Shaohong and the others, "Brother, you guys go and help Haocheng get his things. They're all New Year's gifts we bought for you this afternoon."
"There's still some time before the New Year, why are you buying it now?" That's what they said, but they didn't slow down at all.
A short while later, they came in carrying their things.
This short period of time was enough for her to finish taking Qian Ling's pulse.
"Sister-in-law, how long has it been since your last period?" After taking her pulse, he felt it was a slippery pulse, but he wasn't quite sure, probably because her period was still early, so he quietly asked Qian Ling.
Hearing her ask that, Qian Ling didn't react for a moment, but Gu Wenzhen immediately understood. After all, she had given birth to so many children and had experience!
"Ruan Ruan, do you mean your sister-in-law is pregnant?"
"Mom, I'm not really sure either. Judging from her pulse, she should be pregnant, but it might be because it's early in the pregnancy, which is why I asked my sister-in-law."
Hearing their conversation, even the most clueless person would understand that Ruan Ruan meant she might be pregnant, but the research institute had been busy lately, and she couldn't remember when her last period was.
"I don't remember either, I just feel like I didn't get my period this month?"
"If you can't remember, don't think about it. Take a day off tomorrow and have Shao Hong take you to the hospital for a checkup. You're still in the early stages of your pregnancy, so you can't be careless, understand? You absolutely can't be careless in the first three months, especially your emotions. It's best to keep a calm mind."
Everyone knows they are busy and tired from scientific research, so she has never pressured them since they got married. Whenever the aunties in the compound ask her when her daughter-in-law will have a baby, she says there is no rush.
But now that we have it, we need to take good care of it.
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