Chuan Shu Qi Leng: I own a department store

Tao Manman just went to the hospital to confirm it two days ago. Although she was clearly told that she was indeed pregnant, Tao Manman was still in a state of confusion.

It wasn't until I met Xu Wanning today that this erratic state finally came to reality.

"Should we tell the elders about this?"

Tao Manman immediately shook her head: "No, I won't tell anyone except you! Aning, they say that you can't tell anyone about this news in the first three months, otherwise there will be accidents. I don't want anything to happen to my baby who I've been waiting for so long. But I really want to share this joy, so I can only tell you."

"What about my brother? You didn't tell him?" Xu Wanning whispered, "I calculated the time carefully and estimated that they would be back in ten days or half a month. You would only be two months old by then, right? Could you really bear not to tell him?"

Tao Manman was silent for a moment, but finally shook her head firmly: "No. Anyway, I don't want to tell you so quickly. Good Aning, you must help me keep this secret!"

"Okay." Xu Wanning looked at Tang Ting lovingly: "I promise you, I will keep this secret for you and not tell anyone else!"

If anyone else knew, it certainly wasn't her who said it!

Tao Jingjing watched the two of them whispering together and couldn't help but ask, "What little secrets are you two sharing?"

Tao Manman smiled and said, "Everyone knows that we are sharing a little secret, so I definitely can't tell you!"

"Well, just ignore my question!"

However, Tao Manman’s “secret” could not be hidden after all.

Because at the strong request of the great aunt, Lin's mother made dumplings with pork and green onion filling and mixed them with the rest of the dumplings to cook. Who tasted which flavor depended entirely on luck.

But Tao Manman is one of those people who has bad luck.

The first dumpling she ate was the one filled with pork and green onions.

Originally, she quite liked dumplings of this flavor, but as she was in the early stages of pregnancy, morning sickness came suddenly and inexplicably. Without any preparation, she took a bite of the dumplings stuffed with green onions and immediately ran to the bathroom and vomited.

"What's wrong with Manman? Is your stomach upset?" Xu's mother asked with concern.

Tao's mother said: "This child's stomach is fine, so this won't happen normally."

"Is there something wrong with the way I prepared the filling? Or are the dumplings not cooked thoroughly?" Mother Lin blamed herself a little.

Xu Maoning ate a dumpling stuffed with pork and green onions. "The stuffing is fine, and the dumplings are cooked."

Zhang Wenting said silently, "Why do I feel that Manman's reaction is so similar to mine?"

"Like what?" Xu Maoting asked subconsciously.

Zhang Wenting glared at him and said unhappily, "What else could it be? How did I find out I was pregnant with Tiantian? It was because I ate a dumpling made by my aunt at Aning's house!"

It was also a dumpling stuffed with pork and green onions. Zhang Wenting took a bite and vomited all over the place. Only then did she realize that she was pregnant.

Tao Manman's reaction now is exactly the same as she did at the beginning, but it is not much different.

"Really?" Tao's mother reacted most strongly, "Manman is really pregnant?"

Xu Wanning lowered her head and ate dumplings silently.

She didn't say anything, it was purely guesswork.

Tao Manman originally wanted to keep it secret for a while longer, at least waiting for three months before announcing the good news.

But she didn't expect that just a dumpling would disrupt her plans.

The female elders in the family all gathered around Tao Manman and showed concern for her. She could only look to Xu Wanning for help, hoping that he could speak up for her.

"Mom, Manman is having trouble breathing with you guys surrounding her like this!"

"I know you all care about Manman, but you also have to consider her feelings."

"Yes, yes, we need to let Manman get used to it slowly."

Xu Wanning: Are you telling a tongue twister here?

However, the fact that Tao Manman was pregnant was great news for both the Xu family and the Tao family.

Although the Xu family wouldn't mind even if she couldn't have children, the concept of continuing the family line is deeply rooted in people of this era. Whether it's a son or a daughter, at least one is enough.

Especially the Tao family. Even though they know that the Xu family is good, they are still worried. If Tao Manman is unable to have children, will her marriage with Xu Maoyan be stable when she gets older?

But now, Tao Manman has good news, and Tao's father, Tao's mother and even Tao Jingjing can all breathe a sigh of relief.

Tao Manman was now surrounded by people who were asking her questions at once, and Lin Yaozong finally found an opportunity to get close to Xu Wanning.

"Sister, it's been a few days, why hasn't Tingting ever looked for me?"

Before, Lin Yaozong was worried whether something had happened to Tang Ting, but now that he knew that all the troubles had been solved, why didn’t Tang Ting come to him?

Lin Yaozong calculated carefully and found that the time he and Tang Ting had been in contact was almost equal to the time they had been apart.

But apart from the boutique, he didn't know where to find Tang Ting.

Therefore, I can only ask Xu Wanning for help.

"Maybe it's because the Tang family still has some unresolved issues, so it's inconvenient for Tang Ting to come out. Besides, it's Chinese New Year now, you can't let her abandon her family and come to you, right?"

"That makes sense, but..."

"I'll make an appointment with Tang Ting and Chen Qiaoqiao in two days, and I'll ask her what she thinks."

"Okay then." Lin Yaozong agreed reluctantly.

There was nothing he could do even if he disagreed. If Tang Ting didn't come to find him, he didn't know where to find Tang Ting.

In this way, two more days passed, and finally it was the second day of the first lunar month.

Normally, everyone should go back to their parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year. The eldest sister-in-law Chen Ye, the second sister-in-law Zhang Wenting, and the third sister-in-law Tao Jingjing, the three married ones, should go back to their respective parents' homes.

But the Tao family and the Xu family got together to celebrate the New Year, so there was no difference whether Tao Jingjing was at her husband's family or her own family.

Zhang Wenting had a falling out with the Zhang family again. Except for a trip back to her parents' home on New Year's Eve accompanied by Xu Maoting to give New Year's greetings, she had no plans to go back again.

Even when sending New Year gifts, they just put the things down, said a few polite words, and left.

Chen Ye knew that Lin Maoqing and Lin Wansheng would bring their partners home today, so he did not go back to his parents' home.

Anyway, my parents' home is nearby and I can go back anytime, so I don't mind spending half a day there.

After breakfast in the morning, Xu Wanning set off for Xu Huajing's home.

Before leaving, she wanted to ask Lin's mother and Lin Quan to go with her, but they both said they didn't want to go no matter what.

"It's fine for us to go to your house for the New Year's Eve dinner, but today is a very important event for your aunt's family. It's not appropriate for us to go."

"Yes, sister-in-law, please go over quickly and don't worry about me and mom."