Chapter 1162 - Pregnant Lady Had the Final Say (1/2)

At times, what Zhai Hua said made more sense than Miao Jing, and she knew more than Miao Jing.

As such, the Zhai family handed the task of taking care of Qiao Nan to Zhai Hua. They also hoped that she would be more ladylike, detailed, and patient while taking care of Qiao Nan.

Fortunately, Zhai Hua seemed to be doing a good job. It had been more than three months and she had been taking good care of Qiao Nan. She never behaved recklessly or caused harm to Qiao Nan and the babies.

“It’s so warm.” Zhai Hua had postponed their walk to seven o’clock in the evening to avoid the hot and stuffy afternoons in July and August.

Qiao Nan would feel unwell in the summer. Particularly now that she, a pregnant lady, had a higher body temperature, the evening stroll was a torture to Qiao Nan.

Whenever she was back from her stroll, her blouse would be drenched with perspiration.

Thankfully, after strolling for a few months, Qiao Nan noticed that she was physically stronger.

“Nan Nan, I have applied for leave for you. You can rest well at home.” As her elder and mother-in-law, Miao Jing made a phone call to the princ.i.p.al of Peking University at the end of August to help Qiao Nan apply for leave, hoping that he would approve of her leave.

Since Madam Zhai made the phone call personally, the princ.i.p.al had no way to reject her request.

Although Miao Jing did not state clearly Qiao Nan’s reasons for applying for leave or when she would return to school, the princ.i.p.al had no other choice but to approve the leave.

“Thank you, Mom.” Qiao Nan sat on the sofa, touching her tummy. She did not look well.

She was in her eighth month of pregnancy. Qiao Nan knew that her tummy was especially large.

The weight of her tummy was almost unbearable for her. Qiao Nan did not feel comfortable sitting, standing, or even lying down on the bed. She felt unwell and exhausted.

Her fair and slender legs were swollen due to pregnancy.

Her lower limbs were swollen and her upper body felt bloated as well.

Qiao Nan could not fit into all the clothes that she bought in the past and she had to buy new clothes.

Qiao Nan could only wear slippers and she had to buy large sizes in order to fit into them.

Qiao Nan went through a lot of suffering for the babies. Outsiders would not be able to know the tortures that mothers went through.

Zhai Hua was startled at how swollen Qiao Nan was. She moved into Zhai Sheng’s and Qiao Nan’s room so that she could share a room with her and take care of Qiao Nan when she woke up feeling unwell in the middle of the night.

Zhai Hua, the auntie, had done everything that Zhai Sheng, as a father, should have done. Zhai Hua would wake up in the middle of the night to ma.s.sage Qiao Nan’s legs when she woke up crying due to leg cramps.

“Mom, Nan Nan doesn’t look well. The doctor reminded us that Nan Nan will have premature labor. Nan Nan’s tummy is very large and she is in her eighth month. I am worried…”

Zhai Hua’s heart ached seeing how Qiao Nan suffered due to the pregnancy. Giving birth was a torture to women.

It was no wonder that people used to say that giving birth was akin to making a trip to h.e.l.l.