"Um."
"Even if the dream was real, but..." Even if it wasn't a dream, she was certain that the object of her indescribable act was a woman!
Shen Wuqiu suddenly couldn't bring himself to say the second half of the sentence.
The doctor waited for a while, but seeing that she didn't say anything more, he lost interest and, after all, they were very busy. "Any other questions?"
Shen Wuqiu shook her head, then quickly nodded, "What did you just say if you didn't want it?"
"If you're not considering keeping them, you need to make a decision as soon as possible." The doctor paused. "Of course, you must think it through carefully. Quadruplets... are quite rare. I suggest you go home today and discuss it with your family."
After the doctor finished speaking, he couldn't wait to call the next patient.
Shen Wuqiu hurriedly got up and left the hospital only when the next patient arrived.
Unlike the cold tones of the hospital, the sunlight outside was dazzling.
In the south, May already carries the scent of midsummer, and the eleven o'clock sun is dazzling and scorching.
Shen Wuqiu looked at the girl standing with her back to the light at the gate and felt that she was almost sacred in her beauty.
She was momentarily stunned, standing there dumbfounded as the other person walked towards her step by step.
"elder sister."
Like an old woman taking a meal, Shen Wuqiu blinked after several seconds, "Why are you here?"
Gu Lingyu didn't answer her, but bent down and took her hand, "Sister, let's go home."
Shen Wuqiu looked at her, and after a long time, she nodded and followed her steps woodenly.
Shen Wuqiu sat quietly in the car for a long time before whispering, "I'm really pregnant."
"Yes, I know." This was something Gu Lingyu had already decided long ago. However, her partner was clearly having some difficulty accepting it.
"The doctor said it's quadruplets."
To be honest, when Gu Lingyu first felt the four lives inside her, she also found it unbelievable. It has always been difficult for their clan to conceive. Even if they were pregnant, it would not be possible to conceive a new member of the clan for a hundred years, let alone conceive four at once.
For their people, this was a joyous occasion worthy of being recorded in history.
However, precisely because she understood the difficulty of conceiving and raising children, she also had concerns.
Procreation is her mission as the clan leader, but she also hopes that her partner will be safe and healthy.
Shen Wuqiu leaned on the steering wheel and turned to look at her. "A pregnant woman, a child, right?"
Gu Lingyu nodded.
Shen Wuqiu looked at her and said, "So there really are fruits in the world that can make you have children."
"Sister, don't be afraid, I'll stay with you."
With too many questions in her mind, Shen Wuqiu suddenly didn't know where to begin, so she simply stopped asking, looked up, took a few deep breaths, and then started the car. "Let's go home."
On the way home, the two remained silent.
The power of these four bolts from the blue was too great for Shen Wuqiu to bear. She didn't know how to face this reality, so she could only numb herself through work.
It was just the time to transplant rice seedlings into the fifty mu of paddy fields.
These paddy fields were abandoned by the villagers. Mr. Shen leased them at a low price, planted a rapeseed crop in the first half of the year, and then planted rice after the rapeseed was harvested.
After returning home, Shen Wuqiu immediately went to help throw the rice seedlings.
She even maliciously thought that if she worked hard enough, these little babies might just die on their own.
It seems the saying "a mother and child are of one heart" truly applies, because she dreamed of her child that very day.
In her dream, four chubby little children were laughing and calling her "Mama" one moment, but the next moment, the scene changed drastically. The once adorable children were now mutilated and crying out, "Mama, don't leave us..."
The scene was so terrifying that Shen Wuqiu broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, it was already broad daylight, and the bright light dispelled much of the chill of the dream.
Shen Wuqiu didn't want to relive the dream. As soon as she woke up, she went straight to the bathroom and splashed cold water on her face.
Just as she was about to go downstairs, Gu Lingyu came out of her room. "Good morning, sister."
"Good morning." Shen Wuqiu stood still and waited for her to come over. When she got closer, she asked, "If the child is born, who will it be?"
Gu Lingyu found her question somewhat inexplicable, "Of course it's between you and me."
"Do they have anything to do with me?"
"You gave birth to him, so of course it's related to you."
"They weren't transformed from fruit? Aren't they sacred objects of your clan?"
"The fruits were nurtured by my own blood and essence. They grew inside you, so they are naturally my and your children."
Shen Wuqiu didn't speak. After a long while, she finally said "Oh" and went downstairs, looking like a walking corpse.
Mr. Shen also noticed her unusual behavior. "Qiuqiu, have you been too tired lately? You seem absent-minded and not in good spirits."
"Maybe."
Seeing that the porridge in her bowl was gone, Su Yunzhi ladled out another bowl for her. "You're a girl with no experience, and taking over so much territory all at once must be stressful. Why don't we hire more people?"
Shen Wuqiu stopped Su Yunzhi from filling her bowl to the brim, and sipped the small half-bowl of porridge before saying, "Yes, I know, you don't need to worry."
