Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Youcai saw Zhenzhen coming and was a little confused, "When did you come?"

"Mom asked me to ask you to go home and cook." Zhenzhen glanced at Guoxiang, "You two are amazing. You're almost thirty years old, and yet you can still quarrel. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the villagers?"

Youcai still feels aggrieved, "Who told him to be so rude? I kindly reminded him, but he didn't appreciate it."

Zhenzhen looked strange, "Maybe he thinks so too."

Youcai was slightly startled, and suddenly realized that Zhenzhen heard their quarrel, and hurriedly said, "I didn't listen to him, don't worry."

Zhenzhen held his chubby hand and glanced at him, "I'm not worried. I just think you're pretty cute sometimes."

She couldn't help but pinch his fat face.

Youcai chuckled and climbed up the ladder, "Besides being cute, I don't have any other advantages?!"

Zhenzhen burst out laughing, "And he's very strong."

Youcai was so happy that he squatted down and insisted on carrying her on his back.

Zhenzhen climbed onto his back and rubbed his ears.

Youcai felt itchy from her tickling and ran on the snow, "Let's go! Let's go home!"

Zhenzhen asked Youcai, "Was that your classmate just now?"

"Yes. We were good brothers who played together in elementary and junior high school. We had a very good relationship. Later, I was admitted to university and he went out to work. Everything changed." Youcai was very melancholy. "When Guoxiang didn't do well in the exam when he was a child, I gave him advice and changed the results on the test paper. He was beaten by his grandfather, but he didn't betray me. But now..."

Time is a strange thing. Brothers who were so close to each other would quarrel bitterly when they grow up.

Zhenzhen heard that he was sad and patted him on the back, "Don't think about the past, let's look forward."

Youcai was always open-minded. He stopped thinking about things that he couldn't figure out and ran forward. Zhenzhen was afraid that he would run too fast and fall, so she hugged his neck tightly.

When they were almost at the door of the house, Zhuzhu saw this scene and laughed, "Is Zhu Bajie carrying his wife?"

Youcai was so angry that he wanted to come over and hit her, "Who is Zhu Bajie?! Is there such a handsome Zhu Bajie?"

Zhuzhu made a vomiting expression, "You are too narcissistic, aren't you? I have never seen a fat guy who is handsome!"

Youcai put Zhenzhen down and pretended to chase after the naughty girl, "What a shame! I think you're itching for trouble."

He chased for a few steps, and Zhenzhen suddenly sat down in the snow, scaring everyone else.

Youcai also stopped playing around and ran over, "What's wrong?"

Zhenzhen turned to the side and tried to vomit, but nothing came out. Her stomach churned and her face wrinkled as if she was trying hard to hold back.

Youcai was terrified and immediately asked her to climb up, "Hurry! I'll take you to the hospital."

Zhenzhen hesitated, "I'm fine, maybe I caught a cold at night."

Zhang Xiuhua came out of the house and asked Yaoyao to take a look at her first.

Yaoyao is not at home. She went to Xiangxiang's house. Jidong went to call her back.

Youcai felt that Yaoyao had only practiced for one year and her medical skills were not good enough, "Let's go to the county town."

Zhenzhen didn't want to go to the county to see a doctor. It was snowing and windy, and it took an hour to drive to the county. Her body was frozen, and she shook her head and said no, "I'm not seriously ill. Let Yaoyao see the doctor first. If she can't be cured, I'll go to the county."

Seeing that she didn't want to go to the hospital, Youcai had to help her lie down in the house.

After a while, Yaoyao was called over. She flicked the snow off her body and rubbed her frozen hands. "I did intern in a big hospital, but they use instruments for examinations there. I can only feel your pulse. If I can't, you should go to the hospital."

She studied Western medicine and only knew a little about Chinese medicine. She was afraid of delaying her sister-in-law's treatment, so she told her in advance.

Zhenzhen nodded, "You take a look first."

Yaoyao asked her to put her hand flat, and she concentrated on feeling her pulse, feeling it carefully for a long time, and her brows moved.

Youcai was so anxious that he turned around and around, "What's wrong? Is the diagnosis out?"

Yaoyao didn't answer his question and continued to feel his pulse. After a long while, she looked strange and said, "I diagnosed a slippery pulse. Sister-in-law, how long has it been since you had your period?"

Zhenzhen was stunned, and thought about it carefully, then looked at Youcai. The couple looked at each other with a hint of surprise in their eyes, "Are you pregnant?"

Yaoyao nodded, "From the pulse, it seems that she is pregnant, but to know for sure whether she is pregnant or not, you still need to go to the hospital for a check-up."

Li Jianguo was the first to laugh, "So, August has a partner?"

August ran to her mother and asked in a baby voice, "Mom, am I going to be a big sister?"

Zhenzhen was so happy that tears welled up in her eyes. They had never taken contraceptive measures, but August was already over four years old and still hadn't gotten pregnant. She was worried. Now, she was finally pregnant again. She touched August's head and said, "Yes. Mom is pregnant."

Others also reacted and congratulated Zhenzhen.

Zhuzhu was overjoyed, "I'm going to be an aunt again. That's great."

Zhenzhen and Youcai accepted everyone's blessings. Zhang Xiuhua asked Youcai to make some soup for Zhenzhen, "She looks a little weak, she couldn't even stand up just now. She needs some soup to nourish her."

Youcai nodded, "Ginseng chicken soup, how about that?"

