Chapter 442 Parental Love (19)
As soon as Gao Xiulan and Xie Zhiqiang stepped into the yard, the two old fathers couldn't wait to greet them.
When Xie Dawei saw the silly smile on his son's face that he couldn't hide, he instantly realized that Xiulan must be pregnant.
Old Man Gao rubbed the corner of his clothes, and when Gao Xiulan nodded, his hands trembled: "Is it true? We are going to have another baby in our family."
He never expected that he would be able to see the birth of his daughter's child in his lifetime.
Xie Dawei's arms were around hers, and his face turned red before he even started drinking.
"Brother, let's have one more drink tonight to celebrate our advancement in generation."
Xie Zhiqiang carefully helped Gao Xiulan walk inside, not even talking a word the whole way.
He's going to be a dad already? What a surprise.
Gao Xiulan was also a little excited because she was going to be a mother.
"Xiu Lan, eat some peach cakes first to fill your stomach. I'll go cook."
Xie Zhiqiang rushed out of his father's room, holding a peach cake wrapped in oil paper in his hand, and placed it in front of Gao Xiulan like a treasure.
Xie Dawei put one hand on his waist and started to drive people away.
"Why don't you hurry up and cook some vegetables and make some egg soup? I'll go to the market tomorrow morning to see if I can buy two chickens to make soup with."
Gao Xiulan really felt hungry, so she took a bite of half a piece of peach cake, which was very fragrant and delicious.
Old Man Gao quickly poured a cup of warm water and handed it over, fearing that his daughter might choke.
Xie Zhiqiang looked back every few steps and continued to cook with a spatula in his hand.
Use chopsticks to pick out the burnt parts of the fish. After all, they are going to eat this dish themselves, so there is no need to be too picky.
I took out a few eggs from the cupboard, cracked them into the big iron pan after it was heated up, and cut two hard tomatoes and put them in to stir-fry.
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes is Gao Xiulan's favorite dish, but today he was particularly restrained in the amount of salt he used.
After finishing his work, Xie Zhiqiang took small steps to bring the dishes to the table, and Gao Xiulan served the rice.
The family can finally have a hot meal.
Gao Xiulan picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and her nausea instantly subsided.
It seems that the baby in my belly is also greedy, but it’s okay as long as he doesn’t make any noise.
Xie Zhiqiang was thinking to himself that this child must be a well-behaved one and definitely not as difficult to raise as he was when he was a child.
The two old fathers' eyes were also full of joy. Both families had small populations, and this child was the treasure of both families.
Xie Dawei thought of the bottles and jars under his bed and wondered whether he should sell a few more.
When his eldest grandson or granddaughter is born, he, as the grandfather, will definitely give him a set of silver bracelets as a gift.
Old Man Gao was also thinking that he didn't have enough wood to make a new crib. He had to go to the scrap yard to look for suitable materials.
"By the way, Xiulan, I will bring some more fresh vegetables from the village tomorrow so that you can eat the food at home without worry."
Summer is the time for vegetable harvest.
Gao Xiulan said, "Dad, your leg is still recovering, Zhiqiang and I can go back."
Xie Zhiqiang said, "Taking the bus smells a bit bad, and it's bumpy. I can go back alone."
Xie Dawei was the first to finish eating. He ate the whole fish clean, holding a toothpick in his mouth.
"Son, you can just carry a bamboo basket when the time comes, and you can also pick some toad cakes and honeydew melons."
Toad Crisp and Sheep Horn Honey are both varieties of Beijing cantaloupe.
When the weather is hot, the cantaloupes with fresh stems are soaked in cold water.
Pat the green-skinned melon with your hand, and when it is ripe, the seeds will have separated from the flesh. Eat it in a few mouthfuls, and the sweetness will reach your heart.
Xie Zhiqiang patted his chest and promised: "No problem, I guarantee you'll bring it back tomorrow at noon."
