Names mentioned in this chapter :
-èè® (sù ruì) â Su Rui, our female protagonist
-è®è® (ruì ruì)- Rui Rui, a nickname of the female protagonist
-顾ç å (gù yù chéng)- Gu Yu Cheng, the male lead
-顾夫人(gù tà i tà i)- Mrs Gu
-ä½é(yú jìng)- Yu Jing, Mrs Guâs name.
-åç¥(liú yuè)- Liu Yue, the female protagonistâs mother, which is also known as Mrs Su
When Mrs Gu heard that Gu Yu Cheng and Su Rui were coming home for dinner tonight, she was overjoyed.
After New Yearâs Eve, Gu Yu Chengâs father left again.
Before Su Rui started school, he stayed at home for a couple of days. Therefore, Mrs Gu didnât find it too boring.
Originally, she had thought that with Su Rui starting school and Gu Yu Cheng being busy, she would not be able to see the two children for a long time.
However, she didnât expect Gu Yu Cheng to call her home this afternoon, saying that they wanted to have dinner at her house.
Hearing that Su Rui wanted to eat her sweet pastry, Yu Jing began preparing them in the afternoon.
Not just the sweet pastry, Yu Jing also prepared several other virtual sensation sweets that she had recently seen in videos and was learning to make.
Ignoring Gu Yu Cheng, who was quietly peeling an orange next to her, Yu Jing enthusiastically shared her experience of making the virtual sensation sweets with Su Rui, âThereâs one that blooms automatically, and it took me a long time to figure out that itâs made from marshmallowsâ¦,â
Looking at Su Ruiâs scintillating eyes when she heard about the desserts, Mrs Gu smiled and said, âIt would take some time before dinner is served. Should I let you try these two first?â
âMm. Okay.â Su Rui also nodded unceremoniously and got up and was about to help Yu Jing.
âIâll go.â Gu Yu Cheng stopped Su Rui, got up and followed Yu Jing to the kitchen.
âThis person is really so different after getting marriedâ¦â Yu Jing joked while looking at the very âself-consciousâ Gu Yu Cheng and raised her eyebrows.
âThis and this, help me to take out for me. Weâll eat them before dinner.â Yu Jing said. Suddenly, she remembered something and added, âAlso, thereâs a matcha cake in the freezer you can take out for Rui Rui.â
âGirls at her age seem to like matcha tea.â
âCold?â Gu Yu Cheng asked.
âIce cream cake, of course itâs cold.â
âDonât give her this.â
Hearing Gu Yu Chengâs words, Mrs Gu was a little surprised.
âEh, whatâs wrong? A cold, orâ¦â
âRui Rui is pregnant.â
âPregâ¦â
âWhat did you say?â Mrs Gu turned her head at once and looked at Gu Yu Cheng with wide eyes as she asked, âRui Rui is pregnant?!â
âEn.â
It was only after a moment of surprise that Mrs Gu came back to her senses and glared at Gu Yu Cheng.
âGu Yu Cheng!â
âWhat do you want me to say to you?â
âWhat did I tell you before, huh? Rui Rui is only 21. She still has to attend school. How exactly did this happen? â
âIt was unplanned.â Gu Yu Cheng said truthfully.
âI know it was unplanned, but how did it happen? Canât you just pay attention to yourself?â
âWhat did you promise before? What did you tell Rui Rui? What did you promise in front of both of your elders?!â
âDo you know how much the pregnancy affects a woman?â Mrs Gu scolded at Gu Yu Cheng as she glared at him. She almost tugged on his arm and gave him two blows.
Not to mention the physical aspect, but also the time it takes to go from pregnancy to birth, to confinement period, and then to bring up the child, it all takes a lot of time and energy.
Thatâs why she and Liu Yue had agreed to wait for Rui Rui to graduate before considering having âgrandchildrenâ, even though Gu Yu Cheng was already 27 and almost 28.
âHow far is she in?â
âI think it was during New Yearâs Eve.â
âThatâs almost five weeks.â
Mrs Guâs eyes lit up, and then she got nervous again.
âHow is the situation? Did you go to the hospital for tests? What did the doctor say?â
âOnly the HCG test was done, everything is normal at the moment.â After a pause, looking at the concern on Mrs Guâs face, Gu Yu Cheng added, âRui Rui is also in good shape.â
âThatâs good.â Upon hearing those words, Mrs Gu nodded her head.
Thinking of the time Su Rui became pregnant, she glared at Gu Yu Cheng once again, âLook at you, itâs alright to do whatever you two want to at your own house. But likeâ¦It was New Years? Andâ¦the elders were present?â¦Itâs just a few daysâ¦and you canât even endure it?â
Seeing Mrs Gu lecturing himself with a stern face while the surprise and excitement in her eyes could barely be hidden, Gu Yu Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly but admitted his mistake sincerely.
âIt was a mistake on my part.â
âIt was.â Yu Jing rolled her eyes.
She had always thought that her son was mature and reliable enough, and he was a few years older than Su Rui, so he should have a sense of propriety in everything.
Who knew (hmph) he was also so unreliable?
After her anger subsided a bit, Mrs Guâs heart was now full of surprise and she couldnât help but ask, âHas Rui Rui agreed to keep this child?â
She knew her own son well enough.
If the two didnât want the baby, Gu Yu Cheng would have accompanied Su Rui to the hospital for the operation and wouldnât have come to tell her about it.
So, these two should have decided to keep this child, right? With this thought, Mrs Gu became excited again.
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Hearing Gu Yu Chengâs response, the corners of Mrs Guâs mouth lifted and she gave another light snort, âHmph, I donât care about you this time, on your father-in-law and mother-in-lawâs side, youâll have to go and take the blame and seek forgiveness yourself.â
âFood that is cold could not be eaten, especially in this season.â
âRight, clams are also cool in nature, right? Iâll think of something for Rui Rui.â
âWhat are you still standing here for? These two, serve them out to your wife.â Mrs Gu pointed to the two plates of dim sum and shooed Gu Yu Cheng out of the kitchen.
She began to mumble to herself.
âFive weeks, thatâs a while before the initial checkup and the registration of a card[1], but we have to get ready for that too â¦â¦â
âNo, I still have to discuss with Liu Yue.â
â¦â¦
[1] This is in relation to pregnancy. The card consists of âsmallâ or âbigâ cards. For small cards, it is a perinatal health care manual. It is to be registered with the neighbourhood committee, and then registered in the hospital where the household registration is under. The âsmallâ card is kept by the mother herself. For the âbigâ cards, it refers to the establishment of a file and usually kept by the hospital. It records the specific details of pregnancy and the âbigâ card is handled by the hospital that the mother is going to give birth at. By registering a card, mothers can enjoy the reimbursement of maternity insurance. Credits: baike.pcbaby and Zhuanlan.zhihu