Chapter 222 222. It’s time to give birth
When Shi Erge left, he did not take Su Sanlan with him. After all, he could not say against his will that life in Haishi was bad.
None of his brothers were very capable. Now that his brother-in-law was willing to honor his mother for the sake of his eldest sister, how could he stop him? His mother had spent seven or eight hundred yuan on the first day in Hai City. If his eldest sister-in-law and the others were unhappy after he returned, he would discuss this matter with them.
In fact, Second Brother Shi was completely overthinking it. The children of Sister-in-law Shi's sisters-in-law were all grown up, so it didn't matter much even if the mother-in-law didn't come back. What's more, the sister-in-law had a very high emotional intelligence and would buy things for the family during the holidays.
After sending Shi Erge away, Shi Liu began to concentrate on taking care of her pregnancy. After a brief period of discomfort, Su Sanlan quickly became friends with the neighbors with her superb social skills.
This made Shi Liu, who was originally worried, feel empty inside and could only eat and drink peacefully.
Zhou Pan peeled the grapes carefully. "Your mother's social skills are much better than your eldest brother and his friends. You really don't need to worry. What you should worry about is what if your mother tricks the neighbors into submission."
Shi Liu ate a grape at a time and said happily, "You said my mother is so capable, why can't my brothers learn to be as good at dealing with people as my mother? However, I heard from my uncle that my father is an honest man with a dull mouth. I guess my son will take after his father."
Listening to these familiar words, Zhou Pan silently lit a candle for his deceased father-in-law. He believed that any flaws in his brothers-in-law were definitely inherited from his father-in-law. Although it was a bit unkind, Zhou Pan really felt that his father-in-law should take the blame. After all, his brothers-in-law and their social skills were indeed very poor.
Thinking of his father-in-law, Zhou Pan mentioned again: "Father-in-law still refuses to reincarnate?"
Shi Liu had already accepted her father's refusal to reincarnate, and was too lazy to try to persuade him: "Well, my father is still waiting for my mother on the Naihe Bridge."
Zhou Pan moved his mouth, but finally said nothing else. Although his mother-in-law had ruined her health in her early years, she had already made up for some of the losses in recent years with the care of pomegranates. It would not be a problem to support her for another thirty or forty years, so his father-in-law had to wait a little longer.
Ever since Shi Liu became pregnant, Shi Dad has not appeared in her dreams. After all, a woman's body will gradually become Yin during pregnancy, and the soul of the fetus is not as stable as that of an adult. Too much contact with ghosts is not conducive to the solidification of the fetus's soul.
"I haven't been to Stone Daddy for a long time. I don't know how he's doing lately. But every time I burn incense, there's nothing left."
Zhou Pan knew a little about what Shi Liu did: "Although you burn a lot of incense every time, it is still too little compared to the number of heroic souls in the underworld."
Shi Liu knew very well that the incense she burned was just a drop in the bucket. At first, she coveted the merits brought by the incense, but gradually, after listening to Shi Dad's stories about the miserable plight of the heroic souls, her desire for profit began to change. Now that she had everything she needed, she was no longer in a hurry to earn merits.
Just like now, after she bought the medicine for normal delivery, the medicine for worry-free pregnancy and the medicine for postpartum recovery, she still had a large amount of merit points in her account, so she didn't have to worry even if there was any emergency.
Shi Liu said with some regret: "It's a pity that many spices are not suitable for pregnant women to touch." Even if Zhou Pan did not stop her from making incense during pregnancy, she would not dare to do it recklessly. It is better to be safe than sorry.
Zhou Pan frowned. In his heart, those heroic souls were of course important, but Shi Liu and the baby in her belly were more important. In fact, he didn't even want Shi Liu to practice painting and calligraphy, but when he thought about the harmlessness of the pigments, he gave up.
"If you injure yourself while making incense, the heroic spirits will also lose their Yin virtue. Besides, you've already saved up a lot of incense. Burning less each time should help you get through this period."
Shi Liu looked at Zhou Pan's nervous expression and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I know the seriousness of the matter and I won't do anything rash."
"It's good to have the intention to do good, but it's unrealistic to try to save all the heroic souls by yourself. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"I know it's unrealistic, but if I can save as many people as possible, I'll save them." It would have been fine if she didn't know, but now that she knew, how could she remain indifferent?
Zhou Pan sighed helplessly. This was the woman his heart was attracted to. If Shi Liu wasn't such a soft-hearted person, he wouldn't have been attracted to her in the first place.
"Would you like to consider taking in an apprentice? You alone are too slow in making incense. How about choosing one from among your nieces?"
Shi Liu thought of her clever niece and had an idea: "Zhou Pan, what do you think of Zhengyue? Although Zhengyue may not be very smart, she is very skillful. I remember she even learned embroidery from her mother."
Zhou Pan flipped through his memories. He didn't know whether his eldest niece Shi Liu was dexterous or not, but she was very hardworking. She knew how to dig wild vegetables and collect firewood at a young age, and she was also good at taking care of her younger siblings.
"Yes, if you're anxious, I can find a way to bring her to Haishi to go to school."
Shi Liu's heart moved fiercely, and then she shook her head: "Forget it, let's talk about it later. It's too early in the first month of the year, and my sister-in-law won't be willing to let it go."
Zhou Pan was a little confused. "The educational resources in Hai City are a hundred times better than those in Shitou Village. If Zhengyue can receive education here, she might be able to get into a good university in the future. If your sister-in-law really wants to do good for her daughter, why would she not agree?"
"Uh..." Shi Liu pursed her lips and said, "My sister-in-law and the others are quite conservative. They think that girls only need to study a little and get into a technical secondary school. They don't have to go to a top university."
Zhou Pan wanted to say that they were short-sighted, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips. Forget it, since the other party was reluctant to give it, they should not force it. It would be useless to spend money and effort and not get any praise in the end.
Su Sanlan accidentally heard the conversation between her two daughters and felt a little uncomfortable. Although she always said that her sons were ungrateful, they were all her own flesh and blood, so how could she not feel sorry for them? However, her son and daughter-in-law had narrow visions, and her daughter could not help them at all.
Su Sanlan sighed silently in his heart, thinking that he still had to urge those ungrateful people to make progress, otherwise they would definitely drag down Shi Liu in the future.
Shi Liu didn't know that her mother had found out about the conversation between her and her husband, so she started her daily exercise with Zhou Pan's support.
As they walked, Shi Liu suddenly felt a pain in her stomach, which gradually became intense. She grabbed Zhou Pan's arm with her right hand and said, "My stomach hurts—"
"My stomach hurts!" Zhou Pan panicked at first, then he remembered the doctor's advice, "Don't be afraid, you're about to give birth. I'll take you to the hospital right away."
Su Sanlan, who was in the room, suddenly heard her son-in-law's loud voice and ran out in fright: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Mother-in-law, the pomegranate is about to be born!"
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