When the shredded chicken noodles were served, Chen Yao's sleepiness had completely disappeared.
She sat on a chair covered with plush cushions and leisurely ate her dinner, which was already past its due time.
Xiao Yan silently held up a fan to fan her, hoping to make her eat cooler.
Seeing that there was no bowl or chopsticks in front of him, Chen Yao asked, "Are you really not hungry? You don't want to eat anything?"
Xiao Yan replied to her with a leisurely look: "Yaoyao, not only am I not hungry, but... I'm actually quite full."
Chen Yao paused while eating noodles, her face suddenly turned red, and she felt as if her chest was becoming numb again.
so……
The current situation is...
He was full, but she was hungry???
Chen Yao raised her eyebrows, secretly planning in her heart that she would never let him get it so easily in the future.
What Xiao Yan didn't know was that his life would gradually become difficult in the future.
…
A few days later.
Xiao Yan’s nine-day wedding leave officially ended.
On the day he returned to work, he had to get out of bed before dawn.
While getting dressed, he remembered what he had said to Shen Yao in the carriage before, that he didn't want to go on duty.
At that time, he was half serious and half joking.
However, now that the time had come for him to experience firsthand the feeling of leaving the land of comfort, he discovered that he actually had the urge not to go on duty.
In the interval of sighing, there was a gentle knock on the door of the room, and Chen An called out softly from outside the door: "Master, you are up..."
Xiao Yan glanced at Chen Yao who was still sleeping soundly on the bed, then quickly responded through the door, and Chen An stopped talking.
Before packing up and getting ready to go out, he sat down on the edge of the bed, leaned over and gently kissed Chen Yao on the forehead, then tucked the quilt in for her before getting up and leaving.
For the next period of time, Xiao Yan was not at home during the day because he was on duty, and Chen Yao also went out every day to set up her shop.
In this ancient fictional world, there were no special restrictions on women showing up in public, nor was the status of merchants looked down upon, so she could open a shop with peace of mind to practice.
Originally, she planned to start by selling dim sum to see if she could make it, but recently, after careful consideration, she decided to open a warm and nourishing restaurant, and then divide the dim sum into the pastry area and make it a separate category.
Considering that it is already autumn and winter will come soon, Chen Yao decided to add more hot soup meals to the menu.
The system watched her constantly busying around and couldn't help but ask, "Host, why did you open a shop selling health-promoting medicinal foods? It looks like you're really working hard."
Chen Yao answered it while writing down important ideas: “Because I think it would be a pity if the golden fingers of [Excellent Cooking Skills] and [Sharp Sense of Smell] were not used.
Besides, I haven't experienced what it was like to do business in ancient times, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to experience it and also practice my skills."
The system understood, and then continued to ask: "Do you want to expand your store?"
Chen Yao raised her eyebrows and said, "Of course I thought about it. If you ask like this, could it be that you have some secret magic weapon to help me?"
The system chuckled and said sheepishly, "I don't have any secret magic weapon, host, but I have a lot of encouragement to give you~"
Chen Yao: ...
The days passed slowly like this.
One day more than a month later, Chen Yao felt unwell, and Xiao Yan hurriedly asked a doctor to see her.
The doctor told them that according to Chen Yao's pulse, she has been pregnant for more than a month.
When Xiao Yan heard the news, he was completely stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.
It was not until Chen An politely escorted the doctor out of the house, and only he and Shen Yao were left in the room, that he hugged her with a look of surprise and excitedly said loudly: "Yaoyao, you are really pregnant!"
Chen Yao covered her mouth and chuckled, "It's true."
Xiao Yan's eyes were sore, and he stared at Chen Yao. Suddenly, a few tears fell, and then he lowered his head and quickly wiped them away.
No one knows how excited he is right now.
For so many years, he has been alone, until the appearance of Xiao Yue and Shen Yao this year, his life has become more colorful.
And now, he and Shen Yao both have children...
In a few months, the baby will be born...
This home becomes more lively and warm.
Xiao Yan had no way to describe this sudden feeling of warmth, nor could he explain why he was moved to tears.
In short, his wandering and helpless heart is gradually warming up as Chen Yao integrates with him.
…
When Chen Yao was more than four months pregnant, it was Chinese New Year.
On New Year's Eve, Xiao Yan went back to her parents' home with her.
Jiang Rou was extremely excited when she saw Chen Yao's visibly pregnant belly.
She was about to walk over quickly to ask about Chen Yao's recent situation, but Qi Huaian suddenly put his arm around her waist.
Qi Huaian looked at Jiang Rou nervously and gently warned her, "Rou'er, you are different now than usual. You must be careful when you move around."
Jiang Rou was stunned for a moment, then she slowed down her movements, then quietly glanced at her belly and slowly exhaled. She almost forgot that she was also pregnant now, and it was only two months, so she couldn't make any big movements.
Chen Yao was keenly aware of their strangeness. When she was thinking about whether to ask, she heard Qi Huaian say, "Yaoyao, Ayan, your aunt is also pregnant now. She has been pregnant for two months."
As he spoke, his expression was filled with both joy and worry, as well as a hint of barely perceptible shyness.
After all, at this age... cough cough...
Moreover, when the child is born, it will be older than Chen Yao's child in terms of generation but younger than Chen Yao's child. It's embarrassing to think about it.
Jiang Rou and Qi Huaian thought of the same thing, and suddenly felt embarrassed, with their faces flushed.
Chen Yao glanced at her aunt's still flat belly and said with a smile, "Aunt, congratulations."
She knew that her aunt had always longed to have another little girl, so she had been secretly taking care of her body in order to get pregnant again.
At first, she had hesitated whether to use the prop pill to help her aunt, but after learning that although she was eager, she was more concerned about obeying God's will, she gave up the idea of helping her.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask the system to help check her aunt's physical condition and pregnancy to see if it was safe.
A minute later, the system told her: "Host, everything is OK."
Chen Yao finally felt relieved.
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