Qu Tong awoke once again, three days later, as expected.
Rong Yueqing handed her a cup of water, "Sister Ali, have some warm water first."
"Thank you," Qu Tong took it, "Where are we now?"
"This is a larger inhabited planet on the border of Casa..." Rong Yueqing patiently recounted to Qu Tong what had happened over the past three days.
Rong Yueqing was still very reliable. Heeding her earlier instructions, she had not allowed the hospital to draw her blood.
"Congratulations, Sister Ali, it's a girl, and she's already 93 days along. All her values are healthy," Rong Yueqing genuinely rejoiced for Qu Tong. Natural conception was always a happy event anywhere.
"A girl?"
Qu Tong touched her belly, which was still quite flat, likely due to her thin figure, showing no signs of pregnancy.
"Yes," Rong Yueqing nodded.
Gender detection was permitted in the Interstellar.
When reproduction was an issue, no one would choose genders any longer.