Pregnancy (Part 4)
Xi Jiu:? ? ?
Not full yet?
The hot dishes Ruan Qi brought weren't large, but they were definitely not small either. According to her usual appetite, a plate of spare ribs, a rack of braised pork, and a bowl of rice would be enough to fill her belly.
But now she says she’s not full?
Xi Jiu felt something was wrong.
But when I thought about the fact that Ruan Qi didn't eat this morning and might not have eaten anything during the day because she was busy with work, she must have been hungry all day. It was almost evening, so it was normal for her to eat a bigger appetite.
Thinking of this, Xi Jiu released the hand that was holding Ruan Qi back, "Don't eat too fast, it's hard to digest. Would you like some water?"
Ruan Qi took a bite of rice and nodded: "I want to drink yogurt."
Xi Jiu found the little rabbit cup of yogurt from the pile of snacks that Assistant Mu bought.
He lowered his head, pulled out the straw, and stuck it into the lid of the yogurt. When he looked up, he found that Ruan Qi had already finished the braised pork and started to eat a whole steamed sea bass.
Xi Jiu paused and silently placed the yogurt on the coffee table.
"Baby, your yogurt."
Ruan Qi responded, put down her bowl and chopsticks, took the yogurt and slurped it up.
In less than half a minute, the bottle of yogurt was empty.
Then she picked up the chopsticks again and continued to work hard on the steamed sea bass.
Xi Jiu: "..."
Xi Jiu tried hard to convince himself that Ruan Qi must be very hungry today, which is why she ate so much.
However, when the two finished their meal in the office and returned home hand in hand, as late night was approaching, Ruan Qi, who had taken a shower and was about to go to bed, suddenly wanted to eat again.
"Jiujiu, I'm hungry." Ruan Qi, wearing a suspender nightgown, stood by the bed and touched her... not-so-flat belly.
Xi Jiu:? ? ?
Xi Jiu was leaning on the bed reading a document. When he heard Ruan Qi's words, he looked up in surprise and asked uncertainly, "Are you hungry?"
It had been less than six hours since the meal at the office. Ruan Qi had eaten two plates of meat, a fish, and two bowls of rice. She hadn't exercised since returning home, so how could she be hungry so quickly?
That little belly is still bulging.
Xi Jiu felt something was wrong again. He put down the documents, sat up, and frowned slightly. "Is the baby particularly hungry?"
Ruan Qi nodded: "Very hungry, I can eat a cow."
“…” Xi Jiu glanced at the wall clock.
Ten minutes until ten o'clock in the evening.
It’s a bit late, so it’s not suitable to eat greasy food that is difficult to digest.
Xi Jiu thought for a moment and said to Ruan Qi, "How about I make some seafood porridge for the baby? Paired with the pickled vegetables that grandma pickled, it's both appetizing and refreshing."
Ruan Qi thought about the pickles made by Grandma Ruan, and her mouth suddenly couldn't help but drool.
She nodded vigorously: "Okay, let's have seafood porridge and pickles."
——
Xi Jiu worked quickly and the seafood porridge was ready in less than twenty minutes.
The plump and translucent rice is cooked until it is sticky, the plump prawns and abalone are chewy and fragrant, and paired with some green vegetable foam and chopped green onions, it is simply mouth-watering.
Ruan Qi could hardly hold back her saliva.
She sat at the dining table, holding a bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other, her eyes eager and expectant.
Xi Jiu brought the seafood porridge to the table.
Ruan Qi immediately filled a bowl with a large spoon.
"Baby, be careful of the heat."
Following Xi Jiu's instructions, Ruan Qi quickly put the porridge into her mouth.
The porridge is really hot right out of the pot.
Ruan Qi's tongue shrank due to the heat, but she was still fearless and ate while breathing out air.
Xi Jiu helplessly poured her a glass of boiled water.
"Why are you so anxious?" He pushed the water cup in front of her and snatched the bowl from her hand. "Drink some water first. I'll help you cool the porridge."
Ruan Qi was so burned that she couldn't speak.
She held the cup and drank the cool boiled water, and her tongue, which felt like it was on fire, was finally relieved.
Xi Jiu also cooled the porridge at this time.
He divided a bowl of porridge into four small portions and put them into four bowls respectively. In this way, the amount of porridge in each bowl became smaller, and he simply blew on it with his mouth and stirred it with a spoon, and the temperature of the porridge quickly cooled down.
Xi Jiu pushed the cooled porridge to Ruan Qi.
Ruan Qi narrowed her eyes and ate with enjoyment.
Before long, the whole bowl of porridge was eaten.
Xi Jiu was worried that Ruan Qi would have a stomachache, so he thought that this much was enough. But just as he was about to speak, Ruan Qi eagerly pushed the bowl towards him.
"Jiujiu, I want more."
Xi Jiu: "..."
He cooked a clay pot of seafood porridge, and Ruan Qi could eat as much as she wanted.
