Chapter 138

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

This pregnancy really was an accident. Since arriving in this world, Shen Yao had enjoyed a harmonious marital life, and she had always relied on the System's contraceptive pills and purchased daily necessities for contraception.

But those things (daily necessities) were not one hundred percent guaranteed to prevent pregnancy.

By the time the System explained it clearly to her, the pregnancy was already confirmed — unless she had an abortion.

Abortion? Absolutely impossible.

One must know that the contract Shen Yao signed was with a Childbirth System; having an abortion would be like disturbing the soil on Tai Sui's head.

"If the Host gives birth, there doesn't seem to be too much trouble; it's just that the necessary fines certainly won't be avoided."

After all, the country has already implemented family planning; theoretically, a couple may only have one child.

But the current problem lies right here: Shen Yao is not some government staff member; she is merely a student continuing her studies.

Including Xie Ci'an, who entered the Mechanical Research Institute, he is also continuing his studies for advanced degrees.

Neither of them holds any official position (they have already resigned from the original Canning Factory and Machine Seal Factory).

"Just pay the fine. It happens that the pregnancy can let you rest for a while. These past few years there have been quite a few controversies regarding Chinese herbs.

Especially after passing through my hands, the medicinal properties of the herbs will be improved to varying degrees."

For Shen Yao, this was both a strength and a weakness; it was just that there were too many noteworthy points about Shen Yao, so some minor matters would naturally be overlooked.

But this isn't a method that can last forever; quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

Once certain people react, they still won't let go of Shen Yao's affairs.

After a brief exchange with the System, she confirmed that the pregnancy was still in its early stages and the condition was good.

Shen Yao simply calmed her mind and revised the research topics she would tackle next, and conveniently went to her teacher at the institute to submit the proposal for approval.

"Fetal protection and recuperation, conditioning the body, mitigating the risks faced during pregnancy?"

The teacher who received Shen Yao's topic was also a professor at the Traditional Chinese Medicine College.

"Student Shen Yao, wasn't your original chronic disease research progressing very smoothly? Why change topics?"

Professor Qin expressed incomprehension. It wasn't that Shen Yao's newly chosen topic was bad — a pregnant woman nurturing life is a great deed benefiting the country and the people — but the span of Shen Yao's topic was a bit too large.

Shen Yao smiled and explained that she was pregnant, and a genuine advanced-age pregnant woman at that.

"Teacher, I want to give it a try." The relevant medicines don't need to be tested on other people anyway.

Moreover, the fetal protection prescriptions prescribed by Traditional Chinese Medicine have been countless since ancient times.

Shen Yao can ensure her own pregnancy safety, but other pregnant women in similar situations to her are in great need of help.

After hearing Shen Yao's reasons, Professor Qin contemplated for a long while, and finally nodded.

"Do as you think best. However, don't go to the experimental field for the time being; a round trip to the suburbs wastes too much time. It just so happens the institute has acquired a new plot of land; I'll have someone reassign a section to you."

The newly assigned land hasn't been used by anyone yet, and not everyone at the Traditional Chinese Medicine College needs to farm.

Professor Qin thought that since it would just sit idle anyway, he might as well let Shen Yao give it a try.

Shen Yao could be said to be the most talented among her many students.

If possible, Professor Qin even hoped Shen Yao could stay and teach at the Traditional Chinese Medicine University.

But these are all things to consider after Shen Yao graduates with her doctorate.

Right now, the first thing the two of them need to handle is the new topic issue.

……

Actually there wasn't any problem at all; even the college's Logistics Office was exceptionally cooperative when allocating the land.

They even secretly asked Shen Yao for her opinion on the demarcated plot.

If it's not enough, they can appropriately expand it — after all, it's just sitting idle anyway.

Shen Yao: ……

How to put it? Better not; she already has a basic plan.

"It's enough, it's enough. Thank you for the trouble."

Shen Yao cheerfully saw the Logistics Office teacher off, then turned and saw Professor Qin squatting at the field's edge, hand outstretched, checking the soil texture.

"Planting some moisture-loving, heat-intolerant ones might be pushing it, but light-loving, drought-tolerant ones should be fine."

Jing Shi's geographical features are distinct; this is not something easily changed.

Shen Yao nodded. "Just planting some common herbs, comparing them against those ancient prescriptions passed down, and optimizing them on the premise of mutual verification.

Modern medicine may be good, but certain damage it causes to the human body is irreversible.

Chinese medicine can slowly permeate and condition; it is the gentlest solution."

What a pity that Chinese medicine is difficult — especially genuine, accomplished Chinese medicine practitioners are even rarer.

Everyone's constitution differs slightly; Chinese medicine dosages cannot be generalized.

