Chapter 100: She Finally Got Pregnant!

In stark contrast to the joyous bustle of the Jiang Family's birthday banquet, the Liu household has remained shrouded in a low‑pressure gloom these days.

Liu Wenbin's attitude toward Su Yanhua is bone‑cold; aside from necessary communication, he almost treats her as if she were nothing.

Liu Mother has become even harsher, constantly hurling veiled insults as a daily routine.

Su Yanhua spends each day in oppression, able to place all her hope on the night after, yearning for good news to arrive from her womb soon.

That morning, after Su Yanhua lifted the bowl and took a sip of plain congee, a wave of overwhelming nausea surged in her stomach.

She quickly covered her mouth and rushed to the bathroom to dry‑heave.

Liu Mother, peeling eggs nearby, immediately pulled a sour face and snapped, "What are you pretending to be delicate about! Can't even swallow a spoonful of porridge without vomiting? I think you're just a lazy donkey on the mill, full of waste! If you don't want to work, just say so!"

Su Yanhua vomited until tears streamed down, weakly leaning against the sink, her complexion pale, wanting to argue but lacking the strength to speak.

This situation repeated for several days; at first Liu Mother assumed she was merely acting and scolded her even harsher.

But seeing Su Yanhua's loss of appetite, listlessness, vomiting at the slightest fishy smell, and having thinned a notch, Liu Mother began to have doubts in her heart.

This afternoon, while Su Yanhua was again vomiting in the bathroom, Liu Mother quietly pulled Liu Wenbin aside, lowered her voice, her face showing a hint of uncertainty and a secretive hope: "Wen Bin, your wife… has been vomiting for several days, hasn't she? How long has her period been absent?"

Liu Wenbin, preoccupied with school gossip and his stalled future, was startled by the words and instinctively began to recall.

With that thought, he realized that, indeed, he hadn't noticed for some time.

He frowned, feeling an indefinable mix of doubt, resistance, and a faint, barely acknowledged stir within himself.

"Mom, what do you mean?" Liu Wenbin pushed his glasses, his tone a bit stiff.

"What do I mean? I suspect she's pregnant!" Liu Mother said urgently, "You foolish child! You haven't cared about something this big! Hurry, tomorrow—no, today—take her to the hospital for a check!"

Under Liu Mother's repeated urging, Liu Wenbin, his mood complicated, took the sallow Su Yanhua to the hospital.

Registering, queuing, examinations… throughout the process, Liu Wenbin seemed distracted, while Su Yanhua sweated nervously, praying constantly.

The doctor, holding the test report, smiled and said, "Congratulations, you're pregnant—over seven weeks now. Some pregnancy symptoms are normal; rest and increase nutrition…"

Su Yanhua instantly exhaled a sigh of relief, a surge of ecstatic joy flooding her, tears nearly spilling over!

She won the gamble!

She finally has a talisman!

Liu Wenbin was completely stunned, holding the thin test report, looking at the confirmed pregnancy conclusion, his emotions a chaotic mix as if a jar of five flavors had been upended.

He felt no pure joy of becoming a father for the first time; instead, a bewilderment struck by the established fact, and a suffocating sense of being bound.

Nevertheless, a child—a life coursing with his blood—has arrived without his preparation.

On the way home from the hospital, Liu Wenbin remained silent for a long while.

He watched the weary yet unmistakably joyful Su Yanhua beside him, and recalled his mother's earlier scheming and that Zhou Xiaomei.

Finally, a crack appeared on his long‑cold face.

He sighed, his tone unusually calm for this period, "Since it's happening, take good care of yourself. About Mom's side… I'll speak up."

Back home, Liu Wenbin told Liu Mother the test results.

Liu Mother's reaction was even more complicated.

She was first stunned, then a barely perceptible flash of annoyance and resentment crossed her face.

This child really came at the wrong time!

It completely derailed her plan to have her son divorce and remarry!

She had already sent a messenger to the Zhou Family about it!

But soon that lingering resentment was suppressed by an even stronger emotion.

After all, this is Liu Family's lineage, the grandson she has long hoped for!

She stared at Su Yanhua's still‑flat belly, her gaze shifting unpredictably.

In the end, the yearning for a grandson prevailed.

She forced a stiff smile and said to Su Yanhua, "Now that you're pregnant, take good care of it. From now on, you needn't do the heavy chores at home."

Her tone, though not particularly warm, was worlds apart from her previous harshness.

Since the hospital confirmed the pregnancy, Su Yanhua's standing in the Liu household has risen straight up like a rocket.

The thin test report seemed like a Special Pardon Order, rescuing her from the previous days of turmoil.

Although Liu Mother still harbored resentment over the disrupted plan to replace the daughter‑in‑law, the grandson's allure was overwhelming.

She no longer hurled veiled insults, but instead clumsily began learning to care for the pregnant woman.

The dining table no longer featured thin broth; dishes of meat prepared especially for Su Yanhua appeared regularly.

Braised pork, stewed chicken soup, steamed spare ribs…

Although Liu Mother's Handcraft is mediocre, this special treatment made Su Yanhua feel long‑overdue respect.

"Yanhua, eat more meat; you're now one person feeding two."

As Liu Mother spoke, she would even reach to serve food into her bowl, though her tone still carried a slightly awkward stiffness.

Liu Wenbin's change was even more evident.

He moved back into the bedroom completely, and at night still spoke little.

But he would proactively pour water for Su Yanhua, and when he returned from work occasionally, seeing her suffering from morning sickness, he'd frown and ask, "Feeling better?"

He even gave Su Yanhua some money, letting her buy a few loose, comfortable new outfits that wouldn't tighten her belly.

Such careful treatment, even bordering on reverence, made Su Yanhua feel light‑hearted.

Her face regained color, and the long‑lacking confidence slowly returned.

She began, consciously or not, to caress the still‑unrevealed belly, displaying a maternal pride before Liu Mother and Liu Wenbin, enjoying the concessions and concern they showed because of the child.

That day, while Liu Wenbin was at school and Liu Mother out buying groceries, Su Yanhua, pocketing the money Liu Wenbin gave for clothes, strutted back to her natal home.

She could hardly wait to share the good news, eager to proudly boast before her parents and younger brother.

She pushed open the familiar wooden door; Da Zhuang and Wang Juhua were sitting inside, one smoking a dry pipe, the other holding a shoe sole, the atmosphere oppressive.

Since the last time Jiang Ran beat him, Su Dazhuang has been nursing his injuries at home for a while, and he has become even more sullen.

Seeing Su Yanhua come in, Wang Juhua only lifted her eyelids, not in a good mood: "Why did you come back? Did the Liu family make you angry again?"