Urban drama: Starting with marrying the beautiful and wealthy Jiang Lai

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She and Cao Meng have been dating more than 10 times. Gan Jing has no chance of getting pregnant, but Jiang Lai is very likely to get pregnant.

Chapter 134 Jiang Lai looked at the pregnancy test, her expression complicated!

Jiang Lai's expression changed drastically. She rinsed her mouth, turned to Cao Meng, and said, "Honey, could I be pregnant?"

Because she and Cao Meng had been together so many times, and never once was there any protection.

The chances of getting infected are extremely high.

Cao Meng is worried now. No, he shouldn't be worried; he should be happy.

However, he was puzzled. If Jiang Lai was pregnant, shouldn't the system give him a reward?

According to the system's previous rules, getting a woman pregnant was the sixth step to a guaranteed win, and getting her to give birth was the seventh step, essentially achieving a perfect ending.

But if you have more children in the future, there will be a reward in step 8.

But now I'm stuck on step 6.

He quickly asked the system, "Is Jiang Lai pregnant or not?"

The system remained silent, perhaps speechless at the current situation, which left Cao Meng feeling uncertain.

He then said, "Let's go to the hospital for a check-up now!"

Jiang Lai said, "No need for that trouble, let's go buy a pregnancy test first!"

Cao Meng was about to turn around and leave to buy it when Jiang Lai said, "Honey, we're staying in the presidential suite. It would be a joke to make you do something so easy!"

She walked to the door and called over the housekeeper who was standing outside, saying, "Go buy a pregnancy test, I want to take it!"

The butler hesitated for a moment, but still obediently went to buy it.

Jiang Lai spoke to the beautiful housekeeper because she saw that the woman was overestimating herself and trying to seduce her man, so she deliberately said those words to her.

Not long after, the beautiful housekeeper had someone buy the pregnancy test.

Jiang Lai took the test, and her expression at the time was somewhat complicated.

She asked Cao Meng, a little confused, "Honey, what does it mean if there's a blank line on this pregnancy test?"

Cao Meng took out his phone, checked, and said with a wry smile, "That means it's invalid. Did you follow the standard procedure?"

Jiang Lai said, "We followed the standard procedures exactly. Is there a problem?"

Cao Meng checked and said, "If it shows as invalid even when following the standard procedure, then it's likely expired!"

Jiang Lai took a look and found that the pregnancy test was indeed expired and showed as invalid.

She was furious and called the beautiful housekeeper over, saying, "What kind of service is this? You asked me to buy a pregnancy test, and I got an expired one! Do you believe I'll complain about you?"

The beautiful housekeeper didn't intentionally buy an expired item; she just wanted to get things as soon as possible and didn't check it carefully.

Now, all I could do was tremble with fear and say, "Miss Jiang, I'm so sorry, I'll go buy a new one right away. Please don't complain about me!"

If Jiang Lai were in her old temper, she would definitely ignore everything and immediately file a complaint in the face of this situation.

But now she glanced nervously at Cao Meng.

She knew that Cao Meng always felt compassion for ordinary people from the bottom of society and was unwilling to be aggressive towards them.

If she causes this woman to get fired because of this, Cao Meng will think she's still acting like a rich young lady and might spur her on.

Jiang Lai then said, "Alright, hurry up and buy it. If it still doesn't work, I'm really going to file a complaint!"

The beautiful housekeeper quickly replied, "Don't worry, I'll buy it myself this time, and I guarantee it will be effective!"

It turns out that the beautiful housekeeper had just asked a female server to buy it.

The waitress was unmarried and knew nothing about food; she didn't even check the date before buying it.

The beautiful housekeeper now has no choice but to buy it herself.

As she passed the front desk, Xu Hongdou asked in surprise, "Sister Xu, why are you in such a hurry?"

The pretty housekeeper gave a wry smile. "Miss Jiang in the presidential suite upstairs might be pregnant. She asked me to buy her a pregnancy test. The new employee didn't know any better and bought an expired one. I've bought her a new one now!"

Xu Hongdou said "Oh" and then said, "Then you should go quickly!"

After the beautiful housekeeper left, Xu Hongdou's expression was somewhat complicated. How did this lead to someone's death?

Why was Jiang Lai so eager to become her sister and join their little family? Did she sense that she would get pregnant and wanted to find a replacement for her husband to prevent him from messing around outside?

Xu Hongdou had very complicated thoughts.

