Chapter 84.1

“Aunt! Aunt! Aunt! Aunt!”

Xiao Bao sprinted like a small cannonball, charging towards Su Xiaoxiao for a hundred meters. This frightened Han Cheng and the cubs, causing them to instinctively stand in front of Su Xiaoxiao.

Han Cheng took a couple of steps forward and picked up Xiao Bao in his arms.

Xiao Fantuan glared at Xiao Treasure and said, “Xiao Bao, Mom is pregnant with my sister. You can’t run into her like this anymore, you might bump into my sister!”

Xiao Bao squirmed in his uncle Han’s arms and wiggled his bottom, and said, “Uncle, put me down.”

Han Cheng put him down, and Xiao Bao went to hug his aunt. He pressed his ear against her belly to listen. He then said after a while, “Aunt, is there really a little sister hidden inside?”

Su Xiaoxiao ruffled Xiao Bao’s hair, but before she could speak, Xiao Doubao shook his head and looked confidently at Xiao Bao. “It’s a little brother, Xiao Doubao’s little brother, not a sister~~~”

Xiao Fantuan glared at his brother and said, “We already have you as a little brother. All of us want a little sister!”

Xiao Doubao shook his head and said, “Xiao Doubao doesn’t have a little brother. Xiao Doubao wants a little brother~~~”

Xiao Fantuan rubbed his brother’s cheeks. “You already have two big brothers. Our family lacks a girl, so it’s a sister, not a brother!”

Xiao Doubao pushed his brother’s hand away and stepped back. If it wasn’t for Zhuzi holding him in time, he would have fallen.

Xiao Doubao still shook his head. “No, Xiao Doubao’s little brother, Xiao Roubao~~~”

Once, Su Xiaoxiao made some mini dumplings for the kids. Xiao Doubao loved them. The dumplings were quite small, so Xiao Doubao could eat one or two in a bite, so he ate a lot that day. Since then, he has pointed at Su Xiaoxiao’s belly and called it Xiao Roubao, saying it’s his little brother’s name.

Originally, whether it was a boy or a girl, Su Xiaoxiao and Han Cheng planned to name their child Xiao Tangyuan. However, since Xiao Doubao wants to use the name he thought of, they don’t have a choice but to go along with him. If it’s a boy, they will name him Xiao Roubao, and if it’s a girl, they will name her Xiao Tangyuan.

Xiao Doubao insisted that the baby in their mommy’s belly was his little brother, Xiao Roubao.

Xiao Fantuan was willing to accommodate his little brother in most things, but not when it came to his sister: “It’s not Xiao Roubao, it’s my sister, Xiao Tangyuan!”

Xiao Doubao shook his head and glared at his brother, “It’s my brother, Xiao Roubao, little brother!”

The two brothers often argued at home about this brother-sister issue. Every time, they could argue for a long time, and it was always about the same topic. Xiao Doubao was most eloquent during these times, and Su Xiaoxiao simply stopped trying to intervene. She considered it an opportunity for Xiao Doubao to practice his speaking skills.

Li Yufeng came out from inside, laughing so hard that her eyes disappeared. “Then let your mom have a little brother first and then a little sister.”

“Grandma, grandma, grandma…” The three little cubs also wanted to be close to their grandma, and they each hugged her leg.

Li Yufeng patted the children’s heads one by one and said, “Good, good. It’s cold outside. Xiao Bao, take them inside quickly.”

“Mom…” Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes turned red and she reached out to hug her mother.

Li Yufeng’s eyes also turned red. Not long ago, she went to visit her daughter, who had only recently married, far away, but for her, it really seemed like she had not seen her for a long time. She really missed her daughter.

Before her daughter got married, she wasn’t this clingy. However, after her daughter married Han Cheng, she became even more clingy.

Li Yufeng dabbed her moist eyes and said, “Alright, alright, it’s good that you’re back. I’m covered in kitchen fumes; let’s go inside first.”

