"Hey, Ertai, do you have to keep such a close watch on us? Are you going to eat Nian Nian?"
Xiao Yanzi stared at the man sitting next to Shen Nian. Although he was talking to the man behind them, his eyes never left Ertai on Shen Nian's body. He made a teasing remark and casually tossed the pair of glasses in his hand to the ground.
"Hey, Ace, I lost, you guys lost, I won, pay up, pay up."
Chen Nian threw out the last two cards in his hand and excitedly waved to Xiao Yanzi, Saiya, and Qing'er.
The three men smiled and handed over the money to Chen Nian, who was obsessed with money.
Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi, who had traveled to Dali, also rushed back after receiving the news that Chen Nian was pregnant.
They lived in Shen Nian's residence.
Several people gathered in the mansion. The men held a baby in each arm and sipped tea in the other, while giving their wives pointers on how to play cards. The women drank milk tea and played cards.
"Ertai, why don't you join them for a drink?"
Looking at the people surrounding him, Chen Nian tugged at Ertai's sleeve, urging Ertai to come along.
They finally managed to get together, and Ertai was here with them.
"No, I want to stay here with you."
Ertai shook his head. For some reason, the closer he got to Chen Nian's delivery, the more panicked he felt, as if Chen Nian might leave him at any moment.
"Ertai, you're being too clingy to Chen Nian. What, are you going to kidnap her if she's with us?"
Little Swallow looked at Ertai, who stood out conspicuously among the group of women, and teased him.
"Hmph, you're making it sound like Yongqi doesn't stick to you. Our eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother."
Ertai retaliated mercilessly against Xiaoyanzi's teasing.
Neither of them can be said to be the other; they're both incredibly clingy.
Yongqi is also quite clingy.
After playing all the cards in his hand, Chen Nian noticed Ertai, Cailian, and their group surrounding him. He recalled their appearance during the inspection tour and began searching for Benjamin's figure in the courtyard.
Then he saw Benjamin standing to the side, holding a sketchbook, his gaze fixed on Cailian beside him, drawing.
As for the two of them, Shen Nian didn't know what to say. Let nature take its course.
"Benjamin, could you paint a picture for us?"
Chen Nian looked up and asked Benjamin with a smile.
Everyone was there this time.
Yongxuan was missing, and she had thought that Cailian, who was in another world, was by her side.
"OK."
Benjamin readily agreed.
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Chen Nian stroked the painting Benjamin handed her, her eyes filled with longing.
Great, everyone's here this time.
Cailian has arrived, and Yongxuan has returned.
The two missing figures in the original painting of the imperial tour have been made up for.
"Everyone is here."
As Shen Nian was talking to Ertai, the little one in her belly kicked her, as if trying to assert its presence.
"Ouch, your daughter kicked me."
He grumbled, feeling wronged.
"Hahaha—, Niannian, you've forgotten about your little one, and your little one isn't happy about it."
Xiao Yanzi and the others were amused by their thoughtful expressions.
Everyone else had smiles on their faces as well.
"Wait until she comes out and teaches her a lesson."
As soon as Ertai finished speaking, the restless people immediately quieted down.
Ertai didn't spoil even a little brat; he couldn't even be as lenient with his daughter as he was with Chen Nian.
He hadn't planned to have this child in the first place. If it weren't for Chen Nian's insistence and the medicine malfunctioning, there wouldn't have been this child. Not to mention that Chen Nian suffered a lot because of this child. Therefore, Ertai's attitude towards this daughter was lukewarm.
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