What Shen Yao wants to do now is research one or several Chinese medicines that suit most people's constitutions.

Even if the effect isn't optimal, the comprehensive cost-performance ratio is absolutely outstanding.

Professor Qin and Shen Yao discussed a few sentences on the current development of Chinese medicine, and the final conclusion was: the path of Chinese medicine is long and arduous.

"But having such an idea is already very good. The things left by our ancestors — if they were truly dregs, they wouldn't have been passed down to this day."

Chinese medicine is a profession that embodies the wisdom of the Chinese people; from ancient times to now, it has solved many troubles.

Nowadays technology develops rapidly, and so some slow-paced Chinese medicine has gradually been discarded.

This isn't an individual's subjective behavior; it's more like being forced by helplessness.

Western medicine emphasizes treatment effects, while traditional Chinese medicine focuses on recovery; the two sides have different priorities, and their methods of treating patients each have their own strengths.

Shen Yao could not do much, but neither could she do little.

She would not naively believe that relying on herself alone could change society's view of traditional Chinese medicine, but she was willing to do everything she could.

How to put it? Do your best, accept destiny, and leave the rest to time.

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After Shen Yao's pregnancy was officially confirmed at the hospital, she told everyone in both the Xie Family and the Shen Family.

This included Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, who were studying at Jing City University.

However, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan were simply too busy; they came home briefly to see Shen Yao, who was resting at home to nurture her fetus, then immediately dove back into the laboratory.

Tian Na, who had already accumulated some initial wealth and was cooperating with Grandmother-in-law Zhou to open a small-to-medium garment factory, urged Shen Yao to spend money hiring a nanny.

"Everyone at home is busy; if it's just An Zi alone, it might be a bit much to handle."

"Rest assured, I'll pay for this; by no means should you save money on this."

Tian Na, who had already earned more than six figures, spoke with a heroic spirit.

After all, in Jing City alone, she had two clothing stores three stories high.

This did not even count the various houses Tian Na had secretly bought on the side.

Thanks to the inspiration provided by Shen Yao, Tian Na spent whatever money she had.

Grandmother-in-law Zhou had the same style as Tian Na; although these two old women were not young, they acted with thunderous force and were in no way inferior to young people who dared to go into business.

"Mom, it's fine; I can take care of myself here, and besides, if my body can't handle it, I'll definitely hire someone."

However, there were many things in the courtyard house, and it was often inconvenient for outsiders to intervene.

"I've already talked about this with Xie Ci'an, Mom, so stop worrying about me; how is your side?"

"If the factory keeps expanding, Jing City is still too expensive; the south is cheaper."

Whether it was labor or miscellaneous expenses, the money spent was several times that of the south.

But there was one advantage: it was close to home, so whether it was Tian Na or Grandmother-in-law Zhou, if they suddenly wanted to take a look, they could just ride a bicycle over.

Tian Na made a dismissive sound, not caring about this loss at all.

"Once the factory is built, we won't have to spend a lot of money buying goods from the south."

Although they would also import some raw materials, raw materials are not as expensive as finished products.

In the end, they could make quite a bit of money, because the styles coming from the south were very fashionable, and some were even clothes from Gang City movies.

Not to mention, the two small three-story clothing cities co-invested by Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou were bustling every day, never lacking people.

"If this continues, the clothing cities opened before will be too small."

The implication was that they would definitely continue to acquire larger malls to serve their business.

Tian Na's eyes sparkled, her fingers slightly curled, as she told Shen Yao about several places she and Grandmother-in-law Zhou had recently taken a fancy to.

Shen Yao: ……

Not to mention, these two had truly sharp eyes; just by relying on the huge demolition funds from later generations, they could live the life of a landlady.

"Mom, we can acquire them all; not just clothing, but also some daily necessities."

Although Jing City had its own state-owned mall, people holding iron rice bowls were used to being high and mighty; how could they compare to the atmosphere of these private malls?

Before sending Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan to university, Shen Yao had visited her own clothing city.

She didn't buy many clothes, but she heard plenty of compliments.

Among them, Zhao Meizhi and her second daughter-in-law Tang Tiantian performed the best.

After so many years, everyone in the courtyard house had their own developments.

Among them, Zhao Meizhi of the Zhao Family, after raising the younger Zhao Laibao and Zhao Yuanbao to adulthood, simply handed over her work to those brothers and retired early.

Of course, one job wasn't enough for two people to split, but who was Zhao Meizhi? A widow with a loud reputation.

She directly cried and ran to the Leader's house to make a scene, constantly mentioning a man who had been dead for who knows how many years; anyway, she made a very ugly scene.

However, the result was still as desired, after all, some people cared very much about face.

