Chapter 235: Trick Me Again
"What does the Second Young Master think?" Ye Wanxi looked directly into Shi Yuyan's eyes, urging him to state his opinion.
Although Shi Yuyan was initially a little confused, after glancing at Tao Wan's pale face, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'm willing."
"Alright." Ye Wanxi breathed a sigh of relief and asked Grandpa Tao, "Do you have cinnabar?"
"Yes." Since it concerned his granddaughter, and Grandpa Tao was also quite curious about what Ye Wanxi was talking about, he immediately took some cinnabar out of his pocket when he heard that she wanted some.
Ye Wanxi took it and then pulled a small box of snow-white pearl powder from her pocket.
He mixed cinnabar, pearl powder, and rootless water, then took out a beautiful jade brush and dipped it into the mixture.
"You two, come here."
Shi Yuyan and Tao Wan were stunned for a moment, then hesitated before walking up to Ye Wanxi.
"Stretch out your hand, left hand, sleeve rolled up."
The others gathered around with curiosity and saw Ye Wanxi using a brush dipped in red ink to write and draw on the two people's arms.
A few minutes later, Ye Wanxi finished the last stroke, and the pattern on their arms suddenly lit up.
Upon closer inspection, however, nothing was left!
Shi Lang blinked hard, then rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.
"That ink stain..."
"It's gone, all gone."
The Shi family father and son held the younger brother's (son's) hand and looked at it over and over, trying to see where the ink stain had gone.
However, Shi's mother was more concerned about the two's health: "Yu Yan, how are you? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? Can you feel how Wan Wan is doing?"
Shi Yuyan's expression was somewhat subtle: "It seems like I don't feel anything."
"this……"
Hearing the Shi family's discussion, Ye Wanxi turned to Tao Wan and asked, "Have you been experiencing severe morning sickness lately?"
"……Um."
When do you usually feel nauseous?
"Most of the time is during...mealtime."
"Let's eat." Ye Wanxi glanced at the Shi family's clock, then rubbed her stomach. "It does seem to be lunchtime. I'm a little hungry. Can I have a meal with you?"
Tao Wan: "..."
The Shi family: "..."
Who has been talking nonstop since they came in, either eating fruit or cracking sunflower seeds?
And you're hungry again? Is your stomach connected to a black hole?
Complaints aside, they came to resolve their own issues, so it's a bit unreasonable that they wouldn't even treat them to a meal when it's mealtime.
However, because of the sudden appearance of the Tao family grandfather and grandson in the morning, all the Shi family's servants were temporarily sent out, so there was no one in the kitchen and they couldn't start cooking.
Mr. Shi simply ordered takeout from the nearest big hotel and had it delivered directly to their home.
Half an hour later, the two families, who had been at odds, started talking about their business at the dinner table.
Considering that Tao Wan was pregnant, Shi's mother asked Shi's father to order some side dishes and nourishing soups suitable for pregnant women.
Because the distance wasn't far, most of the food was still steaming hot when it was served.
As soon as Shi's mother sat down next to Tao Wan, she quickly served her a bowl of red date and black chicken soup.
"The black chicken soup at this restaurant is pretty good. Try it and see if you like it. The cook isn't here today, so just make do with this for now. We'll call them back this afternoon and make you something delicious."
Tao Wan could sense the Shi family's kindness towards her. Her face flushed slightly as she accepted the chicken soup handed to her by Shi's mother.
Just as Tao Wan got close enough to smell the scent, she felt her stomach churn and couldn't help it...
"vomit……"
"vomit……"
Two vomiting sounds rang out simultaneously, immediately attracting the attention of the people on either side of the table.
"It's starting." Ye Wanxi looked at the two of them, her face showing a knowing expression that she had expected this.
Everyone then realized that this was what she meant by sharing pain—she could even share morning sickness!
Shi Yuyan never imagined that pregnancy would be such a difficult thing; morning sickness alone had tormented him to the point of exhaustion.
The churning sensation in his stomach and the subtle, suffocating feeling as if something was pressing against his throat sent chills down his spine.
But when he finished gagging and looked up at Tao Wan's slightly red eyes, he realized that everything he was going through was only half of what Tao Wan was going through.
She's already feeling this bad after only half of it; she must have had to work so hard before.
Are you alright?
Mrs. Shi was busy taking care of Tao Wan, and Mr. Shi was sitting far away, and he wasn't the kind of person who would show concern for his son.
At crucial moments, only Shi Lang could still pat his younger brother on the back perfunctorily, squeezing out a tiny bit of brotherly affection.
"Brother, is pregnancy... really this uncomfortable?"
Shi Lang's hand suddenly froze. He thought to himself, "I've never been pregnant before, how would I know how uncomfortable pregnancy is?"
But she said, "You're nothing special. It's just early morning sickness. I've heard that when the baby gets older, some pregnant women feel lightheaded and have trouble walking. Some even have their feet swollen like buns, which looks scary."
"But these shouldn't be the scariest things. The scariest thing is how to give birth to the child. Just imagine having such a big child, and having to make an incision in... or in the stomach. It's terrifying to even think about."
Just hearing her brother's verbal description made Shi Yuyan feel her blood rush to her head and her lips turn white.
After comforting Tao Wan, Shi's mother snorted coldly upon hearing the two brothers' words: "Now you know how hard it is for women to give birth? If you ask me, Miss Ye's idea is really great. They should also experience the suffering of women giving birth so that they can understand how difficult it is to be a woman."
"This is only half of what I received. When I was pregnant with my brothers, I had much worse morning sickness, and I almost died on the operating table during childbirth."
"They say children are the crystallization of their parents' love, that they share half of each other's blood, but in the end, it's always us women who suffer. Why should they? They should share the burden. Sigh, if only I had met Miss Ye back then, at least I would have suffered less."
When Mrs. Shi said this, she gave Mr. Shi a particularly resentful look.
Caught off guard, Shi's father said, "...When you gave birth to Shi Lang and Yu Yan, Miss Ye wasn't even born yet."
Shi's mother: "..." That hurts!
"Then when Shi Lang gets married in the future, please ask Miss Ye to arrange one for him as well."
Shi Lang, who was caught in the crossfire even while lying down: "???" Wait, what does this have to do with me?!
Ye Wanxi was engrossed in watching the commotion when her hand was suddenly grabbed. Turning her head, she met Feng Tianyu's deep eyes: "If you get pregnant in the future, will you give me one too?"
A big question mark appeared above Ye Wanxi's head. She looked at the men present, who were all avoiding her like the plague. Why were you still going after them?
"It's settled then."
"..."
Wait, when did she ever say she wanted to have his child? This bastard is just messing with me again!
(End of this chapter)
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