Chapter 393: Not a good time
The dinner was very sumptuous. Lu Donglin, who had been eating dry food on the construction site for a week, ate like a wolf. Even Lu Chun'e ate a lot, but Wen Wan had no appetite and just ate a few bites.
Lu Donglin looked at her in confusion: "Sister-in-law, why do you only eat this little?"
Wen Wan didn't know either: "Maybe it's the hot summer? I don't have much appetite." She always felt that Lu Dongping's cooking skills had regressed. No matter which dish it was, she couldn't taste anything, and she felt very irritated.
"Sister-in-law, are you feeling unwell? You didn't eat much at noon." He reached out and touched her head: "It's not hot. I'll give you a quick check after dinner."
Wen Wan chuckled: "Okay, then I'll have to trouble Doctor Lu to give me a thorough examination."
After saying this, several people laughed.
Lu Chun'e was very serious about everything she did and asked Lu Donglin to help clean the table.
"Sister-in-law, put your hand flat on it."
Lu Donglin was amused: "Sister, you studied Western medicine, but you can also take the pulse?"
Lu Chun'e said: "Chinese medicine and Western medicine are not just about curing illnesses and saving lives. I have learned everything I can. I learned this from an old professor at school, and it is often used."
After saying that, he stopped talking and took Wen Wan's pulse very seriously.
He was really serious and looked at Wen Wan several times.
Wen Wan felt a little uneasy at her unusual seriousness, and felt as if she had some bad illness.
"Can you tell what's wrong just by taking the pulse?"
A hint of joy flashed across Lu Chun'e's eyes, but she suppressed it forcefully. She leaned over and asked her in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, when did your period come?"
Wen Wan was stunned for a moment: "It's just the last few days. It's a few days late this month and hasn't come yet." She has always taken good care of herself and paid attention to this aspect, but it is not always very accurate every month. From time to time, it will be delayed for a few days.
Lu Dongping asked: "What's wrong?"
"Brother, please accompany your sister-in-law to the hospital for another checkup tomorrow. She should be pregnant."
The two men in the room were stunned, and Wen Wan herself didn't react for a long time.
Dandan is eight years old this year. Neither she nor Lu Dongping had gotten a sterilization, but Lu Dongping had always been vigilant, either calculating the time or—in any case, keeping an eye on her, no matter how violent her tantrums were. So she never got pregnant again, so she never thought about it, and neither had Lu Dongping.
"Pregnant, pregnant?"
Lu Donglin was a little out of control. His sister-in-law was already 28 years old, and now she had another child?
Lu Dongping coughed lightly and said to Lu Donglin, "It's getting late. Don't you still need to go? Go earlier!"
Lu Donglin was no longer the noisy young man he used to be. He calmed down and reminded him, "Well, brother, you should accompany your sister-in-law to the hospital for a checkup tomorrow. There's no rush there."
"You keep busy, I know what's going on."
While saying this, I was thinking in my heart: What the hell does he know?
He has experienced many ups and downs over the years, but he was still a little panicked at this moment. He even felt a little unstable when Wen Wan sat on the bicycle rack.
Wen Wan had recovered by now and was still joking with him: "Does this count as a cluster of pregnancies here? Chun'e, Lai Yu, now I'm in this situation too."
"I was talking to Chun'e this afternoon, saying that she's in her advanced stages of pregnancy and I need help finding a reliable person to take care of her. This is really—"
“Is there anyone suitable?”
Wen Wan said: "Ah, I asked someone to inquire about it a few days ago."
"Well, if there is one, find one for her. She can't do it alone." There was no elder at home who could help, and he was too busy to take care of both his sister and his lover.
Then, the two of them didn't speak for the rest of the journey, and Wen Wan leaned on his back, drowsy.
When we arrived, it was completely dark. There was a fiery cloud in the western sky, indicating good weather tomorrow.
"dad!"
Wen Shihua hummed: "Have you eaten?"
Lu Dongping said, "I've eaten." Then he turned around and asked Wen Wan, "Are you hungry? Or should I ask Auntie to make you some more?"
Wen Wan was very hungry. After all, she hadn't eaten anything today, and she felt very uncomfortable as soon as the food entered her mouth.
"I'll go to the kitchen and take a look." Then he went to the kitchen with his aunt.
"I made wontons. Wanwan, do you want some?"
Wen Wan nodded: "Then I'll trouble Aunt Zhou. Um, add some chili and vinegar for me."
Outside, Wen Shihua asked Lu Dongping: "Is it busy over there?"
"Either she's too busy, or she's not feeling well today and hasn't eaten much."
After saying that, he paused for a moment and decided to take the initiative first: "Dad, Wanwan is pregnant."
Wen Shihua was stunned for a moment and subconsciously looked upstairs.
The child is already eight years old, and the two of them have not had any news for so many years. Now she is pregnant?
Having children is a good thing, as their family is too small. However, this is really not a good time.
After Wen Wan came out, he spoke: "Have you gone to the hospital for a check-up?"
