A woman in her 70s marries a rough-looking man; her plump wife is too delicate and alluring.

At dusk, the fiery clouds painted half the sky.

Qin Meng was busy at the stove, Sheng Kaiyuan was squatting at the door smoking, Li Xuanxue was collecting clothes in the yard, and He Zhaoyang was feeding the chickens.

"Xuanxue, Zhaoyang, dinner's ready." Qin Meng poked her head out from the kitchen.

He Zhaoyang wiped his hands and entered the main room. Several bowls were placed on the table.

Several steamed buns, corn porridge, a dish of pickled vegetables, a plate of stir-fried green beans, and half a bowl of leftover plum juice from lunch were served again by Qin Meng after being diluted with cold water.

Sheng Kaiyuan sat down at the table, picked up his chopsticks, and said, "This meal is quite sumptuous today."

Li Xuanxue sat down, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "When have you ever had a meal that wasn't lavish?"

"After my sister-in-law arrived, the meal was especially lavish."

He Zhaoyang sat down, just about to drink some corn porridge, when the landline rang.

Qin Meng was about to go pick him up when He Zhaoyang, who was already up, said, "I'll go, Mother. You guys eat first."

Qin Meng smiled broadly, "Go ahead, go ahead, see if it's Yuze calling."

"daughter."

He Zhaoyang held the microphone to his ear. "Feed?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then Sheng Yuze's voice came through, "...It's me."

There was another moment of silence.

"Have you eaten?"

"Yes, I'm eating now." She glanced back at the main room. "Steamed white flour buns and stir-fried green beans."

"It's fine." He paused, then asked, "How's everything at home today?"

"Everything is fine. Grandma drank two bowls of plum juice."

"Um."

There was another two seconds of silence. She heard the sound of a gathering coming from the other end of the phone.

"Then you should eat," he said.

"it is good."

"Hang up."

"Um."

He Zhaoyang hung up the phone and took two deep breaths. She was so nervous that she really didn't know what to say.

As soon as He Zhaoyang sat down, Sheng Kaiyuan asked, "Sister-in-law, what did my brother say?"

Li Xuanxue immediately slapped him on the head, "Even eating can't shut you up, hurry up and eat!"

"Oh." Sheng Kaiyuan looked at his wife with a wronged expression and reached out to grab the steamed bun.

Li Xuanxue slapped it away again, saying, "Don't eat it, leave some for Zhaoyang."

Sheng Kaiyuan turned around and picked up a piece of pickled vegetable. "Okay, wife."

Qin Meng watched this scene with a smile. It had been a long time since she had seen such a lively place since she went to the countryside.

Right after Li Xuanxue ate a piece of pickled vegetable, she immediately covered her mouth, walked to the pond in the yard, and "splashed" out everything she had eaten.

Sheng Kaiyuan immediately followed, "Wife, what's wrong?"

Qin Meng quickly took the plum juice out and looked at Li Xuanxue with concern, telling him to drink some to rinse his mouth.

Only He Zhaoyang looked at her with a serious expression. Could it be that his sister-in-law is pregnant?

She remembered that in the book, Li Xuanxue was indeed pregnant, but the child was not born, which was caused by the original owner of the body.

She couldn't remember how it happened, only one sentence: He Zhaodi tampered with things, and Li Xuanxue's child was gone.

Most importantly, Li Xuanxue suffered a massive hemorrhage and almost couldn't be saved.

From then on, Li Xuanxue completely broke ties with the original owner of the body and separated from the Sheng family.

He Zhaoyang looked at Li Xuanxue with mixed feelings. After spending a day together, she felt that Li Xuanxue was an excellent person and she couldn't understand why the book treated her that way.

Now that she's here, she'll definitely not let Li Xuanxue have such an ending.

Li Xuanxue took the plum juice and drank a couple of sips. She felt much better afterward. "I'm fine, Mom, I just feel a little nauseous."

Sheng Kaiyuan patted Li Xuanxue on the back, "Is it too hot? If it's really that bad, we can buy two more fans."

Li Xuanxue shook her head.

