"Qingqing? Wife? I'm back!"
When she heard Meng Xiao's voice, she touched her wrist and left the space with her consciousness.
"Have you eaten yet? Why do I see the kitchen is empty?"
Meng Xiao put his arms around her waist and held her in his arms.
He thought she hadn't eaten for a whole day!
"I ate it. I made pickled fish in the space after I woke up in the afternoon. I really wanted to eat it at that time." She also put her arms around the back of Meng Xiao's neck.
"Don't starve yourself. I just stopped by the political commissar's house on my way back and asked my sister-in-law about some pregnancy precautions. She said pregnancy is very difficult, daughter-in-law. I'm sorry."
Meng Xiao especially remembered what Sister Liu Yun had said: "During pregnancy, the body will experience all sorts of discomforts, which is very painful! Giving birth is like a life-or-death experience. Meng Xiao, you must love your wife well, to be worthy of this beautiful girl getting pregnant and bearing your child..."
He felt sorry for his little girl and blamed himself for not finding out about the pregnancy in advance.
"I'm fine, aren't I? If you feel sorry for me and how hard it is to be pregnant, then you should take care of me and be considerate to me when the time comes!
"Meng Xiaoxiao, do you think our child is a boy or a girl?" Shen Qingli asked lazily while nestling in Meng Xiao's arms.
"Boys and girls are fine. If it's a boy, we father and son will love you together. If it's a girl, she will be our little princess and everyone's treasure from childhood."
"Aren't you a little biased, Meng Xiaoxiao? Boys are not our treasures?" Shen Qingli was a little dissatisfied and poked his chest muscle with her index finger. She had to correct Meng Xiao's thoughts.
"They are all our babies, but I will be more tolerant and pampering towards girls. Boys are tough and need to be disciplined when they are naughty, so that they can become manly."
Meng Xiao really couldn't stand those effeminate, greasy-haired and powdered men. If his future son was like that, he would probably be mad to death.
"It seems like what you said is right." Shen Qingli didn't expect that when she wanted to correct Meng Xiao, she was persuaded by him.
"Shall we call home and tell them the good news?" Shen Qingli had not forgotten the previous misunderstanding.
"Okay. Tomorrow?"
"Go now. I'll just take a walk. We can have dinner again when we come back."
"Okay, whatever you say."
The pajamas were warm, and Shen Qingli didn't want to bother with them. She simply wore them, put on a long pajama jacket, and went out hand in hand.
At this time, everyone is cooking at home and there are not many people outside.
Arriving at the communications room, Meng Xiao first called his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Shen Qingli felt a surge of warmth in her heart when she saw the number he dialed first.
"Dad, this is Meng Xiao. ... It's nothing, I just called to tell you the good news. You're going to be a grandfather... I just checked it out today, and Qingqing is here." Meng Xiao handed the phone to Shen Qingli: "Dad..."
After calling both the Shen and Meng families to announce the good news, Meng Xiao put down the phone and walked out with her hand: "Mom said she wanted to come and take care of you, but she's not good at cooking. She asked you to consider whether you should move back home. There are many people at home, and Aunt Zhang can take good care of you."
"Let's talk about it later. I'm not pregnant and have difficulty moving. What do you think? You want me to go back to Beijing and separate from me?" Shen Qingli pretended to be angry.
"No, I'm just asking for your opinion."
"Eh? Meng Xiaoxiao! It's snowing!"
Suddenly, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. Shen Qingli reached out to catch them, but they disappeared the moment they touched his palm.
But she is still very happy. She likes the snow.
"If it snows heavily tonight, I'll build a snowman for you in the yard tomorrow, okay?" Meng Xiao knew her too well. He could tell she liked it from just one look and one gesture.
“Thank you, husband!”
Why did Meng Xiao feel his face getting hot when he was called "husband"?
"What do you want to eat later? I'll cook." He diverted his attention.
"I want meat pie, the kind with lots of meat filling and a crispy, burnt crust." Shen Qingli didn't know if Meng Xiao could make it, but she really wanted to eat it. If she couldn't, she could just make it herself.
"Okay, you guide me and I'll do it for you. Is it cold?"
"It's not cold, I'm wearing warm clothes."
The snow was not heavy for the time being, so Meng Xiao put the teddy bear hat on Shen Qingli's pajamas on her head, pulled the big brim of her hat to kiss her forehead, and then stepped back.
The two of them walked home slowly holding hands.
After the two left, Ye Mingchuan walked out from not far away and looked at the backs of the two people walking away together.
The snow fell faster and faster, and several snowflakes melted on the tip of his nose and eyelashes.
Qingqing, the snow this year is so sad, even sadder than not being able to see you in previous years.
Suddenly an old friend passed through my mind, and when I looked back at the mountains and rivers, it was already autumn.
If we can get wet in the snow together one day, we can grow old together in this life.
If white hair can be replaced by snow, why would there be so many sad people in the world?
If you were by my side at this moment, why would I need to get wet in the snow and turn my hair white?
[While writing this paragraph, I suddenly remembered this poem, which I found very appropriate. It is a reference to "Growing Old Together" by Zhao Yuan, the King of Medicine.]
Some are happy and some are sad.
The Meng family at this moment
"Meng Jianjun, did you hear that? I'm going to be a grandmother?! You're going to be a grandfather!!! Dad, you're going to be a great-grandfather! This time it's for real!"
The family didn't expect that there would be good news so soon after the last misunderstanding.
"I heard it, I heard it. Xiao Zhang, cook two more dishes in the evening. I'm happy today, so I want to have two drinks!" Grandpa Meng smiled so happily that his eyes were curved!
His Meng family is about to have a fourth generation!
"Dad, I'll have a couple of drinks with you!"
Father Meng was also happy. What a great event! Their family had been blessed with one happy event after another this year!
"I want to drink too!"
Then, what Shen Qingli and Meng Xiao didn't know was that that night, Meng's mother drank so much that she hugged Meng's father and called him "darling grandson" and "darling granddaughter" all night long.
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The Shen family was also in high spirits. After Gigi Lai learned about this from her husband, she immediately wanted to pack up and ask for leave the next day to see her daughter. However, she was persuaded by Shen's father until midnight before she gave up.
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