"Chicken soup is too nutritious, let's change to something else. Let's make some mushroom soup. The chanterelles here are very fresh. Your aunt picked up a lot of them in the woods. I'll go ask her for some now." Zhang Xiuhua happily went to Xu Chunying to ask for mushrooms.

When Xu Chunying learned that Zhenzhen was pregnant again, she was happy for her, "That's great."

Zhang Xiuhua also laughed, "Yes. August is still too lonely as a child alone. Having more brothers and sisters will give them company in the future."

Xu Chunying nodded and took a bag of mushrooms. Zhang Xiuhua thanked her and was about to leave, but Xu Chunying stopped her and said, "You don't have a job now. Will you take care of her when she gives birth?"

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned. She had never thought of this, but she could answer her now, "No! She has a nanny at home, and she will go to school in August, so she doesn't need me!"

Seeing that she still didn't take care of him, Xu Chunying was speechless, "You are so cruel."

Zhang Xiuhua shook her head, "It's not that I'm cruel. I have too many children. I take care of the oldest one, and I have to take care of the five younger ones. I'd be exhausted. I just pay the money."

She didn't want to get involved in the young couple's family. The child was already grown up and wanted his own independent space. She didn't want to get involved.

She left, but Xu Chunying remained silent for a long time.

Hongxia saw her mother in a daze, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy that Zhenzhen is pregnant?"

"Of course I'm happy." Xu Chunying just couldn't understand, "Your second aunt doesn't care about anything. She didn't take care of Zhenzhen during the confinement period or help take care of the child, but Zhenzhen respects her very much. Youcai went abroad to study and didn't come back for the New Year, so Zhenzhen took the child home for the New Year. But what about me? I worked so hard to take care of your sister-in-law, but I didn't get any benefits. Tell me, why am I so miserable."

Hongxia pursed her lips, but couldn't help telling the truth, "Will your sister-in-law be happy if you go over there and interfere in their affairs?"

Xu Chunying was unhappy and glanced at her sideways, "Whose woman didn't come here this way?"

"If getting married is to have a man to serve me, then I would rather not get married for the rest of my life." Hongxia turned and went into the house.

Xu Chunying was furious and wanted to scold her daughter, but she didn't dare. Because she had arranged a blind date for her daughter before, Hongxia was angry and didn't come back for the New Year for several years. If they quarreled, Hongxia would have an excuse not to come back! She slapped her thigh and said, "I didn't give birth to a daughter, I gave birth to my ancestor!"

Zhang Xiuhua knew nothing about the conflicts in her sister-in-law's family. She took the chanterelles home, and Youcai happily started stewing them.

Everyone in the family could feel that he was very happy, even though his fat body was still twisting.

When Zhuzhu saw this scene, she ran back to the house and learned it for everyone.

The others covered their mouths and laughed secretly. Zhenzhen couldn't help laughing too.

In the kitchen, Youcai was cooking and didn't forget to tease Ergou, "I'm going to have two kids soon, and you're the same age as me, but you haven't even gotten married yet. You have to hurry up!"

This person doesn't think before speaking. Ergou twitched his lips and looked at Zhang Xiuhua with a wronged face, "Godmother, Brother Youcai urged me to marry Baolin."

Zhang Xiuhua rolled her eyes. "He's already lost his mind. Don't listen to his nonsense! You two should focus on your career first."

Ergou smiled proudly at Youcai, "My godmother asked me to get married later."

Youcai realized belatedly that Ergou was going to marry Baolin. Can Baolin get married now? Definitely not! Facing Ergou's smug smile, he glared back angrily.

Because Zhenzhen is pregnant, the meal at their house today is particularly sumptuous. There is not only chanterelle soup, but also sweet and sour spare ribs, Beijing-style shredded pork, shabu-shabu mutton, fried tripe and four-happiness meatballs.

In the middle of winter, other families in the village stewed all their food in one pot, but he did it differently, serving dishes one by one on the table.

Everyone was at a loss, Zhuzhu spoke up, "Why are they all Beijing dishes?"

Yaoyao nudged Zhuzhu with her arm and gave her a wink. Is there any need to ask? These dishes are all prepared to suit Zhenzhen's taste.

Zhuzhu just...oh, okay, pregnant women need to be taken care of.

Zhenzhen drank the chanterelle soup and said, "Wow, so delicious."

Youcai smiled and said, "This doesn't have any chicken essence added, it's just the freshness of the chanterelles themselves. When stewed with chicken, the chicken is also soaked in the freshness."

Zhenzhen thought the chanterelles were good. "Let's collect more and take them to the capital to make soup. Ginseng soup is too simple."

Youcai nodded, "It's good, but this kind of wild mushroom is rare."

"Less items can be sold at a higher price." Zhenzhen didn't think it was a problem.

The meal was a bit lonely because Beijing cuisine was too bland compared to Northeastern cuisine.

Several children felt that they couldn't go on like this. They didn't know how long Youcai's illness would last, so they had to make a big pot and stew it themselves.

So when it was time for dinner, they didn't let Youcai cook alone.

Everyone came to help. Zhuzhu went to the goose-raising family in the village to buy a goose. Jilin was responsible for boiling water and plucking the goose. Baolin was responsible for cutting vegetables, Yaoyao was responsible for washing the pot, and Jidong followed Youcai's instructions and cooked a big goose in an iron pot.

Zhenzhen's family continued to eat Youcai's nutritious and delicious meals, and the whole family gathered around the iron pot stew, eating with gusto.