"Mom, I'm sorry." Yao Ting said.
Mrs. Li glanced at Li Haoran, took a deep breath, and suppressed any curse words.
"Silly boy, why are you so sorry? We are a family. If you really don't have any, you can still use in vitro fertilization or surrogacy. I know several surrogacy agencies in the United States and can choose a good Chinese surrogate for you."
Mrs. Li said like a loving mother-in-law.
Yao Ting looked at her complicatedly, and naturally she saw the kindness on her face but the deep hatred in her eyes. She licked her lips and said, "I know, Mom."
After chatting for a few more words, Yao Ting said: "Mom, I'm a little tired and want to go up and rest."
"Go." Mrs. Li smiled lovingly.
When Yao Ting went up, Li Haoran wanted to follow but Mrs. Li grabbed her arm and said: "Haoran, come here, let me tell you about surrogacy. You are both in your thirties and you have to have children soon. "
Li Haoran suppressed the impatience between his eyebrows and said: "Mom, I'm going to go up and see Tingting. I don't want to have a child so early. Let's talk about surrogacy later."
Mrs. Li lowered her face and said: "Haoran, my mother has given in to this point for you. Do you want her to never be able to have a grandson in her life?"
"Mom." Li Haoran shouted helplessly: "It's just difficult for Tingting to get pregnant. It's not that she can't get pregnant. Don't put too much pressure on her. Sooner or later, we will get pregnant. With today's medical skills so advanced, we will always succeed." .”
"Then give me an accurate time, when?" Mrs. Li said pressingly.
"..." Li Haoran choked and said, "Mom, there will always be a chance. We really don't need surrogacy."
"Then let's have one surrogate first. If Yao Ting is really pregnant and has another baby, that's it. Our Li family can raise one or two of Yao Ting." Mrs. Li said eagerly: "I'll contact the surrogacy agency in the United States for you. The most beautiful Chinese girl will be your surrogate mother."
"Mom, let's talk. I'll go up first." After Li Haoran finished speaking, he went upstairs regardless of Mrs. Li's obstruction.
"Haoran." Mrs. Li called.
Li Haoran was at a loss.
Entering the bedroom, Li Haoran looked at Yao Ting curled up in a ball on the bed, a trace of distress flashed in his eyes.
He walked over, sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and stroked her hair, and said, "Tingting."
Yao Ting rolled her eyes, looked up at him, and said, "Did you agree to be a surrogate mother?"
"You want me to have children with another woman?" Li Haoran asked without answering.
Yao Ting climbed up from the bed, looked at Li Haoran with a keen eye, and said, "I don't want to."
"I don't want to either, don't think too much, we will have children." Li Haoran said gently.
Yao Ting nodded, her face still a little pale.
"What do you want to eat? I'll go downstairs and prepare it for you."
"No, just sleep with me."
Li Haoran nodded, took off his shoes, socks and clothes, lay down, and gently took her into his arms.
"Let me sing you a song."
Yao Ting nodded.
Li Haoran hummed softly, and Yao Ting slowly fell asleep while listening to it.
Li Haoran kissed her gently on the forehead and said, "Silly woman!"
As soon as Li Haoran went to work the next day, Mr. Li called Yao Ting to the lake.
He was calmly fishing with a fishing rod, while Yao Ting could only stand aside and watch blankly.
I don’t know how long I have been fishing. Mr. Li put away the fishing rod and there was not a single fish in the bucket.
"Yao Ting."
"grandfather."
Mr. Li glanced at her and said, "I thought you were very spiritual when you first got married. People who write books usually have a bookish spirit. This is what I appreciate about you."
Yao Ting just listened quietly.
"But you know, what our Li family wants is not a spiritual granddaughter-in-law, but one who can give birth to children. I heard your mother-in-law said that you are very pregnant. What are your plans? Or should you really let Haoran keep you?" A woman who may never be able to conceive a child for the rest of her life." Mr. Li said straight to the point.
"Grandpa, I will take good care of my body and try to conceive a child."
"when?"
"If I fail to conceive a child within three years, I will voluntarily divorce Haoran."
"Don't be so radical. I still like you as my granddaughter-in-law very much. You and Haoran should try to do in vitro fertilization first. If it doesn't work, go abroad for surrogacy. As long as Haoran has a wife, I don't think your mother-in-law will go out of her way to do it." It’s hard for you.”
