Chapter 495 Prenatal Checkup
When Li San Niang returned home from her shift, Li Da Sao stuffed a wooden box into her hands.
“It was delivered by a young man who said it was some kind of improved charcoal pencil.”
When Li San Niang opened the wooden box, she saw that inside were charcoal pencils, about the length of an adult's palm, wrapped in paper.
After looking at the wooden box again, Li San Niang had a clear idea of what was going on.
The wooden box bears the mark of Chang Siyuan's printing workshop, indicating that it contains an improved charcoal pencil that Chang Siyuan had someone deliver.
Li San Niang counted them; there were fifteen charcoal pencils in the box, enough to last for a while.
"Sister-in-law, it's an improved charcoal pencil sent by Chang Siyuan."
Sister-in-law Li was relieved to see that the gifts were sent by someone Li San Niang knew.
At this moment, Li's mother also led Lu Zhu'er in. "Big brother's wife, you go and rest. Starting tomorrow, Lan's mother and I will take care of the dinner."
"You're pregnant, so rest more."
Sister-in-law Li initially wanted to decline, but seeing the seriousness in her mother's eyes, and remembering that when Sister-in-law Li was pregnant last time, her mother had also stopped Sister-in-law Li from doing housework.
Sister-in-law Li paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
“That’s perfect. Before we have dinner, let’s go to the side hall so I can take your pulse and feel your stomach.”
"Why do you need to look at it so frequently?"
Didn't you just see that a few days ago?
"This isn't my first pregnancy, it's not like I'm some kind of precious treasure."
Li San Niang shook her head and walked over to Li Da Sao with disagreement, "Da Sao, I am a doctor, you should listen to me."
Although you are still young, you have not been able to conceive for more than ten years.
How can something as trivial as health matters?
Let me see it, so I can put my mind at ease.
Otherwise, even if I went out to work, I'd probably still be thinking about my sister-in-law.
After hearing this explanation, Sister-in-law Li had no reason to object.
However, neither Li San Niang nor Li Da Sao saw Li Er Sao, who was standing at the door with a tea tray and hadn't come in yet.
Li's mother glanced at Li Ersao's still-unrepentant expression and knew perfectly well that Li Ersao had been tempted again after hearing Li Sanniang's words.
"Lan Niang, come here, you come here."
Upon hearing Li's mother's call, Li Ersao's expression changed, and she returned to her original gentle and beautiful demeanor.
When Li Ersao approached Li's mother, Li's mother asked her to put down the tea tray. After gently patting Li Ersao's hand twice, Li's mother said, "There is a connection between people, and this connection can be shallow or deep."
Mother, I know you are a good woman; otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to Erlang's request to marry you.
Upon hearing this, Li Ersao suddenly looked up at her mother. Seeing the knowing look in her mother's eyes, Li Ersao lowered her head guiltily.
Li's mother held Li's second sister-in-law's hand and continued to whisper, "Your eldest sister-in-law met Third Sister two years earlier than you, so naturally she has a deeper connection with Third Sister."
When you were pregnant, your third aunt had not yet divorced and returned home, so she couldn't be of much help.
This time, your sister-in-law became pregnant after more than ten years, just as your third aunt became a female doctor, which made her very nervous.
You forgot, when you gave birth to Xiao Wu, your third aunt helped deliver the baby and was also very worried.
"Lan Niang, you're a good person, your mother knows that. Don't worry, just live a good life, and things will definitely get better for our family in the future."
Looking at Li Ersao's meek and submissive demeanor, Li's mother wondered if Li Ersao had truly taken her words to heart.
In the side hall, Li San Niang had already finished taking Li Da Sao's pulse and had begun palpation.
"Sister-in-law, I'll create a file for you later and record the details of each visit so we can compare them next time."
With Li San Niang's help, Sister-in-law Li sat up from the bed, tidying her clothes as she shook her head at Li San Niang: "What's the use of making that thing?"
Do you think I don't know my own body?
I'm fine, you're just overthinking it.
No need for that file, it's too much trouble.
How could Li San Niang not do what she wanted to do just because Li Da Sao said it was troublesome?
"Sister-in-law, then don't worry about it, I'll take care of it myself."
Now, it should be two months and ten days. The next check-up should be in two months, and I will ask my sister-in-law for help then.
Sister-in-law, besides making yourself a chicken every day, when the family eats meat, please eat a little more too.
"We're not short of money for meat right now, so don't be stingy with it."
"Sigh, I know, I'm a grown man, how could I not take care of myself?"
When Li San Niang led Li Da Sao out of the side hall, Li's mother and Li Er Sao had already drunk half a cup of tea.
Li San Niang beckoned Lu Zhu'er from beside her mother's legs, hugged her tightly, and teased her, "Zhu'er, your aunt is going to have a baby soon, are you happy, Lu Zhu'er?"
Dewdrop turned to look at Sister-in-law Li, her gaze shifting downwards to Sister-in-law Li's belly.
Having seen how Li Ersao looked when she was pregnant with Xiao Wulang, Lu Zhu'er already understood that the position of her belly was where the baby would stay.
Looking at Lu Zhu'er, Sister-in-law Li found her incredibly cute and endearing. With her left hand resting on her belly, she said expectantly, "This child came unexpectedly, but if I could really give birth to a little girl as lovely as Lu Zhu'er, that would be truly wonderful."
Li San Niang held Lu Zhu'er in her arms and kissed Lu Zhu'er's forehead in front of everyone, looking completely content with her daughter.
"Haha, sister-in-law, that's not necessarily true. Looking at our family's current generation, we really only have one young lady, Luzhu'er."
If my sister-in-law's baby is a girl, that would be wonderful; she can keep Dewdrop company in the future.
Although Luzhu'er was still a little baby, she understood what Li San Niang and Li Da Sao were saying.
Dewdrop clapped her little hands and said with surprise, "Is Auntie going to have a little sister?"
Pearl is going to have a little sister!
"Okay, little sister, play with Pearl!"
The thought of having a granddaughter as lovely as a dewdrop brought a smile to Li's mother's face.
"I'm calculating that this child should be born next March, which will be right when spring arrives and everything comes back to life. It will be a good time."
At this moment, Brother Li Er brought Xiao Wulang in. Xiao Wulang was well-fed and chubby all over; everyone who saw him wanted to reach out and hug him.
"Haha, our little Wu is so handsome. When the eldest son of the Wang family on the front street got married, he even brought a basket of new wheat to our house, begging to take little Wu over to roll around on the bed."
Xiao Wulang was the youngest child in the Li family at that time. Li's mother took Xiao Wulang from Li's second brother, teased him a couple of times, and got two laughs from Xiao Wulang. Li's mother smiled and said to everyone, "In a few days, it will be Xiao Wu's first birthday. Let's have a big celebration for Xiao Wu."
Kogoro already knew that "Kogoro" referred to himself. When he heard Li's mother call his name, he looked up and called out to her, "Grandma, Grandma, Grandma."
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