Chapter 407 Compromise: Rebirth
Upon hearing that Hu Feng wanted to keep the woman as a wet nurse, Qi Peiyao angrily threw the feather fan aside.
Hu Chen caught the fan, pretended to be deep in thought, and said, "Brother, how about we think of a compromise?"
Upon hearing that there was still a way, Qi Peiyao excitedly sat up from the chaise longue.
"What is it? Tell me."
She grabbed Hu Chen's forearm, her phoenix eyes widening considerably.
Hu Feng, holding Qi Peiyao's arm, almost imperceptibly pulled her hand off Hu Chen's arm.
He said sternly, "I've told you eight hundred times to take care of your belly. What time is it? You're still acting like a little girl. How can you be a mother like this?"
Qi Peiyao turned her head away and muttered softly, "It's always about children, children, children. I'm so tired of hearing it."
But she didn't dare to confront him loudly, her expression revealing her grievance.
Hu Lie, who was standing to the side, scratched his head and said, "Brother, don't keep talking about Madam. She's just like a child, she didn't mean it."
Qi Peiyao didn't dare to throw a tantrum at the head of the gang, but she was a completely different person when she was with Hu Lie.
"Who are you calling a child? Do you look down on me too?"
Qi Peiyao snorted coldly and said, "When you climbed into my bed at night, you didn't treat me like a child."
Ji Qingwu lowered his head and gasped again.
Black Wind Stronghold truly has the air of a bandit's den; even such private matters can be discussed in public.
Ji Qingwu glanced up discreetly. None of the dozens of people behind them showed any surprise, as if they were used to this scene.
Seeing that they showed no intention of avoiding the situation, she silently raised her head to watch the show.
Hu Lie had dark skin, and a thick beard covered most of his face; it was unclear whether he blushed.
Hu Lie's eyes looked even more aggrieved than Qi Peiyao's: "Oh! You're my little aunt, and you've misunderstood me again. I was just trying to help you."
The head of the gang, Hu Feng, understood the implication in the words and narrowed his eyes, saying, "After Yao'er became pregnant, I imposed a rule that she must sleep alone at night. Have you even been to her room?"
Hu Lie quickly waved his hands and stepped back, explaining, "It was Madam who wanted to eat sauerkraut buns in the middle of the night, so I kneaded the dough and steamed them on my own initiative. It wasn't me who went to make them."
Hu Feng asked, "You left after delivering the steamed buns?"
Hu Lie fell silent and began rubbing his large feet on the ground.
The answer is obvious: he didn't leave, and he even did something his elder brother had explicitly forbidden.
Hu Feng said with a stern face, "You have broken the ban. You are forbidden from drinking alcohol for the next six months!"
Qi Peiyao couldn't help but smile, her lips curling up like a cat that had just stolen some fish.
She had already heard from her subordinates that the second-in-command had intercepted the convoy and drunk three jars of wine on the spot. She had told him before that she didn't like the taste of alcohol.
This time, if Hu Feng gives the order, Hu Lie will definitely obey.
Hu Lie stepped aside, sullen and silent.
Qi Peiyao took Hu Feng's hand and said, "Actually, since I became pregnant, more than one person has entered my room—"
Hu Chen coughed and interjected, "Inside Yao Yao's room, there's also a stray cat from the back mountain. This stray cat had a litter of kittens the other day, and I was thinking of bringing one back for Yao Yao to keep as a pet."
Qi Peiyao's eyes lit up; this was something she had been begging for for a long time.
If he could bring the kitten back, she wouldn't tell her older brother that he had also been in her room.
Hu Feng's face darkened further, and he said worriedly, "How can that be! Wild cats are untamed; what if they scratch Yao'er?"
Dejected, Qi Peiyao lay back down on the chaise longue, looking like a lifeless rag doll.
She said listlessly, "Do whatever you want. You treat me like a pet dog. You don't care what I want or what I don't want. All you care about is what happens in bed, um..."
Qi Peiyao spat out the extra jujube in her mouth and glared at Hu Chen.
"I had no choice but to marry you three brothers and serve you day and night."
Qi Peiyao wiped away non-existent tears with the back of her hand.
"I hope that in my next life, I will be reborn as a stray cat, roaming freely outside, and we will never meet again."
Although Ji Qingwu had suspected it before, she was still quite shocked when it was confirmed at this moment.
She really does have three husbands.
Upon hearing this, the three leaders fell silent.
Hu Lie immediately stopped feeling wronged and said with a look of shame, "Madam, please don't say that. It's all my fault. I know I was wrong and I will correct it. I will listen to you."
Qi Peiyao blew air through her nostrils and turned her head away, ignoring him.
Hu Chen stroked his chin, took the money pouch out of his pocket, and handed it to her.
"Yaoyao, have you set your sights on some more expensive clothes or jewelry? I'll buy them for you to make you happy."
Qi Peiyao threw the bulging money bag back at Hu Chen's face.
Hu Feng frowned as he stared at her face, but after sighing, his expression softened.
"Yao'er, you know that's not what I meant."
Qi Peiyao rubbed her eyelids until they were red, making her look even more pitiful.
"I understand what you mean, Boss. Children are what you want most. I'm just a tool for reproduction."
These words were too harsh, and Hu Feng couldn't handle them. He also didn't want to spoil Qi Peiyao's mood all the time.
He turned and asked, "Third brother, what compromise were you talking about just now?"
Qi Peiyao stopped what she was doing, peeking through a gap between her fingers at Hu Feng.
In just a short while, all three men were defeated, and Ji Qingwu's impression of this lady changed once again.
She's the type who can play dumb to outsmart others; when it comes to acting, she's even better than her.
Hu pondered for a moment and said, "Yaoyao doesn't like this wet nurse."
Chunhua had been lifted up, ready to be dragged away at any moment, her face filled with panic.
Ji Qingwu sensed that the third leader had more to say, so he looked at him, waiting to see what solution he would come up with.
Hu Chen said, "But Yao Yao likes this midwife."
Hu Feng nodded and said, "That's right."
Hu Chen smiled and said, "Brother, I think this midwife isn't very old. Why don't we let her have another baby so she can breastfeed our child?"
Ji Qingwu: ......
Is the solution Hu Chen came up with something a normal person could come up with?
As soon as Qi Peiyao finished listening, she picked up her feather fan and threw it at Hu Chen.
"You bastard!"
Qi Peiyao retorted angrily, "You want to have another child with her? What do you see in her? Do you want some sesame pancakes?"
Ji Qingwu: ......
She also wanted to throw something at the third-in-command, and even a sesame cake at the lady.
Hu Chen dodged the fan attack and said, "Yao Yao, I didn't mean anything, I was just making a suggestion."
Hu Lie clapped his hands suddenly, startling the others.
“Third brother, this method sounds feasible. I heard that the midwife has already married, and her husband is locked in the dungeon. Let them have another child.”
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