Chapter 454 Cao Yingying is pregnant
Sun Shuiqin explained her purpose for coming.
She was one of Kong Xiuniang's most outstanding students, but when Kong Xiuniang was recruiting, she was the only one overlooked. She went to Kong Xiuniang to ask why, and Kong Xiuniang said that she was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to refuse.
“Although I’m pregnant, I don’t feel unwell,” Sun Shuiqin said. “Embroidery is something I can do sitting down, it’s just a matter of moving my hands, it won’t cause any problems. Er Gou’s wife, just let me go to work in the mulberry garden.”
Cao Yingying hesitated for a moment, then looked to Cheng Wanwan for help.
Cheng Wanwan took a sip of tea and did not interfere. This was Cao Yingying's own business, and she had to learn to solve it herself.
In the future, more and more people will want to get into Sangyuan Embroidery Workshop. Everyone will try to get in through connections. Can we really agree to let everyone in?
Once you've experienced something yourself, you'll know how to handle it in the future.
“Sister-in-law Shagen, Kong Xiuniang told me that among this batch of students, you and Xia Hua are the most talented. If you weren’t pregnant, Kong Xiuniang would definitely have put you in charge of this matter.” Cao Yingying carefully chose her words. “After you give birth to this child smoothly and finish your postpartum confinement, you can come to work at the mulberry garden at any time. The position will be reserved for you.”
Sun Shuiqin pursed her lips.
She followed Kong Xiuniang to learn embroidery every day. As the Sangyuan Embroidery Workshop gradually grew in scale and the female workers performed their respective duties, it was about to enter the profit-making stage. She did not want to miss this important step.
She wanted to learn these things, the more the better.
“Actually, I don’t have much to do every day, I just want to find something to do.” Sun Shuiqin forced a smile. “Anyway, I’ll just continue learning from Kong Xiuniang. If everyone is too busy, I can lend a hand. Of course, I don’t want any wages. We can talk about wages after I give birth and officially start working.”
Cao Yingying had heard Kong Xiuniang mention Sun Shuiqin countless times, saying that this new bride in the village was very eager to learn. She was the first to learn some particularly difficult embroidery techniques and then taught them to other girls. In time, Sun Shuiqin's embroidery skills would surely earn her a place in Ping'an County and even Huzhou.
Just as she was about to speak, a sudden, intense nausea hit her, and she covered her lips, feeling like vomiting.
Cheng Wanwan was startled and quickly helped her sit down: "I didn't see you eat much at noon, did you catch a cold?"
"I……"
Before Cao Yingying could speak, her stomach churned again, and she rushed into the house.
Cheng Wanwan suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "Xiao Hai, quickly go and fetch the doctor, quick!"
Wei Xiaohai put down his work and rushed towards the doctor's house.
Sun Shuiqin stood to the side and asked softly, "Is Er Gou's wife pregnant?"
They got married at the end of March, and now at the end of May, she is pregnant in just two months. You can imagine how loving this couple is.
"We'll have to wait until the doctor examines her to know," Cheng Wanwan said, not daring to make a guarantee. "Silly girl, you sit here for a while, I'll go in and check on Yingying."
Sun Shuiqin sat at the doorway, where she could see the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the main room. Cao Yingying was pale, and Cheng Wanwan helped her sit down, personally poured tea and water, and gently patted Cao Yingying's back. If someone who didn't know the situation saw this, they would think they were a biological mother and daughter.
Think about her mother-in-law; she showed her absolutely no kindness.
Shagen was quite good to her, but every time Shagen showed concern for her, her mother-in-law would give her a cold shoulder, even when she was pregnant.
If she had chosen Zhao Ergou back then...
Thinking of this, Sun Shuiqin could only manage a bitter smile.
She made the choice herself, and there's no point in regretting it; she can only continue down this path.
Her life was beyond redemption, and she hoped her child would achieve great things and live a different, more fulfilling life than she had.
No one knows when Sun Shuiqin left, because Cao Yingying was indeed pregnant, more than a month along, and was experiencing severe morning sickness.
I didn't eat much that night and lay in bed feeling listless.
Cheng Wanwan had never been pregnant before and didn't know what to do. She sat on the edge of the bed and said, "Yingying, just tell me what you want to eat. I'll have Xiaohai go to the city to buy it. You can't go hungry; it's not good for you."
Cao Yingying didn't know what she wanted to eat. She racked her brains for a while before saying, "I... I want to eat the sour jujube cake that my wet nurse makes."
Her wet nurse was the old woman who came to the village to report on Aunt Meng's affairs on the day of her wedding. Her surname was Li, and everyone called her Granny Li.
Cheng Wanwan made a quick decision: "Then let's invite your wet nurse to stay in Dahe Village for a few months to take care of your daily life. Anyway, there are still empty rooms at home."
Seeing that Cao Yingying was about to decline, she continued, "You've been waited on hand and foot since you were little. After you married into our Zhao family, you didn't have a single person to serve you. You've already suffered a lot. Now that you're pregnant, you don't know anything about this, so naturally you need to find someone who does. Your sister-in-law suffered health problems during her pregnancy and had a difficult childbirth. Do you remember that?"
Cao Yingying knew about what happened that day. She gently stroked her belly and nodded in agreement.
Wei Xiaohai drove at breakneck speed to Hekou County. Upon hearing that the young lady was pregnant and wanted to eat sour jujube cake, Granny Li disregarded everything else and made a lot of sour jujube cake at the Cao residence before taking the car to Dahe Village.
With Granny Li in charge, Cheng Wanwan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When Zhao Ergou returned home in the evening, he was about to report on the progress of the franchise store when he saw Granny Li in the yard. He quickly went over to greet her.
"Young master, please come here for a moment, I have something to tell you." Granny Li pulled Zhao Ergou to a corner. "According to the Cao family's rules, the young master should sleep in a separate room from the young lady, but since there's no such rule in the village, that's fine. Just be careful tonight, young master, don't bump the young lady's belly..."
Zhao Ergou was completely bewildered: "Why?"
"Second Brother, you're going to be a dad!" Zhao Sidan said with a grin. "Second Sister-in-law is pregnant, Second Brother is going to be a dad soon, and Little Zhuzhu is going to be a big sister!"
"What?!"
Zhao Ergou looked stunned.
He rushed to the bedroom, sat on the edge of the bed, and placed his trembling hand on Cao Yingying's stomach: "Really... pregnant?"
Cao Yingying nodded: "The doctor said the baby is a little over a month old."
Zhao Ergou's face was full of joy and excitement. He then grasped Cao Yingying's hand and said, "When my sister-in-law first got pregnant, she wasn't feeling well every day. Have you been feeling unwell these past few days too? It's all my fault for being too busy and not having time to be with you..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Cao Yingying chuckled. "A real man should stand tall and be out there working hard. If you stay home with me every day, what will happen when the children grow up and learn from you, being so useless? Now that my wet nurse is here to take care of me, I'm doing just fine, so don't worry about me."
Outside, Granny Li was talking to Cheng Wanwan. Her idea was to have Cao Yingying put down all her work and hand it over to Kong Xiuniang.
Cheng Wanwan disagreed: "Pregnancy is not an illness. You should still do what you need to do, but you can schedule fewer things."
If a pregnant woman is idle all day, she will start to overthink. It's better to do something within her ability to distract herself and make the days pass more easily.
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