“No, no, I did not know it!” Du Mingyang stammered with joy . He had always wanted to have children .
“What did you just say?” Zhang Xiuying came out of the room after hearing Wang Yao’s words .
“Your sister is pregnant . Is that what you mean?”
“Yeah . ”
The family was very happy after hearing the good news . It was a delightful surprise out of their expectations .
“Is it a boy or a girl?” Du Mingyang didn’t ask, but Wang Yao’s mother did .
“Well, I cannot see that since I don’t have X-ray vision . Only God knows that,” Wang Yao said with a laugh .
“Mom, I love it no matter if it is a boy or a girl,” Du Mingyang hurriedly said . He did not have any traditional patriarchal ideas .
“Let me check you to see what kinds of nutrients you need to replenish,” Wang Yao said .
“OK, Sister, have a seat . ”
Wang Yao carefully checked his elder sister .
“There are no problems . My sister’s body is great, and the child has nothing unusual . You can rest assured . ”
“What do I need to pay attention to?”
“It’s enough to check about it on the Internet . There is a lot of information out there,” Wang Yao said . He still told his sister to pay attention to some things .
“No more cooking . I’ll do it myself,” Zhang Xiuying said .
“Mom, didn’t Xiao Yao just say that it’s less than two months and proper activities are alright?” Wang Ru asked .
“No . ”
“I’m here to help,” Wang Yao said . “Sister, just have a seat and rest . ”
Wang Ru did as she told . She felt like she was being protected as if she was a giant panda . She did not even need to serve the food .
“What are you doing?” She felt unhappy . She was less than two months along .
“No, my darling, listen to me,” Du Mingyang said . “During the first three months of your pregnancy, you must pay attention to avoid any danger . ”
“Will I have to take three-month leave? No, will it need to be nine months to take care of myself and the baby at home?”
“Since you mention it, I think it’s feasible . You can tell your boss next week . ” Wang Yao was just joking, but Du Mingyang took it seriously .
“Du Mingyang, what are you thinking about?” Wang Ru’s complexion changed . She could not stand resting at home all the time while setting her work aside . Besides, proper activities were good for her baby to develop and grow up .
“I will listen to you no matter what you want . ” Seeing his wife’s complexion change, Du Mingyang immediately agreed .
“Well, enjoy dinner . Mingyang said that for he is concerned about your health,” Zhang Xiuying said .
The family was very happy . Wang Fenghua drank two more glasses of wine, and Du Mingyang accompanied him to drink a few glasses of spirits .
They were going to stay overnight and go home the next day . Besides, it was Sunday .
Another week has passed in a flash, Wang Yao thought .
After dinner, he called Su Xiaoxue . He really missed her .
It was a special kind of happiness to have a person one missed so much .
In the village, Jia Zizai and Hu Mei were happy . They drank two bottles of wine to celebrate .
As evening approached, Jia Zizai went with Zhong Liuchuan for a run . Zhong Liuchuan also taught him the breathing method he had learned from Wang Yao .
Jia Zizai was smart . He knew things that looked ridiculous often came from the most basic things, such as the legendary Taoist method of immortality, which was based on the method of breathing guidance . He listened carefully to remember it firmly in his mind .
After seeing him light another cigarette, Zhong Liuchuan said, “Mr . Wang doesn’t smoke, so I advise you to smoke as little as possible in his presence . ”
“OK, I’ll keep that in mind . ” Jia Zizai put the cigarette back into the cigarette case . He was quite addicted to smoking . Because of his prior job, he smoked to relieve stress .
“Are you free this evening to come to my house for dinner?” he asked .
“No, thanks . Anxin will be back, so I would like to accompany her,” Zhong Liuchuan said .
“Ask her to come with you,” Jia Zizai said . “Hu Mei will cook for us . ”
“Ah…”
“Well, that’s it . ”
“OK, thank you . ”
“Hey, we are all in the village now, so there is no need to be so polite . ”
As sunset fell, the sky gradually darkened . The moon was large and bright .
