Chapter 874: 876, If You Can Bear It, Then Bear It (Second Update)

The two entered the house.

Zhou Jin and Duanmu Canghai were watching TV in the living room.

"Mom and Dad, we’re back." Duanmu Zhe and Mo Qingyi walked in hand in hand from outside.

"Little Zhe and Qingyi are back," Zhou Jin said with a smile, looking up, "This is the jackfruit Uncle Lin brought over this morning. It’s really sweet. Come and try some."

Two plates of peeled jackfruit were on the table, golden in color, full of flesh, and emitting a mildly sweet aroma.

However, as soon as Mo Qingyi smelled the scent, she covered her nose and ran to the bathroom, squatting beside the toilet and vomiting violently.

The sense of smell of a pregnant woman is different from others.

Seeing Mo Qingyi like this, Duanmu Zhe was just about to follow, but Duanmu Canghai pulled Duanmu Zhe back, looking a bit anxious, "What’s wrong with your wife? The jackfruit doesn’t even stink, why is she reacting so strongly?"

Zhou Jin glanced at the jackfruit on the table and then at Mo Qingyi in the bathroom. A glint of realization flashed in her eyes, and she immediately stood up, grabbing Duanmu Zhe’s hand tightly, "Little Zhe, tell Mom, is Qingyi... is she pregnant?"

Indeed, a woman’s intuition can be much finer than a man’s.

Duanmu Zhe looked at Zhou Jin and nodded seriously, "Yes, Mom, congratulations, you’re going to be a grandmother."

"Really?" Zhou Jin’s voice shook with excitement, her eyes brimming with tears.

The heartache she felt upon seeing Mo Qingyi’s infertility report was equal to the elation she felt now!

"Really!" Duanmu Zhe nodded, "You’re truly going to be a grandmother!"

Zhou Jin burst into tears immediately.

Duanmu Canghai was still relatively calm; he turned to Duanmu Zhe and asked in a deep voice, "So, am I going to be a grandfather?"

The term ’grandfather’ felt very unfamiliar.

Duanmu Canghai had never been a grandfather before; he had only been a grandfather-in-law.

"Yes, Mom and Dad, congratulations, you’re about to be promoted," Duanmu Zhe was equally thrilled.

"Canghai..." Zhou Jin hugged Duanmu Canghai uncontrollably.

Duanmu Canghai hugged his wife tightly, murmuring, "Good, this is really wonderful, so wonderful..."

After they embraced for a moment, Zhou Jin immediately pushed Duanmu Canghai away, wiping the tears from her face, she turned to Duanmu Zhe, "Go check on Qingyi and see how she is doing!"

"Alright, I’ll go right now." Duanmu Zhe ran towards the washroom.

Watching Duanmu Zhe leave, Zhou Jin took the two plates of jackfruit to Duanmu Canghai’s hands, "Canghai, distribute these plates of jackfruit to Auntie Wu and the others, then have someone prepare some acidic and sweet fruits, and also, by the way, heat up a glass of milk. Never mind, I’ll heat the milk myself, just go and prepare what I told you."

"Got it, I’ll go right away." Duanmu Canghai carried the jackfruit toward the servants’ quarters.

Zhou Jin went to heat the milk.

Pregnant women should drink more milk to replenish their energy.

The couple sprang into action.

Thus, when Mo Qingyi and Duanmu Zhe came out, the spacious living room was unexpectedly empty.

"Where are Mom and Dad?" Mo Qingyi looked around curiously.

Duanmu Zhe also a bit baffled, said, "They couldn’t have sneaked off to the bedroom to secretly eat the jackfruit because you couldn’t stand its smell, could they?" He noticed the absence of the two plates of jackfruit from the table.

Mo Qingyi raised an eyebrow slightly, "That shouldn’t be possible, right?" Zhou Jin and Duanmu Canghai were not those sorts of people.

No sooner had she spoken than Zhou Jin came over with a warm glass of milk from the kitchen’s direction, "Qingyi, Mom warmed some milk for you, drink it while it’s hot."

Duanmu Canghai also came from another direction with a tray full of fresh fruits, "Qingyi, these are the fresh fruits your Mom asked me to prepare for you. I wasn’t sure what you liked most, so I had a little bit of everything prepared."

"Come on, drink the milk first, then eat the fruit." Zhou Jin took Mo Qingyi to sit on the sofa and continued, "Qingyi, pregnant women should drink more milk; it helps with calcium supplement, and it’s also good for the baby’s skin."

Mo Qingyi looked at Zhou Jin with some surprise, "Mom, you already know?"

"Yes, Little Zhe told us, you really should have informed us about something as big as pregnancy!" Zhou Jin chided.

Mo Qingyi smiled faintly, "I just confirmed my pregnancy today. Before that, it was simply a guess."

