Chapter 278 Pregnancy
The waiter muttered, "Second Master, even in your condition you're still thinking about our boss?"
"Instead of wasting your time, you should go home and rest. Look at you... look at your condition."
Hearing the waiter's words, Xie Qi glanced at the man.
At first glance, Xie Qi thought he had mistaken someone for someone else. But upon closer inspection, he realized that the person being carried by the workers was indeed Xie Chengzhi.
Two years had passed, and Xie Chengzhi had changed quite a bit. He was now very thin, but one side of his body seemed to be unusable; he walked with a dragging gait and his speech was also slurred.
Xie Qi looked on, surprised.
Even with Xie Chengzhi in this state, why does he still come looking for him every day?
Just then, Yun Zheng came out of the shop. "I say, Second Master, is it really necessary for you to come here every ten days or half a month? Our boss..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yun Zheng exclaimed, "Master!"
Upon hearing Yun Zheng's words, Xie Chengzhi also looked in Xie Qi's direction. As soon as he saw Xie Qi, he mumbled, "I've finally waited for you..."
As Xie Chengzhi spoke, a drop of saliva dribbled down his lip.
Shen Yuanzhu stood aside, feeling an inexplicable discomfort in her stomach.
She hadn't been feeling too well for the past couple of days, but she thought it was just homesickness. But today...
Before Shen Yuanzhu could figure it out, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach and couldn't help but cover her lips and vomit.
Xie Qi always kept an eye on Shen Yuanzhu's movements, and would immediately pull her into his arms if he saw that she was not feeling well.
"Yuanzhu, are you alright?"
Shen Yuanzhu shook her head, and Xie Qi frowned: "Your face is a little pale. I'll take you to see Doctor Yan."
After saying that, Xie Qi turned around and glared angrily at Xie Chengzhi: "Look how disgusting you are to my wife!"
Xie Chengzhi made two "ah" sounds, but before he could speak, Xie Qi hurriedly pulled Shen Yuanzhu to Huichun Hall.
Shen Yuanzhu said, "I'm fine. Perhaps the carriage was bumpy, which made me feel a little uncomfortable."
Xie Qi shook his head: "Don't lie to me. You haven't been feeling well these past few days. Although I don't know what's wrong with you, I've seen you frowning many times."
“I asked you before but you wouldn’t tell me. Now that we’re back in Suzhou, we should at least let Doctor Yan take a look.”
Shen Yuanzhu hummed in agreement, and Xie Qi quickly pulled her into his arms.
Doctor Yan is getting old and no longer sees patients; he only stays at his shop. When he saw Xie Qi and Shen Yuanzhu arrive, he smiled broadly.
"I heard you and your husband went to the northern desert. Have you just returned?"
Xie Qi said, "Yes, I just arrived today."
As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly took Shen Yuanzhu's hand and placed it in front of Doctor Yan. "Please take a look at my wife. She hasn't been feeling well these past few days, but she can't quite put her finger on what's wrong."
"Look at her, she must be tired from traveling."
Doctor Yan extended two fingers and gently placed them on Shen Yuanzhu's wrist.
After a moment's thought, Doctor Yan smiled and said, "Your wife isn't tired from the journey; she's pregnant."
"You're pregnant?"
Xie Qi was taken aback, and so was Shen Yuanzhu.
"Yes, less than two months."
When Doctor Yan spoke, his eyes were full of mockery.
This young couple seems to have a good relationship; just two months ago, they were probably still traveling...
"Less than two months..."
Xie Qi murmured to himself, then looked at Shen Yuanzhu in disbelief.
Shen Yuanzhu pursed her lips and reached out to pinch his leg hard.
Xie Qi exclaimed "Ouch!" and then suddenly shut up as if he had just thought of something.
During this time, the two of them were traveling in a hurry, and Wei Hu stayed by their side the whole time. He liked to be close to Yuan Zhu, but Yuan Zhu was shy and never got too intimate with Wei Hu in front of him.
