Chapter 197: Stay Calm, Don’t Panic

The doctor looked at the two of them, genuinely worried they’d keep running over here for every little thing, which was just a waste of resources. She couldn’t help but add, “Just act normal, really, there’s no need to be so nervous.”

She was too polite to say, “You really don’t need to come here for no reason.” Just watching them made her anxious.

But seeing how young they were, she was afraid of delaying something important, so she held her tongue.

Lu Chuan helped Fang Yuan out the door, leaving the doctor sighing in frustration—she felt like all her advice had gone in one ear and out the other. There was really no need to be so careful; she wasn’t even showing yet.

She almost wanted to ask the guy, “Why are you holding her like that?”

Fang Yuan was a bit helpless too, struggling to walk. “Why do I feel so awkward walking? Am I going to just fall apart after a few steps?”

Lu Chuan replied, “Don’t say that.” Then added, “Maybe I should go back and ask the doctor.”

The doctor, still inside, heard everything. It was hard to stay calm—if these two were her own kids, she’d have lost her temper by now.

She said gently, “No, you won’t. Please, both of you, relax. Just act as you normally would. If you’re this anxious, it’ll affect your mood, and that’s not good for the baby.”

Lu Chuan nervously asked, “It really has an effect?” After all, they’d just been so tense.

The doctor nodded firmly. Go ahead, keep fussing if you want.

Fang Yuan shook off Lu Chuan’s hand and strode off with surprising confidence. “Let’s go.”

The doctor watched, heart in her throat. There was no need for such dramatic movements either. “You’d better get your elders here to help take care of you.”

That last comment was definitely the doctor passing the buck. She’d had enough of clueless young people.

Back home, Fang Yuan lay down and said, “I didn’t do this on purpose. I’ve just been feeling lazy these past few days. If I’d known I was pregnant, I would’ve stayed home to rest. Don’t worry about me.”

Lu Chuan looked at Fang Yuan, sweat beading on his forehead. Was this normal? He really didn’t know. He was panicking.

With no elders around, he went to ask Master Liu, “My wife is really pregnant.”

Master Liu chanted “Amitabha” a few times, finally! He was even happier than if he’d gotten a grandchild himself. “You have to let your wife rest well.” The second half of his sentence was: and don’t come hanging around here.

Lu Chuan nodded. “But the thing is, she’s just lying in bed. Is that normal?”

Master Liu gave him a look—what, you think this is fixing cars? How would I know? He pointed at himself. “You’re asking me?”

Lu Chuan said, “Yeah.” Who else could he ask?

Master Liu replied, “How would I know? Young man, have some sense.”

Scared off, Master Liu turned back to his work. There was so much new equipment to sort out; he was busy enough as it was, just trying to clear some space.

Lu Chuan was really anxious, so he rode his bike straight to the clinic. He didn’t dare take any chances.

The doctor saw the young man who’d just left come right back and couldn’t help but twitch her lips. “Are you showing off how close you live to the clinic?”

Lu Chuan was a bit embarrassed, but this wasn’t a small matter. “It just seems a little abnormal.”

His wife was sleeping a lot, and she’d been lazy for days. Since they didn’t know the reason, she hadn’t been resting, so Lu Chuan wanted to ask: is it okay for her to sleep like this? Then he asked if not sleeping before would have hurt the baby, and then what should they do going forward?

The doctor’s head was pounding. “I suggest you get an elder to stay with you as soon as possible. Look, the pregnant woman is fine, but you’re so nervous you’re making yourself sick.”

When she saw Lu Chuan off, the doctor took off her mask and let out a deep sigh. This wasn’t practicing medicine—this was spiritual cultivation.

Once Lu Chuan was sure Fang Yuan was really fine, he rushed off to the construction site to tell his fifth brother the good news.

When Wu Hu heard his little sister was pregnant, he was delighted and wanted to go home to see her. Honestly, the two of them had been childless for so long, he’d been worried for Fang Yuan.

Lu Chuan blocked Wu Hu’s path. “Fifth Brother, there’s no rush. Go back to the village first and bring one of my moms over—either one will do. We need someone here.”

Wu Hu said, “I haven’t even seen Fang Yuan yet, is it that urgent?”

Lu Chuan replied, “It really is, Fifth Brother. You don’t know—Fang Yuan is pregnant.”

Wu Hu shivered. She’s just pregnant, right? Anyone who didn’t know better would think something terrible had happened.

Wu Hu wanted to go home and change, but Lu Chuan wouldn’t let him, just watched him go.

He really was anxious, but still remembered to tell Wu Hu, “Fifth Brother, ride carefully.”

Wu Hu chuckled. “That’s rare—I thought you’d want me to fly there and back.”

At the construction site, when Wu Hu wasn’t around, Lu Chuan was usually in charge, or sometimes Fang Yuan.

Today, Lu Chuan couldn’t stay at the site at all and handed things over to Wan Shun.

He turned around and went home to take care of Fang Yuan. With something this big at home, who could focus on work?

Wan Shun and the others watched Lu Chuan’s retreating figure, shaking their heads.

Someone joked, “Look at our brother-in-law’s serious face. If you didn’t know, you’d think our sister was carrying a bomb.”

Everyone laughed—it was a pretty accurate description.

Wan Shun couldn’t help but laugh too, then said, “Don’t joke around. Our brother-in-law is an educated man—maybe he’s superstitious about these things. He seems pretty nervous, so let’s all pitch in more for a while and let him worry less.”

Someone else laughed, “Does he even have the energy to worry about us right now?”

Another chimed in, “Who’d have thought our brother-in-law was so loyal and caring?”

The guys all knew the score. In recent years, in the village and the county, plenty of educated folks who got married and started families ended up leaving their spouses behind to return to the city.

These guys who worked outside had heard even more stories.

Lu Chuan went to college, and Fang Yuan was just a country girl. No one expected their marriage to go so smoothly.

If they hadn’t seen firsthand how Lu Chuan treated Fang Yuan here in the provincial capital, they wouldn’t have believed the two could be so happy together.

Privately, they often said Fang Yuan was lucky—she’d picked a college student and landed a good one.

A bunch of grown men, some married, some not, all sighed that Fang Yuan had really found the right person.

On his way home, Lu Chuan bought all kinds of food, putting it where Fang Yuan could easily reach it.

He even went to the school cafeteria to get her a meal, just waiting for her to wake up and have something tasty.

Every few minutes, he’d go into the room to check on Fang Yuan—was she sleeping comfortably? Was her position pressing on her belly?

He kept muttering, since she was so tired, why hadn’t she rested earlier? What was she thinking?

If only he’d brought one of their moms over sooner. He hadn’t even noticed Fang Yuan wasn’t feeling well these past days. He’d let her down, and let the baby down too.

Now Lu Chuan finally understood why Fang Yuan always said either of their moms was more useful than him. He really did feel a bit useless.

Lu Chuan seriously reflected on his shortcomings and concluded: they definitely needed to have one of the moms stay with them."