Tang Li ate soy products and apples for a week and did another blood test. Her HCG levels have increased slightly and are near the normal range.

Since Tang Li has good self-regulation skills, Pei Shiyu didn’t prescribe her extra progesterone, only reminded Tang Li to drink plenty of warm water daily.

The phrase ’drink more water’ made Tang Li suspect that she might have low amniotic fluid.

During these days, besides supplementing with isoflavones and vitamins, she has been learning about the various symptoms that occur during early, middle, and late stages of pregnancy.

One of them is that low amniotic fluid in pregnant women can be harmful to the fetus, requiring the intake of large amounts of water to increase the amniotic fluid.

Not wanting to worry the father of her child, Tang Li didn’t mention Dr. Pei’s instructions and kept drinking water during the day.

Xiao Minglan noticed something because Tang Li used her health pot, which is usually used for brewing ginseng tea.

Two days in a row, she borrowed it in the morning and returned it at night.

On the third day, Tang Li didn’t come to borrow it again.

It’s not that she didn’t need it anymore, but her own health pot had been delivered by express mail.

Don’t know what she’s been brewing all day in her room.

Plus, for the past half month, there’s been dried tofu on the dining table every meal, Xiao Minglan, who has been the mistress of Song Family for half her life, is not that easily fooled.

She asked Aunt Min, who then asked the kitchen, and the kitchen said it was instructed by the secretary herself.

Initially, Xiao Minglan didn’t pay attention, but later she observed that Tang Li ate the most and the most frequently among them.

Moreover, someone who usually wakes up late suddenly started having breakfast.

If it’s not a change, then there’s a problem.

Thinking again about Tang Li’s actions, it’s definitely the latter possibility.

In some places in S country, soy products are eaten during funerals.

Xiao Minglan first thought of a Li Family elder passing away.

Aunt Min, who has served beside Xiao Minglan for over twenty years and understood the unspoken intentions, found an opportunity to talk to Tang Li, then came back with an explanation: "The young madam said the Li family is all in good health. She’s eating more soy products because she heard they’re good for beauty."

"Do you believe that?" Xiao Minglan retorted.

Aunt Min naturally believed.

The soy products Tang Li eats aren’t made with gutter oil; what’s not to believe?

However, Aunt Min, who has been with the old lady for so many years, also has some skills.

Sensing the old lady’s implied meaning, she chimed in: "Of course, I don’t believe it, so I was just about to tell you that something seems unusual."

These words struck at Xiao Minglan’s heart.

Xiao Minglan slightly relaxed her brows: "I told you, who eats dried tofu every day for no reason? Bai Yan helped cover up before, even bringing up the typhoon." Speaking of which, she became worried: "Do you think she’s feeling unwell?"

Aunt Min, not having mastered the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine, couldn’t make random comments and only suggested: "If you’re really worried, why not call her over and ask?"

Ask, of course, ask.

But Xiao Minglan didn’t plan to ask Tang Li.

When Song Jingtian returned to Tan Palace, just as he lifted one foot from the car, he saw Aunt Min standing under the corridor.

Aunt Min smiled and came over to hold his little hand.

Then, Aunt Min told him that Xiao Minglan heard he was preparing for mid-term exams and had baked chicken legs for him to nourish his brain.

To Song Jingtian, it was somewhat surprising.

To know, since it was discovered during his physical examination the year before last that his weight was over the limit, his mother prohibited him from eating more fried food.

Aunt Min didn’t lie to him.

As soon as he went upstairs, there was the smell of Orleans honey!

Although his mother only baked two small chicken legs for him, he was an easy-to-satisfy child. Just as he was thinking of carrying the plate back to his room, his mother called him, "Eat them here."

He sat back on the living room sofa, and his mother spoke again: "As the weather gets colder, the persimmons in the backyard are all red. When do you want to call your elder sister-in-law, and mother will take you all to pick persimmons?"

The little guy was gnawing on a chicken leg and replied, "My elder sister-in-law can’t climb trees now."

"Really?" Xiao Minglan said while wiping the child’s mouth with a tissue: "Then tell mother, why can’t your elder sister-in-law climb trees?"

"Isn’t it because—" Song Jingtian stopped abruptly.

Xiao Minglan guided him: "Because of what?"

The little guy, gripping a mini chicken leg, rolled his eyes.

Then, he continued: "Isn’t it because the elder sister-in-law has gotten fat now."

Xiao Minglan: "Just because of getting fat?"

"Of course, just getting fat." The little guy stuck to this answer, not forgetting to expand: "Elder sister-in-law sleeps later than a dog every day and eats more than a pig, so surely she’s fat."

Unable to extract any information, after the little guy finished the chicken leg, Xiao Minglan had to let him go.

Song Jingtian carried his backpack out of the living room, and after closing the door, he immediately ran to find Tang Li.

After school today, he brought Tang Li fruit version sugar-coated haws.

It was He Wei who drove him to the mall to buy them.

Squeezing through the crack of the master bedroom door, the little guy opened his backpack and took out an old-fashioned paper bag, "Specifically bought you strawberry kiwi haws."

"I asked the vendor, she said that pregnant women could eat kiwi and strawberries."

Tang Li removed the wrapping paper and ate a strawberry, tasting the honey sweetness with a hint of fruit acidity. She felt bad eating alone and looked at Song Jingtian: "Did you only buy one skewer?"

The little guy, with hands behind his back holding his backpack, replied: "My skewer was already eaten on the way."

Tang Li suddenly asked, "Did you buy Orleans chicken wings?"

Song Jingtian: "..."

Seeing Tang Li still staring at his backpack, he had to explain: "Mother baked me two small chicken legs. I wanted to share them with you, but mother wouldn’t let me bring them out of the living room."

As for his mother’s probing questions, Song Jingtian didn’t tell Tang Li.

If he talked about it, his slip would be exposed.

After watching Tang Li finish the haws and survey the master bedroom to make sure Tang Li hadn’t eaten anything messy, the little guy returned to his room.

Although the child wouldn’t be born for a good half-year, preparations must still be made.

These days, he’s been sorting his extracurricular books.

These are his precious heritage for his brother or sister.

Among them are world classics such as "How Steel Was Forged", "Paris Convent", and "Robinson’s Begging Story".

He bought all of English original books.

By ten last night, he had translated one percent.

At this work pace, when Tang Li gives birth, he will have translated the classics at hand.

Old Song’s family is destined to shine brightly in S country politics.

For Little Button, he is determined to move to Siam. Now he can only leave this burden to his brother/sister.

As for him —

Siam may be small, but being a prime minister can barely get by.

Tang Li didn’t know about the ’great hopes’ placed on the fetus in her belly; not long after Song Jingtian left, the door was knocked again.

Upon opening, she found it was Pei Shiyu’s female assistant. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The assistant was there to deliver folic acid to Tang Li.

"The doctor instructed to take it after breakfast or after dinner, once a day. This is a month’s dose."

Tang Li received the bag: "Thank Dr. Pei for me."

The chatting pair didn’t know that this scene had already fallen into the eyes of someone intent.

Aunt Min hiding behind the pillar: |￣)

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Second update pending.

Today, my back is a bit uncomfortable, might update, might not.

So, everyone, don’t stay up waiting, mwah!