Chapter 111: Mother-in-law is Here (Page 1/2)
Lin Man's belly was getting bigger and bigger, so she went to the hospital for a check-up. When she weighed herself, she found that she had gained 35 kilograms since she became pregnant. The doctor told her to eat less, otherwise it would be difficult to give birth to the baby.
I gained a lot of weight during pregnancy and am still growing. I am now 1.74 meters tall. I grew 4 centimeters taller after giving birth to a baby. If I give birth to another baby, I will grow another 4 centimeters taller.
However, the doctor said that she was young, her epiphyseal lines had not closed, and she was still growing due to the influence of progesterone. If she had a second child in a few years, she would probably not grow any taller.
Now it's better. She has grown taller and fatter, and suddenly looks tall, strong, and has a big waist.
At dinner time, Lin Man only served herself half a bowl of rice. Huo Qingci asked, "Man Man, why are you only eating so little?"
Lin Man's face suddenly darkened, and she sighed, "The doctor said my due date is still a month and a half away. I have to control my food intake, otherwise I won't be able to deliver the baby. Also, my blood sugar seems to be a little high today."
In order to make her child's skin whiter, she ate a lot of bird's nest and fruits.
In the morning, have a bowl of porridge, two eggs, and a cup of milk powder or soy milk; at noon, have two bowls of rice; and in the evening, have one bowl.
Sometimes I wake up hungry in the middle of the night and have to get up to eat, either fruit or instant bird's nest stewed in the space, and I also eat some biscuits, candies and cakes.
Now that I’m overweight, I have to start controlling my food intake in the last forty to fifty days.
Huo Qingci felt that Lin Man’s food intake was normal, except that she ate an extra bowl of rice at noon. How could she be overweight?
"Manman, let's not eat those sweet fruits for now. We can switch to some less sweet fruits."
"Well, from now on, I'll eat one less bowl of rice at noon, and only half a bowl of rice at night, and eat more vegetables."
"Dad sent a telegram saying Grandpa and Mom have already left. They took yesterday's train. I'll go to Haikou to pick them up in a few days."
"Have Grandpa and the others arrived? Haikou is seven or eight degrees colder than here. You'd better wear a coat."
"Yeah, I know."
Lin Man, who had eaten half a bowl of rice, suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and started to feel hungry.
"Huo Qingci, I want to eat noodles, seafood noodles."
Huo Qingci got up and said, "Manman, you can't digest what you ate last night. Let me make you a cup of milk powder!"
"Forget it, I'd better go to sleep. I'd better hold back from eating, otherwise it will be troublesome if the baby can't be born."
Lin Man decided to hold it in. She wouldn't be hungry when she fell asleep. She was the tallest and strongest of the pregnant women who went to the hospital for prenatal checkups. After giving birth, she still didn't know how to lose weight.
Huo Qingci got up and brought three or four slices of scallion pancakes to Lin Man, and also poured her a glass of water.
"Manman, if you're really hungry, get up and eat some cookies. These cookies don't have sugar, so don't worry about eating them. They won't make you gain weight."
Lin Man initially wanted to refuse, but in the end, she couldn't resist and finished the cookies in just a few bites. Then she gulped down a few gulps of water, got up, brushed her teeth, went to the bathroom, and lay down again.
Four days later, Huo Qingci took leave to go to Haikou to pick up his grandfather and mother, and Lin Man stayed at home to clean the house.
While Huo Qinghuan was out playing, she tidied up the next room. She first put the broken bed into the space, tore off all the old newspapers on the wall, and pasted large pieces of white wallpaper with glutinous rice glue.
Once she finished pasting, she found that the whole room looked much brighter. Then she returned to the space and chose a log-colored bunk bed, a simple desk, a stool, and a large wardrobe.
In addition, she took out two brand new buckets and a large aluminum basin from the space, ready to use for bathing and washing clothes for her grandfather and mother-in-law.
At noon, when Huo Qinghuan came back, he was surprised to find that the room he had lived in before had become completely different.
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He immediately said to Lin Man, "Sister-in-law, can I move back to the front yard? I've never lived in a bunk bed before!" Lin Man smiled and replied, "Of course."
Huo Qinghuan was curious about the bunk beds at home. He asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, why are our bunk beds different from those at school? The bunk beds at school are made of iron and are the same size, but ours are larger at the bottom and smaller at the top."
Lin Man explained: "Well, this was specially customized by a master craftsman to make everyone live more comfortable."
The natural wood bunk beds she chose were simple in design, and this simple style can be easily produced by today's carpenters, so she was not worried that anyone would notice anything unusual.
Huo Qinghuan continued happily, "When grandpa and mom come over, I'll live in the front room with mom, and let grandpa live in the new room in the back."
Lin Man understood Huo Qinghuan's little thoughts. He actually wanted to live in bunk beds, so he wanted to move back to his previous room.
She didn't expose him because she understood his anticipation and excitement and decided to fulfill his little wish.
"Qinghuan, don't go out to play this afternoon. Mom and Grandpa should be here around five o'clock. Pull the weeds in the vegetable garden and practice calligraphy at home if you have any extra time."
"Okay, sister-in-law, I won't go out this afternoon."
After dinner, Lin Man went back to her room and took a nap for more than two hours. Then she got up and started preparing dinner.
Not knowing whether grandpa could get used to eating seafood, Lin Man decided to kill the duck in the cage and braise it, and then use the pork ribs she bought in the morning to stew kelp soup.
Just braise some pork, steam a sea bass, make a pot of seafood stew, and stir-fry some vegetables.
When Huo Qingci came back with his grandfather and mother, Lin Man was still in the kitchen preparing the last dish, steamed sea bass.
Huo Li and Xiao Ya put down their luggage and walked to the backyard. Looking at the three newly built red brick houses, Huo Li asked Huo Qingci, "I heard that you built this house especially for me?"
"Before, there was a thatched hut built with wood in the backyard. It wasn't very convenient for cooking or taking a shower. I didn't want you to come over. Anyway, we can't go back for a while, so I spent two or three months' salary to rebuild the house."
Huo Li didn't say anything else, but followed Xiao Ya into the kitchen.
"Manman, we are here."
Seeing that Grandpa and Grandma had really arrived, Lin Man quickly put down the pot lid and said, "Mom, Grandpa, you're here. The food is ready. Please go sit in the living room first."
"Manman, your belly is so big, stop cooking. Qingci and I will take these dishes out, you and the old man go back to the front yard first."
Xiao Li looked at Lin Man with a smile, "Yeah, don't do it with such a big belly, let Qing Ci do it."
Lin Man smiled and said okay. When the food was served, Xiao Ya looked at the casserole seafood pot and said, "Manman, is this a seafood stew you cooked?"
"Well, it contains abalone, prawns, crabs, small squid, clams, small conchs, and some pork belly."
"So seafood can be cooked this way? I thought it was either blanched or stir-fried. Manman, you seem to have gained a lot of weight during pregnancy, and you've grown a lot taller too."
Lin Man smiled shyly, "I guess I ate too much protein-rich seafood, so I grew taller."
Huo Qinghuan suddenly interrupted and said, "Mom, my sister-in-law has grown taller. Haven't you noticed that I've grown a few centimeters taller too?"
"Children are growing, so it's normal for them to grow taller. You've indeed grown a few centimeters taller, but you've also become a lot darker."
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