But it's almost eleven o'clock in the evening.
No matter how easy porridge is to digest, Ruan Qi can't eat a whole pot of it.
Xi Jiu rationally wanted to reject Ruan Qi.
But just as he was about to speak, he met Ruan Qi's expectant and bright peach blossom eyes.
“…”
The words of refusal were instantly lost.
Forget it, just eat it.
You don't eat it every day, so it's okay to eat it once in a while.
Xi Jiu tried to convince himself in his heart, then sighed and resigned himself to his fate by serving Ruan Qi another bowl of porridge.
"This is the last bowl. You can't eat any more."
When he handed the porridge over, he did not forget to warn Ruan Qi.
Ruan Qi hummed in agreement, then held the bowl of porridge——
Snoring.
In less than two minutes, the bowl of porridge was finished again.
"Jiujiu, have another bowl. The porridge is not enough to satisfy my hunger. I'm not full yet."
Ruan Qi once again stretched out his hand to beg for food with eager eyes.
Xi Jiu: "..."
Xi Jiu struggled hard, but finally couldn't stand Ruan Qi's pitiful look and served her another bowl.
This is the third bowl.
The clay pot Xi Jiu used to cook porridge wasn't very big. After three bowls of porridge were served, only the bottom of the pot was left.
In order to prevent Ruan Qi from drinking the fourth bowl, Xi Jiu simply poured all the remaining porridge in the casserole into his own bowl and finished it in just a few mouthfuls.
Fortunately, Ruan Qi was finally full after finishing the third bowl of porridge.
She didn't ask Xi Jiu for the fourth bowl. She leaned back in her chair, touched her round belly and burped.
“So full, so delicious.”
Ruan Qi looked very satisfied, like a cat that had eaten its fill of canned meat.
Seeing her like this, Xi Jiu's brows, which had been furrowed all night, finally relaxed a little.
He stood up, put the dishes in the kitchen, then returned to the dining room and pulled Ruan Qi up from the chair.
"Don't sit still right after eating. Get up and walk around the house."
Ruan Qi didn't want to leave.
She usually exercises a lot, and has plenty of strength and energy. But today, for some reason, she felt so flabby and didn't want to move.
So, she just cheated and hung herself on Xi Jiu.
"Jiujiu, it's late. Why don't you exercise tomorrow? I don't feel like moving tonight."
Xi Jiu decisively rejected her: "No. Baby, you ate too much today. If you don't walk for a while, you will feel uncomfortable tomorrow."
"But I really don't want to move." Ruan Qi frowned, looking a little aggrieved. "Just one day, just let me rest for a day, and I'll go for a morning run tomorrow morning, okay?"
Ruan Qi really doesn't seem to want to exercise.
Looking at her aggrieved face, Xi Jiu once again felt that something was wrong.
His baby is usually so energetic and has strong self-control, what happened today?
Xi Jiu didn't necessarily require Ruan Qi to be diligent and self-disciplined. He just felt that she was a little abnormal and was worried that there might be something wrong with her body.
However, apart from being able to eat a little more and being a little lazy, Ruan Qi's spirit and complexion were very healthy, and he did not seem to be sick.
Moreover, Ruan Qi is a doctor herself. If she was really unwell, she would not be unaware of it.
When Xi Jiu thought about it, he felt a little relieved.
But... you can't do without exercise.
Since Ruan Qi doesn't want to take a walk, let's try another way to digest the food.
Thinking of this, Xi Jiu bent down, exerted force with his arms, and picked Ruan Qi up.
Ruan Qi was caught off guard and was startled by the sudden feeling of being in the air.
She quickly hugged Xi Jiu's neck: "Jiujiu, what are you doing?"
"Exercise." Xi Jiu held her in his arms and walked up to the second floor.
"?" Ruan Qi was confused. "But the gym is on the first floor."
Xi Jiu: "Don't go to the gym. Try a different workout that you're more comfortable with."
The man's steady footsteps sounded on the second floor.
Immediately afterwards, the bedroom door was kicked open with a bang and then slammed shut.
The light in the bedroom quickly went out.
From the half-open window, an ambiguous low sobbing sound seemed to flow out.
The voice was so lingering and heartwarming that it embarrassed the moon into retreating into the clouds.
——
A ridiculous night.
The next day, Ruan Qi, who was forced to exercise for most of the night, slept until noon.
Today is Saturday and Xi Jiu doesn't have to go to work.
But his biological clock woke him up at around seven. After waking up, he stayed in bed for a while, holding the fragrant baby in his arms. It was not until Assistant Mu called at around eight that Xi Jiu sat up from the bed quietly.
He left the bedroom and headed for the study. As he walked, the sunlight from the window shone on him, revealing the cat-like scratch marks on his chest.
Assistant Mu, who was sitting in front of the computer and preparing to report to Xi Jiu via video, immediately looked away after seeing the scratches.
It doesn't matter.
Stay calm.
