Chapter 140: I’m Just Pregnant

“Mommy, why is Uncle Sikai so happy even though Auntie beat him up?”

Xiao Jiangchao watched the scene unfold, confused. He wouldn’t be happy if his dad beat him up.

Hu Yao hesitated before answering, “Because Uncle Sikai really likes Auntie, he won’t get angry no matter what she does to him.”

“Oh, like that.” Xiao Jiangchao nodded, seemingly understanding.

“Then why does Daddy get angry when he likes us?” His little head always connected everything to his dad.

“He’s the most fierce to me!” Xiao Jiangchao compared himself to Hu Yao.

He glanced at Du Xiumei and Song Sikai, who were not far away, and pouted, lifting his shirt.

Hu Yao smiled and pressed it back down, covering his small belly. He had asked similar questions before. Last time he asked why his father was so fierce even though he liked them. But she hadn’t been able to answer him then.

“Because Mommy and Chaochao caused Daddy a lot of trouble before. He has to work to support us and take care of us, he’s very busy. So he gets angry when we’re not good, but he still loves Chaochao, right? Daddy buys you everything, he’ll satisfy you with whatever you want. When Chaochao was just born, Daddy took care of you too. He doesn’t dislike you just because he’s fierce.”

Grandma Liu had told her about this.

Back then, in her condition, how could she take care of a newborn? Even if someone else looked after him, Jiang Han wouldn’t be at ease. He played both father and mother, taking care of Xiao Jiangchao until he was one year old. He even involved Song Sikai and the others, whom he trusted, in taking care of the child.

Several grown men surrounded Xiao Jiangchao. Apart from eating and drinking, everything else was rough. Jiang Han had said that as long as he didn’t die, it would be fine.

A tiny child was also a lot of trouble. He was very noisy. Jiang Han hadn’t slept well in a long time. Just when Xiao Jiangchao finally calmed down and could sleep peacefully, Hu Yao would go and wake him up. She would grab his little hand and poke his belly in the middle of the night, sneaking out to eat biscuits and wanting to share them with Xiao Jiangchao.

She would often steal Xiao Jiangchao’s tiny blanket! Just because he bought one for Xiao Jiangchao but not for her! She didn’t think about how much bigger she was compared to Xiao Jiangchao, she just had to have one that was just as small.

For a while, Jiang Han really wanted to throw both of them away. If he raised them for a longer time, he would die young.

So later, he asked Lin Zhaodi for help. Before Lin Zhaodi, there were a few others, but Hu Yao was too noisy, rarely behaving well. Few could stand her. When he wasn’t home, she would run around without anyone noticing, she couldn’t be kept locked up. She always wanted to find her father and Hu Guifen. Those people were afraid they couldn’t explain to him, so they didn’t even want to earn this money.

Every time Jiang Han thought about this, he felt that Hu Yao helped Lin Zhaodi for a reason. After all, besides him and Xiao Jiangchao, only Lin Zhaodi could tolerate her, whether it was for herself or for something else.

…

“Yes, Daddy likes me!” Xiao Jiangchao nodded seriously, he had no doubt about this, he was just curious why the situation was different from Du Xiumei and Song Sikai.

“Daddy likes Mommy the most. Mommy can do anything now and Daddy won’t get angry. He used to, Daddy would hit Mommy’s hand. Now he doesn’t hit anymore, he hits me.” In the end, Xiao Jiangchao’s mouth became flat, feeling that Jiang Han was becoming more and more biased. Before, it could be considered “equal treatment,” but now it was completely different.

“Mommy also hits Daddy! Hits Daddy’s hand, hits his face, hits his butt!” He hummed softly.

Hu Yao felt that she might not be able to do that.

Xiao Jiangchao: “Mommy was like this when she was Yaoyao, hitting Daddy!”

“…Then, what happened after Mommy hit him? Besides hitting Mommy’s hand, what else did Daddy do?” Hu Yao’s memories of those four years were still fragmented. Sometimes she could recall some embarrassing memories, but they were not complete.

“Daddy yelled at people! He said he would throw Mommy away and keep me.”

“But he didn’t throw her away, Daddy won’t throw us away, he just won’t give us food.”

“But Mommy cries and then we have food!”

Hu Yao: “…”

She suddenly felt that Jiang Han was indeed very tired. No wonder he was always so impatient.

“Sister, let’s go home.”

Du Xiumei came over and interrupted Hu Yao’s thoughts.

Hu Yao came back to her senses, smiled back and nodded, “Okay, you and Sikai go home. Be careful on the road.”

Thinking about her pregnancy, she couldn’t help but say a few more words, smiling as she declined their offer to give her a ride home.

Jiang Han liked ginger and beef. Every time she made it, he would eat an extra bowl of rice. He had said before he left this morning that he would be back for dinner. Hu Yao wanted to go to the market and see if there was any beef left.

Actually, his taste was easy to see. Although he was not picky about food, he would eat a lot more rice and even have some wine if he liked a dish she made.

He could brew wine and loved to drink. Sometimes he would dip his chopsticks in the wine and let Xiao Jiangchao taste it. The wine was a little bitter, Xiao Jiangchao didn’t like it. Jiang Han would then say angrily that he didn’t know how to appreciate it, how could he inherit the family craft of the Jiang family in the future.

Xiao Jiangchao didn’t care about inheriting anything at all. After Hu Yao became pregnant, he had another excuse to let Jiang Han teach his younger siblings in the future. He just wanted to herd cattle and be a fool, acting like a second-generation rich kid.

He also said that he had already told his grandparents, and they didn’t say anything, which meant they agreed.

As expected, he was scolded by Jiang Han again that time.

Hu Yao thought back to his childish words at that time, and couldn’t help but laugh. She looked down at the little one beside her, who was obediently holding her hand, her heart felt very soft.

“Chaochao, what do you want to eat for dinner?” she asked softly.

“I’m so full now, I haven’t thought about it yet.” He answered softly, letting go of her hand and running a few steps forward, kicking away the small pebbles in front of him. He ran back and took her hand again, “We can go now, Mommy.”

The smile in Hu Yao’s eyes deepened.

…

On the other side, Du Xiumei was going home with Song Sikai felt a little strange, why did Hu Yao give Du Ximei so many instructions.

“Wife, are you feeling unwell?” He stopped and asked.

As soon as he asked, he felt a little nervous, afraid that Du Ximei might be sick.

“I’m not feeling unwell.” Du Ximei looked up at him, saw his swollen face, and silently shifted her gaze.

“Then why did your sister-in-law tell you to be careful about this and that? Did something happen while I was away yesterday? Did someone bully you? Did someone scold you?” Song Sikai guessed one after another, his brows furrowed tighter.

“No, who would bully me.”

“I’m just pregnant, that’s all.”