Chapter 35: Record of Moving to the City in the 90s 35

In a daze, Su Huandan covered her lower abdomen with both hands. She was pregnant just like that?

That fast?

But if the big shot’s Remnant Soul¹ was really going to be born, how was she supposed to raise it?

Her superior hadn’t said anything about that.

Forget it. It was still her child no matter what. She’d raise it the same way anyone raised a child.

Ms. Meng was overjoyed. Back then, she had truly been afraid of giving birth, which was why she had only had one child. She knew how hard childbirth was, so when it came to her daughter-in-law, as long as there was a child, that was enough. Whether there was one or more, whether it was a boy or a girl, she genuinely had no opinion as a mother-in-law.

Of course, in her heart, she naturally hoped for both grandsons and granddaughters.

Now that she knew her daughter-in-law was carrying twins, whether they were two boys or two girls, it was good news for the family either way.

Once it was confirmed that both mother and children were fine, Ms. Meng said to her daughter-in-law with a bright smile, “It’s just a bit of low blood sugar. I remember you’ve been rushing to finish your thesis these past few days and staying up late, so that’s why you fainted. Don’t worry. The doctor said both you and the babies are doing perfectly well. Get yourself together and let’s go home. When there’s no illness or injury, staying in the hospital isn’t a good thing.”

The hospital’s conclusion was that she had fainted from low blood sugar, but in truth, Susu had passed out because she had been summoned by her Horse-Face superior.

Once she got back to the Underworld, she’d have to talk to her boss and tell him not to do that next time. This time, the place where she fainted had been safe. If she ever passed out in some dangerous situation instead, wouldn’t that just be waiting to die?

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law drove home together. Ms. Zhou and Auntie Mei had already heard that Su Huandan was pregnant and quickly made a few light dishes for her.

As soon as Su Huandan got home, she was eating hot food.

After getting married, Su Huandan and her husband had moved into the Siheyuan by Houhai so it would be easier to take care of Ms. Zhou.

The family had also hired a housekeeper specifically for cleaning. As for the three daily meals, either Su Huandan and her husband cooked for themselves, or they went next door to eat with Ms. Zhou.

Now that she was pregnant, no one would ever let Su Huandan into the kitchen again.

After she had eaten her fill, Su Huandan was sent off to rest.

As for school?

Ms. Meng made a phone call and said she was pregnant and would be taking a year off. This had already been discussed with Su Huandan.

Su Huandan herself didn’t want to juggle pregnancy, childbirth, and schoolwork all at once. It was exhausting, so why bother?

Only after settling Su Huandan down did Ms. Meng finally have time to call her husband and son.

Zhou Jing had gone to Bohai. There was a project over there, and he had gone to inspect it.

As for Yu Zexiu, he had gone to Hong Kong. In this era, when it came to film and television, Hong Kong was more developed than the mainland. He ran a special effects production company, and if he wanted contracts, he had to spend more time over there.

The technical staff in his company had all been brought back by him from America. If those people hadn’t been genuinely patriotic, with the wage standards in the country right now, he might not even have been able to hire them back.

If one had to say it, Yu Zexiu’s special effects company had indeed gotten off to a rather difficult start.

After the father and son got the news, one burst out laughing, thrilled at the thought of having grandchildren, such a happy occasion. The other was full of worry. He wasn’t by his wife’s side and had no idea whether she was scared, but the business deal he was negotiating was still unfinished. At the very least, it would be another week before he could return.

After hanging up, Yu Zexiu thought it over again and again and felt that if he wasn’t by his wife’s side, she would definitely be scared, so he called his father-in-law.

“Dad, it’s me, Zexiu. I’ve got some good news to tell you and Mom. Later, you can also let eldest sister and the others know. Huandan’s pregnant, with twins. She just went to the hospital for a checkup today. Mm-hmm, I know, I’ll definitely take good care of her, but I still need another week before I can get back to Beijing. Right now Huandan is living with my grandma and my mom, so there’s nothing to worry about in terms of daily life. But emotionally… I’m not there with her, and I’m afraid she might be scared now that she’s just become pregnant. Do you think you and Mom could make a trip over to the house and reassure her a little?” After hanging up, Su Dakui smacked his lips at his wife.