Yao Ting lowered her eyes and thought, silent for a long time.
"Grandpa, then Haoran and I will do in vitro fertilization first."
Two months later, Yao Ting and Li Haoran went for in vitro fertilization. Unexpectedly, the doctor took their sperm and eggs, checked them with high-tech instruments, and said, "Ms. Yao, your egg survival rate is very good." Low, I’m afraid it won’t be easy for IVF to succeed, so let’s try our best.”
Yao Ting felt half-hearted and said reluctantly: "Doctor, please do your best. My husband and I are not young anymore and we really want a child."
The doctor nodded.
After a period of hard work, the sperm and egg failed to combine, which also means that the test tube failed.
After trying many times in a row, they still failed. Finally, they succeeded. Just when Yao Ting and Li Haoran were both ecstatic, they miscarried half a month later. Yao Ting was so shocked that she could only lie in bed.
Yao Yiyi and Ou Qingheng came to see her specially, and saw that her face was pale and she was not as talkative as before.
"Tingting." Yao Yiyi walked over and sat down, holding her hand, but was startled by the cold touch of her hand.
"Tingting, why are you feeling so cold?" Yao Yiyi asked.
Yao Ting glanced at Yao Yiyi and said reluctantly: "My dear, you are here."
"Have you had breakfast?" Yao Yiyi asked with concern.
"Eat." But he vomited.
"If the child is gone, it is gone. There will be more in the future. Don't be discouraged."
Yao Ting just talked and said nothing.
"Qingheng, you go out and talk to the elders of the Li family. I'll talk to Tingting." Yao Yiyi looked at Ou Qingheng and said.
Ou Qingheng nodded and left the bedroom.
When there were only two of them left in the room, Yao Ting's tears seemed to fall for free, and she couldn't help crying.
She has always been strong-minded. After so many things in the past few years, it was difficult to see her crying. Unexpectedly, she cried this time.
Yao Yiyi silently wiped her tears.
Yao Ting cried for a while and said, "Dear, I'm much better. Thank you for coming to see me."
Yao Yiyi threw the napkin into the trash can and said, "Is it really okay? Look at how you look like you are okay now. Did the Li family push you very hard?"
"They want to have a grandson. My mother-in-law said that if they can't conceive through in vitro fertilization, they can only go abroad for in vitro fertilization. You know, I don't want Haoran to have children with other women."
"Then what are you going to do?"
"..." Yao Ting was silent for a moment and said confusedly: "Dear, I don't know, I'm very confused."
Yao Yiyi covered her hand, trying to warm her up: "Tingting, it's okay, there will always be children, you believe me."
Yao Ting couldn't laugh.
"Dear, you don't know how hard it is to do in vitro fertilization, and you have done it several times in a row, but when I think that once I succeed, a little life will be born in my belly, I feel very happy. , finally the test tube was successful, I don’t know how happy I was at that time." Yao Ting seemed to be remembering something, and smiled at the corner of her mouth, but she didn’t expect it to disappear again the next second, "I was also imagining what clothes I should prepare for him. Okay? If it’s a girl, I’ll dress her up like a princess, and if it’s a boy, I’ll dress her up like a warrior, but before I could plan it, he turned into a pool of blood and flowed out.”
Yao Yiyi put her hand on her cheek and said, "Tingting, I understand how you feel. I have felt this way too."
Yao Ting smiled bitterly and said: "Dear, this child may be my only successful test tube."
"Nonsense!" Yao Yiyi scolded in a low voice: "You are still young. As long as you take good care of your body, you can always get pregnant. And even if you don't get pregnant, I think Haoran is still willing to spend the rest of his life with you."
"Dear, do you believe this?"
"..." Yao Yiyi was choked.
She believed that Li Haoran didn't care in the short term, but when he was forty or fifty years old and had no children, would he really not care? Even if he really doesn't care, will Mrs. Li and the others really not care
Children are the link that maintains harmony in a family. If a woman really does not have children, her vitality will feel like she is missing something.
"My dear, you can't even say it." Yao Ting said.
"Tingting, don't think too much. If it doesn't work, just use surrogacy." Yao Yiyi pondered for a while and said.
Yao Ting fell into a long silence.