“Aunt!! Please help me! I’m Shi Heng’s lover, and I have his child in my belly, Aunt!!”
“My husband wants to kill me because of this child. Please help me hide; I carry your family’s Shi Heng’s child!!”
Li Chunhua was stunned for several seconds, “You, what are you saying? You have my family’s Shi Heng’s child?”
“Yes! Yes!”
Seeing her attitude soften, Miao Xing quickly said, “Aunt, please, I can give the Lin family a big fat baby. I can give you a grandson!”
Li Chunhua scrutinized her from head to toe, “How many months along are you?”
“Four months! Four months!”
Just as Miao Xing finished speaking, she saw the old lady’s expression change dramatically, “Who are you trying to fool?! Shi Heng’s child? You really think you can deceive me?!”
“Get out! Get out! I’m in a good mood because my daughter-in-law is about to give birth. I won’t argue with you. If you dare to bother me again, I will call the police!”
Miao Xing sat there in a daze, watching Li Chunhua angrily take the chicken soup inside.
How could this be? How could she so confidently assert that the child was not Lin Shi Heng’s?
Could she truly believe in the relationship between Lin Shi Heng and He Xuezhu?
Li Chunhua entered the hospital room and cheerfully presented the soup to the pregnant He Xuezhu, “Xuezhu, take your time drinking it. Don’t burn yourself.”
Lin Shi Heng was sitting at the foot of the bed, helping He Xuezhu massage her swollen legs from pregnancy, “Mom, why are you panting?”
“Don’t get me started!”
Li Chunhua snorted, “I ran into a lunatic downstairs who spun some ridiculous tale to deceive me. Doesn’t she know who I am?”
She even claimed the child was Shi Heng’s.
And that she was his mistress.
How could that be!
Shi Heng couldn’t have children!
No! He can!
Pah!
Li Chunhua was angry, but she didn’t mention the crazy woman’s nonsensical claims earlier.
She wasn’t foolish; such talk could leave an impression regardless of its truthfulness. Xuezhu was still pregnant, and being provoked could cause problems.
Thinking this, Li Chunhua made a complaint and then dropped the topic, reaching for the other dishes in the bag to set them out.
“Didn’t you say yesterday that you didn’t know why you wanted shrimp? Today, I happened to run into a shrimp seller, and when I bought them, they were still lively and fresh. Drink the soup, and then eat some shrimp.”
He Xuezhu nodded gratefully while drinking the chicken soup, “Thank you, Mom.”
“What’s there to thank?”
Li Chunhua waved her hand with a smile and busied herself getting water. Lin Shi Heng quickly stood up, “Mom, I’ll go get it.”
“What are you going to do? Look at how swollen Xuezhu’s legs are. Hurry up and continue massaging; let me get the water.”
As she spoke, she secretly sighed, thinking her son was still too young, not realizing that in his mind, his wife and his mother were the most important.
Pregnant women liked to overthink things.
She pressed her son down to sit, grabbed the thermos, and left to get water. He Xuezhu’s legs were swollen, and soaking her feet would help her.
The pregnant woman in the neighboring bed watched their family of three interact warmly; the daughter-in-law was filial, the mother-in-law caring, and even the husband had a gentle temperament, willing to help his wife massage her legs, which made the others envious.
It was said that people get envious of others’ good fortunes; since He Xuezhu stayed in the hospital, the pregnant women in the nearby rooms had all envied her.
They heard her husband was an officer who had saved up vacation time for half a year just to be with her for the delivery—such thoughtfulness could not be matched by their husbands.
Staying in a hospital room certainly costs money; many pregnant women’s families frowned upon how expensive it was. Even if they could afford to let them give birth in the hospital, it was absolutely impossible to stay there beforehand for insurance reasons, at most just staying a few days after delivery.
Look at He Xuezhu, who had come to the hospital several days before giving birth. Her husband and mother-in-law were both exceptionally careful, treating her with the utmost care. Each evening, she would be lovingly accompanied by that tall, handsome man who, although not in uniform, exuded a strong presence as he helped her walk downstairs for a stroll.
Every time they saw Lin Shi Heng’s gentle smile and the careful way he assisted his wife, they couldn’t help but feel a wave of envy.
While they were envious, no one felt any negativity, because He Xuezhu, treated so well, was indeed a good girl.
It was precisely because of this that everyone envied her even more.
Good-tempered people naturally gravitate towards each other; look at this family, what a wonderful life!
Many young women came to care for the pregnant women, mostly sisters or sisters-in-law. They envied He Xuezhu for being doted on by her husband and mother-in-law, and in their free time, they would chat and share stories.
Nowadays, people are generally naive, able to chat upon meeting. Since they were all caring for pregnant women, they had common topics to discuss, leading to lively conversations, though the most discussed topic was still how exquisite life must be for the pregnant woman, He Xuezhu.
Zhou Qianqian, who was having an unstable pregnancy and had bled for several days, had no choice but to stay in the hospital. She had only been brought in last night due to excessive bleeding and was unfamiliar with those around her, currently lying quietly in bed listening to the gossip between the visiting women.
“The woman in bed eight made chicken soup specially, and the smell was so enticing even from the side. I heard she raised the chickens herself after learning her daughter-in-law was pregnant, giving them the best food and drink, and every day they laid at least one egg. When she served the soup to her daughter-in-law, I saw it very clearly; the broth was golden and rich, and just from the smell, I could tell it had been stewed well. The flavor was incredible.”
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