To be on the safe side, Qiao Xiaoni held her wrist to check her pulse, and as she had suspected, she was indeed pregnant. But she couldn't say it now, and could only be secretly happy.
Tao Chunfang's mood improved considerably upon learning that she might be pregnant, and she followed Qiao Xiaoni back into the house.
When Qiao Dashan saw his wife return, he asked with concern, "Are you feeling better? Why did you throw up again?"
Upon hearing her son's words, Li Meihua recalled that Tao Chunfang had felt nauseous while cooking a few mornings ago, and had also vomited in the cornfield that day. As someone who had been through similar experiences, she immediately sensed that her daughter-in-law might be pregnant.
"Chunfang, are you pregnant?" she asked as soon as her daughter-in-law entered the room.
With Qiao Xiaoni's help, Tao Chunfang sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed): "Mom, I'm not sure if I'm pregnant. I want to go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow."
Li Meihua slapped her thigh and said, "This is really good news. My eldest grandson is finally settled."
Qiao Haisheng took a puff of his pipe, his mind filled with thoughts. The village was currently pushing for stricter birth control policies, and if a child was born, there would be many things to deal with.
Qiao Dashan touched his wife's belly and said, "You're pregnant again! I wasn't prepared at all!"
Qiao Manli stared intently at her mother's belly. There was another baby inside. Did that mean she would have a younger brother or sister?
Su Chenqiu was worried that the little girl was unhappy, so she patted her head and said, "You'll be a big sister from now on. When you grow up, you'll have a little follower behind you."
Qiao Manli's mind raced, and the thought of having a little follower made her displeasure disappear. She moved closer to Tao Chunfang and said, "Mom, when are you going to give birth to your little follower? I want her to play with me."
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Everyone burst into laughter at her innocent and witty remarks, which enlivened the atmosphere.
Qiao Xiaoni: "Can we say that our family is experiencing double happiness?"
Qiao Haisheng emptied the ash from his pipe and set it aside, no longer smoking. "When I invite the gods this year, I'll offer a pig's head. All these good things this year must be thanks to our ancestors' blessings."
Qiao Xiaoni: ...
Su Chenhao: "Uncle, I think we should think about this matter carefully. Even if my sister-in-law is pregnant, we shouldn't tell anyone about it."
Let's wait until my belly gets bigger and we can't hide it anymore, what do you think?
Li Meihua slapped her thigh: "That's right, we can't tell anyone about this. Not long ago, the women's director came to our house and said that we can't have a second child."
They said it's the same whether it's a boy or a girl, and they talked to me about it for a long time. If they find out about this, who knows what kind of trouble they might cause?
Tao Chunfang: "Mom, what if I really am pregnant? We can't hide it for long!"
Qiao Xiaoni walked a few steps on the ground: "Let's see how they react after my belly gets bigger. If they really won't let us give birth, we'll go outside to give birth, and we can get the child's household registration later."
The most important thing is to ensure the safety of both adults and children. What do you think?
Qiao Haisheng nodded in agreement: "Nizi, you're right. We need to ensure the safety of both the children and the adults."
It seems we need to prepare some things in advance, so we don't end up scrambling at the last minute.
Li Meihua: "Then we should all keep quiet about this. We can't tell anyone. Especially Manli, you can't tell the other children in the village about your mother's pregnancy."
Qiao Manli nodded as if she understood, but she didn't understand what the adults were saying at all. Su Chenqiu pulled her aside and gave her another instruction, and only then did she realize the seriousness of the matter.
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