Time passed like flowing water and before they knew it, mid-December had arrived. The village had seen several snowfalls, and all the beauty and ugliness of the world were covered in a coat of white snow.
Gu Xiaobei had completely entered her winter hibernation days. With Jiujiu gone, she no longer had to wake up early. After tutoring Chen Gang and Dadong at noon, she would go back to bed, perfectly fitting the picture of a lazy winter month.
Sometimes she would sleep until Lu Zhanguo returned in the evening. Some people, if they sleep too much, become more and more lethargic. But that wasn't the case with Gu Xiaobei; the more she slept, the more energetic she felt.
Moreover, with each meal, her stomach seemed like a bottomless pit. No matter how much she ate, she still felt hungry. Gu Xiaobei finally accepted the truth: she was really pregnant.
Lu Zhanguo came home in the evening to an unusual sight: Gu Xiaobei was awake, sitting in front of the stove, eating baked bread slices.