Seeing that Bai Shiqing was embarrassed, Li's mother comforted her, but was afraid that she was putting too much pressure on her: "Don't listen to me saying that I want a grandson. That's what I mean. It's good to have a daughter. My first child was your sister-in-law. At first, I also wanted a son. Only those who raise sons know how important it is."
Li's mother is now worried about her four sons.
"I'm not worried about that, Mom. The doctor said we can't just let it rest. Just treat me like I'm the same as before."
Bai Shiqing touched her lower abdomen but felt nothing.
When she doesn't feel nauseous, she's no different from usual.
"How can they be the same!"
Li's mother and Bai Shiqing were on the kang (a heated brick bed) talking about the pregnancy for a long time, until Li Shiqing heard the news and rushed back: "I heard Shiqing is pregnant, is it true?"
Li Shiqing didn't return until it was dark. Li's mother took a deep breath and said, "What's the point of lying about this?"
Li Shiqing said "okay" three times in a row, and then asked, "Shiqing, have you told your father?"
Not yet.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. It's so late at night, we can't see the road clearly." Bai Shiqing is now Li's mother's precious child.
That evening, the elderly couple discussed the matter on the kang (a heated brick bed). The birth of Bai Shiqing's child was a good thing, as it added a new member to the family. However, with their second son also about to find a wife, how could their small, dilapidated house possibly accommodate everyone?
From the moment Li Shiqing had his four sons, he knew what he wanted to do and lived a frugal life: "Our family is now close to our neighbors, so we can only find another site to build houses for them."
"Just build it outside, start with the eldest brother, then take turns. Whoever gets married will be allocated a place. Taozi can live with us for now, and when he gets married, our mission will be complete."
Li Shutao is still young, and it will be at least five or six years before he gets married. Who knows what things will be like then.
Li Shiqing said, "Alright, we're not relying on either of us anyway. When we're old and can't move around anymore, you can put some rat poison in a steamed bun, and we can go together. That way, we won't be a burden on the children."
Li Shiqing wanted to live with his son, but Li's mother wanted some peace and quiet, and the two disagreed on this point.
Li's mother rolled her eyes in the darkness: "You can wrap it yourself if you want, I'm still hoping to hold my great-grandson."
Li Shuxian was still talking about his mother during the day, but once he went inside at night, his lips never left his mouth.
"Tsk! Let me touch it!"
Li Shuxian tried to bury his head in Bai Shiqing's arms to hear what was happening inside.
"Are you out of your mind? What can you even tell from that?"
Bai Shiqing pushed Li Shuxian away, and Li Shuxian happily went over and hugged Bai Shiqing, placing his hand on Bai Shiqing's lower abdomen: "How about it, isn't your man amazing? He got you pregnant so quickly."
Li Shuxian was very pleased with himself and asked Bai Shiqing for praise.
Bai Shiqing's face flushed red: "Shut up."
Li Shuxian chuckled foolishly: "Shiqing, you're so adorable."
Bai Shiqing, her face covered in Li Shuxian's spittle, pushed him away in disgust: "Do you think my brother-in-law is no good? They seem so loving, how come they haven't had any luck after being married for half a year?"
"Bai Shiqing, when we're together, can you stop thinking about your sister all the time? And now you're still thinking about your brother-in-law? What does it matter to you whether he's good or not? Do you even have me in your heart?"
Li Shuxian's accusations were almost hysterical.
"I was just thinking, oh dear, I definitely have feelings for you, why are you still angry? Can't I just stop talking about it?"
Bai Shiqing patted Li Shuxian's shoulder and leaned closer to him.
"That's more like it."
Li Shuxian: Easy to coax.
"Come home with me tomorrow, I need to talk to my dad."
"Um."
Li Shuxian embraced Bai Shiqing and closed his eyes beautifully.
Although he married Bai Shiqing late, he got his wife pregnant before his brother-in-law did; he's really amazing.
What do men compare? Isn't it these things?
The next day, after Bai Shiqing went to her parents' home, she still went to Bai Jiaojiao's house. Li Shuxian was glaring at her from the side, and Bai Shiqing couldn't even talk to Bai Jiaojiao about business matters.
“Let’s go to the kitchen to talk.”
“No way! The kitchen is so cold. What are you two sisters hiding from me and your brother-in-law?” Li Shuxian didn’t want to leave Bai Shiqing’s side for even a moment.
Shen Heng glanced at Li Shuxian with amusement.
It's not that I'm hiding it from the two of us, it's just from you.
"I'm going out for some fresh air."
Shen Heng got off the kang (a heated brick bed), his meaning clear: he wanted to give the two sisters a place to talk.
Li Shuxian had no choice but to go out with him.
Bai Shiqing felt ashamed looking at Li Shuxian's childish behavior: "He wants to be a father like this?"
Bai Jiaojiao laughed as well: "I don't remember my brother-in-law being like this. Wasn't he quite serious before?"
“You’ve only been in the village for a short time, and you haven’t had any contact with him.”
"That's true. I made all the snacks yesterday, and I had Third Brother take them with him today. I really can't do this job by myself, and I can't ask Heng-ge for help right now."
Bai Shiqing nodded: "Then let my sister-in-law do it."
"If they really do arrest us, our whole family will be taken away without exception."
Bai Jiaojiao made a joke, and the two sisters laughed for a while on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Hearing the two laughing from outside, Li Shuxian felt less unhappy.
He cleared his throat and glanced sideways at Shen Heng: "When are you and your younger sister planning to have a child? You've been married for over half a year now, haven't you?"
Li Shuxian's words were full of boasting, he was just short of saying "You can do it but I can't".
"Jiaojiao doesn't want it; she's still a child."
Shen Heng was too lazy to pay attention to Li Shuxian, thinking to himself, "What do you know?"
Li Shuxian thought to himself, "If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. Why push the blame onto his wife? What kind of man is that?"
The two brothers-in-law disliked each other and couldn't agree on anything. It wasn't until Bai Shiqing finished talking to Bai Jiaojiao inside that she led Li Shu away.
With a dark expression, Shen Heng rested his head on Bai Jiaojiao's lap and said, "Your brother-in-law was just making fun of me, saying that we don't have any children."
Bai Jiaojiao looked at the big head in her arms and wondered why it was acting so wronged.
"There are plenty of couples in the village who haven't had a child after six months of marriage. What's so funny about that? You must have misunderstood."
"no."
Shen Heng leaned forward, just enough to bury his face in Bai Jiaojiao's stomach, and wrapped his arms around her, pulling the seated Bai Jiaojiao into his embrace.
"Didn't you say before that if anyone gossiped about us, you'd take the blame? What, are you going back on your word now?"
Bai Jiaojiao teased Shen Heng, who turned over so that his face was up: "That's not what I meant."
Bai Jiaojiao raised an eyebrow and looked at Shen Heng.
"I want a child."
"You want a child too because my sister is pregnant?"
Wasn't everything fine before? The two of them had already reached an agreement to postpone having children.
"no......"
"If I were to be pregnant for ten months, could you endure it?"
Bai Jiaojiao tugged at Shen Heng's earlobe, teasing him.
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