Standing outside the gynecology clinic, Cheng Su felt a bit timid, tightly holding Qi Taiguoās hand.
"What are you doing? Since when are you afraid to see a doctor? Youāre not a child anymore, right?" Qi Taiguo said, deliberately laughing.
Cheng Su glared at him and said, "Iām just scared, okay?" She was afraid to hear something bad from the doctor.
"Iām here with you, what is there to be afraid of!"
Just as Cheng Su was about to speak, she heard the doctor inside calling for patients, and another woman walked out from inside.
Cheng Su took a deep breath and walked in, Qi Taiguo accompanying her side by side.
"Doctor Lao, my sister-in-law recommended you to me, saying youāre an expert in gynecology. Last year we lost a child, and we havenāt been able to get pregnant this year, so we want to check if thereās any problem with our bodies!" Cheng Su forced a smile.
Cheng Su wasnāt deliberately trying to laugh at him; in fact, the doctorās surname was Lao.
The old doctor glanced at her and began various examinations, asking when her period came, if there were any uncomfortable places, and so on.
His two fingers rested on Cheng Suās pulse, eyes slightly closed, then switched to the other hand.
Cheng Su was very nervous.
"You two arenāt using contraception?"
"No! Weāre trying for a baby, but just havenāt been able to conceive!" Cheng Su sheepishly replied, then nervously asked, "Doctor, is there something wrong?"
"Donāt feel uncomfortable, want to vomit or feel tightness in the chest?"
Cheng Su was taken aback.
"Doctor, is something bad?" Qi Taiguo also started to feel nervous.
Doctor Lao gave him a glance: "Itās not bad; if thereās something, itās good news!"
Both were a bit dumbfounded.
"The pulse isnāt very clear, but if Iām not mistaken, youāre probably already pregnant. Itās early days, so the pulse isnāt clear. You said the last couple of days are your menstrual period, right? Come back in a few days for a test, and youāll know!" Doctor Lao said slowly.
What?
Pregnant?
Cheng Su and Qi Taiguo both were stunned.
After a while, Cheng Su managed to utter: "Doctor, youāre saying Iām pregnant?"
Qi Taiguo also clenched his fists, staring at Doctor Lao, wishing he could punch a hole through him.
"Itās too early to diagnose." Doctor Lao spoke with a bit of an old-fashioned tone.
"But isnāt there a test for early pregnancy and ultrasounds? Doctor, could you give me a prescription? I want to test it!" Cheng Su pleaded.
She didnāt want to wait, even if it was just a possibility; she wanted to know the result.
"I donāt have any symptoms right now, you said something about nausea and chest tightness, I havenāt felt those, Doctor..."
"Thatās why I said itās not certain yet. Wait a few more days, then come back for an examination. Hmm, if your period is seven days late, come back and check!" Doctor Lao calculated on his fingers.
"No, Doctor, I want to check now, isnāt there a urine test or something?" Cheng Su interrupted him.
She couldnāt handle the torment of waiting!
Doctor Lao looked at her, then at Qi Taiguo.
"Doctor, weāve been trying for a baby since April or May, and only now hearing some news!" Qi Taiguo also pleaded.
"Alright, alright!"
With the prescription, Qi Taiguo told Cheng Su to sit still while he quickly went to pay, grabbed a series of items, to the restroom, for testing, and waited for the results.
"Do you think itās true, or is he tricking us? Could he have misdiagnosed? Heās pretty old, so mistakes arenāt surprising." Cheng Su asked, somewhat incoherently.
Qi Taiguo smiled widely: "The doctor recommended by my sister-in-law canāt be wrong, donāt worry, once the results are out, weāll know!"
Cheng Su clasped her hands tightly, staring intently at the test window.