After Han Chen made the promise, he looked down at Xuemei and said, "Xuemei, here's the remaining money: twenty-three yuan, fifty-eight cents. I spent twenty yuan on malted milk!"
Xuemei took the money Han Chen handed over, put away the two big black notes, and handed the remaining change to Han Chen, saying, "This three yuan, fifty cents and eight cents is a reward for you. It will not be included in your pocket money this month. Keep up the good work!"
Han Chen happily took the money and pulled a flat, yellow and green iron box from his pocket. He said, "You've been working hard at night lately, so I bought you something new to apply on your face. The salesperson at the county department store said it was shipped from Hai City and is called Friendship Skin Care Cream. She also said it's hormone-free, gentle on the skin, and perfect for daily use."
Xuemei happily took it, but then asked worriedly, "Is this expensive?"
Han Chen shook his head and said, "It's not expensive. I bought this with my own pocket money. How could I afford it if it were expensive?"
Han Chen bought this Friendship Skin Care Cream, one bottle cost six yuan, which cost Han Chen two months' pocket money. However, Xuemei just gave him more than one month's pocket money.
When Xuemei heard Han Chen say this, she felt relieved. She pulled a chair under the desk and sat down. Then she opened the lid of the small iron box and put it under her nose to smell it. The fragrance was much lighter than that of vanishing cream. Only if you smell it carefully can you smell a faint fragrance. When applied on the face, people with insensitive noses will not notice it.
After smelling it, Xuemei closed the lid and opened the drawer to put it away. Xuemei planned to use up the box of vanishing cream she was currently using and then use the friendship skin care cream that Han Chen had just bought.
There were at least six or seven coins in change on the drawer. Xuemei took out the account book from under the coin drawer, opened it, and recorded today's expenses and income.
After making a note of it, Xuemei turned to Han Chen and said, "Excluding the change in the drawer and the change we both have on us, we have a total of 1,180 yuan in savings!"
"That's so much. We should be able to save 1,500 yuan by this time next year! My wife is really good at managing the family." Han Chen said happily after being surprised.
Xuemei raised her face proudly when she heard Han Chen say this. Besides the gold and silver, Xuemei's space now contained two passbooks. One was in Han Chen's name, with 700 yuan in it. Xuemei had also opened another in her own name this year, with 300 yuan in it. Adding the 20 yuan Han Chen had just given her, she now had 80 yuan in cash. Another 100 yuan was still locked in the wooden box next to her bed, for emergencies.
After dinner in the evening, Xuemei started yawning. Han Chen thought Xuemei was tired from work today, so he asked her to wash up and go back to the room to rest, and he cleaned up the dishes for Xuemei.
When Qingya and her two siblings are not at home, the four adults in the family take turns cleaning the dishes. Many times, Xuemei feels sorry for Liu's father and the other two who work hard during the day, so she rushes to clean up the dishes at night.
Xuemei listened to Han Chen and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your hard work! I just finished my meal. I'll sit for a while before I go wash up!"
After Xuemei finished speaking, she sat lazily on the chair and dozed off. Liu's mother came out of the room and saw that Xuemei was about to fall off the chair. She quickly ran over to hold Xuemei's arm, then patted Xuemei's hand to wake her up.
After seeing Xuemei wake up, Liu's mother said, "You've been yawning non-stop after dinner these past few nights, and you always feel like falling asleep. I think you look like you might be pregnant. How about I call Han Chen and ask him to accompany you to see Doctor Wu."
Xuemei had just woken up and was stunned for a moment when she heard what Liu's mother said. Then she replied, "Mom, it shouldn't be that soon! We've only been preparing for over a month. It might be that my period is about to start. My period starts around these few days every month."
Mother Liu disagreed and said, "It's better to go and have a look. If you're pregnant, it's early in the pregnancy, so don't mess around. Besides, you and Xiaochen are young and in good health, so it's normal for you to get pregnant so soon!"
Xuemei immediately understood the deeper meaning behind Liu's mother's words. She lowered her head sheepishly and replied, "Okay, Mom, I'll go call Han Chen. He should have finished washing the dishes by now!"
After Xuemei finished speaking, she stood up and walked to the kitchen. After a while, the young couple came out with a nervous and excited mood.
When Xuemei and Han Chen were returning home from Wu Yuezhu's house, Han Chen knew that Xuemei was pregnant. On the way home, he kept asking Xuemei to walk slower and even asked Xuemei to support him. Xuemei looked at Han Chen helplessly and said, "Sister Wu said that we don't need to be so cautious. We just need to be a little careful. Han Chen, relax a little and don't be so nervous!"
Han Chen nodded, but still wanted to help Xuemei go home. Xuemei saw that she couldn't persuade him, so she just let him go and wait for him to come to his senses later.
Seeing Han Chen carefully helping Xuemei walk, Mother Liu hurried to the room to call Father Liu out. The two of them walked happily into the main hall. Mother Liu smiled and said to Xuemei, who was sitting down, "Doctor Wu and the others said how long have you been pregnant?"
"Grandpa Wu said it will be around four weeks, but he and Sister Wu can't tell how many babies are pregnant yet. Let's go check again after a while." Xuemei said happily.
Mother Liu calculated in her head and said, "Four weeks. By this calculation, you were conceived in early April. Your confinement period next year will probably be from the end of January to the beginning of February. If the weather is like the beginning of January this year, around 10 degrees Celsius, it should be quite comfortable for confinement."
Xuemei smiled and said, "Mom, I think so too! As long as the weather is like it was during the first month of this year, confinement will be very comfortable."
"That's right! Then we have to start saving cloth now. The cloth at home has been almost used up. Now you have to save the cloth every month and buy some better cotton cloth to make small quilts and small clothes! And then there's cotton. I don't know how much cotton the village will give to each person this year. The people behind the yard can only get more than a pound of cotton at most. If it's not enough, we have to exchange it with the villagers." Mother Liu said as she thought.
"Mom, don't worry. Take your time!" Xuemei stood up and pulled Liu's mother's arm and said.
"Of course we can't be anxious. These things can't be gathered together in a short time, so we have to plan early. By the way, now that you are pregnant, you need to supplement your nutrition. Take the malted milk you two brought back to the room at night, and start making a cup every morning to drink it!" Liu's mother arranged.
Xuemei watched as he was about to walk into the house and quickly tried to persuade him, "Mom, that's not necessary. Didn't I make it clear to you? Han Chen and I will keep one pack. If we drink one pack each, it's more than one pack for all five of you. I'm sure it's enough nutrition for me!"
Seeing that she had failed to persuade Liu's mother, Xuemei nudged Han Chen, who was still grinning foolishly, with her elbow.
Han Chen then continued, "Mom, Xuemei is right. In about half a month, the village will start the summer harvest. Keep this for yourselves and take care of yourselves. Xuemei and I will need your help raising our children in the future! Besides, we still have a lot of sugar coupons. When the malted milk is gone, I'll buy more!"
After hearing what Han Chen said, Liu's mother agreed, and then said with a smile: "No matter how many children you two have, just leave them to me and your father."
Father Liu also smiled and agreed: "Your mother is right!"
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