Listening to Xiaoying's words, Xiaobao quickly reached out his little hand and pulled another cartoon sticker off the book.
She stood up unsteadily, holding the sticker and handing it towards Xiaoying, saying, "Mommy, baby."
As they were talking, they started to stick cartoon stickers on Xiao Ying.
Xiao Ying smiled and turned her head, saying, "Mommy doesn't need it. Mommy has Xiao Bao and my little sister, that's enough."
Xiao Ying looked sincere, even a little resistant, and it was clear that she didn't want to have any more children.
"You don't plan to have any more children?"
Xu Ruantang took the sticker from Xiaobao's hand and then took the child into her arms.
After all, her behavior was quite dangerous while she was in the car.
Xiao Ying and Gao Baoliang said in unison, as if on cue, "No, thank you!"
Gao Baoliang, while driving, glanced at Xiaobao in the rearview mirror and said with a smile, "Xiaoying and I have already discussed it; we only want Xiaobao and his sister."
"fine."
Chen Ji, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
Xiao Bao was used to being with Gao Baoliang and Xiao Ying, so after dinner that night, Xu Ruantang didn't insist that the child go back to the hotel with them.
Xiao Bao had already fallen asleep while they were eating.
This time, Xu Ruantang and Chen Ji did not stay in a guesthouse, but instead chose a modern hotel here.
After a day on the train, I should have been able to fall asleep as soon as I washed up and lay down.
Xu Ruantang, however, suffered from insomnia.
After she turned over twice, Chen Ji turned on the bedside lamp.
"Honey, can't you sleep?"
Xu Ruantang simply got up, hugged her pillow, tilted her head, and asked Chen Ji, "Chen Ji, do you want a boy or a girl?"
Ye Lan and the old lady kept insisting on having a girl.
But despite saying it, Xu Ruantang wasn't really sure in her heart.
She grew up in a family that favored sons over daughters, and she never had confidence in this area.
She had a million thoughts running through her mind. One moment she was afraid that if she gave birth to a girl, the Chen family would force her to have another child, and the next she was afraid that Chen Ji favored boys over girls.
Xu Ruantang knew perfectly well that Chen Ji wouldn't do it, but she couldn't stop her mind from wandering.
It's probably pre-pregnancy anxiety.
Chen Ji sighed softly, looked down at Xu Ruantang earnestly, touched her hair with one hand, and said gently, "What I want is our child. I will love any child that is ours."
He neither favors men nor women, nor does he favor women over men.
Chen Ji felt that he loved all of Xu Ruantang's children.
With Chen Ji's words, Xu Ruantang slept soundly at night.
The next day, they took Xiaobao for a stroll around the city.
Knowing that Gao Baoliang was busy, Xu Ruantang told him to go about his business after the child was brought over.
Xiao Bao must have been exhausted last night. After taking a nap, he kept snuggling into Xu Ruantang and Chen Ji's arms when he saw them today.
Nestled in Chen Ji's arms, she kept turning her head to look at Xu Ruantang beside her, laughing as she looked.
She smiled, revealing lovely dimples, and called out "Daddy" and "Mommy" in a sweet, childlike voice.
The couple took their child to the beach and enjoyed the local seafood and snacks.
Xu Ruantang doesn't like to eat meat, except for shrimp. She took a bite and gave the rest to Chen Ji.
She also didn't like the texture of rice noodle rolls, so she didn't eat much of them.
After dinner, Chen Ji called home to let them know he was safe.
Chen Ji was supposed to leave that afternoon.
When the time came, Xu Ruantang urged him, but he calmly held Xiaobao's hand and reached out to pull Xu Ruantang with his other hand.
"I'll go back with you."
Xu Ruantang pressed for details and learned that Chen Ji had already planned this all along.
His previous promise to come and settle her in before leaving was just a delaying tactic.
Xu Ruantang glanced at him and whispered, "Petty."
After being married for a long time, everyone knows what the other is thinking.
Chen Ji always felt that Xu Ruantang was trying to avoid him.
She did say, "I feel like we've been together for too long. People say absence makes the heart grow fonder. This time I'm going south to be with Xiaobao, so you can stay home, have a drink with your brothers, get together, and relax."
Xu Ruantang spoke these words from the bottom of her heart.
After all, they're about to have a child, and Xu Ruantang hopes that Chen Ji can spend more time with the child.
Perhaps it's due to her personality, but after the relationship stabilized, she didn't like to cling to Chen Ji and always wanted to do something on her own.
But this doesn't mean she dislikes Chen Ji.
Chen Ji felt uneasy listening to this.
Unlike Xu Ruantang, after they became a couple, Chen Ji spent most of his time with Xu Ruantang.
Sometimes Chen Ji would go to meetings in more distant places for a day or two.
Every time he came back, he would ask Xu Ruantang if she missed him.
Before leaving, he would repeat himself over and over again, making Xu Ruantang think of him.
This is completely contrary to his aloof and taciturn personality.
Xu Ruantang sometimes secretly complains that there is quite a difference between the character in the book and the real person.
After all, the characters in the book have simpler personalities, while in reality, the people she encounters are more diverse.
For example, Jia Shuling, and Lu Shishen.
Chen Ji accompanied her to look at several houses in the city, including some old buildings that had been preserved from the past.
It was later returned to the individual; there are many houses like this here.
After two days of shopping, she found that most of the properties were used for commercial purposes, with very few being used for personal residence.
There are also small villas that were later built by the sea.
These are all houses that Gao Baoliang found through connections.
Xu Ruantang really liked the house by the sea, and she was thinking of buying it so she could come and stay there when it got too cold in the winter.
It can also be left to Xiaobao; every girl should have her own house.
After viewing the house that day, Xu Ruantang told them that she would think about it again when she got back.
Actually, she felt the price was a bit too high.
"When we get back to the hotel tonight, I'll call Huan Yuanliang's friend and ask if he knows anyone who has a house for sale."
Once they were out of sight, Xu Ruantang took Chen Ji's arm and put most of her weight on him.
Are you tired?
Chen Ji tilted his head and asked her.
Xu Ruantang nodded.
Looking for a house is physically demanding, and her feet hurt.
Later, Chen Ji carried her on his back, slowly making their way back along the beach.
Xu Ruantang went back and fell asleep, completely forgetting about making the call.
When I woke up the next day, I saw Chen Ji packing his luggage as soon as I opened my eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Ruantang had a gut feeling that something must have happened.
Chen Ji calmly packed clothes into his suitcase, his tone steady: "It's nothing serious. Qiu Liang and Sister Juan are holding a full-month celebration for the baby, and they called the hotel."
Upon hearing the news, Xu Ruantang thought she was still asleep.
She blinked. "What?"
Where did Qiu Liang and Sister Juan get their child?
Was she still asleep or was Chen Ji still asleep?
Seeing her like this, Chen Ji stopped what he was doing, walked to the bedside, sat down, and handed her something.
When Xu Ruantang opened it, she was even more confused.
"Honey, the house is all settled. Everything's fine here for now. Get up. Gao Baoliang's car is waiting downstairs."
The series of news messages left Xu Ruantang somewhat stunned.
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