As soon as he walked out of the doctor's office, Shen Yunzhao sent a WeChat message to Cheng Shaoyuan and took a photo of the B-ultrasound order.
After a while, Cheng Shaoyuan called.
"Yun Zhao, the doctor said the fetus is okay, right?"
"I'm fine. I'm healthy."
"That's good. Are you still in the hospital?"
"Um."
"Then you go home first, and I'll talk to you after I get back from get off work."
"good."
Shen Yunzhao put his phone into his bag and accidentally glanced into a room where several pregnant women were undergoing fetal heart monitoring.
Their stomachs were all bulging high, with instruments tied to their stomachs, making regular sounds. Some of them were sitting, some were lying, some were playing with their mobile phones, and some were chatting.
Shen Yunzhao touched her belly and suddenly didn't want to have an abortion anymore.
The arrival of Erbao is a gift from God. How can she deprive a little life at will?
Besides, what does the birth of Erbao have to do with the series of bad things happening in the family?
It’s just that Erbao is pitiful and happened to be born under such circumstances.
The more Shen Yunzhao thought about it, the more determined she became. She must give birth to her second child!
…
As soon as she got home, Shen Yunzhao told Zhou Xiuqin the news of her pregnancy.
Zhou Xiuqin smiled happily, "How long has it been? Have you been to the hospital for a checkup?"
"I went to the hospital yesterday to have my blood drawn, and today I had an ultrasound. The doctor said I'm over nine weeks pregnant."
"When will we create the file?"
"The doctor said around 11 weeks."
"Go earlier, so you don't have to go through the same thing as when I was pregnant with Yaoyao. I went at 13 weeks and almost couldn't do many tests."
At that time, Shen Yunzhao was so uncomfortable with morning sickness that he didn't even have the energy to go to the hospital. He didn't rush to the hospital to create a medical record until 13 weeks, and the NT was almost not completed.
As they chatted, Zhou Xiuqin suddenly lowered her voice, "Should we go check whether it's a boy or a girl this time? I heard we can draw blood and send it to Hong Kong for testing. It's not expensive, just over 2,000 yuan is enough."
You know Aunt Luo? When her daughter-in-law was pregnant with her second child, she had her blood drawn and sent it to Hong Kong for testing. When the test showed it was a girl, she didn't keep the baby. A year later, when her daughter-in-law was pregnant with her third child, she went for another test, and this time it turned out to be a boy. Later, her daughter-in-law did give birth to a boy, and your father even went to celebrate the full moon.
The corners of Shen Yunzhao's mouth twitched, "Mom, no need, no matter whether it's a boy or a girl, Shaoyuan and I like them both."
Shen Yunzhao has decided to give birth to the baby in her belly, so she has to give birth to it regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl.
And in the dream, this baby was a girl, so there was no need to check the gender.
Zhou Xiuqin disagreed and shook her head. "For us, it doesn't matter whether you give birth to a boy or a girl. Of course I don't agree with you having an abortion. It's too harmful to the body. But I'm worried about Xiao Cheng."
After a pause, Zhou Xiuqin looked worried, "I'm afraid Xiao Cheng's father will be unhappy."
Zhou Xiuqin wasn't worrying for nothing. Although it was the 21st century, people here still valued boys over girls and insisted on having a boy.
Especially rural people, they are extremely obsessed with boys.
It just so happened that Cheng Shaoyuan's father was from the countryside. When Yaoyao was born, Cheng Shaoyuan's father did not show any obvious dissatisfaction, nor was there any news that he disliked girls.
But if the second child is also a girl, Cheng Shaoyuan’s father might be angry.
Shen Yunzhao said affirmatively, "My father-in-law wouldn't do that. To him, boys and girls are the same."
"Which one? Xiao Cheng's father treats Yaoyao very normally. He never buys things for Yaoyao, doesn't like to take Yaoyao with him, and rarely calls or sends videos. I guess he just dislikes Yaoyao because she is a girl."
"No, he treats Brother Shaoyuan's son the same way. Whether it's a grandson, a granddaughter, or a grandson-in-law, his father treats them all the same and doesn't love any of them."
Zhou Xiuqin was still worried. "Shaoyuan used to be an ordinary government employee, but now he's been promoted to the top leader's secretary. His status and position are completely different. Won't his father think too much? Won't Xiao Cheng think too much?"
"No!" Shen Yunzhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Mom, Shaoyuan often told me that he would rather have a girl. Look at him, doesn't he dote on Yaoyao?"
"He said that, but who knows what he's really thinking? Yun Zhao, I'm not saying bad things about Shao Yuan on purpose. It's just the way it is here. Everyone wants a boy. Take Zhou Xinghong from our village, for example. His wife wanted more after giving birth to five daughters, and finally gave birth to a boy last year."
Zhou Xinghong, Zhou Xingyu and Zhou Xingbo are cousins. Zhou Xinghong's wife gave birth to five daughters. One of them was sold to a couple from another province who were unable to have children, and one was given to his sister.
When Shen Yunzhao heard the news, he felt quite shocked.
But later, when she was pregnant with Yaoyao, she went to the hospital for a prenatal check-up and met many pregnant women who had given birth to three, four, or even five children. They all had not given birth to a son before.
"Mom, Cheng Shaoyuan is different from them, don't worry! He really prefers daughters and doesn't like sons that much."
"Well, I hope so!" Zhou Xiuqin didn't say anything more. What if her daughter was in a bad mood if she said too much?
My daughter is still pregnant.
"By the way, what would you like to eat tonight?"
"Whatever!"
"We still have the Matsutake and Pork Rib Soup from lunch. How about stir-frying some vegetables for dinner, and making minced meat and eggplant, or steamed egg with minced meat?"
"OK."
Zhou Xiuqin stuffed Yaoyao into Shen Yunzhao's hand, put on an apron, and stopped when she was about to enter the kitchen. She turned to Shen Yunzhao and said, "Yundong called me this morning and said he would be back next week."
"Yun Dong is coming back?"
Shen Yunzhao was very happy, "Is his summer job over?"
Chen Yundong is a junior this year. He went to work during the summer vacation and has not returned.
"Yeah, it's over. He said he made 5,000 in one summer and will pay for his senior year tuition himself, so I don't have to pay for it."
When talking about her youngest son, Zhou Xiuqin had a smile on her face.
"Last month I told him I'd gotten a raise and wanted to give him 3,000. He refused, saying his job provided food, and he lived on campus, so he barely spent any money. He told me not to give him the money. You guys are all the same, you were super frugal when you were in college. But life out there is different than at home. Don't be so frugal. Spend where you need to."
Chen Yunzhao said, "Then don't worry about what he says, just give him the money. Our family is much better off now than before, so you must give him the living expenses on time every month. 2,000 yuan a month is definitely not enough for a boy, so let's give him 3,000 yuan from now on!"
Her brothers and sisters are all very thrifty. When she and Yunhua were in college, they applied for student loans and also applied for poverty-stricken students. The school would give out a scholarship every month.
She and Yunhua also went out to work part-time, and they could earn some money every month. This money was barely enough to cover their monthly living expenses, so during their four years at university, Shen Yunzhao and Shen Yunhua rarely asked their family for money, and they almost covered their living expenses by themselves.
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