“This younger son-in-law really does care a lot about our girl. Third girl is pregnant, and he’s out of town and can’t come back, so he’s worried she’ll be scared and unsettled. That’s why he called and asked the two of us to find time to go see her.” He sounded dismissive, but inwardly he was satisfied beyond measure.

Jiang Chunhua didn’t bother exposing Su Dakui’s smugness. She yanked the watermelon rind out of her youngest son’s mouth and said, “Go see her for what? City people make a fuss over every little thing. Out in the countryside, pregnant women who are nearly due are still working in the fields. So what if Third Girl’s pregnant? What woman doesn’t get pregnant and have children? What’s there to see? Isn’t that just making trouble for nothing?”

She truly didn’t think pregnancy was any big deal. To her, it was just a perfectly ordinary thing, which was why she had that attitude.

Su Dakui actually thought more or less the same.

So after figuring out the timing, he gave Third Girl a call, asked about the situation, and let the matter drop.

Later, when the eldest sister and second sister found a weekend when Xiao Jianguo was home and could watch the children, the two sisters came together to Beijing, visited Su Huandan, and incidentally shared some child-rearing advice. After that, the matter was considered done.

The Su family genuinely didn’t think Su Huandan’s pregnancy was such an important event. Medicine was advanced now, and the Yu family had money. If anything happened, they could just go to the hospital. Even if they stayed by her side, what could they really do?

When Yu Zexiu got home and learned that only his two sisters-in-law had come by to visit, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Was his mother-in-law treating his wife a bit differently?

For the eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, his mother-in-law had bustled around taking care of everything, but when it came to his wife, she just left it alone?

When Ms. Meng found out he was thinking that, she scolded him.

“What are you comparing this for? Your two sisters-in-law don’t have mothers-in-law to look after them. If your mother-in-law didn’t watch over them, could she have been at ease? In our family, we’ve got your grandma, Auntie Mei, and me, her actual mother-in-law, all here keeping watch. Why would your mother-in-law need to come to the house to take care of her?” Ms. Meng was shocked. Her son was obviously very smart, so how had he suddenly started talking nonsense today?

During the days of resting and nurturing the pregnancy, Su Huandan didn’t feel the slightest discomfort. More than that, perhaps because there was a big shot’s Remnant Soul in her belly, there was always something faintly mystical about her.

While eating watermelon, Ms. Meng said to her daughter-in-law, “When I was pregnant with Zexiu, I had a huge patch of blotches on my face. It was so ugly. My figure went all out of shape too. It wasn’t until Zexiu was over three years old that I got my figure back, and those blotches on my face didn’t fade until he was six. I can’t compare to you. Just look at how fresh and lovely you are, like you’re surrounded by an immortal aura from head to toe.”

It really was true. Even Su Huandan felt, looking at herself, as if she were about to float off like an immortal. Yu Zexiu could never stop staring at her, his eyes going blank from how intently he watched.

During these period, her whole person seemed steeped in an ethereal aura, so stunningly beautiful it took one’s breath away.

Fortunately, she rarely saw outsiders, so no one else got to witness it. As for the family, they simply assumed it was because of Su Huandan’s constitution. Wasn’t it a good thing to still look beautiful while pregnant?

When the mother is beautiful, the children she gives birth to naturally won’t turn out badly either.

Sure enough, in May of the following year, on the first anniversary of Su Huandan and Yu Zexiu’s wedding, what a coincidence, the two children had spent a full ten months in their mother’s womb and were born right on time.

A twin pregnancy really did show well.

Su Huandan’s pregnancy had gone unbelievably smoothly, and she had only grown more beautiful as time passed. Even the birth itself went smoothly. From the first labor pains to entering the delivery room, only forty minutes passed, and both children were delivered naturally!

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