Just one week into her pregnancy, Su Rou started experiencing morning sickness. Early one morning, a wave of nausea from her stomach woke her up. She threw off the quilt, got out of bed, and immediately rushed into the bathroom. Hugging the toilet, she started vomiting.
Su Yuze was a light sleeper. Almost as soon as Su Rou woke up, he woke up too. He watched as she ran into the bathroom. Before he could even ask what was wrong, he heard the sound of vomiting coming from the bathroom.
"Xiaorou'er..." Su Yuze walked to the bathroom door. Seeing Su Rou vomiting violently, he frowned slightly. He walked out of the room, made a cup of honey water for Su Rou, and then came back. He gently patted Su Rou on the back and placed the hot honey water in her slightly cold hands. "Do you still feel uncomfortable?"
"Um..." Su Rou patted her chest while saying, "Yes... I feel so uncomfortable."
Su Rou took a sip of the honey water. Before she could swallow it, another wave of nausea suddenly welled up in her stomach. She turned her head and vomited out all the honey water she had just drunk.
Seeing Su Rou in such discomfort, Su Yuze's knitted brows never relaxed. "If you still feel uncomfortable, we'll go to the hospital." He had always protected Su Rou so well. Except for the monthly menstrual pain, he hardly ever let her get hurt. Just this morning sickness was already making her so uncomfortable. What would happen when it was really time to give birth?
Su Rou grabbed Su Yuze's hand. "What are you doing... Going to the hospital just for morning sickness. Isn't that embarrassing?" Morning sickness was just a very common thing during pregnancy. Going to the hospital would be making a mountain out of a molehill, wouldn't it?
"But you can't go on like this..." Su Yuze was still very determined. "Who would dare to laugh at you?"
"No, I really don't need to go." Su Rou said.
Su Yuze still wasn't very relieved. Su Rou's face had turned pale because of the morning sickness, which made Su Yuze very unhappy. He simply picked her up horizontally and quickly walked outside.
"I said I'm not going." Su Rou struggled in his arms. Going to the hospital for just a little morning sickness was simply ridiculous!
Su Yuze turned a deaf ear and carried Su Rou into the living room. Just then, Sister Wang came in with the groceries. Seeing this scene, she was suddenly a little surprised and asked, "Young Master, what's wrong?" Why did he look so angry?
And Miss, her face didn't look good either. Did they quarrel? Oh no, Miss was pregnant now. Wouldn't a quarrel be torture for her? "Talk things out nicely. Don't be angry!"
Seeing Sister Wang coming, Su Rou immediately said to her, "Sister Wang, quickly tell him that I don't need to go to the hospital."
"… What?" Sister Wang looked blank.
"I'm just having morning sickness, but Brother Ze insists on taking me to the hospital." Su Rou said in a hurry. She was still wearing her pajamas and hadn't even washed up. Running out like this would be so embarrassing.
Sister Wang finally understood. She smiled and then stopped Su Yuze. "Young Master, you're making too much of a fuss. Morning sickness for pregnant women is the most normal thing... Don't carry Miss like this. She'll be uncomfortable."
Hearing that "Su Rou would be uncomfortable", Su Yuze finally obediently put Su Rou down, but his tightly knitted brows still didn't relax. "She started vomiting early this morning. Is this normal?"
"Normal!" Sister Wang nodded. "Some pregnant women even vomit three times a day, in the morning, noon, and evening."
"…" Hearing this, Su Yuze's face changed. What should he do? All of a sudden, he didn't want Xiaorou'er to give birth anymore.
"Miss." Sister Wang then looked at Su Rou. "Do you still feel uncomfortable now?"
"I feel better than just now." Su Rou said.
Sister Wang nodded. "Well, I calculated that you would start having morning sickness around this time. I specially bought some sour things for you at the supermarket. You can eat some later. It will make you feel much better."
"Okay." Su Rou nodded. After just vomiting, her mouth tasted bitter. She really wanted to eat something sour.
Su Yuze saw the shopping bag in Sister Wang's hand. It was full of all kinds of food, like sour oranges, dried tangerine peels, sour plums, preserved plums... Just looking at them made his teeth ache. Were these things really helpful for pregnant women?
"I want to eat." Seeing a pack of preserved plums, Su Rou happily pounced on them. She grabbed a pack, tore it open, quickly peeled off the wrapper, and then popped one into her mouth. The sour and sweet taste immediately filled her mouth, and the nausea in her stomach was immediately dispelled a lot.
Seeing that Su Rou could really eat, Su Yuze's face finally relaxed a little. "How do you feel?"
"Much better." Su Rou nodded and stuffed a few more preserved plums into her mouth. Eating them made her start to have an appetite. But... after eating a few, Su Rou suddenly remembered something and turned around to go upstairs. "I haven't brushed my teeth yet!"
Su Yuze grabbed Sister Wang. "Sister Wang, are you sure these things won't harm Xiaorou'er's body?"
"No. Pregnant women need to eat sour things during this period to suppress the nausea in their stomachs." Sister Wang explained very seriously. "But morning sickness really isn't a big deal. Young Master, you don't need to worry."
How could he not worry? Xiaorou'er looked so uncomfortable when she was vomiting this morning. "Then how long will the morning sickness last?" This was what Su Yuze was most worried about.
"This..." Sister Wang thought for a while. "It varies from person to person. Some pregnant women only have morning sickness for a week, while some may even continue until before giving birth. It's hard to say."
"Continue until giving birth?" Su Yuze's face changed again. One day of morning sickness was already unbearable. Vomiting all the way until before giving birth would be so uncomfortable!
Seeing Su Yuze's face change again, Sister Wang immediately comforted him. "No, no. This is only a minority. Not all pregnant women are like this." Oh my god, the young master is really so nervous. He can't even stand just the morning sickness. What will he do when it's time for Miss to give birth?
Su Yuze remained silent. Was it still too early to let Su Rou give birth now?
After brushing her teeth, Su Rou came downstairs. Without even looking at Su Yuze, she walked straight to the preserved plums on the coffee table and started eating them.
"Well, Miss, you can eat first. I'll make breakfast for you." Sister Wang smiled and watched Su Rou eating happily. Then she packed up her things and walked towards the kitchen.
Seeing her eating so happily, Su Yuze walked over and sat beside her. "Are they delicious?"
"Yeah." Su Rou nodded.
"Pregnancy is really hard."
"Um... But I'm willing." Su Rou glanced at him. "I told you, you won't understand. You're not a woman." He wouldn't understand the feeling of motherly love.