Wang Shuxiu's pregnancy was a great event, and everyone was very happy. Even Pan Liang, who had been looking miserable, managed to force out a smile and congratulated Wang Shuxiu. Wang Shuxiu herself was stunned for a long time, and felt a little unbelievable. Although she told Xiao Feng that she had conditions to have another child, to be honest, she didn't have much hope for it. She always felt that she was too old and probably had no chance to have a baby, but she didn't expect to be pregnant.
After she came to her senses, the first person Wang Shuxiu thought of was Lu Lingxi. Although Xiaoxi was quite supportive of her having another child, it was definitely different to just say it and actually have a child. Wang Shuxiu was worried that Lu Lingxi would feel disappointed, and wondered what she should say to him. When she looked up, Xiao Feng was standing next to Lu Lingxi, with one hand on Lu Lingxi's shoulder. The father and son had the same smile on their faces, looking at her with concern, and Wang Shuxiu unconsciously felt relieved.
After this incident, the atmosphere in the office became much better. Su Lang continued to talk about his new drug trial, and Mr. Zhao was very interested in it. Even Pan Xiaobao's attending physician was no longer as resistant as he was at the beginning.
After Su Lang finished speaking, Mr. Zhao paused for a moment and said, "Xiao Su, I want to go and see your experiment. Is that convenient?"
"Of course it's convenient." Mr. Zhao didn't know Su Lang, but Su Lang knew that Mr. Zhao was an expert in blood disease research in China. If Mr. Zhao could give them some advice on their experiment, maybe their progress would be faster.
Su Lang left a phone number for Mr. Zhao, saying that Mr. Zhao could contact him at any time. After the two of them finished talking, Pan Xiaobao's attending physician nodded to Su Lang somewhat embarrassedly. He had been a little too emotional before, and it was really because their department had encountered too many scammers. Ordinary diseases were fine, and everyone knew that the hospital could cure them. The more terminal the disease, the more scammers would come to the door, claiming that qigong could cure diseases, fasting could cure cancer, or new drug trials were being conducted. Family members did not know how to treat these scammers as a lifesaver, and in the end, the patients were the ones who were delayed, and it was too late to regret. He also passed by and overheard it, thinking that it was another scammer who came from nowhere to cheat money, but in the end...
Su Lang smiled and understood the doctor's excitement. He had also encountered similar things in Zhongjing. Besides, their laboratory was not well-known. It was just a non-governmental organization. It was normal to be misunderstood. He was fine. Pan Liang couldn't make a decision for a while. Wang Shuxiu and others said hello to Pan Xiaobao and prepared to go home from the hospital.
The group separated in the parking lot. Su Lang had originally wanted to have a meal with Yan Yue, but now he was in a hurry to get back to the lab, so he had to postpone the meal. Before leaving, Su Lang glanced at Lu Lingxi and wanted to say something, but hesitated for a few seconds and said nothing.
Yan Yue frowned slightly. Su Lang's behavior was a little strange. He didn't like the way Su Lang looked at Lu Lingxi, as if he was looking at someone else.
"Let's go." Yan Yue said.
Lu Lingxi got into Yan Yue's car out of habit. Wang Shuxiu usually didn't think anything of it, but today, maybe she had something on her mind, she felt something was wrong. She thought about it and asked Xiao Feng suspiciously, "Do you think Xiaoxi is getting too close to Yan Yue?"
Xiao Feng was stunned for a moment, then he started laughing. "Yan Yueren is okay. Xiaoxi and he have always had a good relationship, right? Why did you think of asking this?"
Wang Shuxiu couldn't explain it, it was just a feeling. She suspected that she was a little paranoid because of her pregnancy, and everything she saw seemed wrong.
Xiao Feng patted Wang Shuxiu's hand soothingly and said, "If you don't like Yan Yue as your neighbor, how about we move back to my place and bring Xiaoxi with us?"
Wang Shuxiu gave him a glare, "We're used to living here, why bother? Besides, Yan Yue is a nice guy. I just think he and Xiao Xi are a little too close. It's not a big deal if you think about it. I guess I'm just overthinking it."
