Chapter 758: The Notification

Miao Yiqiu tapped her daughter: "What nonsense are you talking?"

Xiao Nianchun glanced at her daughter: "Yilin, go play in the yard for a while. I need to speak with your grandfather and grandmother."

The little girl was very obedient: "Okay."

Miao Yiqiu stopped her: "Don't listen to your mother. Do you think it's autumn? Letting the child out into the yard? How could you even say that."

She pulled the child over to the staircase: "Go upstairs and play for a while. In a bit, Grandma will make something delicious for you. We'll eat until we're full before going home."

The little girl was happy now, but instead of going upstairs immediately, she asked: "Then what about my brother?"

Miao Yiqiu poked her granddaughter's nose: "You clever little thing. We'll bring some back for your brother then. He won't be left out."

After the child went upstairs, Miao Yiqiu sat back in her original spot: "Speak. How did your mind change?"

Xiao Nianchun sighed lightly: "Before, Jinzhou said his mother told him several times that she hadn't taken care of Yiming and Yilin before, and felt guilty, so she wanted to come take care of me when I gave birth this time. Naturally, I couldn't refuse; it was just her good intentions.

But a few days ago, I met an acquaintance who said his eldest sister-in-law is also pregnant, and her due date is probably about the same as mine. My heart started to feel uneasy."

"Have you told Jinzhou this yet?"

"Not yet. He's been busy these past few days, and I haven't thought about how to tell him."

Miao Yiqiu raised her hand and poked her daughter's forehead again: "What's so hard to say? Just tell the truth directly. Throw the ball back to him. Why waste that brainpower?"

Grandpa Xiao spoke up then: "Listen to your mother. Remind Jinzhou tonight. After all, your mother-in-law never does anything without a selfish motive."

Xiao Nianchun thought it made sense: "Alright, I'll tell him tonight when I get back."

Grandpa Xiao looked at his daughter's large belly: "Start cooking early so they can eat and leave early."

Miao Yiqiu agreed; after all, her own daughter was still pregnant, and it wasn't safe to be out too late.

At this moment, Liu Chuxue was talking with Father Liu and Mother Liu about the Xiao family matters.

Father Liu accepted it well, since Liu Chuxue had already warned him before, but Mother Liu was different: "Your father really isn't the son of the old Liu family?"

Liu Chuxue nodded: "Mm."

Mother Liu's eyes instantly filled with tears: "I knew it. They are all sons of the Liu family, so why did they single out your father for harsh treatment, single out our second branch, and claim it was for our own good, day after day, year after year, instilling in us that we'd have to rely on our nephews when we got old...

Before, they stood on high moral ground telling us they weren't the kind of people who favored sons over daughters. Now I understand; they simply wanted you and your father to work tirelessly for them to raise their grandchildren, all while pretending to be something else, making us truly moved for a moment."

Liu Chuxue feared she might upset her and disturb her pregnancy; before the conversation, she had boiled a pot of space spring water and set a cup out to cool early: "Mom, don't get excited. Here, drink some water first."

Mother Liu was thirsty anyway; she picked it up and gulped it down: "Right, right, right. I can't get excited."

Seeing his wife calm down, Father Liu spoke up, somewhat nervously: "Liu Chuxue, they..."

Liu Chuxue knew what he was worried about: "My eldest uncle's family is very good. However, my grandfather later remarried. I've met that second wife; she doesn't seem like the unreasonable type. At least, that's the impression she gave me. As for whether she's pretending, we'll only know once we start interacting."

Mother Liu remembered her daughter saying they would come tomorrow to formally acknowledge their kinship, and she instantly grew nervous: "Should we tidy up the house..."

She started to stand up: "Mom, just keep a normal heart. No need to do anything special."

At this, Father Liu spoke up too: "Liu Chuxue is right. Whatever the reason I was left wandering outside, the fact remains they wronged me. We should just keep a normal heart."

He said that, but in truth, his heart was far from calm; he just didn't want his wife and daughter to exhaust themselves trying to cater to them.

Mother Liu thought it made sense; their house had been renovated not long ago, and she took great care of it in daily life, so there was no need to tidy it up specially. It was better to see what attitude they showed.