My own mother lives far away. If she were nearby, at least I could take care of her.
"Why are you saying such polite things, Xiuhua? I've been looking forward to this day for a long time."
Sister-in-law Zhang felt even happier today than when she was pregnant before.
"Does Xiaoya know about this?"
Wei Yuyan asked.
"I don't know yet."
Xiuhua shook her head.
"Xiaoya is your family's lucky star. Look, you got pregnant as soon as she came."
Sister-in-law Zhang joked.
"you do not say".
Sister-in-law Xiuhua recalled that as soon as Xiaoya came to the house, she dug up ginseng and earned a few taels of silver.
And now her wish has come true again; she's pregnant.
The group chatted for a while, and then the children came home from school.
"Godmother, what's wrong with you?"
When Xiaoya entered the room, she saw Sister Xiuhua lying on the bed. Thinking that she was sick, she quickly went over to greet her.
"Your godmother is pregnant! You're going to have a little brother and a little sister!"
Wei Yuyan took Xiaoya's hand.
"Wow, that's great!"
Xiaoya naturally knew that her godparents had always wanted to get pregnant but hadn't been able to, and now their wish had finally come true.
"Xiaoya, you are my lucky star. Since you came to our home, things have gotten better and better."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua sat up and pulled Xiaoya to sit on the bed.
"Godmother, I will take care of you and the little brother or sister in your belly from now on."
Xiaoya looked tenderly at her sister-in-law Xiuhua's belly, looking forward to becoming a big sister.
Wei Yuyan and Zhang Dasao exchanged a smile, then got up and took their leave.
"I need to buy some things tomorrow. The news came suddenly today, and I didn't prepare anything."
Wei Yuyan was thinking of buying some longan, red dates, and lotus seeds, and then cooking white fungus soup and sending it over every few days.
We also need to buy some fabric for Sister-in-law Xiuhua so she can make clothes for the children.
"Me too, I haven't decided what to give yet."
Sister-in-law Zhang thought that there wasn't much good stuff at home, so she caught an old hen to nourish her younger brother and sister-in-law.
When they got home, Xiao Lei and Qian Qian were already playing with the puppy.
"Sister-in-law, where have you been?"
Qianqian asked.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua is pregnant."
Wei Yuyan said with a smile.
"ah?"
Qianqian was a little surprised. Was she pregnant?
"Yes, Sister-in-law Xiuhua is pregnant with a little brother or sister. You can't touch or tug at her like that anymore, understand?"
Wei Yuyan explained.
"knew".
The two children nodded.
The next morning, Wei Yuyan went to town and bought one pound each of red dates, lotus seeds, and longan.
I also bought a pound of sour plum cake, but Sister-in-law Xiuhua said she couldn't eat.
This plum cake is seven parts sour and three parts sweet; perhaps Sister-in-law Xiuhua can eat it.
"Boss lady, what kind of fabric would be suitable for making clothes for a newborn baby?"
Wei Yuyan went to the cloth shop and inquired.
"This fine cotton fabric is nice; it's soft and close-fitting, perfect for little babies."
The proprietress took out several bolts of fine cotton cloth to show Wei Yuyan.
"No, this isn't suitable for me, as my baby won't be born until next summer."
Wei Yuyan then realized that it was inappropriate for her to buy these fabrics now.
"Oh, that's true, it's too early to buy now."
The proprietress nodded, saying that the fabric was suitable for autumn and winter, but not for summer.
Wei Yuyan hasn't bought any more fabric. It's not too late to buy it when the baby is about to be born.
Now all we need is nutritious food. We can't buy meat anymore, because Sister-in-law Xiuhua can't eat it.
And so, Wei Yuyan went home with only dried fruit and pastries.
The first thing I do when I get home is cook white fungus soup. Red dates, lotus seeds, longan, brown sugar, and white fungus are cooked together, and it's especially fragrant, sweet, and soft.
Wei Yuyan cooked only six bowls in total, and first served one bowl to Aunt Guihua.
She fainted a couple of days ago due to qi and blood deficiency.
"What is this for? This is such a valuable thing, it's not appropriate for me to drink it. Girl, you drink it yourself."
Aunt Guihua was shocked when she saw the bowl of tonic. She had never eaten anything like this during her postpartum period.
"Aunt Guihua, you must take good care of yourself. I have some left over from cooking at home, but I specially saved this bowl for you."
After saying that, Wei Yuyan went back and brought three more bowls, giving one to Xiaoru.
"Your brother isn't home, this is for you to drink alone."
Wei Yuyan handed it to Xiaoru.
Xiaoru looked at Sister-in-law Zhang, who nodded, and Xiaoru thanked her and took the bowl.
Wei Yuyan was eventually taken to Sister Xiuhua's house, where Sister Xiuhua was still lying in bed.
"Why are you still lying down?"
Wei Yuyan wondered, "You don't have to lie down all the time, do you?"
“My sister-in-law came, but she hadn’t eaten much and seemed weak, so I was a little worried.”
Li Fu frowned. Xiu Hua had only eaten one wild fruit yesterday and hadn't vomited it up; she couldn't eat anything else.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, please try this jujube cake."
Wei Yuyan took out the jujube cake she had bought that morning and gave it to her sister-in-law Xiuhua.
"Oh dear, you've gone to so much trouble, sister-in-law, why did you buy such expensive pastries?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law slowly sat up, looking somewhat haggard.
"Try it."
Brother Lifu picked up a piece and held it to Sister Xiuhua's lips.
"Hmm, not bad, this is quite delicious."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua chewed the food and felt a bit more hungry.
"As long as it tastes good, that's fine. There's also white fungus soup here, which is very nourishing. You and Xiaoya can each have a bowl."
Wei Yuyan also brought out the white fungus soup.
"Sister-in-law, this is too much! I will eat well and not let you worry."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua was somewhat flattered. Her sister-in-law must have been worried that she couldn't eat, so she specially bought these things.
"This is nothing, Sister-in-law Xiuhua. If I were pregnant and couldn't eat, you would definitely buy me delicious food and send it to me, wouldn't you say?"
Wei Yuyan thought that Sister-in-law Xiuhua treated her like a younger sister. As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative.
Her own older sister lives far away and she can't take care of her. Although she and Sister-in-law Xiuhua are not blood sisters, they are closer than blood sisters.
"Of course, if you get pregnant, I'll definitely buy you delicious food."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua looked at Wei Yuyan's belly and sighed inwardly. Wu Chen really was something else; he didn't even know to leave behind a child before he left.
"I'm just worried you'll throw up, so I've put in less brown sugar so it won't be too sweet."
Seeing that Sister-in-law Xiuhua had eaten a few pieces of sour jujube cake, Wei Yuyan handed her some white fungus soup.
"Mmm, it's not greasy at all, it's delicious. You brought us so much, did you drink it all yourself?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua looked at the two bowls, which were full of food.
"I've already kept some at home."
Wei Yuyan told a little lie.
"That's good. You should go back and drink it quickly, or it will get cold."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua urged, saying that there was actually nothing wrong here, and everything was fine.
"Okay, sure."
Wei Yuyan headed home. The children were almost out of school. She planned to have fried rice with eggs for lunch, since she had cooked a little too much rice last night.
Both children especially love fried rice with eggs; it's simple and delicious.
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