The Age of Rebirth: Struggle of the Eldest Daughter

Chapter 48 Good News

Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month.On this day, the dolls in every household put on new clothes.

The village branch of Sujia Village organized the Lantern Festival. The villagers ate glutinous rice balls in the morning and gathered in the small square of the village in the evening, where various folk performances took place: lantern viewing, lantern riddle guessing, fireworks display, dragon lantern tour, dancing lion
Su Yumei and Su Manjin and Su Jinyang are also going to join in the fun.

"Xiaoyang, the lantern will be ready later, don't knock the candle inside." Su Yumei told her nephew.

Su Manjin looked at the paper lantern in his younger brother's hand. It was beautiful and affordable, but it was not suitable for little dolls.

She turned and went to her family's grocery store, where she took down an electronic lantern from a display rope.

Zeng Meiyue saw Su Manjin's movements just after finishing her work, "Xiao Man, what are you doing with this lantern, this is the most expensive one."

Su Manjin smiled and said: "Mom, I know this is the best lantern, I bought it for my brother to play with."

After speaking, she took out the banknotes from her pocket and put them on the glass counter.

"Oh, you kid, let's play with it ourselves, so we don't need to take such a good one. Xiaoyang doesn't know how to cherish things, so where to throw them later, isn't it a waste?"

Su Manjin had a face of disapproval: "Mom, I chose the best-looking one because I bought it for my younger brother to play with. We sell things in our store. We can't sell all the good things to others, and keep the cheap ones for ourselves." Let's play."

"Hey, Xiao Man, what are you doing running so fast?" It was Su Manjin's running back that answered Zeng Meiyue.

Su Manjin ran back to the courtyard of the old house, and handed the tiger-shaped electronic lantern to Su Jinyang.

"Xiaoyang, this is the lantern my sister bought for you. You can play with it." Su Manjin took back the paper lantern from her younger brother.

Ever since Su Jinyang saw the tiger lantern, his small eyes have been glued to it.

He sighed: "Sister~~This tiger lantern is so beautiful~~"

Su Manjin smiled and said, "Yes, this year is the Year of the Tiger, and our little Jinyang is one year older. This lantern is a Lantern Festival gift from sister~"

"Sister is so nice~ I like this gift~" Xiao Jinyang couldn't put it down holding the lantern, and he still didn't forget to thank his sister coquettishly.

The three aunts and nephews happily walked towards the small square in Sujia Village.

The small square was crowded with people, and the dragon and lion dance performance in the middle aroused bursts of applause from the masses.

All kinds of lanterns are hung around the square, and lantern riddles are pasted next to them. As long as you guess the lantern riddles correctly, you can win the corresponding lanterns.This activity is the most popular among everyone. Some families who are reluctant to buy lanterns for their children all come together to guess lantern riddles.

The dolls are all dressed in festive clothes today, showing their lanterns to the friends in groups of three or four.

Su Manjin experienced some lively folk activities in the countryside before preparing to go home.

She asked Su Jinyang, the little guy was having fun with the friends in the village, so he didn't want to go home.Su Manjin told him not to go home too late, so he went back with Su Yumei.

Su Manjin looked at Su Yumei's complexion, and asked her with concern: "Auntie, what's the matter with you, are you feeling well?"

Su Yumei shook her head: "I'm fine, I just feel a little palpitations and dizziness, probably because there are too many people in the square, just go home and rest."

Su Manjin helped her aunt back to lie down in the house, and poured her another cup of hot water.

"Auntie, are you hypoglycemic? Drink some sugar water and see if you feel better."

Su Yumei took a sip from the water glass, and just put down the glass, a sudden nausea hit her, and she couldn't help leaning against the bedside and retching.

Su Manjin: Is this a symptom of pregnancy?

"Auntie, did you miss your period?" Su Manjin asked.

Su Yumei was stunned for a while, "Speaking of which, it's delayed by six or seven days, but sometimes I'm not on time."

Su Manjin smiled brightly, "Auntie, I might be a cousin."

"Lie down first, lie down well, I'll buy you a test strip."

Su Yumei didn't understand: "Xiao Man, what paper?"

"Lie down well first, and wait for me to come back." Su Manjin hurriedly ran towards the pharmacy on the street.

Most people in rural areas don't know how to use test strips, and the two clinics in Sujia Village didn't sell them.Su Manjin went to a slightly larger pharmacy in Zhangcuo Village to buy a pregnancy test stick.

When Su Manjin came home, Su Yumei was still lying down.Anyway, I had dinner at home, and today is another day of rest. She doesn't have much energy in her body, and she doesn't even want to wake up.

"Auntie, let's go, let's go to the bathroom and try to see if we are pregnant."

Su Yumei dubiously followed Su Manjin's operating instructions, tested the test pen, and handed it to Su Manjin.

After 5 minutes, Su Manjin looked at the two bars on the pregnancy test stick, and congratulated happily: "Auntie, you are pregnant, I really want to be a cousin."

Su Yumei looked at the pregnancy test stick suspiciously: "Xiao Man, can this alone prove that I am pregnant?"

Su Manjin explained with a smile: "Auntie, this is a pregnancy test stick. If you get two bars, it is basically confirmed. But your period is only delayed by a week, and it is still early. Wait for half a month before going to the hospital." Just check it with B-ultrasound."

Su Yumei was a little excited. She was 26 years old. She was also anxious to see everyone else getting pregnant after being married for so many years. It's just that her husband kept going out, and the two of them didn't get together a few times a year. Now finally I'm pregnant and I'm going to be a mother myself!

When the Su family came back in the evening, Su Manjin quietly shared the good news, and the whole family was very happy.

It has been more than five years since Su Yumei got married at the age of 20. Since she was not pregnant with a baby, she has been staying at her natal family to help out, and her family loves her for her efforts.

Now that she is finally going to be a mother, everyone is happy for her.

Su Jinshun and his wife thought: It's a great thing to add a baby to the family!

Early the next morning, Su Jinshun and Su Yuhui went to the sea again. This time Zhou Xiuni didn't let Su Yumei go with her. She asked her daughter to rest at home and make lunch while she went to the sea with her husband and son.

Last night, the couple made some calculations and decided to swap the division of labor between Zhou Xiuni and Su Yumei.

The daughter finally got pregnant, so let her rest at home more, and she can also take care of the business of collecting seafood for the neighbors. It is best not to let her go.

At past eleven o'clock in the morning, Su Jinshun and Su Yuhui, father and son, delivered seafood to the restaurant as usual. Unexpectedly, on the way back, they ran into the Yang family waiting by the side of the road.

"My in-laws, there is good news." Yang Zhuzhu's mother greeted Su Jinshun with a basket.

Su Jinshun looked at this smiling woman and wondered: Why did the second daughter-in-law's natal family make a special trip to wait by the side of the road?

(End of this chapter)