RPAGF Chapter 281 Liu's belly is in labor
Chapter 281 Liu's belly is in labor
Lin Xiaotang patted her chest and assured her, "Just show your support, and you can eat whatever you want at the restaurant. We have plenty of braised pig's trotters."
Wang Jiaojiao covered her mouth and chuckled, thinking that Xiaotang was a very interesting little girl. Although she was young, she knew more than she did, and they got along very well.
She glanced at the storybook Xiao Jiu had placed next to the braised pig's trotters on the table and asked curiously, "Xiao Tang, what's this?"
Lin Xiaotang quickly opened the storybook wrapped in paper and handed it to Wang Jiaojiao.
"When I came, I wanted to buy you a gift as a greeting present, but your family is the richest in Dushui County, and everything you eat, wear, and use is the best. I was afraid that if I bought something too cheap, you wouldn't like it, so I went to the bookstore and bought two storybooks. I think that with your status, you must rarely go out, so reading some travelogues to learn more about the outside world would be very good."
Wang Jiaojiao held the book with great joy, hugging it to her chest like a treasure.
"Oh my god, Xiaotang, you're so thoughtful! I love this travelogue. I'll love any gift you give me. Although my family is quite wealthy, I'm not like those rich young ladies who are particular about the quality and appearance of everything. As long as I like it, it's a treasure to me, regardless of its value."
She turned to look at Butler Wang, and said with a hint of coquetry, "Uncle Wang, please don't tell my father about Xiaotang giving me the travelogue. I asked you to keep it a secret and secretly help Xiaotang, but you messed things up for me, so I won't hold it against you, okay?"
what?
She has to hide it from her dad even when she's reading a travelogue?
Although this wealthy Wang was a merchant, he was not a boorish man. The Wang family was very disciplined and had a very upright family tradition.
It seems that she hadn't considered things thoroughly enough.
Butler Wang looked troubled and struggled with the decision in his heart. In the end, he couldn't resist the young lady's expectant eyes and had no choice but to compromise and agree.
"Alright, I won't say anything."
"Oh, Xiaotang, is this your sister? She looks just like you."
Wang Jiaojiao reached out and rubbed Xiaoyu's cheeks. She really liked the soft and cuddly Xiaoyu. She ordered the maid to go to the kitchen to fetch some pastries and tea. She also asked the maid to pack a food box with colorful pastries of various flavors for Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu almost drooled when she saw the pastries. Ever since her older sister started doing business with their parents last year, the family has gradually made money. Her father and sister have bought her snacks quite often, and she has eaten pastries a few times. But this is the first time she has seen so many pastries at once.
Good heavens, how much money must have been spent on all these pastries?
She was so happy she could hardly speak, she just kept giggling.
Lin Xiaotang reached out and flicked Xiaoyu's nose, saying, "What are you grinning about? Hurry up and thank Miss Wang!"
Wang Jiaojiao quickly said, "Why call me Miss Wang? It sounds too formal. Call me Sister Jiaojiao."
Xiaoyu quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Sister Jiaojiao, for giving us so many delicious pastries."
Wang Jiaojiao chuckled and said, "Silly little sister, you haven't even eaten them yet, how do you know these pastries are delicious?"
Xiaoyu blushed and said shyly, "These pastries are very pretty, like flowers, and they smell nice too. They must taste delicious."
A maidservant came forward to pour tea, and everyone ate the pastries that the maidservant brought to the table, drank the tea, and chatted and laughed for a while.
As it was getting dark, Lin Xiaotang suggested that they should hurry home, otherwise their family would get worried if they didn't see them for a long time.
Ever since she was kidnapped a month ago, her parents have not let her go out, fearing that such a terrible thing would happen again. So Wang Jiaojiao is bored at home every day and feels like she is about to get sick from being cooped up. When someone finally comes to visit her, they leave before she has even finished chatting.
She said reluctantly, "Xiao Tang, when you have time, please remember to come and play with me. My parents won't let me go out, for fear that another kidnapping will happen. I'm an adult now, I'll learn my lesson after being kidnapped once. Besides, those traffickers have already been arrested, but they still can't let go."
Wealthy people value their lives more. Their daughter had already been kidnapped once, so it was perfectly normal for the Wang family to keep her from leaving the house.
She comforted her, saying, "The world outside is dangerous. Your family has strict rules, so you rarely go out and know little about the outside world. Your parents are worried about your safety. Unless it's something important, try to go out as little as possible."
The two exchanged a few more words before Wang Jiaojiao and the housekeeper saw them out.
When Lin Xiaotang and Xiao Jiu returned home with their younger sister, everyone gathered in the yard to discuss going out to look for them.
It seems that not only is Wang, the wealthy woman, worried about her daughter, but her entire extended family is also very concerned about them.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the three children return.
Shen Qianchuan was very happy to see that Xiao Jiu had bought writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, and encouraged Xiao Jiu to study hard and try to pass the imperial examinations.
He felt that he was definitely not cut out for studying, and that doing business was more suitable for him.
Everyone was busy braising pig's trotters. A few days later, Lin Xiaotang noticed that two gardenia trees in the yard had sprouted and had grown to about half the height of a chopstick. Another one had also grown outside the gate.
There were five gardenia fruits in total, meaning only three sprouted, while the other two rotted.
Fortunately, some sprouted. When they grow bigger and more leafy, we can cut some off and propagate them to produce more.
A month later.
Just as the turmeric in the fields of Guihua Village in the countryside was ripening and the villagers were about to harvest, Liu's pregnancy also began.
Liu was holding her back as she gathered the clothes that had been drying in the yard when suddenly her stomach tightened, and she felt a sharp pain in her lower body. The pain came in waves, and it was clear that she was about to give birth.
Holding her clothes and clutching her stomach, she slowly moved back, cold sweat beading on her forehead, her face pale, and her voice weak and feeble.
"Sister, sister... Auntie, Aunt Xiangqin..."
Aunt Xiangqin was sewing clothes for her son in the yard when she vaguely heard Liu calling her. At first, she didn't react, but slowly she looked up into the yard. When she saw Liu moving slowly, she suddenly remembered that the baby was coming soon.
She dropped her things and ran to the vegetable garden. Despite her poor health and slow walking speed, she ran at the speed she used to have in her youth.
She said with a worried look, "My goodness, I've been so busy these days, I didn't even think to count down the days for you... Auntie will help you back to your room first, and then go and call Cai'er to invite a midwife. Now that we have money, we can hire an experienced midwife so everyone can feel more at ease. We can't let you suffer any more during this pregnancy."
Liu was in so much pain she could barely speak. She gasped and said, "Auntie, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for Qingchuan to come back. Please go and ask my sister to call a midwife."
Aunt Xiangqin said, "Don't worry, I'll go and call them right away."
After helping Liu Shi to bed, she immediately ran to the shop to call Lin Xiaotang and Liu Cai'er. Xiao Yu heard that her mother was about to give birth, and ran faster than a rabbit.
Lin Xiaotang originally wanted to run into the courtyard to see her mother, but after Aunt Xiangqin reminded her, she grabbed her aunt and ran outside to fetch the midwife.