Chapter 72: Everyone Knows She’s Pregnant

“I’m not hungry.” She shook her head slightly, her complexion still looking a bit unwell.

“I didn’t ask you, I asked the one in your belly.”

Hu Yao was taken aback, not understanding.

After a long pause, she slowly widened her eyes and stammered, “I, I, I…”

“You’re pregnant again.” Jiang Han completed her sentence. Seeing her slow reaction, he couldn’t help but wonder if her brain had become less flexible from carrying children.

It wasn’t very flexible to begin with, and having more children would make it even worse!

“Didn’t I have my period?” Hu Yao looked down at her belly in a daze, feeling a mix of emotions.

He always put those things inside her body, getting pregnant wasn’t unusual.

But she wasn’t ready…

The whole night, Hu Yao couldn’t sleep, constantly touching her belly, her thoughts running wild.

“Are you going to sleep or not? If not, go outside and play with Jiang Fuchao’s cow!” She kept moving around, making it impossible for Jiang Han to sleep. He was already unsatisfied after being interrupted in the middle of their intimacy, and now with a child in her belly, not yet stable, he couldn’t touch her, and she kept rubbing against him!

He angrily held her hand down, “Go to sleep, you’ll drink your prenatal medicine tomorrow.”

Hu Yao was trapped by him, unable to move, she furrowed her brows and spoke softly, “I feel uncomfortable.”

“I’m not any more comfortable than you!” Jiang Han was irritated by her, but he got up and turned on the light again, “What’s wrong now?”

“You won’t let me move.”

“…”

Jiang Han was speechless, he took a breath, turned off the light and got back into bed, too lazy to hold her anymore, “Move over, don’t touch me, move as much as you want! Twist yourself into a pretzel if you want!”

Hu Yao: “…”

He lay down, truly ignoring her. Hu Yao’s mind was in turmoil, and she couldn’t sleep until the latter half of the night. Eventually, her body was too tired, and she fell asleep in a daze.

The next day when she woke up, Jiang Han had already prepared breakfast and boiled her prenatal medicine.

The porridge he cooked had a faint burnt taste. Jiang Xiaochao was used to Hu Yao’s cooking, and when he ate his father’s, he was picky.

However, he wasn’t truly a picky child, he mumbled a few words, but still ate it in big mouthfuls.

Hu Yao, however, felt like vomiting because of the burnt taste. She frowned and endured it, eating slowly, mouthful by mouthful.

“Finish your porridge and drink your medicine. I’m going out for a while, don’t wander around with Jiang Fuchao, understand?” He poured the medicine from the pot for her, sternly warned her, and glanced at her belly a few times.

“Okay.” Hu Yao nodded, looked at him, then lowered her gaze.

Seeing her obediently drink the medicine, Jiang Han was quite satisfied. He remembered when she was pregnant with Jiang Fuchao, she had no idea she was a mother, she would run around with him chasing chickens and dogs, and she fell more than once. He had to force her to drink the prenatal medicine while she cried and wailed! It was a miracle that Jiang Fuchao was born healthy!

Now that her brain was better, she didn’t need him to force her to drink the medicine, she would take it on her own.

Hu Yao felt uncomfortable under his strange gaze, after drinking the medicine, she got up to wash the dishes, avoiding his eyes.

“What are you moving around for, put it down, you can do these things after the one in your belly is stable. I’ll be back at noon, don’t cook.”

Because she had a miscarriage this time, he didn’t let her do these little chores, he even washed her clothes…

Hu Yao felt a strange feeling in her heart.

Although he often spoke rudely, he still did these things that most people considered women’s work.

Others said it was bad for a man to wash a woman’s underwear, but after that time, he didn’t know if he was “opposing” her or something, he actually washed her underwear.

Now because of the child in her belly, he was even more lenient towards her.

Jiang Fuchao saw Hu Yao drinking medicine, he didn’t know he had a brother or sister yet, thinking that Hu Yao was sick, he frowned and asked her what was wrong.

“Your mom has your brother or sister in her belly, don’t bother her, go play with your cow.” Jiang Han spoke first, leaving a few words for him, then went out.

Jiang Xiaochao opened his eyes wide, looking at Hu Yao’s belly with a mix of frowns and surprise, his little expressions were rich.

“Mommy has a baby!” He suddenly yelled loudly.

Hu Yao was slightly speechless, she nodded lightly.

“Did Daddy kiss you and take off your clothes and sleep with you, and then you had a baby?”

Hu Yao suddenly blushed, unable to speak, where did he learn this from!

Seeing Hu Yao not speaking, Jiang Xiaochao puffed out his cheeks, thinking it was true.

“Daddy is bad! Why did he put the baby brother or sister in Mommy’s belly!” He wasn’t Hu Yao’s only baby!

Jiang Xiaochao was shocked and sad for a while, but then he became a little excited, curious about his brother or sister, he asked Hu Yao in a baby voice when his brother or sister would come out to play with him.

Hu Yao answered his questions in a choked voice, feeling both surprised and annoyed by his occasional shocking remarks.

“Cow, Mommy has a baby!” After talking to Hu Yao, Jiang Xiaochao went to tell his little cow the news, his little voice was exaggerated.

He still remembered Jiang Han’s words, he was taking his little cow out to eat grass today, and he wasn’t allowed to let Hu Yao follow.

He led his little cow out, and when he met any of his friends, he told them about Hu Yao’s pregnancy.

Within a morning, almost everyone in Taowan Village knew that Hu Yao was pregnant.

Du Ximei also heard Jiang Xiaochao say it, she was surprised and happily congratulated Hu Yao. Seeing that Hu Yao didn’t seem to have had enough rest, she didn’t bother her much today, she left the sweet cakes she made and said a few simple words before leaving.

She left, but there were still many villagers coming over. They seemed to be happy for Hu Yao too, they chatted with her in a flurry of words, and they also took advantage of the situation to eat several pieces of Du Ximei’s leftover sweet cakes.

There were even some outspoken aunts and grandmothers who said that she should give Jiang Han more children, that her position as his wife would be more secure, and that it would be best if this child was another son.

“…”

It wasn’t easy waiting for them to leave. Hu Yao looked at Jiang Xiaochao, who was munching on a sweet cake, and chuckled helplessly. “Xiaochao, you don’t need to tell everyone that mommy is pregnant.”

He even informed the vegetables when watering them, his serious expression leaving everyone speechless.

“Can’t I say it?” Jiang Xiaochao looked innocent, pausing his hand as he brought the sweet cake to his mouth.

“It’s not…” Hu Yao gently removed the crumbs from his mouth, but let him continue talking.

Because of Jiang Xiaochao’s loudmouth, every villager Jiang Han met upon his return congratulated him. He was in a good mood and responded with a few words.

Seeing him so approachable, several villagers tried to build relationships, but Jiang Han didn’t give them much opportunity, simply responding with a few words before taking his packed lunch home.

“Jiang Fuchao, even the birds flying over our house know your mom is pregnant!” Jiang Han slammed open the half-closed door, speechless at Jiang Fuchao who was still muttering to the cows.

He didn’t know who this little loudmouth learned it from, either Tang Haofei or Song Sikai!