"I'm not that squeamish. Besides, it's been more than five months now. Didn't I do everything before? Isn't the little one still firmly in my belly?"
"Come here, let me listen...ah ah ah...he...he kicked me." Ji Zong helped Shu Mei sit on the bed, put his ear on Shu Mei's belly, and enjoyed the happy feeling of being a father for the first time.
Looking at Ji Zong who was smiling like a child, Shu Mei's eyes were filled with tears of happiness.
"Don't listen, your son is hungry!"
"Yes, yes, you have to eat more. You have to feed two people with one mouth now. You can't be picky and eat less. Otherwise, my son will starve."
Ji Zong helped Shu Mei out of the room, and they sat down at the square table together.
"Mother, don't let Shumei do farm work in the future, and don't let her do heavy work at home. Also, make more fish and chicken soup for her to nourish her body..."
Hearing Ji Zong say this, Wu Ju's face turned ugly! She angrily slammed her chopsticks on the table, "What? Is this serving the Queen? Even if she is, I am not a maid. She is such a grown-up, not only does she not allow me to work, but also wants to be served with delicious food and drinks. If she wants to be a young lady, why did she marry into my family?"
"Mother, Shumei is pregnant!"
"Yes? Are you saying she has a child?"
Ji Zong nodded vigorously, and both of them had happy smiles on their faces. Wu Ju's expression changed 180 degrees. Her face, which had just been bitter, was now filled with smiles.
"Great! This is a great news. The Zhang family finally has an heir. Okay, okay, for the sake of my eldest grandson, I'll be a maid for a while. From tomorrow on, I'll take care of all the laundry and cooking. Also, dad, you should kill the chicken that doesn't lay eggs tomorrow to make up for our eldest grandson. Stop talking and eat! Come on, Shumei, eat more."
Wu Ju kept picking up food for Shumei. Her attitude towards Shumei was completely different from before. She really felt like a mother to her own daughter.
Wu Ju really kept her word. From that day on, Shumei really lived a life of luxury.
Ji Zong also worked even harder, just to save more money to welcome the coming little angel. Yes! For Ji Zong, no matter whether the child in Shu Mei's belly is a boy or a girl, it is an angel that can help him escape his current half-human life.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a few months have passed, and Shumei's due date is approaching.
One day, Ji Zong was at the brickyard, making bricks as usual. Wu Ju ran breathlessly to the brickyard to look for him. She asked as she walked, and finally found Ji Zong at the entrance of the cave.
"Ji Zong, I finally found you!" Wu Ju said with her hands on her thighs, bent over and gasping for air.
"Mother, why are you here?"
"Hurry, hurry, your wife is about to give birth..."
Ji Zong was so excited! He dropped the brick in his hand and ran away. Boyi also dropped his work and followed Ji Zong.
"I say Boyi, why are you following me?"
"I'll see if there's anything I can do for you." Wen Xiaomei's death had left a dark shadow on Tang Boyi's heart. He was truly worried about Shumei. Ji Zong was excited to see his child, while Boyi was worried about Shumei.
"My wife is giving birth, not yours. What can you do to help? If you are really bored, go home and spend more time with your son." Ji Zong replied in a puzzled tone while jogging.
"The child is being looked after by his aunt, I'll just go and take a look. It won't prevent you from becoming a father."
Ji Zong didn't know what to say. After all, they grew up together, so it was understandable that he was worried about Shu Mei's safety. The three of them rushed back to Ji Zong's house. Boyi felt it was inconvenient for him to go in, so he waited in the main room while Ji Zong rushed into the bedroom alone.
Shumei lay on the bed as if nothing had happened. "Shumei, what's wrong? Does it hurt? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
"Look how anxious you are, I'm fine, my water just broke, it's not that fast!"
"Where is Liu Erniang? Mother, why don't you go and call Liu Erniang?" Ji Zong held Shumei's hand tightly, happiness already written on his face.
"I called her! I called Liu Erniang first, and then went to the brick factory to find you! What? Hasn't she come yet?" Wu Ju explained to Ji Zong.
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