I bring bad luck to my husband, you bring bad luck to your wife.

Midsummer August.

The sun is too hot during the day.

Shuanghua Pavilion's business has also entered the off-season.

It was so hot on the street that there wasn't a soul in sight.

Duan Ziqiu arranged for several people in the store to take turns resting, so they didn't have to be in the store every day.

Xiangxi will have more time to spend at home with Xuebao.

Xuebao is crawling really fast now, and can even stand up while holding onto the edge of the bed. If you're not careful, she'll roll off the big bed. She can't be left alone for a moment.

Today, Yang Tongchuan also had a day off and stayed home to help Xuebao learn to walk.

Being so tall, bending over and supporting this little darling as he walks is more tiring than training constables.

Xiangxi was making jelly in the kitchen. Everyone's appetite was poor because of the hot weather, so she wanted to make a bowl of jelly to eat that night.

Zhen Laifu was also unchained and went to find a shady spot to hide.

Now, Zhen Laifu hides whenever he sees Xuebao. That little thing is too noisy.

"It's too hot, stop playing." Xiangxi came out of the kitchen and brought Yang Tongchuan a bowl of mung bean soup.

"He can listen to me if he wants." Yang Tongchuan was sweating profusely and wanted to go back inside, but Xuebao wouldn't let him.

Xiangxi laughed in exasperation, "You're such a grown man, and you can't even handle a little kid."

"Sigh, there's always someone who can subdue another. Xuebao, please, let's go inside, the floor is burning hot." Yang Tongchuan squatted down, trying to persuade Xuebao to come inside.

"Go away, go away, go away." Xuebao pointed to the front door, meaning she wanted to go out.

"We can only go out after the sun sets. It's too hot now, and you'll get heatstroke if you go out," Yang Tongchuan was still trying to reason with Xuebao.

"Does he even know what heatstroke is? Come in quickly!" Mr. Yang, who was drinking mung bean soup in the main hall, couldn't help but call the father and son in.

Sure enough, Olaf didn't want to come in.

Xiangxi had no choice but to take the child and comfort him, and let Yang Tongchuan go wash his face first.

"It's so hot this year." Yang Tongchuan wiped his sweat, drank a big bowl of mung bean soup, and felt much better.

"Luckily, Xiangxi doesn't have to do her postpartum confinement in this weather, otherwise she would have suffered terribly," Yang's mother chimed in.

"Your sister-in-law went out early this morning, why hasn't she come back yet?" Yang's mother craned her neck to look outside.

Mingle said he had something to do this morning, so he went out after breakfast and hasn't come back yet.

After they finished speaking, Ming Le and Yang Tongshan returned.

"Why is my brother back at this hour?"

Yang Tongchuan looked at his elder brother, whose face was somber, as if the Treasure Pavilion was about to go bankrupt.

The first thing I said when I entered

"Mother, Mingle is pregnant."

Yang Tongshan's voice showed no joy at the prospect of finally becoming a father.

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Mingle had her period twice this month, each time only a little bit. She was afraid that she had some serious illness, so she wanted to go to the clinic to see a doctor.

This doctor had been treating her infertility for many years and was very familiar with her. After taking her pulse, he discovered that Ming Le was almost two months pregnant.

This was originally fantastic news, but when the doctor heard that Ming Le had been bleeding intermittently all month, he knew it wasn't good.

Ming Le is pregnant with her first child at an advanced age. Her pulse is too weak, and the pregnancy is very unstable. There is a high probability that she will not be able to keep the baby.

Fearing that it would frighten Ming Le, the doctor sent his apprentice to the Treasure Pavilion to invite Yang Tongshan.

He told Yang Tongshan the truth, avoiding the presence of Doctor Mingle.

"Even with the best medication to prevent miscarriage, this pregnancy is unlikely to reach full term. The larger the fetus, the greater the harm to the mother after miscarriage. Manager Yang needs to make a decision soon."

"Is there absolutely no hope?"

"Even if you manage to hold on for six or seven months, the baby won't survive. And if the baby does survive, it won't be very healthy."

The shopkeeper made it very clear: this child probably won't survive, and even if it is, it won't be healthy.

"Does my wife know?"

"I didn't dare say it, afraid she would get too agitated."

"Doctor, what do you mean by 'what should we do'?"

"It's not that I'm heartless, it's just that I've seen this situation too many times. I suggest you stop trying to save the pregnancy and let nature take its course. It'll be over in the next two months."

Yang Tongshan felt a chill rush from the soles of his feet to his forehead.

If what the doctor said is true, Mingle will go mad.

After the two finished talking, the doctor went to attend to other patients, and Yang Tongshan returned alone to Ming Le's small room to rest.

This room is specifically for female relatives and young men who come to see a doctor to rest.

Yang Tongshan took a few deep breaths at the door, trying to force a smile at Ming Le, but failed several times.

Just as he tried again, the door opened.

"I heard your footsteps a while ago. Come in." Ming Le already had a bad feeling.

She's not stupid; bleeding and calling Yang Tongshan to pick her up can't be a good thing.

"I'll call a sedan chair for you, and we'll talk when we get home." Yang Tongshan seemed to be deceiving himself, trying to keep it a secret for a while longer.

"Did the doctor say the baby isn't doing well?" Mingle's tears fell silently.

She couldn't understand why fate was making things so difficult for her when she had never done anything immoral. Everyone else could have children, so why couldn't she?

"This doctor hasn't seen many cases like ours. He recommended another doctor who specializes in preventing miscarriage. That doctor is out of town. I'll go and invite him back so he can help you with the pregnancy. Don't worry, everything will be fine." Yang Tongshan decided to use delaying tactics to reassure Ming Le first, and then find a few more experts in preventing miscarriage to come and take a look at Ming Le.

We must try to find a glimmer of hope.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Ming Le buried herself in Yang Tongshan's arms, apologizing repeatedly, her tears soaking Yang Tongshan's shoulder.

"You didn't do anything wrong, why are you apologizing?" Yang Tongshan told himself that he had to stay calm and not lose his composure at this moment.

Before leaving, Yang Tongshan still asked the doctor to prescribe some milder medications to help Mingle maintain her pregnancy, even though he knew they wouldn't work, it would still be a small comfort to Mingle.

The doctor didn't say anything; he understood what Yang Tongshan meant.

After prescribing the medicine, I instructed Mingle to lie down as much as possible after returning home, not to walk around, not to lift heavy objects, and not to lift her arms to hang clothes to avoid straining herself.

Back at the Yang family home, after Yang Tongshan announced the good news of Ming Le's pregnancy, the family's first reaction was naturally joy.

However, Yang Tongchuan keenly noticed his elder brother's forced smile.

Yang's mother thought that Mingle's pregnancy was not going well, so she told her to go back to her room and rest more. She also said that all her food and drink would be brought to her room from now on. She thought that things would be fine after three or four months when the fetus was stable.

Xiangxi was also very happy, thinking that his elder brother and sister-in-law had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

That evening, Yang Tongchuan used the excuse that he needed to talk to his older brother and called him out.

"Let's find a place to have a drink."

"No, Mingle can't stand the smell of alcohol right now. Let's find somewhere to sit for a while."

The two brothers found a secluded place.

"What happened?"

"Could you help me find out if there are any doctors in the surrounding counties who specialize in preventing miscarriages?" Yang Tongshan told his younger brother everything without holding anything back.