Chapter 243

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

The test strips were bought back; not testing wasn't an option anymore.

Under the expectant gazes of the whole family, Lin Xiyu unwillingly went to the toilet; when the test strip changed color and she saw a clear red bar on it, she herself was stunned, and didn't move for a good long while.

"Xiyu, it doesn't matter if you're not pregnant; you're still young, take care of your body, there'll be plenty of chances......."

Grandma Gu was waiting anxiously outside, mistakenly thinking she wasn't pregnant, and comforted her through the door.

"Wife, the space inside is small, the air doesn't circulate, don't wrong yourself; come out first."

Guben thought of how she once hid in the toilet for two hours to avoid him, and his feelings were a complex mix.

"Xiyu, this is Grandma's fault......"

Grandma felt heartache for her maternal granddaughter, deep self-blame welling up: "Grandma shouldn't have rushed you to test for pregnancy; Grandma didn't think it through."

"Click."

With a faint sound, the toilet door opened.

Lin Xiyu's eyelids were red, hanging with crystal-clear tears, she walked out.

"Wife......"

Guben's heart clenched with pity; without thinking, he subconsciously pulled her into his arms.

"Sigh."

Grandma Gu sighed heavily.

"What a sin."

Grandma's eye rims also reddened, and she followed suit, wiping away a few tears.

"You two......."

Seeing Grandma cry, Lin Xiyu's hand gripping the test strip trembled; just as she wanted to explain that they'd misunderstood, she was interrupted by Guben.

"Don't say anything; it's okay, really okay; even if there's no child I don't mind, as long as you're well, no illness or disaster, safe and sound, and don't get angry at me, I'll be satisfied."

"You don't want a child?"

Seeing him reciting like a sutra, saying a whole bunch of insincere nonsense, Lin Xiyu couldn't help but laugh in anger.

"No, I of course want a child......"

Guben subconsciously defended himself, earning a massive eye-roll from his wife.

One moment you say it doesn't matter, the next you say you want one; which one do you actually want?!

"Xiyu, don't listen to him....."

Grandma Gu reacted fast, a slap landing on her grandson's shoulder, scolding in annoyance: "He's panicked and confused, talking nonsense....."

"No, I, this......"

Guben didn't know whether to laugh or cry; in his fluster, he stammered spectacularly.

"Auntie, the test strip you're holding looks red......"

A clear child's voice once again broke the silence, rescuing him from his embarrassing predicament.

Ruirui was short; her line of sight happened to catch the test strip Lin Xiyu was pinching in her hand.

"I see it's red too."

Nana saw it too; the two little fairies stared at the red bar, studying it very seriously.

"One bar, or two bars, showing pregnancy???"

Guben: "......"

Grandma Gu: "......."

Grandma: "......."

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"How many bars on the test strip?!"

Only at this moment did the three of them remember they should look at the test strip.

Grandma Gu blurted out the question, her voice trembling.

"Two bars."

The two children spoke in unison.

"Aiyo......"

Grandma Gu's legs went weak; she staggered back a step, nearly plopping down on the ground.

Guben was quick-eyed and quick-handed, catching her, averting a tragedy.

"Quick quick quick, hurry up and hand it over, let me see......"

Grandma was also beside herself with excitement, stretching out a trembling hand, wanting to witness the miracle with her own eyes.

Nana reacted fastest, snatching the test strip from her sister's hand and stuffing it into hers.

Guben held his breath nervously, awaiting her verdict.

"I can't remember clearly either......"

Grandma examined it seriously for a while, speaking uncertainly: "Two bars, is that... pregnancy?"

"Sigh."

Grandma Gu was rendered quite speechless by her; the breath stuck in her throat just deflated limply.

"Bring the instructions over, let me take a look..."

At the critical moment, Guben was still the reliable one; he thought to compare against the instructions.

Ruirui was very capable, briskly fetching them from the Bedroom and handing them over.

The whole family's gazes gathered on the instructions once more; even Lin Xiyu nervously clenched her fists, fearing a bad result.

Guben held the instructions and compared them seriously: "The instructions say, if both the C zone (control line) and T zone (test line) show color, it is positive for pregnancy; if only the C zone shows color, it is negative; if the C zone does not show color, the test result is invalid."

"That means I remembered correctly, two bars means pregnancy."

Grandma Gu was overjoyed, snatching the test strip away and looking it over happily again and again.

"I'm pregnant? Really pregnant?"

Lin Xiyu covered her mouth with her hand in disbelief, her eye rims reddening again.

"Son, you've come at just the right time; now Mom won't be angry at Dad anymore..."

