The mother and daughter whispered their innermost thoughts inside the room. They were both sensible people; this was a blessing for Liu Jingxiang and for their two children.
Time flies, it's been twelve days since Yu Hui arrived, and Ma Li's father has also arrived in the capital.
They received a warm welcome from the whole family. Zhang Hongmei also came to see the elderly.
Ma Guoqiang was utterly flattered; this was a very important person, and it was truly an honor to meet him.
The old lady had a good impression of Ma Guoqiang. She could tell he was an upright person.
Ma Li found Lu Jing and asked her to help her find a house for Wang Ying.
This was really a small matter. The house was settled the next day, and it wasn't too far from the old lady's house; it only took ten minutes to get there by bicycle.
With that, Ma Li and her family were settled. Ma Li felt much more at ease. With her parents by her side, she felt truly blessed.
Zhang Hongmei's life is now very regular. She goes to the old lady's house for two or three days every week. This puts Zhang Shouyi at ease. Having someone to accompany his wife is something he couldn't ask for.
When Yu Hui turned one month old, Zhang Hongmei's belly also swelled up, and it was larger than usual. Doctor Sun took her pulse and clearly stated that this was her third pregnancy.
Zhang Hongmei was devastated; how could it be another multiple pregnancy? It must be incredibly difficult.
But the old lady was happy. Er Ya advised, "Hongmei, this is good too. Think about it, you also carried a child for ten months, but we only had two children in two pregnancies. But look, you had seven children in two pregnancies. That's lucky."
Zhang Hongmei looked at Er Ya speechlessly. "It was really too tiring. You don't know, I felt like I couldn't even straighten my back."
"Alright, then suffer one more time."
Wang Ying glared at Zhang Hongmei and said, "Don't be so ungrateful. I want to have a baby now, but I can't. Look, Zhiyu is already eight years old, and my belly is still not showing any signs of pregnancy. My husband and I have seen Dr. Sun several times, but nothing has happened. If you keep being dramatic, you're just provoking me."
Zhang Hongmei didn't say anything more. She knew that Wang Ying was really anxious, but there was really nothing she could do. "It's just that the time isn't right yet."
Er Ya didn't know how to comfort Wang Ying. Originally, the two of them came to comfort Hong Mei, but how did it turn into them coming to comfort Wang Ying?
"Sister Erya, Hongmei, do you think it's because our local climate is too stressful that it's difficult for us to have children? Look at Lu Jing and Han Mei, they're the same. And several other married women, they all have difficulty having children too."
Both of them nodded. "Perhaps that really is the reason."
"Sigh, there's nothing we can do. Even Old Sun couldn't find the cause."
The three of them then talked about other things, and Zhang Hongmei felt better overall.
When the four children came home in the evening, they learned from their great-grandfather that their mother was pregnant with her third child, and they all looked at their mother's belly in surprise.
"Stop making those faces. I suffered terribly when I was pregnant with you, and now there are three of you. This is really going to be a nightmare."
Zhang Shouyi sat beside his wife, his hand on her belly. How lucky he was! He already had four sons, and now his wife was carrying three more. It was truly the old lady's great love.
Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo were so excited they could hardly sit or stand.
"Mom, I wish they were all little girls."
Zhang Hongmei's expression was firm: "They must all be girls, they must be."
Zhang Shouyi remained silent. He also hoped it would be a daughter, but surely that was something he couldn't decide?
Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo, however, hoped to have two more boys, but they couldn't tell Hongmei this. For them, anything was fine; more sons would be better, but all girls would also be acceptable.
The old lady heard the news and came over the next day.
Seeing that Zhang Hongmei was doing well, I felt relieved.
"Girl, your body isn't as young as it used to be, so you have to be careful."
"Grandma, I understand. Don't worry, I'll be careful. Besides, I'm only twenty-eight, how can I be old?"
The old lady glared at her helplessly. Was there really any need to take this so seriously?
“I won’t stay here anymore. I’ll come back every Saturday and Sunday. I don’t have that much energy anymore.”
Zhang Hongmei knew this, so she didn't insist. She was also worried about the old lady's health. Besides, she was happy that the old lady could stay home and look after Yuhui.
On Saturday, Er Ya came over excitedly, "Hong Mei, your sister-in-law is pregnant."
"Sister-in-law? Sister Jiang?"
"Yes, I received a call from my older brother before I came. He was practically incoherent."
"Haha, this is great news. Lu Jing, hurry up and prepare some tonics and have someone send them back. Also, is my third aunt going back? Or should we send a nanny over? My sister-in-law has no one to take care of her."
“My mom wants to go back by herself, but Sanya’s child is due to come in two months, so I think we should hire a nanny to go over.”
“Sure, I happen to have someone available. They can go with the tonics, so please don’t worry about my aunt. The house really needs someone; I still need to cook lunch for Ping An and Peng Fei.”
Besides, Song Xiangting should be arriving soon, and she's getting old, so she should stay here. If she doesn't want to, just call me and I'll talk to her."
“Okay, I understand. I’ll tell her it’s your idea, and she’ll agree. My mom just adores you; she treated you better than us when we were little.”
"Oh! Getting jealous now?"
"Come on, why would I be jealous? I'm just telling the truth."
Hongmei, do you think my brother and sister-in-law are so happy? My brother is thirty-six years old and now he has a child.
"Definitely. The happiest person is my sister-in-law. She got divorced because she couldn't get pregnant. I heard that her ex-husband remarried but still didn't have any children, but she got pregnant after getting married. This is a blatant slap in the face."
"That's right. My sister-in-law is a very good person. That family will probably regret it."
"Sister Er Ya, actually I had thought about introducing them to someone from the beginning, but I was in a hurry to leave, so I put it aside. I didn't expect that they would still end up together."
"Yes, that's true. They're together now. It's fate."
"Now all that's left is the stone. Once they have children, my third aunt will finally be able to relax."
"That's right. I need Wang Ying to find me a house as soon as possible. Whether it's for my nephew or niece, we need to get ready quickly. I've already got one for Shi Tou's family, but not for my eldest brother's."
"Hehe, you're a really good aunt."
"Because we have money. With the dividends you give us every year, the income from my lingerie store, and our combined salaries, we could easily buy several houses a year."
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