Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Su Wanqing was taken aback, then calculated the days: "Oh yeah...it seems like it's a few days late. But my cycle is always irregular, so it's better if it comes late, or better yet, it doesn't come at all."

Although the enhanced spiritual spring improved her constitution, her body was still the one described by Su Lingshan in the original book—suffering excruciating pain during every period. The power of the plot was indeed overwhelming, even for the spiritual spring.

However, it won't be delayed for this long.

She suddenly remembered something and quickly took her own pulse.

His expression changed immediately after that.

Zhou Yanshen thought she wasn't feeling well and immediately asked anxiously, "Wife, what's wrong? Where does it hurt? Is it serious? Don't worry—"

He said he wasn't in a hurry, but he himself was anxious and strode forward, staring intently at Su Wanqing.

Su Wanqing's lips twitched slightly—her laziness, gluttony, and excessive sleepiness these past few days all matched up.

"Yan Shen, don't be nervous," she looked up, her eyes slightly unreadable, "I'm fine... I'm pregnant."

"What?! Pregnant?!" Zhou Yanshen's voice suddenly rose, shock mixed with disbelief and joy. "Really? How could this happen so suddenly..."

Su Wanqing nodded, her expression a little strange: "Yes, she's pregnant, but it's still early in the pregnancy." What she didn't say was that the pulse didn't seem like that of a single woman, but it wasn't clear yet; they would have to wait a month or so to find out exactly how many pregnancies it was.

Thinking about the original novel's premise of the male and female protagonists frequently having "triplets," Su Wanqing felt a bit of a headache.

While the sex of the fetus is determined by the male, the number of pregnancies is determined by the number of mature eggs the female produces. The number of embryos that develop into a pregnancy determines the number of pregnancies. Generally, a woman releases one egg per month... but...

"Hiss... It's my turn. I hope I won't be unlucky enough to run into triplets?"

She enjoys reading stories about multiple births, but when it comes to her own situation, she'd rather have one child at a time. The more fetuses, the greater the risks; aren't those penta, juxta, and septuplets considered medical miracles?

To put it simply, when she treats patients as a doctor, she emphasizes evidence-based medicine and prescribing the right medicine for the right symptoms.

But when they are sick, they take antibiotics, acupuncture, Chinese medicine and Western medicine all at once, regardless of the stage of the disease, just hoping to take the medicine in the morning and be fine in the afternoon, not wanting to suffer any pain.

As for the fact that high doses of drug resistance are bad for the body—let those aside for now. Let's quickly resolve the illness first, and then take care of our health later.

Therefore, it is clear that she is pregnant now and just wants to avoid all the suffering and have a full-term anesthesia and painless childbirth. But in this day and age, where can you find painless childbirth? A single pregnancy might be able to be delivered naturally with some anesthesia, but if it is twins or more, a cesarean section is probably the only option.

Lost in thought, she was suddenly pulled into a strong, warm embrace. Zhou Yanshen's voice trembled with joy: "That's wonderful, Wanqing...we're having a baby!" His arms shook slightly, yet he carefully avoided using too much force. "Tell me quickly, what should we pay attention to during pregnancy? What can't we eat? What changes will our bodies experience? What should we prepare?"

Su Wanqing was pulled back to reality by his series of questions, shook her head and smiled—it was indeed too early to think about these things now. She could stay in the Production and Construction Corps this winter, and when the situation became clearer next spring, Zhou Yanshen would be transferred back to the city and promoted, and she would naturally follow him back to Bincheng. It wouldn't be too late to arrange production then.

So she simply said, "Actually, there's nothing special to pay attention to. Just eat what you normally eat, do what you normally do, and just act like I'm doing the same thing as usual."

Strictly speaking, it really depends on individual constitution. Pregnant women with good constitutions have no restrictions, while those with poor constitutions need to be careful in everything they do. Someone like her, who drinks the enhanced version of the spiritual spring water every day, certainly doesn't need to be too worried.

Besides... if she were to reveal a whole bunch of taboos now, given Zhou Yanshen's personality, he would definitely enforce them strictly. Wouldn't she be the one suffering in the end?

Zhou Yanshen was skeptical: "Really? Back in the military family compound, I always saw pregnant comrades being so careful..."

Su Wanqing said with a serious face, "I'm a doctor, would I harm my own child? Listen to me." She can do anything except deliver her own baby.

Zhou Yanshen nodded emphatically, "Okay, I'll listen to my wife." But he couldn't help asking, "Then what should I do? Just tell me, I'll do anything I can."

Su Wanqing thought for a moment and casually mentioned a few things: "Give me a massage on my legs and feet every day, as they might swell later. Take on more of the housework, and don't make me lift heavy things. Be understanding when I'm emotionally upset, and try to get me whatever I want to eat..." She didn't need to avoid anything considered "cold" or "cooling." (For plot purposes only, do not imitate! Some pregnant women can eat anything, including crabs, without problems, while others can't even eat a little watermelon—it depends on individual constitution!)

He finished writing on a whole page before putting down his pen and diligently bringing warm water for Su Wanqing to wash up. Once they were ready, they prepared to rest.

Once on the kang (heated brick bed), Zhou Yanshen gently embraced Su Wanqing, his ears slightly red. "Wanqing, you haven't told me yet. I heard that you can't have sex now that you're pregnant, right? But can we not sleep in separate rooms? Don't worry, I will definitely follow the doctor's orders. If you sleep alone, you might not be able to take good care of yourself. Especially in the cold winter, if you kick off the covers at night, I can at least cover you up so you don't catch a cold."

He used to be a single young man, but he occasionally heard from someone that couples should sleep in separate rooms after a woman becomes pregnant, and that he shouldn't touch his wife.

Su Wanqing chuckled.

"Who says we can't have sex? Others might be careful, but I know my own body best. A little gentle sex won't have any effect. Look at us these past few days, we've been fine, haven't we?" She leaned close to his ear, her voice soft. "Besides, when a woman is pregnant, her progesterone levels spike, and... well, her libido will be much stronger than usual. She might want it even more..."

Zhou Yanshen didn't fully understand what "pregnancy hormone" meant, but he grasped the key information: his wife was pregnant, so she might want to have sex more, and they could have intercourse.

His worldview has been somewhat shaken. Is this really going to work?

"Wanqing," he said earnestly, his throat bobbing, "if you want it... just tell me."

Anyway, the wife is always right.

(Do not imitate!)

……

……

Zhou Yanshen made breakfast the next day.

On the dining table, Su Wanqing was surrounded by a large spread of food: boiled eggs, canned fruit, malted milk drinks, and several kinds of fruit such as grapes and peaches.

In front of the others was a plate of pickled vegetables and a bowl of porridge.

Everyone: "..."

"Wanqing, what else would you like to eat? I'll make some more," Zhou Yanshen asked with concern.

Su Wanqing: "...No need, that's enough."

Zhou Yanshen then hummed in agreement and sat down to eat.

Qin Xue blinked: "Brother Zhou, your favoritism is too obvious! Your wife has so much delicious food, and we only have a bowl of porridge?"