bookbashuk Chapter 292 Disputes in the backyard are mostly due to injustices in the front yard.
Chapter 292 Disputes in the backyard are mostly due to injustices in the front yard.
Lu Zhou immediately reached out and gently pinched her cheek, turning her head to face him. His tone was resolute: "Who said that? You are my wife! Not only do I have a wife, but I'm also about to have a child! What am I going to do? Heaven is too kind to me! I'm even going to become a father before my older brothers!"
Shen Li was amused by his smug look and reminded him, "Don't show off your smugness in front of your older brothers, or they'll beat you up."
Lu Zhou waved his hand dismissively: "It's okay, my sister will help me."
Shen Li smiled and shook his head: "That's not necessarily true. Disharmony in the backyard is mostly caused by unfairness in the frontyard. So, for the sake of fairness, you two brothers should resolve your own issues."
Lu Zhou thought about it carefully and immediately chickened out: "Then I'd better play it safe. I can't even beat my two older brothers individually, if they both gang up on me, won't they tear me apart?"
"Now you know fear?" Shen Li smiled, her eyes crinkling, as she looked at his cowardly appearance.
There's a long-standing folk belief that "pregnancy should be kept secret for the first three months," as it's said to make the pregnancy more stable. Therefore, Shen Li's pregnancy was kept quiet; only Lu Zhou, her mother, and her second uncle knew about it. They planned to tell the rest of the family after the pregnancy was considered stable at three months.
The next morning, Shen Li and Lu Zhou went to the hospital for a check-up.
The doctor looked at Lu Zhou and casually asked, "What's your relationship to the child?"
Lu Zhou was holding back his anger, wanting to loudly proclaim, "I am the child's father," but before he could utter a word, Shen Li preemptively said, "This is my husband's younger brother. My husband isn't home, so I troubled him to come with me."
The doctor suddenly realized, "Oh, so he's the child's uncle."
"Mmm." Shen Li responded softly. Without turning around, she could feel Lu Zhou's aggrieved and dissatisfied gaze behind her.
She had no choice. She had more and more acquaintances in the capital, and it wouldn't be good if she ran into someone she knew at the hospital and some gossip started to spread. It was better to be cautious.
The test results came back quickly. The doctor looked at the lab report, then looked up and asked the couple, "You want this child, right?"
"Yes, we've only been married a short time, so we definitely need it," Shen Li nodded quickly.
"You two are really lucky," the doctor said with a smile. "It's during the family planning season, and most people can only have one child. You're carrying twins!"
"Really?" Shen Li's eyes lit up, her face full of surprise and disbelief.
"Of course it's true, how could I be wrong about that?" The doctor nodded with a smile.
Lu Zhou, who was standing nearby, couldn't contain himself any longer. Upon hearing the words "twins," he immediately cheered, "Wow! I'm so amazing!"
The doctor was amused and joked, "What are you so great about? Your brother is the one who's great."
Lu Zhou's smile froze, and he could only awkwardly reply, "Yes, yes, my brother is amazing, my brother is amazing..."
Shen Li, who was watching from the side, found it amusing and secretly reached out and pinched Lu Zhou's back hard.
"Hiss—" Lu Zhou gasped in pain and cried out instinctively.
"What's wrong with you?" The doctor looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"N-nothing!" Lu Zhou immediately composed himself, forced a smile, and explained with a stiff upper lip, "I was just too happy for my brother, and got a little too excited."
Shen Li suppressed a laugh and turned to ask the doctor, "Doctor, when should I come back for my next checkup?"
"You don't need to come back for this kind of checkup anymore," the doctor waved his hand. "This machine emits a lot of radiation; one checkup is enough, you won't need to do it again until you give birth. I'll write down some dietary guidelines for you, and also write down your due date. Are you close to the hospital?"
"It's not far, I live nearby," Shen Li replied.
"That's no problem." The doctor nodded and instructed, "Just come back to the hospital whenever you experience contractions or spotting."
"Okay, thank you, doctor." Shen Li quickly stood up to express her gratitude, and was about to leave with Lu Zhou when...
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Qingnan walked in with a stack of documents and said, "Director Wu, this woman..."
This is a pregnant woman who needs surgery, so Shen Qingnan came over to find out more, and that's when she saw her own little sister.
Before he could finish speaking, his gaze fell on Shen Li in the corner. He paused, his voice filled with surprise: "Little sister? What are you doing here?"
Shen Li's lips twitched uncontrollably.
fine……
She secretly rejoiced, and even now, thinking back on it, she still felt lingering fear—if Lu Zhou had blurted out "I am the child's father," who knows what kind of chaotic scene would have unfolded next.
After this experience, Shen Li secretly decided that he would be more cautious in his actions in the future.
Seeing this, Director Wu turned to Shen Qingnan and asked with a smile, "Dr. Shen, is this someone you know?"
"Yes, she's my younger sister." Shen Qingnan nodded, a familiar smile on his face.
Director Wu looked Shen Li over again, his tone becoming much warmer: "So you're one of us!"
Only then did Shen Qingnan belatedly realize what was happening. She looked around the examination room, her tone tinged with disbelief: "This... is a gynecology clinic?"
His gaze immediately fell on the examination form clutched in Shen Li's hand, and before Shen Li could react, he reached out and snatched it away.
Shen Li: "..." This guy still hasn't changed his habit of stealing things. I'll have to have a good talk with him later.
Shen Qingnan initially thought her younger sister was unwell and came to see a doctor, and her expression became more serious. But when she saw the results on the test report, her eyes lit up instantly.
"Hahaha! I'm going to be an uncle!" He slapped his thigh, almost jumping for joy. Upon closer inspection, his voice trembled with excitement, "Wait, there are two! They're twins!"
"That's great! I'll tell Mom when I get home tonight..." He shook his head vigorously, "No, no, I can't wait! I'll call Mom right now! This is such a wonderful thing, the whole family has to be happy!"
Shen Li sighed helplessly as she watched him gesticulate wildly: Well, now it's impossible to hide it anymore.
She silently repeated "No taboo, no taboo, good luck" twice in her heart, which was considered as accepting this fact.
In the evening, the Shen family's courtyard became exceptionally lively.
Mr. and Mrs. Shen arrived, and even the eldest brother, who was usually busy with work and rarely seen, made a special trip over. The whole family sat together, and a table was laden with dishes.
The news of Shen Li's pregnancy had already spread throughout the family via Shen Qingnan's phone call.
The thought of having two babies next year filled everyone's faces with undisguised joy.