When Ye Caiping returned home and entered the main room, she saw Old Mrs. Ye approaching with a beaming smile and a mysterious expression.
"Caiping, I have good news for you..."
"What?"
"Xiuxiu is pregnant."
"Huh? How many months?"
"She's only been pregnant for a month. When she came back from prison last time, Doctor Zhao had already diagnosed it, but because she was too weak, he wasn't sure. Just now, Doctor Zhao went to check her pulse again and told the eldest daughter-in-law definitively that she was pregnant."
Ye Caiping gasped: "She's still in jail for eight or nine days..."
Grandma Ye held her hand and said, "Don't rush. Xiuxiu has a good constitution, but she needs to take some more supplements. The doctor said not to eat ginseng or anything like that, just eat more meat, eggs, and chicken soup, that will be fine. It's only been a little over a month, so we can't tell anyone. Your sister-in-law said that besides the eldest son's family, she only told us and your father."
Ye Caiping nodded: "That's good."
"Shall we go take a look?"
"Okay. Shall we call for Dad?"
"Your father doesn't know yet. He should be in the fields, I don't know what he's watching over there."
Ye Caiping chuckled: "He's gotten addicted to being a supervisor, watching the farmhands work."
Ye Caiping and her daughter packed a basket of eggs and duck eggs. Remembering that pregnant women shouldn't eat brown sugar, they didn't add any. They went to Ye Daquan's house together.
Ye Daquan had just learned that his daughter-in-law was pregnant, and he was grinning from ear to ear in the main room. He would be a grandfather next year.
Du and Jinhua were both in Ye Yong's room.
Hu Xiuxiu was forced to sit up on the bed, while Ye Yong stood to the side grinning foolishly.
When Du saw Ye Caiping and her daughter, she smiled and said, "We have enough eggs at home, why did you bring another basket?"
Grandma Ye was overjoyed: "Give it to my great-grandson."
Ye Caiping walked to the bedside: "Xiuxiu, are you alright?"
Hu Xiuxiu blushed slightly: "Auntie, I'm really fine. I don't actually need to lie in bed, but Mom..."
Jin Hua said, "Mother loves it! In a few days she'll get used to it and won't love it as much anymore."
Du, who was chatting with Grandma Ye, turned around and said, "You don't care, but he's my grandson. How could I not care?"
"Yes, yes, of course we should cherish him, he's the eldest grandson of your Ye family!" A laugh rang out, and Xiuxiu's mother actually walked in.
Ye Caiping and Du Shi were all taken aback.
Madam Du frowned: "Why are you here, in-laws? No, I mean, we haven't told anyone, how did you know?"
Seeing that Du Shi looked unwell, Xiuxiu's mother's face also fell: "The day before yesterday at noon, I saw you go to Zhu Zi's house and take a bowl of pickled cucumbers. I knew then that my Xiuxiu was pregnant."
He said this with a smug look on his face.
Although the marriage was not honorable, they were always overshadowed by the Ye family.
But Xiuxiu's mother knew that their day would come—when Xiuxiu gave birth to a son!
Although she dared not cause any trouble, she kept a close eye on Xiuxiu's belly.
That day, she happened to see Du Shi carrying a bowl of pickled cucumbers to Zhu Zi's house from afar, and she also saw the doctor coming to the door that day, so she guessed that Xiu Xiu must be pregnant!
Sure enough, she was right.
Xiuxiu's mother instantly perked up, a smug smile on her face:
"My dear in-laws, look at my Xiuxiu! You didn't make a mistake marrying her, did you? She's pregnant! Next year, you'll be holding your precious grandson! Xiuxiu is just like me; once her belly starts to swell, she'll be born in droves of boys!"
Grandma Ye and her daughter, Madam Du, died speechlessly.
Mr. Du said, "And then?"
Xiuxiu's mother choked. "And then what? Doesn't this mean her daughter is capable? Ye Yong only spent six taels to marry a wife who gave birth to a bunch of boys. Did Ye Yong get the better deal?"
Seeing Xiuxiu's mother like this, Hu Xiuxiu became a little angry: "The baby has only been pregnant for a month, this can't be told to outsiders. Even if you know, can't you just pretend you don't know?"
Xiuxiu's mother was furious, feeling that her daughter was siding with outsiders.
Now that she's pregnant, shouldn't her daughter join forces with her, manipulate her husband's family, and squeeze another ten or eight taels of silver back to her parents' home?
Everyone knows that the Ye family makes money these days.
Leaving aside Ye Caiping, let's just talk about the first and second wives. They deliver goods to people every day, and it is said that they earn at least six or seven taels of silver a month. Otherwise, why don't they work in the workshop?
And they even built such a big brick and tile house, how much money must that have cost!
How can this brat be so clueless? Why doesn't she take advantage of her pregnancy to earn more money to send back to her parents' home!
"Where are Xiuxiu's eggs? Bring them here so I can put them away." Ye Caiping's voice suddenly rang out.
Xiuxiu's mother was taken aback: "What eggs?"
She was somewhat afraid of Ye Caiping because Ye Caiping was the owner of the spicy soup workshop and also Hu Xiaosan's boss.
"You knew your daughter was pregnant, shouldn't you have brought some eggs when you came to visit?"
Xiuxiu's mother's face stiffened: "Um... I... I was so happy I forgot."
"Oh, then don't forget next time."
Xiuxiu's mother instantly felt ashamed, and what did she mean by "don't forget next time"? Her family's eggs still needed to be saved for her eldest and second sons!
Xiuxiu's mother wiped her hands on her skirt, too embarrassed to stay any longer: "Well, I'll go back now. Xiuxiu, take good care of yourself during your pregnancy."
After saying that, he turned and left the house.
After she left, Hu Xiuxiu said apologetically, "Mother, Grandma, I'm sorry."
Mrs. Du said, "What have you done to wrong her? She didn't do anything wrong; she just came to visit you. Just fulfill your filial duties. Give her gifts and money on holidays and festivals as appropriate, and don't take it to heart."
"yes."
"Also, don't I give you 500 coins a month? You can spend this money as you like, don't save it. Use it to buy some good food for your mistresses, they're all well-behaved."
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