Liao Tingyu spent several months establishing a firm foothold here through continuous efforts. These days, he was busy day and night

Huang Zilan’s belly was large, and his feet were often swollen. Liao Tingyu observed his wife meditating, remarking, “Why don’t you eat less recently? This child is too big. If you give birth to it, it’ll be too painful.

“Well, my diet was controlled, but it’s growing day by day,” Huang Zilan said, feeling melancholy

With a big belly, Huang Zilan was uncomfortable, facing frequent trips to the toilet and sleepless nights due to the child’s activity

“He’s really restless,” Huang Zilan said tiredly, “He’ll be very naughty in the future.

Liao Tingyu comforted, “It’s okay. I’ve prepared gold whip for him. I worry about you. I heard interacting with the child is why he’s active. Restrain yourself and stop touching your belly all the time.

“Okay, I get it. I’ve been in pain lately. My legs and arms all swollen now. Am I ugly now?” Huang Zilan asked

Liao Tingyu reassured, “It’s probably fat excess; it’ll be fine after the baby’s born. I’ll massage it, and we can find maids for daytime massages. You’re enduring a lot; one child is enough.

“Wouldn’t it too lonely being alone? If this child is a ger, what can he do in the future?” although, Huang Zilan was very tired but he thought having a brother or sister would be good

Liao Tingyu, for the first time, looked seriously and said his inner thought, “Why must a ger marry a man? Can’t he marry a woman?

Huang Zilan was stunned, unsure if a ger could marry women

The couple’s conversation concluded here, but the lingering question occupied Liao Tingyu’s mind

In recent days, the weight of thicker clothes burdened Huang Zilan’s already heavy body, making walking strenuous. His strength diminished, and an overall sense of discomfort and suffocation prevailed

Fortunately, a maid’s constant presence improved his health significantly

With idle time, Huang Zilan reflected on his past—a transformation of his husband from a humble scholar to achieving considerable success. The key, he acknowledged, was Liao Tingyu’s profound consideration

Every night upon returning home, Liao Tingyu, naturally seated beside the bed, massaged Huang Zilan’s feet. Reflecting on this gesture, Huang Zilan marveled at his luck in meeting such a caring partner

While seated, Liao Tingyu, with Huang Zilan’s feet on his body, provided a soothing massage and shared amusing anecdotes from the day. Hindered by his expanding belly, Huang Zilan rarely went out, it would be too dangerous for him

Amidst expectations, the child was born on a snowy night. The county government office kept its lights on, casting a golden glow on the wintersweet outside

Prepared to accompany Huang Zilan during childbirth, Liao Tingyu was halted at the delivery room door by the midwife

“You can’t go in; please wait outside,” she insisted

Liao Tingyu pleaded, “I’ll stay with him. He’s in great pain.

“Son, be good ang wait outside with us. There is no point on disturbing inside, the doctor said the baby was raised well. There will be no problem.” Liao Ming held back Liao Tingyu and asked Liao Shi to press his little brother onto a chair

Following orders, Liao Tingyu waited outside, feeling helpless. As the snow fell, Liao Tingyu sat in anticipation, awaiting news of the childbirth

Seeing the door closed and hearing muffled groans in the room, Liao Tingyu suddenly cried. The more the groans heard, the more intense his crying became

The father and son were frightened, and Mother Deng and Wen Xiuer were also confused.

‘What is going on?

It took three hours to give birth to the child. Liao Tingyu either cried or sat stupidly, not taking a bite of food, as if he were in a stupor

Mother Deng was going crazy with anxiety. She was scared, wondering what happened to her youngest son today

No matter how much Liao Tingyu shouted, there was no response. Outsiders were not allowed to enter the room now. Mother Deng held Liao Tingyu in her arms, trying to use her old body to warm him

Finally, they heard the child cry loudly, and the people busy inside finally opened the door

Liao Tingyu reacted immediately, passed through the obstruction of those people, and broke into the bloody room

Very accurately, he found Huang Zilan, lying exhausted on the bed, and said in a hoarse voice: “Zilan, we will never have children again, not again.

As he spoke, he shed tears again

Huang Zilan wiped away his tears with trembling hands, “Don’t cry, I’m fine. Go and see the child. I’m so tired right now.

“Don’t look; I don’t want to look at that guy. I just want to hold you; I’ll accompany you,” Liao Tingyu said

Unfortunately, he didn’t want to hold the baby, and Liao Ming couldn’t pick it up either. He asked the midwife to hand the baby to Liao Tingyu

Looking at the baby lying between him and Huang Zilan, he still hugged it. This ugly baby wrapped in yellow clothes was simply ugly

“Let’s call him Chouchou from now on,” Liao Tingyu handed the child to Liao Ming, who immediately took it happily

There was nothing dissatisfying with this nickname. After all, if their nickname were ugly when they were young, they would definitely be powerful later on

Liao Ming was holding his grandson, who was covered in red and yellow wrinkles, and he looked good no matter how he looked at it

Others came over, cleaned up the room, and then went out. Seeing that Liao Tingyu calmed down, Mother Deng felt relieved to see her grandson

They left Huang Zilan and Liao Tingyu in the room and went back outside together

Looking at the child lying in the cotton, Mother Deng said, “It looks exactly like the youngest son.

