latelenovela Chapter 410 Daily Life During Pregnancy
Chapter 410 Daily Life During Pregnancy
In September, the children in the family said goodbye to Suzhou and returned to Shanghai to study one after another.
We recently spent 2,500 yuan to buy a "big item" for our home - a pager with a Chinese display.
This thing was quite a rare item at the time. Although it wasn't as convenient to use as modern communication tools, it had a unique significance in that era.
It is similar to a modern SMS receiving device. If you want to call someone, you need to call the paging center, leave the pager number after the call is connected, and then leave a message for the other party. The message can be clearly displayed on the pager with Chinese characters.
The person who was called then called back using a landline phone.
Zhuang Chaoying held the brand-new pager, fiddling with it in her hands, demonstrating its functions to her family.
Although the process is a bit cumbersome, in this day and age, if someone has a pager and hangs it openly on their belt, that's definitely something to be proud of.
The "beep" sound is a symbol of status.
Shanghai opened the first paging station in all of China as early as 1983.
Walking down the street, if you see someone with a pager on their waist, they're the coolest guy on the block. The big mobile phones are just too expensive, over ten thousand dollars. He doesn't have any special business, otherwise he'd really like to get one to play with.
After work, Song Ying would often come over and make some children's clothes, quilts, and mattresses with Huang Ling.
Zhuang Chaoying also bought a crib, some diapers, unbranded milk powder, and baby bottles from the system's online store.
He thought that if Ah Ling didn't have breast milk, these things would come in handy.
However, he secretly took these things back at night.
Huang Ling only knew that he went out to buy things at night, but she had no idea where he bought them.
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After the four of them had breakfast, Zhuang Chaoying led A-Ling for a walk around the yard a few times.
"Chaoying, I'm so bored at home. It's only October, and there are still two months until I give birth. I'm going crazy."
As Ah Ling spoke, she gently touched her noticeably protruding belly and felt the movements of the little life inside her.
This time, the baby in her belly seems to be especially considerate of her.
Compared to Xiaoting and Tunan's time, A-Ling didn't suffer much.
In the first three months, he didn't vomit as much as before. Instead, Chao Ying, the expectant father, often felt unwell and vomited incessantly.
And she doesn't have any back pain or stiffness. Could it really be related to her mindset?
She tilted her head. Ever since Chao Ying learned that she was pregnant, he had accompanied her on walks every day and taken meticulous care of her.
Moreover, her parents were by her side this time, which gave her a great sense of security, and her mindset was much better than when she gave birth to Xiaoting.
I remember when Tu Nan was born, her grandmother came to take care of her, but after only three days, on the fourth day, she suddenly sent someone to say that she was not coming.
Later she learned that the old lady had insisted on telling her workplace that she wanted to go on a business trip.
During the three days the old lady came to take care of her, she just sat quietly by the bed without moving. After returning home, she could boast to others that she had taken care of her daughter-in-law during her postpartum period. But it was just a showy job.
When she was pregnant with Xiaoting, her grandmother didn't even want to do any work that was considered polite.
Fortunately, her own mother came to take care of her during her postpartum period.
During her postpartum period, Zhuang Chaoying had a hysterical argument with her because she complained a few times about her grandmother.
That pregnancy was far more painful than this one. The physical discomfort, the emotional distress, and the resentment she felt during her postpartum period—she'll remember it for the rest of her life.
If it were the original Zhuang Chaoying, she wouldn't regret marrying him, but if she could really do it all over again, she would hope they would never meet again.
This time, however, not only was her physical condition good, but her mood was also exceptionally pleasant.
It seems that the baby in her belly, like Chao Ying now, is considerate and doesn't let her, the mother, suffer too much.
Zhuang Chaoying took her arm and slowly walked around in the yard, gently comforting her.
"It'll be soon, it'll be soon. Just two more months until you give birth to the baby in your belly, then you'll be completely free. Your parents and I will be home with you, so you won't be bored. How about I teach you to play some games? That Famicom is pretty fun."
Huang Ling rolled her eyes at him, but the corners of her mouth turned up. "It's all your fault, Zhuang Chaoying."
Zhuang Chaoying quickly put on a fawning smile, her eyes full of affection. "It's my fault, it's my fault. I've already 'cut' myself. This will never happen again. Ah Ling, just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll go out and buy it."
He gently took Huang Ling's hand and shook it lightly.
Huang Ling tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then rattled off several things she wanted to eat. "I want to eat stinky tofu, pickled plums, and sweet and sour pork ribs."
Zhuang Chaoying thought she wanted to eat something that was particularly hard to buy, but when she heard that it was just these few things, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, I'll go out and buy them in a bit."
After learning about Ah Ling's pregnancy, Mr. and Mrs. Huang decided to stay for an extended period.
The eldest sister, A-Ping, will help issue the salary, and then the money will be transferred to them.
The elderly couple sat on the sofa in the living room, watching TV, thinking about how to take good care of Ah Ling and their unborn child.
Huang's mother took the apple that Lao Huang had cut for her, and then she looked up at A-Ling and Chao-Ying, who were taking a walk in the yard.
The two children have a good relationship, and Chaoying knows how to care for others.
In the first few years after Ah Ling got married, she was always worried that Ah Ling was too soft-hearted and would suffer hardship in the farm.
After all, Ah Ling can't come back to see them even once a year. Ah Ling is the kind of child who only reports good news and not bad news. As a mother, she can tell at a glance whether her children are doing well or not.
When Ah Ling and Chao Ying first got married, the elderly couple had not yet been liberated. Given their social status, they were already grateful if anyone didn't look down on them. They could only secretly help each other out in the hope that Ah Ling's life would be a little better.
Later, the authorities released them, returned their houses, and gave them jobs.
When Chao Ying and A Ling returned to Changcheng to visit them, she and Lao Huang were pleasantly surprised to find that A Ling's spirits and complexion were much better than in the years before they got married.
The mother and daughter had a private chat, and she realized that Chaoying had changed for the better and knew how to protect them.
So many years have passed, and Chao Ying has been able to maintain this state, which puts her and Lao Huang at ease.
While watching TV, Mr. Huang suddenly turned to Mrs. Huang and asked, "Mrs. Ling, do you think Ling is having a boy or a girl this time?"
Huang's mother swallowed the apple in her mouth and her gaze fell again on Ah Ling's stomach in the yard.
"In my experience, a round belly usually means it's a girl, while a pointed belly means it's a girl. It's good that it's a girl too, because we'll have another sweet and soft little baby. Xiaoting didn't grow up with us, so this time I'm definitely going to dress her up like a little princess."
"Boys and girls are the same, it's good that Ah Ling is alright."
Huang's mother glared at him, pretending to be angry, and said, "Then why are you asking me? You'll know after you give birth."
Mr. Huang smiled and pointed at her. “Our Ah Ling has the same temper as you. She’s getting more and more unreasonable as she gets older. Humph, I’m not talking to you anymore. Chao Ying and I are going out to buy groceries and some spare ribs to make sweet and sour spare ribs for Ah Ling.”
With that, he stood up, picked up his shopping basket, and pushed open the door. "Chaoying, let your mother go with A-Ling, the two of us will go grocery shopping."
Huang Ling released Zhuang Chaoying's arm. "Go on, but don't forget my stinky tofu."
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