It happens that he has a day off tomorrow, so he can just take the bus.
After a busy day, when Xie Zhiqiang took a shower and went to bed, all his bones were sore.
He turned sideways to look at her belly, which was not yet showing, and asked softly, "Wife, do you think this child is a son or a daughter?"
Gao Xiulan gently touched her belly with her hand and shook her head.
"I can't guess, but she's still very well behaved now. Maybe she's a little girl."
"My daughter is so good. When my mother was pregnant with me, my father secretly bought a piece of pink floral fabric and asked my third aunt to help make a beautiful floral quilt.
After my mother gave birth, I started using the pink quilt. "
After Xie Zhiqiang finished speaking, he felt a little proud. How could other family's sons receive such treatment as he did?
"Whether it's a daughter or a son, they are our children, the little darlings of the family."
After giving birth to this one, Gao Xiulan does not plan to have a second child in the next few years, as continuous pregnancies are harmful to her health.
The child is important, but her own health is more important.
"Wife, you are right, I think so too. Anyway, when the time comes and we don't want a second child, I will go to the hospital for a sterilization.
Why are you looking at me like that? IUDs are very harmful to lesbians' bodies, but my dad said this surgery doesn't hurt at all."
Gao Xiulan seemed to know the little secret of her elders: "Dad also got sterilized?"
"Yes, my dad told me so himself."
Xie Zhiqiang tentatively reached out and touched her belly, finding it hard to imagine that a child would be conceived there.
"Our father really loves our mother."
"Of course. My dad loves my mom so much. Otherwise, how could he not remarry in all these years?"
Although Xie Dawei always likes to call him a silly boy, he is actually not stupid and he knows the whole matter clearly.
"My father is not ugly, he has a high salary, and we have two rooms at home. There are many people outside who want to be the boss of our family.
Xiulan, to be honest, I don't want my dad to remarry and give me a brother or sister."
Xie Zhiqiang was rarely childish and leaned against her arm.
"This is normal. Although my family is not well off, I don't want my dad to find me a stepmother."
Gao Xiulan held his hand tightly.
In the early 1950s, someone in the village introduced her father to a widow with a son, saying that they could live together.
She had just come back from collecting firewood, and her hand, which was about to knock on the door, stopped.
She held her breath and waited quietly for her father's answer. Old Man Gao refused, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief when she went to bed at night.
The two people who were about to become parents began to confide in each other late at night.
"I hope our child can behave himself and stop making trouble."
At this time, Xie Zhiqiang had no idea what nightmarish days he would face seven months later.
Gao Xiulan covered herself with a towel blanket and said, "Let's go to sleep."
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Perhaps Xie Da Jiao's words that night had some effect. During her pregnancy, Gao Xiulan enjoyed everything she ate after a brief bout of morning sickness.
Her complexion is much better than before, and even her hair is shiny and smooth.
Diao Yulian and Aunt Wu put their heads together, and naturally there was nothing nice to say between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.
"Just wait and see, the Xie family will definitely have another girl."
"I'm afraid so. Gao Xiulan is beautiful even when she's pregnant. When I gave birth to Shengli, I was really ugly during the confinement period."
"Yulian, the child is hungry, please come back soon."
"It's so annoying, why would a little girl eat so much all day?
I have to tell you clearly, you should get your body in good shape and give me a big fat grandson."
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Aunt Wu reached out and pinched the soft flesh on the side of Diao Yulian's arm.
Diao Yulian shrank back timidly: "Mom, I know, I will definitely give birth to a son."
After hearing this, Aunt Wu's expression softened a little.
"It's good that you know. I never saw my precious grandson in person in my life. I can't rest in peace even after he passed away."
Wu Shengli was holding his daughter and wandering around the doorway: "Mom, it's broad daylight, what are you talking about?"
Aunt Wu glared at him and said, "Why do you mind me?"
Diao Yulian reluctantly went into the inner room to feed her baby.
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