Liao Shi didn’t feel anything at all

He felt that the baby was exactly the same as his son. He was just as ugly when he was born

Today was a bit exciting for Liao Shi. He never expected that his little brother would cry. He always looks confident, and nothing could trouble him

But today’s situation was a bit subversive

Sure enough, no matter how powerful a person was, he would become like that as long as he faced this situation

Liao Ming didn’t feel that as an elder, Liao Tingyu was stable

He had heard in the past that some people would cry when their wives gave birth, but he never expected that it would happen to his, a stable and calm youngest son

Although the impact was relatively strong, as a father, he was very calm

Mother Deng also felt relieved. She rewarded the midwife with one tael with a happy face. In this poor place, one tael was a lot of money. If they saved it, they could use it for four months

This money also meant hush money, and the midwife also understood

The midwife took the newly acquired money and thanked Mother Deng profusely: “You are really a charitable official’s old madam. I have delivered so many babies, and no one has been as generous as you. Thank you so much!

Mother Deng was told that she was the most generous, and she was so happy she immediately invited her to stay for dinner: “Thanks to you today. You have been so busy all night. How about you just have a meal here before leaving.

It was rare for Mother Deng to be generous, but even if she was willing to invite her, the midwife would not dare to eat. After all, this was official family

Seeing that the old woman was wearing gold and silver, unlike her, who was wearing coarse clothes and linen, with patched pudding everywhere, she quickly refused

Mother Deng wanted to treat her to dinner on a whim, but since she didn’t want to, it didn’t matter

No one knew if it was the child or Liao Tingyu’s fragility that shocked Mother Deng’s heart, so Huang Zilan was fed with all the delicious food and drinks during confinement, and Mother Deng no longer cared about spending some money

Liao Ming was very surprised: “Don’t you usually dislike wasting money? Why are you so generous now?

“I’m different now. Look at what I’m wearing now, it is a gold hairpin, not a wooden strip. Which one is not made of the best cotton? I want to enjoy it my son’s blessing. You tomorrow, ask the eldest son to send Mi Gao to school, and you must pay attention to his diet. Now Mi Gao is so fat that I can’t even hold him. Don’t look like his father, who is strong as an ox.

Liao Ming nodded. He agreed very much, he was paying great attention to the appearance of Mi Gao now

He remembered that the youngest son always hid quietly in the shade of a tree in the past. The eldest brother liked to go out and play around and get a tan. The youngest son always been fair and white

“Okay, I’m going to buy a carp to make soup for my daughter-in-law. What are you doing living here? If you don’t go over, help the youngest son take care of the kid. People have so many things to do, you are only wasting of time!

“There are maids taking care of them!” Liao Ming said nonchalantly. “Besides, I just went to see him. Tingyu was guarding the child and his wife, and he was very happy. There is no need for me to go there; being an eyesore! I’ll go find Mi Gao and give the baby some syrup to drink. This stuff is good.

“Then go and get busy!

Liao Tingyu had returned to normal these days and had begun to pay attention to his baby. This baby was born well, white and tender. Looking at the skin, it would be fair all over

Huang Zilan had been fed well since he gave birth to the child. Mother Deng’s kindness was too great to resist, so Liao Tingyu took care of it since he couldn’t drink anymore. In the past month, the two of them gained more than ten pounds

Liao Tingyu felt the somewhat tight clothes and felt a little melancholy

Mother Deng was very satisfied with her masterpiece and became very interested in feeding

Liao Shi looked at his little brother who had gained weight and he felt helpless. Although he was envious, he did not want to enjoy this treatment

The young couple closed the door and whispered, “Zilan, look, I’m not busy now. The child is already born. You have been resting for almost two months. There are maids and parents in the house to take care of the child. How about we go out to visit the people?

Huang Zilan thought about how Mother Deng had been buying delicious food recently, she loved to stuff the two of them with foods every time, he felt greasy and uncomfortable

Just thinking about it made him miss the stingy Mother Deng in the past

“Okay, let’s set off tomorrow.” He agreed 100% with Liao Tingyu’s proposal

The next day, the two people said goodbye and left in a carriage. The horse was blackmailed by Liao Tingyu from Zhao Han. He was happy just looking at the horse

Who asked him to come over and take advantage of him.