Chapter 34
Jia'er learned that she was going to have a younger brother or sister from a sea monster.
At that time, he gained some freedom and spent his days running around in the East Sea, because his father and mother seemed to have no time to take care of him.
As for why his father and mother no longer had time to care for him, he didn't think about it. He was happy to have gained freedom.
But wherever he went, there were always some sea monsters who would ask him with a grin:
"Does the young prince prefer his younger brother or his younger sister?"
This question is baffling. What younger brother or sister? Jia'er is puzzled.
Later, the group of monsters told him:
"Because the Dragon King and Queen are about to have another child, you will soon have a younger brother or sister. Do you prefer a younger brother or a younger sister?"
What? I'm going to have a younger brother or sister?
How could he not know?
Upon hearing this, Jia'er rode his seahorse home without turning his head.
Arriving at the Dragon Palace, he tiptoed inside, expecting a beating since he hadn't been back for several days. But when he got home, the house was quiet. His father was sitting in the main hall weaving something, while his mother was dozing off on his shoulder.
Seeing this, Jia'er walked in with a clattering sound, which caught her father's attention.
Ao Guang looked up and saw that his child, who had been wandering around somewhere, had returned—he had finally come back.
The moment Jia'er's eyes met his father's, he immediately wanted to speak.
He was just about to speak.
"Shh." His father made a gesture to him, and he understood, so he tiptoed and quietly went inside again.
Ao Guang saw the child sneaking towards him, and when he reached him, he pulled the child into his arms:
"Where have you been? I haven't seen you all day."
Upon hearing this, Jia'er knew he wouldn't be beaten.
She buried her head in her father's arms and rubbed it against him a couple of times, first acting coquettishly, then Jia'er looked up and asked eagerly:
"Father, am I going to have a younger brother or sister soon?"
He was anxious to know the answer as soon as possible.
Ao Guang's eyes crinkled slightly. "Oh, there's someone else at home I didn't know about."
“Yes,” he replied.
Ah, it's true!
Jia'er's eyes lit up immediately. He looked away and saw his mother still sleeping beside him.
In that case—he tentatively reached out his little hand, wanting to touch his mother's belly.
"Shh, Mother is too tired, don't wake her up," Ao Guang whispered to the child.
Jia'er nodded hurriedly upon hearing this, and gently placed his hand on his mother's belly, stroking it quietly.
The noise did not wake her mother. Jia'er looked up at her father with a happy expression.
The father and son looked at each other and laughed silently, like fools.
That smile caused him to lose control of his strength, and Jia'er unconsciously increased the pressure on his mother's belly. He unconsciously rubbed it a couple more times, and then the next second:
"What are you doing!"
A voice filled with morning grumpiness suddenly appeared, and Jia'er instantly shrank tightly into his father's arms. His father also held him tightly, and the two of them suddenly looked like two roosters in distress, embracing each other tightly.
Oh, she's awake! She's awake!
Looking at the two identical faces before him, both acting suspiciously, Yinglong narrowed his eyes and, still angry, questioned the father and son again:
"What exactly are you doing?"
Jia'er and his father shook their heads at the same time.
In all honesty, they did nothing!
"Hmm?" Yinglong emphasized.
The father and son shook their heads together.
In all honesty, they were just too happy; they didn't do anything.
However, Mother was clearly in a bad mood. She had finally fallen asleep, but was woken up by these two idiots not long after. She was probably about to explode.
At this critical moment, Jia'er sensed something was amiss. He nestled in his father's arms, clutching his sleeve tightly, signaling to his father to quickly come up with a solution.
Ao Guang was at a loss. He had told the child to be gentle, but the child still woke up his mother. Ao Guang's mind was racing.
Seeing that he could no longer rely on his father, Jia'er glanced around and spotted the table.
Ah, I've got it.
"Mother, here you go."
Jia'er quickly grabbed the unidentified thing her father had just woven from the table and handed it to her mother, hoping to make her happy.
Yinglong took the child's things from one hand and looked them over, trying to figure out what they were.
The idiot flipped her hand over, and oh, she understood. It turned out to be a small fish woven from seaweed and fish skin. Because both materials are very light, if you throw it far away on the seabed, it will float on the seabed and look just like a real fish from a distance.
It is a very exquisite thing.
"Father is so amazing!" Jia'er praised his father.
Seeing the two children, one big and one small, looking at her face to face, Yinglong's morning grumpiness vanished. Looking at the little thing in her hand, she suddenly smiled.
