Chapter 226
"It's okay, as long as you're here, you don't need to bring those things." Shen Kang took the luggage from Zhu Qiaoting's hand: "I'll take you to the guesthouse first."
Zhu Qiaoting was stunned for a moment: "Can't I stay at your house?"
She thought that since Chen Guifeng was willing to let Shen Kang take her back to the Shen family for dinner, she should let her live directly in the Shen family. After all, she was pregnant now.
Shen Kang was embarrassed for a moment, then coaxed, "Let's stay in the guesthouse first."
Zhu Qiaoting acted aggrieved and said, "Well, actually, I quite like staying in a guesthouse, but it's expensive."
"You won't be staying here for long. Once our marriage is settled, we'll go look at houses and rent them, then you won't have to stay in a guesthouse." Shen Kang said.
"After we get married, won't we live in the Shen family?" Zhu Qiaoting asked in surprise.
Shen Kang shook his head.
Zhu Qiaoting soon understood. The Shen family's current house was allocated thanks to Shen Yao. Ye Fuyue didn't like her, and Chen Guifeng didn't like her either, so naturally they didn't want her to live in the Shen family.
Although she didn't really want to live under the same roof with them and deal with the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and sisters-in-law, but Chen Kang was earning less now, and she had a rural household registration. She and Shen Kang lived alone outside, and Shen Kang's salary was not enough!
However, these are things to be considered later. The most urgent thing is to get married to Shen Kang first.
Zhu Qiaoting didn't say anything and smiled at Chen Kang, as if she didn't mind renting a house outside.
After putting down the luggage at the guesthouse, Chen Kang took Zhu Qiaoting back to the slum.
Ye Fuyue and Shen Yao were both in the yard, playing with Haohao and Ranran. Shen Shun was also watching, teasing his two nephews from time to time.
"Second brother, Fu Yue, Chen Shun, and Qiao Ting are here." Chen Kang said to the three of them after pushing open the courtyard door.
Zhu Qiaoting greeted the three of them with a smile on her face.
Ye Fuyue also smiled politely and greeted Zhu Qiaoting.
However, when Zhu Qiaoting looked at the expressions of Ye Fuyue and the other three, she always felt that there was a hint of displeasure in their eyes when they looked at her.
"Please sit for a while. Mom is cooking. It will be ready soon." Ye Fuyue said.
Zhu Qiaoting nodded, looking a little uneasy.
"I'll go get you a glass of warm water." Shen Kang said to Zhu Qiaoting in a gentle voice.
Zhu Qiaoting grabbed his arm and said, "I'll go with you and say hello to your mother."
"OK."
Shen Kang took Zhu Qiaoting to the kitchen: "Mom, Qiaoting is here."
Chen Guifeng was cooking when she heard this and looked at Zhu Qiaoting. Her gaze lingered on Zhu Qiaoting's abdomen for a long time, making her feel a little uncomfortable.
After a long while, Chen Guifeng retracted her gaze and said to Zhu Qiaoting with a faint smile, "You must be hungry after taking the train all the way. The food will be ready soon."
Then, she said to Shen Kang, "Take Zhu Zhiqing out and sit for a while."
"Okay." Chen Kang poured Zhu Qiaoting a glass of water and took her out.
Zhu Qiaoting whispered to Shen Kang, "Your mother treated me much better this time than before."
Shen Kang smiled, feeling somewhat relieved. It seemed that his mother was really going to accept Zhu Qiaoting.
Soon, Ye Fuyue helped Chen Guifeng bring the food to the table.
Zhu Qiaoting wanted to lend a hand, but was politely declined by Ye Fuyue.
"You are a guest. It is unreasonable to ask a guest to work. Just sit down."
Zhu Qiaoting looked a little embarrassed, the word "guest" hurt her.
She was already pregnant with Shen Kang's child, and she was still a guest?
Shen Kangze patted Zhu Qiaoting's hand gently: "Just sit down. You are pregnant and you have been sitting on the train for such a long time. Don't get tired."
Shen Kang's words made Zhu Qiaoting feel a little relieved. She smiled at Shen Kang and nodded.
Seeing the dishes being served on the table one after another, Zhu Qiaoting looked a little stunned.
She had thought that Chen Guifeng would at least make her some chicken soup if she knew she was pregnant. However, let alone chicken soup, there wasn't even much meat. There was only a little stir-fried pork with chili peppers and pork stewed with vermicelli noodles. The rest was all vegetarian.
Zhu Qiaoting suspected that the Shen family's usual meals were nothing special. Chen Guifeng hadn't prepared a feast just because she was pregnant.
After all the dishes were served, Chen Guifeng also sat down.
"Eat, they are all home-cooked dishes, just eat as much as you want." Chen Guifeng said.
"Even if it's a home-cooked meal, you cook it very deliciously, Auntie!" Zhu Qiaoting complimented.
Chen Guifeng smiled, neither responded nor praised her for being sweet-mouthed. Instead, she picked up her bowl and chopsticks and started eating.
Zhu Qiaoting was a little embarrassed.
What was even more embarrassing was that no one was talking at the entire dinner table; the silence was a bit uncomfortable.
Halfway through the meal, Chen Guifeng casually asked Zhu Qiaoting, "How long have you been pregnant?"
Zhu Qiaoting said shyly, "It's almost three months."
Chen Guifeng said "Oh" and said, "So that's how you got pregnant the last time you came to see Chen Kang?"
For some reason, Zhu Qiaoting always felt that Chen Guifeng's words were a bit sarcastic.
Zhu Qiaoting nodded reluctantly.
"You're quite brave." Chen Guifeng said with a smile.
Zhu Qiaoting felt that Chen Guifeng's smile was very eye-catching, as if she could see through all her schemes.
At this time, Shen Kang said: "Mom, since Qiao Ting is already three months pregnant, I want to arrange the marriage between Qiao Ting and me. After that, Qiao Ting and I will move out and rent a house outside."
"Let's talk about marriage after you take Zhu Zhiqing to the hospital for a checkup." Chen Guifeng picked up the bowl and chopsticks again. "When the time comes, Fu Yue and I will go to the hospital with you."
Chen Kang didn't think there was anything wrong with Chen Guifeng's request.
Even if Chen Guifeng didn't tell him, he was planning to take Zhu Qiaoting to the hospital. After all, Zhu Qiaoting had been on the train for such a long time and was already three months pregnant, so it would be more reassuring to go to the hospital for a checkup.
Zhu Qiaoting's expression changed slightly and her heartbeat quickened.
She took out a folded piece of paper from her pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to Chen Guifeng: "Auntie, you want to see if I'm really pregnant. This is the test I did at the hospital in town. I am indeed pregnant, and I am indeed three months pregnant."
Chen Guifeng took the checkup form and glanced at it. It indeed said that Zhu Qiaoting was pregnant and was almost three months pregnant.
Chen Guifeng returned the checklist to Zhu Qiaoting and said with a faint smile, "I was worried that you might have hurt the baby in your belly after sitting on the train for too long, so I wanted to take you to the hospital."
"Just listen to your mother." Chen Kang also said: "If you are pregnant, you should go to the hospital for a check-up. What's more, you have been on the train for such a long time. I will feel more at ease if you go to the hospital."
Zhu Qiaoting calmed her flustered mind and said to Shen Kang with a smile, "Then you can accompany me to the hospital for a checkup. Don't make Auntie and Fuyue go there too."
"You are pregnant with Chen Kang's child. It's not hard for us to go with you." Chen Guifeng said, "I think we should go to the hospital after dinner. Don't put it off until tomorrow."
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