Chapter 364 This is too much!
Xie Qinglan protected her while laughing non-stop.
In the pitch-black room, all that could be heard for a moment was his laughter and her clenching her teeth.
After they'd had their fill of commotion, Xie Qinglan placed his large hand on her lower abdomen and asked softly, "What did the doctor say?"
Huo Huaisui: "They didn't say much, just told me to come back for a follow-up check-up in half a month."
Xie Qinglan hummed in agreement, "Let me know when it's time, and I'll go with you."
"Who asked you to stay with me?" Huo Huai Sui snorted, got off him, and lay down with her back to him.
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Before they knew it, the day of the engagement banquet arrived.
Considering that Huo Huai Sui was pregnant, the elders did not dare to make things too difficult for her. They found someone to help her with her makeup and dressing up, and then let her sit in the rest room to wait.
"If we're getting engaged now, when are we getting married?" Zhang Qin asked.
When Xie Qinglan learned that Huo Huaisui was pregnant, she only informed her close friends and family. Huo Huaisui's baby was still very young and not showing yet, so Zhang Qin did not know that Huo Huaisui was pregnant.
Huo Huaisui: "Soon."
It's October now, and according to both sets of parents, her wedding with Xie Qinglan will be held no later than the beginning of next year.
Huo Huaisui asked, "How are things going between you and Xie Qingtang?"
When Xie Qingtang was mentioned, Zhang Qin couldn't help but sigh, "Don't even mention it, it's been almost two months since I last saw him."
Ever since she forcibly kissed Xie Qingtang last time, Xie Qingtang not only blocked all her contact methods, but also avoided her like the plague. She hasn't found a chance to get close to him again until now.
Zhang Qin simply couldn't understand how there could be such a man. He was already thirty and still single. Wasn't he worried at all?
Huo Huaisui didn't know what to say, so he could only say, "Keep it up."
Zhang Qin perked up, "Of course! This young lady won't give up so easily!"
Lu Fengqing, who is the same age as her, already has such a big child, and Huo Huaisui, who is younger than her, is engaged. She can't fall too far behind them.
Looking across the entire city of A, there aren't many high-quality unmarried men. If she doesn't work harder, and the good men are taken by other women, she'll only be able to cry over ugly men.
"Knock knock—"
After two knocks on the door, it opened a crack, and Huo Huai'an appeared in the doorway.
Zhang Qin tactfully said, "I'm going to the restroom."
With that, she grabbed her bag and went outside.
Huo Huai'an closed the door behind him, walked up to Huo Huaisui, and looked down at her.
Huo Huai Sui felt his heart pounding under his older brother's gaze. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing much," Huo Huai'an said expressionlessly. "As your older brother, I just wanted to congratulate you. Being both a bride-to-be and a mother-to-be must be tiring."
He was busy for a while, but if it weren't for the fact that it was his sister's engagement day, he would have definitely given that beast who got his sister pregnant a good beating.
If she can't even do something as simple as contraception, what good is Xie Qinglan, that lunatic?
Huo Huai Sui: "...It's alright."
Her pregnancy symptoms weren't severe, and her elders didn't let her overwork herself, so she didn't really feel anything.
However, since his own brother had come to him to make sarcastic remarks, Huo Huai Sui felt he had to return the favor: "Brother, stop staring at me and hurry up and find me a sister-in-law. If you keep putting it off, all your brothers will be married by then, and you'll only be able to ask Rui Rui and my son to be your best man."
Huo Huai'an scoffed, "You already knew it was a son?"
Huo Huaisui: "It's okay if it's my daughter, she can be my sister-in-law's bridesmaid."
Huo Huai'an's lips twitched slightly. "Shut up."
Huo Huai Sui decided to stop while she was ahead and stopped provoking her brother.
Huo Huai'an's expression softened. "If Xie Qinglan treats you badly, give me a call."
For some reason, Huo Huai Sui suddenly felt her eyes getting hot. She quickly lowered her head and mumbled, "I know."
On the other side, Xu Dantong, who is the man's friend, is also teasing Xie Qinglan.
"Wow, Xie Qinglan. You've only been back in the country for a short time, and you're already engaged and about to become a father. You're quite capable."
“He’s more capable than you,” Xie Qinglan said. “You’ve been back in China for several years now, how come you still haven’t found a boyfriend? You’re almost thirty, hurry up, or you’ll become an old maid.”
Xu Dantong: "...I'm in high demand, you don't need to worry about me."
Seeing that Xie Qinglan was about to speak, Xu Dantong took out her phone and threatened him: "Say one more word, or I'll call all your ex-girlfriends and have them come over to congratulate you."
"..."
Xie Qinglan shrugged; he didn't have time to worry about her.
The day after the engagement banquet, Xie Qinglan dragged his fiancée out of bed early in the morning, helped her wash up and change her clothes, put her in the car, and headed straight for the Civil Affairs Bureau.
They hadn't planned to get married so soon because they thought they had plenty of time, were still young, and could take their time and let things happen naturally. But now that's not possible. The adults can wait, but the baby in their fiancée's belly can't.
A fiancée may not care about the formal status, but a child should rightfully have the status of a legitimate child.
Life is full of unexpected events, and not every one gives you time to adjust. It's okay if you can't adapt immediately; you'll eventually accept it over time.
Huo Huai Sui looked at the two household registration books that Xie Qing Lan had taken out and asked in disbelief, "How did my household registration book end up with you?"
Xie Qinglan: "My mother-in-law brought it over."
Huo Huaisui: "..."
Her mother still desperately wanted her to get married.
Huo Huai Sui looked at the two household registration books on his lap and said in a muffled voice, "Why didn't you ask me if I wanted to get married?"
Xie Qinglan was about to start the car when she heard her words and stopped in her tracks, "Don't you want to get married?"
"It's not that I didn't want to." It's just that they took her to the Civil Affairs Bureau without even asking her anything; it was too much.
Xie Qinglan then followed her lead and asked, "Do you want to go to the civil affairs bureau with me to get married?"
Huo Huai Sui countered, "What if I say no?"
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