The more Mr. Shen looked at her, the more worried he became. "I feel like I've been feeling much better lately. Why don't you rest for a couple of days and I'll come and check on you?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Wuqiu glanced at him and noticed that her father's mental state was indeed no different from that of a healthy middle-aged man. Although she felt strange, it was also a happy thing. "Dad, why don't we go to the hospital for a check-up?"
Mr. Shen became impatient when talking about the hospital, saying, "Even if you're not sick, you can still be diagnosed with a disease when you go to the hospital."
Gu Lingyu, who was quietly drinking her porridge, chimed in at the opportune moment, "Uncle is very healthy and doesn't need to go to the hospital."
Shen Wuqiu glanced at her.
Gu Lingyu quickly buried her head in the bowl and continued drinking the porridge.
Shen Wuqiu felt a strange urge to laugh; for some reason, she suddenly had an impulse:
"Dad, Auntie, I have something to tell you."
"Hmm? What is it?"
"I am pregnant."
Chapter 25 Whose
As Shen Wuqiu finished speaking, the spacious hall seemed to fall into a vacuum where the air had solidified.
After a brief silence.
Mr. Shen chewed the cucumber salad he had just put in his mouth again, swallowed it, and then looked up at Shen Wuqiu. "What did you just say?"
His calm tone suggested he might not have heard clearly, or it was simply the calm before the storm.
Shen Wuqiu pursed her lips, preparing to repeat herself, but Gu Lingyu spoke for her: "Sister is pregnant."
Mr. Shen continued to look at Shen Wuqiu, his tone becoming more forceful, "I'm asking you, what did you just say?"
The air pressure dropped instantly.
It was clearly the calm before the storm.
Shen Wuqiu met his gaze and said, "I'm pregnant."
Father Shen maintained the calm before the storm. "Whose?"
"mine."
"mine."
in unison.
Mr. Shen's brow twitched violently, and his face grew increasingly grim. He then slapped the table hard.
A storm is coming.
The wooden round table was not very shock-resistant, and the bowls and plates on the table trembled, spilling some porridge onto Su Yunzhi's hand.
Su Yunzhi, who was still stunned by the shock, finally came to her senses and her eyes darted back and forth between Shen Wuqiu and Gu Lingyu.
For some unknown reason, a look of absurdity flashed in his eyes, followed by an incredulous question: "Lingyu, are you a boy?"
Shen Wuqiu is her own daughter, a genuine girl. If the child is Shen Wuqiu's and Gu Lingyu's, then the only explanation is that the girl in front of her is not a girl.
There was another few seconds of silence.
Mr. Shen suddenly turned his head, glared at Gu Lingyu, and, unable to remain calm, jumped up: "I'll beat you to death, you bastard..."
"..."
The scene immediately descended into chaos.
Everyone stood up, and Shen Wuqiu pulled Gu Lingyu behind him.
Seeing that she was still protecting this bastard, Mr. Shen became even more furious. He didn't give her a chance to speak and was about to step forward with his fists raised.
Seeing that he was serious, Su Yunzhi quickly pulled him back from behind and said to Shen Wuqiu in an annoyed tone, "You two are so reckless! How old are you? How old is she? Even if you young people can't control yourselves, you should still take some precautions..."
She shouldn't have said anything, because once she opened her mouth, Mr. Shen became even angrier. "Let go of me! I'm going to beat this bastard to death today! I should have kicked him out the day before..."
Mr. Shen was getting angrier and angrier the more he thought about it.
Damn it, he kindly invited people to stay at his house, where they ate and lived, and even got his precious daughter pregnant.
He was so frustrated that he lost all reason and couldn't be bothered to find out whether the woman in front of him was a man or a woman.
Gu Lingyu, however, still eagerly asked for a beating: "Uncle definitely can't kill me. I'll let you beat me up, so you won't be angry with my sister."
She was a descendant of an ancient divine beast, and the punches and kicks of a mere mortal could not kill her; at most, she would only suffer some physical pain.
Her truth was a blatant provocation to the enraged Mr. Shen, making it even harder for him to swallow his anger. He forcefully pried Su Yunzhi's hands off his waist, yelling, "You little bastard..."
Shen Wuqiu almost choked on his breath from Gu Lingyu's words, which only added fuel to the fire. Worried that his father might really hit her hard, he could only pull Gu Lingyu back and say helplessly, "Dad, she's a girl too."
"I must..." Father Shen paused, hesitated for a few seconds, and then looked at Gu Lingyu. Her face and figure were clearly those of a woman. His reason, which had been replaced by rage, gradually returned a little, but his emotions were still in a storm. He gritted his teeth and said, "How did that child come about?"
Shen Wuqiu couldn't answer the question of how she got pregnant. She felt that if she told her father that she conceived by eating something called a pregnancy fruit, he would either faint from fright or from anger.