After she said this, Xiao Feng smiled and said nothing more.
When they returned to the community, they found two police cars parked downstairs. Most of the neighbors on both sides were outside, gathered in twos and threes, talking about the situation.
"What happened?" Wang Shuxiu asked Grandma Ma who was upstairs.
When Grandma Ma saw the family coming back, she kindly warned them: "Don't go back yet, let the police help check if there are any snakes at home." Seeing that Wang Shuxiu and the others were confused, she half explained and half complained: "I don't know what people think nowadays. You say there are so many things to keep at home, cats and dogs are so cute, but you have to learn from the trend of keeping snakes abroad. In just two buildings near us, three snakes were lost in one night, and they were all poisonous. I heard that only the snake raised by Xiaotian's family had its teeth extracted and was not afraid of being bitten, but the remaining two had their teeth not extracted and were quite poisonous. At first they posted notices all over the community asking people to be careful, but later they called the police when they couldn't find it. Don't you think this is a hassle during the New Year!"
Wang Shuxiu didn't know what to say. The little bastard also had a snake at home. Although it was not poisonous, it would not look good to talk about it now.
Xiao Feng saw that the situation would take a while to be solved, so he said to Wang Shuxiu considerately, "Xiaohua, get in the car and rest first. It's cold outside."
Wang Shuxiu thought that she had just gotten pregnant, and it would be troublesome to take medicine if she caught a cold, so she listened to Xiao Feng and went back to the car. While the two were talking, Lu Lingxi pulled Yan Yue guiltily and whispered, "Brother Yan, let's go in and take a look, maybe it's Xiao Hei..."
When talking about Xiao Hei, Lu Lingxi lowered his voice, for fear of being heard by people around him.
Yan Yue nodded, but refused to let Lu Lingxi go in with him, and asked Lu Lingxi to wait for him outside. What if it wasn't Xiao Hei but a real poisonous snake that ran away and bit Lu Lingxi? Just as Lu Lingxi insisted, Fang Lei walked out of the building entrance and his eyes lit up when he saw them.
"You live here?"
Lu Lingxi nodded, and Fang Lei smiled. "What a coincidence. You know what happened, right? Someone called the police and reported that several small snakes were lost nearby..." He was just talking, but suddenly stopped midway, looked at Lu Lingxi thoughtfully, and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Hei?"
Lu Lingxi looked embarrassed, not knowing whether he should nod.
Fang Lei was speechless for a while, and asked the two to follow him in to take a look. Considering Xiao Hei's habits, the three went to Yan Yue's house first. After entering the house, everything was normal. Yan Yue called Xiao Hei's name, and saw Xiao Hei slowly crawling out from under the sofa, with three snakes around him.
Everyone: "..."
Xiao Hei looked at Yan Yue, then at Lu Lingxi, and drove the snakes to Fang Lei's side, coiling their bodies and hissing.
Fang Lei was puzzled and looked at Yan Yue, "What does Xiao Hei mean?"
Yan Yue said calmly, "Xiao Hei wants to exchange these snakes for cakes with you. If you want to catch them, it's up to you."
Fang Lei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It turned out that Xiao Hei still remembered the little green snake. When he came in, he was carrying a small box for snakes. With the ten pieces of cake he promised to Xiao Hei, Xiao Hei helped him drive all three snakes into the small box. Fang Lei was very satisfied, and so was Xiao Hei. He excitedly wagged his tail. He never thought that Yan Yue would settle the score later. When there were no snakes on the ground, he directly reached out and picked it up, opened its mouth to stretch its teeth, and sternly taught it a lesson: "From now on, you can only drink milk. There will be no cakes or biscuits. If I find you secretly catching snakes again, you will have no milk and can only eat vegetables with Xiao Baiwan."
