Wu Wanying hurriedly grabbed the ladder and called to Wu Huaiqing, "Huaiqing, quick, go up and help your sister down."
Wu Huaiqing was also stunned just now, and only came back to his senses when he heard his aunt's voice. "I'm here."
Yu Yao, who was above, waved her hand dismissively, "Brother, you don't need to help me, I can climb down by myself."
Seeing her stand up and start to climb down, Wu Wanying turned pale with fright at the height.
"Don't move! Don't you know your own condition? How dare you climb around like that?! Stay put and wait for your brother to come up and help you!"
Yu Yao was so frightened by her that she swallowed hard.
When had she ever seen Wu Wanying like this? She felt that if she hadn't been on the ladder, her mother would probably have grabbed the feather duster that her sister-in-law Yu Feng had been drying and used to beat her.
Seeing that she didn't answer, Wu Wanying warned, "Did you hear me? Don't you dare move!"
Yu Yao realized that she might have been too rash, so she obediently nodded.
Seeing that she was much more well-behaved, Wu Wanying breathed a sigh of relief. Then, seeing that she was still sitting on the ladder, she gasped again, "Huaiqing, your aunt is holding on tight. Go up slowly."
Wu Wanying held onto the ladder, and Wu Huaiqing climbed up the ladder, helping Yu Yao slowly down.
The two of them dared not breathe, for fear of startling Yu Yao and causing her to slip.
Once her feet touched solid ground, Yu Yao turned around and smiled at Wu Wanying, saying, "Mom, see, everything's alright now. Don't worry, I just have a bad memory and couldn't remember I was pregnant for a moment."
Upon hearing this, Wu Wanying's eyebrows shot up.
"Bad memory?" Wu Wanying picked up a feather duster from the side and sneered, "A few hits and you'll remember next time."
"Brother, save me!" Seeing the situation was bad, Yu Yao quickly hid behind Wu Huaiqing and peeked out. "Mom, don't be angry. Getting angry is bad for your health. This is my first pregnancy, and I didn't know I couldn't climb ladders."
Wu Wanying was angry that Yu Yao didn't take care of her body. Just thinking about how high the ladder was and what if Yu Yao had lost her footing and fallen, made her heart tighten.
She couldn't imagine what she would do if that really happened.
This girl needs to be taught a lesson this time, otherwise, with Yu Yao's fearless nature, who knows how naughty she'll become when she's further along in her pregnancy.
"Do you even remember to care about my health? Don't you know your own health? How could you forget something so important? What would I do if you got hurt?" Wu Wanying waved the feather duster, her words sharp and cutting.
Wu Huaiqing stood between the two, trying to mediate: "Aunt, Zhizhi knows she was wrong, she's pregnant."
Yu Yao nodded vigorously: "Mom, I'm still pregnant. I promise you, I will never forget."
Wu Wanying knew Yu Yao's nature perfectly well; she was Yu Yao's own flesh and blood. She'd forgotten the pain as soon as the wound healed. She'd agreed now, but on a whim, she'd probably forget it all.
Just as Yu Yao was about to say something, she suddenly smelled a fishy, muttony odor.
"Ugh~"
Wu Wanying quickly threw down the feather duster and rushed to her side, supporting her: "Zhizhi, what's wrong? Were you frightened just now? Huaiqing, quick, go call the doctor."
Yu Yao quickly grabbed her hand, "Mom, I'm fine. I just felt a little nauseous when I smelled mutton. I'm fine now."
Knowing it was just morning sickness, Wu Wanying breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned. "Morning sickness can be serious or minor. Your health isn't good to begin with, and this is your first pregnancy, so we can't be careless about anything. We should still go to the military hospital to get checked out, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
“Let’s go later.” Yu Yao pointed to the passion fruit and mangoes in the basket. “If we don’t harvest these fruits soon, they’ll rot on the surface. Since we’re already here, let’s harvest them first before we go.”
“Your brother is still here, leave this to him. You come with me to the military hospital.”
Yu Yao frowned: "There are so many, my brother can't carry them all by himself. Why don't we take the ones we've already picked back first, and let Lu Ze pick the rest when he comes back? We happen to have some tamarind at home to relieve morning sickness, I'd like to eat one."
When Wu Wanying heard that she wanted to eat tamarind, she didn't say anything. She and Wu Huaiqing each carried baskets full of mangoes and passion fruit on their backs and walked towards the new courtyard.
Yu Yao followed beside them, her hands empty.
Wu Wanying and Wu Huaiqing wouldn't even let her carry a military water bottle.
Back home, Wu Wanying and Wu Huaiqing put the fruit they had picked in the storage room, then Wu Huaiqing watched the house while taking Yu Yao to the hospital.
On the way, they ran into Lu Ze, who had just finished his report. Seeing the two of them running towards the hospital, he thought something had happened to Yu Yao and his face turned pale.
"Mom, what's wrong with Ayao?"
Seeing his pale face, Wu Wanying quickly explained, "He just had morning sickness, it's nothing serious, don't worry. I heard that a veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctor recently came to the military hospital. He's a doctor who was sent down from the Capital Medical College. I'd like to take Yu Yao to see him."
Lu Ze stepped forward to help Yu Yao up: "I've heard about this too. I was just planning to take Yao to see it. Perfect timing, I'll go with you."
Let's go.
The person in charge of the consultation was an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor surnamed Cai, named Cai Dezhen.
Wu Wanying asked nervously, "Dr. Cai, how is my daughter's health?"
Dr. Cai frowned slightly. After taking Yu Yao's pulse, he examined her palm. "This body was chilled as a child and didn't take good care of itself during its growth period, resulting in both qi and blood deficiency. If you don't want to suffer, you need to start taking good care of yourself from now on. Don't be too carefree, and don't worry too much..."
Lu Ze and Wu Wanying listened attentively, afraid of getting any useful information.
Seeing how much they valued it, Dr. Cai couldn't help but say a few more words: "I'll prescribe some medicine to nourish the fetus for you. When you get back, find some foods to replenish her qi and blood so she can have a good rest."
Wu Wanying asked, "Dr. Cai, do you have any recommendations?"
Dr. Cai suggested some ingredients, saying, "You can stew a small pot of these ingredients for her every day to nourish her for a month. After a month, she should come to the hospital for a follow-up visit, and I will prescribe some conditioning medicine for her based on her condition."
"Okay, thank you, Dr. Cai. We will definitely be careful."
Lu Ze asked Dr. Cai some more questions about precautions for pregnant women before the three of them left the hospital.
Back home, Wu Wanying pulled Yu Yao into the bedroom for a private talk: "Zhizhi, there are some things Mom wants to discuss with you."
“You’re my mom. There’s nothing we can’t talk about. Just say it, and I’ll listen.”
“You heard what Dr. Cai said. You can’t overwork yourself right now. You can’t continue working at the Haixing Food Factory. Mom knows how much effort you put in to become the class monitor, and it’s hard for me to give it up. But with your health like this, you need to put your work on hold for now.”
As she spoke, Wu Wanying's voice choked with emotion, and she couldn't help but wipe away tears.
If she had been more careful back then, her daughter Zhizhi wouldn't have been taken away. And if she hadn't been taken away, she wouldn't have suffered such a loss of health.
The thought of how Zhizhi was mistreated by her stepmother when she was young, having to do adult chores at such a young age, and even having to wash the family's clothes in the river in the dead of winter, made her heart clench.
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