Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Soon, the couple arrived at the hospital for a check-up with great excitement. After taking their pulses, the doctor smiled at them.

Sha Zhu was extremely anxious and quickly asked:

"Doctor, what's wrong? Is my wife pregnant?"

The doctor adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, speaking slowly and deliberately:

"Young man, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. Let me write you a form so you can get your blood drawn for a test."

The doctor said this to be on the safe side. Although Qin Huairu's pulse indicated that she was pregnant, and she was fairly certain, she still wanted to have a blood test done just to be on the safe side.

It's better to be safe than sorry. The colleague who misread a patient's pulse last time still hasn't fully recovered from her leg injury, and her husband broke it.

Sha Zhu had no choice but to suppress his anxiety and take Qin Huairu to get her blood drawn for testing. After waiting for a while, he took the results and went back to the doctor he had just seen.

After reviewing the medical records, the doctor gave the couple a congratulatory smile.

"Congratulations to you both, it's confirmed that you're pregnant."

The doctor's words made Sha Zhu and his wife extremely excited.

Sha Zhu paced back and forth, looking somewhat bewildered.

Qin Huairu burst into tears. She was finally pregnant. It had been such a long and arduous journey.

The doctor calmed the couple down and then explained the precautions they needed to take during the pregnancy.

Before leaving, the couple expressed their deepest gratitude to the doctor.

I've been to the hospital several times, but this is the first time I've walked out of it with a smile.

The two didn't rush home, but went straight to Fengzeyuan.

He Daqing, dressed in a chef's uniform, walked out of the kitchen. He was somewhat surprised to see his son and daughter-in-law, so he asked:

"Zhu Zi, Huai Ru, what brings you two here? Is something the matter?"

The smile on Sha Zhu's face never faded as he took out a cigarette and lit it for his father.

"Dad, get ready, you'll be a grandfather soon."

He Daqing stopped in his act of smoking, his eyes wide open:

"Zhu Zi, you...you didn't finish joking with Dad, did you?"

At this moment, Qin Huairu spoke up: "Dad, it's true. We just came from the hospital. Zhu Zi said he wanted to come and tell you the good news."

"Hahaha, good, good, good!" He Daqing said "good" three times in a row.

The He family is about to welcome its third generation. What good is it for He Daqing to be able to have children? It's his sons who are capable of having children.

He Daqing was also mentally prepared, and kept nagging Sha Zhu and his wife about the things they needed to pay attention to.

After all, he has experience and has had several children; he is qualified to do so.

A short while later, Li Tielong also came out. He was happy to learn that his little apprentice was about to become a father.

The couple returned to the courtyard and spread the word again, receiving congratulations from their neighbors.

In the Jia family home, Jia Zhangshi was busy sewing shoe soles, but her mouth never stopped; she was muttering to herself:

"Oh my, Sha Zhu's wife is finally pregnant. If she hadn't gotten pregnant soon, people would have talked her to death."

She was naturally chatting with her daughter-in-law. Tong Jie was about to give birth and her body wasn't very comfortable, so Jia Zhangshi was taking care of her.

Tong Jie smiled slightly after hearing her mother-in-law's words. Her mother-in-law was right; people in the countryside would probably have been gossiping about it long ago.

Tong Jie was from the countryside, so of course she knew what those old women were like.

They'll laugh and joke with you on the surface, but who knows what they'll say about you behind your back.

Tong Jie also casually chatted with her mother-in-law about everyday matters:

"Mom, Shazhu has no elders to take care of him. His father is still working, and his stepmother just gave birth not long ago. What are we going to do now that Qin Huairu is heavily pregnant?"

When Jia Zhangshi heard about He Daqing and his wife, she curled her lip:

"What else can we do? Everyone has their own way of doing things, this is not something we should worry about."

"I bet Ah Shazhu will bring his mother-in-law's family over, just like the family in the front yard of Jiuzhou."

"That makes sense." Tong Jie nodded.

Suddenly, Tong Jie had a new idea: she wanted to bring her mother to stay with her for a while.

