Chapter 222: Chapter 222: There Is Only One Manbao in the Whole World

The daughter-in-law and mother-in-law chatted as they arrived at the elders’ room.

As soon as they entered the room, Manbao immediately opened her arms for a hug.

Yi Meng, worried that the cold air on her body might transfer to the child, comforted her, “Be good, Manbao. Let Mom warm up a bit, then I’ll hug you later.”

“Okay!”

Seeing that her mother couldn’t hug her right away, Manbao sat straight on the bed, picking at her little feet with her hands, blinking her big round eyes at her mom: “Mom, Manbao is going to be a big sister.”

“What?”

Yi Meng’s hands paused, “Manbao, what did you say?”

Manbao scratched her head again and continued to pick her feet, “Manbao is going to be a big sister.”

As she spoke, the little girl’s eyes were fixed on Yi Meng’s belly.

This scene gave the three adults in the room a jolt.

Mrs. Qi quickly pulled Yi Meng to sit by the bed, “Meng Niang, how long has it been since your last period?”

“I…”

Yi Meng blushed, feeling a bit embarrassed, but her mind quickly started spinning, recalling the date of her last period.

Doing the math, Yi Meng’s face turned green.

Almost half a month late!

Seeing her expression, Mrs. Qi understood right away and exclaimed, “This is a good thing. You wait here, I’ll go find a doctor.”

With that, Mrs. Qi got off the bed and was about to leave.

Qi Zheng hurriedly called his wife back, “Don’t fuss, stay with them here in the room, I’ll go find the doctor.”

Having been left in charge of watching over the granddaughter was fine, but now with a daughter-in-law added to the room, how could he, as the father-in-law, still comfortably stay inside?

It was then that Mrs. Qi realized her oversight and quickly urged, “Then hurry up. Also, don’t make a fuss. Let’s first see how many days late it is.”

“Got it.”

Qi Zheng didn’t look back, scuffling out in his slippers.

Yi Meng advised, “Dad, take your time,” while Mrs. Qi urged her to sit further on the bed.

“Mom, this might not even be true, maybe it isn’t…”

“What’s all this maybe or maybe not? Until the doctor arrives, you just sit quietly on the bed!”

Mrs. Qi glared with wide eyes.

Yi Meng helplessly leaned against the heated wall, sitting at the edge of the bed.

This spot was very warm, and Yi Meng soon broke out in a fine layer of sweat on her forehead.

“Mom, it’s too hot here. Can I sit somewhere else?”

Yi Meng tried to please her, fearing her mother-in-law would reject her request.

Mrs. Qi shot her a glance, grumbling, “It’s best to sit where it’s warm. You don’t even know how to enjoy luxury! Go, go, sit at the edge of the bed!”

Understanding her mother-in-law’s sharp-tongue-soft-heart nature, Yi Meng wasn’t angry and smilingly moved to the edge of the bed.

The edge was less hot, making Yi Meng feel much more comfortable.

By then, Manbao had also climbed over and sat beside Yi Meng, placing a little hand on Yi Meng’s belly: “Mom, Manbao likes a brother.”

“…”

“…”

Yi Meng and Mrs. Qi exchanged a glance, as if seeing the disdain in each other’s eyes…

Another boy?

The Qi Family really wasn’t short on sons or grandsons!

Another boy, might as well not have this child!

Manbao looked at grandma, then at her mom, blinked, and suddenly said, “We can’t not have the brother! Or else there won’t be one in the future.”

“…”

“…”

Speechless yet again, and even more disheartened.

But Mrs. Qi insisted, “Manbao, will there be a sister in the future?”

“Sister?”

Manbao scratched her chin, “Like the brothers call Manbao sister?”

“Yes, like that kind of sister. Would Manbao be happy having a sister too?”

Mrs. Qi tried to coax the little girl into saying the Qi Family might have a daughter.

But Manbao furrowed her brow, not saying a word for a long time.

Thinking the little girl was worried about sharing love with future siblings, Yi Meng was about to comfort her, when she heard Manbao say hesitantly, “But there’s only one Manbao in the world, there’s really no second Manbao to be a sister!”

“No, no, Manbao, your grandma and mom mean, having a sister is good too, no need to be as good as Manbao.”

Mrs. Qi quickly explained, hoping the little girl would eventually mention having a sister.

Still, Manbao shook her head, “Grandma, no matter the comparison to Manbao, Manbao can only have a brother, that’s something that can’t be changed.”

Such a serious expression, if the topic were different, Yi Meng and Mrs. Qi would’ve melted from the cuteness.

But now, they just hoped to hear something about having a sister.

To their dismay, after those words, the little girl fell back onto the bed, rolling left and right, not at all happy.

Poor Mrs. Qi and her daughter-in-law.

“This is quite something, how is it another boy?”

Mrs. Qi remarked disdainfully, glancing at Yi Meng’s belly.

Yi Meng, both amused and frustrated, could only comfort, “Mom, we don’t really know what’s happening yet. Let’s wait till the doctor examines.”

When Qi Zheng went to find the doctor, he only mentioned it as checking a safe pulse for the fourth daughter-in-law, but the two doctors exchanged a glance and actually both put on their jackets and came over.

Yin Cheng first took the pulse, his eyebrow slightly raised, a faint smile appearing at the corners of his eyes, yet said nothing, stepping aside.

Qin Minglang took the pulse next, immediately smiling, “Congratulations, sir and madam. Your fourth daughter-in-law is pregnant, over a month now.”

“Truly pregnant?”

Though initially dismayed at potentially having another grandson, when she heard it confirmed, Mrs. Qi couldn’t hide her joy, “Good, good, good. Meng Niang, from today on, you just rest and nurture the baby.”

Yi Meng laughed, “Mom, this isn’t my first child. It’s not that precious.”

“What do you know? You take good care of yourself, and maybe you’ll have a sweet little daughter.”

Mrs. Qi glared at Yi Meng.

Honestly, how could she be so clueless and worrisome?

Yi Meng, at these words, didn’t know how to respond.

Though having Manbao as a daughter was wonderful, she truly hoped for more daughters, if she could.

Yin Cheng and Qin Minglang exchanged a knowing glance, both a bit at a loss for words.

They were supposed to keep it secret for three months, but such matters naturally should be known to the family.

They pondered revealing it during dinner, but Qi Zheng suddenly brought up another matter, “Old lady, did you tell the fourth daughter-in-law about just now?”

“What matter?”

Mrs. Qi looked confused.

Qi Zheng sighed, feeling helpless, but having no other choice, he personally told Yi Meng about Manbao’s idea to build a house for outsiders.

“Build a house for outsiders?”

Yi Meng looked at Manbao in surprise, “Daughter, tell Mom who you want to live in this house?”

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