"It's alright, relax. If you're in a bad mood, it will affect the child," the old lady called out.
Zhang Hongmei forced herself to stay calm and said, "Grandma, don't worry. I'm just very shocked. Give me some time to process this. I promise I'll never do this again."
"It's okay, as long as you listen to me, there won't be any problems."
Zhang Hongmei suddenly looked at Doctor Sun anxiously, "Why didn't you detect it before? Is the child unwell?"
"No, it's probably because the child was too young before, and we couldn't feel his pulse. We always felt something was off before, but it wasn't very obvious. Don't worry about it. The child's pulse is very strong now."
Zhang Hongmei breathed a sigh of relief. There couldn't be any problems. No, she needed to drink more of the spiritual spring water; better safe than sorry. Her child absolutely couldn't be harmed.
"You can stay here. I'll have Chengzi take you back to pack your things and then bring you here."
"Grandpa, we don't need to now. We'll move out when the pregnancy is more advanced."
"It's alright, you silly girl, what's there to be troubled about?"
“Grandpa, it’s not that I’m making things difficult. I’m feeling better now. Besides, we’ll move back in about ten days. It won’t be too late then.”
In the end, Gu Chuanming didn't insist. The old lady found it amusing; the usually decisive Gu Chuanming could only change his mind in front of this girl.
Lunch was very bland, and Zhang Hongmei was a bit feverish and couldn't eat anything.
"What are you being so dramatic about?"
"Grandma!"
"This is a blessing that others would beg for, so you should cherish it."
"I understand, I've already told you, please let me process this for a while."
“What’s so unacceptable? A mother’s love makes her strong. If you don’t adjust your mindset, your child will be just as dramatic as you, and then you’ll regret it.”
Gu Chuanming was genuinely happy; only this old lady dared to say such a thing.
Zhang Hongmei was taken aback. The old lady had a point. Why was she being so dramatic? Now that things had come to this, was there any room for her to back out?
"Grandma, I was wrong. I'll adjust my mindset right away."
“That’s right. No matter what happens, you have to face it bravely and optimistically. What’s the big deal? You have so many people around you, how could anything happen to you? Those wives who stayed in their secluded homes in the past couldn’t have children smoothly, it was all their own fault.”
"Okay. Aunt Yang, I'll have cold noodles too, one bowl with sesame sauce and one bowl with garlic and pickled red vegetables."
"Alright, I'll go prepare it right away. Madam, please have some bone broth first. It's completely oil-free, and I've even added sesame oil and cilantro. It tastes especially good."
"Bring the food to the table, I'll drink it."
Everyone was finally relieved to see this.
Zhang Shouyi also received the definite news. He was initially quite angry and told Zhang Hongmei the truth, but Dr. Sun was right. Only in this way could the mother be strong and prepare herself mentally, so that no problems would arise.
I canceled all the afternoon meetings and went home to be with my wife.
Everyone in the secretariat knows that the leader's wife is pregnant, but only Xiao Li probably knows who she is.
Seeing their leader leave so casually, everyone wore bitter expressions; they knew they definitely wouldn't be able to get home before 10 p.m. tonight.
When Zhang Shouyi arrived home, the cold noodles that Zhang Hongmei had ordered were just arriving.
When Aunt Li saw the leader return, she immediately went to prepare.
"No need, I'll have cold noodles too."
Aunt Li was secretly relieved; thankfully, she had added too much water because she was lost in thought, and had no choice but to add more flour. As a result, she rolled out a whole tray of noodles.
Why are you back?
"I came back to keep you company because I was worried you were in a bad mood."
"Hmph!" The old lady snorted, but said nothing more.
"I'm fine. You can go to work after you finish eating and rest for a while, but you have to come back early tonight. My third uncle and the others are coming today."
"Hongmei, I've made all the arrangements for this afternoon. Don't worry, everything will be fine."
"Yes, it's only right that he comes back to keep you company," Gu Chuanming quickly replied, afraid that the old lady might say something else in a moment.
While everyone else at the table was still in shock, Er Ya looked enviously at Zhang Hongmei's belly.
"Hongmei, you are so lucky. You suffered once and were able to have three children. You are better than others in everything."
"Yes, I thought of that too. If I suffer once, maybe I'll even have a daughter or a son."
"Hongmei, you're amazing! I want one but I don't have one yet!"
Upon hearing the girl's words, the old lady immediately coughed. This girl had no sense of propriety; she dared to say anything, especially since there were other men present.
Wang Ying realized she had misspoke. She immediately blushed and lowered her head.
Zeng Zhongkang patted her hand from below to comfort her.
"Hehe. You can't have that by being envious."
Wang Ying rolled her eyes at her; this was blatant boasting.
Zhang Shouyi was grateful to his family; otherwise, his wife would have been stuck in a rut.
After the meal, Zhang Shouyi accompanied her for a stroll in the courtyard for about ten minutes, from the dining room to the back wall and then back to their room.
Back in the room, Zhang Hongmei poured two glasses of water, one for each person.
“Brother Zhang, I’ll have a few drinks every day from now on. I need to make sure my child is healthy.”
"Yes, if there's plenty of water, you can take a bath."
"Hmm. Let's wait until I wake up in a bit, then you can bring me some hot water and I'll add some spiritual spring water."
Zhang Shouyi, this is the first time you've heard the name "Lingquan Water".
The two were just getting ready to go to sleep when they heard a knock on the door. Since I wasn't home at that hour, no one would come and disturb them.
"Brother Zhang, hurry up and open the door. I think it must be Dad coming back."
Zhang Shouyi thought so too; the old man was just too excited.
"Haha, my Hongmei is so lucky, she's pregnant with triplets! That's wonderful!"
Zhang Shouyi looked speechlessly at his overly excited father. "Dad, you just got back?"
"Yes, I went for a walk. When I came back, I heard this good news."
Wang Xiaoshun, standing outside the door, also wore a joyful expression. He had always considered Hongmei his own younger sister. Upon hearing the news, he almost jumped for joy.
"Dad, Hongmei and I should rest now. You should rest too, and we'll talk again when Hongmei wakes up."
Hearing Zhang Shouyi's words, Zhang Hongmei was speechless and quickly got out of bed.
"Dad, I'm fine. Don't worry. You haven't eaten yet, have you? You've been out all morning. Go and get some rest."
"Okay, okay, you must rest well. Is there anything you want to eat? Dad will find it for you."
"Dad, we have everything we need at home. I'll tell you what I want to eat when I remember."
"Okay, take a rest, don't overwork yourself. We'll talk again this afternoon." Zhang Xingguo left excitedly. His smile was so pleasant to see!
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