After handling her affairs, Jun Jiuli took the injured Yang Jinhan and Xu Nannan shopping. Naturally, Yang Jinhan’s responsibility was to carry bags and pay. Men always have some private savings.
After shopping, she took Nannan to an amusement park. The mother and daughter were constantly eating snacks and ice cream along the way. Yang Jinhan’s body ached, his mouth was dry and parched, and his stomach felt as if it were burning. He just wished that this mother and daughter would finish playing quickly so they could go home to eat.
The mother and daughter played outside until six in the afternoon before returning home. Yang’s mother had been communicating with Yang Jinhan by phone. Only after they confirmed they were coming back did she start cooking.
He cooked three dishes and one soup on an empty stomach, his mouth watering from the aroma, but he didn’t dare to eat a single bite.
Dinner today included sweet and sour pork ribs, pickled mustard greens with shredded pork, stir-fried Shanghai bok choy, and tomato and egg soup.
Jun Jiuli was very satisfied, and the mother and daughter ate happily. As for Yang Jinhan and his mother, they sat on the sofa, rubbing their hands together. They didn't dare to sit at the table to eat without permission.
Seeing that Jun Jiuli had almost finished eating, Yang’s mother cautiously said, “Zhuozhuo, I’m getting old, and my back isn’t good. I want to go to the hospital to see a doctor. Do you think it’s okay?”
Jun Jiuli put down her chopsticks and said with a frown, “Mother-in-law, you are already so old, and you are a woman. It’s not a big deal, so don’t waste money at the hospital.”
Yang’s mother felt that these words were somewhat familiar but couldn't recall where she had heard them. She didn't dare to retort and could only nod dully.
Yang Jinhan said, “Zhuozhuo, Mom’s injury isn’t serious. But I have to go to work tomorrow, and I should get treatment for my injuries. Can I go to the hospital by myself?”
Jun Jiuli sized him up and said, “It’s just some bruises, not a big deal, and no bones are broken. Later, you can have your mother rub some medicinal oil on it for you.”
With that, Jun Jiuli took the full-fed Xu Nannan downstairs for a walk. Yang Jinhan and his mother quickly sat down to eat. At the same time, they shed a handful of bitter tears, thinking that if they had known this woman would retaliate so strongly, they wouldn’t have oppressed her so much back then.
The days passed like this, day by day. Yang’s mother and son tried many methods but failed to harm Jun Jiuli. Instead, they were severely beaten once their schemes were exposed. The mother and son gave up that idea and began to serve Jun Jiuli and her daughter diligently.
In the past few days, Yang Jinhan felt a dull pain in his lower abdomen, along with frequent urination and incomplete emptying of the bladder. He had always thought it was a sequela from being beaten by Jun Jiuli that day, so he was too embarrassed to mention it.
It wasn’t until today that he realized something was wrong. He started to feel nauseous at the sight of any meat, his lower abdomen began to slightly distend, and he was even losing hair.
This matter was too bizarre, so he finally spoke about it. Jun Jiuli, in her kindness, took him to the hospital for a check-up.
As he went to get his ultrasound report, “Doctor, what’s the situation?” Yang Jinhan asked anxiously.
The elderly doctor carefully examined the report and said, “Congratulations, sir, you’re going to be a father.”
“Doctor, what are you talking about? This is my physical examination report, not my wife’s.”
“Ah! How can this be? Sir, did you perhaps mix up your ultrasound reports? According to the ultrasound, Yang Jinhan is indeed pregnant. Why don’t you go outside and ask if there’s a Mrs. with the same name as you? You might have swapped your test results.”
The doctor was somewhat shocked but still believed in science. It was definitely a mistake somewhere in the process. It was absolutely impossible for her to have misread it.
Yang Jinhan snatched the report and compared the information line by line. It was indeed his. He still wasn’t convinced and went back to the examination area to inquire about each case. There was no woman with the same name as him.
He walked out of the hospital in a daze, holding the report, and even when he saw Jun Jiuli, he no longer felt the fear he used to have.
“Zhuozhuo, let’s go to another hospital to check. How could I possibly be pregnant? I’m a man!”
“Why don’t we check your chromosomes? What if you’re not a man?”
“What nonsense are you talking about? If I’m not a man, then where did Nannan come from?” He then looked at Jun Jiuli with disbelief.
“Xu Zhuozhuo, you f-king didn’t cheat on me, did you?”
Jun Jiuli slapped away his pointing finger. She shrugged and said helplessly, “Although I really don’t want to admit it, Nannan is indeed your daughter.”
Yang Jinhan still didn’t quite believe Jun Jiuli and went to have his chromosomes checked. The results showed that he was indeed XY, so he was undoubtedly a man.
Yang Jinhan went to many top-tier hospitals for examinations, and all of them, without exception, said he was pregnant. After returning home, he held those reports, sighing occasionally and questioning his existence.
He wanted to have the pregnancy terminated, but there was no known place that performed abortions for men. He also didn’t dare to reveal this matter, fearing that people would consider him a freak. He feared being dissected and studied by some madmen.
So, when the doctors asked him, he always said he was getting the report for his wife. Facing the doctors’ sincere congratulations, he truly couldn’t smile.
“How could this be? How could this be? God, why me?” Yang Jinhan looked up at the sky and laughed helplessly.
At this moment, Jun Jiuli came over and patted his shoulder hard.
“Why you? It might be because you have a feudal mother. Don’t forget that she gave you a lot of tonics to force me to have a son. Who knows if those medicines had any side effects? Otherwise, how could I have miscarried in just two months?”
“Also, with your mother’s crazy obsession with having a son, who knows how much of those bizarre concoctions she drank when she was pregnant. So, it’s understandable that you are different from other boys.”
Jun Jiuli stroked her chin, analyzing thoughtfully. Yang Jinhan completely believed her explanation, as he vividly remembered the fierceness with which his mother had forced Xu Zhuozhuo to drink medicine back then.
He must have drunk a lot himself to have a son. He wanted to vomit just by smelling those traditional Chinese medicines; they contained strange ingredients, and it was possible that something had altered his genes.
Yang’s mother: This pot is indeed big and round (๑ʘ̅дʘ̅๑)!!!