Daily Life in the 70s-Chapter 266: Reaction (Four Updates)

Although it was not yet certain,

Yang Peimin had already started acting with the caution of a pregnant woman.

Because the weekend had passed, and if her period still hadn’t come by the next weekend, she would go to the hospital for a check-up.

When she got back to the dormitory, she did not expect to hear another interesting piece of news: one of her roommates was also pregnant.

It was Ge Sanni, who was already three months along.

And it had been three months since the term began; she had received no signs before, nor did she even know herself.

It was only after she noticed that her period had been missing for three consecutive months that she became concerned. Previously, when her period skipped one or two months, she wasn’t worried, because it had always been somewhat irregular. There were precedents where her period didn’t show up one month, only to return the next; but now, after such a long interval without it, she was worried that she might have hit menopause. Only after realizing that she had been eating more and her belly was growing did she confirm that she was indeed pregnant.

She was both happy and worried at the same time. Under normal circumstances, having a child would be a joyous occasion, but she was still in school. In the future, her growing belly and the time needed for childbirth and postpartum recovery would all require time, and surely the school wouldn’t grant her so much leave, right? So she was anxious and concerned. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

At this time, she deeply regretted not being more careful.

Of course, with something so worrisome, she would not share it with everyone, so she acted normally as if nothing happened.

It was during a time when they were fetching water in the dormitory that Tan Yan accidentally bumped into her hard enough to knock her onto her bottom. Ge Sanni hadn’t reacted yet; the bump had been quite forceful. She faintly felt pain in her stomach, and she wasn’t sure whether it was just her imagination or for real, but she couldn’t help but cry out, shouting, "You bumped into me—I have a child in my belly!"

This scared everyone to death, and they quickly helped her up.

In the end, she was fine after lying down in bed for a while and recovered without any issues.

But her pregnancy was now out in the open.

However, most people didn’t make much of it, just puzzled about why she would hide her pregnancy as if there was something shameful about it—it’s not like she was having a child out of wedlock. And there were those who were curious: now that she was pregnant, could she still continue her studies?

The dormitory buzzed with discussions about this question.

Ge Sanni felt increasingly uneasy as she listened.

When Yang Peimin returned, she didn’t need anyone to speak to her directly, as she had heard everyone’s discussions.

"This situation looks grim. Doesn’t the school have rules against dating on campus? The idea is to prevent students from neglecting their studies due to relationships, and pregnancy is the same principle. Who doesn’t know how demanding pregnancy is? Who would have the mind to study? The school certainly wouldn’t like to see this."

"It certainly is. This isn’t something that lasts just one or two days—it’s a matter of several months. If someone is there to help take care of the child after the birth, it’s fine, but if there’s no one to help you, you might as well stay home to take care of the child instead of attending school. There’s no need for the school to ask you to leave," Liu Yilan remarked as she glanced at Guo Caixia.

Hearing the others, Ge Sanni remained silent.

Feng Erxi then comforted her, "Don’t worry; who knows how it will turn out? The school allows for leaves of absence. When it’s time for the delivery, you can just take a few days off, and as for the postpartum recovery, that’s not a big deal. In the countryside, many people are already back to working in the fields during their recovery period. We’re not going to work in the fields here. You could just take a few days off at home and then come back. It’s not a big problem, right?"

After hearing this, Ge Sanni’s eyes brightened and she smiled, "You’re right."

Yang Peimin also thought it made sense. Everyone who had been admitted to university cherished the opportunity immensely—some people’s ages alone indicated they were already wives and mothers, yet they still came with determination.

To drop out of school due to circumstances would surely be a profound regret.

Yang Peimin then cast an inconspicuous glance at Ge Sanni’s belly. Their winter clothes were thick and did not reveal much. And since Ge Sanni herself acted as if nothing was out of the ordinary, it was no wonder that everyone was unaware.

But because no one knew, people had not been careful. Incidents like being jostled while washing clothes or getting meals, especially in crowded situations, were not treated delicately. The time she had been bumped had been terrifying, hadn’t it?

Yang Peimin wondered if she should give everyone a heads-up that she might be pregnant as well.

But the matter was not yet confirmed, and to speak up now would be to open herself to ridicule, wouldn’t it?

She considered it and decided to wait until next week.

Usually, she climbed onto her upper bunk bed quickly and decisively, in a single move, because she felt that moving slowly might make the person in the lower bunk spend a few seconds staring at her legs or something. But now, she deliberately slowed down, and even tied cloth strips around the bed frame’s edges—just in case of a bump, it would at least soften the impact, wouldn’t it?

Then Miao Ying, who bunked underneath, asked, "PeiMin, what are you doing?"

"Nothing. I just think it’s quite dangerous to climb up and down like this all the time, so I tied some cloth bands."

Miao Ying rolled her eyes, somewhat speechless, "Are you a child?"

"Better safe than sorry."

Tan Yan overheard their conversation and looked over, frowning at what she considered Yang Peimin’s reckless behavior, unable to help saying, "Using these cloths for this, it’s a waste. They could be used to make a piece of clothing."

"It’s fine; it’s just an old piece of clothing."

Even old clothes shouldn’t be treated like this!

Tan Yan bit back the words on the tip of her tongue.

However, Liu Yilan said, "PeiMin’s family is well-off; what does this little bit matter..." before she could finish her sentence, Ge Sanni suddenly vomited, covering her mouth as she rushed to the bathroom.

This startled Liu Yilan; she had become quite sensitive to the sound of others vomiting.

The incident with Guo Caixia’s daughter, Xiao Lian, was still vivid in her mind; she could still almost taste it.

Thinking of Ge Sanni’s bunk next to hers, she scowled fiercely—how was she going to endure these days?

The others in the dormitory exchanged glances, and an experienced person commented, "This is morning sickness kicking in; some people are strange like that. No reactions for the first three months, and after that, they start, all the way until the birth."

Liu Yilan’s face darkened upon hearing this.

The sound of Ge Sanni’s vomiting continued inside, unsettling everyone.

Yang Peimin too seemed to react, retching a couple of times.

She quickly leaned against the wall to catch her breath and stuffed cotton in her ears.

Not good, could her own reaction be starting?

Because at that moment, she felt a sudden sense of suffocation in her chest.

Below, Ge Sanni’s vomiting persisted.

Liu Yilan got up and closed the bathroom door, her face looking very unpleasant.

Tan Yan, seeing her expression, said, "I was the same at that time. These things are unavoidable."

Feng Erxi also said, "It’s really hard. In the future, we should help Sanni out when we can. It won’t be easy for her."

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