Otoharu

Chapter 12 Pregnancy
Jiang Shi is still a little uncertain, although she was pregnant once, it was several years ago, and she almost forgot what she felt at that time.

"Mother, why don't we talk about it after the doctor has seen it." Mrs. Jiang said hesitantly, afraid that Mrs. Li would be happy in vain.

"Yes! Yes! Hurry up and invite the doctor. I'll do it myself." Li Yan who was beside him was already overjoyed. He didn't even plan to go to the school, so he ran to the gate.

"Sister-in-law, run slowly, and be careful of your feet." Jiang yelled helplessly behind Li Yan, thinking that her husband and mother-in-law are indeed mother and son, and when she is happy, she doesn't care about anything.

"Mother Mei'er, what do you want to eat? I'll ask Aqiu to make it for you right away." Mrs. Li narrowed her eyes for joy, and asked in a rare and pleasant manner.

The last time Jiang saw her mother-in-law being so attentive was when she was pregnant with Meier, thinking that if she really conceived this time and had another daughter, her mother-in-law might jump her feet in anger.

"Mom, I'll just eat these, don't bother Mrs. Qiu to make it again." Jiang felt that she still had to restrain herself, unless she got a man in one fell swoop, otherwise her waist would not be hardened.

"How can I do that? If you don't want to eat my eldest grandson, you still want to eat it." Mrs. Li was still not happy, and told Granny Lin next to her, "You ask Ah Qiu to order a bowl of shredded pork noodles and crack two eggs!"

Seeing Mrs. Li's proud appearance, Li Meier couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth, thinking that her unborn brother would be so face-saving that he could make the stingy grandmother give up two eggs.

Mrs. Jiang didn't like to take advantage of Mrs. Li's kindness, but when the shredded pork noodles came, she smelled the oily smell, and couldn't help feeling sick for a while, and couldn't eat it anyway.

That big bowl of noodles finally cost Li Meier and Jiang Shanqing a lot.

Mrs. Li originally wanted to eat by herself, but she had just finished a big bowl of porridge and couldn't eat any more. She could only watch the money-losing goods and Tuyouping eat her noodles, and shared two eggs with her.

Li Meier was very satisfied with the food, thinking that her grandson would be the only one who could make her grandmother generous. It seems that the standard of food for her and her mother can finally be improved.

In the end, Jiang ate a bowl of porridge with only a pile of pickles.

Mrs. Li always felt that she had eaten less, and planned to let the kitchen cook some good dishes at noon, so as to make up for her grandson.

After everyone had finished their breakfast, Li Yan's doctor also invited back. He was Dr. Cui, a well-known expert in gynecology in the town.

Dr. Cui is half a hundred years old, with a gray beard, and his specialty is infertility. Of course, he is also very good at preventing miscarriage.

He just took Jiang's pulse for a while, then stroked his beard and nodded: "The pulse is like a pearl rolling on a jade plate, it is indeed a slippery pulse."

Mrs. Li couldn't understand such a professional term, so she asked directly, "Are you pregnant?"

"I'm pregnant." Dr. Cui replied affirmatively.

"Oh, the Bodhisattva blesses you!" Mrs. Li clasped her hands together, and thanked the mother-in-law once again.

"Doctor, how is my wife?" Li Yan was more concerned about Jiang's health, and asked again.

"Judging from the pulse condition, both the pregnant woman and the fetus in the womb are very healthy, Mr. Li can rest assured." Dr. Cui said.

Li Yan felt relieved, touched Jiang's stomach and began to giggle non-stop.

"Doctor, can you tell the difference between male and female?" Mrs. Li asked more concerned about the gender of the child.

"It's only been two months now, and I still can't see it. After three months, I can look again." Dr. Cui said, holding his beard.

"My mother must be pregnant with a little brother." Li Mei'er snuggled up to Jiang's side and couldn't help but say.

Mrs. Li immediately beamed with joy when she heard this, "It is said that children's eyes can see things that adults cannot see. Meier said that she is pregnant with a younger brother, so she must be the younger brother."

"Mother, I like both sons and daughters. If Yingying has another smart and beautiful daughter like Mei Meier, I will be very happy." Although Li Yan also wanted a son, he didn't want to put pressure on his wife. Immediately said to his mother.

"Bah, bah, bah! Mei'er's mother must be pregnant with a son, and I begged for this from the concubine." Mrs. Li did not listen to her son's words, and firmly believed that Jiang's pregnancy must be a boy.

Everyone was a little speechless, but it was hard to refute Mrs. Li. Mrs. Jiang was under more and more pressure, thinking that it would be fine if she had a son, or if she had a daughter. The empress is making a big fuss in the Guanyin Temple.

Li Yan personally sent Dr. Cui away, and Mrs. Li even sealed a big red envelope for him with a lot of blood. Although her heart ached, she was in pain and happy.

Li Yan carefully helped Mrs. Jiang go back to her room to rest, while Li Meier took Jiang Shanqing to play in the yard.When there were only two of them, Jiang Shanqing couldn't help asking: "Is your mother pregnant with a boy?"

Li Meier nodded with a smile, "It's my second brother. My mother later gave birth to three younger brothers for me. I don't know how happy my grandmother is."

"Then you are not sad, your grandmother treated you like that?" Jiang Shanqing looked at Li Meier who was smiling silly, and asked in doubt.

"I was a little sad when I was a child." Li Meier recalled, "But in fact, my grandmother just spoke harshly and had a good heart. Later, when there were more boys in the family, she also loved me very much, and my father and mother always loved me the most. I'm not that sad."

"Sure enough, he's a fool..." Jiang Shanqing muttered in a low voice.

"What do you say about me?" Li Meier looked at Jiang Shanqing dissatisfied.

"Say you're a silly girl." Jiang Shanqing said with a poisonous tongue.

"You are stupid, I am smart!" Li Meier was not convinced.

"Stupid people have stupid blessings, don't you know?" Jiang Shanqing teased.

"I didn't have much luck in my previous life, otherwise I wouldn't have died of illness early on." Li Meier said with a bit of melancholy, resting her chin.

"What disease do you have?" Jiang Shanqing saw Li Meier's strong appearance now, and really didn't think she was weak and sick.

"Tuberculosis, I don't know how it was contagious, and it didn't take long after I got sick." Li Meier recalled that painful time at that time, her brows were still tightly frowned.

"That's it..." Jiang Shanqing was thoughtful. In ancient times, tuberculosis was indeed an incurable disease, but people with lung diseases generally have a higher chance of getting tuberculosis. The Li family is all in good health. It shouldn't be. .

Jiang Shanqing subconsciously felt that this matter might not be simple, but it was all a matter of Li Meier's previous life, and he had no way to verify it.

(End of this chapter)