Chapter 383: The Jiang Family's Great Joy

Si Rong's mother sent over two cans of powdered milk for pregnant women, but Si Rong couldn't keep that down either.

It was Jiang Cheng who bought her fresh oranges after work that day.

After eating them, she felt quite refreshed, and from then on, the family often kept various sweet and sour fruits prepared for her.

Grapes, apples, and pears, paired with rice, could barely provide some nutrition for her body.

This situation continued until she was over three months pregnant, when Ming Zi came to bring her some dumplings she had wrapped herself.

"No, I can't eat dumplings." Si Rong habitually refused; she was truly afraid of the feeling of vomiting right after eating.

Ming Zi placed the dumplings in front of her, "You try them first, I wrapped these myself."

Hearing that she had wrapped them herself, Si Rong decided to give it a try after all; after all, this sister of hers had always had low standards for food, often just cooking boiled vegetables and boiled noodles.

Since she had made the dumplings for her by hand, she still had to taste them.

Si Rong took a small bite first, then found them unexpectedly delicious, "Did you really make these yourself?"

"Could there be any faking it?"

Si Rong ate two in a row without any urge to vomit, and ended up eating the whole bowl.

"Did you use shrimp?"

"Yeah, I caught them in the river myself, then added eggs and a little chive. If you like them, I'll make them for you again tomorrow!"

"Don't wait until tomorrow," Si Rong never stood on ceremony with those close to her, "I want to eat them again today."

Ming Zi:...

She pointed at her and scolded her with a laugh for being a glutton, "Let's go! I'll show you how I catch shrimp in a bit!"

It was winter now, and in the evening, Si Rong followed Ming Zi all the way to the river to watch her catch shrimp.

"Big Brother, here to fish! You look like you have good luck today! Do you still want these shrimp you caught?"

"I don't want them, you take them!"

"Huang Dage, you don't want the shrimp you caught either? Then I'll take them all, okay."

Si Rong saw that it didn't take her long to fill a whole basket with shrimp.

"Is this what you called hard work catching shrimp?"

Ming Zi carried the half-basket of lively, jumping shrimp back and immediately started preparing to wrap dumplings.

Si Rong moved a stool and sat to the side watching her wash the shrimp, knead the dough, and wrap the dumplings.

"Isn't it hard work?" Ming Zi wrapped one first and boiled it for her to taste, "Ancestor, be content, I've never served my own parents like this! Is it too salty?"

"Add a little more salt, it's a bit bland."

Si Rong felt that after eating the dumplings, she finally had some strength in her body.

She ate another big bowl, and after finishing, she began to regret it, "I can't eat this much next time, it'll be hard to lose weight if I get too fat later."

"It's fine, you're two people now." Ming Zi comforted her, "Eat another half bowl?"

"Alright then," Si Rong thought for a moment, "What you said makes sense, maybe it's three people, I feel like I'm carrying twins."

"Dream on!" Ming Zi didn't believe it, "Stop dreaming, little princess, twins aren't something you can just have because you want to, and besides, giving birth to twins is definitely harder."

What Ming Zi said wasn't wrong, but she was younger when giving birth in this life, and if she recovered properly, it would certainly be better than her previous life.

"I'm going to the hospital for a check-up in two days, and I'll know then. How about you come with me?"

Ming Zi raised her eyebrows haughtily, "Is it my turn? What about your Jiang Cheng?"

"He just got promoted to deputy battalion commander, his work is quite busy."

So that was it, Ming Zi hummed lightly, "I knew it! Otherwise, how would such a precious opportunity fall to me?"

Si Rong:...

It was just accompanying her for a prenatal check-up, was this opportunity really that precious?

"Then I'll let you accompany me next time too!"

Only then did Ming Zi visibly curl her lips, "Fine, I'll go with you."

"By the way, I heard Shen Lan is feeding pigs in the army now?"

She laughed out loud twice, "It suits him, a guy whose brain short-circuits every three days can't do anything else, but it's just a pity for the pigs. What did the pigs do wrong to have to face this idiot every day?"

Si Rong felt that Ming Zi was quite right about one thing; it really was a pity for the pigs.

Ever since eating the dumplings Ming Zi made, Si Rong was able to eat normally, except for mutton soup.

But Jiang Nainai, whether on purpose or because she really liked drinking mutton soup, wanted to drink it every few days.

However, Jiang Aiguo always took her directly to the State-run Hotel to drink it.

Hu Qian didn't object either, and when chatting with Si Rong, she said, "That Nainai of yours is a real piece of work! But she has a good life."

"Your dad, and your eldest uncle and second uncle, even when the family conditions were poor, never let her go hungry."

"I heard from people in their village that when they were young and times were hard, if the family steamed white buns for the holidays, your Nainai would save them for herself to eat, and let your dad and the other children eat leftover cornmeal buns."

Si Rong:...

"Doesn't my dad remember?"

Hu Qian just smiled, "Whether he remembers or not, he should do his duty of filial piety. People just need to do what they are supposed to do."

Like her, she suffered no small amount of torment from Jiang Nainai when she was young, and now she chooses to ignore Jiang Nainai.

If Jiang Aiguo wants to be filial, he can go be filial himself.

"By the way, when are you going to the hospital for a check-up? If Jiang Cheng doesn't have time, I'll go with you!"

"Mom, no need, Ming Zi is going with me."

Although that child was a bit lively, she had Si Rong's best interests at heart, and Hu Qian was at ease with her.

"Alright then, let me know if anything comes up."

At three and a half months, Si Rong's lower abdomen was already protruding, looking about the same as a normal four-month-plus pregnancy.

Si Rong sat on the stool in front of the gynecology department director, feeling a bit nervous inside.

The director held a stethoscope and listened to her belly from the left and the right, finally putting it down, "Congratulations, you are carrying twins."

"Thank you, Doctor."

Ming Zi's mouth opened to the size of an egg; she recalled what Si Rong had said at her house two days ago, that the ones in her belly might just be twins.

Uh, is the situation now that one can just have twins if one wants to?

"The children's godmother, what's wrong with you?"

Ming Zi touched her belly in amazement, "Is it really twins? How did you seem to know in advance?"

"Because I can tell fortunes," Si Rong teased her on purpose, "I even know that these two little ones in my belly are one boy and one girl."

Ming Zi seemed to be stunned by her.

After a long while, she said, "So, the fact that you suddenly opposed me being with Luo Sheng before, was that also calculated by you?"

Si Rong nodded with a mysterious expression.

"Then will I encounter my own happiness in the future?"

Ming Zi's gaze toward her now was very convinced.

"Yes," Si Rong patted her shoulder, "That happiness is a bit far from you right now, but I will tell you in advance when it is about to arrive."

"Damn! I actually have a shaman sister!"

Upon returning to the Jiang Family, Si Rong immediately announced the news of her pregnancy with twins, and the Old Madam Jiang was very happy, "Have you checked if they are baby boys or girls?"

"Mom, why are you saying these useless things?"

Jiang Aiguo reprimanded, "Nowadays men and women are equal; if you say those feudal things again, just go back to your room and stay there, don't come out!"

He rubbed his hands together excitedly, "This is a great joyous event for our Jiang Family! From today on, everyone should think of names for the two babies when they have nothing to do!"

In the evening, after Jiang Cheng heard this news, he quickly wrote down two names on a piece of paper.

When Si Rong saw them, her pupils trembled.