After I bought the glutinous rice balls, I froze the small fruits. There are still a few days before the Lantern Festival, and they would go bad if left outside. After all, the temperature has gradually warmed up recently, and the nights will not be as cold as before the Chinese New Year.

It was not until the night before the Lantern Festival that the long-missing Mrs. Yang showed up.

At this time, Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang had just finished their meal and were about to go to bed when there was a knock on the door.

"Just lie down."

Xiaoguo covered Zhuangzhuang with a quilt, then put on her clothes and went out. Who could it be at this late hour?

Xiao Guo did not open the door rashly, but asked cautiously, "Who is it?"

"Xiao Guo, it's me."

When Mrs. Yang's voice sounded, Xiaoguo breathed a sigh of relief and opened the door latch by the candlelight.

"Sister-in-law, you haven't shown up for a while."

Xiaoguo said this while knocking on the door.

Mrs. Yang walked in from outside. It was too dark to see her face, but I could tell she was wearing very thin clothes.

Xiao Guo screamed in surprise, quickly locked the door and pulled her into the house, nagging as they walked, "You're only wearing this much today, aren't you afraid of freezing?"

After talking for a long time, Mrs. Yang finally said nothing and followed her silently.

Xiaoguo pulled her into another room, lit a candle and closed the door. When he turned around, he noticed her strange expression.

"Sister-in-law? What's wrong with you?"

Xiao Guo asked worriedly. He had never seen her with such an expression in all the time he had been here. She looked listless, as if her soul had been hollowed out.

Mrs. Yang bit her lip, and a look of hesitation appeared on her pale face.

"Xiao Guo, I'd like to rest here with you tonight. Is that okay with you?"

"Okay, of course." Xiaoguo's first reaction was to nod. That was great.

Mrs. Yang smiled bitterly. Xiaoguo looked her up and down and found that there was nothing unusual about her. She was just a little paler and her eyes were a little red, but nothing else.

Wait, red and swollen eyes? Xiao Guo was shocked. Could it be that she was crying? But why was she crying? Did she have a fight with Brother Yang?

After observing carefully for a while, Xiaoguo nodded secretly. It was more likely that there was a fight, otherwise she would not sleep outside so late at night.

Although she was constantly guessing in her heart, she didn't ask anything. After comforting her, she went to the inner room and told Zhuangzhuang to sleep alone, while she slept in another room with Mrs. Yang.

I guess if he doesn't say it now, he might say it after he calms down. It's better not to talk about these parental secrets in front of the children.

The two of them lay on the same bed. At first, Mrs. Yang closed her eyes and said nothing. Xiao Guo waited quietly for a while and realized something was wrong. At this rate, she would not be able to get anything out of her tonight.

I practiced how to open my mouth in my mind, then secretly glanced at her and found that glistening tears were flowing out from her closed eyes.

Seeing this, Xiao Guo couldn't bear it any longer. He got up, patted her shoulder, and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"

"Xiao Guo..."

Mrs. Yang also sat up and sobbed softly.

I cry because I’m afraid someone will ask me about it. Once someone asks me about it, I can’t help but cry even harder.

Xiaoguo looked at her helplessly. She was not good at speaking and didn't know how to comfort anyone.

I could only accompany her silently, waiting for her to calm down.

But before she could ask, Mrs. Yang sobbed and said something that shocked Xiaoguo, "I ran away from home."

"ah?!"

Mrs. Yang held Xiaoguo's chin expressionlessly, and then spoke slowly.

After listening to this, Xiaoguo opened her mouth again, blinking her eyes dryly, looking at Mrs. Yang, who was covering her belly and radiating the love of a mother. She was surprised. She must have heard it wrong!

"You're pregnant?!"

Mrs. Yang nodded, which made Xiaoguo excited again.

"How long?!"

“More than a month...”

"marvelous!"

“…”

Of the two people, the pregnant one looked calm at the moment, but the people who listened were very surprised.

Xiaoguo touched her not-yet-protruding belly and said happily, "That's great!"

"Hey, why are you unhappy? This is a good thing." After Xiaoguo was happy, she was puzzled. Pregnancy is a happy event, so why is she still unhappy?

Mrs. Yang sighed and stammered without saying anything.

Xiaoguo suddenly shivered, because just now, she suddenly had a bold idea.

"Sister-in-law..." Xiao Guo approached Sister-in-law Yang and whispered in her ear, "It can't be that it's not my brother Yang's."

"Go away!" When Mrs. Yang heard this, she blushed and pushed the other person, "You are so shameless! If it's not his, then whose will it be?"

"That's it." Xiao Guo sat up straight and smiled mischievously, "This is a happy event, why are you crying?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Yang shook her head and said, "What good news is this? This child came at a very wrong time."

"Don't say that. The kids might hear it."

Mrs. Yang was shocked by Xiaoguo's words, "No way, it probably hasn't taken shape yet."

"That's hard to say. We are one body and one mind. It should be able to sense whatever you are thinking."

After Xiaoguo finished speaking, she smiled secretly and looked at Mrs. Yang's regretful expression. She admitted that she had scared her.

Looking at Mrs. Yang's expression, it didn't seem like she didn't want the child. On the contrary, she liked it very much. When she heard what Xiaoguo said, she subconsciously put her hands on her belly and patted it lightly twice, obviously she loved the child very much.

Taking everything in, Xiaoguo felt relieved.

"well……"

Mrs. Yang sighed again, "Just think about it, how nice it would be if it came back in a few months. It will be the busy spring season soon, and it's the perfect time to work."

"Is it because of this?!" Xiaoguo looked at her helplessly. It was still too early for the beginning of spring.

After hearing what Xiaoguo said, Mrs. Yang nodded and shook her head hesitantly.

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"Actually, I'm not crying because of this." Mrs. Yang said shyly, with a blush on her face, looking as if she was very embarrassed to continue.

At first, Xiaoguo imagined that Brother Yang didn't want this child, but seeing how happy he looked, that didn't seem to be the case. This really confused her.

“……”so?

Xiaoguo motioned for her to continue, and Sister Yang chuckled, "Old Yang said he would take care of all the housework and farm work, so I can rest at home with peace of mind until I give birth to the baby."

When Mrs. Yang said this, a little woman's shyness was reflected on her face.

"…Isn't this good?"

Xiaoguo didn't know what to say. She felt like she had eaten a handful of dog food. It turned out that Xiaochou was actually her.

"Hmph." Mrs. Yang put away her shyness. "What's good about that? You don't know. This afternoon, I came out of the house and said I was going to look for you. But before I even left the house, I saw Old Yang and Widow Liu from the west end huddled together. I don't know what they were whispering about. Their heads were even touching."

"That's impossible. Brother Yang doesn't seem like that kind of person."

When Xiaoguo thought of Yang Feng's honest look, she shook her head subconsciously. She thought it was possible if it happened to someone else, but why was it so unbelievable when it happened to Yang Feng?

Just because Yang Feng was so loyal to Sister Yang every day, he wanted to hang Sister Yang on his belt and carry her around with him every day. She really didn't believe that she could do such a thing as cheating on her during pregnancy.

"Of course! He wouldn't dare to do that even if he had ten times the courage."

Mrs. Yang is full of confidence. If nothing else, considering the love that Old Yang has for her, it is impossible for her to be unfaithful.