Since you have this idea, bring it up: "Mom, when I give birth, let's bring you to stay with us for a while. Otherwise, it's too hard for you to run around all by yourself."

Jia Zhangshi was initially somewhat displeased upon hearing this, but her daughter-in-law's words were indeed considerate.

Taking care of someone who is in postpartum confinement is not an easy task.

When Tong Jie is gone, Jia Zhangshi will not only have to take care of her, but also be responsible for the family's food and clothing.

She was certainly capable of doing it, and Jia Zhangshi could handle it, but it would be even better if someone could help her share the burden. She wholeheartedly agreed.

Jia Zhangshi placed great importance on the postpartum period for women, as it was believed that if the postpartum period was not properly managed, long-term health problems could arise.

When she was young, Jia Zhangshi liked to wander around and heard many strange and interesting stories.

In the past, there was a vicious mother-in-law in Nanluoguxiang who forced her daughter-in-law to do chores during her postpartum period, which eventually caused her to develop health problems.

In the end, when he got old, his daughter-in-law would hang him up and beat him, and he still couldn't get enough to eat or wear.

Thinking of this, Jia Zhangshi shuddered, filled with fear...

Therefore, Jia Zhangshi always kept it in mind, and she took good care of Tong Jie during her first postpartum period.

This also resulted in a very good relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

When Li Jiuzhou and the others returned home from get off work in the evening, they were quite surprised to learn that Sha Zhu's wife was pregnant.

Li Jiuzhou smiled. Sha Zhu really had it tough. Originally, given Qin Huairu's innate fertility, the two should have had a child long ago.

Almost two years have passed now.

When Xu Damao learned that Shazhu was about to become a father, he panicked. He wasn't jealous of Shazhu; getting married, starting a family, and having children was the norm for ordinary families.

Xu Damao wasn't jealous of that; he was just a little annoyed that Sha Zhu was walking ahead of him. Yes, it was pure annoyance, and he wanted to compete with him.

The newlyweds, Xu Damao and his wife, were so engrossed in their honeymoon that they came every day.

Xu Damao and his wife were happy, but they caused a lot of trouble for the deaf old lady next door.

It's understandable that the elderly woman has a light sleep, and that you and your husband, Xu Damao, are causing her so much trouble since you're newly married.

I was like that myself back then; everyone's been young once!

But those two beasts can keep up their antics day and night!

It's one thing to mess around several times at night, but it's another in the morning, and sometimes I even have to come back at noon to mess around.

What kind of kind old lady could stand it?

The fact that she didn't bang on the door or curse was already the deaf old woman's last line.

This is something that's hard to talk about, but it needs to be dealt with. There's still a long way to go, and the deaf old lady doesn't want to be bothered by the two of them every day.

So she compromised, moved her bedroom to the next room, and asked Sha Zhu to find someone to build a new kang (heated brick bed).

That day, Xu Damao and Su Mei came home from get off work and saw someone doing construction work in the deaf old woman's house, so they went up and asked:

"Grandma, what kind of act are you putting on?"

The deaf old woman gave him a disapproving look:

"Don't make a sound!"

Xu Damao was a little confused: "No, old lady, what did I do to offend you?"

Seeing Xu Damao's determined attitude, the deaf old woman felt she should say something and waved to Su Mei.

Su Mei slowly stepped forward to greet her, "What's wrong, old lady?"

The deaf old woman hadn't slept well for the past few days and was in poor spirits. She said to the couple:

"You two are newlyweds, so I'll give in to you today, but you can't do this anymore. You can't keep doing this every day; you're risking your life! Young people need to know how to be moderate!"

"Su Mei, Da Mao is being unreasonable, and so are you. If you keep doing this, see if Da Mao can take it."

"Alright, madam, that's all I have to say. Whether you listen or not is up to you."

After saying that, he went into the house, leaning on his cane.

The deaf old woman had said everything clearly, leaving the couple standing there, red-faced and embarrassed.

They then understood why the deaf old woman had moved her bedroom to the next room.

Because their bedroom was separated from the old lady's by only one wall.

Xu Damao felt a pang of guilt when he recalled how frighteningly pale the deaf old woman had looked, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.