Lu Dongping said: "Let's go tomorrow."
Wen Shihua nodded: "Let's go to the hospital for a checkup first. It's a good thing to have a new baby in the family." After that, he called out to Wen Wan: "Are you feeling uncomfortable? Can you go to work tomorrow?"
Wen Wan laughed: "Dad, I'm just pregnant, and there are only a few symptoms, not too obvious, not to the point that I can't even go to work."
Wen Shihua smiled lightly: "That's not what I meant. I meant that if possible, go to work in the morning, take a leave in the afternoon, go to the hospital for a thorough checkup, and then go see your grandma."
"Grandma? What happened to her?" Wen Wan suddenly became nervous.
"She is also in the hospital. She was sent there today."
"After all, she is over eighty years old. Nowadays, people's life expectancy is considered old. She has not been in good health for a few years. Your aunt is a doctor and has been taking good care of her, and she has to check up from time to time. Before, she was probably worried about Qingming, who had not yet started a family, so she insisted on staying together. Now that he has a family and Qingming's wife is pregnant, she suddenly felt relieved. She has not been well for the past two months and was sent to the hospital today. She died at home."
The old lady's hospitalization was a big deal. Wen Wan's mind was buzzing and she couldn't calm down at work all morning. She took a leave in the afternoon. Lu Dongping came early to wait for her, and the two went to the hospital together.
Wen Wan went to the hospital to see the old lady first.
When people get older, their condition will not be very good once they go to the hospital. It is really impossible to find a single black hair on their head which was almost completely white.
She had clearly seen him not long ago. Although he was not in good spirits, he looked like this now, leaning against the bed and sleeping, wearing a hospital gown. He looked extremely thin, and there was a small figure under the quilt.
Wen Wan sat over and reached out to hold her withered hand that was exposed.
His hands were bony, with nothing but a layer of skin, and the veins were covered with brown age spots.
Wen Wan gently stroked her hand and called out "Grandma" softly. The old lady, who was thought to be asleep, opened her eyes and smiled when she saw her: "An Bao!"
"Hey, I'm here!"
"Didn't go to work?"
"I'm at work. I heard you were here, so I came to see you and talk to you."
The old lady wasn't in a good mood. She opened her eyes for a moment and then closed them again, but she was still talking. "I've been dreaming about your grandpa a lot lately. In my dreams, he's still the same young man he was. After all these years, I almost didn't recognize him. He told me to walk faster because he'd been waiting for me for a long time. I said I was old, my legs and feet weren't very convenient, and I couldn't walk well anymore, so you have to wait a little longer—"
After a while of chattering, there was no movement again. Wen Wan's heart was pounding. She reached out her hand and touched her nose with trembling hands, then breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, I just fell asleep again.
The tears that I had been holding back for a long time finally fell silently.
Lu Dongping patted her gently to comfort her. He wanted to say something but didn't know how to start.
After seeing the old lady, Wen Wan went for a check-up and confirmed that she was pregnant, but it was still early in the pregnancy.
Zhou Ping was in this hospital, and the third son of the Zhou family was also there. Everyone knew about Wen Wan's pregnancy in an instant.
The Xu family was not very happy about this matter, but more worried, because this was indeed not a good time.
Family planning has been advocated earlier, and it has been enforced even more strictly this year, especially for Wen Wan. She is a working person and is required to set an example under the policy. She already has a child and should have an IUD or a sterilization, but she hasn't done so yet and is now pregnant again.
Zhou Ping asked her, "Wanwan, what do you think?"
Wen Wan didn't answer but asked: "If, I mean if I want to give birth to the child, will it affect you, my uncle and my father?"
Zhou Ping shook her head. "It won't have any impact on us, but you should understand how important the Ministry of Finance is. You're a public official. If you keep this child, it's not just a matter of a fine. Your job—"
Other things are easy to deal with, both Wen Shihua and the Xu family can help, but this matter is very difficult.
This year is particularly strict, and I don’t know what it will be like in the future.
Wen Wan nodded: "I understand, I need to think about it carefully."
In the afternoon, she stayed in the hospital all afternoon, and was finally taken back by Zhou Ping.
Her mind was in a mess, sometimes she was thinking about the old lady's illness, sometimes she was thinking about the baby in her belly.
Yes or no?
She gently stroked her belly. If it weren't for the various reactions, she wouldn't even feel his presence. He was still very small, but like a seed, he had already taken root and sprouted in her belly.
When she was little, she always envied Xu Qi. Their family had many brothers and sisters, so lively. But in their family, besides her father, there was only her mother. She only studied and didn't even have anyone to talk to.
Dandan came down from upstairs and saw her leaning on the sofa listlessly. He called out to her, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?" As he spoke, he leaned over, reached out and touched her forehead and then his own.
Wen Wan looked at him, shook her head slowly, sat up a little straighter, looked at him and said, "Dandan, have you ever thought about having another brother or sister?"
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