Inside the presidential suite, the beautiful butler came running up breathlessly, handed Jiang Lai the pregnancy test, and said, "This is the latest one, please use it to ensure it doesn't expire!"

Jiang Lai took a test, then came out with a complicated expression and said to Cao Meng, "No, I'm not pregnant!"

She was actually very disappointed.

She originally hoped to get pregnant, so that she could provoke her brother Jiang Haokun, who had special feelings for her.

It turns out that Jiang Lai never knew how Jiang Haokun felt about her; she thought he was just like a typical older brother protecting his younger sister.

Under Cao Meng's guidance, Jiang Lai realized that her non-blood-related brother, Jiang Haokun, had very special feelings for her, which was why he had put Chen to death, making her feel extremely disgusted.

She wanted to get pregnant as soon as possible, to have Cao Meng's child, so as to provoke her beastly brother, Jiang Haokun.

At the same time, she also hoped that she would be the first among Cao Meng's many women to get pregnant.

Having known Cao Meng for so long, she increasingly realized that Cao Meng was no ordinary person, and that his future career development would definitely be much stronger than that of her beastly brother, Jiang Haokun.

Haidilao will definitely be able to go public and ring the bell in the future, with a market value of hundreds of billions.

His Meituan and Douyin could one day develop into a large company like Face, Google, and Twitter in the United States.

By then, Cao Meng will be a business tycoon, many times stronger than her beastly brother Jiang Haokun.

By then, she will be the mother of Cao Meng's first child, the mother of his eldest son. With her son's status rising, the glory she might receive could be even greater than that of the undeserving eldest daughter of the Jiang family.

After all, she, the Miss Jiang, has no blood relation to the Jiang family. She was married to Jiang Haokun's father after her mother divorced her biological father, surnamed Wang. In a sense, she was a mistress who became the legal wife.

So, deep down, she has always had a bit of an inferiority complex.

However, if she becomes the mother of Cao Meng's first child, the situation will be different.

Now, her hopes are dashed; she is not pregnant.

Just then, she suddenly felt nauseous again and ran to the bathroom to vomit violently.

Seeing that Jiang Lai's face was as pale as paper and even had a slight bluish tinge, Cao Meng couldn't help but ask, "What did you eat tonight?"

Jiang Lai smiled wryly and said, "I only ate some seafood!"

Cao Meng was puzzled: "Eating seafood shouldn't cause food poisoning so quickly, right? Was the seafood you ate cooked at high temperature or raw?"

Jiang Lai said, "I tried some new ways of eating it, things that came from Chaoshan..."

"Raw marinated seafood is very popular among locals. It is considered a delicacy by the locals. Crabs, mantis shrimps, blood clams, oysters... all are selected from varieties with thick meat and rich roe!"

"The idea of ​​eating raw seafood was first invented on ships, where boats that had just finished fishing could enjoy the freshest seafood for the first time."

"In the past, cooking on a rocky ship was difficult, so they invented a method of marinating cleaned seafood in soy sauce. The result was a tender, sweet flavor that melted in your mouth."

Cao Meng immediately understood what was going on: "The key to raw marinating is freshness. Seafood that is not fresh should never be used for raw marinating."

Because the risks are simply too high, even the freshest seafood must be sterilized with strong alcohol or injected with nitrogen, and it must be eaten as soon as possible.

"Chaoshan raw marinated food is also known as 'poison,' which is a compliment to the addictive deliciousness of raw marinated food, with a texture similar to seafood and a fresh, sweet, and spicy flavor."

"But on the other hand, this name also accurately summarizes the 'danger' of raw marinating. Once the seafood spoils or becomes infected with parasites, this delicacy really turns into 'poison'."

After Cao Meng finished speaking, he picked up Jiang Lai and hurriedly took the elevator down.

Jiang Lai quickly asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so nervous?"

Cao Meng growled in a low voice, "You stupid glutton, you have food poisoning! It's your first time eating that kind of seafood, the chances of food poisoning are very high. Go to the hospital right away, you might still be able to save your life!"

Jiang Lai also became nervous at this moment. She really shouldn't have tried something new and tasted it before. Tonight's date was ruined.

As they passed the front desk, Xu Hongdou saw Cao Meng carrying Jiang Lai and walking hurriedly forward. She was a little nervous and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Miss Jiang?"

Jiang Lai said with a wry smile, "Food poisoning!"

Xu Hongdou then realized that Jiang Lai had asked the housekeeper to buy a pregnancy test because she mistakenly thought the vomiting was from food poisoning and was actually morning sickness.