It's no big deal.
He has gotten used to it.
Ever since Xi Jiu and Ruan Qi got married, Assistant Mu often saw various traces of Xi Jiu.
It was fine during work hours, as Xi Jiu wore a suit, so those marks were rarely visible. But on weekends, whenever Assistant Mu video-reported with Xi Jiu on work, she would see fresh and hot marks on a man in his pajamas or home clothes.
These marks include scratching, kissing, and even biting.
Assistant Mu simply couldn't believe it. Miss Ruan was such a soft-natured person. How much did the boss torture her to make her scratch and bite him?
They are indeed a real couple, they play really wildly.
Assistant Mu muttered to himself, and his gaze, which had been on Xi Jiu, shifted away tactfully.
He reported some important work and schedule to Xi Jiu through the computer.
An hour passed before Xi Jiu finished listening.
Calculating the time, Ruan Qi should be getting up soon.
Xi Jiu hung up the video at the right time, got up and left the study, and went straight to the kitchen on the first floor.
Ruan Qi ate too much yesterday. Although he had "exercised" for several hours at night, it would be better for him to eat some easily digestible food this morning.
Xi Jiu planned to make some plain noodles.
The recipe for Yangchun noodles is very simple, the only complicated step is rolling the noodles.
But this did not pose a problem for Xi Jiu.
Not long after his marriage, he learned the authentic Yangchun noodles recipe from Chef Chen at the old house. From mixing the dough and rolling the noodles to preparing the broth, Xi Jiu mastered every step to perfection.
Soon, two bowls of plain noodles were ready.
Ruan Qi, who had slept until almost eleven o'clock, finally got up from the bed.
Xi Jiu brought the noodles to the dining table and turned to go upstairs to call for help. As he stepped onto the stairs, he heard slow footsteps coming from the second floor.
Then, Ruan Qi, wearing a light yellow short-sleeved shirt and shorts, appeared at the stairs slowly, like a wandering soul, holding on to the wall.
Xi Jiu was surprised when he saw her.
Although Ruan Qi has good physical strength, every time the two of them toss and turn until midnight, she will have difficulty getting up the next day and will only wake up after Xi Jiu calls her eight hundred times.
But today, she actually got up by herself.
Xi Jiu was surprised. He quickly stepped up to the second floor with his long legs and put his arm around her waist. "Baby, how did you get up by yourself?"
"I don't want to lie down, get up and walk around." Ruan Qi spoke a little weakly.
She followed Xi Jiu's strength and leaned against him, while raising her right hand and covering her abdomen tightly.
Xi Jiu immediately noticed her abnormality.
"What's wrong, baby? Your stomach hurts?"
Ruan Qi leaned against him and uttered a muffled "hmm".
"Maybe I ate too much yesterday, so my lower abdomen hurts a little. It's okay, I'll take my pulse later and take some medicine."
Ruan Qi's voice sounded a little weak and her face was a little pale.
Xi Jiu stared at her for a while, feeling that her reaction was not right.
Just an occasional overeating can cause such a stomachache?
His face turned pale.
Xi Jiu frowned: "Baby, do you want to take my pulse right now? I think you don't look right."
Hearing this, Ruan Qi turned her head and looked at the mirror at the entrance of the stairs on the first floor.
Her face was indeed a little pale.
But she is so strong, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
It is normal to have stomachache if you eat too much and cannot digest it.
Ruan Qi didn't take it seriously, shook her head and said to Xi Jiu, "I'll take your pulse after dinner. Jiujiu, is dinner ready? I'm a little hungry."
“…”
Following yesterday, Xi Jiu was shocked for the second time by Ruan Qi's desperate spirit of eating.
But when she thought about how much exercise she had done in bed last night and how it had been almost ten hours, it was normal for her to feel hungry.
Thinking of this, Xi Jiu immediately picked up Ruan Qi and moved her to the restaurant.
"I made plain noodles," he said, carrying the girl to a chair and bringing the bowl over. "This is your favorite flavor, baby, try it."
Ruan Qi loves eating Yangchun noodles.
The clear broth, chewy noodles, and green onions make the delicious noodles taste so delicious that it makes you salivate.
Ruan Qi swallowed, picked up the noodles with chopsticks and put them into her mouth.
Suddenly, the taste of shallots and lard exploded in my mouth.
Ruan Qi usually likes this taste the most.
But today, when the strong smell of lard swept through my mouth and invaded my taste buds, a strong feeling of nausea suddenly rushed up from my stomach.
Ruan Qi felt her head buzzing, and her body moved faster than her consciousness. She pushed the chair away and rushed straight to the bathroom.
"Baby?!"
Xi Jiu's words had just fallen.
Unpleasant vomiting sounds were heard from the bathroom on the first floor.
Xi Jiu's expression changed instantly.
He rushed to the bathroom and as soon as he opened the door, he saw Ruan Qi holding the toilet and vomiting violently.
Here we come!
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