Chapter 93 Jiang Qiubai is pregnant?
Chang Dafeng unconsciously asked again to confirm, "Are you really... pregnant?"
Jiang Qiubai lowered her head shyly, "Mom, I'm not sure either, but I didn't get my period last month."
As she spoke, she unconsciously touched her belly with her right hand, and a hint of maternal love appeared on her face.
Although Jiang Qiubai said he wasn't sure, this action already said it all.
As a result, everyone at the Zheng family's dinner table fell into an eerie silence.
Everyone stared at Jiang Qiubai's belly, their gazes unreadable.
Chang Dafeng stared at Jiang Qiubai's stomach for a long time without saying a word.
An ordinary old lady would be overjoyed to hear that her daughter-in-law is pregnant.
But Chang Dafeng was no ordinary old lady.
Chang Dafeng was not happy when she learned the news.
Her first thought wasn't of her sweet, soft grandson, but rather—
Can pregnant women take supplements without spending money?
Jiang Qiubai went to take care of the children, so who will do the housework when the family is hungry?
When the baby is born, there will be another person in the family. Won't their food, drink, and toileting expenses cost money?
Recently, I've been dealing with a series of problems, and I'm almost losing all the savings I've accumulated over the years.
The eldest son's salary is already barely enough to support the family of five. If there were another mouth to feed, God, what would life be like?
These questions kept flashing through Chang Dafeng's mind, making her expression extremely distorted.
The others also had different expressions.
Jiang Qiubai's pregnancy came as a surprise to everyone in the Zheng family.
But one thing is certain: it was definitely not happiness.
Zheng Haicheng and his two siblings had similar thoughts to Chang Dafeng: this little one was there to compete with them for the family's resources.
After all, there's only so much money. Right now, the family is entirely dependent on the eldest brother. Once he has his own children, who knows if he'll still be willing to spend money on them?
In an instant, the three selfish siblings became wary and defensive towards their unborn nephew/niece, even viciously cursing the child not to be born.
Zheng Haiyang's expression was the most complex.
When was the last time I had sex with Jiang Qiubai? Was it two months or three months ago? Did she get pregnant just like that?
Zheng Haiyang felt a sense of unreality. He disliked and even somewhat loathed Jiang Qiubai, yet he also looked forward to the birth of his child.
These two emotions were intertwined, making his mood extremely complicated, and he was unable to react for a moment.
Jiang Qiubai had been paying close attention to everyone's expressions for some reason, and when he saw this scene, his heart skipped a beat.
What happened?
This is...this is not what she imagined?
She didn't have any expectations for her two younger brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law anyway.
Shouldn't the mother-in-law be overjoyed, holding her hand and praising her as a good daughter-in-law?
Shouldn't Haiyang look at her tenderly and say, "I will definitely make sure you and your daughter live a good life in the future"?
Why aren't these included?
Why do the mother-in-law and Ocean Brother not seem very happy?
Are there really men in the world who don't want to have sons and mothers-in-law who don't want to have grandchildren?
Jiang Qiubai couldn't understand it.
Fortunately, Chang Dafeng remembered Guan Ailian showing off Dong Xiangxiang's pregnancy in front of her, and also implying that her city daughter-in-law was useless and hadn't laid an egg after being married for so long.
Thinking about it this way, Jiang Qiubai was pregnant, so be it. At least he wouldn't feel inferior to that old woman, Guan Ailian.
So Chang Dafeng forced a smile and said, "Alright, take good care of yourself and give our Zheng family a healthy, chubby grandson next year."
Seeing his mother-in-law smile, Jiang Qiubai breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more at ease.
It turns out that my mother-in-law didn't dislike my pregnancy; perhaps the surprise was too big and too shocking for her to process.
She said, "What mother-in-law doesn't like her grandson?"
As for Zheng Haiyang, she temporarily ignored him.
Jiang Qiubai stared intently at Chang Dafeng, anticipating her next words.
Chang Dafeng: ...No, why is this thing staring at me like that?
It's kind of scary.
Never mind, let's eat first. Eating is the most important thing!
Jiang Qiubai waited and waited, but after a long time, her mother-in-law didn't say anything more.
Chang Dafeng even picked up her bowl again and buried her head in her food, slurping it down.
Slurp~
Made with white flour, it smells so good!
Jiang Qiubai: "..."
Jiang Qiubai's expression cracked for a moment.
That's it?
That's it?!
She asked tentatively, "Mother-in-law...have you forgotten something?"
Chang Dafeng frowned and looked up, extremely impatient. "Huh?"
Is this ever going to end? All she's doing is eating a meal. Can't we just let her eat something decent in peace?
Those who know her well know that Chang Dafeng is on the verge of exploding.
Jiang Qiubai's heart tightened. The torment she had endured these past few days made her afraid to anger Chang Dafeng, so she could only force a smile and say, "N-nothing..."
Chang Dafeng didn't pay any attention and continued eating.
Jiang Qiubai appeared nonchalant, but secretly gritted his teeth.
You old hag!
Shouldn't you say you should do less housework and buy some meat and malted milk powder to nourish your body?
