Chapter 48

Xie Wantang didn't speak, so Xia Meng continued bending over, patiently waiting for Xie Wantang's reply.

Both sides remained in a stalemate, as if comparing endurance, to see who would give in first.

Then, with a click, the ward door was opened from outside.

Hearing the sound, without Xie Wantang speaking, Xia Meng straightened her back on her own.

Xie Wantang's mouth corners turned up slightly, bearing a faint, barely noticeable mocking smile.

Old Madam Lu entered with servants, the servant beside her carrying the bird's nest brought from home.

"What are you doing here?" Old Madam Lu saw Xia Meng, her wrinkled face furrowed deeper, a look of dislike and dissatisfaction.

In the past, Old Madam Lu never reacted this way to Xia Meng in any situation, but now Xia Meng had come here to cause trouble for Xie Wantang, and she was unhappy.

Xia Meng had been back in the country for over a month, after all, she had called Old Madam Lu "grandma" since childhood, and moreover, this girl had always known her bounds, and even after returning she hadn't pressured Lu Yanshen to do anything.

So, the old lady was somewhat satisfied with her knowing her bounds.

But at this moment, the old lady still felt that Xia Meng, now a mother, was still unclear about things.

"Grandma Lu, I heard Wantang is pregnant, and since I've given birth to Dongdong too, I came over to share some experience." Xia Meng's lie came out as soon as she spoke.

Upon hearing Xia Meng's explanation, the old lady's furrowed face suddenly relaxed.

"Is that so? Then Wantang, you really can listen to Xia Meng's experiences." The old lady agreed.

Mm.

Xie Wantang nodded, said nothing extra, and avoided causing trouble.

"Our Wantang is well-behaved, have some bird's nest first, have you eaten breakfast?" Old Madam Lu saw the takeout boxes for breakfast in the trash can.

Mm, I have.

"Tomorrow, grandma will bring breakfast again, wait for grandma, don't go outside to buy those unclean breakfasts, okay?" Old Madam Lu said, worried for Xie Wantang.

If it were just herself, it would be fine, but she is now carrying the Lu family's next generation; this body is precious, and absolutely cannot suffer any mishap.

Okay, grandma.

Xie Wantang nodded again and obediently drank that bowl of bird's nest.

After finishing the bird's nest, Old Madam Lu went to the cabinet to get folic acid and vitamins suitable for pregnant women, and watched Xie Wantang take them.

"And your best friend?" After finishing, Old Madam Lu sat over there and then had a chance to ask Xu Yanqiu.

"She's busy, I let her go attend to her matters."

"Oh, where does she work?"

"She's a freelancer, doing live-stream sales."

"Grandma doesn't understand." Old Madam Lu said with a smile, "Then can she still come over tonight to keep you company?"

"Grandma brought a few servants from home, pick one you like, how about that?"

Xie Wantang shook her head, "Grandma, really no need, I'm fine alone."

Besides, there are on-duty medical staff at night, the call button is right by the bed, very convenient.

Even the washroom has a call button.

"That won't do, grandma isn't at ease; daytime is fine, but at night someone still needs to be by your side." Old Madam Lu insisted strongly; if she weren't old, she'd want to stay here 24/7 to take care.

"Then… I'll call my foster parents." Xie Wantang said, blinking her eyes.

"That works too." Old Madam Lu nodded.

Xie Wantang placed a call in front of Old Madam Lu and Xia Meng, dialing her foster father Qin Siyuan; at this time, Xie Ningmeng was swamped at the clinic and had no chance to answer the phone.

"Dad, is there still a lot of work at home?"

Qin Siyuan instantly understood: "Not much, what's up? Tang Bao."

"It's like this, I'm in the hospital to preserve the pregnancy; grandma said she's not at ease leaving me alone at night, and I'm not used to having others accompany me, so I wanted to ask if you and Mom have time; if you do, could you come take care of me for two days?"

"Of course no problem, Dad will book a ticket right away."

"Thank you, Dad."

"No need to thank."

After hanging up, Xie Wantang smiled at Old Madam Lu: "My dad said he'll take a plane right over."

"Good."

……

In the afternoon around three or four, Wang Ma and Xie Guanjia, following orders, carried big and small luggage and some important items to the ward.

They dressed plainly, their rough, calloused skin making them look like typical rural folk.

Old Madam Lu saw them come all the way from the countryside of Haishi, and especially thanked them for their hard work.

The key is, when Xie Wantang saw them, she smiled warmly; unlike facing the Xie family, her feelings toward her blood-related Xie relatives were far less close than toward these two rural people before her.

There is still a difference between biological kin and those who raised her.

After Xie Wantang hugged Wang Ma and Xie Guanjia, Old Madam Lu stood up, "You've worked hard, I'm Lu Yanshen's grandmother."

"Hello, Old Madam Lu." Wang Ma and Xie Guanjia bowed humbly to Old Madam Lu.

Old Madam Lu told them not to stand on ceremony, "It's our Lu Yanshen who's been wrong; we've been married to Wantang for three years, we should have brought you two from the countryside to live here with them, so you could properly enjoy blessings."

Old Madam Lu felt guilty inside.

She hadn't expected Xie Wantang's foster parents to be living so poorly.

If she had paid attention to Xie Wantang earlier, with care, it wouldn't have come to the point where Xie Wantang wanted to divorce Lu Yanshen.

"No, no, no, Old Madam Lu, we're used to living in the countryside; the countryside has land, fresh air, and most importantly, we still need to help the landlord look after the medicinal garden; if it weren't for Tang Bao needing care, we really couldn't have left."

Xie Guanjia explained, while politely refusing Old Madam Lu's invitation.

Working for the Qin family, they are already quite well-off.

"That's fine too; these few days will be trouble for you two, I'll have someone send meals for Wantang and you three times a day." Old Madam Lu said, then turned to look at Xie Wantang, "Well then, grandma will head back first; you three enjoy your family time."

Oh, thank you, Grandma. Xie Wantang's smile was sweet and cloying, she fully expressed the joy of reuniting with her parents after a long separation.

Again, talking nonsense.

After the old lady left, Wang Ma and Xie's steward took out the things that Xie Ningmeng had specially instructed to be handed over to Xie Wantang: there was a box of Baotai Pills, a premium product from the Xie Family medical clinic, four pills per box.

Also there was a box of acupuncture.

The madam said she would later send a video to the young lady; after watching the video, the young lady will know how to use this thing. Xie's steward saw Xie Wantang frowning while holding that box of acupuncture.

Xie Wantang looked up at him and said, "Dad, you should call me Tangtang or Tang Bao."

"Yes, little... Tang Bao."

Xie Wantang chuckled lightly, "I'm not little Tang Bao, I'm big Tang Bao."

The three laughed heartily.

Xie Wantang got along well with them, her mood was very good.

After laughing enough, Wang Ma finally thought of their son-in-law whom they had never met, "Where is the son-in-law? Miss——"

……

Xie Wantang froze, her brows tightly knit.

If they keep failing to change their way of addressing, with so many people coming and going in her ward every day, it's only a matter of time before they're exposed.

Thinking of something, Wang Ma slapped her own mouth with a loud smack, scolding as she hit: "Let your mouth be careless, let it be careless again."

Xie Wantang couldn't bear it and spoke up to stop her.

Wang Ma corrected herself and said again, "What I mean is, the son-in-law I and your dad have never met——"