At this point, all the adults didn't dare to say anything and picked up their chopsticks to continue eating.
After a while, the atmosphere at the table became lively again.
Only then did Xia Xingchen breathe a sigh of relief.
He suddenly turned around and gave her a serious look, which made her heart shudder.
She held the spoon and muttered, "I have a bad feeling..."
"Your premonition is wrong." Bai Yeqing held her left hand on her leg and smiled charmingly. Before she could let go of her worries, he continued, "It's not bad, it's... very bad."
"..." Xia Xingchen was embarrassed and observed a moment of silence for himself.
Because of yesterday's engagement and the pills she swallowed, she had already offended him, and now he came up with the bad idea of 'learning from a puppy'. Adding these things together, I'm afraid he wants to skin her alive.
Xia Xingchen sighed and couldn't even drink the porridge.
After dinner, a group of people set off fireworks as usual. This is Xia Dabai's favorite, and he followed the old man around early.
The gorgeous fireworks rose into the sky, and everyone went out and looked up. The sky, lit up by the fireworks, was colorful and festive.
The old lady gave red envelopes to the whole family, saying that everyone was busy on the first day of the new year and no one was there, so she didn't prepare anything, so today was a good time to make up for it.
Xia Dabai was the one who gained the most. Not only did the old man and the old lady give red envelopes, but also his grandmother Shen Min and his aunt Bai Suye gave big red envelopes.
Even Aunt Lin gave one.
Xia Dabai was overjoyed. Holding the red envelope, he was calculating in his little head how many lollipops and candied haws he could buy.
It looks like he has enough lollipops for the whole year! However, he still has to save some money to prepare gifts for his little sister who will be born soon. But if it is another little brother like him, there will be no gifts.
… … … … …
After the fireworks were set off, the freshly cooked dumplings came out of the pot. Aunt Lin carefully put them in a thermos and handed them to Bai Yeqing.
The old lady also brought out a lot of parenting books, and insisted that Bai Yeqing take them home to study hard. Bai Yeqing had no choice but to move all the books into the car.
The family first went around to Bei Siyuan to deliver dumplings. When they arrived at Mr. Bai's ward, Mrs. Lanting was there.
She sat on the bed, holding Mr. Bai's hand, and fell asleep on the bed. Even in their dreams, the two held hands tightly, never letting go of each other.
Xia Xingchen couldn't help but feel a little sour when watching this scene. Suddenly, she couldn't imagine how lonely the other would be if one of them left first.
In the end, they did not wake up the two people. They just found a blanket and gently draped it over Mrs. Lanting's shoulders, gently put the dumplings down, and left the ward to find the head nurse.
"We have no problem merging them into one ward as long as they don't mind." The treatment in the VVIP ward is designed to meet any requests made by VVIP patients, no matter what means are used.
"Then please prepare yourself."
After communicating with the head nurse and checking on the two of them, they came out of the hospital hand in hand.
… … … … … …
The first thing they did when they returned to the Presidential Palace was to give out red envelopes. After everyone from top to bottom wished them a happy new year, Bai Yeqing asked them to go to bed first.
After a while, the Presidential Palace was peaceful and comfortable.
Xia Xingchen carefully put the books he brought back from Zhongshan into the study. When he returned to his room, he heard two voices, one large and one small, coming from the bathroom in the master bedroom.
"Xiaobai, hurry up. If you dawdle any longer, I'm going to fall asleep." Xia Dabai muttered while yawning.
"Go to sleep if you're tired."
"That won't work. If you don't learn from the puppy, I will definitely not be able to sleep."
“… What logic.”
"Humph! You're willing to gamble and refuse to admit defeat."
"When did I lose to you? That was because you and your mother were cheating!"
"I'm not a scoundrel. It's obviously you who couldn't resist the honey trap! If you didn't kiss our Dabao, wouldn't you have lost to me?"
"Your Dabao wants me to kiss her. If I don't, won't she be embarrassed?"
"I don't care! You're going to lose anyway. Hurry up! I want to sleep!" Xia Dabai urged.
Xia Xingchen tiptoed to the bathroom door, only to see the child holding his foamy little head and rubbing against his father. At first, Bai Yeqing leaned in the bathtub flipping through a parenting book, pretending not to hear him, thinking he was annoying. But later, he couldn't stand his repeated nagging and just said "oh oh" twice perfunctorily.
Xia Dabai rolled his eyes, feeling extremely bored. That was not just a puppy barking, it was more like a wolf howling.
But Xia Xingchen outside couldn't help but burst out laughing.
As soon as she finished laughing, she was immediately given a cold look from inside. She turned and ran away, saying, "Dabai, I'll sleep with you tonight! I'll wait for you in the bed!"
Xia Dabai was feeling bored just now, but when he heard what Dabao said, he immediately jumped out of the bathtub, took his son Xiaobai's bath towel and wrapped himself up, not caring about the white foam on his head.
"You haven't washed your hair yet." Bai Yeqing reminded.
"It's okay. I'll take a bath with Dabao and let Dabao help me." He showed off and twisted his little butt proudly. "Xiaobai, you can take your time to bathe by yourself."
"… "
Bai Yeqing's lips twitched. Lying alone in the bathtub, he suddenly felt quite miserable.
You little bastard, you actually dared to steal his wife!
… … … … …
Xia Xingchen gave the child a bath, then took a bath herself, put on pajamas and lay on the child's bed.
After Xia Dabai knew that she had a little sister in her belly—of course, he was determined that it must be a little sister in her belly—he felt happy and wonderful. He touched her belly with his little hands and asked with big eyes blinking: "Dabao, did I grow up in your belly before?"
"Um."
"Then how did my little sister and I get in?"
"..." Xia Xingchen didn't know how to answer. Nowadays, the topics of 'conception' and 'childbirth' are popularized with children very early. However, now that the child asked her, she really didn't know how to answer.
"You can ask Xiaobai some other day."
"Then I'll go ask now."
"… "
Xia Dabai said that wind is rain, climbed down from the bed, and ran out. She couldn't even shout.
After a while, Xia Dabai came back running.
The little body climbed onto the bed, "Xiao Bai said that he stuffed me and my sister into your stomach."
“…” After hearing this, Xia Xingchen blushed.
Xia Dabai was still asking: "Then how did you put it in? Did you put it in through the belly button?"
"..." Xia Xingchen didn't plan to pay attention to her son anymore. She just closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. She said dazedly, "I want to sleep~~ Mom is pregnant with my little sister, so I'm very sleepy."