vrcanaries Chapter 387 Epilogue (8)
Chapter 387 Epilogue (8)
Zhang Xueming had a very confusing pregnancy period.
The total time she was awake was less than three hours a day, so she had to leave all the work to the third old master and Zhang Wenling.
The third old master and Zhang Wenling did not dare to object.
As time went by, Zhang Xueming's belly became bigger and bigger, like a round pot on his body.
Every time they and Yang came to see her at the house in Wuliu Hutong, and saw her oversized belly, they would fall into the same state as when they were on a journey to the other palace, not daring to breathe.
Zhang Xueming was not worried at all.
"I feel like I'm just carrying the weight. They're very stable. This little weight doesn't affect my movements. If I wasn't afraid of scaring you, I could show you my sword skills right now."
Zhang Xueming was fanning himself slowly and speaking slowly.
Her eyebrows and eyes were gentle, and compared to the past, she had an even more gentle charm that made people's hearts soften, as if she was being bathed in warm sunshine.
Gong Yuanzheng was so engrossed in watching that he didn't care that the elders were still there. He took the round fan from her hand and fanned her with it, saying softly, "If you can't sit still, just lean on me. Don't force yourself."
Zhang Xueming glanced at him coquettishly: [Ayuan, Daddy is glaring at you.]
After changing the channel, she continued the previous topic: "Besides sleeping a lot and not being able to do anything, I also have to sleep on my side to prevent the baby from being pressed by my internal organs. I really don't feel any inconvenience."
Zhang Wenling's mouth twitched slightly: "Zhao Zhao, are you wrong? Is it that the child will press on the internal organs?"
Zhang Xueming smiled shyly: "Well, didn't I change my martial arts method? In the past, I would use up a portion of my internal energy every month to temper my body. I'm afraid my internal organs have long been harder than iron. Children are soft and I'm always afraid of hurting them."
The third old master's eyes changed slightly: "Zhao Zhao is also tempering his body every month now?"
Zhang Xueming shook her head: "After I got pregnant, the monthly body tempering stopped. I guess it will continue after the children are born."
Otherwise, she would have to find a way to protect the baby in her belly so that it wouldn't be treated as impurities and expelled.
Yang breathed a sigh of relief, and seeing that her eyelids were about to droop again, she winked at Zhang Wenling.
Zhang Wenling understood and exchanged glances with the third old master. The three of them said goodbye and went home, asking Zhang Xueming to go and rest quickly.
As soon as they left, Zhang Xueming leaned towards Gong Yuanzheng, looked at him with her face slightly raised, and reached out to touch his cheek, which was so thin that even the fat on his face was about to disappear. She felt extremely distressed.
"Ayuan, I'm really fine. My skills are functioning normally, my internal energy is being used without any hindrance, and my whole body is full of strength, even better than before."
Moreover, she could clearly feel every subtle change in her body. It didn't seem like the influence of hormones, but more like some substance was subtly transforming her body.
Zhang Xueming couldn't be sure whether the fading away from the ordinary had begun, as the system didn't show it. But this was the most appropriate explanation she could think of for this change.
"If Ayuan gets any thinner, his face will become unpleasant to touch."
Zhang Xueming's voice gradually became lower and lower, from a normal volume to a vague mumble. His raised right hand also slid down from Gong Yuanzheng's face.
Gong Yuanzheng quickly caught her right hand, slowly lowered it, adjusted his position, picked her up horizontally and carried her to the bedroom.
Zhang Xueming, who carried his two children many times a day, had improved his arm strength and was now much stronger than before. Occasionally, he would practice swordsmanship with his father-in-law to relieve stress, and he could even withstand over a hundred or eighty moves in a head-on fight.
……
Gong Shangjiao was unable to come visit after receiving the news, as his wife was also pregnant.
Calculating the time, if the twins were born earlier than usual, the two children could still fight over who is the older brother/sister.
Should we say that he is worthy of being the man that Master Zheng asserted “looks like he’s good at having children”?
