CHAPTER 537: CHAPTER 532: THE YOUNGER BROTHER IS YOUNGER THAN THE SON

Upon hearing this, Zhao Longsheng immediately said with gravity to the doctor, "Then let’s not keep the child, my wife is the most important."

Looking at Zhao Longsheng’s anxious expression, both Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong couldn’t help but laugh, even the doctor and nurse beside them smiled.

Zhao Longsheng and Li Aihua, both not young, have a relationship just like love-struck youngsters, making people envious.

"Dummy." Li Aihua, embarrassed by everyone’s laughter, glared at Zhao Longsheng and hastily said to the doctor, "Doctor, I know it might be difficult at my age to bear a child, but no matter what, I must keep this child."

The doctor treating them, in her thirties, was very kind.

Hearing Li Aihua’s words, she smiled, patted her shoulder, and comforted, "Big sister, don’t be so nervous. Your child seems fine for now, no problems at all. Just be careful with everything, come to the hospital for a check-up every month, and come immediately if you feel anything uncomfortable."

Zhao Longsheng noted down everything the doctor said and thanked her, "I’ve noted it, thank you, Doctor."

When the nurse brought the IV fluids, the doctor set up the IV for Li Aihua, and once everything was settled, she looked at Fang Pingying and the others, saying, "Leave one person here to accompany her, the rest of you should go back, we can’t have too many people in the room."

Zhao Longsheng nodded in agreement, after which the doctor left with the nurses.

"Pingying, Zhiyong, you guys go back. It’s been a long night, and you must be tired. Zhiyong also needs to return to the army tomorrow," said Zhao Longsheng.

Fang Pingying smiled and shook her head, "Uncle Zhao, I’ll stay here to watch over my mom. You go rest. Don’t you also have to work tomorrow?"

"It’s okay, I’ll stay here." Zhao Longsheng was too excited to sleep even if he went home on such a joyful occasion.

"Pingying, you guys go back. Let your uncle stay here," Li Aihua said, knowing that even if Zhao Longsheng went home, he couldn’t sleep, plus she wanted him to stay by her side. She then said to Fang Pingying, "Just bring me some breakfast tomorrow morning, I’d like to eat the pancake you make."

Seeing both were insistent, Fang Pingying no longer insisted, "Alright then, I’ll head back first."

Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong left the hospital at eleven o’clock at night. Luo Zhiyong walked Fang Pingying to her apartment building, Fang Pingying said, "This is fine, I can go up myself. You should head back, you need to get up early for work tomorrow."

Luo Zhiyong, seeing that it was indeed late, nodded, "Okay, I won’t come up. Go ahead up, and give me a signal when you’re upstairs to let me know you got home safely."

Fang Pingying took a few steps towards the building, then turned back and said to Luo Zhiyong, "Zhiyong, thanks for today."

Luo Zhiyong looked deeply at Fang Pingying, his expression rather displeased, "Do we need to use that word between us?"

Fang Pingying understood his words and smiled at him, "What needs to be said still should be said."

After saying that, Fang Pingying went upstairs.

Back at home, she waved from the window to Luo Zhiyong downstairs to signal that she arrived safely.

Luo Zhiyong waved back and then cycled back to the army.

Watching Luo Zhiyong’s retreating figure, Fang Pingying sighed, feeling that their relationship was somewhat irreparable and messy.

She really didn’t know what Zhiyong really wanted, initially, it was he who had agreed to the divorce so readily, but now, after the divorce, he didn’t consider himself an outsider at all, especially when he still respectfully addressed Ai Hua and her husband as mom and dad, despite being corrected several times.

Moreover, whenever there was a slight issue at home, he would become exceedingly anxious. Last night, he rushed to the hospital with Ai Hua on his back for half an hour. Upon arrival, he was drenched in sweat yet busily managed to register her and sought a doctor. Not only Pingying but even Ai Hua, who usually didn’t like him, was moved beyond words.

Unable to fathom his thoughts, Pingying shook her head, planning to take a shower and go to bed, as she needed to deliver breakfast to Ai Hua early the next morning.

Just as she was about to take a shower, Honglan came out of the room and asked anxiously, "Sister-in-law, what happened to Auntie?"

"You would never guess," seeing Honglan’s anxiety, Pingying didn’t keep her in suspense and told her directly, "My mom is pregnant."

"Pregnant?" Honglan’s eyes widened in surprise, "Auntie can still get pregnant at her age?"

Pingying was amused by Honglan’s reaction, "Forty-two is still an age that one can get pregnant."

Honglan then realized that Ai Hua was indeed only forty-two.

Because Yaoyao and Ruirui were quite grown, Honglan always thought Ai Hua and Yun Mei were about the same age, nearing fifty, practically elderly.

Reminded by Pingying, she recalled that Ai Hua had been very young when she had Pingying, and was not really old.

She accepted the reality and immediately cheered up, "That’s really good news, Uncle Zhao must be thrilled."

"Yes."

"Then sister-in-law will have a younger brother who is younger than her son," Honglan giggled, "Ruirui and the rest will now have an uncle who is older than themselves."

Thinking about having a younger brother who is younger than her own son, Pingying felt a bit awkward, but it was a fact she could do nothing about, "That’s right."

The next day, upon hearing that Ai Hua was pregnant, the Fang family was overjoyed, and Yuchun even went with Pingying to visit Ai Hua at the hospital.

Ai Hua stayed in the hospital for a few days and upon discharge, Pingying originally planned to have her come to her own home for prenatal care, but Longsheng was reluctant. If Ai Hua did as Pingying wanted, he wouldn’t be able to see Ai Hua every day. He preferred to have her back home where Sister-in-law Zhou, who was better than a nursemaid, could take care of her with experience.

Pingying did not insist on keeping her. To truly nurture the pregnancy, Ai Hua’s home was spacious and it was convenient for her to take occasional walks downstairs. Pingying just needed to visit Ai Hua every other day.

Whether it was Ai Hua’s pregnancy bringing good luck to everyone, several joyous events followed one after another.

Firstly, Xiu’s new shop opened.

Once the shop began operations, it did extremely well. While it couldn’t compare to Pingying’s main store, it could make a significant amount monthly if the momentum continued.

For an ordinary family, that was a substantial amount, indicating that the days of the Fang family would keep getting better.

Since Xiu started earning money, Mrs. Zhou looked up to her more profoundly, especially since Xiu had asked Guangsheng’s sister, Xiao Yan, for help in the shop, providing her with a monthly wage that was far more profitable than farming in the countryside.

This made Mrs. Zhou even more pleased with Xiu, and she completely let go of any reservations about the relationship between Xiu and Guangsheng.