Chapter 216: Having Children

Master Li brought Yang Qing to the backyard.

Then he stood still, looking at Yang Qing with a smile.

"I will teach you a set of movements to do each day as the sun rises."

"During this period, your diet must be sufficient; it's best to have meat and eggs."

"From now on, when engaging in sexual activity, focus on quality rather than quantity."

Yang Qing felt embarrassed.

"Master, meat? Now at this time?"

Master Li nodded.

"Meat and eggs are necessities; at this time it's indeed a problem, so reduce the frequency to practicing once a week."

"The frequency of sexual activity should also be reduced to once a week."

"Too much harms the body."

Yang Qing asked tentatively.

"Is there a medicinal prescription to supplement this practice?"

The old master examined him, then shook his head and said.

"That kind of medicine, you can't afford it."

"Does one dose of medicine cost over a hundred in medicinal material fees?"

"Do you have the ability and family wealth for that?"

Hiss…

"That expensive?"

"So you have that prescription?"

The old master nodded.

"I have the prescription, and I can give it to you, but you wouldn't be able to use it?"

"Why?"

"What if I become rich in the future?"

The old master chuckled.

"This medicine cannot be used after age 28; after 28, one can only maintain ability through diet and exercise."

"The medicine is highly toxic; you might feel fine for a few years, but after several years you would be completely ruined."

"This is fate; one must follow heaven's will, not defy it."

"Before you turn 28, do you have the ability to earn that much money? It might require tens of thousands."

"Moreover, the effect is not as great as you imagine."

"It might only reach about twice the effect of dietary supplementation."

Yang Qing calculated on his fingers.

"Forget it."

"Too extravagant."

Master Li nodded.

"Success depends on the person, not external things."

"Pay attention to diet and persist in exercise; that is the foundation."

"I see you have a foundation in Supreme Ultimate; if you honestly continue practicing, it will be very beneficial for you."

Yang Qing learned that set of movements, then followed Master Li out.

Perhaps it was his pitiful appearance that moved the old master, or maybe they just hit it off.

As they were leaving, the old master slipped him a bottle of medicine.

Yang Qing didn't even check what it was, hastily stuffing it into his pocket.

The old master said softly.

"Take three pills a day, with warm water after waking up in the morning."

"The medicine costs 15; go pay at the counter yourself."

Yang Qing hesitated not, took out 15 coins and went to pay at the counter.

The cashier, without asking what he wanted, directly issued a receipt for 15.

As for the consultation fee, not a single cent was charged; if it weren't for the bottle the old master finally gave him, this trip might have cost nothing at all.

In this era, old Chinese doctors are just that pure.

Seeing Yang Qing come out, Chen Hong approached.

"How did it go?"

Yang Qing gave an OK hand gesture.

"Just wait to conceive a baby."

"The medicine for 15 is already astronomically priced; it should have some effect, right?"

The next day, Lou Xiao'e likewise went to the hospital with a nervous feeling.

After a half-day of examinations.

The doctor told her.

"You have no problems at all."

"Having children, she shouldn't rush; everyone's constitution differs."

"Some people have an easy-to-conceive constitution, giving birth one after another, while others have a difficult-to-conceive constitution."

"I'll give you an example: a couple has been trying for seven or eight years, but they just can't have a child."

"They've undergone all kinds of tests, but nothing shows up; they've seen both Western and Chinese doctors, taken baskets of medicine, but it's of no use at all."

"Nowadays, who can afford to live like this? The family fortune will be gone in no time."

"When the family fortune is gone, the two of them resign themselves to fate, thinking they are destined to have no children in this lifetime."

"So they adopted a girl."

"Who would have thought that the next year, his wife became pregnant?"

"She just got pregnant, and no one can explain how."

"Some say the adopted girl they took in came to deliver a child."

"You say, isn't that a coincidence?"

"Many things in the world are uncertain; just relax."

"What is meant to be yours is yours; you can't push it away."

"But if it's not yours, there's no need to force it; just follow your heart."

"All right, go back and live your life well."

"(Fate says, it used to be very popular.)"

"After Lou Xiao'e received a good talking-to from the doctor, she felt much better."

"Since there's nothing wrong with her body, it must be that she hasn't tried hard enough."

"\"Twice a week isn't enough; it has to be once a day. \""

"\"No, twice a day. \""

"\"If the quality isn't good, we'll make up for it with quantity—I don't believe it, this kid could still run away. \""

"In the evening, Lou Xiao'e slapped the list onto Xu Damao's face."

"She said in a tsundere way."

"\"I have no problem; it must be that our posture is wrong, or the amount is off. \""

"\"Starting today, unless my aunt comes, we have to do it twice a day. \""

"\"This child, I've decided on it. \""

"Xu Damao felt a bit guilty."

"\"Every day? \""

"Lou Xiao'e glared."

"\"You're not anxious to have a child, are you? How can you get one without trying? \""

"That day, Xu Damao faced the biggest challenge of his life; even the iron bed could barely withstand the torment."

"From that day on, for a long time, Xu Damao didn't dare mention wanting a child."

"Time passed; with medication and miraculous martial arts combined, and with Yang Qing daily seeking out meaty things to eat, Chen Hong finally became pregnant."

"The old lady was overjoyed; within a day, she had spread the word so that everyone in the courtyard knew."

"The pressure then passed to Yu Li's side."

"That day, Yan Jiecheng came back from work and happened to hear the old women gossiping about the couple."

"Especially Jia Zhangshi, who is now extremely smug and has a sharp tongue."

"\"San Da Ma, the Yang Qing family already has a child; why hasn't your Yu Li shown any sign yet? \""

"\"It's not that I'm meddling, but it's better to have the child early. \""

"\"So that others don't easily gossip. \""

"With Jia Zhangshi starting it, others weren't polite either."

"\"Yeah, I see Yu Li is big-breasted and big-hipped, the type that can bear children. \""

"\"They don't want any now—could it be that you two are too stingy, making others dare not have children? \""

"\"Yeah, San Da Ma, I heard that the couple can't even scrape together a single coin. \""

"\"How can you expect anyone to have a child like that? No one would dare. \""

"\"Raising children costs money, but they both have no jobs and no one to subsidize them. \""

"\"At this point it's up to the parents; if the parents are generous, they won't let the child worry about this. \""

"\"If the parents are stingy, the young couple lives anxiously, and the child wouldn't dare to be had. \""

"\"That's the reasoning. \""

……

"A crowd of people chattered, making it seem as if the San Da Ye couple were mistreating the couple."

"Even Yan Jiecheng felt that this was the reasoning."

"He is exhausted to the point of death every day, still not eating enough—where would he get the energy to have a child?"

"San Da Ma naturally had her own reasoning; facing the crowd's malice, she spoke with full confidence."

"\"What do you understand? \""

"\"What era is this now, when adults can't even get enough to eat, and still raise children? \""

"\"My Old Yan said, whether this child is smart or not depends on the nutrition during the ten months of pregnancy and before the first birthday. \""

"\"If at this time there's no lack of food and drink, the fetus will develop well, grow a brain, and the child will be smart. \""

"\"If at this time one often goes hungry and lacks warmth, the child will develop poorly; not only will they not be smart, they may even be born weak and prone to illness, or even deformed. \""

"\"You say the matter is this serious—how could we not pay attention? \""

"\"Having a child means we must start paying attention from the womb. \""