A unique video circulating in China’s social media landscape has captivated netizens’ hearts. It shows a playful and heartwarming moment when a woman, Guo, reveals her pregnancy to her husband, a practitioner of Chinese medicine, by asking him to check her pulse. This inventive method of breaking the pregnancy news has led to an outpouring of adoration from online spectators.
On July 10, Guo, hailing from Jilin province in northeastern China, decided to share her good news in a distinctive manner. Instead of choosing to directly inform her husband about her pregnancy, she asked him to read her pulse, according to a report from the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald.
The viral video shows the couple seated across from each other on their couch. With her left hand resting on a cushion, Guo requests her husband to take her pulse. Shortly after, her husband, with a bright smile on his face, reveals, “You’re pregnant”. Guo, playing along, feigns surprise and remains silent.
In the ensuing moments, the husband suggests he could also determine the baby’s gender by checking her pulse from the other wrist. This comment leaves Guo in fits of laughter. As the husband reads pulses from both wrists simultaneously, Guo affectionately leans towards him. With a sense of certainty, the husband announces, “It’s a baby girl,” to which Guo responds with a surprised, “Really?”
The specifics of the pregnancy confirmation remain undisclosed, but Guo mentioned that she held back the news until her husband had taken her pulse. She narrated how, prior to her husband returning home from work, she had told him she wasn’t feeling well and requested him to find out what might be wrong. It was soon after his arrival that he discovered his wife’s pregnancy.
Expressing his joy, the husband remarked, “I want to cry. It’s a magical feeling.” Guo too was left in awe of the Chinese medicine health examination, calling it “fantastic,” and a source of happiness for her.
The delightful video has charmed numerous people on mainland social media. The Weibo news post, at the time of writing, had attracted nearly 4,400 comments. One user noted, “Oh, the husband is sobbing with delight,” while another wished, “I hope they can be happy forever.”
Stories that warm the heart, especially those involving couples, frequently resonate with people online in China. Last week, a man in central China who selflessly offered his fiancée the only available life jacket during a flash flood received praise on social media. In April, an armless man from central China became an internet sensation when a video showed him taking care of his wife and newborn baby using his feet.
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