Chapter 212 Pregnancy
When the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination reached the Red Heart Brigade, everyone was shocked and happy. Liang Qingqing even fainted, but fortunately someone nearby caught her in time.
At first, everyone thought Liang Qingqing had fainted from excitement, and said that if they pinched her philtrum, she would wake up in a while.
Sure enough, Liang Qingqing woke up after a while, but Zhou Jiahe was still worried and insisted on taking Liang Qingqing to the clinic.
The results brought them both joy and worry. They were joyful because the preliminary diagnosis indicated that Liang Qingqing was pregnant, but worried because getting pregnant at this crucial juncture would pose a problem if Liang Qingqing wanted to take the college entrance examination and start school next year.
The two couples are the opposite. Liu Jun and his friends oppose Huang Xiaomei taking the college entrance examination, while Zhou Jiahe does not oppose Liang Qingqing registering and will prioritize her wishes. In fact, Zhou Jiahe hopes that Liang Qingqing can take the college entrance examination.
Liang Qingqing herself was also conflicted, but she was inclined to not take the college entrance examination first, but to focus on her pregnancy and give birth to the child.
When she learned that Huang Xiaomei was willing to divorce in order to take the college entrance examination, she was shocked. However, it was Huang Xiaomei's actions that made her reconsider her decision not to take the college entrance examination.
She also went to chat with Huang Xiaomei for a while.
"Sister Xiaomei, Yaya is so young, are you really comfortable leaving her to go to school?"
Huang Xiaomei looked bitter. "She's my own daughter, whom I carried for ten months and cared for day and night. I'm more reluctant than anyone to let her leave my side. But I also have to think about the long term. Considering our relationship, if Liu Jun gets into university while I don't or fail, the distance between us will only grow further. In the future, when he gets a job, I won't have one. He'll go back to the city while I'll still be in the countryside. It's not good for us to be separated forever."
Besides, when our daughter is older and I've improved myself, I can give her a better life. Qingqing, I understand you, but sometimes you really have to be tough and get through this painful period. The days ahead will get sweeter and sweeter.
After listening to Huang Xiaomei's words, Liang Qingqing finally realized that her previous thoughts had a great impact on both herself and her family.
"But if I pass the exam, I'll have to go to school while I'm heavily pregnant," Liang Qingqing said, somewhat distressed.
Huang Xiaomei comforted her with the words of someone who had been through it all, saying, "There are always more solutions than problems. You're only newly pregnant now, and according to the timeline, you should be able to give birth during the summer vacation and have a proper postpartum period. But that's not certain. Also, pregnancy can be quite tough, so you should be mentally prepared."
Liang Qingqing was encouraged by Huang Xiaomei's words that there are always more solutions than problems. "But even if I don't go to school, I'm pregnant and I'll still have to work next year. I can't just stay here without working. That would be just as hard. So, Sister Xiaomei, you're right. It's better to suffer for a while now than to suffer for a lifetime. I'll sign up too."
After chatting with Huang Xiaomei, Liang Qingqing finally made up her mind and decided to make progress together with Zhou Jiahe. Like Liu Jun and the others, they also applied to the same or similar schools based on their own circumstances.
Huang Xiaomei also considered that her daughter would be raised by her parents' home in the future, so when choosing a school, she tried to choose one that was close to her parents' home so that it would be convenient to go back and see her child.
Recently, everyone has been reviewing, so there's actually less visiting between each other. The educated youth and brigade members review together at the brigade headquarters office, just like when they were reviewing for the recruitment exam.
Ning Xuan was always out and about, and the matter of Huang Xiaomei and Liang Qingqing was only brought up during dinner when everyone was chatting.
"I didn't expect that Sister Xiaomei, who usually seems so gentle and kind, actually has such a strong will," Xu Jiajia remarked.
Ning Xuan felt the same way. She thought Huang Xiaomei's ideas were quite advanced compared to most people in this era. A woman who has become a mother is actually herself first, and then she takes on the roles of mother and wife.
It just so happened that Ning Xuan was going to visit Liang Qingqing, who was newly pregnant, with Xu Jiajia the next day, so Ning Xuan prepared an extra gift for Huang Xiaomei.
She prepared malted milk powder for Liang Qingqing. At that time, everyone thought malted milk powder was very nutritious, so she chose this gift to follow local customs.
Liang Qingqing was newly pregnant and needed to supplement her nutrition, while Huang Xiaomei was preparing to wean, so she gave her baby rice cereal that could be made into rice porridge.
Zhao Yulian also came. Although everyone is busy reviewing their studies, it's still worthwhile to take some time to visit Liang Qingqing, given her pregnancy, especially since it's not far away.
Zhao Yulian didn't have enough money to buy any nutritional supplements, so she brought over the eggs she had saved up and gave them to Liang Qingqing.
Liang Qingqing kept declining, saying, "You should take it and eat it yourselves. You're studying hard these days, and this is mentally taxing. You should also make sure to take some to nourish yourselves."
"Alright, this was specially brought for you, so just accept it. No matter how much mental strain it takes, it's not as tiring as it is for a pregnant woman like you to review your lessons. You need to take care of yourself more than we do, and don't forget to rest when you're studying." Ning Xuan insisted that she accept it.
Liang Qingqing, remembering that she was pregnant, stopped refusing.
“I can’t be careless. Before I confirmed I was pregnant, I didn’t think anything of it. I went to bed early at night. I thought it was just because I was tired from the autumn harvest. But now that I know I’m pregnant, I’m always sleepy and often fall asleep while reading.”
Zhao Yulian laughed and said, "It seems that pregnant women really do like to sleep. If you're sleepy, just go to sleep. Don't force yourself to stay awake."
Liang Qingqing shook her head. "I can't keep going. I don't even know when I fell asleep. With my study efficiency, I don't have any confidence in passing the exam at all. But since I've already registered, I still want to give it my all. Fortunately, when the chicken farm was recruiting, Jiahe and I studied hard. Although we didn't pass the exam, we both thought that the chicken farm was doing so well, so they might recruit again soon. So we continued to study."
Zhao Yulian nodded, "Yes, yes, that's what I thought too, so I've been reading. Ning Xuan and Jiajia, thank you so much!"
"Hey, no need for thanks. It's all a coincidence. You guys are willing to work hard, and since you've already signed up, let's give it our all and cheer each other on!"
When the topic of exams came up, Zhao Yulian and Liang Qingqing grabbed Ning Xuan and Xu Jiajia and asked them some questions they had accumulated over the past few days. Ning Xuan and Xu Jiajia had a better foundation, so they explained the questions to them.
Xu Jiajia also kindly said, "We didn't go to the brigade headquarters for centralized review. If you two have any questions, you can come to the courtyard to find us."
Zhao Yulian and Liang Qingqing both nodded vigorously. Ning Xuan and Xu Jiajia's explanation was so detailed and easy for them to understand. The two decided to shamelessly ask the two for more help from now on.
Time flies. Not long after the college entrance examination registration was completed, the preliminary examination was over, and finally the day of the official college entrance examination arrived.
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