Upon seeing Li Mai enter, Zhou Quan quickly sat up, looking guilty. "Xiaomai, I'm sorry, I didn't know it would turn out like this. I've already changed bodies, I only have some memories from my past life. I never expected these two kids would inherit my bloodline."
Zhou Quan felt very guilty at this moment. Anyone would feel sad if their child, whom they had carried for ten months, suddenly turned into a monster!
Li Mai glanced at him. "Now that you can revert to your original form, it's not surprising that they can transform."
While she was lying with Zhuzhu, she had figured it out. Even though Zhou Quan had changed bodies, he could still transform. So it wasn't surprising that their child could also transform.
Zhou Quan looked at her carefully and, seeing that she didn't seem very angry, he breathed a sigh of relief. He slowly reached out and took her hand, his eyes filled with joy and affection. "Xiaomai, you're really not angry?"
Li Mai shook her head. "No, tell me about the transformation process, or why these two kids transformed tonight. If they had transformed during the day, it would have been too scary. It would have scared away all the guests and made people really think we were a family of monsters."
Zhou Quan looked at the two snake cubs crawling back and forth on the bed where he had circled with his spiritual power, seemingly tireless. He helplessly covered his forehead and said, "When they are first born, they have one head. After a hundred days, another one will grow. Then, another one will grow when they are a year old. After that, they will grow slowly with their cultivation. I grew to look like my father god when I was eighteen years old, and transformed into human form when I was a hundred years old."
"Growing a second head will greatly increase one's power and cultivation. Today, the little guys are probably excited because they have grown a second head and their power has increased, which is why they transform and keep thrashing around. They will only turn back when they are completely exhausted."
He hadn't expected that both children would inherit his bloodline, and he felt a surge of joy. The Mother Goddess could rest assured; their lineage had a worthy successor.
“I see!” Li Mai responded. What a strange bunch of people.
"Will they suddenly become like this in front of others?" Li Mai admired her own ability to accept it, perhaps because it was her own son.
"No, they won't transform again after tonight. When they turn one year old and grow a third head, I will help them suppress it. When they are old enough to understand and can control themselves, I will teach them."
"Actually, this is the first time I've encountered something like this. Unlike me, they are born in human form. They might be faster than me, or they might not. After all, spiritual energy is scarce in this world, so cultivation doesn't grow that quickly. I have to observe their situation."
"Okay, then please keep a close eye on Yanbao and Yubao from now on. How long will it take for them to recover?" Li Mai asked.
"It should be fine after midnight," Zhou Quan said softly.
Li Mai glanced at the time, nodded, and sat next to him, watching the two little brats make a fuss.
At this time, the two children had not yet developed their intelligence. After transforming, they acted on instinct, venting their pent-up spiritual energy.
Zhou Quan didn't use his spiritual power to disperse their energy. He knew that they had to endure this process on their own before they could gradually become stronger.
Children born into extraordinary circumstances are destined for extraordinary ones in the future. Zhou Quan knows they are resilient and will endure hardship on their own.
Once midnight passed, the two baby snakes seemed to be really tired and lay down without moving. After a while, the baby snakes transformed into two children.
Li Mai breathed a sigh of relief, and he and Zhou Quan each picked up one child, left the space, and settled them in before the couple rested.
As Zhou Quan lay on the tatami, he said helplessly, "We should have asked Xiao Lin to make us a three-meter-wide bed."
Li Mai chuckled, "It's not impossible. How about making it into a tatami-style structure, with the windows and back wall attached?"
“Okay, sure, then we don’t need to put the couch down.” Zhou Quan sat up abruptly, wishing he could go find Zhou Lin right now.
Li Mai was speechless. "Go to sleep. When we move to the new house and need to tidy up, I'll design the tatami mats for Xiao Lin to make."
“Okay, then I’ll work hard to earn money, and we’ll try to move to a new mansion as soon as possible.” Zhou Quan suddenly had his most important goal.
Li Mai ignored him, turned around, faced Yan Bao, and closed her eyes to sleep.
The next morning, when Zhuzhu opened her eyes, she saw Yubao lying next to her face, drooling as he looked at her. Seeing that his drool was about to drip onto the mattress, she quickly picked up the bib from beside her pillow and wiped it off before sitting up and picking Yubao up.
"Mom, Yu Bao wet the bed." Zhu Zhu picked up Yu Bao and realized that the spot where he was sleeping was damp.
Li Mai opened her eyes groggily and heard that Yu Bao had wet the bed. She immediately woke up and quickly looked over at Yan Bao. Well, she had wet the bed too.
She glared fiercely at Zhou Quan, who was still sleeping on the couch by the window.
In the latter half of the night, she was dreaming that she felt herself being held and floating on clouds.
Later, she felt her lips being sucked. She opened her eyes groggily and found herself being held on the bed by Zhou Quan, who was passionately kissing her.
She tried to push him away, and he launched into a tearful tirade, saying things like she didn't want him anymore because she had a child, and that she didn't love him anymore.
In the end, Li Mai surrendered. Not wanting to listen to his endless complaints and grievances, she took the initiative to hug him.
This ordeal lasted until the middle of the night. The two busy people forgot about not having changed the way they had ...
With no other option, Li Mai couldn't sleep anymore, so she had to get up and start tidying up the two babies. Luckily, Zhu Zhu was sensible and helped her. They quickly finished tidying up, changed the mattresses and sheets, dressed the two babies, and started feeding them water and breast milk.
When the baby is a little over three months old, it's time to start introducing complementary foods. Li Mai plans to start by giving them rice cereal and egg custard.
When Zhou Quan woke up, he knew that the two children had wet themselves. He peeked at Li Mai and saw that she didn't scold him. He felt relieved and took the initiative to wash the sheets, pads and clothes of his own children. He also took the wet mattress to dismantle and wash it.
As for the wet cotton, it should be washable and usable again, right?
Seeing that he didn't speak and was busy with his work, Li Mai smiled and stopped the butler from arranging for a servant to take over Zhou Quan's work. "Let him do it!"
The butler smiled and had no choice but to leave.
Perhaps this is just a romantic gesture between the couple?
***
On June 18th, the Lu family, accompanied by matchmakers and generous gifts, went to the Zhou family to propose marriage to the Zhou family elders. The Zhou family warmly received them.
The two families officially exchanged Lu Qian and Zhou Tao's birth charts, and the marriage was arranged.
The marriage is tentatively scheduled for next summer.
Zhou Tao is sixteen this year and seventeen next year; it will be the perfect time for them to get married.
Zhou Tao took a day off because of this incident, and then went back to work at the flower shop the next day.
Now her business is thriving and she has many friends.
When Lu Qian wasn't busy, he would help her at the shop. After the marriage was arranged, it was even more legitimate for him to stay by Zhou Tao's side.
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