Kangxi pulled out a tissue and wiped the sauce off the corner of her mouth. "So you just like to come out for a walk in the rain so that you can eat delicious food, right?"

Mingxiu nodded, took out the last string of starch sausage from the bag, and put it in her mouth. "Yeah, look at this." Mingxiu took a deep breath. "The fragrance of the soil, along with the snacks outside and the scenery along the roadside, really whets the appetite and puts me in a good mood."

Kangxi reluctantly handed her the water in his hand. "Alright, alright, what do you want to eat tonight? We can't eat street food all day, can we? It won't be nutritious enough."

Mingxiu took a sip of water from Kangxi's hand, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go eat sweet and sour pork, and also sweet and sour pork. I really want to eat both of those. Then we can eat some other snacks and then slowly go home."

Kangxi smiled and patted Mingxiu's head. "Alright, shall we go home and get some sleep first, and then go out to buy things when it's almost evening?"

Mingxiu shook her head and handed him all the trash in her hands. "No, I don't want to go home. Let's go see a movie, and then after the movie we can go shopping at the mall. I want to play the claw machine, and then we can go home after dinner."

Kangxi held an umbrella in one hand, which was also full of food, while his other hand was full of all sorts of junk food that Meixiu had eaten.

He nodded in agreement upon hearing Mingxiu's words; naturally, he would listen to her on all such small matters.

"I want to eat ice cream too." Mingxiu looked ahead and suddenly grinned at Kangxi, showing her big teeth.

Emperor Kangxi sighed helplessly, "You've already eaten one today. Eating too much of this kind of thing isn't good."

Mingxiu held up one finger and said, "Just one. I'll definitely only eat one today. I won't eat any more. Please let me eat it."

Kangxi sighed. He couldn't stand Mingxiu's little act of being coquettish. He pulled her to the small supermarket next door and bought her an ice cream.

Mingxiu happily ate her ice cream, her other hand linked with Kangxi's arm, and the two slowly walked towards the mall.

Once inside the mall, Mingxiu leisurely picked out a movie she had been enjoying lately, and then went in with Kangxi to watch it. After the movie, they went to try their luck at the claw machine.

After becoming pregnant, she could feel that her physical strength was obviously declining, so she was already very tired after playing the doll game.

Kangxi wrapped his arms around Mingxiu's waist from behind, giving her some strength to make things a little easier. He said helplessly, "Are you very tired? Why don't we just eat in the mall, then sit here and rest for a while before going back? Or I can just pack up the food and take it back to eat."

Mingxiu said wearily, "I don't want to eat here. Let's go back and eat. I want to go back to sleep."

"Alright, wait for me in the car for a bit, then I'll go pack my things. After I'm done, we'll go home together," Kangxi said.

Mingxiu nodded.

Days passed slowly, and after a few months, Mingxiu's belly was quite noticeable. The weather gradually turned cold, and it started to snow lightly outside. Lin Lin returned from abroad.

She only has one son, and now that her daughter-in-law is finally pregnant, she naturally wants to come back and visit. Of course, they don't all live together. Lin Lin lives in a courtyard he bought next to Kangxi's, and sometimes he comes over during the day to chat with Mingxiu, talk to her, or help them with some things.

Mingxiu was sitting in the courtyard, wearing a thick cashmere cloak, going to school, when she suddenly heard a chattering sound outside, including Linlin's voice. Mingxiu immediately perked up her ears to listen to the gossip outside.

It wasn't that she wanted to, but mainly since she got pregnant, especially after her pregnancy became more noticeable, Kangxi's nervousness was really frightening. Mingxiu didn't want him to worry, so she didn't go out much.

"Ms. Lin, why don't you live with your children after you come back? Buying a house here is such a waste of money," said Neighbor A.

"Hey, what's the big deal? If we can afford it, we can just buy another one. This house can be passed down to our children in the future, and the young couple will also need some private space, so they'll be more comfortable living here," Lin Lin said nonchalantly.

"Oh, it's good to be rich. Unlike us, we had to work our butts off to get this one house. Speaking of which, your baby must be five or six months old now. Have you hired someone to look after him? They're not strict these days, and I've heard that rich people like you have connections. You can hire someone to take a look and they can tell at a glance whether it's a son or a daughter."

Lin Lin replied with a smile, "It's been over 20 weeks. We haven't checked. Our family doesn't care whether it's a boy or a girl. Besides, I actually prefer a girl. My son also prefers girls' rooms and clothes. We mostly buy girls' clothes. It's the same whether it's a boy or a girl. We'll leave it to fate. We're fine with having one anyway."

Neighbor B said curiously, "Your family is really good. You have a family business to inherit and you're not in a hurry. If you ask me, it's better to have a son. After all, a son is your own family. If you have a daughter, she will grow up and get married. Then all this will be given to someone else. Isn't it a waste of raising her?"

Lin Lin's lips twitched. "Of course not. Boys and girls are all your children. If you have the ability, you naturally want your children to have a better life. Besides, these things are meant to be given to your children anyway, whether they are boys or girls doesn't matter."

“Your idea is quite good. You don’t know, right there in the alley, that old woman’s daughter-in-law has three daughters. She’s constantly complaining about her daughter-in-law. We all know the situation with their house. They don’t earn much money to begin with, and they have so many sons. Who knows how much they’ll get when the inheritance is divided? I don’t know what gives them the right to be so arrogant and scold their daughters-in-law like that,” said Neighbor C.

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