Chapter 73
Shi Ye guessed something and said deliberately, "We didn't renew the lights this year. Maybe someone else renews them by mistake."
"It can't be wrong. We double-check every light, there's no way we could have made a mistake."
"Can I check the signature?"
The staff member pointed to a column and showed it to Shi Ye: "This is it. I was deeply impressed by him. When he first came, he said he wanted to renew it for a hundred years. I said no, our rule here is to renew it once a year, and then he gave up."
Shi Ye saw the name written in the signature column and said nothing.
"Isn't that right, young man?"
"Yeah, that's right."
Shi Ye took Jiang Zhinian away. On the way back, Jiang Zhinian asked carefully, "Is it... that person?"
She didn't know how to address Shi Ye's father, so she just referred to him as "that person".
Shi Ye was amused by her appearance: "Yes, it was my father who continued it."
He has nothing to hide about his biological father. It is a fact and cannot be changed just by denying it.
"It's okay. He's not a taboo in our family. You can mention it directly."
Including his mother, no one was shy about mentioning that man before.
"Oh." Jiang Zhinian took Shi Ye's arm and didn't ask any more questions.
Shi Ye herself probably wasn't very clear about the grievances and hatreds of the previous generation, so what qualifications did she have to express her opinion?
What's more, Shi Ye's mother has passed away, so there is no point in saying all this.
"Will you go home or go out for a walk?"
"Go home."
Jiang Zhinian has an indescribable attachment to her and Shi Ye's little home. It's freezing outside, and no matter how lively or interesting it is, it's not as comfortable as staying at home.
"Okay, what would you like to eat for lunch?"
"Let's have the fried salmon."
Ever since Shi Ye told her that salmon is rich in DHA, which can promote fetal brain development, and is one of the marine fish with less heavy metals, making it a golden food during pregnancy, she has inexplicably fallen in love with it.
I want to eat when I have nothing to do.
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At four o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Zhinian woke up from a sweet dream.
Shi Ye was not around, so she got up and went to the study as if she knew the way.
"Awake?" Shi Ye took off his glasses, walked out, hugged Jiang Zhinian, and kissed her forehead.
Jiang Zhinian looked at the computer that was still on: "Why aren't you sleepy?"
It is normal for people to have high blood sugar and feel sleepy after eating carbohydrates. However, Shi Ye is like an anti-human machine. The more he studies, the more energetic he becomes.
Shi Ye hugged her and went to the living room: "I'm sleepy now."
Jiang Zhinian broke free and pushed him back to the room: "Then go to your room and sleep. You don't have to accompany me."
Shi Ye grabbed her wrist and stopped her from leaving: "Have you forgotten that you still have something to ask of me?"
What?
Jiang Zhinian had just woken up, and before she could react, Shi Ye pulled her to sit on the sofa.
"Forgot?"
Jiang Zhinian reacted and moved a little uneasily: "Why don't we go back to the room first..."
Lying on the sofa in broad daylight would make her feel insecure.
Shi Ye moved closer to her and pushed her to one end of the sofa: "Just lie on the sofa."
Jiang Zhinian blushed and said hesitantly, "Then, pull the curtains..."
"The light is bad if we draw the curtains." Shi Ye reached over to pick up a medical book on the side table and placed it in Jiang Zhinian's hand. "Read it to me."
Jiang Zhinian was stunned: "Study? Are you going to use this to pay off your debts?"
Shi Ye lay flat on the sofa, resting his head on Jiang Zhinian's legs, found a comfortable position, closed his eyes and said: "Hmm..."
Then he laughed very lightly: "Otherwise, you think..."
Seeing that his eyelids were about to open, Jiang Zhinian quickly covered his eyes with his hands: "No, I didn't think anything, I was just studying."
She cleared her throat and asked him, "Where do I start?"
"casual."
Jiang Zhi opened a page at random and calmed down.
Her voice is very pleasant to begin with, and when it is softened, it makes people feel like they are in the spring breeze.
Shi Ye listened quietly, without saying a word or opening his eyes.
He looks a little obedient.
Jiang Zhinian finished reading a chapter, and just when she thought Shi Ye might have fallen asleep, Shi Ye suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her.
"Okay."
"Won't you get some sleep?"
"Just relax for a while."
Jiang Zhinian rarely saw people using listening to books to relax, so she put the book aside and went to help Shi Ye gently massage his scalp.
"When you were a child, did your mother often read to you?"
Just like now, many parents would read picture books and tell stories to their children. She guessed that Shi Ye’s habit of listening to books also came from his mother.
"She's quite busy, but she would record the contents of the book on tapes in advance and play them for me to listen to."
When he had nothing to do, he would listen to it over and over again, and after listening so many times, he memorized it all.
"What stories did you like to hear when you were a child?"
When she was little, she loved listening to the director's mother tell the story of the ugly duckling, and she always pestered her to tell it over and over again.
"Primary school textbooks..."
Jiang Zhinian:......
Her mother-in-law is really a lady with a unique personality.
"Then let me tell you a story?"
"Can."
Jiang Zhini cleared his throat: "A long time ago..."
When the story was finished, Shi Ye closed his eyes again, but he did not fall asleep. His thick eyelashes trembled slightly.
Jiang Zhinian rarely looked at Shi Ye from this angle, and couldn't help but touch Shi Ye's eyebrows and nose with his fingers.
It would be great if the baby’s nose could look like Shi Ye’s, tall and straight.
She suddenly thought of something: "By the way, are the results of the last prenatal checkup out?
She had multiple tubes of blood drawn.
"It's out. I just checked it on the computer. There's nothing wrong with it."
Those tests are actually just some basic tests to check for the risk of mother-to-child transmission, such as hepatitis B. If they are detected as early as possible, mother-to-child transmission can be blocked to avoid transmission to the child.
Jiang Zhinian's hand unconsciously stroked Shi Ye's chin: "Shi Ye, I searched online for the nt test we need to do at 12 weeks, and it said it's for screening for early Down syndrome."
She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "If the baby doesn't pass the screening, does that mean..."
Shi Ye opened his eyes, held her hand, and comforted her: "This test has a high pass rate for mothers under 35 years old. You don't have to worry. Even if there is a problem with the screening results, the accuracy is not 100%. For pregnant women with problems, we will recommend amniocentesis for a confirmed diagnosis."
Most mothers who are not of advanced age and do not have the Down syndrome gene in their family do not need to be too nervous. Although young couples do have a certain probability of conceiving a baby with Down syndrome, the probability is very low.
Jiang Zhinian looked out the window and sighed, "When I saw my colleagues getting pregnant, I just thought their bellies were getting bigger day by day, and then they gave birth. It wasn't until my turn that I realized how many quality tests a baby has to go through before it's even born."
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