After 9 p . m . , Wang Yao left home for Nanshan Hill . It was silent as he walked up the mountain road outside the village . Even the sound of insects had disappeared . After the frost, there were few insects .
Within the blink of an eye, he was already more than 60 feet away . It was like he had the legendary ability to shrink the land within a foot . After a while, he was on Nanshan Hill .
“San Xian?”
The dog was squatting beside its kennel . It was looking at the sky, thinking of something, but no one knew what it was .
“What are you thinking about?”
Woof!
OK?
A meteor was shooting across the sky .
“Make a wish . ” Wang Yao smiled and rubbed the dog’s head .
Woof!
“Go to sleep . It will be a sunny day tomorrow . ” Wang Yao laughed . The dog stayed where he was, looking at the sky as if he had not heard what was said .
“Hey, San Xian, are you also watching the star patterns in the sky?” Wang Yao, who had just arrived at the door, suddenly stopped and turned to look at the dog .
“Is this too mysterious?”
Wang Yao went over to the dog and looked at it .
“San Xian, tell me, what do you see?”
Woof! Woof! The dog barked twice, raised a paw, and pointed to the sky .
“Do you really understand it?”
“OK, do what you would like . Good night . ” After sitting for a while with this fast-growing dog, Wang Yao entered the room and read a Taoist scripture . Before long, he turned the lights off and went to sleep .
In the village, at Wang Yao’s home…
“My darling, have you ever thought about a name for the baby?”
“It’s 9:30, go to sleep . ”
“How about Du Ziteng[1]?”
“That’s not good . Have you drunk too much? If you suggest Du Ziteng, why not Du Zipang[2]?”
“I like girls . It would be best if the first child was a girl . That way we can have a second child . ”
“What if the second child is a girl?”
“I don’t mind . Boys and girls are the same . ”
They laid in bed and talked until 10 p . m . Wang Ru couldn’t stand it anymore and wanted to sleep .
“Pregnant women need plenty of rest . ”
“OK, don’t talk anymore . Have a good night’s rest . ” Her words worked well . Du Mingyang immediately shut up .
The night passed quietly .
In the morning, not many people visited the clinic . Around 11 a . m . , at mealtime, a foreign car drove into the mountain village and stopped outside the clinic .
“Dad, here it is . ”
Three people got out of the car . Two of them had been to the clinic twice . One of them even went around the village with gifts and tried to persuade Wang Yao to pay a home visit . The third was an old man with a bad complexion . He wore a lot of clothes, including a down coat and a hat . He seemed to be afraid of the cold . His steps were not stable . He needed some help .
“Slow down . ”
The two people beside him helped the old man go into the clinic . Coincidentally, there was no one there, so they didn’t need to wait in line .
“Hello, Dr . Wang, sorry to disturb you again,” the middle-aged man said .
“Please check my father . He always has a headache . It is getting serious, especially when it’s cold . He can’t eat or sleep due to the pain . ”
The old man had sudden shivers as if it was to confirm his son’s words . He covered his head with his hands . His expression looked pained . Beads of perspiration appeared on his forehead .
“Dad . ” The middle-aged man hurriedly helped his father sit down .
“Excuse me . ”
Wang Yao pulled a silver needle from his pouch and inserted it into the old man’s head accurately and steadily . The needle made the old man’s body pain immediately stop, which also stopped his tremors .
“It doesn’t hurt anymore!” The old man was surprised .
“Really?” The middle-aged man was also stunned . The pain went away after being stuck with a needle . It was amazing .
“It’s only temporary,” Wang Yao said .
The old man was suffering from chills into the brain . The needle could only temporarily stop the pain . It could not cure it .
“Do you have a cure?”
“Yes,” Wang Yao said .
It was not difficult to cure this old man’s disease, which was to expel the chills that entered the brain .
“That’s great! Please cure my father . ”
“He needs to take medicine, which is not cheap!”
[1] Du Ziteng sounds like having stomach pain in Chinese .
[2] Du Zipang sounds like a fatty belly in Chinese .
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