While having breakfast, Gu Nian taught the cook how to fry dough sticks.
As a result, Cai Xiaolian felt nauseous as soon as the fried dough sticks were served.
Gu Xin happened to be sitting next to her. Seeing her retching, her eyes lit up: "Mom, is there a little brother?! Last time when Auntie was holding back, she reacted the same way when she saw greasy food!"
Everyone at the table looked at Cai Xiaolian.
Cai Xiaolian was completely dumbfounded.
Grandma Gu said, "Go to your Aunt Xiao's place later and have her take a look at you."
Cai Xiaolian nodded blankly: "Oh."
She remembered that she hadn't had her period last month and thought it was because she was tired from traveling and changing environments.
She had her period at the beginning of last month. If she's really pregnant, the baby must be quite far along!
She was somewhat agitated.
She lost a child in her past life. Although she treated Gu Nian and Gu Xin as her own children, she also hoped to have a child of her own.
She subconsciously touched her belly. Was she really pregnant?
...
After breakfast, Grandma Gu took Cai Xiaolian to Grandma Xiao's place, and Gu Shouxin and the other children wanted to go with them.
Gu Shouxin was even more excited than Cai Xiaolian; he longed for a child even more than Cai Xiaolian.
He acted like a naive young man who had never experienced the ways of the world, asking Cai Xiaolian every now and then if she was tired, thirsty, wanted water, hungry, or if the child had kicked her.
Not only could Grandma Gu not bear to watch, but her daughters couldn't bear to watch either.
Among the sisters, the one who cared most about his pregnant wife was their third uncle, but even he wasn't as careful as his father (the second uncle).
It's as if their mother (second aunt) is a porcelain doll.
Gu Shouxin was completely oblivious. He was joking; this was his first time doing this, and he didn't care what others thought!
His wife is over thirty, and it's much more difficult for a woman in her thirties to give birth than for someone in their twenties. How could he not care about her?
When we arrived at Grandma Xiao's place, she was having breakfast. "Old Gu, how strange! You've brought your child to wish me a Happy New Year this year!"
Grandma Gu gave Gu Shouxin a disdainful look and said, "What's with the New Year greetings? You've already celebrated the New Year with us and given red envelopes to the children. What else do you need to say? Xiaolian felt nauseous from the smell of fried dough sticks this morning, so I brought her over to see."
Grandma Xiao quickly put down her bowl, pulled Cai Xiaolian to sit on the other side, and took her pulse.
He held both hands before frowning and saying, "You child, don't you care about yourself at all? This pregnancy is so obvious, you probably got pregnant before the winter solstice."
Gu Shouxin asked anxiously, "Aunt Xiao, we traveled from the capital to Kuncheng during the winter months. The journey was tiring. Will it affect the baby? Should we try to protect the pregnancy? Should we...?"
Grandma Gu patted Gu Shouxin: "Shut up! Listen to what Lao Xiao has to say."
Grandma Xiao stopped being mysterious and said with a smile, "Second son is quite worried about Xiaolian! Xiaolian is in good health, her pulse is fine. Her morning sickness symptoms haven't come on early yet, she'll probably be back to normal after the first month of the lunar calendar."
Grandma Gu breathed a sigh of relief, ignoring Gu Shouxin's panic.
Gu Shouxin: "Aunt Xiao, Xiaolian didn't eat much this morning. She even felt nauseous with plain porridge. What can she eat? Should we give her some medicine to help with the pregnancy and make her feel better?"
Cai Xiaolian didn't quite understand either, and looked nervously at Grandma Xiao.
Grandma Xiao said, "No need. Her pulse is normal, why would she need to take medicine? Aren't you just torturing her? Xiaolian, you have to eat something even if you can't eat. The child won't say anything, and you won't have any energy if you don't eat."
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