Xia Hua watched as she ate the sour orange with a blank expression. Her teeth ached, and her mouth started to water. It was incredibly sour, but she didn't feel it at all.
"I heard that pregnant women crave sour and spicy foods. It seems you really like sour foods. These oranges are so sour that I don't even dare to eat them."
It seems that the fruit she picked wasn't entirely useless; it did have some use.
"It's not sour at all, I think it's just right. But after eating the orange, I don't feel as sleepy anymore. Let's go to the kitchen to eat. Your husband, you go cook." After saying that, she pulled Hua Hua towards the living room.
Sitting on the sofa, she asked Hua Hua to bring out some oranges, while she took out a lot of cherries for herself. The two of them ate fruit and chatted there.
Around 5 o'clock, An's parents returned, along with his second brother. They wanted to come and see them after learning that they had come back.
Walking in, she saw her two daughters sitting in the living room, but her two sons-in-law were nowhere to be seen. An Ma asked, "Didn't Yu Bai say he had something to do? Why isn't he here?"
“They’re cooking in the kitchen, and the ingredients they’re using are all things we found over there. We can’t let the servants see them, so they’re cooking it themselves. Dad, Mom, Second Brother, come and eat some fruit.”
After An Shuyi finished speaking, she looked at the fruit on the table. There wasn't much left, so she took out some more. As for the oranges Xia Hua had given her, she put them away. They were too sour, so she shouldn't give them to them.
She thought it wasn't sour when she ate it, but she wanted Huahua to try some. Seeing Huahua's grimace from the sourness, she knew it really was. To avoid infecting her family, she decided to put it away.
"Eat after you finish eating. If you eat now, you won't have an appetite later. Where are the servants?" Does this mean the two sons-in-law send all the servants back to their rooms while they cook?
“I gave them half a day off, and they can come back to work tomorrow.”
"If you come tomorrow, who will clean up the dishes after the meal!" None of them have ever washed dishes before, and although they have a dishwasher, they don't know how to use it.
"They would wash Yu Bai themselves, otherwise they wouldn't have sent all the servants home."
"It's not good to have two sons-in-law come to our house. They not only have to cook, but also wash dishes. Let's leave them here and have the servants wash them tomorrow."
It's already quite embarrassing to have my two sons-in-law cook, let alone make them wash the dishes.
"It's alright, it's not that difficult. I'll go check if the food is ready." With that, she stood up and headed to the kitchen.
When she arrived at the kitchen, the dishes were already being served. She said to her parents in the living room, "The food is ready. Wash your hands and eat."
Seeing that there were still vegetables in the kitchen, she went over to get them, but Xia Hua stopped her, saying, "The floor is oily and slippery. You can just wait in the dining room."
Normally it would be fine, but now that she's pregnant, she doesn't need to do these things anymore. It's better to be more careful, especially in the first three months.
An Shuyi initially thought it was nothing, after all, she wasn't a porcelain doll and didn't need to be so careful. But seeing Hua Hua's worried look and her husband's disapproving gaze, she had no choice but to nod.
"Okay, you guys take your food, I'll just go to the restaurant and wait to eat." Anyway, there's not much food left.
I went to the living room and sat down. It was already full of dishes: stir-fried venison with scallions, stewed tiger meat, spicy rabbit, ginseng stewed bird meat, braised chicken, various steamed seafood, and cold dishes. There were so many.
It's amazing that they made so many dishes in just two hours. But with such a big kitchen, they could cook several pots at once if they had the ingredients ready. I can only imagine how busy they must have been.
She should have told them to cook less, but she didn't expect the two of them to cook so much.
Not to mention her, even An's parents felt that too much food had been prepared, and it was particularly lavish, even though the portions were not large, there were many dishes.
After all the dishes were served, Aunt An said, "You two are really good cooks. You can make so many dishes. Just by smelling them, I know they are delicious."
Xiao Yubai and Cheng Yumo smiled and said it was their pleasure. Then they served them drinks, which were made from fresh fruit, not store-bought. There were two kinds: grapefruit juice and orange juice.
After eating for a while, An's father asked, "Yu Bai, Shu Shu said you have something to say today. What is it?"
Upon hearing this, An Shuyi wanted to speak, but her wrist was grabbed, and she turned to look at her husband, so she could only remain silent. In her opinion, she could just talk to her parents herself, and they wouldn't be too angry.
Xiao Yubai stood up. "I'm sorry, Uncle and Aunt. I did something foolish. Shushu is pregnant now, and I can only ask for your forgiveness."
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"Ahem!" An Shucheng waved his hand at everyone's gaze, "Don't mind me, just pretend I don't exist."
Actually, he had been mentally prepared for this beforehand. After all, they had already consummated their marriage before their engagement, and pregnancy was inevitable. But since nothing had happened, he was finally at ease.
Unexpectedly, just a few months after the engagement, they had a child. It was quite a surprise. However, looking at their parents with their unreadable expressions, it was hard to know what they were thinking.
After a while, An's father finally said, "Sit down and let's talk. What do you think should be done about this?"
Actually, when they got engaged, they were worried that this would happen, which is why they got engaged. But nothing happened then, so it seems that they all knew their limits. But unexpectedly, a few months later, they got pregnant.
It seems they are destined to have a child, otherwise why didn't they have one before? Although I was a little angry, I could understand. He is a man too, and he and his wife were in a free-love relationship. They only got married after their first child was born.
Xiao Yubai sat down and said, "We went to the hospital today. It's been a month. If possible, we'll see if there's a suitable time to get married first."
He couldn't let others have a chance to talk about his wife, so the best way was to get married early, even if it meant getting married before his older brother, but there was no other way.
Xia Hua chimed in, "There are still a few months until Shu Shu becomes pregnant. If our brother can handle things quickly enough, he can get married first. If not, then we can get married first."
This isn't just Shushu's problem; hers is too. Although she's not pregnant, they got engaged and married together, which saves them a lot of trouble.
Dad was considering what to say, and the others were waiting for him to say something, but after a while, he still didn't speak. Mom had no choice but to say, "If there's no suitable solution, then let's ask the eldest son first."
"Let him ask his daughter-in-law if she can accept the three siblings getting married together. If she can, let them get married together, which will save a lot of trouble. If she can't, then let them wait a year or two."
No one stipulates that the eldest son must get married before the younger brothers and sisters can get married. If that were the case, would the younger brothers and sisters be left to remain bachelors if the eldest son never gets married? No one would say that.
Moreover, she felt that getting married together was quite a lot, and it wouldn't require so many trips. After all, she had two sons and two daughters. If each of them had their own wedding, she wouldn't have to do anything but handle the wedding arrangements.
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