Chapter 232 A Coke was born
Nine months later, Liu Ye successfully gave birth to a boy, weighing 7 pounds and 9 ounces. He was a chubby, fair-skinned boy who looked a lot like Bai Zilin. Bai Zilin named his son Bai Dongxu, while Liu Ye gave him a nickname, Cola, because she really, really wanted to drink cola during her pregnancy, so she used cola as her son's nickname.
Liu Ye looked at her son in her arms with such affection that she couldn't get enough of him. She gently kissed the child's face and said with a happy expression, "Husband, look, Kele doesn't cry much, just like me when I was little. Children like this are all good-looking and not troublesome."
Bai Zilin looked at his chubby son and adored him: "Even if he's not clingy, you can't always hold him. If he gets used to it, he'll become clingy. Give me Kele when he's asleep."
Liu Ye was still a little reluctant: "Husband, I want to sleep while holding Cola. Cola will need to nurse soon, so let's not keep moving around."
Upon hearing this, Bai Zilin knew it wouldn't do. His wife was his, and his son was no exception. He took Kele out of Liu Ye's arms, placed him on the small bed beside the bed, and gently covered his son with a blanket: "Boys, you have to let them be independent from a young age, otherwise they won't amount to anything when they grow up..."
Bai Zilin turned and sat on the bed, his hands already reaching out to undress Liu Ye: "Wife, your breasts are engorged again, aren't they? Let me help you..."
Liu Ye pushed Bai Zilin's hand away in shame and indignation: "You better behave yourself. Your son just finished eating, why are you engorged with milk? I think you're the one who wants to eat. Let me tell you, I haven't even finished my postpartum confinement yet, so don't even think about that useless thing..."
Bai Zilin rubbed his hand, which had been slapped, and said with a fawning expression, "Hehe, I was just worried that my wife would be in pain from breast engorgement. By the way, the baby will be a month old in half a month. What would you like to do for the baby's one-month celebration, my wife? At home or at a restaurant?"
Liu Ye thought for a moment and said, "Let's just have a small banquet at home for the full moon celebration. You should try to stay out of the public eye as much as possible and let Butler Li take care of everything."
Bai Zilin nodded and said, "I know. Our hot pot restaurant is opening tomorrow, so I still have to go and take a look."
The mention of hot pot made Liu Ye hungry again: "Husband, are you hungry? How about we have some hot pot? Do you have any meat slices in the kitchen?"
Bai Zilin kissed her cheek affectionately: "Of course I have. I'll go prepare the things. You lie down and rest for a while. Your back must be hurting from sitting for so long."
"Mmm," Liu Ye lay down on the bed with a happy expression, just waiting to eat hot pot. Time really flies. In the blink of an eye, two years have passed since she transmigrated here, and she even has a son now. Now, when she thinks back to her previous life, it feels like a dream. She looked at her son on the small bed and suddenly felt very afraid of when she would transmigrate back. But then she thought it was impossible. The grass on her grave in her previous life must have grown tall by now. Without a physical body, her soul cannot go back.
Bai Zilin had already set out the food at the restaurant next door when he called Liu Ye to come and eat: "Wife, the dishes and meat are all laid out, come and eat."
Bai Zilin helped Liu Ye up from the bed and then squatted down to put her shoes on. Liu Ye was used to him taking care of her. Ever since she became pregnant, he had developed the habit of putting shoes on her. When Mango wanted to help her put on her shoes, he wouldn't let her, so she just let him do as he pleased.
Arriving at the restaurant next door, Liu Ye saw a table full of delicious food: lamb rolls, beef rolls, pork rolls, tripe and duck intestines, mushrooms, vermicelli, and various green vegetables. She picked up her chopsticks and started cooking. One bite of meat was incredibly fragrant: "Mmm, so delicious, just the right taste. Husband, you should try it too. You made this sesame sauce so perfectly."
Bai Zilin picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks, dipped it in sesame sauce, and took a big bite. He couldn't help but exclaim with admiration, giving a thumbs up: "Delicious! This taste is absolutely amazing! Wife, you're the best for this. I've eaten plenty of meat before, but I never thought it could be cooked like this. The meat slices are so thin and delicious when cooked in the hot pot. The vegetables are also tasty. Wife, the meat is cooked through."
Bai Zilin picked up a piece of tripe for Liu Ye with his chopsticks, and then picked up a piece for himself: "Mmm, delicious."
Liu Ye took a bite of tripe with her chopsticks and ate with obvious enjoyment: "It's so delicious, hehe, husband, are you saying I'm greedy, thinking about food all day long?"
While adding beef slices to the hot pot, Bai Zilin said with a smile, "Hehehe, I think it's good that my wife is a little greedy. Others spend money when they're greedy, but my wife's greed leads to the creation of dishes that can make money. Take these vermicelli, for example. Wasn't it your greed that led to your invention? To be honest, I'm greedy too. I've eaten potatoes since I was a child, and I've also eaten a lot of sweet potatoes. How come I didn't know that sweet potatoes contain the starch you mentioned, which can be used to make vermicelli? And the vermicelli made from it is so delicious and can even be sold for money."
"Our vermicelli factory has made 30,000 taels of silver in profit over the past three months. This month's profit hasn't been released yet, but I estimate it will be quite substantial. In the past two days, we've had a lot more merchants from the north. I was afraid of being recognized, so I had Hei Yi greet them."
"Hehehe, I even want to kowtow to Old Man Liu now to thank him for kicking you out of the Liu family and letting me get a wife for free. Hehehe, my wife, try this beef. It's freshly slaughtered at the manor yesterday, and I sliced it very thinly."
Liu Ye took a bite of beef, the thin slices melting in her mouth: "Mmm, delicious. I don't care about those old Liu family bastards at all. I suddenly thought of Furong. Do you think she's with the Emperor now?"
In the palace, "Your Majesty, push harder! The head is out! Yes, just like that! Ouch, it's out! It's out!"
Furong lay limp on the bed, drenched in sweat. Ignoring her weakness, she looked anxiously at the midwife and asked, "Is it a prince or a princess?"
The midwife held the baby up to show Furong: "Your Majesty, it's a little princess..."
Upon hearing that it was a princess, not the prince she had longed for, Furong closed her eyes in disappointment. She turned her face to the side, her hand under the covers gripping her stomach tightly. Why was it a girl? Why didn't God give her a prince? Last month, Consort La gave birth to a son, which made the Emperor extremely happy. A few days ago, Consort Sha also gave birth to a son, and the Emperor was overjoyed. Why did she have to give birth to a daughter? Why?!
Xiaochun took the baby from the midwife's arms and carried it aside to clean it. Xiaochun and Xiaxia are now both palace maids of Furong; they both entered the palace with Furong.
The nanny sent by the Emperor quietly left the room and immediately reported to Emperor Xuan that Furong had given birth to a daughter. Emperor Xuan threw the memorial in his hand onto the table, his face terribly gloomy: "I know, you may leave."
"Yes." The old nanny left the room with a trembling leg. Emperor Xuan leaned back in his chair with a gloomy face: "The three kingdoms suddenly joined forces to attack my Wuli Kingdom. They must be certain that I have no money to send troops. Humph! There are plenty of rich people in Wuli Kingdom. General Bai, immediately summon the ministers of the court to the palace. Oh, and those royal relatives, Prince Qing, Princess Ruyi, the princes, and the imperial merchants Li family, Sun family, and Wang family. The country is in trouble, and they all have to do their part."
"I obey the order."
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