I almost forgot to ask him the important question.
Bai Xiaoruo grabbed Xuan Mingyu's hand, "Did you call the nursing home? Did you get through? I called again before I came up to sleep, but I still couldn't get through. Could something have really happened to Grandpa?"
Xuan Mingyu hesitated for a few seconds. Of course, he couldn't tell her the truth. Seeing how nervous she was, he knew that she would be even more heartbroken if she knew the truth. Rather than make her sad, he could only make up some excuse to appease her for now.
"No, don't scare yourself. The nursing home... just changed their number. I asked around, and your grandfather is fine, everything is alright."
"Changed number? How could this be so sudden? I could still get through to them a few days ago..." Bai Xiaoru muttered to herself.
She was still a little skeptical, feeling that she wouldn't be completely at ease until she got through on the phone. "What's the number? Tell me, I want to call Grandpa."
She felt uneasy if she didn't speak to her grandfather for a day.
My grandfather is getting old, and it's already very inconvenient for him to live in that kind of place.
Now that Bai Xiaoruo is far away in the United States and cannot go to Feng Zhiyuan's side immediately, she can't help but worry if she misses a few days of seeing him.
"Have you forgotten? L City is on a different time zone than here. Grandpa is probably asleep by now. Don't bother him. You can call him next time," Xian Mingyu coaxed her patiently.
"That's true... Then give me your number first, and I'll call you when the time is right."
Bai Xiaoruo was still determined to get the number; even if she couldn't call today, she could call tomorrow or the day after.
Hsien Ming-yu had no choice but to make up another reason, "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll have the kitchen make it."
"I just finished eating cake, I'm not very hungry, can you give me the number first?"
"My phone is dead, I'll give you my number later. If you're not hungry, get dressed in a bit, and I'll take you out for a walk and we can buy some New Year's goods while we're at it."
"New Year's goods? Weren't those prepared a long time ago?" Bai Xiaoruo felt that something was off.
When I came back this morning, I clearly saw that the living room was full of all kinds of New Year's goods. Is there anything else I need to buy?
"I said I'd buy it, so I will. Aren't you happy to go out with me?"
Take her around for as long as possible, ideally until she forgets about the nursing home and doesn't mention it again for the next few days.
"Okay, wait for me a moment, I'll change my clothes and comb my hair."
Bai Xiaoruo definitely wanted to go out and play; she felt like she was going to suffocate from being cooped up in the house all day.
***
Before leaving, Fang Peiru and Xian Shaodong specifically reminded Xian Mingyu not to take Bai Xiaoru out for too long, as dinner would be served in two hours.
In particular, we should tell her to walk less, not to get tired, and to wear warm clothes so she doesn't get cold.
They checked Bai Xiaoruo carefully several times before allowing the two of them to leave.
She's pregnant now, unlike before. Plus, she had bleeding yesterday and showed signs of miscarriage, so she wasn't kept in the hospital for further observation. Xian Mingyu took her out of the hospital, so they had to be extra careful.
Xuan Mingyu held Bai Xiaoruo's gloved hand tightly as they walked together through the vast expanse of white snow.
As they walked, Bai Xiaoruo would occasionally look back at the house behind her and tug at Xian Mingyu's hand, saying, "I think Dad and Mom are acting really strange today."
"What's strange?"
"It's just having a baby, why do they all look at me like I'm carrying several gold bars, so nervous?" The high-necked sweater and the super thick scarf covered half of Bai Xiaoruo's face.
"They're doing this for your own good. You're carrying my son, of course they're worried."
"Pfft~ What if you find out in a few months that it's not a son? Won't you cry your eyes out?"
"It's not that bad. Didn't I tell you? You don't need to think about anything. Just focus on giving birth to the baby. Even if this one isn't a son, we can have a few more later and make a football team."
This was something Jian Yuemei had mentioned before. They were all eager to hold the baby. If they only had one, everyone would have to fight over who would hold it. It would be better if they had several so that everyone could hold one, and the house would be more lively.
Of course, Xuan Mingyu was just joking with Bai Xiaoruo; it mainly depended on whether her body was suitable.
Although she is young now, having more children is not a problem, and the Xian family can afford to raise them. However, if it would harm her health, Xian Mingyu would rather not have any at all, and only want a healthy Bai Xiaoruo.
"What? We need to form a football team? Do you think I'm a sow?" Bai Xiaoru stopped in her tracks.
Although she had never given birth, Bai Xiaoruo had heard many people say how painful childbirth was, how they had to cut her open with a knife, and how it was like cutting a watermelon. Bai Xiaoruo was terrified just thinking about it. She originally thought that she would only have one child and experience what it was like to be a mother once.
If you have to use a knife to cut every time you give birth, wouldn't your belly be covered in incisions?
Seeing her frowning and shrinking back, Xian Mingyu knew she was frightened. "We don't need a football team, our family of three is fine."
Hsien Ming-yu had never been in contact with children before. If she were to give birth, he wouldn't know how to hold or take care of them, let alone have several.
"Really? What if they're twins?"
"Then let's keep it."
"Does your family... have any patriarchal views?"
What do you mean?
"It's like... inheritance, and you have to have a lot of children, or you'll be kicked out."
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