Qin Meng pulled Li Xuanxue to sit down at the dining table. "Have you been a bit sleepy lately?"

Li Xuanxue nodded, "I feel much better than before."

Qin Meng said "good" three times in a row.

Sheng Kaiyuan asked in confusion, "What do you mean, Mom? My wife felt terrible and threw up."

Qin Meng rolled her eyes at him. "Idiot."

Li Xuanxue also realized what was happening and excitedly covered Qin Meng's hand, "Mother, you mean, you mean?"

Qin Meng nodded. "It's highly likely."

Sheng Kaiyuan was still completely baffled. "What's wrong?"

Li Xuanxue gave him a shy glare and said, "You're going to be a father."

Shengkaiyuan's servers crashed. "Am I...I'm going to be a dad?"

Sheng Kaiyuan reacted quickly, then hugged Li Xuanxue tightly and spun her around happily, exclaiming, "I'm going to be a dad! I'm going to be a dad!"

This action startled Qin Meng and He Zhaoyang, who quickly stopped Sheng Kaiyuan.

"Brother, brother, please don't do this. Put your sister-in-law down first."

"Sheng Kaiyuan, put Xuanxue down for me."

Their voices trembled, as if they were afraid of accidentally falling.

Sheng Kaiyuan was excited for a long time, then sat down, his hands trembling slightly, and said, "Honey, don't worry, I'll definitely work harder to earn money in the future!"

"From now on, you don't have to do anything. I'll take care of all the housework."

"Pfft." Li Xuanxue scoffed, "You big idiot."

"Hehe." Sheng Kaiyuan grinned.

Qin Meng: "Don't be too happy yet. Kaiyuan, take Xuanxue to the health center tomorrow."

"Okay, Mother," Sheng Kaiyuan said happily, pulling Li Xuanxue to rest.

Even tonight, he was incredibly happy while washing the dishes.

Early in the morning, Sheng Kaiyuan got up early, humming a little tune as he cooked. After breakfast, he took Li Xuanxue to get a checkup.

I finished the check-up and came back before lunch.

Sheng Kaiyuan and Li Xuanxue looked worried.

When Qin Meng saw them return, their faces filled with worry, her heart leaped into her throat. "What's wrong? Why do you look like that? Is something the problem?"

Li Xuanxue said, "No, the doctor said that both my child and I are very healthy."

Qin Meng: "Then why do you all have those expressions?"

Li Xuanxue glanced at He Zhaoyang's room, seemingly wanting to say something but then hesitated. Sheng Kaiyuan said casually, "It's just what people outside are saying about my brother."

Before Sheng Kaiyuan could finish speaking, Li Xuanxue slapped him, telling him to stop talking.

Sheng Kaiyuan shut his mouth.

The door opened, and He Zhaoyang got up and stretched. His eyes lit up when he saw Li Xuanxue and the others. "Brother, sister-in-law, you're back! How were the test results?"

Li Xuanxue forced a smile, saying, "The child is very healthy."

He Zhaoyang: "That's great!"

He Zhaoyang poured a bowl of water from the stream in the space and handed it to Li Xuanxue, saying, "Sister-in-law, please sit down, don't stand."

Li Xuanxue took the bowl. "Thank you, Zhaoyang."

He Zhaoyang sat down next to Li Xuanxue. "Sister-in-law, are you hiding something from me?"

Li Xuanxue paused for a moment and glanced at Sheng Kaiyuan.

Sheng Kaiyuan opened his mouth, but after being glared at by Li Xuanxue, he closed it again.

"It's nothing," Li Xuanxue said. "I'm just... a little tired."

He Zhaoyang remained silent for a moment, then said, "Sister-in-law, tell me the truth."

"Hey Xuanxue, what happened?"

Li Xuanxue was silent for a while, then sighed, "We heard people gossiping at the entrance of the health center, saying that you stole money from the He family and that you had an affair by the river before."

Li Xuanxue grabbed He Zhaoyang's hand, "Zhaoyang, your sister-in-law believes you. You wouldn't do such a thing."