Zhou Jin said with a laugh, "Have you been to the hospital? How far along are you? When is the due date, so I can prepare everything."

Mo Qingyi shook her head slightly, "I haven’t been to the hospital yet, but I had my sister-in-law check my pulse. She said I’m almost one month pregnant now."

Zhou Jin had absolute trust in Chu Jin’s medical skills.

Hearing this, Zhou Jin nodded and said with a smile, "Based on that, your due date should be around May next year. That’s a good time, the weather is neither cold nor hot, perfect for the confinement period."

Duanmu Canghai then spoke up, "Qingyi, you’ve been injured before, and now that you’re pregnant, you should be even more careful. Tomorrow, let Little Zhe help your brother report that it’s best you don’t go to the military base until the baby reaches its first hundred days. Stay home and take good care of yourself."

"Exactly, exactly, your dad has thought everything through. Little Zhe, hurry up and take care of this matter tomorrow," Zhou Jin also added.

"Alright, mom and dad, don’t worry," Duanmu Zhe was very happy as well.

"That’s wonderful... truly wonderful..." Zhou Jin held Mo Qingyi’s hand, her face brimming with joy.

The next day.

Chu Jin and Mo Zhixuan came to visit the Duanmu Family with Bao Bao and Bei Bei.

Chu Jin’s main purpose was to bring medicine for Mo Qingyi.

Upon hearing Chu Jin’s words, Zhou Jin said with surprise, "Madam Chu, does Qingyi need to take so many medicines?" Medicine has its toxic side, and Zhou Jin was worried about the effects on the fetus.

Chu Jin said with a light smile, "Auntie, you don’t need to worry, the medicines I’ve prescribed are all for stabilizing the pregnancy and won’t affect either the adults or the child. Qingyi has been injured before, so her constitution differs from that of an ordinary pregnant woman. She needs to pay more attention to rest, avoid overwork, and not get angry. We will need to trouble you and uncle to look after her more in our daily life."

"Alright, Madam Chu, we will certainly pay more attention. But are you sure the medicine is alright?" Zhou Jin was still somewhat concerned.

How many pregnant women these days take medicine?

Chu Jin shook her head slightly, "It’s really fine, please don’t worry."

Mo Qingyi took hold of Zhou Jin’s hand to comfort her, "Mom, don’t worry. Don’t you trust my sister-in-law’s medical skills? These traditional medicines don’t have the strong side effects that Western medicines do."

With those words, Zhou Jin was reassured, "Then I’ll leave everything in Madam Chu’s capable hands."

"You’re too polite, we’re all family here," Chu Jin said with a faint smile.

Bao Bao and Bei Bei were playing very happily at the side.

Mo Qingyi, looking at Bao Bao and Bei Bei, her face showing a hint of a smile, called out, "Bao Bao, Bei Bei, come here for a moment."

"Auntie!" Bao Bao and Bei Bei ran over to Mo Qingyi without a moment’s delay.

"Bao Bao and Bei Bei, do you think auntie has a little brother or a little sister in her belly?" Mo Qingyi, touching her stomach, looked at Bao Bao and Bei Bei with a smile.

Previously, Bao Bao had accurately predicted the gender of Ding Siyu’s child in her belly, so surely today he could do it again.

Mo Qingyi was filled with anticipation for Bao Bao and Bei Bei’s answer.

"It’s a little brother," Bao Bao and Bei Bei said in unison.

"Really?" Mo Qingyi arched her brows, a smile playing at her lips.

Chu Jin patted Bao Bao and Bei Bei’s little heads and said softly, "Right now, the baby in auntie’s belly is not fully developed yet, how can you two tell?" An embryo at one month was still like a little tadpole, so the credibility of Bao Bao and Bei Bei’s claim was not high.

"It’s a brother!" Bei Bei patted his chest, "I guarantee it!"

"Yes!" Bao Bao was also very serious, "I guarantee it too!"

The children couldn’t actually see, but rather they possessed a special ability. As soon as Mo Qingyi asked the question, the words ’little brother’ naturally flashed in their minds.

Of course, whether this was reliable or not was another matter.

Seeing the two children so adorable, everyone else laughed softly.

The imperial palace.

In the east wing room.

Tong Qiaoqiao was educating Little Jinzi with Li Xiangzhi.

Li Xiangzhi spoke earnestly, "Little Jinzi, you must make your grandmother proud. You have to outdo Bao Bao and Bei Bei."

Little Jinzi pouted, his eyes red as he said, "Mom, Grandma, I don’t like Bao Bao and Bei Bei at all! Let’s leave here quickly!"

Back at home, Little Jinzi was a little tyrant who could bully other kids as he pleased, and none of them dared to fight back. But since arriving at the Mo family, he’d lost this privilege.

Bao Bao and Bei Bei were not ones to mess with. Without even touching them, they would fight back immediately!