Xiao Hei was scolded so much that he drooped his head and clung to Yan Yue's hand to please him. Fang Lei found it funny and said a few nice words for Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei did a good thing by accident. Nowadays, it is popular in the city to keep reptiles such as snakes and lizards as pets. It is dangerous and affects the lives of the surrounding residents. In particular, some people like to keep poisonous snakes and are unwilling to extract their teeth. It will be troublesome if they are released accidentally. Xiao Hei is just scaring them this time. Later, the police will criticize and educate the owner and urge him to extract the poisonous teeth, so that the neighbors can feel more at ease in the future.
Yan Yue let Xiao Hei go this time for Fang Lei's sake, but still took Xiao Hei to brush his teeth again. Xiao Hei curled up his tail and hid under the sofa, and no matter how Fang Lei teased him, he refused to come out.
Fang Lei quickly sent the captured snakes out, and the neighbors upstairs returned home one after another. Everyone heard from Fang Lei that these snakes were caught in the yard, and they all felt that living on the first floor was too dangerous. It was fortunate that there was not much grass in winter. If it was overgrown in summer, it would be difficult to find it for a while.
Fang Lei gave a lecture to several families who kept snakes nearby. The law is not perfect now, and there are no special restrictions on keeping pets. They can keep snakes, but it is best to keep non-venomous snakes. If they keep venomous snakes, they must remember to extract the teeth. This is not only responsible for themselves but also for the neighbors around them.
After solving the problem of the snake, Fang Lei did not stay for long and left in a hurry. He was on duty today and was very busy. As soon as Fang Lei left, Xiao Hong and Zhou Xiaoman brought Xiao Baiwan to see Wang Shuxiu. They were very happy to hear the news that Wang Shuxiu was pregnant, and bought a lot of things along the way.
"Small clothes, small towels, and small mats." Zhou Xiaoman talked to Wang Shuxiu while sorting them out.
Wang Shuxiu looked at the things piled up on half the bed and didn't know what to say. "It's still too early. It will take at least nine months. Sister-in-law, you are too impatient."
"Nine months will pass very quickly." Zhou Xiaoman didn't care what Wang Shuxiu said and placed the toys she bought for the child on the bedside. "By the way, this house will be a little small after having a child. What are your plans?"
The house Wang Shuxiu and Xiao Feng live in now is a small old-fashioned two-bedroom apartment. It is barely enough for a family of three, but not for a family of four. Especially after the birth of the child, they need space to buy cribs and toys. Zhou Xiaoman thinks even further ahead. "The child will go to school in the future. How are the schools nearby? If the school is not good, we should quickly find a school district house and buy one. Now schools are divided according to household registration, so we have to plan these things early."
To be honest, Wang Shuxiu had never thought about what Zhou Xiaoman said. She had raised Lu Lingxi in a semi-free-range manner and had not considered so many things at all.
Zhou Xiaoman knew from her expression, and she laughed. "I have discussed with your eldest brother, and we plan to transfer the mine in the northwest, and we will move to Fengcheng. You and Xiao Feng are just two people, and it will be tiring to take care of the children and run the business in the future, so your eldest brother and I can help. I heard that the environment of this community is good, and your eldest brother went out for a stroll a few days ago and looked at a few houses along the way. When the house here is decided, you and Xiao Feng will move back first. The house over there is big, and you can hire a nanny and live there."
Wang Shuxiu was quite happy to hear that Zhou Xiaoman was going to settle down in Fengcheng. As for moving, she was not in a hurry. "We'll talk about it later."
"Alright."
Because Wang Shuxiu was pregnant, everyone basically revolved around her during the New Year. On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue went to Lingshui Village and brought a lot of things with them.
Uncle Li, Little Stone... and there is also Uncle Xu. Lu Lingxi didn't know when Little Stone got in touch with Uncle Xu, but he knew that there was a new starling in the flower garden that would shout "dinner" when the time came.
"Eat, eat."
It was noon when they went there. Uncle Li stayed in the flower garden to take care of the plants, and Uncle Xu came along to help out since he had nothing to do. A starling flew over their heads, reminding them that it was time to rest.
Uncle Li smiled and shook his head, "What else does the little starling know besides eating?"
"Looking for someone, looking for someone." The starling shouted in a shrill voice.
Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue laughed as soon as they came in and heard it.
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