Chapter 135: Let’s Not Have This Child

Shen Chuning walked home in a daze. She hadn’t been surprised by the possibility of pregnancy, nor did she not want a child.

It was just that she hadn’t expected the child to come so soon.

She wasn’t mentally prepared.

However, before she could feel anxious for long, her eyelids grew heavy again.  The sudden drowsiness was overwhelming, and she fell asleep again.

Zhou Yubai, although he returned home every day, was very busy because the camp construction had just begun.

He usually didn’t get home until eleven or twelve o’clock at night.

However, just thinking about being able to see his delicate wife when he got home, even if they couldn’t do anything at night, he could still sleep holding his soft and fragrant wife, made him feel happy, and even his steps became quicker.

But today, before he got home, he was stopped by his mother and pulled into the house.

“Mother, why aren’t you asleep so late?” Zhou Yubai asked in surprise.

“Your mother’s waiting for you,” Zhou Baoguo said, tapping the now-extinguished pipe.

Zhou Yubai looked at Lin Shulan with a questioning gaze, “What happened?”

Lin Shulan wasn’t the kind of mother who would be inseparable from her son; she wouldn’t be waiting for him without a reason.

“Your wife is pregnant, do you know?” Lin Shulan bluntly asked Zhou Yubai.

Zhou Yubai froze, momentarily unable to react, “My wife has what?”

Lin Shulan slapped him on the back in anger, “What does your wife have? She has your child!”

After Zhou Yubai reacted, his eyes showed uncontainable joy, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but turn up, “Mother, is that true? Is my wife really pregnant?”

Lin Shulan was annoyed by his expression.

Ningning’s carefree nature was because this was her first pregnancy as a young wife, and coupled with her busy work recently, it was normal for her to neglect her physical condition.

For a soldier like the third son, having keen observation skills is a basic quality. How could he not have noticed his wife’s condition at all?

“Hasn’t your wife been eating a lot and feeling sleepy lately? I asked her today, and her period hasn’t come; it’s almost certain that she’s pregnant.”

Lin Shulan said, “It’s good that you applied for a transfer back; you can take better care of your wife and child. Alright, I won’t waste your time. This is 200 kilograms of rice and 100 kilograms of wheat that your father and I bought for you at the brigade today. Take it back.”

Only then did Zhou Yubai try to hide the excitement on his face, putting on a serious and cold expression, “Okay, Father, Mother, I’ll go back then.”

He then shouldered the load of grain.

“Wait.” Just as he was about to leave, Lin Shulan stopped him again, “Third son, Ningning’s pregnancy isn’t stable yet, don’t be intimate; if you hurt the child in Ningning’s belly, I’ll beat you up!”

Zhou Yubai had never expected his mother to tell him this, his face flushed, and he tried to maintain a straight face as he replied, “I understand.”

After Zhou Yubai left carrying the grain, Zhou Baoguo complained to Lin Shulan, “Why did you tell the third son about this? He’s almost thirty, not a young man; he’s not that reckless.”

Lin Shulan glared at the old man, “You old fool, you don’t understand anything!”

Their third son always appeared calm and composed in front of them.

But mothers know their sons best; she had long seen that the third son wasn’t like that in front of Ningning.

Not to mention when they first got married, Ningning didn’t leave the house for two days.

Recently, several times when she went to see Ningning in the morning, she saw Ningning supporting her waist as she came out of the room.

With this situation, how could she rest assured without reminding him?

After Zhou Yubai arrived home, he put the grain in the main room and went straight to the bedroom, “Wife…”

He called out in surprise, only to see Shen Chuning sitting on the bed in a daze.

Shen Chuning turned her head without much expression, looking at him, “Brother Yubai, you’re back.”

Zhou Yubai’s joyful heart sank.

In the past, when he came back, his wife would greet him with a smile, like a happy little yellow warbler.

Her reaction today was not right.

He naturally guessed why Shen Chuning was like this.

He cautiously sat down by the bed, his calloused hands gently grasping Shen Chuning’s hand.

Suppressing the pain in his heart, he spoke gently, “Wife, if you don’t want the child, we won’t have it.”

Shen Chuning turned to look at him in a daze, her eyes immediately reddening, and tears rolled down her face.

Zhou Yubai’s heart ached, and he quickly hugged her into his arms, “Wife, don’t cry, don’t cry. It’s all my fault, I didn’t consider your feelings, I didn’t discuss the child with you beforehand, I know I was wrong.

This child… if you think it’s not the right time, let’s not have it…”

The last few words were extremely difficult for Zhou Yubai to say.

He felt that saying these words was even harder than carrying out his life-or-death missions.  Every word felt like a needle prick to his heart.

But he was even more unwilling to see Shen Chuning sad and upset.

After waking up from her nap, Shen Chuning had gradually accepted the fact that the child was already there.

And when she touched her still-flat abdomen, she felt a little excited.

She remembered that in her dream, after marrying Chen Ziyun, she had also had a child.

But at that time, Chen Ziyun forced her to have an abortion, saying that their conditions in the countryside were poor, and the child would only suffer with them.

Now that Zhou Yubai came back and told her not to have the child, the grievances in her heart welled up, and her tears wouldn’t stop.

Hearing Zhou Yubai still saying he didn’t want the child,

Her emotions erupted.

She pounded Zhou Yubai’s chest with her small hands, crying and questioning, “Why do you decide not to have my child? He’s in my belly, he’s my child, why do you decide whether or not to have him?”

Shen Chuning became even more aggrieved and burst into tears.

The disappointment in Zhou Yubai’s eyes instantly reignited with excitement, his hands excitedly gripping Shen Chuning’s small hands, “Wife, you mean, you want our child? You’re willing to have our child?”

Shen Chuning cried even harder, her tear-filled eyes angrily glaring at the man, “Zhou Yubai, you’re hurting me!”

Zhou Yubai quickly let go, feeling at a loss for the first time in his life.

“Wife, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I… I was just too happy.

When I came back and saw you so down, I thought you didn’t want our child, I…”

Zhou Yubai wasn’t good at explaining things.

Having said so much in one breath, he really didn’t know how to explain it to his wife anymore.