Chapter 117: Does Grandma Mean for my Little Uncle to be My Dad?
Jiang Wenxiu was still scolding, indignant for Bai Naihan, “You say Xia Mei looks so honest and quiet, usually she doesn’t even dare to speak too loudly, how could she dare to get pregnant before marriage? She’s not even married yet, and she already has a child, she’s really not afraid of people gossiping behind her back!”
She scolded and also felt a bit sorry for Xia Mei’s lack of self-respect. After this incident, if the child’s father was willing to marry her, that would naturally be good. If he wasn’t willing, an innocent young woman would become an unwed mother for no reason, which would be unbearable for anyone.
Being pregnant before marriage doesn’t even have a better reputation than being a widow.
Moreover, looking at how anxiously Xia Mei’s mother wanted to marry her off, it didn’t seem like the child’s father was going to take responsibility.
“Has Xia Mei’s pregnancy been confirmed?” Yun Qinghuan asked curiously, “Do you know who the father of the child is?”
“Who knows? I don’t know which man Xia Mei secretly got involved with. She probably didn’t tell anyone, otherwise, with her mother’s greedy nature, she would have definitely gone to the man’s house to make a scene.”
Now that Xia Mei’s mother was calm and even wanted to find a sucker to marry Xia Mei, it was clear that she didn’t know who got her daughter pregnant.
“As for her being pregnant, it’s a sure thing. Everyone can see it.” After all, who would just gain weight in their belly for no reason and also have morning sickness? Those who have been pregnant and given birth can tell at a glance.
The two chatted for a while. Finally, when Yun Qinghuan went back, it was almost dark.
When she got home, Yun Qinghuan poured the lobsters into a basin and the river snails into a bucket.
The river snails couldn’t be eaten yet and needed to spit out sand and such. Yun Qinghuan filled the bucket with water and added some salt. She would change the water again before going to bed, and they would be ready to eat by tomorrow.
As for the lobsters, they were easy to deal with. Her mother-in-law, Liu Yuzhi, didn’t ask much when she saw her bring them back, and called her son over to help brush and devein the shrimp.
An An especially liked these things and excitedly ran over. But he was still young and playful. Although Yun Qinghuan told him several times to be careful and watch out for the shrimp’s claws pinching him, he still got pinched several times and started a battle of wits and courage with the lobsters while crying out.
Yun Qinghuan found it amusing and didn’t pay too much attention to him.
Anyway, if he didn’t mind the pain, he could play. Children in the countryside were raised rough.
In the evening, Yun Qinghuan directly made stir-fried spicy lobsters, which were so delicious they couldn’t stop eating. Even her mother-in-law and her younger brother-in-law tentatively ate the first lobster, and then their eating speed got faster and faster.
Even Bai Naihan could spare time to peel shrimp for Yun Qinghuan and An An. He also wanted to peel some for Liu Yuzhi, but Liu Yuzhi disliked it, not letting him. She just liked to suck the juice inside the lobster shells, feeling it was even tastier than the lobster meat.
Finally, they scooped out the cucumber and onion that were stir-fried with the lobster and mixed them with rice, drizzling the sauce over it. It was simply too delicious.
After the meal, the whole family was extremely satisfied. Yun Qinghuan told Bai Naihan to put the fish that Jiang Wenxiu had sent into a basin and add fresh water.
This fish was indeed fresh, jumping around vigorously. It was still alive.
An An brought the lobster back. The basin had already been washed. He said that Jiang Wenxiu hadn’t wasted any of the soup in the basin and had used a large steamed bun to soak it up completely, as it was all fried with oil and would be incredibly delicious with the bun.
Knowing that Jiang Wenxiu was going to send her a fish and some tofu, Yun Qinghuan wasn’t stingy and used an iron basin to hold a lot of stir-fried lobsters. When An An returned with the iron basin, there was a fresh and lively fish in it, about two jin (a Chinese unit of weight, approximately 1 kg) or more, a crucian carp. The little guy also had a bag of tofu hanging on his arm, and he was walking back trembling.
He was so afraid that the fish would jump out of the basin if he wasn’t careful.
But even with all his caution, when he finally reached the door, the little guy accidentally tripped on the threshold, staggering and almost falling. The already lively fish leaped even higher, with a “bang,” landing solidly on the ground.
An An didn’t even react. When he finally came to his senses and saw the originally clean crucian carp covered in mud, his mouth drooped, feeling particularly wronged.
Yun Qinghuan watched from the side and laughed heartily.
At this moment, Bai Naihan changed the water and even specially threw in some vegetable leaves, as well as some mud and pebbles. Water that was too clear would actually make the crucian carp die easily.
Yun Qinghuan walked over, squatted down beside it, and watched for a while. Suddenly, she had a craving for delicious crucian carp soup. She had just eaten, but she was already getting hungry again.
She felt a bit lazy and asked Bai Naihan, “Can you make fish soup for me to drink tomorrow?”
Bai Naihan’s cooking skills were good, not at all inferior to hers. When there was an opportunity, he naturally wanted to show them off more.
He chuckled and agreed, “Of course.”
The two looked at each other and smiled, then looked together at the crucian carp swimming happily, unaware of its impending tragic fate.
An An had just taken a bath and was wearing clean clothes. Seeing his uncle and mother looking at the fish, he wanted to rush into his mother’s arms to look at the fish too. Liu Yuzhi saw this kid acting like a firecracker and her eyes twitched. She quickly grabbed him and took him to her room.
“Little ancestor, don’t cause trouble.”
Before leaving, she specifically glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law and youngest son, who were getting along harmoniously and hadn’t noticed what was happening.
An An didn’t quite understand, blinking his eyes, “Grandma, why did you say I can’t cause trouble? What trouble can’t I cause?”
He was still too young and didn’t understand what his own grandmother meant, even though he was clever.
Liu Yuzhi smiled with narrowed eyes, touching her grandson’s soft hair, “An An, do you want your mother to leave this home?”
As soon as the little guy heard that his mother was going to leave this home, his eyes instantly turned red, and he shook his head wildly, “Don’t want to!”
“Then don’t you also not want your mother to have other younger brothers and sisters?”
Thinking of what Pang Bao had said, that if his mother had younger brothers and sisters, she wouldn’t want him anymore, An An shook his head even more firmly, “Don’t want to!”
Liu Yuzhi showed a mysterious smile and lovingly touched her grandson’s head, “That’s right then. If An An doesn’t want your mother to leave you, then next time you see your mother and your little uncle together, don’t go and disturb them, understand?”
“Ah? Why?”
An An still didn’t quite understand.
Liu Yuzhi patiently explained it to him, “Think about it, if your mother and your little uncle get together, your little uncle will live here, and won’t your mother stay too?”
The little guy nodded.
His little uncle lived in the same courtyard as them.
“So, does Grandma mean for my little uncle to be my dad?” the child’s innocent voice rang out.
Liu Yuzhi panicked, subconsciously looking into her grandson’s eyes, which were clear and pure, yet his words had pierced through her somewhat dark intentions.
She suddenly felt a bit ashamed, but she still forced herself to say, “No, why would An An ask that? You only ever have one dad.”
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