Although Dong Xiangxiang from the Third Hospital was constantly being made to do chores after becoming pregnant, she knew that Aunt Guan cared a lot about the baby in her womb and often bought her meat, eggs, and malted milk to nourish her body. Dong Xiangxiang indeed enjoyed a period of good life.
Why, why is it that when I get pregnant, I get nothing?!
Chang Dafeng had no idea of the resentment in Jiang Qiubai's heart, but even if she did, she wouldn't care. After all, in her eyes, Jiang Qiubai was someone she could easily manipulate and couldn't cause any trouble.
She quickly finished the porridge in her bowl and urged,
"Hurry up and finish eating so you can go to sleep. Don't waste electricity."
Electricity is expensive these days, and most families are reluctant to use it. Even though there are only a few light bulbs in the house, the monthly electricity bill is still a considerable expense.
So after Chang Dafeng spoke, everyone quickly finished the rest of their rice and went back to their rooms to sleep, leaving Jiang Qiubai sitting blankly at the corner of the dining table.
"Ouch... wait a minute!"
Chang Dafeng slapped her forehead and turned back halfway.
Jiang Qiubai thought the old woman had finally had a change of heart and knew she should treat him, the pregnant woman, well, so he looked up expectantly.
Chang Dafeng glared at her, "Don't use too much water when washing dishes. Just wash them quickly and they'll be clean. Don't waste water."
Jiang Qiubai: "!!!"
Damn it, you old hag!
Jiang Qiubai felt extremely wronged.
Which wife isn't treated like a treasure by the whole family after she gets pregnant? Isn't she pampered with the best food and drink?
But in her family, the old woman didn't care at all, and the man pretended not to hear when he heard it.
Even now, I still have to wash the dishes for the whole family, which is really tough on me.
This is absolutely outrageous!
Jiang Qiubai dared not disobey Chang Dafeng's words, so he could only obediently clean up the dishes and go to the kitchen to wash them, silently shedding tears as he did so.
Waaah, why is my life so miserable, having to be stuck with such a family?
Jiang Qiubai felt a pang of sorrow.
Tonight, everyone in the Zheng family was preoccupied and tossed and turned in bed.
Some did it because of guilt, resentment, fear, worry, and various other reasons.
...
Yu Junsheng and Cheng Jiajia, who were in the east wing, were in a good mood because they had solved a troublesome problem, and they slept soundly.
When Cheng Jiajia woke up in the morning, she found the yard bustling with activity, as if a group of people were talking about something.
She got up and pulled back the curtains to take a look.
Aunt Chang was all smiles and talking to someone, surrounded by a bunch of older women and young wives in the courtyard.
Cheng Jiajia raised an eyebrow. What happy event is happening in the Zheng family?
Surprisingly, she was quite curious.
After getting curious, I wanted to investigate further, hehe.
...
Chang Dafeng couldn't wait to announce Jiang Qiubai's pregnancy in the courtyard early in the morning.
Everyone started offering their congratulations, "Congratulations, Aunt Chang, your family will be welcoming a new member next year."
"Congratulations, Aunt Chang!"
"Oh my, Lao Chang, you're really lucky. Your daughter-in-law is so capable, managing everything at home without you having to worry about a thing, and she's pregnant so quickly. You'll be able to enjoy life with your grandson from now on."
The compliments from the crowd made Chang Dafeng raise her chin even higher, looking smug. "That's right. My daughter-in-law is just so-so. She can only do some housework. The main thing is that my Haiyang is filial and capable. He gives me all of his monthly salary and got pregnant with my grandson so quickly. I'll enjoy his blessings from now on."
Everyone: "..."
...Something seems off.
Uh, isn't it her daughter-in-law who's pregnant? How come her son is carrying her grandson?
But seeing Chang Dafeng's proud and self-satisfied expression, everyone silently shut their mouths.
Forget it, on such a joyous day, let's just go along with Chang Dafeng. Maybe we can even get a couple of candies. Arguing with this old hag won't get us anything.
So everyone started speaking more and more sweetly, making Chang Dafeng feel quite flattered.
There's a saying nowadays that you shouldn't tell anyone you're pregnant during the first three months, so as not to frighten the baby.
Chang Dafeng didn't care about three months or not; what she wanted was to slap Guan Ailian in the face as soon as possible, so that she would know that it wasn't just her Dong Xiangxiang who could give birth, but that her daughter-in-law was also very capable.
And so, she got pregnant.
Let's see how she dares to show off in front of me now.
Sure enough, Guan Ailian's expression wasn't good. She pouted and said, "Hmph, don't be too happy yet. It's not even certain if it's a grandson." Before, only her daughter-in-law was pregnant, the only one in the whole courtyard. Guan Ailian was so basking in the limelight. She didn't expect that the Zheng family's daughter would also get pregnant. Guan Ailian was very unhappy that Chang Dafeng had stolen her thunder.
Chang Dafeng snorted smugly. "You're just jealous of me, jealous that my son is more capable than yours!"
Guan Ailian: "..."
Am I jealous that your son got arrested and sent to jail? Or am I jealous that your son married a stupid wife?
