695: Chapter 694 Not to be Confused 695: Chapter 694 Not to be Confused Lin Xia found shopping and spending money to be especially delightful.
Once she started, she simply couldn’t stop!
Seeing sothing she liked, she paid for it imdiately, and the feeling was incredibly exhilarating!
Fortunately, she was accompanied by two experts at living, Lin Qiu and Lin Dong, who tacitly cooperated in restraining her from buying unnecessary or useless items.
They didn’t just buy new clothes for the five of them, from head to toe, they also bought clothes for each mber of the Shao Chengzhi family who couldn’t co shopping.
Considering that older people tend to feel colder, Lin Xia specifically bought cotton vests for Shao Chengzhi and Qin Zeming, and of course, she didn’t forget to buy one for Li Yulan, who wasn’t there either.
If these three got sothing, it was only natural to also buy for the elder two, Fang Youlan and Lu Guangqi.
When they returned to Shao Chengzhi’s ho and began to display their spoils one by one, it brought imnse joy to the two old n, Shao Chengzhi and Qin Zeming.
After all, at their age, what hadn’t they seen?
But these were tokens of affection from their younger relatives, which made trying them on feel quite special.
All good things must co to an end.
Lu Zheng would soon have to leave to return ho, and Lin Xia, along with Shao irou, accompanied him to the train.
While waiting, Lin Xia gave Lu Zheng a stern talking-to, “After you go back, don’t just make do with any old food!
Eat at the canteen or cook sothing yourself, you must take care of yourself!
And you’re not allowed to lose weight!”
Lu Zheng chuckled, “I know!
Wife!
Don’t worry!
When you see again, I certainly won’t have lost any weight!”
He was equally concerned about his own wife, but knowing that they might reunite in less than a month comforted him sowhat.
No sooner had they seen off Lu Zheng than Qin Zeming was also preparing to return to Ji City, accompanied by Lin Chun, Lin Qiu, and Lin Dong.
Lin Chun had only managed to get ti off from work temporarily, and since there was still so ti left until Chinese New Year, she obviously couldn’t just take her siblings back to Spring City for the festivities.
Before leaving, everyone inevitably gave Lin Xia a piece of advice, urging her to take good care of herself.
Lin Xia, in turn, made them promise to co and visit her as they passed through the provincial capital on their way back from visiting their hotown for the New Year.
Shao Chengzhi wasn’t quite used to the sudden emptiness in the once lively house.
The sa was true for Lin Xia and Shao irou.
But such is life, with its cycles of gatherings and partings, and people eventually adjust.
One day, Shao irou was called over to Fang Youlan’s house.
On the phone, Fang Youlan made a point of asking Shao irou to co alone and not to bring Lin Xia.
After half a lifeti together, Shao irou was very familiar with her mother-in-law’s personality and character.
She couldn’t help but feel apprehensive, wondering what new idea the old lady had in mind.
When Shao irou arrived at Fang Youlan’s house, she noticed how eerily quiet and deserted it was.
Fang Youlan, however, paid attention to her appearance, dressing herself up neatly and vigorously.
Shao irou took off her coat and casually asked, “Mom!
Is Dad not ho?”
“No!
He is at a gathering of old friends!
Is it cold outside?”
“Very cold!” replied Shao irou, who had also brought the clothes Lin Xia and Xiaozheng had bought for Fang Youlan and her husband, “Mom!
These are the clothes Lin Xia and Xiaozheng got for you and Dad!”
Fang Youlan didn’t even glance at them but told Shao irou to just put them aside.
Shao irou curled her lip and said nothing.
She then walked over to the sofa and took a seat.
Fang Youlan had the housemaid serve tea and then sent her away.
Getting straight to the point, Fang Youlan said, “irou, I asked you here today because I want to talk to you!”
Shao irou held the teacup to warm her hands but didn’t drink, having already prepared herself ntally, and asked with a gentle smile, “Mom!
What would you like to talk about with ?”
Fang Youlan’s left hand wasn’t functional, so she lifted her right hand to smooth her hair, “What do you think Lin Xia is carrying, a girl or a boy?”
Shao irou put down the teacup, “How could I possibly tell that?”
“Then, with Dr.
Liao’s excellent dical skills, can he determine whether Lin Xia is carrying a girl or a boy by taking her pulse?”
In the past few days, Fang Youlan hadn’t done anything else but had been solely focused on investigating the matter of Lin Xia’s pregnancy.
One day she suddenly thought of the Fetal Exchange dicine, and when she ntioned it, she was lectured by her daughter, and later realized that her idea was a bit too hasty.
She had to confirm that Lin Xia was indeed carrying a girl before she could take any action.
Otherwise, what if it was a boy?
Wouldn’t that harm her great-grandson?
Shao irou was montarily taken aback, “Uncle Liao probably wouldn’t be able to tell!
In all these years, I haven’t heard of him having that ability!”
“Oh!
Then he probably can’t tell,” Fang Youlan knew the Shao family’s relationship with old Dr.
Liao for so many years.
If Shao irou hadn’t heard of it, then it probably wasn’t possible.
Fang Youlan felt slightly disappointed, for she had wanted to make doubly sure by having old Dr.
Liao take the pulse first.
She didn’t continue on this topic but spoke of sothing else.
“irou!
We’ve been mother and daughter-in-law for several decades now, Xiaozheng is over thirty years old!
If there’s anything I regret in my life, it’s that you and Pengcheng only had Xiaozheng as a child!
If you had a few more back then, even just another son, I as an old lady wouldn’t have to worry about all these things at such an old age!”
Shao irou’s heart ached faintly.
How could she not have wanted children?
But after marriage, they seldom spent ti together and led a marriage of convenience.
Lu Pengcheng also felt for many years that with the birth of Lu Zheng, he had fulfilled his duty to both families.
Thus, they had only Lu Zheng as a child!
Now, even if Lu Pengcheng had changed after going through so experiences and was willing to have a good life with her,
what use would that be?
At her age, could she still have the chance to have another child?
Fang Youlan could see Shao irou’s expression turning sad, and she felt a certain sense of satisfaction and relief!
Her words were clearly intentional!
If it hadn’t been for Shao irou’s urging that she go to Lin Xia to break up Lu Zheng, how would Fang Youlan have suffered so many blows and stimulations later on?
When she lay half-paralyzed in her sickbed needing others’ care, besides hating Lin Xia, she also resented Shao irou.
“irou!
Don’t be too upset, I’m not implying anything else!
I’m afraid that Lin Xia is carrying a girl!
Xiaozheng’s job doesn’t allow him to have more kids!
What to do when that ti cos?
Could we just watch and let your branch of the family be without an heir?”
Shao irou could take great care of Lin Xia in everyday life and even get along with her as if they were mother and daughter.
But regarding the child Lin Xia was carrying, of course, she as a mother-in-law would hope for a boy!
However, she certainly wouldn’t yield to Fang Youlan’s wishes in front of her.
“Mom!
Lin Xia is not far along enough to tell whether it’s a girl or a boy!
Let’s just let nature take its course!”
Fang Youlan suddenly grew agitated.
She detested Shao irou’s attitude the most, as if, at this crucial mont, Shao irou still indifferently talked about letting nature take its course!
“irou!
I’ve lived more than half a lifeti, given birth to several children, and seen many pregnant won.
In my opinion, the likelihood that Lin Xia is carrying a girl is too high!
As elders, we can’t be negligent at such tis!
Do you really have the heart to watch Xiaozheng grow old with only a daughter, with no one to inherit the family line, to care for them in old age?”
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