Chapter 198: Chapter 198 Has Good News

“Ouch, if you hadn’t mentioned that she’s Xiao Lu’s wife, I wouldn’t even recognize her. She hasn’t changed a bit, and she’s still dressed so beautifully.”

“Ouch, Xiao Su, are these your three kids? They’ve all grown so much.”

“Look at the children, they are raised so well.”

“Hello, sisters-in-law.”

Susu patted the heads of the three little ones, “Go on, say hello.”

“Hello, aunties~”

Lu Xiaoting went up first with the eldest to chat with colleagues, and a group of men kept praising the young man.

They didn’t dare to speak in front of the children, and waited until Xiao Yu left to sigh.

“Old Yang can rest in peace underground now. The child is taken care of very well by Old Lu and his siblings.”

“That’s right. Xiao Yu is also a sensible child, always among the top three in his school. He will definitely be able to go to university.”

While saying this, the men reminisced about the funny incidents when the siblings first moved into the Family Court, noting how youth eventually leads to wisdom.

Looking at how well Old Lu managed both home and outside matters.

Downstairs

Hearing the sisters-in-law’s exaggerated tone, Susu was embarrassed! Her lips curled into a standard smile.

“Sisters-in-law, I’m going to check on the children. The little ones at our place are too mischievous.”

“Yeah, go ahead quickly.”

“Phew~”

The sisters-in-law’s enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming.

—

Time flew by quickly, and before they knew it, winter arrived.

Mrs. Lu looked at her daughter-in-law dozing off on the kang and slowly wheeled herself out of the room.

“What’s the matter? Why the long face?” Father Lu, who was peeling potatoes in the hall to prepare green bean stew with noodles, asked.

Mrs. Lu glanced at the door of the east room and sighed, “Dad, why do you think Susu has been sleeping so much lately? Something doesn’t feel right.”

Father Lu didn’t even look up, “What else could it be? It’s cold, she’s staying inside, and what else to do but sleep. Young people sleep a lot.”

Mrs. Lu, “Dad, I think… do you think Susu could be pregnant?”

“Cough cough cough, pregnant? Wife, don’t scare me.” Father Lu was stunned for a moment, then realized what his spouse meant. “Couldn’t be, could it?”

“Mom and Dad?”

Susu opened her eyes and was immediately confronted by her father-in-law and mother-in-law’s faces, which genuinely startled her.

The elderly couple exchanged glances, and Father Lu stood up and left, even closing the door behind him.

Susu???

What was going on?

Mrs. Lu cleared her throat, “Cough, Susu, have you been feeling unwell lately, or noticed anything unusual?”

“Unwell? Something unusual?”

Susu looked bewildered, shaking her head, “No, why, Mom?”

“Cough, well… Mom noticed you’ve been sleeping a lot lately. Could it be… that you’re pregnant?”

“Pregnant? What—”

The rest of her sentence caught in her throat, Susu’s wide, round eyes filled with shock.

“No, no… couldn’t be???”

Scene changes. Just off from work, Lu Xiaoting, urged by his anxious mother, took his wife to the nearby hospital for a check-up.

While waiting for the results after the check-up, Susu’s heart was all over the place.

“Lu Xiaoting, it probably couldn’t be a pregnancy, could it? Weren’t you…”

“I did indeed have the surgery at that time, but the doctor only mentioned it was a small chance. It can’t be this coincidental…”

The couple anxiously waited, their minds in disarray.

Under the current policies of Hua Country, not only would a fine be imposed for exceeding the birth limit, but one might also lose their job.

Susu was worried about her husband’s work and didn’t want to have more children, as the four siblings they already had were enough.

Lu Xiaoting frowned, “If my wife wants children, we will have them. If my wife doesn’t want…”

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. Looking at the test results, Susu finally relaxed.

Back home, Father Lu and Mrs. Lu, who had been anxiously waiting, quickly asked, “How did it go?”

“No issues,” she responded.

“That’s good, that’s good—having no more is also good, four kids are enough. Back in the day, half-grown kids could bankrupt you, four is just fine.”

Mrs. Lu felt a mix of indescribable emotions, a tangled complexity.

“Xiao Yu, have you finished your homework?” Seeing the eldest teaching the three younger ones how to write, Susu asked with a smile.

“Yeah. Mom, are you okay? Why did you suddenly go to the hospital?” When he returned home and heard from his grandparents that his parents went to the hospital, the worry had never left his brow.

Susu shook her head, “Don’t worry, it’s nothing, just a routine checkup.”

…

“Uncle, auntie.”

“Ah, Xiao Li? What brings you here?”

Li Mingcheng scratched his head with a grin, “I was just around buying some stuff and thought I’d drop by to bring Su some good news.”

“What good news? Come in and sit down. You kids, always bringing stuff when you come.”

“Susu, Xiao Li is here~”

“Xiao Li is here, come in and sit.” Susu said as she poured a cup of brown sugar water.

“Sis, Xiao Nian is pregnant, we just found out at the hospital this morning. I rushed here to deliver the good news to you.”

Li Mingcheng said, beaming foolishly.

Susu exclaimed and asked a barrage of questions, “Xiao Nian is pregnant? That’s wonderful! Where is she now?

Is she at home or working at the store? How’s her health? How’s her appetite?”

“She’s at home, she took the day off today. She’s been feeling nauseous when eating the past couple of days, that’s why she rested and went to the hospital today.”

“Okay, okay, this is your first child, so I’d like you to take extra care and be accommodating to Nian Nian.

Pregnancy and childbirth are like walking through the gates of death, and hormones can make her very sensitive, so be patient.”

“Sis, don’t worry. I’ll take good care of Xiao Nian.”

After seeing off Li Mingcheng, Susu couldn’t stay still at home anymore and took the three little ones to visit Su Daya’s market stall.

When they arrived, Su Daya and her husband were busy serving customers, so Susu and the kids waited on the side.

“Auntie~”

“Auntie~”

“Auntie~”

“Oh? Pingping, An’an, and Lele, what brings you here? Who are you with?”

“With mom.”

Su Daya looked where the triplets were pointing and saw her lively younger sister standing close by, smiling brightly.

“Little sister, what brings you here?”

Susu pouted playfully, “What, aren’t you and brother-in-law happy to see us?”

“Of course not, how could that be…”

“Hahaha… bro, sis, I was just teasing you.”

Amused by the flustered couple, Susu turned to more serious matters,

“Wow, time flies so fast. Our little one, Sanyi, is now pregnant and soon to be a mom,” Su Daya exclaimed joyfully as she spun around.

“Kid’s mom, you go see Sanyi with your sister, and I’ll watch the stall.”

Su Daya was worried about her husband’s leg, “Can your leg handle it?”

“Of course! Why not? I’m not using my leg to weigh things.”

“Okay, sis, you and the kids wait here for a sec; I’ll be right back.”

Soon, Su Daya returned carrying a net bag of apples and another of brown sugar eggs.