"Hahaha, Mommy, I miss you so much!" Upon seeing this, Jia'er quickly climbed into his mother's arms, then stuck out his bottom and wiggled a couple of times, displaying his talent for being affectionate.
Now, Yinglong was completely drained of his energy.
Feeling his mother stroking his head, Jia'er felt incredibly happy. Great! He was going to have a younger brother or sister. His mother hadn't even remembered that he hadn't been home for several days. Now he really wouldn't get a beating. It was perfect!
And the idiot, hugging the mother and son, was secretly grinning foolishly—this is just too good.
In short, the father and son escaped a terrible ordeal!
However, this was only a temporary setback.
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Since learning that his mother was pregnant, Jia'er stopped running around. He spent his days with his father, accompanying his mother and making her small toys.
Although Mother sometimes finds them an eyesore, with Father standing in front of her, it's definitely not them who are the eyesore.
However, he had really annoyed his mother, so he and his father would temporarily go out to avoid the limelight.
A different kind of liveliness is spreading all over the East China Sea right now, and Jia'er can feel it especially clearly as he walks through it, especially since everyone looks at him with a look of joy and curiosity.
Jia'er didn't quite understand at first, but he soon realized what it meant—wherever he went, a group of highly respected elders would always ask him curiously:
"Young prince, would you prefer a younger brother or a younger sister?"
Huh? Younger brother and sister?
Did your mother only give birth to one child at a time? Weren't the younger brother and sister born together?
But, but it seems there's only one at a time.
So, is it a younger brother or a younger sister?
This is a very important question that Koji had never thought about before!
With that in mind, he turned around and went home to gather his followers and begin an emergency meeting.
"Tell me, is the child Mother gave birth to a younger brother or a younger sister?" Jia'er asked earnestly to the group of demons.
Huh? What's the question? The monsters looked at each other in bewilderment.
How did they know that the queen would give birth to a boy or a girl?
Seeing everyone standing there dumbfounded and at a loss, Jia'er could only sigh. Oh well, he had to do it himself.
He casually grabbed a handful of pebbles from behind him, then placed them in front of him, one on each side, and began muttering:
"younger brother."
"younger sister."
"younger brother."
"younger sister."
"younger brother."
"younger sister."
...
Huh? The demon beasts stared at their little prince, wondering what he was doing.
Jia'er remained detached, focused on arranging his pebbles.
The first time ended, oh, it was the younger brother.
Oh, so will Mommy have a younger brother? That's amazing!
To verify the accuracy, Jia'er came several more times.
"younger brother."
"younger sister."
"younger brother."
"younger sister."
"younger brother."
...
The heads of the demons swayed left and right, following the little prince's movements. They still didn't understand what the little prince was doing.
After coming several times, Jia'er was confused; it seemed like each visit was different.
The first time it was a younger brother, the second time it was a younger sister, and the third time it was still a younger brother...
Oh dear, so is it a younger brother or a younger sister? Is this method even correct?
This is giving me a headache. I need to hurry home and ask my father and mother!
"Father, is Mother's biological child a younger brother or a younger sister?" In the Dragon Palace, Jia'er kept asking, tugging at her father's sleeve.
He's turned the world upside down. Ever since he came back, he's been asking this question. How is his stupid father supposed to know?
Ao Guang really didn't know; who could possibly know?
"You'll know when your mother gives birth."
"But that will take a long time!"
"So, do you want a younger brother or a younger sister?"
I want them all!
"Then you're being too greedy."
"No, no, you have to tell me, did Mom give birth to a brother or a sister?" This never ends, the idiot put his hand to his forehead.
"If you wake your mother up, you'll get a beating."
Jia'er wasn't afraid: "I'll ask Mother when she wakes up!"
“Then I advise you not to go,” Ao Guang earnestly instructed the child.
"Then Father, please go and ask him for me."
"I wouldn't dare!"
"Father, please go for me!"
"I'm not going."
"you go."
"I'm not going."
...
The father and son argued back and forth outside, completely oblivious to the world around them.
"It's so noisy!" The two were arguing so loudly that the one inside woke up, and Jia'er and his father immediately hugged each other tightly.
Tell this kid to stop arguing, but he insists on arguing.
"Now do you still dare to ask your mother?"
Jia'er nestled in her father's arms and shook her head. Let the question of whether it's a younger brother or sister remain a beautiful secret. Anyway, her mother will give birth to them sooner or later!
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