Chapter 2416 Extra: Shuyou's Second Child

Mianmian reached out her little hand and patted his shoulder, "Brother, you've really had a tough time."

"Right? I had to bear such a heavy burden when I was only one year old. It would be a great honor to tell anyone, and I would be praised as a filial son."

Mianmian rested her chin on her hand and said, "It's not easy for me either. I'm only three years old, and I have to bear the burden of buying a house."

"Why."

"Why."

The brother and sister both sighed in unison. Sure enough, being a young master or young lady in a wealthy family wasn't so easy.

Yingxi, who had been unaware of her presence all along, squeezed the flesh on her thigh tightly in the outer room, behind a beaded curtain, just to suppress her laughter.

Seriously, ever since my little lady learned to talk, she's had bruises on her thighs.

There was no way around it; if she didn't pinch herself, her laughter would reach the young lady's ears unchecked.

Inside the room, the two little darlings continued their conversation. Mianmian was curious, while Huohuo was telling her what he had heard from his parents about the capital.

Gradually, the two of them got tired from talking and fell asleep with steady breathing.

When Yingxi told Shuyu about their conversation that evening, the latter rubbed her forehead, looked at her daughter who was learning boxing from Meng Pei under the eaves, and chuckled, "It's hard for her to think about buying a house at such a young age."

"Miss, I also heard from the young master that he will ask his eldest son-in-law to let him go to the capital after he gets home today."

Shu Yu was taken aback, then suddenly turned to look at her, "Does Huo Huo also want to come with us?"

"yes."

Shu Yu had a bad feeling at that moment.

This premonition came true the next day. Zhao Xi, holding Huo Huo's hand, ran in beaming and said very seriously to Shu Yu, "Second Sister, my Huo Huo really wants to go to the capital to play. Yesterday, he tried to persuade me with both reason and emotion, and I was moved by his words. I was thinking that Mianmian is young, and having Huo Huo as a playmate would keep her company on the journey. Why don't you take him along?"

Shu Yu's lips twitched, and Zhao Xi pressed on, "Originally, Huo Huo is my son, and I should have taken him there myself since he made this request. But as you know, your sister is pregnant again, and I definitely can't leave her at this time. So Huo Huo can only be entrusted to the two of you."

After hearing this, Shu Yu really couldn't refuse.

My eldest sister is pregnant, and these days have been a bit tough for her. This baby in her belly is going to be much more troublesome than Huo Huo's. Huo Huo feels sorry for his mother and often tells Shu You's belly that he's making his mother suffer, and that he'll beat him up when the baby comes out.

Shu You could only smile helplessly at Huo Huo. However, the baby in her womb seemed to sense a threat, causing Shu You's reaction to intensify. Huo Huo watched anxiously, and the more anxious she became, the more threatening the baby's reaction grew.

So Zhao Xi simply put him in the academy as a boarding student. Huo Huo had already started studying in the academy's introductory class at the beginning of the year. Servants would pick him up from school on weekdays, and Zhao Xi would also pick him up when he wasn't busy.

Now, however, he has no choice but to live at school for a while.

Unfortunately, neither Shuyou nor Huohuo could let go of each other. One was worried that he wouldn't adapt well to the academy, and the other was worried that her mother's health might be getting worse. So, after only two days, Huohuo went back home.

Therefore, as soon as Zhao Xi heard Huo Huo say that he wanted to go to the capital, he immediately dragged people to find Shu Yu without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)