Xu Di thought back to his past. When he was in school, he was the "other people's child". It's just a pity that he was always focused on his studies and had no intention of getting married. After discussing his thoughts with his parents, Chen Zhaoci and Xu Rao never pressured him to get married or have children. Who knew that they were like this behind the scenes?
Xu Di felt a little sad, probably because he had been traumatized at the palace today. He now missed the motherland that gave him a sense of security.
Xu Di laughed and said, "Then why didn't you and Dad just tell me directly? If you had told me, maybe I would have found someone decent to marry and have kids."
Chen Zhaoci closed the two books in her hands and placed them on the right side of the kang table. She said reproachfully, "How can you live a life of just getting by? If you find that you are not suitable for each other in the future, you will feel sorry for the other person if you get a divorce. If you don't get a divorce and just make do like this, you will feel wronged. I would rather you stay single. It would be responsible for yourself."
Xu Di shook his head and said, "But wouldn't that be irresponsible to you and my father?"
Chen Zhaoci said, "Sigh, although your father and I gave birth to you and raised you, you still have your own life. We can't control your life. If you want to get married, you must find the most suitable person. If you want to have children, you must be fully prepared. Only then can you be responsible to yourself and to us."
Xu Di thought of Li Yuexi, who was several months pregnant, and said, "Mother, I've always wanted to ask you, back in Hexi, how did you take a liking to Yuexi? How old was I then, and how old was Yuexi?"
Chen Zhaoci thought for a moment and said, "I'm probably afraid that you'll still be the same as before, not considering your marriage until you find the person you think is most suitable. Since we've come to this era, we should adapt to it. I've thought about your marriage with Yuexi carefully. On the surface, our two families are not a good match, but Yuexi is a good girl. At that time, I was also quite afraid that someone in this family would use your marriage to make trouble. Let me tell you, I just wanted to take a gamble, and I didn't expect to win."
In the end, Chen Zhaoci leaned on the kang table, covered her mouth with her hand, and chuckled softly. Xu Di, on the other hand, was somewhat speechless and finally said, "Okay, as long as you're happy."
When Xu Di returned to his courtyard, he saw that the lights were still on in the bedroom. No matter how tired Li Yuexi was, she would wait until Xu Di came back and saw that he had washed up before she would rest.
Recently, Li Yuexi has been experiencing leg cramps frequently at night, and Xu Di always gets up to help her stretch. Li Yuexi is worried that Xu Di won't be able to sleep well at night because of her, so she wants to sleep in a separate room from Xu Di, but Xu Di has not agreed.
When Xu Di entered the room, Li Yuexi was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) by the window, leaning against the pillow. She opened her eyes when she heard the noise, saw that it was Xu Di, and tried to get up while holding her stomach.
Xu Di quickly pressed down on her shoulders and said, "Don't move, I can do it myself."
Li Yuexi quickly called for someone to bring Xu Di some more late-night snacks, but Xu Di said, "No need, I ate a full meal tonight and I'm not hungry now, so let's not trouble them any further."
Xu Di went to the corner room to fetch hot water, washed up, and then sat down next to Li Yuexi. He touched her already quite large belly, saying some childlike things as he did so, which made Li Yuexi giggle non-stop.
It was getting late. Xu Di made the bed and let Li Yuexi lie down before lying down on the other side himself.
Li Yuexi's belly was so big that she could no longer lie on her back, so she could only lie on her side. As soon as she lay down, Li Yuexi's expression changed, and Xu Di quickly sat up and asked, "Did you get a leg cramp?"
Li Yuexi nodded painfully, and Xu Di quickly helped her stretch. After a while, Li Yuexi's complexion finally improved.
Xu Di wrung out a hot towel and wiped the sweat from Li Yuexi's forehead before finally lying down comfortably.
Li Yuexi looked at Xu Di, who had groaned comfortably after lying down, and said, "Husband, why don't we sleep separately?"
Xu Di said, "No need, I'll sleep with you. But you really need to get your leg cramps treated properly. You can't keep doing this all the time."
Li Yuexi sighed and said, "I get cramps easily at night, but not during the day."
Xu Di said, "Tomorrow I'll go to the dried goods shops on the street and see if they sell dried shrimp. I'll buy some for you to try and see how it goes."
Li Yuexi didn't respond to that, but said, "Husband, you've worked hard all day, and if you don't get a good rest at night, it's always my fault."
Seeing Li Yuexi's cautious demeanor, Xu Di thought for a moment and said, "Yuexi, we are husband and wife. Since we are husband and wife, we must share happiness and hardship. We can rely on each other to make our future better. I can only see how hard it is for you to be pregnant, but I can't experience it myself. So I have to stay by your side. It is my duty to get up and take care of you at night."
After Li Yuexi's elder brother and sister-in-law got married, her elder brother took a concubine while her sister-in-law was pregnant. At the time, Li Yuexi didn't think much of it, but now that she has been married to Xu Di for so long, she feels more and more that her sister-in-law must have been quite sad at the time. Li Yuexi doesn't even dare to think about how heartbroken she would be if Xu Di took a concubine.
In this capital city, it wasn't just the Yongning Marquis's family that had a family motto stating that a man could only take a concubine if he was forty and childless. However, the men of the Yongning Marquis's family all dutifully kept their wives.
After hearing Xu Di's words, Li Yuexi felt very complicated, so she simply leaned against Xu Di's chest.
Xu Di held his wife in his arms, and his wife was pregnant with their children, twins at that moment. Xu Di felt as if he was holding his whole world in his arms, which made him feel so satisfied and full of anticipation.
Li Yuexi's belly was positioned between the two of them. Suddenly, Xu Di felt something small kick his stomach. He was stunned for a moment, then sat up and stared at Li Yuexi's belly.
Li Yuexi smiled as she looked at Xu Di and said, "He moved once during the day, which startled me. My mother said it was fetal movement and that we can interact with him during the day, gently stroke him, and talk to him more."
Xu Di nodded. It wasn't that he didn't know about fetal movement, nor did he not understand why there was fetal movement. When his child greeted him in this way, Xu Di's feelings were complicated.
Xu Di put aside his worries and said, "I will try to go home earlier in the future to read to the two children and tell them stories. Mother is right, we should interact with them more often."
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