They didn’t know to yield to him at all!

Little Jinzi was used to bullying others. Now, he couldn’t bully Bao Bao and Bei Bei, which made him very uncomfortable!

So he didn’t want to stay here. He wanted to go back to the place he’d lived before and become the little tyrant again, bullying anyone he wanted without anyone daring to retaliate!

Upon hearing this, Tong Qiaoqiao squatted down to be at eye level with Tong Tianjin and then spoke.

"Tianjin, this place is the imperial palace, not somewhere just anyone can live. Besides, you live here with the best foods and drinks and so many fun things to do. If you leave, you’ll never find a place as good as this. Think about where we used to live. Can it compare to here? Have you ever played in such a big amusement park before? Have you ever eaten so many delicious things? This is what the imperial palace has to offer. Think about it, do you still want to leave?"

Tong Tianjin thought about the changes since coming here and then shook his head, "I won’t leave, I want to stay here. But, Mom, I really hate Bao Bao and Bei Bei, they are bad kids! And Xiangru and Yimo, they actually want me to call them auntie and uncle! I am older than them! They should call me big brother! I really hate them! I don’t want to play with them!"

Li Xiangzhi laughed, "You don’t need to bother about those wild kids Xiangru and Yimo. Don’t call them any auntie or uncle. I don’t know where they get the nerve to make you call them that – they’re just foundlings! You don’t know how many times more noble you are! It’s only Tong Zhi who thinks of those two foundlings as treasures. It’s truly embarrassing!"

Tong Qiaoqiao immediately stopped Li Xiangzhi’s words, "Mom, don’t talk nonsense in front of Tianjin, be careful not to offend Tong Zhi."

"Afraid of her? Why should I be?" Li Xiangzhi sneered coldly. "We don’t live off her, and what I said is just the truth. She should look at what kind of pedigree our Little Jinzi has and then look at those two wild children. They actually want our Little Jinzi to call them auntie and uncle – where does she get such gall! Little Jinzi, you don’t bother with them, just call them by their names. You’re a genuine bloodline of the Tong family, how can you be compared to those wild foundlings?"

Li Xiangzhi did not take Tong Zhi seriously.

Especially after Tong Zhi proposed to the Mo family matriarch last night that they should move out of the imperial palace as soon as possible.

Tong Zhi really knew how to meddle. How did their living in the imperial palace bother her?

Why should she put her oar in?

The more Li Xiangzhi thought about it, the more upset she became.

Upon hearing this, Tong Tianjin nodded seriously, "Alright, Grandma, I understand." Little Tianjin was so young but already so full of himself, thinking he was above everyone else because of his Tong family bloodline.

Li Xiangzhi went on, "Little Jinzi, but for now, you can’t have any conflicts with Bao Bao and Bei Bei, understand? Even if you want to bully them, you can only do it sneakily, placing obstacles in their path – you can’t make it obvious. On the surface, you still have to get along with them well."

After all, Bao Bao and Bei Bei are the Mo family’s direct lineage.

Plus, according to Li Xiangzhi’s observations from last night, the Mo family matriarch didn’t seem to dislike the twins as much as she’d imagined; on the contrary, she seemed rather fond of them.

Li Xiangzhi was uncertain if this fondness was genuine or just a performance for their benefit.

So, Little Jinzi must not offend Bao Bao and Bei Bei for the time being.

"Why though? I just find them annoying, and I really want to beat them!" Tong Tianjin said through clenched teeth!

Li Xiangzhi sighed, feeling sorry to see her grandson so aggrieved. Then she said,

"Little Jinzi, be good. We are under someone else’s roof here. Just like Bao Bao said last night, this is their home. While in their home, we must keep our heads down and make everyone happy, especially your great-aunt. If you can make her happy, you’ll get whatever you want in the future."

Tong Tianjin looked at Li Xiangzhi, puzzled, "Grandma, why isn’t this our home? I like it here, and I like that huge amusement park. But Bao Bao says he is the owner of the amusement park, even though I am older and have the Tong family’s bloodline. If anyone should be the owner, it should be me! How can it be his turn?"

Discontentment filled Tong Tianjin’s face as he spoke.

Li Xiangzhi smiled and said, "Little Jinzi, you are a sensible child. If you listen to Grandma, all of this will belong to you one day, including that large amusement park. Without your permission, no one else will be allowed to play there! As for Bao Bao and Bei Bei, they will be like two piles of dog poo; you’ll be able to bully them however you want!"

As long as Tong Qiaoqiao successfully becomes involved with Mo Zhixuan, and Little Tianjin proves himself superior to Bao Bao and Bei Bei, he will naturally inherit everything in due course.

The water from one’s own pond shouldn’t flow into others’ fields. After all, Tong Tianjin’s surname is Tong.

It’s always necessary to help one’s own family.

The Mo family matriarch isn’t a fool.