Zhao Meizhi got all four of her sons into the factory, and then directly brought her second daughter-in-law, who had no job and only cared about her looks, to Tian Na's place to help out.

As for why she brought the second daughter-in-law, of course it was because the two younger ones weren't married, and the eldest daughter-in-law had a formal job.

"You have to admit, Zhao Meizhi and Tang Tiantian are really suited to be salespeople."

In the whole small clothing city, it was these two mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who earned the most."

Every month it was several times that of others; Tian Na felt that every trade produces its own top talent. Although Tang Tiantian's love of beauty was not fake, she could indeed sell clothes based on her own pretty face.

"The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law plan to source goods directly from us and go out on their own after a while."

Working for others couldn't compare to being one's own boss making money; since becoming a boss, Tian Na deeply understood this.

Besides the Zhao Family, there were also the Cheng Family and the Zhou Family.

However, Cheng Xue of the Cheng Family went to the south last year and hadn't returned; the old couple of the Cheng Family had nothing much to say about their daily work.

The Zhou Family looked even worse off than the Cheng Family; the children who went out were all useless, and the remaining few adults hid at home, living without a bit of hope.

The Qian Family across the way lived quite well, except for Qian Jian'gang, who wandered around everywhere with no skills.

Even Pan Laidi became much more normal after giving birth to two sons, and wasn't as much of a brother-sponge as before.

Tian Na spoke in a circle, even mentioning the Lin Family and the Jin Family in the front courtyard.

However, recently business was busy, and Tian Na rarely stayed at the courtyard.

When she occasionally returned, she would fall asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow, and still have to get up early the next morning to go out.

The decreasing time spent together made the Xie Family's feelings for Fengshou Hutong gradually fade.

Of course, the Xie Family's presence in Fengshou Hutong was still quite strong; who made Tian Na's business so big that she had become the talk of every household after meals?

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat together and talked a lot, but most of it was not serious business.

In Tian Na's eyes, her own youngest son and youngest daughter-in-law were both erudite expert scholars, and she, a rough old woman, had nothing much to talk about with them.

At the same time, this place also held Tian Na's own logic; she believed reading was above all else, that things like doing business were very simple matters, only study could make the ancestral grave emit thick green smoke and let the Xie Family produce several outstanding talents.

Tian Na nowadays no longer hoped for anything; she repeatedly instructed Shen Yao to take good care of her own body, and also told her not to forget to make contributions to the country.

Turning around, Tian Na left, continuing to go busy herself with her career that was about to be fully rolled out.

The Xie Family people all had on them a streak of unwillingness to admit defeat, a drive to strive hard.

Shen Yao had lived in the Xie Family for many years; some things she saw most clearly and understandably.

In the evening, waiting until the sky would turn dark, Xie Ci'an arrived home; Shen Yao smiled and told him about Tian Na coming over during the daytime.

"Judging by Mother's temperament, Comrade Xie, from now on you don't need to do anything at all, and can become a rich second generation in name and in fact."

Tian Na was too good at making money; Shen Yao suspected 'money bag' was precisely describing her own mother-in-law.

Xie Ci'an said to Shen Yao with a smile of shared joy, "Here there is also half of Grandma's merit.

Comrade Shen, it looks like in the future we really will have to rely on our parents and gnaw on the old."

These words were still what Shen Yao often said when bored; Xie Ci'an understood at a touch, and now bringing them out to mock, he didn't feel anything was off at all.

Shen Yao nodded solemnly, "Comrade Xie, perhaps not merely gnawing on the old, we might even gnaw on the young."

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan were also very smart, the kind of geniuses who could infer three things from one and even prove it.

Shen Yao felt that even if she did nothing at all right now, just dryly lay at home eating the mountain empty, there would be no problem whatsoever.

Xie Ci'an:...

Xie Ci'an had no reason to refute, because what Shen Yao said was all very correct.

Alas

Sighing with a touch of melancholy, Xie Ci'an was teased by Shen Yao as engaging in Versailles.

Things other people couldn't even envy if they tried, the two of them seemed to have obtained very easily?

"Host, you thinking like this is completely overthinking; quantitative change gives rise to qualitative change."

Tian Na doing business wasn't something she was born with; Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan's cultivation from a young age cannot be ignored.

These are all the fruits formed from the causes Shen Yao and Xie Ci'an previously planted.

"System, didn't expect you could see this transparently, not bad not bad."

At least it's not a stupid one; they can still continue cooperating down the line.

System:...

Facing the Host's veiled yin and yang, the System arrogantly indicated it was clever alright.

"Yes yes yes, you really are too clever, hurry up and take out the pills you need to use today."

Shen Yao touched her round belly, thinking in her heart that once she delivered the two babies in her belly, she would be a fine fellow again.