Guan Ailian rolled her eyes, too lazy to talk to this big idiot in front of her.
Chang Dafeng, however, thought she had touched on her secret and became even more smug.
He talked at length to the onlookers about how amazing, capable, filial, and able to keep his wife in line with his son.
In short, according to her, Zheng Haiyang was capable of everything.
Everyone: "..."
Is this even human? It can't be, can it?
Moreover, the Zheng Haiyang they knew wasn't like this at all!
When Cheng Jiajia came out to wash up after getting dressed, she only caught the tail end of the story, knowing that Jiang Qiubai was pregnant.
She was quite surprised, not expecting the female lead to have a child so quickly.
The first child between the male and female protagonists in the book, born during the marriage between the female protagonist and Yu Junsheng, the one that Jiang Qiubai pretended to be Yu Junsheng's child, doesn't seem to have arrived so early, right?
But it's hard to say, since the current plot has gone completely off-track to Java, anything is possible, and it doesn't really concern her, so she doesn't care much.
The only thing Cheng Jiajia cared about was that Jiang Qiubai was pregnant, and whether life in the Zheng family would be easier from now on.
That won't do!
Before Cheng Jiajia could even say a few words to sow discord, Chang Dafeng approached her first.
Chang Dafeng felt a sense of relief upon seeing Cheng Jiajia; he still remembered the grudge that the brat had abandoned her son and run off with Yu Junsheng.
Chang Dafeng said smugly, "Xiao Cheng, look, of all the young wives who married into the family this year, you're the only one left. You'd better hurry up! It's been four or five months since you got married, why is there still no sign of pregnancy? Is there something wrong with your body that prevents you from having children?"
"This auntie is telling you, if you have any health problems, you must see a doctor as soon as possible. Don't be embarrassed, otherwise the longer you wait, the harder it will be to get better."
Isn't this implying that Cheng Jiajia can't have children? Although Cheng Jiajia believes that women don't need to prove themselves through childbirth, she can't stand being slandered. Besides, if this gets out, she doesn't know what people will say about her.
That old bastard is a real piece of work!
Cheng Jiajia rolled her eyes, ready to retort.
Yu Junsheng popped out from behind her, surprised, "Aunt Chang, your daughter-in-law is pregnant? Two months? Or three months? I seem to remember that Haiyang was recuperating around that time..."
"Oh no, that's not what I meant! Please don't misunderstand!" Yu Junsheng exaggeratedly covered his mouth and blinked his big eyes.
But that's exactly what he meant.
As soon as Yu Junsheng finished speaking, the crowd erupted in excitement.
"I also remember that Haiyang injured his back during that time and was hospitalized for a while. Later, he also recuperated at home for about a month."
If Jiang Qiubai was two or three months pregnant, that would fall within that timeframe. But everyone knows that Zheng Haiyang was injured at that time, so it was impossible for them to have sex.
The middle-aged woman, quite uncertain, asked cautiously, "Oh, could it be that she got pregnant while recovering from her injury?"
Or perhaps…
She gasped and didn't dare say what came next.
But this still made Chang Dafeng's face turn ashen. She cursed, "Pah! Don't let your black-hearted friends lead you astray! My daughter-in-law only got pregnant after my son recovered from his injuries!"
Everyone then understood, "Oh, I see?"
"We miscalculated the month."
Chang Dafeng glared at Yu Junsheng. It's all that brat's fault! He doesn't say anything, so nothing happens!
That heartless brat, he won't suffer any loss. All he did was urge his wife to see a doctor, and he dug his own grave.
Despite Chang Dafeng's confident tone, she was actually quite apprehensive.
Since her son's back injury healed, he hasn't had any intimate relations with Jiang Qiubai, and she didn't overhear anything. What does this mean? It means the two of them never did anything intimate!
How did Jiang Qiubai come to be?
Chang Dafeng felt a little panicked. This little bitch wouldn't really... Ugh! Definitely not!
Cheng Jiajia raised an eyebrow. Why did she feel that Chang Dafeng's expression was a little... a little guilty?
No way, could there really be something wrong with this child?
She tugged at Yu Junsheng's sleeve, gesturing for him to look.
Yu Junsheng raised an eyebrow, his mind racing, but he said aloud,
"Aunt Chang, my wife and I know what we're doing, so you don't need to worry about it. After all, our two families aren't that close, are they?"
Chang Dafeng: "..."
"Hey, if you're so bored, go look after your precious grandson. You'd better keep a close eye on him."
If Yu Junsheng remembered correctly, the younger members of the Zheng family weren't exactly friendly towards Jiang Qiubai's child. Whether this child would be born safely was truly uncertain.
He's such a kind person; despite the state of the relationship between the two families, he was still willing to offer Chang Dafeng a word of advice.
Sigh, another day I've been too kind to myself.
Although it's estimated that Chang Dafeng won't take it to heart.
However, Yu Junsheng didn't care what Chang Dafeng was thinking. After he finished speaking, he left because he had to go to work.
He was happy to watch the Zheng family's affairs unfold as long as they didn't affect him personally.
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