Xu Damao was rattled by the news that Shazhu’s wife was pregnant, and insisted that Lou Xiaoe go to the hospital for a check-up.
Lou Xiaoe had already been enlightened by Zhou Junfeng, who pointed out that having children was a two-person effort; if the seed was faulty, no amount of tending to the crop would make it grow. Reflecting on the years since she married Xu Damao, she often endured being called a "barren hen." Raised as a refined young lady in the Lou family, she had never had to lift a finger, only to find herself suffering hardships in marriage she had never imagined.
When Xu Damao pressed her to get examined, she finally gathered her wits and said, "Xu Damao, if we're getting checked, we're doing it together."
Chapter 33