Free Web NovelChapter 363: Chapter 363: Extra Story 12
Jiang Cheng took a bite of the dumpling, and a fishy taste filled her mouth.
She immediately covered her mouth, gagged, and stomach acid followed upward.
Shen Que quickly ran after Jiang Cheng who had rushed outside.
"Spit it on the ground, don’t cover it."
Shen Que patted Jiang Cheng’s back. Jiang Cheng also dashed outside, unable to resist opening her mouth, the half-eaten dumpling mixed with stomach acid spilled into the dried flower bed.
"Ugh—"
Jiang Cheng continued to gag, louder each time.
Several people inside the house came out; Shen Yue holding water, Shen Xing found a towel, and Grandma Shen watched worriedly, urging Shen Que to keep patting her.
Xing Er, thoughtful, stepped forward, took Jiang Cheng’s hand, and after rubbing it a few times, the feeling of acid in her stomach eased considerably.
A face grown a bit pale turned to thank Xing Er, whose mysterious smile followed by, "Congratulations, you’re going to be a mom."
With a "crash," Shen Yue’s little tea mug fell to the ground, Shen Que and Jiang Cheng were stunned, and Grandma Shen reacted the fastest.
"Pregnant?"
Xing Er nodded affirmatively.
Grandma Shen was overjoyed and began twirling, instructing Shen Xing, "Hurry and take away all the dumplings from the house, your sister-in-law can’t stand the smell."
"I’ll make you something else. What good to eat after just throwing up?"
Grandma Shen looked at Xing Er, who straightforwardly said, "A little white porridge will do. Take it slow. Pregnant women’s tastes are unique, try bit by bit to find what suits her."
"Right, right, I’ll go make porridge."
Grandma Shen went to make porridge, Shen Xing went to tidy up the table, Shen Yue picked up the tea mug from the ground, and excitedly stood beside Jiang Cheng, stared at her stomach, and said, "Am I going to be an aunt?"
Jiang Cheng and Shen Que finally came back to their senses, Jiang Cheng grabbed Shen Que’s hand, looking incredulously at her own stomach.
"Is there a baby in here?"
Xing Er nodded and said, "Now it’s the size of a pea, a month and three days old, looks like the reason you’ve loved sleeping lately is because you’re pregnant."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng immediately recalled something, but she first shooed away Shen Yue.
After Shen Yue left, Jiang Cheng took Xing Er’s hand and asked, "So when I was with Shen Que a few nights ago, will there be any impact?"
Although Xing Er wasn’t married, as a doctor, she wasn’t embarrassed.
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
Jiang Cheng carefully sensed and said, "Other than some stomach discomfort, no."
"Then it’s no problem, but you should be careful in the future, avoid intimacy in the first three months."
Jiang Cheng nodded repeatedly, indicating she would definitely comply.
Xing Er held Jiang Cheng’s hand, saying, "Don’t worry, I’ll come every day to check your pulse."
"Thank you, Xing Er."
Xing Er shook her head and said, "No need for thanks between us."
If it weren’t for Jiang Cheng, she wouldn’t have settled in Beijing so smoothly.
Everyone around knew her good relationship with Jiang Cheng, treated her politely, without any hassle.
Not to mention the night school’s teachers and principal, and her taking the Chinese medicine qualification exam, all in all, everything was cleared by Jiang Cheng paving the way for her.
Over the months, Xing Er also came to know the things Jiang Cheng had done.
Besides full admiration, she wanted to become a woman like Jiang Cheng.
In short, Jiang Cheng was her idol besides her master.
After explaining a few things, Xing Er left the time to Shen Que and Jiang Cheng.
Shen Que and Jiang Cheng stood in the courtyard.
"Cold?"
Shen Que asked, Jiang Cheng shook her head.
"No, I just want to breathe some fresh air."
Shen Que responded with a nod, unsure of what to say.
He knew he was to become a father, had always been working hard for it, but as the moment arrived, he felt clueless about what being a father meant.
What does he have to do, what needs doing.
Jiang Cheng felt the same.
She held Shen Que’s hand, understandingly saying, "We’ll learn together. After all, the little one in here is also becoming a child for the first time, and it’s our first time too, nothing to fear."
"Right."
Shen Que hugged Jiang Cheng.
"Honey, thank you."
"You’re welcome."
They exchanged smiles, warmth silently flowing between them.
For dinner, Jiang Cheng herself ate white rice porridge and cucumbers; as for the dumplings, Shen Xing moved them to the kitchen, and they took turns eating, always leaving someone to accompany Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng felt people were making a fuss, but considering the recent discovery, the child was eagerly awaited by everyone, she said nothing.
After the meal, Xing Er was to go home, usually Jiang Cheng and Shen Que would accompany her, but since Jiang Cheng was pregnant, nobody wanted her to come along.
In the end, Shen Yue and Shen Xing went to escort her.
Xing Er nearby: Actually, she could go back herself.
In the coming days, Xing Er came every morning and evening to check Jiang Cheng’s pulse, and of course, she didn’t overlook the convenience of Western medicine, reminding Jiang Cheng of needed prenatal exams.
Jiang Cheng was very compliant, emotionally stable at present, couldn’t stand fish.
Besides fish, even eggs.
She didn’t know why, egg smelled weirdly fishy to her.
However, she began to favor apples, usually didn’t even eat two a year, but developed a special affection for them.
In terms of morning sickness, the second month was okay, until the third month, it intensified.
Mainly, Shen Que was the cause.
No one knew why, but as Jiang Cheng entered the third month, her nose became overly sensitive, getting close to Shen Que made her stomach uneasy.
Shen Que took multiple baths a day, started using Jiang Cheng’s skincare products.
A man smelling nice every day, rumors almost spread that Shen Que had "found a new love."
Almost, because everyone wondered who dared confront President Jiang.
While everyone was secretly speculating, Shen Que revealed Jiang Cheng’s pregnancy news.
Shen Que revealed the pregnancy because he consulted colleagues who had children for ways to stop the throwing up, and then it became known.
At this point, people understood why Shen Que smelled so fragrant?
Turned out, he was disliked by President Jiang.
Shen Que even spent a few nights at the company, because Jiang Cheng couldn’t bear it.
That moment, Shen Que felt distressed, helpless, his mere breath felt like a mistake.
In the end, Shen Que blamed it on the baby in her belly.
The feeling was that once the child was born, it would be a challenge for him.
After being put on ice for days, Jiang Cheng’s morning sickness gradually eased.
After three months, Jiang Cheng’s morning sickness abruptly stopped, next transitioned into a "craving" phase.
Before pregnancy, Jiang Cheng thought cravings were exaggerated, but only after hitting that phase did she understand how the longing for a taste could torment.
Because, for no apparent reason, she developed a fondness for the smell of gasoline, feeling uneasy without it for a day.
