Chapter 474: Depth Charges (Page 1/2)
Huo Qinghuan stayed at his grandfather's house for dinner. Unexpectedly, Xiao Ya and Huo Junshan came over just after they finished dinner. Not only them, but Huo Qingyan also came with his wife and children.
Lin Man thought they were all here to persuade Huo Qinghuan to give up the idea of going to the countryside, but Huo Qingyan said to Huo Qingci, "Brother, Lin Jing's second daughter is one month old tomorrow, and Sijie asked us to inform you."
"Okay, we'll get there."
Huo Qingci knew that Liao Sijie had given birth to another daughter, but this time his aunt didn't get leave and couldn't come back.
It was Grandma Lin Jing who came to take care of Liao Sijie during her confinement. Ye Yunchu worked at a recycling station in the city, and Lin Jing went to ask him to come back twice but was not able to get him back.
She said she was afraid that if she took a leave, the recycling station would take back her job. After all, her biological daughter who arranged the job for her had died, and she was very worried that her job would be taken back.
Song Jingjing opened her mouth to say something, but Huo Junshan spoke with some difficulty.
"Your mother and I came here today to talk about something important."
Huo Qingci asked curiously, "Dad, what's the important thing? Did he get a promotion?"
Huo Junshan looked at Xiao Ya, who blushed and lowered her head in embarrassment.
Lin Man was puzzled by her mother-in-law's hesitant attitude and didn't know what she was shy about.
Seeing that no one was saying anything, Huo Qinghuan joked, "Dad, just tell me what's going on. Could it be that Mom is pregnant?"
Huo Junshan asked quickly, "How did you know?"
Lin Man was so surprised that she was speechless. Could it be that her mother-in-law was really pregnant? Didn’t she say that she couldn’t get pregnant after giving birth to Huo Qingyan, and it took more than ten years before she got pregnant with Huo Qinghuan?
This year, my parents-in-law are fifty years old, and Huo Qingci is thirty-one years old. My mother-in-law is pregnant again. What is going on?
Huo Qingci didn't know what to say. He looked at his parents in disbelief, and Song Jingjing was even more confused.
She hesitated for a long time before speaking, "Dad, is Mom really pregnant? I...I just found out I'm pregnant too."
"What? Jingjing, you're pregnant?"
At this time, Huo Qingyan's head was buzzing. His father threw a bomb at him, and now his wife threw one at him too.
Now, both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law are pregnant. What's going on? Lin Man took a deep breath. Fortunately, Huo Qingci had undergone sterilization surgery on his own initiative. Otherwise, if she were pregnant too, it would be embarrassing.
When Huo Li heard that his third son's wife was pregnant again at the age of fifty, he didn't know whether to congratulate them or persuade them to have an abortion. Forget it, his children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and he will not interfere.
Huo Qinghuan was speechless. He just made a joke, but his parents actually took it seriously. He was more than ten years older than his older brothers, and his older brother seemed to take care of him like his own son. But now, his mother was pregnant again. What was going on?
My mother is pregnant, and my second sister-in-law is also pregnant. This year, they will have two more children. Someone is taking care of my second sister-in-law, but who will take care of my mother?
Otherwise, he would persuade his mother not to have another child, as he was worried that it would be dangerous for her to give birth due to her age.
Huo Qinghuan was just about to persuade his mother not to have another child for her health's sake when Huo Qingyan spoke up, "Mom, are you really pregnant? If you have another child at your age, you'll definitely be laughed at..."
Before Huo Qingyan could finish his words, Huo Junshan said angrily, "What do you mean, kid? Your mother is only fifty years old. What's wrong with giving birth at fifty? There are also people who give birth in their sixties and seventies."
When Lin Man heard her father-in-law say this, she knew that he wanted to keep the baby in her mother-in-law's belly. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law had a really good relationship.
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My mother-in-law didn’t reach menopause at the age of fifty. She had never been able to have children before, so how come she got pregnant at the age of fifty?
Huo Qingci said, "Dad, Mom, at fifty, the risk of giving birth is greater than that of younger people. However, such cases do exist. Our hospital received a 64-year-old pregnant woman last year."
Huo Junshan breathed a sigh of relief, "Qingci, your mother's body was injured after giving birth to Qingyan and it was difficult for her to get pregnant. It took more than ten years before she got pregnant with Qinghuan.
We always thought that your mother would never get pregnant in this life, but who knew that your mother's qi and blood would improve in the past two years, and she is pregnant again, right?
We also know that the risks of having a child at an older age are greater, but abortion is harmful to the body, and your mother is old, so I am worried that she will be in danger if she has an abortion."
Huo Qingyan took over the topic, "Abortion has risks, and giving birth also has risks, so Dad decided to let Mom give birth to the baby. Dad, my wife just said that she is pregnant too."
Song Jingjing nodded, "My due date is in early November of the lunar calendar."
Huo Junshan looked at Xiao Ya, and Xiao Ya said, "My due date is mid-November. Your father and I thought about it all night and decided to give birth to this child."
Huo Qingyan asked Xiao Ya, "Mom, are you really sure you want to give birth to this child? What if the soldiers laugh at our family?"
Besides, you are fifty years old. By the time the baby in your belly is twenty, you, the parents, will be seventy years old."
Huo Junshan turned his head slightly, glanced at Huo Qingyan with a cold gaze, and said in a deep voice:
"That's enough! Even when we are in our seventies, we will raise the fourth child by ourselves. You don't need to worry about it.
Your mother has decided to retire early this year, and I plan to wait until I am sixty years old to retire.
These are our own affairs, so please don't get involved.
If you are worried that your mother and I will become a burden to you, then when we are old and frail, you don't have to count on you to support us.
With your mother's and my pension, it's enough to support both of us."
Huo Qingyan was immediately excited when he heard this. He pointed his finger at Huo Qinghuan and shouted, "Dad, I'm not married yet. You can't just think about the baby in Mom's belly..."
Huo Qinghuan quickly spoke up to persuade him, "Second brother, as long as Mom and Dad are happy, let them have children if they want.
I have no objection to this, I just hope Mom is in good health. "Brother, as a doctor who saves lives and heals the wounded, could you please analyze for us whether Mom's pregnancy this time will bring more benefits than disadvantages, or vice versa?"
At this moment, Huo Qingci was already dizzy and his mind was blank because of the shocking news of his mother's unexpected pregnancy.
Out of concern for his mother's health, he was naturally extremely reluctant to see his mother take the risk of giving birth to a new life.
However, it is obvious that today's parents will not listen to anyone's advice.
He knew that his parents had always wanted to have a daughter, and as long as his mother was physically able to do so, they would be allowed to have the baby.
"Mom, please take some time to go to the hospital with me tomorrow for a checkup. If there's nothing wrong with my body and the obstetrician and gynecologist says I can have the baby, then we can have it. If not, we'll talk about it later..."
Huo Junshan heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that his eldest and youngest sons had no objections. He said, "Actually, your mother and I know it's not good to have a child at this age, but since we suddenly got pregnant, we couldn't bear to abort it.
We have always hoped to have a daughter, and we hope this dream will come true. A few days ago, I dreamed that a little girl in a flowery dress hugged me and called me daddy.
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