Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 1395: Extra Story 22: Pregnancy, Suspicion_2

Before Mo Yan could speak, the chubby girl grew discontent. She put down her soup bowl and glared, saying, "Clearly it’s Dad’s fault for not giving Mom a little brother. How can you blame Wanwan for being naughty?"

Upon hearing these candid words, the couple was stunned into silence. Mo Yan was the quicker to react, immediately covering her chubby daughter’s mouth and scolding with a stern face, "What kind of talk is that? Mom is in a bad mood, and it has nothing to do with you or your dad."

Unexpectedly, the little one had overheard the conversation between herself and Mom while playing with her little uncle and had blurted out the reason. She really... really wanted to spank her!

The chubby girl blinked back her grievance, silently accusing her mother of being "unreasonable."

Mo Yan had no time to attend to her chubby daughter, as she dryly explained to her husband, whose face was as dark as water, "Don’t listen to the child’s nonsense. My bad mood has nothing to do with that; don’t take it to heart."

Xiao Ruiyuan looked at his wife and could see right through her lie. He reached out with a somewhat stiff hand and patted her shoulder, intending to say it was all right, but the words just wouldn’t come out. Instead, a dense guilt suddenly welled up in his heart.

But Mo Yan misunderstood, thinking he was concerned about the issue and began to explain anxiously, "My mother came today and talked about children. It’s not something we can control though. It’s just a bit regrettable to think about it. Having a chubby daughter is already enough to worry about. Aren’t we happy as a family of three without a son? I’m only worried about the idle gossip you might face outside, so don’t take it to heart."

Xiao Ruiyuan took a deep breath, wrapped his arms around his wife and daughter in the middle, and shook his head, "As a husband, I don’t mind at all, and I’ve never taken those idle talks seriously. I am just very sorry to have let my wife endure these unnecessary annoyances..."

Mo Yan quickly shook her head, "There’s no such thing. Others can say whatever they want - what does it have to do with me? As long as you don’t mind it’s fine. Besides, not being able to give our chubby girl a little brother or sister is not your fault. You haven’t done anything wrong to me."

"Yanyan..."

Xiao Ruiyuan held his wife and daughter tightly, hiding an unspeakable secret in a corner of his heart.

The chubby girl sandwiched in the middle was extremely distressed. The sister and brother at Aunt Liu’s place had little brothers and sisters to play with. She could only play with her little uncle, but he was too big to hug, too big to tease, and she really, really wanted a soft little brother or sister. Why couldn’t her dad and mom make one appear for her?

The chubby girl’s anguish was of course unknown to the couple. The matter of having a second child came to a temporary halt without any adverse effects on the couple’s relationship.

Xiao Ruiyuan worried that someone might disrespect Mo Yan over the lack of a son. Whenever the family of three went out, they left in a grand manner, a complete change from their usual low profile; whenever Mo Yan had to attend an unavoidable banquet or tea party, if he was free, he would personally escort her, flaunting their loving relationship in the faces of those ladies and misses. With their witty and sensible chubby daughter outshining other children her age, many were envious and resentful, thinking Princess Hejia was truly fortunate.

Unconcerned about the reactions of others, the family of three lived their days worry-free as if there were no troubles at all. But this all came to an abrupt halt one day after autumn when Mo Yan suddenly fainted in the study!

Upon receiving the news, Xiao Ruiyuan didn’t even bother to ask for leave, rushing back from the military barracks and plunging straight into the bedroom.

By then, Mo Yan had awakened and was sitting up in bed talking to the chubby girl.

The chubby girl sat beside the bed, pressing her ear against her mother’s belly and occasionally poking it with her finger, curiously mumbling something to her mother.

Seeing her husband return, Mo Yan’s face lit up with a joyful smile. Before she could speak, the eager chubby girl blurted out first, "Dad, come quick! There’s a little brother hiding in Mom’s belly, come see!"

"How could this be?" Xiao Ruiyuan was struck as though by lightning, frozen on the spot, uttering an incredulous cry, his face showing more shock than joy.

Seeing this, the smile on Mo Yan’s face gradually stiffened.

The chubby girl, failing to notice the off vibes from her parents, and seeing that her father seemed skeptical, promptly got off the chair, scurried to her father, and tugged at his big hand to lead him to the bed, "Dad, it’s true. There really is a little brother hiding in Mom’s belly. Grandpa Du said so himself!"

Xiao Ruiyuan snapped back to reality and met his wife’s inquiring gaze. His eyes flashed, and he instinctively covered up, "My lady, is this true? Are you really pregnant?"

Mo Yan looked deeply at her husband and challenged, "I’m pregnant and it seems to me that my husband isn’t happy. Or is it that, my husband doesn’t want me to be pregnant?"

"Nonsense!" Xiao Ruiyuan retorted without thinking, countering Mo Yan’s words, "My lady’s sudden pregnancy has taken me by surprise, why would I not want you to be pregnant?"

Mo Yan watched her husband quietly, as if gauging the truth behind his words. After a long moment, she suddenly smiled and teased, "My husband’s reaction was so strange just now, I thought you didn’t like this child!"

Xiao Ruiyuan’s expression changed, and he mildly rebuked, "You’re talking nonsense again. It’s my child. How could I not like it?"

Mo Yan smiled, seemingly believing his words.

The chubby girl glanced between her dad and mom, inexplicably frightened. She instinctively extended her small hand, grabbing her dad’s hand with one and her mom’s with the other, and blinking her eyes she said, "Dad, Mom, Wanwan has been waiting so long for a little brother. You must make the little brother appear. Wanwan will be good, and give all the tasty and fun things to the little brother."