Guben was even more excited beyond control, just wanting to wrap his arms around her and lift her up to spin a few circles, when Grandma Gu stopped him with a Slap.

"She's pregnant and you still dare touch her, not a bit of sense; if you disturb the fetus and hurt the child, watch me not beat you..."

"Hey hey..."

Guben awkwardly withdrew his hand, scolded by the Old Man until he had no Temper at all.

"Xiyu's pregnancy this time hasn't been easy; she must be properly nurtured..."

Grandma, drawing on her experience as someone who's been through it, carefully admonished: "Once pregnant, you're no longer just one person; you must be careful, especially the first three months just after conception — pay special attention, don't do any heavy or tiring work, lie in bed and rest more, protecting the pregnancy is more important than anything."

"Old Sister, rest assured..."

Grandma Gu reacted much faster than her Grandson, immediately promising: "While Xiyu is in my house, I haven't let her do heavy work, and won't in the future either; Xiao Bin has no experience caring for a Pregnant Woman, one person can't manage it all, we'll hire a Nanny, prepare special meals, to nourish Xiyu's body."

"That would be best."

Grandma listened with pleasure, nodding in satisfaction.

"I have a son now, this is a major happy event; everyone must know..."

Guben was still very excited, impatient to call relatives and friends to share his joy.

Seeing him about to dial, Lin Xiyu pressed down his hand: "Don't call yet; what if it's wrong, we'd be a laughingstock."

"But it's two bars, isn't it?"

Guben's dialing hand paused, his eyes showing puzzlement: "What else can't be confirmed?"

"I'm still a bit panicked..."

Until this moment Lin Xiyu still felt like she was dreaming, unable to believe she was really pregnant.

"Alright then, let's go to the Hospital..."

Guben hesitated not at all, pocketing his Mobile phone and adopting a coaxing Tone: "Let the Doctor tell you personally, okay?"

"Mm."

Lin Xiyu thought exactly that in her heart, feeling the Doctor's diagnosis was more Reliable.

"Go, right now..."

Guben didn't want to delay a single moment, pulling her toward the door.

"Walk slowly, be careful, don't fall."

Grandma Gu shouted at the top of her voice from behind, afraid her unsteady steps might cause another mishap.

"I know..."

To set the Old Man's mind at ease, Guben turned, scooped her up with both arms, and carried her horizontally.

"Aiyo."

"Be careful..."

This only gave the two Elders an even bigger scare.

Grandma Gu hurried over in quick little steps and, still annoyed, gave him a few more Slaps.

"I this......."

Guben didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Leading her doesn't work, carrying her doesn't work; just how do you want it done before you're satisfied?"

"Won't you properly support her? Walk slower..."

Grandma Gu scolded irritably, and after scolding still wasn't at ease: "Forget it, I'll come along too; with your clumsy hands and feet, staying home worrying is no better than watching in person for peace of mind."

"I'm going too, I'm going too..."

Ruirui briskly shouldered his schoolbag and trotted along after them.

"You have to be everywhere..."

Guben gave his little nephew a Speechless glare.

"The baby in Auntie's belly is also my Younger Brother or Younger sister."

Ruirui set his Small face seriously and said earnestly: "Can I not come? Uncle is clumsy, can't take good care of Auntie; at the critical moment I'm still the one to rely on."

Guben: "........"

The son isn't born yet, and the father's Status has plummeted.

Is it really this miserable, already reduced to being despised by a nephew?

"Hurry up, put Xiyu down, support her properly and walk..."

Grandma Gu gave him no chance to complain, another Slap flying over, forcing him to put her down.

"I've figured it out, what 'giving birth to an ancestor' means."

Guben set her down, rubbing his arm very Speechless: "Not even born yet, and the father has to slave like an ox and horse; once born, won't he be riding on my neck lording it over me?"

"Where's all this Nonsense coming from?!"

Grandma Gu was angered into a laugh, raising her hand to hit him again: "Telling you to support your wife, you still dare complain? If you don't serve her well, the whole family won't let you off."

"Serve you, can't I serve you well enough?"

Guben deliberately acted the fool, imitating the manner of a eunuch in the imperial palace, extending his arms before Lin Xiyu and crying out in a falsetto: "Lao Fo Ye, please walk slowly."

"Coming."

This time Lin Xiyu no longer had the mood to be angry with him; she held back a laugh and properly rested her hand on his arm.

"Lao Fo Ye, there's a step ahead, you must watch carefully, don't fall..."

Guben bent at the waist and led the way in front, his rather obsequious appearance amusing everyone.

"This stinking brat, almost a father and still not proper..."

Grandma Gu feigned reproach, but her face bloomed with smiles.

"You go, I won't go."

