Chapter 629 - Did I Put You In A Difficult Position (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

When Su Qingsang woke up in the morning, it took her a long time to recover from her usual vomiting.

“Honey?”

Huo Jinyao hadn’t been to work for the past few days. Every day, he would ask Yang Wenchang to drop off his work at home. As soon as Su Qingsang arrived, he got up as well.

“How are you?”

Su Qingsang waved her hand, got up to wash up, and tidied herself up. She seemed to be in good spirits this morning.

“Are you hungry? You haven’t eaten properly these few days. Let’s go eat breakfast.”

Su Qingsang didn’t want to hear the word “eat” now, because she really didn’t have the slightest desire to eat.

“Honey, you might like the breakfast for today. Let’s go.”

Su Qingsang looked at him in bewilderment. After washing up, she followed him out of the room.

There were a few small plates on the dining table, and beside them was a pot of porridge. A bowl of porridge was placed in front of her in the middle.

Huo Jinyao motioned for Su Qingsang to sit down. She looked at the breakfast, and then at Huo Jinyao.

“Come, try it.”

She sat down and picked up her chopsticks. It was a bowl of extremely light shredded green vegetables and meat porridge. The green vegetables were cut into small pieces, and the shredded chicken was torn into small pieces. The porridge was soft, mushy, and it smelled very delicious.

She took a sip, and surprisingly, she didn’t feel like regurgitating. That familiar smell gave her a vague hunch.

She drank until the bowl of porridge was finished. She didn’t feel like vomiting, nor did she feel like regurgitating.

She scooped another bowl for herself. She served it with the side dishes on the table. There were pickled vegetables, pickled radishes, and also turnips.

She ate two bowls in a row, but she did not feel like regurgitating again. When the second bowl of porridge was bottomless, Su Qingsang’s eyes were a little hot and a little sour.

She blinked her eyes and suppressed the urge to cry.

“How is it?” Huo Jinyao looked at her nervously. “Is it good?”

It was very delicious and very appetizing. Indeed, she didn’t feel like throwing up anymore.

“Do you want another bowl? You haven’t eaten properly these past few days.”

Su Qingsang didn’t object and ate another half a bowl of porridge with the side dishes. Even half an hour after she finished eating, she didn’t feel like throwing up again.

Huo Jinyao breathed a long sigh of relief. It was fortunately, extremely fortunate. However, he was still a little worried.

“You’re not going to throw up now, are you?”

“Yes.” Su Qingsang nodded heavily. She looked up at Huo Jinyao and asked, “Where… where is she?”

“She went to buy groceries.” Huo Jinyao knew what she was asking and said softly, “She said that she would make some home-cooked food for you for lunch.”

Su Qingsang’s eyes started to sour again. Huo Jinyao sat down next to her, took her hand, and wrapped it in his palm.

“Don’t cry. It’s not good for the baby. Didn’t you say that you wanted to do prenatal education?”

After Su Qingsang became pregnant, Huo Jinyao kept asking her what he should pay attention to. He had too many questions, and one came to mind after another. Su Qingsang didn’t know how to answer them all. She went to the hospital and found two pregnancy manuals for him to read.

Huo Jinyao didn’t know anything in the past. It was only after reading the books that he found out that even when the baby was in the womb, it also needed prenatal education.

“I’m not crying.”

Su Qingsang sniffled. She just wanted to cry a little.

“You told her?”

“Yes.”

Su Qingsang didn’t ask further. She tasted the porridge on the table and knew that it was Xiang Caiping’s cooking. Back in Lin City, she had been cooking some of the local specialties for her.

At that time, Xiang Caiping thought that she wouldn’t like it, so she was worried for a long time.

Every time she wanted to help with the cooking, she would ask for her opinion first. Later, when she saw that she indeed wasn’t picky and really liked to eat, she slowly became emboldened, then cooked more and more.

Su Qingsang put down her chopsticks and glanced at Huo Jinyao.

“When did she come?”

“She came early this morning.” Huo Jinyao went to find Xiang Caiping last night and told her about Su Qingsang’s pregnancy.

Xiang Caiping was a little surprised that Su Qingsang was pregnant. She had mentioned it so many times in Lin City, but Su Qingsang hadn’t gotten pregnant. In the end, there was no relationship between them now, but she became pregnant.

She didn’t say anything, nor did she express anything. Huo Jinyao had no choice but to tell her about the situation. He said that Su Qingsang was pregnant and that she would vomit whatever she ate. She had lost weight and hadn’t eaten properly for several days.

At that time, Xiang Caiping only asked him to go back first. He thought that she didn’t want to come visit Su Qingsang, nor did she want to help. He didn’t expect Xiang Caiping to come early in the morning.

“She cooked the side dishes last night and brought them over. She cooked the porridge this morning.”

Su Qingsang looked up at him. “Why did you think of looking for her?”

She had always thought that Huo Jinyao didn’t want to see Xiang Caiping.

“It was all because of you. I really had no choice.”

Su Qingsang vomited whatever she ate. He had tried all kinds of methods. She was a doctor herself, but she couldn’t cure her pregnancy sickness.

When Liu Tongjia mentioned it yesterday, he remembered that Su Qingsang loved to eat the dishes cooked by Xiang Caiping in Lin City.