She knew what she had to do.

Li Xiangzhi had planned the future very well.

Bao Bao and Bei Bei were worthless, and it was only right that the excellent Tong Tianjin would inherit the leadership.

Upon hearing this, Tong Tianjin’s eyes lit up, and he asked in some disbelief, "Grandma, is everything you said true? Will I be the leader in the future? Can I bully Bao Bao and Bei Bei as much as I want?"

"Of course, you are Grandma’s little darling, and Grandma would never lie to you," Li Xiangzhi said with a smug smile in her eyes, "But from now on, you must listen to Grandma. Whatever Grandma tells you to do, you do it, got it?"

"Ok, Grandma, I’ll listen to everything you say," Tong Tianjin nodded.

"My little Tianjin is so obedient," Li Xiangzhi said with satisfaction as she caressed Tianjin’s cheeks, then picked up a bowl of bird’s nest soup from the table and handed it to him, adding, "Tianjin, this is the bird’s nest your mother stewed personally for your grandaunt. But since your mother got up too early and caught a cold, she can’t deliver it herself, so you’ll bring it to her, ok? Remember to have a good chat with your grandaunt and make her laugh a lot."

Looking at Tong Qiaoqiao, Tianjin asked with some confusion, "Grandma, isn’t my mother standing right there in good health?" Besides, this bird’s nest wasn’t even stewed by Tong Qiaoqiao; it was stewed by the servants...

Li Xiangzhi laughed, "Just remember that from now on, your mother caught a cold because she got up early to stew bird’s nest."

Tong Tianjin was a clever child, and upon hearing this, he immediately understood Li Xiangzhi’s meaning and nodded quickly, "Ok, Grandma, I will definitely let Grand-Aunt know about my mom’s filial piety."

"Good, off you go," Li Xiangzhi said as she patted little Tianjin’s head and continued, "Also, find a chance to show your grandaunt the new special ability you’ve learned recently."

Without comparison, there is no hurt.

Those two little useless ones surely didn’t possess even a hint of special ability.

If the old Madam Mo could only see such an outstanding child like little Tianjin, she would surely grow more and more disgusted with those two useless children, transferring all her care and love onto Tianjin.

Li Xiangzhi’s calculations were clicking and clacking in her mind.

Old and cunning, that was all there was to it.

Unfortunately, in her scheming, she ended up losing the grand Tong family.

Little Tianjin went off with the bird’s nest towards where old Madam Mo stayed.

Watching Tianjin’s retreating figure, Li Xiangzhi stood up from the ground and said with a smile, "Next, we should prepare for the second step." Time was pressing; they had to accelerate the pace and complete the entire plan.

Tong Qiaoqiao nodded.

Old Madam Mo sat in the living room, knitting sweaters for Bao Bao and Bei Bei.

Although one could buy ready-made sweaters nowadays, old Madam Mo insisted on knitting sweaters for Bao Bao and Bei Bei every year before the fall.

She wasn’t knitting sweaters, but weaving a dense affection.

She loved Bao Bao and Bei Bei, perhaps even more than she loved herself.

"Grandaunt," little Tianjin said, carrying the bird’s nest steadily towards old Madam Mo.

"Tianjin, you’re here, where is your mother?" old Madam Mo lifted her gaze to Tianjin.

Although last night’s behavior had displeased old Madam Mo, after all, it was in the past, and since Tianjin was just a child, there was no need to take him too seriously. Not every child could be as outstanding, sensible, and obedient as Bao Bao and Bei Bei.

Just the thought of the two adorable Bao Bao and Bei Bei filled old Madam Mo’s eyes with doting smiles.

To take a step back, since Tianjin was now the only lineage of the Tong family, it was bearable, so old Madam Mo bore with it.

Anyway, they wouldn’t stay in the imperial palace for too many days.

Little Tianjin handed the bird’s nest to old Madam Mo, "Grandaunt, my mom has a slight cold, so she can’t visit you for now, but this bird’s nest is specially stewed by her for you, for a full five hours. Please try it."

Upon hearing this, a flicker of surprise crossed old Madam Mo’s eyes, "Your mother is thoughtful." Tong Qiaoqiao was also a good child with filial piety, to think that she would stew bird’s nest herself for her.

Tianjin said with a smile, "Grandaunt, this is what my mom should do. You are the elder, and she is the younger, it’s right for her to honor you. And just like my mom, I will also take good care of you in the future." Influenced by Li Xiangzhi and Tong Qiaoqiao, Tianjin’s insincere words flowed easily.

But old Madam Mo listened with great pleasure, for children don’t speak falsehoods, and besides, this Tong Tianjin was of the Tong family’s bloodline, and the Tong family were always upright, virtuous, and kind.

"Good child," old Madam Mo’s face brimmed with kindness, "Then let me taste this bird’s nest soup."

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