Maternal Grandmother smiled and saw them to the doorway: "I'll stay home, waiting for your good news."

"Old Sister, please rest assured."

Grandma Gu was in a good mood and spoke beautifully: "Once the doctor gives the diagnosis, I'll call you at the first moment."

"Good, good, good..."

Maternal Grandmother listened happily and said three 'good's in a row.

"The wind is strong outside, you don't come out."

Grandma Gu walked out the front door and conveniently pulled the door shut behind her.

【135】 Maternal Grandmother's heart was fixed on her maternal granddaughter; she came to the window again, watching them get into the taxi and drive out of the alley before withdrawing her gaze.

Maternal Grandmother's heart was fixed on her maternal grandchild, and she came to the Window again, watching them get into the Taxi and drive out of the alley before withdrawing her gaze.

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The OB-GYN examined very carefully, not only doing a pregnancy test but also necessary examinations and establishing a prenatal file.

"Come for a recheck once a month from now on; early pregnancy reactions are severe, nausea and vomiting can be managed by eating small frequent meals, appropriately supplementing vitamin B6, choosing easily digestible foods containing light protein, such as soda crackers, eggs, tofu, avoiding an empty stomach worsening nausea, and also avoiding eating too full, stimulating the stomach..."

"Okay, okay..."

Guben listened very carefully, not missing a single word or sentence, just short of taking out a little notebook and writing it down stroke by stroke.

Lin Xiyu listened silently until this moment, looking at the ultrasound report in her hand, only then truly feeling that she was really pregnant.

After five years, she finally had her own child, had the hope of becoming a mother.

"Auntie, don't cry."

Ruirui's concerned voice sounded by her ear; she snapped back from her thoughts, startled to find her eyes wet, wiped her face, and only then discovered that in just the moment of spacing out, tears were already streaming down her face.

"Xiyu, now you can be at ease, right?"

Grandma Gu, full of loving kindness, used a tissue to wipe her tears: "The doctor personally said it, you're pregnant, there won't be any mistake this time."

"Mm-hmm."

Lin Xiyu sniffled, nodded a little embarrassedly.

"First pregnancy, this excited?"

The OB-GYN didn't know the inside story; seeing her cry, she was a bit puzzled.

"No, had a miscarriage once..."

Grandma Gu answered for her: "My granddaughter-in-law this pregnancy was really not easy, many doctors said there was no hope, Heaven opened its eyes, and she actually got pregnant."

"Is that so..."

The doctor, hearing the full story, deliberately added a warning: "Then this pregnancy of yours must be careful; medically there are cases where some people's own constitution leads to habitual miscarriage."

"Ah?!"

Lin Xiyu's face changed; her heart, just relaxed, clenched up again.

"How do you talk..."

Grandma Gu found it unpleasant to hear, became displeased, and launched a string of complaints at the doctor: "Who curses a miscarriage right after getting pregnant..."

"I'm a doctor, a doctor must be responsible for the parturient..."

The OB-GYN's face darkened, and she was also provoked into some anger by her.

"Then you also don't need to say it so unpleasantly, what habitual miscarriage, who comes to you for a checkup wanting to hear such inauspicious words..."

Grandma Gu still couldn't swallow her anger, ignoring her grandson's persuasion, she snapped back again.

"I'm stating facts; if you don't want to listen, there's no need to come see a doctor..."

The doctor also got anxious, her anger growing larger.

The two traded barbs back and forth in the consultation room for several rounds, attracting quite a few onlookers.

"Doctor, sorry, my Grandma just has this temper, not deliberately targeting you..."

Guben, with no choice, could only forcibly drag his Grandma out of the consultation room.

Lin Xiyu also took advantage before the doctor could transfer her resentment onto herself, covering her face with the lab report, taking Ruirui, and slipping away quietly.

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"Switch doctors, we're not seeing her anymore."

The group left the hospital; Grandma Gu still couldn't swallow her anger.

"Grandma, why bother, such a big temper..."

Guben didn't know whether to laugh or cry, could only patiently persuade.

"I just can't stand inauspicious words, is that not allowed?"

Grandma Gu glared at him displeased.

"Fine, absolutely fine."

Guben smiled good-naturedly, smoothing her feathers: "Actually I also couldn't stand listening, just didn't have the nerve to say it to her face."

"Exactly, how can anyone talk like that?"

Grandma Gu was very satisfied with his tactfulness, turned her head toward the Hospital's direction, and spat: "Pah pah pah, such bad luck, never coming to this Hospital again."

"Pah pah pah......"

Guben imitated the Old Man's manner and also followed with three spitting sounds.

"You just don't go adding to the chaos."

Lin Xiyu found it funny and gave him a white eye.