She especially liked the side dishes that Xiang Caiping had pickled. When Liu Tongjia mentioned it yesterday, he thought about how Su Qingsang was originally from Lin City. Perhaps she would want to eat Lin City’s specialty dishes?

Su Qingsang looked at the back of his tan hands. His joints were defined, slender, and strong.

“Did I put you in a difficult position?” She also put Auntie in a difficult position.

“No, it wasn’t difficult.” Huo Jinyao held her hand and kissed her fingertips. “Anything to make you eat will do.”

He was serious. Her reaction for the past week had really scared Huo Jinyao. He didn’t dare to think about what he would do if she was like this throughout the entire pregnancy.

Su Qingsang smiled and put her face close to Huo Jinyao’s shoulder. “Huo Jinyao, thank you.”

“Silly. What are you thanking me for?” Huo Jinyao’s hand caressed her abdomen. It had been three months. Perhaps because they were twins, he could already feel that it was slightly bulging.

When Xiang Caiping entered the house, she was carrying a large bag of groceries in her hands. Su Qingsang stood up and looked at her with an ambivalent expression.

“Auntie?”

“Yes,” Xiang Caiping replied softly. Behind her, Auntie Yu took the groceries from her hands and said, “I’ll go wash the vegetables first.”

Xiang Caiping didn’t object. She stood there and looked at Su Qingsang. Due to her pregnancy, her face was a little pale. She hadn’t eaten properly during this period of time, and she seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

“How is it? Is your body still able to take it?”

Su Qingsang nodded. She was in good health to begin with, so there was naturally no such thing as being unable to take it.

“Have you eaten breakfast?” Xiang Caiping looked in the direction of the dining room as she spoke. Huo Jinyao answered for her, “Yes, she ate two bowls of porridge.”

Clearly relieved, Xiang Caiping nodded.

“As long as you can eat, I’ll make pickled bamboo shoots for you today. Also, pickled beans, how about it?” Xiang Caiping reported a few more dishes, all of which were Lin City’s local cuisine. In the past, when she was with Su Qingsang, she would often cook for her.

“Okay.” It wasn’t that Su Qingsang hadn’t thought about eating sour food these days, but every time she ate them, she still felt nauseous and vomited.

However, when she heard Xiang Caiping mention the list of dishes, she didn’t feel nauseous at all. Instead, she had quite an appetite.

“Then you should rest first.” Xiang Caiping went to the kitchen, and Su Qingsang wanted to follow her to help, but she was stopped by Xiang Caiping.

“The kitchen is smoky and greasy. You’d better not go. Have a good rest. Eat some meat for lunch to nurture your health. Look at you, you’ve lost weight.”

Su Qingsang’s nose was a little sore and she nodded heavily. “Okay.”

Xiang Caiping didn’t say anything and went to the kitchen.

After she left, Su Qingsang reached out to hug Huo Jinyao and rubbed her face against his chest.

“Auntie is really nice.”

“Yeah.”

No matter what, Su Peizhen was indeed sent to prison by him. However, now that Xiang Caiping was willing to come, even Huo Jinyao had to admit that he might have been a little petty before.

Liu Tongjia went to the old mansion early in the morning. Initially, she wanted to call Auntie Zhou over to help. However, when she brought her over, Su Qingsang was already sitting at the dining table.

Xiang Caiping was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to eat, so she made seven to eight dishes. They were all light appetizers. They were all very common dishes, but Su Qingsang’s appetite was huge. She ate two bowls of rice in a row.

She didn’t vomit after eating, so everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Tongjia didn’t know Xiang Caiping. She thought that she was the chef that Huo Jinyao had hired.

Xiang Caiping was wearing an apron, and her face, which had looked old and haggard because of Su Peizhen’s imprisonment, hadn’t recovered. It wasn’t Liu Tongjia’s fault for misunderstanding.

“Your cooking skills aren’t bad. Since Qingsang likes your dishes so much, you can stay.”

Xiang Caiping froze for a moment. Before she could say anything, Huo Jinyao spoke up.

“Mom.”

Without saying anything else, Liu Tongjia understood with a glance that Xiang Caiping’s identity might not be ordinary.

“Mom, you should eat first. After you finish, we’ll go buy some things. Qingsang will need them later.”

Liu Tongjia understood that her son had something to say to her, so she didn’t refuse. Under Su Qingsang’s invitation, she sat down and tried Xiang Caiping’s cooking.

To be honest, compared to the chefs at home, her cooking was only average. However, it was impressive that Su Qingsang was willing to eat them.

After dinner, using the excuse of shopping and sending Auntie Zhou home, Huo Jinyao led Liu Tongjia away.

Auntie Yu went to clean up the dishes. Su Qingsang looked at Xiang Caiping and said apologetically, “Auntie, sorry. Jinyao’s mother didn’t do it on purpose.”

“It’s fine.” Xiang Caiping had been through so much over the years, so she wouldn’t mind such a trivial thing. “It’s not a big deal.”

The two of them sat on the sofa, but had no words to say to each other. Xiang Caiping tried to find something to talk to her about.

“I went to see Peizhen again last month.”