"No, Mom, I've been keeping a low profile lately. Nobody's bothered me to fight, and I won't start a fight. I just took half a day off. My second aunt's husband is coming back today, so I have to celebrate with him, right?" Mo Xun said seriously.
Lin Xiazhu was furious. She turned to look at Bai Zhengping, who coughed and pretended not to see her angry glare. He then urged everyone to start eating and not to be shy.
"Grandpa, did you ask for the leave for Mo Xun?" Actually, there was no need to ask again. Who else but him would do this and indulge the three little ones?
"...Xiaozhu, don't stand there, sit down and eat. Don't keep everyone waiting." Bai Zhengping changed the subject, refusing to respond to her.
Bai Ru'an sighed and pulled her to sit down. The old man is over ninety years old this year, but he's still like a child. Why take it so seriously? In the end, you'll only make yourself angry.
"Can't you control him? He's spoiling the kids rotten!" Lin Xiazhu said helplessly, and could only whine to her husband.
"Hmm, I'll talk to him about it later," Bai Ru'an coaxed her with a light laugh.
"Big sister, don't worry too much. I think Mo Xun and his two younger brothers are very sensible and won't go astray." In Lin Chacha's eyes, Mo Xun was much more mature and intelligent than her two sons.
It wasn't that she thought Song Ran and Song Yu were stupid; her own son was naturally smart too. Although she was rather carefree, Song Cheng had good genes. He had always been an all-around excellent student in school, and both sons took after their father.
However, compared to Mo Xun, he felt that he was a bit lacking. After thinking about it, he realized that the Bai family's genes were too extraordinary. From the old man to Bai Ershu and then to his brother-in-law, who among them was not a dragon among men?
Oh, of course, aside from the two aunts, Bai Xinru and Bai Xinyu's intelligence is a bit worrying. Could it be that the Bai family only passes on their skills to sons and not daughters, and that all the boys in the Bai family are smart while the girls are not?
Tsk, if that's really the case, then wouldn't the eldest sister be glad that she gave birth to three sons, all of whom are smart?
Lin Chacha thought about this and then told Lin Xiazhu, which made Lin Xiazhu laugh. "You're overthinking it. They're just stupid, it has nothing to do with genes. If I had a daughter, she wouldn't be like them."
"That's hard to say. If it's not genetic, then what is it? Could it be that they became stupid later in life?" Lin Chacha was afraid of making guesses.
Lin Xiazhu was taken aback, but she still analyzed, "Environmental influence is also relevant, and family education is also very important. The environment can change a person; if one's personality changes, one's IQ will also decrease."
“Look at how serious and stern the old man is with his two daughters. He always scolds them whenever he sees them, always disappointed in them. But if you scold them too much, they will become dull-witted. Sometimes children need to be coaxed.”
"What do you mean? I don't understand." Lin Chacha was confused. She heard every word her older sister said, but she couldn't understand the meaning of it when put together.
"It's because the old man favored boys over girls. He didn't teach his two daughters properly and focused all his attention on his son. He used to be busy with the company and didn't have time to take care of his children, but he valued Bai Junbai, so he would make a special effort to teach him. However, he had no energy or interest in taking care of his two daughters."
Actually, it's mainly because Bai Junbai himself is smart, so does that mean all the girls in the Bai family are rather stupid? No, no, no, Lin Xiazhu shook her head. If she really had a daughter, she shouldn't be that stupid, given her and Xiao An's parenting style.
After Lin Chacha mentioned it, Lin Xiazhu took it to heart and told Bai Ruan about it that night, leaving Bai Ruan both amused and exasperated.
But soon he had a flash of inspiration, hugged his wife, and whispered in her ear, "How about we have a daughter and see what happens?"
"Get out of here! Mo Hang and Mo Fan are not even two years old yet, and you want me to have another child? No, I've already had two children, and I don't want to have any more. I don't want to become a tool for having children." Lin Xiazhu firmly disagreed.
"Xiaozhu, you've misunderstood. How could I treat you like that? Don't overthink it. I just want a daughter... Never mind, let's not talk about this." Feeling that the more she explained, the worse it would get, Bai Ruan wisely stopped.
A few days later, Lin Xiaoxue somehow learned that Song Cheng had been imprisoned and called Lin Xiazhu to ask about the details.
"You still care about us. You ran off by yourself and haven't come back for so long. Wait a minute, let me turn on my computer and we'll video chat." It's been two months since we last saw each other. Just hearing your voice doesn't make me feel at ease; I need to see you in person to put my mind at ease.
The other end of the line seemed to hesitate, but Lin Xiazhu said coldly, "Lin Xiaoxue, did you hear what I said? I'm letting you video chat."
Lin Xiaoxue held the phone further away, rubbed her ear, and a look of annoyance flashed across her face. She was lying lazily on the sofa, wearing a quilted pajama and covered with a blanket. She didn't want to move at all, but her older sister had spoken, so she had to move whether she wanted to or not.
She slowly got up to turn on the computer. Lin Xiazhu noticed that she was wearing pajamas and was obviously inside the house, so she asked curiously, "Weren't you supposed to be traveling the world? Why are you hiding inside and not going out? Also, why does your face look so much rounder?"
Lin Xiaoxue was incredibly impressed that she could discern so much from just a glance. Luckily, she had been prepared and hadn't been stumped by her questions.
She readily agreed, saying, "Sister, I'm in Country H, and it's the dead of winter. It's snowing heavily outside, and there's nowhere to go. It's extremely cold, bone-chillingly cold. I don't want to go out. I'll wait until it warms up."
"Can't we go skiing and build snowmen? Aren't you the one who loves playing in the snow the most?" Lin Xiazhu felt that something was wrong, but the suspicion in her mind flashed by and then disappeared before she could think about it in detail.
"It's cold, it's really cold here, more than forty degrees below zero, several degrees colder than Harbin. I just want to stay indoors and don't want to go anywhere," Lin Xiaoxue yawned and replied lazily.
"So why did you go to that place? Wouldn't it have been fine if you had just gone home earlier?"
"Oh dear, I'm cooking something in the kitchen, it's almost burnt, I have to talk to you now, we'll chat later." Lin Xiaoxue ended the video call.
She patted her chest with lingering fear, realizing she had almost given herself away. She had always been very careful about taking care of her health, but she had inevitably gained some weight in order to supplement her nutrition. If it weren't for the fear that the little one in her belly would be born weak and frail, she wouldn't have to work so hard. She really loves beauty.
With such a huge sacrifice, she doesn't even know if she can continue in the entertainment industry. But she'll let it go for the next few years; she'd better find some other way to make money.
In fact, she has enough money in the bank to support her child for decades without having to eat or drink, but she doesn't feel secure if she just sits around and runs out of money. She only feels at ease when she has an income.
However, if she retires in the past few years, her popularity will definitely decline or even be lost, making it difficult to make a comeback. It's not that she can't get roles, but that she won't be able to earn money as much. In that case, it would be better not to make a comeback and to think of other ways.
That's right, Lin Xiaoxue is pregnant and plans to give birth to the child and raise it alone. As for the child's biological father? To hell with him. The child belongs to her alone, and no one can take it away from her.
The thought of being constantly watched by paparazzi in the entertainment industry gave Lin Xiaoxue a headache. In order to keep her child from being disturbed, she had no choice but to completely retire from the industry so that her child could live a peaceful life.
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