After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 108 Next Steps

As soon as Han entered the house, she rushed into the kitchen, making a loud banging noise.

Shen Yi grew increasingly worried and pulled Su Tai aside to ask in a low voice, "What's wrong with your mother? If Doctor Li can't cure her, we'll go to the county town to find a doctor."

Su Tai was completely baffled. "My mother is perfectly fine, what are you talking about! She's just happy for us."

"Why are you happy for us?" Shen Yi asked, puzzled.

Su Tai's gaze fell on her flat stomach, and she smiled happily, "Doctor Li just took my pulse and said I'm pregnant."

"Wife! What did you say?" Shen Yi's pupils dilated in shock, his mind went blank for a moment, and he was at a loss for what to do. "What...what should we do? Are we going back? Can you still take the bus? No, wait! Are you feeling unwell? What kind of medicine did you take?"

His barrage of questions left Su Tai unsure which to answer first.

Han poked her head out of the kitchen and shouted, "Get inside right now!"

On this day, the entire Su family was overjoyed because Su Tai was pregnant. The brothers Su Zhan and Su Ming even went to the village to exchange eggs from house to house, managing to get several hundred eggs for Su Tai to take back with her.

Ruan Xiaoyu took out the cotton cloth that Su Tai had given her and excitedly said that she wanted to make clothes for the baby.

Su Chunlin was overjoyed and couldn't wait to tell the whole village the good news.

Shen Yi was busy loading the donkey cart.

It seems like Su Tai is the only one in the family who has nothing to do.

Everyone treated her like a precious gem and dared not let her do anything.

To make Su Tai's journey back more comfortable, Shen Yi specially asked Han Shi for two of the old-fashioned large quilts to lay underneath her.

Ever since Su Tai gave them the quilts, no one in the Su family has slept under those thick, heavy quilts anymore.

The Han family didn't hesitate to give it to them.

The donkey cart was covered with a thick cotton quilt, and it looked completely different.

At this moment, Han brought in a steaming bowl of pork and egg noodles, with some green vegetables in it. "Eat quickly so you can set off safely at night."

Shen Yi was also worried about this problem. He ate a large bowl of noodles in a few bites and watched Su Tai chew slowly and carefully.

Su Tai couldn't eat because of their stares, and she barely managed to eat half a meal before leaving.

Su Chunlin and his family escorted them to the village entrance.

Su Changfu happened to see this scene and teased, "Chunlin, I know you're reluctant to part with your daughter and son-in-law, but you don't have to be so dramatic. If you keep going, you'll be taken all the way to Shenjiazhuang!"

“You don’t understand! My daughter is carrying a baby, so I have to take good care of her!” Su Chunlin raised his voice deliberately.

Tao immediately came out of the house, "Oh! Is Xiaotai pregnant?"

Han nodded with a smile.

Tao slapped her thigh and scolded, "Why didn't you say so earlier! I would have given you more eggs when Ah Zhan came to exchange them!"

"No need, no need. Shen Yi is very capable; he's excellent at hunting and fishing. That girl has plenty to eat. It's just that they don't raise chickens, so I have to help them exchange some eggs for a change of pace." Madam Han appeared humble but was actually showing off. Madam Tao knew exactly what was going on and added many more words of congratulations.

The village entrance was lively for a while, then returned to tranquility.

Shen Yi and Su Tai returned home just as it got dark.

After settling the three puppies in, the two immediately retreated to their room and huddled under the covers.

Shen Yi asked with concern, "Would you like me to boil some water for you to take a bath?"

Su Tai shook her head without hesitation, "Pregnant women shouldn't take baths, but I haven't showered for two days and I feel a little uncomfortable and hungry. How about you make me some pancakes? I'll just take a hot shower."

Without saying a word, Shen Yi went out to get busy.

Su Tai took the opportunity to enter the time-space transfer station, drew water from the water space to the water heater to heat it, and only when the water was almost hot did she take her clean clothes to the bathroom.

After she had taken a nice hot shower, Shen Yi had already baked the meat patties and cooked a pot of vegetable and egg drop soup.

The two enjoyed a delicious meal and then officially began their leisurely days of resting and recuperating during pregnancy.

For more than half a month, Su Tai did nothing but sleep and eat. Fortunately, she didn't eat much, otherwise she would have gained several pounds.

By the end of January, the ten acres of water chestnuts at Tu Shi Kong had once again yielded a bumper harvest.

Her cryptocurrency balance has increased from 90,000 to over 140,000, which is quite a sum.

Water Space is currently at level four. Upgrading would require 10,000 virtual coins. At present, she is in a state where she can upgrade or not, since she doesn't have any higher needs. At the same time, she is also afraid that the lake will be gone after upgrading, since her family still relies on the fish in the lake to make money. She doesn't want to change the current state of Water Space unless necessary.

The Earth Dimension has now reached level four, with ten acres of fertile land and ten acres of paddy fields. With the help of groundhogs, she feels no pressure. It would be best if she could upgrade further, but unfortunately, the threshold for upgrading is too high. It requires paying 500,000 catties of Earth Dimension crops, and she has only paid less than 150,000 catties so far, making the upgrade seem like a distant dream.

Upgrading the hardware store in the Golden Dimension requires spending 10,000 virtual coins. Currently, there's nothing she needs, and buying a bunch of useless things just to upgrade isn't her style. Besides, she doesn't know if the upgraded Golden Dimension will have what she needs, so there's no need for impulsive spending at the moment.

Fire Space has been upgraded to level two, and it needs to spend 100,000 virtual coins to upgrade again. The current spending amount is more than 30,000, and it still needs more than 60,000. It may be possible to upgrade again in the spring if it needs bricks and cement.

The remaining one is Mu Shikong, who is currently at level two. She needs to spend 10,000 virtual coins at the vegetable store to level up, but she has only spent less than 5,000 virtual coins so far.

Overall, upgrading the Wood Dimension should be the best choice, because soon the ice and snow will melt, everything will recover, and there will be a shortage of food. She can have Shen Yi take the vegetables to the market to sell, saying that they are grown in greenhouses. Anyway, their house has a high courtyard wall to cover the view, so outsiders can't find out.

It provides a perfect excuse to make another profit while simultaneously upgrading the Wood Dimension—a win-win situation.

Having made up her mind, Su Tai immediately told Shen Yi about her plan.

Shen Yi's entire focus was on her belly. "Leave the money-making to me, you don't need to worry about it. Tomorrow I'll go to the village chief to buy some wasteland, and have my second uncle and the village chief help me select some people to do the work. We won't provide food, we'll just give them thirty coins a day. Leave the work in the fields to them, and I'll help you sell vegetables. What do you think?"

Su Tai nodded, "That works too. It'll be easier for me since I don't have to worry about meals."

Shen Yi smiled and asked, "Have you been feeling unwell lately? Should you see a doctor?"

Su Tai shook her head decisively, "Let's talk about it when spring comes and the weather gets warmer. You also need to tell your second aunt, so she doesn't think I'm too lazy as her niece-in-law."

"Hahaha." Shen Yi laughed for a while and said, "I'll go over and talk to them tomorrow."

Sorry, the upgrade fee for Fire Time and Space has been changed to 100,000 virtual coins.