Clearly, this incident proves that the head of the Cao family is this heartless stepmother, and Cao Dewang's biological father is completely irresponsible.
You were alive and well, yet you allowed your wife to do such a heartless thing. In the end, you not only lost your wife, but also your two sons.
They deserved it!
But she admired this girl who dared to fight against evil forces; she was definitely a strong female protagonist!
As October arrives, the weather in Heilongjiang Province gets colder day by day.
She was only 7 months pregnant, but her belly was abnormally large. Taking advantage of her position, she had an ultrasound scan.
The ultrasound revealed triplets, which stunned her parents who accompanied her for the prenatal checkup.
"How could they be triplets?"
It's not impossible; pregnancy is detected through blood and urine tests.
Hospital ultrasound machines are very precious, and there are always many people queuing up to have them done every day. Why would she go and have one for no reason?
In addition, since she was a doctor, she had the advantage of being close to the doctor, and the doctors would often check her belly and development.
They also mentioned that her belly was bigger than normal and joked that she might be twins, but she insisted that it was because she ate a lot.
It wasn't until the size became unbearable that we booked an ultrasound appointment for her.
Actually, she has an ultrasound machine in her own space, but it's inconvenient for her to use and she doesn't know how to interpret the images.
Who would have thought? You won't believe it until you see it!
They're triplets!
Compared to her joy, her parents, after their happiness, wore deep sorrow on their faces.
"Triplets are rare, it's very dangerous, and it's going to get cold soon. It will be even more dangerous if it snows."
“Your mother is right, Jiu’er. You should take a long leave and stay home to rest during your pregnancy. Your belly is too scary.”
"I can't sit still, and I can't stand for long. Even if I saw patients every day, I couldn't stand it!"
Triplets! What did she do to deserve being pregnant with triplets at the same time?
In this day and age, this is absolutely something that people hate!
Especially after the implementation of the one-child policy, it became even more enviable.
She had heard her parents' advice and considered it carefully: "I will talk to the hospital leaders about it."
As a result, before she could react, Zhou Yue, upon receiving the news, immediately applied to the dean for a long leave for Xiao Jiu.
Back at the hospital's family quarters, Zhou Yue looked at her with a hint of helplessness.
"Look at you, you're right here at the hospital and you don't even know to get checked. You're just too confident."
Rumors have been circulating in the family compound that something's wrong with your belly. I heard them, but I pretended not to know.
Actually, I'm worried about your health. If something were to happen, I'd be afraid, which is why I haven't dared to pressure you. But then…
What a huge shock!
Triplets! Forget about how to raise them, the real problem is that his wife is suffering!
"Can we reduce the number of fetuses? We don't want so many. It will be too much of a burden on your body, and you're so small and thin, it will be very difficult for you!"
Xiao Jiu slapped away his hand that was touching her stomach.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Other people reduce their fetuses because the baby is not doing well. I'm perfectly fine, why would you reduce my fetus?"
The head of the obstetrics and gynecology department said that my pregnancy is going well and the baby is healthy, so why should I reduce the number of fetuses?
No reduction!
I'm so lucky to have gotten pregnant; who knows, maybe I'm destined to be with those three.
You old man who only contributed sperm, go find somewhere cool to stay!
Seeing that her parents' expressions were just as somber as Zhou Yue's, Xiao Jiu helplessly explained the situation to them.
"Pregnancy was tough, and now I'm only seven months along, but my belly is bigger than when other women are about to give birth."
I know you're all worried about me. How about this, I'll just take leave and rest during my pregnancy?
It was so hard for me to get pregnant, and I'm really looking forward to meeting these three little ones.
If the baby is in the correct position during delivery, it will be a normal delivery. If the baby is in an unfavorable position, a cesarean section will be performed.
If you feel our hospital isn't professional enough, then go to a well-known obstetrics and gynecology hospital like the People's Hospital.
Only after Xiao Jiu's persistent persuasion did they reluctantly agree.
However, they cancelled their plan to return to the village.
“It’s far from the hospital and inconvenient to travel there. We’ll go back to live there after you give birth.”
"We'll stay in the hospital before giving birth, so that if anything happens, we'll have time to react."
Xiao Jiu munched on an apple, watching her parents and husband scramble to their feet in surprise, while she leisurely stroked her belly.
"You three better make me proud!"
Despite her calm and collected demeanor, she was actually quite nervous inside.
After all, the medical conditions available at that time were still somewhat different from those of later generations.
Even if she is a doctor, many things still cannot escape 'accidents' and 'fate'.
Xiao Jiu didn't let her parents announce the triplets to the outside world.
"It's not too late to tell them the good news after the baby is safely delivered."
Before the Frost's Descent, Xiao Jiu was taken by her father in a tricycle and her mother on a bicycle. The three of them went directly to Guanshan Village without even calling Cui Lan.
He stored all the vegetables from the yard in his space, and also pulled down the vines that were climbing the wall and piled them all in the woodshed.
"After a snowfall, the soil is buried underneath. It's better to collect it and burn it to turn it into ashes than to just compost it when we get back."
Every year before planting vegetables, wood ash is sprinkled to sterilize and disinfect the soil, so no matter what form the plants take, they will eventually turn into ash.
The same applies to people. No matter how glorious they are in life, they can't escape the fate of birth, aging, sickness and death in the end.
With Xiaojiu's help, Tao Changyi was in charge of chopping cabbages, and Zhao Lingli pulled radishes. Xiaojiu collected everything into her space without wasting a single drop.
They even picked the radish greens, saying, "These are good stuff, Mother, have you dried some?"
"Let's dry them in the sun; we'll save them for stewing in an iron pot when it gets cold."
Before leaving, they covered the firewood shed with another layer of plastic sheeting to prevent the coal briquettes and firewood inside from getting wet when it snowed.
The hand pump in the yard was covered with thick cotton quilts and straw, and finally wrapped with plastic sheeting.
Each window in the house was first nailed shut with foam boards by Xiaojiu, and then three or four layers of plastic sheeting were nailed on the outside.
In temperatures tens of degrees below zero, she didn't want the glass to crack from the cold in the first year.
After finishing with their family's work, they had to go next door to help with Eighth Sister's family's work. After all that work, they were exhausted.
"Mom, don't cook anymore, it won't keep warm. Here, I have some leftovers here. They're just leftovers that you usually make for me. Let's just make do with this."
As long as Zhou Yue isn't home, she's their portable refrigerator—no, she's much better than a refrigerator. At least the food they put in can be eaten directly without reheating, and most importantly, it doesn't spoil.
Before leaving for home, I watched a grand performance.
No one knows whose husband had sneaked into the widow's bed, but he was found and threatened with death, crying and begging for mercy.
And then there are the old and young men watching the spectacle from the sidelines; after the busy farming season is over, this is probably the only pastime in the village.
As expected, the Chinese, who love to watch the excitement, are everywhere.
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