During those days, Wei Hu lost his voice, so Yuan Zhu brewed him some throat-soothing tea every day...
Seeing how jealous he was, he sent Wei Hu to wait at the next post station, while he himself stayed with Yuan Zhu every day...
Xie Qi blushed, feeling guilty.
Seeing his appearance, Doctor Yan laughed and said, "You rascal, you have an heir now."
He was familiar with the Xie family. Over the years, whenever the Xie family had a headache or fever, they would all seek his treatment. Xie Qi was someone he had watched grow up.
This kid now even has a son.
Doctor Yan stroked his beard and smiled as he advised, "Your wife's pregnancy looks good, but she's been traveling a lot these past few days and is feeling a bit weak."
"One should not overwork oneself in daily life, but should focus on rest and avoid any further exertion."
"In addition, the diet should be light, and raw or cold foods should be avoided, especially seafood. Also, avoid wind and cold, and never get cold or chilled, so as to take good care of the fetus."
Xie Qi said, "I understand."
After listening to Doctor Yan talk for a long time, Shen Yuanzhu was tired of listening.
As they walked out of Huichuntang, Shen Yuanzhu pushed Xie Qi's hand away: "Why do I need to be so careful? You're all around me, making my eyes blurry."
Xie Qi hummed in response, "You're getting tired of looking at me?"
Shen Yuanzhu glanced at him, "You were reading a play script again today?"
I don't know when Xie Qi developed the habit of reading opera scripts and storybooks. After reading them, he would learn them line by line and say them in front of her.
He often talked about the Shenyuan Pearl in a way that made people both laugh and cry.
Xie Qi then claimed that he was afraid she would get tired of him and find him boring after a while.
"without."
Xie Qi shook his head: "This line isn't from a storybook."
As he spoke, Xie Qi didn't stop moving. He crossed his arms, protecting Shen Yuanzhu behind him. As they walked out of Huichun Hall, they attracted many people to turn around and look back.
Stay away from me.
Shen Yuanzhu raised her hand and pushed Xie Qi, but Xie Qi did not move.
"Yuanzhu, I'm scared."
Seeing Xie Qi's stiff and awkward appearance, Shen Yuanzhu couldn't help but sigh.
When Shen Yuanzhu first heard Doctor Yan say she was pregnant, she was somewhat surprised and worried. But now, seeing Xie Qi's appearance, she was starting to feel a headache coming on.
Shen Yuanzhu could even foresee how troublesome Xie Qi would be during his ten months of pregnancy.
Sure enough, that evening, as she was holding the ledger and had just glanced at it, Xie Qi hurriedly came over.
“Yuanzhu…”
Shen Yuanzhu glanced at him and couldn't help but say, "Can't I even look at the account books?"
Ever since learning of her pregnancy, Xie Qi has been clinging to her like a leech. Even when Luo Shi was overjoyed and wanted to hug her after hearing the news, Xie Qi pushed her away.
Shen Yuanzhu originally thought that Luo Shi would be dissatisfied with Xie Qi's actions, but she never expected that the whole family would now side with Xie Qi.
"I didn't say no, I was just worried your hands would be cold."
Xie Qi reached out and gently touched Chen Yuanzhu's wrist.
Upon realizing it was indeed a bit chilly, his expression immediately changed. "Yuanzhu, have you caught a cold?"
"..."
Shen Yuanzhu slapped his hand away: "I'm not cold."
Xie Qi pulled her hand over, gently held her wrist, and warmed it with the heat of his palm.
"No, Doctor Yan said that pregnant women are weak in qi and blood and cannot be exposed to cold."
He lowered his eyes and gently caressed her. Chen Yuanzhu watched his actions and couldn't help but sigh, "Xie Qi, we are husband and wife. You can't hide anything from me."
She put down the ledger, her expression softening: "Ever since you found out I was pregnant, you've been acting strangely. What's wrong with you?"
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