Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse-Chapter 671 - 667: Just Have One Yourself

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Yan Jinsu was taken by her husband to stroll on the streets for nearly two hours. Upon returning home, exhausted, mother and sons promptly washed up and huddled together for an afternoon nap. After seeing his wife and children resting, Xie Jingchen finally left the front courtyard.

In the hospital, with Hu Zhengjie looking after things, Xie Jingchen wasn’t worried. However, the thought that those people actually dared to follow him so brazenly, they must just be small fry.

Or perhaps, they weren’t even worthy of being small fry, just there merely to startle the snake by beating the grass.

When Yan Jinsu woke up, she unexpectedly saw her sister-in-law had come.

Xie Jingzi’s school hadn’t officially started yet. She got engaged to Zhou Zhenghui on the sixth day of the new year, and no one from the Xie family attended; Zhou Zhenghui also mentioned that the ceremony was just an internal affair of the Zhou family. He assured that when the official engagement took place, no member of the Xie family would be missing.

On the eighth day of the new year, Xie Tiesheng, along with his wife, Xiao Si, and Xiaoqi, went to the county town. That day, Xie Jingzi, missing her parents and Zhou Zhenghui needing to return earlier to preside over his work, caused the newly engaged couple to leave for the county town without waiting for Xie Jingchen and his wife to arrive.

Xie Jingzi had prioritized submitting her tuition fees at school, then followed Zhou Zhenghui back to Beijing for the Lantern Festival.

Initially, she had wanted to stay in the county to accompany her parents, especially since she hadn’t spent the festival with them, and not staying really seemed inappropriate.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Xiuhua and her husband were actually worried about their daughter and son-in-law in distant Beijing. When the future son-in-law mentioned returning to Beijing for the Lantern Festival, the old couple knew that the young Zhou wanted to take their daughter with him, but without their consent, he felt embarrassed to pressure their youngest daughter.

Indeed, although Xie Jingzi missed her third brother and sister-in-law, her parents were equally important to her. Most importantly, her parents were aging and she worried about their well-being.

With the fifth brother returning to work in a couple of days, and both Xiao Si and Xiaoqi preparing for school, taking the children and elderly parents to Beijing seemed impractical.

Considering the journey was merely half a day, they were now entering the thaw period. The return trip conditions were not good and could be strenuous, especially torturous for the elderly and children.

Thus, appearing in the backyard of the Siheyuan, was only Xie Jingzi.

"Little aunt?" Yan Jinsu exclaimed with surprise upon seeing her sister-in-law suddenly appear in front of her.

"Third sister-in-law, you’re awake! My heavens, is that more than one child in your belly?" Yan Jinsu wasn’t just astonished seeing her; even Xie Jingzi was shocked. They hadn’t seen each other for so long, and her belly had already swollen so much?

Yan Jinsu was stunned, glancing down at her stomach. She and her husband seemingly hadn’t told the family that she was expecting more than one child, right?

Perhaps because the Xie family’s parents had previously seen her carrying both Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi during her earlier pregnancy, seeing her belly slightly bigger now didn’t lead them to think of multiple pregnancies.

Xie Jingchen and Yan Jinsu, fearing that the elderly parents, Xie Tiesheng, would worry too much, chose not to reveal the truth to Mr. and Mrs. Xie.

"Third sister-in-law, how about we go to the hospital for a check-up?" Xie Jingzi anxiously helped her sister-in-law to sit down, both of them settling into the loveseat.

She had also just arrived not long ago; she had been chatting with her uncle and third brother in the front courtyard about family matters. Seeing that the men appeared to have business to discuss, she figured it was likely time for her sister-in-law to wake from her nap, and was thus led by Wang Chunmei to the backyard.

On the way, both were somewhat at a loss.

Due to Wang Xiuzhen, the friendship between the two had long capsized.

But Wang Chunmei was not Wang Xiuzhen. Initially, Wang Chunmei and Wang Xiuzhen became friends because both of them were attracted to the same man, and also because both Wang Chunmei and Wang Xiuzhen had only completed their education up to junior high school.

Unlike Xie Jingzi, who had a capable Third Brother supporting her and an enlightened father, Mr. Xie, who allowed her to continue studying until high school.

In rural areas, let alone girls, even boys rarely attend high school. In Qingfeng Village in recent years, you can count on two hands the number of youths who managed to attend high school.

The third branch of the Xie Family accounted for two of these, being the siblings Xie Jingyang and Xie Jingzi.

Which pair of sisters don’t compare with each other secretly? Birds of a feather flock together, Wang Chunmei and Wang Xiuzhen gradually fell out of Xie Jingzi’s academic circle.

Seeing Xie Jingzi silently trekking along the way, Wang Chunmei felt a bit hurt inside but didn’t dare to force her acceptance immediately. After serving her tea, she retreated to the corridor outside, chatting and working in the kitchen with Nanny Chen, occasionally glancing towards the main house.

Thus, when Yan Jinsu woke up, the first thing she saw as she stepped out of the inner room was Xie Jingzi sitting alone on the sofa.

"Don’t make a fuss, I’m fine. Little one, don’t worry unnecessarily." Yan Jinsu didn’t want to go to the hospital, perhaps too resistant deep down, her previously rosy cheeks suddenly turned pale.

Her delicate little hands protectively caressed her belly.

Xie Jingzi’s words inadvertently triggered the fears Yan Jinsu had tried to forget.

Seeing this in Xie Jingzi’s eyes made her even more anxious. Did she say something wrong? Why was Third Sister-in-law’s reaction so severe? She hesitated for a moment before timidly asking:

"Third Sister-in-law, what’s wrong with you?"

"Little one, I’m fine. It was just a little fetal movement that made me a bit uncomfortable, it’s normal, haha." Yan Jinsu’s facial expression quickly recovered, and she lifted her head with a habitual smile.

Yan Jinsu indeed felt some movements in her belly, and her pale cheeks gradually regained their color.

After all, the babies in her belly were still alive, so she needed to stay calm. Why should she pessimistically fixate on the unknowns?

Pregnant women should avoid overthinking, which Yan Jinsu was aware of.

"Really? What a pity, I didn’t notice it at all! Baby, did you know your little aunt is here, is that why you’re so happy?"

Hearing this, Xie Jingzi’s eyes joyfully and tenderly gazed at the Third Sister-in-law’s bulging belly, her hand unabashedly caressing it.

"Pfft, little one, you like kids so much, why not have one of your own? Take advantage of the policy not changing yet, you could have another." Yan Jinsu casually mentioned, her eyes carrying a teasing smile.

Although the birth control policy hasn’t yet been officially implemented, there have been some hints coming through already, but ordinary people couldn’t find out.

"Eh~ Third Sister-in-law, don’t tease me, I still need to study. For the next three years, I won’t be having any children." Xie Jingzi quickly shook her head; mainly, she was still young, only nineteen. Even three years later, she would only be twenty-two, still young.

Yan Jinsu listened and nodded, then thought for a moment and asked, "Little one, how are things going with Zheng Hui? If I remember correctly, he’s not that young anymore?"

Seems like he’s only one or two years younger than my husband? Yan Jinsu wasn’t sure, having only a vague impression.

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