The two families sent each other tonics and medicinal herbs like flowing water, and the two brothers wrote letters frequently to discuss and comfort each other about their wives' pregnancy problems.
"At first, your sister-in-law couldn't stand the smell of meat at all. She ate vegetable porridge every day, a dish of sour vegetables, and vegetarian snacks in between.
After five months, there are no vegetables on the table. He likes beef and mutton with milk cakes the most, and will not eat anything other than meat. This child is too picky about food, I am afraid he will not grow up well in the future. "
——From Gong Shangjiao, the leader of Chenxi Sect, who was very worried that the next generation would be the shortest in the Gong family.
"Brother, don't worry too much. Brother has been a vegetarian for ten years, eating only one meal a day, and he is still healthy. It shows that being picky about food doesn't affect anything.
Zhao Zhao is a very picky person and wants to try everything he sees. If I don't see it, my flowers and plants will be much less. Even if I watch closely, I can't help but miss it.
I had no choice but to build another house and move all the flowers and plants to the new house. She also set her eyes on the wisteria tree in the yard. The elders also advised me to be at ease and let her go if they couldn't find any problems with her pulse. It was really annoying. "
——From Gong Yuanzheng, the president of Changling Medical College, who strongly doubts that his next generation is addicted to all kinds of things from the womb.
……
Coincidentally, on the day that the wife of the Chenxi Sect's leader was sent to the delivery room, Zhang Xueming also went into labor.
Early in the morning, when it was just daybreak, Zhang Xueming woke up from his sleep and felt something wet and cold under his body. He thought he had incontinence.
The young master, who had always been very proud, was horrified. He opened his eyes and turned to meet the clear eyes of Gong Yuanzheng beside him. His breathing stagnated and he almost cried out of shame.
Her body temperature rose during pregnancy and she was not willing to share the same bed with Gong Yuanzheng, so Gong Yuanzheng woke up in the middle of the night every night and could only stare at her sleeping face until dawn.
Seeing that her expression was not right, he reflexively grabbed her hand and felt her pulse. After that, he lifted her blanket and looked at her. He was so shocked that his voice became shrill: "Zhao Zhao, your water broke!"
Oh, not bed-wetting? That's fine. The young master closed his eyes and wanted to continue sleeping.
Gong Yuanzheng rushed out in such a panic that he didn't even put on his shoes: "Midwife! Where is the midwife? Zhao Zhao is about to give birth!"
As soon as the sound was uttered, the quiet main courtyard seemed to come alive.
There were footsteps everywhere, busy but not chaotic.
The maid sent by the third house asked her, "Has the young master started having labor pains?"
Gong Yuanzheng calmed himself down and said, "My water broke."
The maid was confused: So the young master slept through the contractions?
She hurriedly said, "Sir, please take the young master to the delivery room." She pointed to a maid and said, "Go to the back room and ask the midwife to come quickly."
Seeing her command in a calm manner, the maids each performed their duties, which effectively relieved Gong Yuanzheng's tension.
He turned and ran back into the house, carried Zhang Xueming and the quilt to the delivery room, held her hand, and wanted to say a few words of comfort to her.
Zhang Xueming pulled his hand out impatiently, palm facing up: "Give me a comb, and get a hot towel. Tell them not to come in yet."
Gong Yuanzheng subconsciously touched the cord around his waist and found that it was not brought. Seeing that she looked angry and wanted to hit someone, he hurried back to find a comb, asked the maid for a wrung hot towel, and personally delivered it to the delivery room.
Zhang Xueming wiped her face and hands, combed her hair, and then her expression relaxed: "Okay, Ayuan, you go out and let them in."
How could Gong Yuanzheng be willing to leave?
Thoughts popped up all over my mind, and none of them were good.
In the end, the four big words "live and die together" pressed everything.
"Zhao Zhao, I won't leave." Gong Yuanzheng looked at her with red eyes.
Zhang Xueming was busy unloading the goods at the moment. Hearing this, he immediately became furious: "Gong Yuanzheng, go out and wait obediently, don't force me to beat you up!"