CHAPTER 170: CHAPTER 170: CHOOSING LOVE OVER FRIENDSHIP

"Wife, did you hear that? You’re pregnant! I’m going to be a dad..."

Before Liu Xiaocao could reply, he ran out as if shocked, shouting that he was going to be a dad and such, running far away.

Yi Chichi and Liu Lan had confused looks, both looking at Liu Xiaocao whose face was twisted in expression, "Has your man gone crazy?"

"Seems like it."

Liu Xiaocao looked speechless. Honestly, she’d never have guessed her man’s reaction would be like this.

While she was also happy to be pregnant, she wasn’t so happy that she’d go crazy.

Getting up to the door to take a look, he was already out of sight. With this weather, she didn’t dare go home alone, so she went back to the house to consult Yi Chichi about pregnancy precautions.

In her past and present life, Yi Chichi had never been pregnant or had children, but she’d seen it happen to others, and she had experience taking care of pregnant women.

Therefore, when she talked about precautions, she was quite knowledgeable.

Seeing her chatter non-stop, Liu Xiaocao, afraid she wouldn’t remember, quickly waved to stop her, "Chichi, please stop, can you write it down for me? I’m afraid I’ll forget as soon as I leave."

Before she finished speaking, she started to retch.

She vomited up sour water loudly, and her stomach was growling.

Liu Lan squatted beside her to help pat her back, "You’re throwing up so much right after getting pregnant, what are you going to do when you get bigger?"

Yi Chichi brought out the sour apricots Uncle Yaozi had previously pickled, and when she opened the lid, the strong, tangy smell made her mouth water.

Liu Xiaocao shuddered all over and looked over with eyes gleaming green, gulping down saliva.

Her face was full of the desire to eat, really wanting to eat.

She opened her mouth to ask for some, and a sour apricot was pushed in.

"Eat, see if it helps ease it."

Liu Xiaocao opened her mouth and took the apricot from Yi Chichi’s hand, her mouth salivating, successfully suppressing her nausea.

The furrowed brows relaxed, she chewed the pitted apricot and swallowed it, then looked longingly at the apricot jar again, "Can I have another one?"

"Here you go."

Yi Chichi picked out two more for her, "After these two, we’re out."

"Why?"

"Eating a little is good for pregnant women, but too much isn’t, it can stimulate the stomach and intestines, causing bloating, abdominal pain, and other symptoms."

As she spoke, she got a piece of bread ready and handed it to Liu Xiaocao after she finished the apricot, "Try this, see if it makes you feel nauseous."

During pregnancy, you have to pay attention to nutrition. Throwing up whatever you eat is no good.

If the pregnant woman suffers, it affects the child’s development too.

Liu Xiaocao took it and held it to her mouth, Yi Chichi and Liu Lan watched as her brows furrowed, and in an instant, the two of them got worried, oh no, maybe she can’t accept the taste of bread?!

"If you feel like throwing up, don’t force it."

She quickly advised, and Liu Xiaocao took a deep breath, "It’s... it’s okay."

Saying that, she cautiously took a bite of the bread.

The two watched anxiously as she swallowed the bread with no sign of vomiting, relaxing a little.

But after that bite, she refused to eat another one.

"No, I feel like this bread has a weird taste, eating more will make me throw up."

Yi Chichi and Liu Lan exchanged glances, and Liu Lan asked her, "What should we do now?"

Where would she know what to do?

"Let’s wait for Uncle Yaozi to come back."

When in doubt, seek help. Liu Xiaocao’s situation left her at a loss. Pregnancy reactions vary greatly between individuals, with different symptoms.

Some rely on sourness to stop vomiting and can eat normally.

Some have no reaction during pregnancy, eating everything deliciously.

Some start having morning sickness as soon as they’re pregnant, vomiting everything they eat, even feel like throwing up just drinking water.

Liu Xiaocao’s situation is challenging; she finds the taste of bread unpleasant and wants to throw up, she might not even be able to stand the unique grain aroma of rice or flour.

Sure enough, her feeling was right; Liu Xiaocao truly couldn’t handle the taste of rice and flour, but could eat cornmeal.

Only cornmeal could she eat.

She couldn’t eat fish, couldn’t eat meat; the taste was too strong, and just smelling it made her want to throw up.

She couldn’t eat eggs either, saying the eggy smell was so strong it almost made her faint, she vomited and even wanted to throw up bile.

Qian Ping’an kept procuring chicken, duck, fish, and meat for her from everywhere for their nutritional value, even bringing home fine grains continuously, but she couldn’t enjoy them at all.

For meals, she had corn cakes, cornmeal porridge, cornmeal with sauerkraut bits, and so on.

As summer came and she changed into light clothing, she appeared emaciated, only her belly was prominent.

Her face had turned sallow.

Yi Chichi was frightened at the sight, and in her fear, she mentioned it when replying to Wen Shi, also expressing her own fear about starting a family and having children.

The recipient, Wen Shi, grinned broadly when he read the letter, which was noticed by He Yunsong, who sneaked over like a thief, "Mr. Yi wrote to you again?"

"...When did you get here?" Wen Shi instinctively covered the letter, turning his head to glare at him with dissatisfaction.

He Yunsong had a faint twitch at the corners of his mouth, this was a classic case of putting romance before friends.

Even though they all knew Yi Zhqing, how could she be so blind as to fall for this sneaky guy, Wen Shi?

The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and he angrily demanded, "Be honest, how am I worse compared to you?"

"Because I’m handsome."

He said proudly and smugly, "My beauty is apparent to all, though you’re also well-proportioned, compared to me, you’re still lacking quite a bit."

This shameless reply flabbergasted He Yunsong. He opened his mouth to retort but didn’t know where to start, and finally squeezed out, "Are you two getting married?"

"Yes, we are."

"Huh?"

Are things progressing that fast?

"Yi Chichi has already talked to me about marriage and having kids."

Wen Shi, having his own understanding, twisted Yi Chichi’s words shamelessly, "She said she’s especially fond of me."

He Yunsong didn’t believe it. Knowing Yi Chichi, it was impossible for her to have that kind of personality.

"Let me see the letter."

"Keep dreaming."

This was a letter from his future wife, why should he show it to Old He, whom not even a dog would care about?

"Get lost, I need to reply to her. Don’t mess up my chance to get married, or I’ll blame you, and you’ll have to support me for life’s remainder."

He pushed He Yunsong out like he was swatting a fly, leaving He Yunsong with black lines on his forehead, "Take it easy, be careful not to scare her away and lose your wife for real."

"I won’t, I know my limits."

Wen Shi’s idea of knowing his limits was inviting Yi Chichi to visit the island in his reply.

He also subtly hinted that he’d like her to meet his superiors so they’d believe he had a girlfriend, avoiding their sly comments about a soldier not resolving his lifelong issues impeding career advancement.

Receiving the letter, Yi Chichi looked up at the group leader who had come for Uncle Yaozi’s treatment after twisting his waist, asking, "Uncle, can I take a leave to visit in August?"

The group leader grimaced from Uncle Yaozi’s treatment, looked over and asked, "Going back home?"

Uncle Yaozi also looked over. If he remembered correctly, this girl had no one back home, going back to what home exactly?