The summer vacation passed quickly, Shen Anning's belly became a little bigger, and the little peanut slowly grew into a small melon. Because she insisted on doing some exercise every day, her limbs did not change much from before she became pregnant. Only her bulging belly told others that she was a pregnant woman.
Cao Jingheng went home as soon as he got off work, waiting for Xiao Huasheng to show him some favor. He sat on the stool and waited for more than half an hour, but his subordinates did not move at all.
"Wife, is he asleep?"
Shen An Ning didn't know how to comfort the man. Ever since Peanut started to have obvious fetal movements, she has always been very considerate. Although she wouldn't always give face, but to treat Cao Jingheng like this without giving any face at all is also... well, special and unique.
"This has been going on for three days in a row. Why does he stop moving every time I touch him after I come back? This kid is really good at holding it in. It's been half an hour today. Wife, does he have any problem with me?" Cao Jingheng was really aggrieved. He rushed back home after work these days just to interact with the kid. He knew that this must be a son. A daughter would never treat him like this.
As soon as Cao Jingheng's hand moved away, Shen Anning touched her belly. It was a little sweaty after being covered for so long. She wiped it gently with a tissue, "Little Peanut, Mommy is talking to you now. Are you hungry? If you are hungry, can you give Mommy a hint?"
Obviously, Cao Jingheng saw a slightly raised area, which looked like a small fist or a small foot.
Looking at Shen An Ning, his face was full of disbelief and incomprehension. What had he done that made this kid target him so!
Thinking of Cao Jingheng's many prenatal educations in the past, Shen Anning was unable to explain this unscientific phenomenon. It seemed that children really would hold grudges.
"Don't tell him you like him in person and then secretly say 'my precious daughter'... Hahaha, Cao Jingheng, did you think I was asleep? I actually heard everything. This little guy might have remembered your voice. From today on, treat him well, mend your ways, and start over. Maybe he will even give you a little face."
After Shen An Ning finished speaking, Cao Jingheng covered his eyes. Before, Cheng Lao invited a junior sister from the same school as him, who was also a leader in gynecology in traditional Chinese medicine. After feeling Shen An Ning's pulse, she said that the baby in her belly was most likely a boy, so from then on, the things bought by both families were mostly things that could be used by little boys.
Cao Jingheng accepted it on the surface, but in fact he was still hoping for luck, always thinking that he could still fight back... But the facts really dealt him a critical blow.
"Okay, Peanut, it's Daddy's fault. Daddy apologizes to you. Daddy loves you very much. When you are born, Daddy will take good care of you, wash your diapers, feed you, take you shooting, go hiking, and do many, many fun things..."
During dinner, Shen Anning talked about this with her grandparents, and Grandma Cao couldn't stop laughing. "Oh, Anning, you don't know, our Cao family may not have the fate of giving birth to a daughter. When I was pregnant with Jingheng's father, several doctors said that my figure showed that it was a girl. As a result, when your mother-in-law was pregnant, the same thing happened. It turned out that the baby was Jingheng. Your father-in-law was standing outside the delivery room at the time, and he refused to believe it. He kept muttering, "Where is my daughter? How did my daughter become a son?"
Shen Anning looked at the man next to him. Well, this might really be inherited from the family genes.
As the Chinese New Year drew closer and the weather grew colder, Shen An Ning wore more clothes and ate more. Her face became rounder and her belly grew a lot bigger. The little peanut slowly grew into a little watermelon, just waiting to grow a little longer, ripen, and then come into this world.
In early December, the graduate course ended early. After the last exam, Shen Anning sat in her teacher's office with a big belly, roasting snacks by the fire while waiting for Cao Jingheng to come and pick her up. There was still about a month before the due date, and during this time she only ate, slept, and went to the toilet independently.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Shen Anning's eyes lit up when he saw the man coming in with a head full of snow. "Is it snowing outside? It was fine when I just left the classroom."
First, he took off his cold coat and hat, leaned against the stove to dry himself off, and then walked towards his wife who was half-lying on the sofa. "It had just started snowing when I entered the school gate. Who knew it would snow so heavily in such a short time? The visibility on the road is not good right now. Let's wait a while before going home."
"Okay, then call grandpa and grandma and tell them, don't let them worry."
He sat on the sofa, consciously acting as a human cushion for his wife. He casually touched his older son, who now finally had time to pay attention to him. "Has Peanut been good today? Did he bother you?"
"He didn't sleep at noon today. He was a little fussy at that time. But after eating the cake my junior schoolmate gave me, he felt much better."
“Haha, this kid is definitely a foodie when he comes out, just like Xixi and Erbao were when they were little.
Oh, by the way, wife, after the baby is born, you can't let him have too much contact with the second baby. The other day, my second brother was on vacation and saw me and complained to me, saying that the baby in your second sister-in-law's belly was more excited to hear the second baby's voice than to hear his biological father's voice.
Shen An Ning rubbed the man's face, which was no longer cold. "Don't you know Erbao yet? My second sister-in-law has been on leave for the past two months to take care of the baby at home. Coincidentally, my second brother has a mission again. Erbao is not taking advantage of this opportunity. I heard from my mother that he goes to tell stories to the baby in my second sister-in-law's belly every night."
Cao Jingheng's face was filled with regret. The older the child got, the less fun it was. "Anyway, I have to be careful with Erbao. This little guy won't be fooled once he starts kindergarten. Kindergarten teachers are really something. Why do they have to teach children so many things every day?"
After waiting for about forty minutes, the snow outside had become much lighter. When Cao Jingheng and his wife arrived home, it was almost seven o'clock and it was completely dark. There was a hot pot on the stove in the dining room, half spicy and half clear soup. The old couple waited for them while talking.
Before Shen An Ning even entered the door, Grandma Cao handed over a pair of thick cotton slippers, "Ning Ning, your feet still hurt today, come, wear these woolen slippers, you don't have to go to school tomorrow, it's a good time to soak your feet at home, and let Jing Heng massage you in the evening..."
The little peanut in the belly kicked vigorously twice. Grandma Cao saw it through her sweater and was very happy. This kid knows how to enjoy himself.
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