For Your Happiness - Chapter 58 - The Dust Settles

Wu Di finished his work and rushed home, even picking up Shao Han’s favorite Roast Meat over Rice, knowing she wouldn’t have cooked for herself.

“I’m home,” Wu Di called out as soon as he entered.

“Oh, back so soon?” Shao Han came down from the study.

“Why are you up? Didn’t you sleep a bit longer?”

“I did sleep, but woke up after just half an hour.”

“Come here, I got your favorite roast meat.”

“Oh? Really?” Shao Han came down cheerfully.

Shao Han happily ran to the dining table but as soon as she opened the lid of the food container, a strong scent of the meat suddenly made her stomach churn, and she quickly covered her mouth as she rushed to the restroom.

“What’s wrong?” Wu Di followed her in.

“I don’t know, I just can’t stand that smell,” Shao Han gasped.

“What? But it’s your favorite, isn’t it?”

“It is, but today, I just can’t stand the smell,” she said, then started throwing up again. Wu Di patted her back sympathetically.

“Never mind, my bad, it’s probably morning sickness.”

“Maybe.” Shao Han finally felt she could stop, took a glass of water, and rinsed her mouth while talking.

“What should we do?” Wu Di was out of ideas. “What do you feel like eating?”

“Let’s not bother, I have no appetite,” Shao Han said, feeling miserable from the vomiting.

“That’s not okay, you have to eat something, especially since… well, there’s the little one,” Wu Di said with a worried look.

“My stomach feels awful, I definitely can’t eat anything right now, let’s just go to the hospital.”

“Oh, that’s a good idea, let’s see what the doctor says.”

“Yeah.”

Shao Han changed her clothes and chose flat shoes to wear, holding Wu Di’s arm more carefully than usual as they walked.

“Did you have breakfast? If not, let’s do a blood test,” the doctor suggested, knowing it would be more accurate.

Shao Han, terrified of needles, always buried herself in Wu Di’s arms and shut her eyes, less brave than a child. Wu Di held her while the doctor drew blood and placed it in a small vial, as if it held their destiny.

“The nurse told them to come back in half an hour for the lab results.”

“Oh, okay, thank you,” said Wu Di as he and Shao Han walked out. Shao Han carefully pressed an alcohol swab against the needle mark.

Half an hour felt like a long time. Shao Han and Wu Di looked at the posters in the hospital, which explained common pregnancy facts and the growth process of the fetus, both nervous and curious.

“Wu Di, look, it really looks like a bean when it’s small, all head with no limbs,” Shao Han said in awe, staring at the early developmental stages of the embryo.

“Yes, the limbs develop slowly, and there are so many things to be cautious about-what to eat, what not to eat during certain periods. It’s all there.”

“Yeah. It seems quite troublesome with so many things to keep in mind.”

“Don’t worry about those. I’ll buy a book and study it thoroughly,” Wu Di said earnestly as he examined the diagram.

“Oh, I wonder if our parents were this careful. I think we turned out pretty well,” Shao Han said, puzzled.

“Things were different back then. People ate healthier foods even though they were poor, at least there weren’t so many chemicals, all natural.”

“That’s true,” Shao Han agreed.

“Oh, it’s almost time. Let’s go,” Wu Di checked his watch.

“Yeah,” said Shao Han nervously, although she was quite certain, the final verdict was still very important.

They reached the lab and saw the test results with Shao Han’s name, a bunch of indecipherable data which they took to the doctor.

The doctor, a kind-looking woman in her fifties, said casually, “Oh, you’re pregnant.” It was probably an everyday occurrence for her, so she didn’t seem to feel anything special. She just glanced at Wu Di and Shao Han.

“Pregnant?” Shao Han repeated.

Hearing the doctor say that stirred something in Wu Di; his own guesses were one thing, but having scientific confirmation was quite another.

“What else do we need to do?” Wu Di asked quickly. “Also, she’s been vomiting a lot and has no appetite, but she was fine a few days ago. What’s going on?”

The doctor lifted his eyes above his glasses to look at Wu Di: “Heh, you don’t need to be so nervous. Go buy some books to read. I’ll prescribe some necessary medication for the pregnancy. Take them as instructed, and then buy some books to study. There’s nothing to worry about; just make sure to do the prenatal check-ups on schedule. Come back in three months for an ultrasound.”

The doctor briskly wrote in the medical record book. Since it was still early, he asked them to come back to the hospital next week for another ultrasound to check if the fetus was developing well.

Wu Di and Shao Han looked somewhat puzzled by all this. Wu Di asked Shao Han to rest while he went to pick up the medicine. It was all supplements-iron, blood tonics, folic acid, etc.

“Wow, that’s a lot,” Shao Han exclaimed, surprised.

“It seems it’s only for the first three months. Maybe you’re a bit anemic, and the fetus needs it.”

“Oh.”

“Alright, let’s go to the bookstore,” Wu Di said earnestly.

“To buy books?”

“Yeah, I need to study up,” Wu Di said with a happy smile looking at Shao Han.

“You really look like a good father,” Shao Han complimented him.

“Of course, I want to be there as he grows up.”

“Heh, Wu Di, are you happy?” Shao Han asked, not knowing why tears welled up in her eyes-was it happiness, joy, emotion, or the result of their love?

“Happy, thank you, Shao Han,” Wu Di responded tenderly.

“Thank you?”

“Yeah, the next ten months will be tough, but I will take good care of you,” Wu Di said considerately.

“Heh,” Shao Han felt a great sense of responsibility at that moment.

Wu Di headed straight for the parenting and prenatal education books as soon as he entered the bookstore. One book wasn’t comprehensive enough, another wasn’t good enough; one detailed this aspect well, while another described some parts better. None met his standards to his satisfaction. In the end, he gathered five or six books and said to Shao Han, “Let’s just buy them all, they complement each other.”

“There’s no need, we can look it up online,” Shao Han said, happy to see him so concerned.

“No, the information online is too scattered and chaotic. I need a detailed plan. When we get home, I’ll go through these books, and compile notes,” said Wu Di, who was an expert at studying; such tasks were easy for him.

“Ah?”

“What do you think? Am I doing okay as a soon-to-be father?”

“Not just okay, you’re excellent.”

“This time, don’t have any mishaps; I want to be with you every day.”

“Ah? That’s not necessary.”

“I’m not listening to you this time, last time you also kept saying this wasn’t necessary, that wasn’t necessary, and you never listened.”

“Hmph, so you’re still blaming me.”

“Of course, bad mother.” Wu Di said childishly.

Shao Han watched him acting childlike and chuckled. It was a good thing they were together again; otherwise, she really would have felt guilty.