Starting as a Mute Girl? I Thrive in Famine Years

Special forces operative Jiang Huaixu transmigrated, becoming a seemingly dull and mute girl.

Her grandmother secretly abused her and even planned to sell her off? Jiang Huaixu was furious, d...

Chapter 454: Some Questions About Giving Birth

"Why does mother look thinner?" Shen Huaixu asked worriedly.

When she left, Qian Xiuzhu looked fine, and she had lost a lot of weight after coming back from her trip.

Qian Xiuzhu waved her hand nonchalantly. "It's just the summer heat. It happens every year. Don't worry."

Chen Huaixu breathed a sigh of relief. "It's a bitter summer, and it's been really hot these past few days. We should put some ice in the house. I'll have someone send over some saltpeter later, and we can make it ourselves. It's convenient, cheap, and it keeps us cool."

She has always been generous with her kindness to those around her. The resentment and resistance she once felt when she knew the ending of her original body had long since disappeared as they spent time together day after day.

As the saying goes, time reveals a person's true character.

Qian Xiuzhu's smile grew wider, but she said angrily, "Mother is fine. She just came back. You should take a good rest for a few days. Don't worry so much at such a young age."

Shen Huaixu nodded and looked at his sister-in-law and nephew beside him.

Zheng Li'niang took good care of herself after giving birth, and her figure is slightly plumper than before. Even though it's so hot this summer, her complexion is also very good.

She hadn't worked in the fields for a while, and her skin had become fairer. Her facial features were not particularly outstanding, but looking at them together made people feel comfortable, and she looked even more familiar when she smiled.

Compared to her own mother-in-law who was full of complicated feelings, she was simply happy, smiling so hard that her eyes narrowed. Whenever this happened, one could see the shadow of Zheng Bo'niang in her.

Zheng Li Niang held her son's hand with one hand, and took Shen Huaixu's hand with the other hand to look him up and down, nodding in agreement, "Yes, you have grown taller, almost taller than me, and thinner. You are tired from running around outside. Tonight, sister-in-law will make more of your favorite food to nourish you well."

As she spoke, she pinched her son's face, who had been standing obediently with his eyes wide open and his head tilted back, "Xiaoyu, this is your auntie, call her auntie quickly."

Shen Huaixu bent down and looked at the child in front of him who was blinking at him. When he heard the name "Xiaoyu", he couldn't help laughing.

Before, Jiang Yu only had a full name and no nickname. It was only because she called him "Jiang Xiaoyu" all the time that she enjoyed it, and other people in the family followed suit. Later, the sister-in-law simply used "Xiao Yu" as Jiang Yu's nickname.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoyu hid behind Zheng Li'niang's legs, leaving only his head exposed. It seemed that he still didn't remember anything and felt the person in front of him was unfamiliar because he hadn't seen her for a long time.

Shen Huaixu's laughter made him relax a lot, and he called out in a clear and crisp voice, "Auntie."

"Ah..." Shen Huaixu responded. She stretched out a shaky hand towards Jiang Xiaoyu and shook it at him.

Jiang Xiaoyu's big eyes could not hide any little thoughts. He first looked at Shen Huaixu cautiously and confusedly, then stretched out a small finger and tapped Shen Huaixu's hand, and finally looked at him again.

She opened her palm and saw a white candy lying in it. Seeing that the child didn't take it, she pushed it to his mouth.

Jiang Xiaoyu couldn't take his eyes off the candy at all, but he shrank his head back. After a long pause, he managed to utter, "A-A-Mom said, I can't eat other people's..."

"I am your aunt, not anyone else."

Zheng Li'niang felt that her child was obedient, but at the same time she had a headache. Her son was serious about everything he did, obedient and easy to take care of. The older he got, the more he acted like a little adult. She was worried that her son would grow up to be as quiet as his father.

"You can eat what your aunt gives you. Take it."

Hearing his mother's words, Jiang Xiaoyu's eyes and mouth curved up at the same time. He took the candy and whispered, "Thank you, aunt."

Chen Huaixu nodded with satisfaction, and thought to himself that children really change every day. When this little kid was young, he was not only not shy, but also quite lively.

As she thought about this, her thoughts diverged and she suddenly thought of something.

Since humans can mate with Feiyuan, can they produce children? If so, what species would the children be?

Feiyuan has wings, is it a flying bird?

Are they mammals or oviparous?

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His mind was running wild. For the sake of the future, Chen Huaixu really wanted to ask Fu Yin right now.

Let’s not talk about whether she wants to have a baby in the future. If she does, she doesn’t want to lay an egg.

Otherwise, she was worried that she would not be able to inspire maternal love for an egg.

This question made Shen Huaixu feel heavy for a moment, but she soon put it behind her.

Her father didn't want her to find a husband too early, so he decided to support her first.

*

A long time later, when Shen Huaixu and Fu Yin were discussing this issue, Fu Yin was bombarded with questions by Shen Huaixu. He secretly glanced at Shen Huaixu's face, coughed softly, and said reluctantly, "You want a child? Isn't it good for just the two of us?"

Shen Huaixu was just curious about the answers to those questions, and seeing his strange expression, he became even more curious and continued to ask.

As a result, Fu Yin avoided the question and in the end he was unable to get the answer.

In the middle of the night, Shen Huaixu secretly flipped through the encyclopedia. The large number of professional terms gave her a headache. However, hard work paid off. With her persistence, she finally found the answer - although her face was stiff and her expression was numb when she saw the answer.

The next day, Shen Huaixu expressed his understanding and support for Fuyin's persistence.

What she didn't know was that the reason Fu Yin didn't want to have cubs was that he didn't even consider cubs as a creature in his future life.

Females always show more patience and love to their cubs. He feels this is a challenge to him, but he just wants to be exclusive and doesn't want anyone to surpass him (except his father-in-law).

On the other hand, human reproduction is a huge burden on women's bodies. If a human and Feiyuan want to conceive the next generation, if the mother is human, then the risk she bears will be greater.

Fu Yin thought that if he could take Shen Huaixu back to his planet, where there would be better medical conditions and even in vitro fertilization, it would not be impossible for Shen Huaixu to have a Feiyuan cub.

Unfortunately, the era they lived in was still a primitive era for him, an era where a small cold could take a person's life. He would never let Shen Huaixu be in such danger.

*

It only took Chen Huaixu a quarter of an hour to catch another little tail. The little guy would show his lively temperament again after he got familiar with people.

When it was time for lunch, Jiang Boliang, Jiang Wei and others who were outside all returned home. They gathered together to listen to Shen Huaixu talk about what he saw and heard outside. Shen Huaixu knew that they were worried about Jiang Erlang, so he told them in detail what happened in Ji County and Jiang Erlang's situation.

When everyone heard about it, they felt both sad and relieved.

They also knew that a strong dragon could not defeat a local snake. Although Chen Huaixu's disturbance was an unconventional move, it laid the foundation for Jiang Erlang to no longer be constrained by others.

After a simple lunch, he played with Jiang Xiaoyu for a while, and finally fell asleep while talking to his three sisters.

She seemed to have had a vague dream. When she woke up, she could not remember the content of the dream at all, but her inner feeling told her that it was a beautiful dream.