Huangfu Sisong chatted with his two sons-in-law, while Mengqi sat alone on the side, not daring to interject.
She had married before Mengyao, yet hadn't conceived, while Mengyao was already expecting.
However, Yao Feili had never pressured her to have children. His ex-wife had already given him a son and a daughter, who were now in seventh and ninth grade respectively, attending prestigious boarding schools abroad and rarely returning.
Mengqi had only met these two children once. They were polite and sensible, but they didn't seem to have much affection for her, or even for Yao Feili.
After getting married, Mengqi had also wanted children of her own, but she hadn't conceived. She wondered if it was because she was getting older and had passed her prime childbearing years.
Hearing today that Mengyao was pregnant, she was happy for her and also felt a sense of urgency. She wanted to see a gynecologist to see if there was any problem with her body.
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The next day, after lunch, Jiaxi accompanied Mengyao to the hospital for a check-up.
Mengyao had repeatedly told him not to tell Jiaxi's parents and the elder before the results were confirmed, to avoid raising their hopes only to be disappointed.
Jiaxi listened to her and hadn't told his family yet. When he went out in the afternoon, he just said he was accompanying Mengyao shopping.
At the obstetrics and gynecology department, after Mengyao finished her examination, she felt a mix of anticipation and nervousness.
The doctor, looking at her blood test results and ultrasound report, said to Mengyao, who was sitting opposite, "You're pregnant, almost forty days. Do you want to keep it?"
Mengyao subconsciously said yes, her joy indescribable.
The doctor then gave her more examination forms and said, "Get some more related tests done, and remember to come for regular prenatal check-ups."
"Okay, thank you."
As soon as Mengyao walked out of the consultation room, Jiaxi eagerly greeted her and asked, "How was it? What did the doctor say?"
Mengyao deliberately put on a disappointed expression and handed him the ultrasound scan, saying, "You see for yourself."
Jiaxi took the ultrasound scan but couldn't understand the images. He directly looked at the results section and jumped up with joy, "Wife, you're pregnant, really pregnant!"
Only then did Mengyao reveal her unconcealable smile to him.
Jiaxi excitedly looked at the small image on the examination results again and chuckled foolishly, "Why can't I see where the baby is, or what it looks like?"
Mengyao, unable to hide the happiness of becoming a mother, said, "Silly, the baby is less than forty days old, it's bound to be very small. Don't you have any basic physiology knowledge?"
"Stop spinning," Mengyao exclaimed. "If you keep spinning, I'll get dizzy."
Jiaxi stopped, gently put Mengyao down, placed his hand on her belly, and asked with a smile, "What do you think it will be, a boy or a girl?"
Mengyao buried her head in his arms, feeling dizzy, and said with a smile, "How would I know? You can't tell the gender yet. Do you want a boy or a girl?"
Jiaxi hugged her tightly, dotingly, and said, "As long as it's our child, I'll love it regardless of gender."
"That's more like it."
Jiaxi grabbed her hand and said, "Let's go, let's hurry back to share the good news. Grandpa and my parents will be overjoyed."
Mengyao tugged at him and said, "Wait a moment, I still have some tests to do. You wait here for me, and call my parents first to tell them, they're also waiting for our news."
"Okay, okay." Jiaxi was so happy and excited that he didn't know what to do first.
When Huangfu Sisong and Wu Xiufang received Jiaxi's call and confirmed Mengyao was pregnant, they were also overjoyed.
Wu Xiufang kept urging Jiaxi on the phone to take good care of Mengyao and what to pay attention to during her pregnancy.
Jiaxi heard her say a lot of things he couldn't remember, so he said, "Mom, we'll be careful. Don't worry."
After they finished all the tests at the hospital, they returned to the Hong family and found the elder and his parents already waiting for them in the living room.
Mengyao looked at them in surprise and called out, "Grandpa, Mom and Dad, why are you all here?"
"How could you two not tell us such big happy news? Your mother just told me," Jiaxi's mother said with a smile, going to support Mengyao.
The elder said happily and excitedly, "That's wonderful, wonderful! I'll be able to hold my great-grandchild soon. Mengyao, you're truly a great contributor to our family!"
"Yes, yes," Jiaxi's father chimed in. "Jiaxi, you lucky boy, you must take good care of Mengyao."
"Dad, I definitely will. You don't need to tell me that." Jiaxi wanted to put his arm around Mengyao, but found that the elder and his mother had already surrounded Mengyao, asking questions and inquiring about everything, leaving him no room to interject.
Mengyao became the focus of everyone's attention, and Jiaxi felt like he was superfluous.
As he stood idly by, his mother suddenly turned to him and said, "By the way, Jiaxi, Mengyao is newly pregnant. You two must sleep in separate rooms and exercise restraint, otherwise, you might harm the baby in her womb."
Jiaxi responded with an "Okay."
The elder immediately called a servant and said, "Go and tidy up a guest room for the young master. He will sleep in the guest room for the next few months."
"Grandpa, isn't that a bit much?" Jiaxi protested.
But his parents and the elder ignored his protest. As Mengyao was about to speak up for him, Jiaxi's mother said, "You young people don't know how important the first few months of pregnancy are, when the baby is most unstable. Listen to us elders."
Mengyao could only nod and give Jiaxi a helpless smile.
Jiaxi also spread his hands at her and said, "You are pregnant now, you are the most important person in the house. I will do whatever you say."
"That's my good son," Jiaxi's mother said, linking her arm through his.
Mengyao prepared to go upstairs to rest in her room. Jiaxi's mother immediately stopped her and said, "Let me help you upstairs. What if you fall?"
Jiaxi quickly said, "Mom, I'll help her."
"Okay, okay, I'll go to the kitchen to stew some pigeon soup for Mengyao," Jiaxi's mother said, hurrying off to get busy.
Only then did Jiaxi have the chance to help Mengyao upstairs. After closing the door to their room, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Mengyao whispered, "Grandpa and Mom and Dad are being too dramatic. I'm so nervous, I'm really afraid something might happen and I'll lose the baby."
Jiaxi quickly wiped her mouth with his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Wiping your mouth means no bad luck, and it won't come true. Our baby will definitely be born safely."
"Yes, yes, I spoke out of turn, but I am really a bit nervous." As soon as Mengyao finished speaking, her phone rang again.
She saw it was her mother, Wu Xiufang, calling. She winked at Jiaxi and said, "It's my mom calling. Oh my god, I feel like I'm becoming a national treasure."
"Hurry and answer it, so Mom doesn't worry," Jiaxi said.
Mengyao answered the phone, and Wu Xiufang on the other end began a barrage of instructions and concerns.
She hadn't expected that after becoming pregnant, she would be showered with so much care and affection from everyone around her, and she felt incredibly happy.
"Mom, I know. My in-laws and Grandpa just told us. And they're even making Jiaxi sleep in the guest room and sleep separately from me."