It turned out to be food poisoning, not pregnancy, and Xu Hongdou immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But she immediately asked the butler of the presidential suite, "Did she eat food from our restaurant?"

Because if food poisoning is caused by eating food from their hotel restaurant, that would be a big problem.

Because Cao Meng and Jiang Lai were not ordinary guests, but guests in the presidential suite.

If guests in the presidential suite get food poisoning from eating at their restaurant, that would be a huge problem.

The butler in the presidential suite said, "No, she hasn't eaten anything since she arrived!"

Xu Hongdou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She prayed in her heart that her sister would be safe and sound.

Although Jiang Lai is usually quite pretentious and willful, embodying the image of a rich, beautiful, and successful woman, she is still quite nice to Xu Hongdou.

Cao Meng was very worried that Jiang Lai's food poisoning might actually lead to something serious.

Although his love for Jiang Lai wasn't that deep, she was, after all, the first woman he had since his rebirth, and he couldn't afford for anything to happen to her.

He immediately accelerated, speeding and running red lights repeatedly.

Fortunately, he was a good driver and didn't cause any major trouble.

Soon, they arrived at a nearby hospital and went to the emergency department.

After a series of diagnoses and surgeries, the danger was finally averted.

Looking at Jiang Lai's pale face, the doctor said earnestly, "Seafood must be thoroughly cooked before eating. Raw seafood is rich in parasites. Fortunately, there was no stomach perforation this time; it was just ordinary food poisoning. You brought it in in time, otherwise..."

Jiang Lai, pale-faced, nodded and said, "I won't do it again next time!"

After this experience, Jiang Lai never dared to eat raw or cold seafood again.

I narrowly escaped death this time, but who knows what might happen next time.

Cao Meng also told Jiang Lai a story: "During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a very famous person, Chen Deng, a scholar from Xuzhou, who especially loved to eat raw fish slices and ate them every day."

"One day, he found the legendary physician Hua Tuo and described his symptoms to him: chest tightness, flushed face, and loss of appetite."

"After taking his pulse, Hua Tuo said, 'You have several liters of worms in your stomach, which will soon turn into internal carbuncles. This is caused by your frequent consumption of fishy foods, just like Chen Dengsheng's consumption of seafood.'"

After understanding the illness, Hua Tuo prepared a medicinal soup and had Chen Deng drink it all at once.

After drinking, Chen Deng suddenly vomited and expelled three liters of worms, all of which had red heads.

"The scariest thing is that these worms are still moving, and some of them are still attached to the raw fish."

"After Chen Deng vomited, all his symptoms disappeared."

Hua Tuo pointed out that the disease would recur after three years, at which time a good doctor would be needed to cure it.

Three years later, Chen Deng's symptoms indeed recurred. Chen Deng hurriedly sent people to find Hua Tuo, but unfortunately they could not find him. In the end, Chen Deng died because of the delay in treatment, at the age of thirty-nine...

Jiang Lai looked at Cao Meng with admiration and said, "Husband, you are so knowledgeable! You even know such historical stories!"

Cao Meng rolled his eyes at her and said, "Anyone who knows the legend of Hua Tuo knows this, you're just ignorant."

This incident teaches us that seafood should be thoroughly cooked before consumption; otherwise, parasites may not kill you this time, but they could kill you in the future!

Seeing Cao Meng's serious expression, Jiang Lai pouted and said coquettishly, "I know, honey, I know, I promise I won't do it again!"

Jiang Lai is now undergoing vomiting and receiving intravenous fluids, and is extremely weak. She still needs to stay in the hospital for observation, so their date tonight is ruined.

Jiang Lai knew that Cao Meng was at the peak of his yang energy, and that if he didn't have a woman by his side every night, his movements would be unpredictable, and he might even be in danger of going mad.

Jiang Lai quickly said to Cao Meng, "There are nurses here, so don't waste your time here. Go find a girl to keep you company, or you should go and try to win over Xu Hongdou!"

Cao Meng shook his head and said, "She's such a pure young girl, I really don't want to corrupt her for now. Our relationship hasn't reached that point yet."

Don't worry, I have a way to solve this!

After Jiang Lai fell into a deep sleep, Cao Meng instructed the nurses to take good care of her.

After all, it was a VIP ward, and the nurses were quite considerate.

Then he drove away and went back to the villa to find the twin sisters, Peng Jiahe and Liang Shuang.

He especially wanted to experience the feeling of twin sisters, one on each side, embracing each other.