On New Year's Eve, the sound of firecrackers was heard outside and laughter filled thousands of homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Cheng Tianyuan accompanied Xue's father and Xue's mother to prepare the reunion dinner.
Xue Heng also came, setting off firecrackers and eating hot pot together.
After eating for half a round, Xue Heng was a little drunk and sat on the sofa to sober up and drink tea.
Cheng Tianyuan had a good drinking capacity and continued to eat and chat with Xue's father. The dinner was cheerful and the atmosphere was very good.
Xue Ling accompanied her mother to make desserts, and the mother and daughter talked quietly in the kitchen.
Mother Xue closed the kitchen door and turned to look at her daughter who was making glutinous rice cakes.
"Ling Ling, Mom has something to ask you."
Xue Ling didn't even raise his head and said with a smile: "Ask!"
Mother Xue whispered: "You... you are not pregnant with the child yet? It's been more than half a year, why don't you see any movement in your belly? Logically speaking, your body should be fine! Why are your hands and feet so slow?"
Forehead?!
Xue Ling never expected that her mother would talk about such a topic!
She immediately blushed and turned away.
"Mom! What are you asking about? I...I...didn't expect it to be so fast!"
Mother Xue became anxious when she heard this. She rushed forward and nervously pulled her arm.
"You're not going to use birth control, are you? Have you taken the pill? You stupid kid! Don't take it randomly if you don't understand, but you must not hurt your body!"
Xue Ling shook her head quickly and whispered: "No... don't think about it! I just think let nature take its course. I can get pregnant whenever I want. There is no rush."
Ever since the two of them had been in the same room, she had been slightly mentally prepared.
After all, both of them were young and strong, and he was occasionally very greedy, always pestering her and unwilling to let her go. It was only a matter of time before she got pregnant.
It's just that the two of them still have to work hard for their careers, so the baby can come as slowly as possible. If you get pregnant, then let nature take its course.
If she's not pregnant yet, she won't be in a hurry, because conceiving a child requires some degree of fate!
"We are still young, so there is no need to be too anxious about getting pregnant and having a baby, just let it take its own course!"
Mother Xue breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt uneasy.
"When you are pregnant, you have to take good care of the fetus, raise the child well and give birth to it. I know you still want to work and strive for a career, but if you have a child, you have to give birth to it happily, do you understand?"
"Understood!" Xue Ling replied with a low smile.
Mother Xue looked at her angrily and whispered: "We are women. Giving birth to children and raising children are our responsibilities as wives. We cannot shirk this. It is hard to conceive a child, and it is even harder to raise a child. This is what my mother has experienced."
Yes, I understand it very well. Don’t always think that your career is the most important thing. Work on your career first. When you get older, it will be even harder to conceive a child."
She glared at her daughter and warned: "Don't think that you are still young and are afraid that having children will delay your work, so you have to have an abortion or take medicine or something! Those are all harmful things and should not be done! Moreover, abortion is very harmful to the body.
Yes. Some people are so damaged after aborting their children that they cannot get pregnant no matter how much medicine they take later."
Xue Ling nodded after being taught.
"I understand. Don't worry, Brother Yuan and I don't hate children. We will give birth to children when we are pregnant. Even if we can't take care of them ourselves, our mother-in-law and mother will help us!"
"That's right." Mother Xue sighed softly and pointed to the window opposite: "Lao Li's family over there had a lot of trouble last year. I even went to help calm it down. It was because of things like this."
Xue Ling looked towards the building opposite and couldn't help but ask: "What's going on specifically?"
Mother Xue whispered: "Lao Li's son and daughter-in-law are both cadres of state-owned enterprises. The daughter-in-law is also a college graduate. She has a bit of a temper and feels that the family planning policy is strict. Anyway, she can only have one child. She has to wait until the conditions are good to have another baby. At first, she was pregnant
She had both abortions, but she refused to give birth no matter what, even the elders at home tried to persuade her to no avail."
"Oh..." Xue Ling asked: "Does the old man refuse to make trouble?"
Mother Xue replied: "The old man didn't make trouble before. He thought that young people wanted to work hard. He couldn't stop him even if he wanted to, so he just let them go. Now he is making trouble because he wants to raise a child, but his daughter-in-law still refuses.
The daughter-in-law there had failed to take care of herself through abortion, which had damaged her body. She had tried to conceive over the years but could not. Lao Li and his family were very anxious. The young couple were already in their thirties, so the old man advised them to adopt one. The son was willing, and the daughter-in-law
But he refused and almost got divorced."
Xue Ling whispered "Oh" and gave Xue's mother a guarantee.
"Don't worry, Brother Yuan and I will not do anything like that."
Children are also an important factor in the long-term stability of a family. Once they come, they will be safe.
If you miss some fate, it may last a lifetime.
After hearing this, Mother Xue finally felt relieved.
"When you get pregnant, tell your mother and I will take care of you and raise the baby. If you won't be overjoyed, that's the best. When you give birth to the baby, I will help you take care of it. Maybe bring the baby over and let me help with it."
It’s all done.”
Xue's father and Xue's mother only have one daughter, so they naturally think about their daughter in everything.
"A-Yuan's family only has one son to carry on the family line. You have to have a few more in the future. This way, grandpa and grandma, as well as grandparents, won't fight over each other!"
Xue Ling blushed with embarrassment and responded quietly.
Xue's mother pulled her back and asked: "Is your menstruation normal? I remember that you occasionally delayed it in the past, is it still late now?"
"...It's still a little late." Xue Ling replied.
Mother Xue asked again: "How much later?"
"About ten days." Xue Ling replied.
After all, Mother Xue has been there and is very experienced.
"The reason why you are not pregnant yet may be related to the fact that your menstrual period is always delayed. Your qi and blood are poor, so you need to replenish your blood. Mom will make you some red date and wolfberry soup later, and get you some donkey-hide gelatin to eat."
Xue Ling smiled bitterly: "It's the Chinese New Year..."
"What are you afraid of! It's not medicine, it's just supplements." Xue's mother said: "Anyway, we have them all ready at home. I'll stew them for you in a moment!"
Xue Ling ate the glutinous rice cake and muttered: "There's no need to be in such a hurry, right?"
Xue's mother looked at her dotingly and whispered: "It's rare for you to come home, so I'll take the opportunity to give you more supplements. Not only you need to take supplements, A Yuan also needs to take supplements!"
Seeing that Xue Ling couldn't stop him, he simply stopped. Anyway, it was better to make up for something than not at all.
Both of them have been very busy these days, so it would be a good idea to take this opportunity to rest and recuperate at their parents' house.
We ate and ate the reunion dinner intermittently until after eight o'clock.
Dad Xue was a little tipsy and went to bed after washing his feet.
Xue Heng sobered up, said he had a date with a friend later, said goodbye and left.
Cheng Tianyuan helped Xue's mother clear the dining table and washed the dishes.
Xue Ling was eating desserts and watching TV happily with a silly look on her face.
Mother Xue couldn't help but smile when she saw that Cheng Tianyuan was doing housework in an orderly manner and could do everything with a familiar look.
"It seems that you are usually busy in the kitchen, right?"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and replied: "Mostly, Lingling is not good at cooking, so I will do more. It's all family business, no matter who does it."