CHAPTER 536: CHAPTER 531: WHAT A SURPRISE

"Mom, I’ll carry you on my back." Luo Zhiyong saw Li Aihua’s condition and knew she definitely couldn’t walk to the hospital by herself, so he carried her on his back and instructed Fang Pingying, "Pingying, take the money and grab everything we need to bring."

After Fang Pingying went in to get the things, Luo Zhiyong calmly instructed Luo Honglan, "Honglan, keep an eye on Ruirui and Yaoyao at home, and remember to call Uncle Zhao and ask him to hurry to the hospital."

After making arrangements, Luo Zhiyong quickly carried Li Aihua downstairs, with Fang Pingying following behind them.

Fortunately, the hospital was not too far from their home, and if they walked quickly, it was only half an hour away.

Because Li Aihua had severe abdominal pain, they went to see the emergency department upon arriving at the hospital.

After inquiring about Li Aihua’s symptoms, the doctor examined her and then asked with a rather serious expression, "Sister, how old are you this year?"

Fang Pingying immediately replied, "Forty-two."

"Married, right?"

Hearing this question, Fang Pingying was a bit puzzled. What does stomach pain have to do with being married or not?

But Fang Pingying quickly nodded and said, "Yes, married."

The doctor nodded, then furrowed his eyebrows and asked, "Have you felt unwell in any particular way recently?"

"It’s just some stomach issues, not much appetite, and occasionally feeling nauseous," Li Aihua replied weakly from the hospital bed. "I think it’s because of my chronic stomach condition, it’s been an old issue for many years. Doctor, please just prescribe some stomach medicine."

The doctor flipped Li Aihua’s eyelids to look and conducted a simple examination, then handed Fang Pingying a slip, "Go pay the fees, then take the patient to have blood and urine tests."

Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong exchanged worried glances. She feared Li Aihua’s illness was not simple.

Hearing this, Li Aihua also became worried and quickly said to the doctor, "Doctor, there’s no need for all this trouble, it’s probably just my stomach disease."

"Don’t worry," the doctor reassured Li Aihua with a smile, then said to Fang Pingying and the others, "Family members, one of you go pay, and the other can accompany the patient to the infusion room next door to sit for a while. When the results are out, I’ll have someone call for you."

Fang Pingying nodded, took the money, and had Luo Zhiyong go to make the payment, while she helped Li Aihua to the ward next door and let her lie on the bed.

Li Aihua looked at Fang Pingying with worry, "Pingying, do you think I might have some serious illness? The doctor’s expression wasn’t very good."

Fang Pingying didn’t dare to speculate and could only comfort Li Aihua, "Mom, it won’t be. It might just be a common gastrointestinal inflammation or something."

"Ah, I don’t know if I’ve contracted some incurable disease," Li Aihua grew more pessimistic as she spoke. She sighed and said to Fang Pingying, "You don’t know, there was a teacher at our school who was only a few years older than me, always in good health. But recently they suddenly found she had cancer, and in less than a few months, just a few days ago, she passed away. If I also..."

Fang Pingying scolded her lightly, "Mom, don’t talk nonsense. Cancer doesn’t cause stomach pain like this."

Li Aihua felt there was some sense in those words, and she nodded.

As the two were talking, Zhao Longsheng’s tall figure appeared at the door. Upon seeing Li Aihua lying in the bed, he immediately rushed over, took her hand anxiously, and asked, "Ai Hua, what happened? Weren’t you fine during the day? Why are you suddenly in the hospital?"

"It’s nothing, don’t worry, just a bit of stomach pain." The moment Li Aihua saw Zhao Longsheng, she felt much more at ease, and she was no longer as panicked as before.

This man had been like a towering mountain since his youth, her most reliable support, and now it was still the same.

Even though she had Fang Pingying and the others with her earlier, the feeling was different.

Li Aihua also reached out to hold Zhao Longsheng’s hand, speaking softly, "But the doctor said to do blood tests and urine tests, I’m a bit worried."

Zhao Longsheng, though anxious about Li Aihua’s illness, didn’t want her to worry more. He smiled gently at her, sat beside the bed, and gently stroked her scattered hair, saying softly, "Don’t worry, I’m here."

After about half an hour, the test results came out, stunning everyone present, leaving them speechless.

Li Aihua, 42 years old and married to Zhao Longsheng for many years without conceiving a child, was unexpectedly pregnant.

The stomach pain was caused by eating crab, and fortunately, Li Aihua had felt a bit uncomfortable from the start and didn’t eat much, so it didn’t affect the baby too much. It was just a slight disturbance of the fetal energy, and she would be fine after resting for a day or two.

The doctor said the baby was very healthy, and it was almost two months.

Among everyone, Zhao Longsheng was the first to react.

In the ward, regardless of the presence of the younger generation and the doctor, he hugged Li Aihua tightly and joyously said, "Ai Hua, we’re going to have a child, we really are going to have a child."

Throughout their marriage years, Li Aihua had not been able to conceive, and even the doctors couldn’t say exactly what was wrong or how to treat it. They suggested it might be due to complications after giving birth to her first child that were not properly taken care of.

Zhao Longsheng claimed he had never been disappointed when he was younger, though it would have been a lie. But compared to having children, he valued Li Aihua more.

Moreover, in his view, being together as a couple wasn’t just about having children; it would be better to have them, but they would still be happy together even without a child.

In the early years of their marriage, Li Aihua felt she had let Zhao Longsheng down and often sought medical advice for not being able to conceive. When hospital treatments failed, she turned to various folk remedies, herbal soups, and acupuncture; she tried every possible method without success.

Zhao Longsheng couldn’t bear to see her tormenting herself like this, and he forbade her from seeking treatments everywhere. Over time, Li Aihua also accepted reality and prepared herself for the possibility of never having children.

Furthermore, as Li Aihua had spent the previous years looking for Fang Pingying, she gradually came to terms with not having children.

With this unexpected pregnancy, Li Aihua was naturally overjoyed, but women often accept such things more quickly. She glanced at the doctor and Fang Pingying in the room, her face reddened with embarrassment, and she said in a low voice, "What’s there to be happy about? I’m so old and still conceiving, it’s laughable."

"What’s to laugh at? Doesn’t this prove we’re still full of youthful vigor?" Zhao Longsheng said with a laugh, then concerned about Li Aihua’s age, he immediately asked the doctor, "Doctor, I want to ask, at my wife’s age, will pregnancy have any impact on her health? Can her body withstand it?"

Seeing his nervousness, Li Aihua couldn’t help but laugh and asked, "If my body can’t take it, what do you plan to do?"