novelraw Chapter 1416 - 932: Homecoming
Chapter 1416 - 932: Homecoming
Just past ten in the morning, the car slowly drove into the Zhou Family Ancestral Home. Zhou Mikang was the first to greet them, followed by Zhou Xikang and Zhou Huakang, with a group of elders behind them.
The grand welcoming party made Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe so anxious that they jumped out of the car before it even stopped. After exchanging greetings, they returned to the hall where Old Madam Zhou smiled warmly, nudging her grandson aside and took her granddaughter-in-law’s hand: "Chuxia, tired? Take a rest and catch your breath. Grandma made lots of delicious food for you."
Yu Tao laughed and chimed in: "Sister-in-law, knowing you were coming back, Grandma was so excited she almost couldn’t sleep, thinking about delicious treats. We’ve been enjoying all sorts of delicacies, thanks to you."
"Thank you, Grandma..." Chuxia looked at Old Madam Zhou touched, "Grandma is so good to me, I don’t want to leave anymore, what should I do?"
"Then stay." Old Madam Zhou was joyous, "Stay here, and Grandma will cook delicious meals for you every day and make you nice and plump."
"Grandma, it’s okay to be fair-skinned, but not plump..." Chuxia said, pinching her cheeks, "Try touching the flesh on my face, it’s a handful; if I get any chubbier, I won’t be able to face anyone."
"Oh, stop it..." Yu Tao looked at her helplessly, "You’re still a bit too skinny, really? Look at me, take a close look, can you still recognize me?"
Indeed, Yu Tao gained significant weight after pregnancy. Before, she weighed just over ninety pounds, and now she’s at one hundred sixty-two pounds, putting on about seventy pounds!
Especially in the last two months, her weight increased rapidly. When she talked to Chuxia over the phone, she said she always felt terribly hungry and wanted to stuff something in her belly.
But hearing on the phone is different from seeing in person. Now, seeing Yu Tao in person, Chuxia was truly shocked!
In contrast, Aunt Wang Lei, with a pregnancy term similar to Yu Tao’s, looked much different!
Seeing Chuxia glance at her, Wang Lei smiled: "I don’t have such a good appetite as Taotao, I can only envy her plumpness, alas!"
"Envy?" Yu Tao looked at her helplessly, "Aunt, can you not say the opposite? Are you really envying my fatness now? I can hardly stand looking at myself, alright?"
"What’s the harm in being a bit chubby? After you give birth, you’ll naturally shed the weight. The main thing is, because you eat well, the baby’s development is good, your health is solid, and after delivery, you’ll probably have ample milk. Trust me, the future physique of the uncle and nephew will be very robust!"
"Aunt, thank you for always comforting me." Yu Tao smiled bitterly at Chuxia, "These days, I’m almost driven crazy by my blubber, but Aunt keeps reassuring me, saying that by eating this much, the baby’s body will be strong."
The problem is, I’m now worried that if I keep getting healthier, what if I can’t deliver? But if I don’t eat, I’ll be starving and feel weak, it’s really troubling."
She looked enviously at Chuxia, "Sister-in-law, you’re carrying twins and still don’t show as much as me. When we’re together, people will definitely think we are generations apart."
"Well..." Chuxia also thought Yu Tao was getting a bit too plump, hesitated slightly, and asked, "What did the doctor say during your check-up, does he think it’s okay for you to gain weight so quickly?"
"Of course, he advised me to control my diet a bit, saying that if I’m like this at delivery, I’ll endure quite a lot. Actually, I’m not afraid of the hard times, just scared..."
"Don’t overthink..." Old Madam Zhou interrupted her, "Taotao, you can’t keep worrying like this, or even nothing will become something. Didn’t Doctor Qiu say to relax? Even if you don’t lose weight, it’s okay. The baby is positioned well, your health is good, and delivering smoothly won’t be a problem.
Plus, Doctor Qiu has considered every possibility, and if the baby is too big, you can have a cesarean. Others might not be reliable in this area, but Aunt Qiu is absolutely trustworthy.
And don’t be afraid of an ugly scar, didn’t Aunt Qiu say that if it comes to that, she’ll try to leave a smaller scar? In two or three years after healing, it won’t be noticeable, so there’s nothing to worry about.
Moreover, even if it’s still visible, it’s not somewhere people look. If Xiao Xi dares to dislike you, Grandma is the first who won’t allow it..." The old lady said while glancing at Zhou Xikang sitting beside Yu Tao, "Your wife worries herself like this, it’s because you haven’t done well, you know?"