When Gu Nuan woke up that morning, her stomach already felt uneasy. She felt nauseous while brushing her teeth, and her heart immediately sank.
So this was the morning sickness everyone talked about.
She took out the toothpaste specially made for pregnant women from her System Space, and it helped a great deal. Even so, she still could not stop herself from dry heaving several times during breakfast.
Watching her suffer, Chen Qingzhou frowned and gently rubbed her back. Gu Nuan felt as though she had vomited up every last drop of bile before she finally felt a little better.
“How are you? Do you still feel unwell?”
“I’m fine now. It’s a normal reaction.”
She had completely lost her appetite. After drinking some of the stream water from the System Space, Gu Nuan lay on the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling.
Chen Qingzhou had originally planned to stay home with her, but he still had to collect the sabre and bow they had commissioned the previous day, so he headed out.
With nothing else to do, Gu Nuan entered the System Space to tend to it. The vegetables had already gone through several harvests. One of the greatest advantages of System Space was that it preserved everything perfectly. Anything stored inside would never spoil.
This time, Gu Nuan decided to plant watermelons, melons, strawberries, and other fruits. She had no idea when the fruit trees in the orchard would finally bear fruit, and she was craving something fresh. Although she had stockpiled plenty of fruit, it simply could not compare to the produce grown in the System Space. Everything produced there was exceptionally large and delicious, and even the vegetables tasted remarkably good.
She took a bath in the stream inside the System Space and discovered that her skin had become even fairer and smoother.
This System Space was truly a priceless treasure.
After leaving the System Space, she checked the time and saw it was still early. Since she still had some money left, she decided to stock up on a few more supplies. Once the Apocalypse arrived, money would become the most useless thing in the world.
What else should she buy?
She went to the shopping centre and first purchased a large number of men’s clothes, all in Chen Qingzhou’s size. Once her belly grew larger, she would not be able to wear pretty clothes for a while, but she could still stockpile some for after the babies were born. She also bought plenty of shoes.
After that, Gu Nuan went to the restaurant she visited most often and bought a large number of ready made dishes so she could simply take them out and eat them whenever she had a craving in the future.
She also visited a postpartum care centre and bought a large supply of postpartum meals for herself to eat after giving birth. While she was there, she eagerly sought advice about childcare and learned a great deal.
It had been an incredibly productive day.
By the time Gu Nuan returned home that evening, Chen Qingzhou had just arrived as well.
“You’re back.”
“Mm! Sorry I’m late. I picked up the weapons, then I bought a few electric batons and some other equipment, so it took longer than expected.”
“I only just got back too. I spent half the day learning at the postpartum care centre, and I learned so much. We’ll have to take care of the babies ourselves in the future, and I’m afraid I won’t know what I’m doing. I even printed out a lot of childcare information. The staff at the postpartum care centre gave all of it to me.”
As she spoke, Gu Nuan gently stroked her stomach, her face glowing with happiness.
“I bought a lot of books and downloaded plenty of videos too. I’ll study hard so I can learn how to take care of the babies and how to take care of you.”
Chen Qingzhou stepped forward and wrapped her in a warm embrace.
“Oh, right. The internet won’t be reliable after the Apocalypse, so today I bought several high capacity data SIM cards and topped them all up. If we use them sparingly, they should last us for quite a while.”
“Mm. Tomorrow we’ll head south. During the Apocalypse, the southern climate is warmer than the north, so life will be a little easier there.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
Gu Nuan smiled sweetly at him.
“Urgh… Urgh…”
Another wave of dry heaving suddenly overtook her.
“How are you? Should we go to the hospital? That would put our minds at ease,” Chen Qingzhou asked anxiously.
“It’s alright. I asked about it today, and they said this is completely normal. It means the babies are growing well.”
Even so, Chen Qingzhou still looked worried.
“Are you really alright?”
“I’ll just take more vitamins. Once the first three months are over, it should get better. Don’t worry.”
Chen Qingzhou poured her a glass of water and helped her over to the bed to rest.
“I’m really fine. Stop worrying. If you keep frowning like that, you’ll turn into a little old man.”
Gu Nuan reached out and gently smoothed the crease between his brows.
Holding her in his arms, Chen Qingzhou pointed at her stomach.
“You three had better behave yourselves. If you keep making your mother suffer, I’ll spank all of you once you’re born.”
Gu Nuan burst into laughter.
“You’re so childish. They’re still tiny. How could they possibly understand what you’re saying?”
“Haven’t you heard that prenatal education should start as early as possible?”
“In that case, Daddy, why don’t you tell the babies a story?”
As she spoke, she placed a book of capital market stories into Chen Qingzhou’s hands.
“Yes, my dear wife.”
Gu Nuan immediately lowered her head shyly.
Why had he suddenly started calling her his wife?