Han Cheng and Li Yufeng exchanged greetings and began unloading the bags and packages from the car trunk.

Su Weimin and Su Zhenhua walked out of the house, and behind them was Zhang Chunying.

When Zhang Chunying saw the bags and packages that her husband had unloaded from the car, she couldn’t help but say in excitement, “I will help as well! Xiao Bao, what are you standing there for? Hurry and assist your Uncle with the luggage!”

Su Zhenhua walked over and noticed a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of wine. He was taken aback and said, “Brother-in-law, you even brought cigarettes and wine? Isn’t this too extravagant?”

Su Weimin’s attention was also drawn to it. Since Li Yufeng didn’t allow him to smoke because she disliked the smell, he occasionally drank a bit of the homemade rice wine with some local snacks during festivals. Although he didn’t usually drink much, he had seen good cigarettes and wine during his years in the commune. He picked them up, examined them, and chuckled. “As long as all of you are here, then it’s enough.
Why spend so much on these? “
“Dad, these were gifts from Zhao Xianfeng, he’s the one who came to help with the wedding last time. I’m just borrowing someone else’s flowers to offer to Buddha.” Han Cheng said truthfully. ^[1]It means taking credit for something he didn’t actually do.

However, Su Weimin didn’t see it that way. He believed that after accepting a favor from a friend, he would definitely repay Zhao Xianfeng, which means it’s still a gift from Han Cheng.

In the end, it showed that Han Cheng is thoughtful. At his age, it was still rare to have a whole pack of cigarettes and a whole bottle of wine. After all, for a man, whether he smoked or drank wasn’t the point; the sight of cigarettes and wine simply brought happiness.

Without saying a word, Li Yufeng took it from her husband’s arms and handed it back to Han Cheng, “There’s no one at home who smokes, so don’t waste Han Cheng’s good stuff. Han Cheng, take it back and give it as a gift to a friend or something respectable. Don’t give it to Xiaoxiao’s father.”

Su Xiaoxiao walked forward and said “Mom, if Han Cheng brings something, he won’t take it back. Let Dad be happy and give it to his close friends, okay?”

Su Weimin thought for a moment, “Xiaoxiao’s mom is right, Han Cheng, you should take it back. I don’t have any respectable friends to give such valuable things to.” ^[2]The Xiaoxiao’s mom and Xiaoxiao’s dad is like an endearment for old married couples, that’s really cute tbh.

Su Xiaoxiao’s parents were kind-hearted and honest people. They genuinely believed that leaving such “valuable” things with Han Cheng would be more useful, and giving them to them would be a waste.

If it weren’t for parents like them, they wouldn’t have raised such a good daughter like Su Xiaoxiao.

“Dad, Mom, you can keep it for Big Brother and Second Brother to give to their friends. Let’s not keep pushing it around.”

Zhang Chunying nudged Su Zhenhua’s arm and made a gesture. “Brother-in-law is generous. It’s not proper to keep pushing it back and forth. Let’s take it inside.”

Even if they didn’t need it themselves, they could sell it on the black market, and they would surely get a good deal.

Han Cheng and Su Xiaoxiao brought back quite a lot of things, and the whole family had to fill their hands to collect them all. The neighbors who had come to join in the fun were jealous.

“Those kids—are they all Han Cheng’s sons? They’re really handsome.”

“Like father, like sons. Han Cheng is so handsome; how can his sons not be?”

“It may look glamorous, but it’s probably not easy for Xiaoxiao to be a stepmother to so many children.”

“We’re having radishes and pickles for dinner here. Was it difficult? Didn’t you see Zhenhua just bring a chicken in her hand? Nowadays, nothing else matters; the most important thing is to have a full stomach.”

“I’d rather eat radishes and pickles than be a stepmother to anyone.”

“Oh, come on, why are you so bitter? Besides, nobody’s interested in you.”

“Alright, alright, forget it. We have no fate for that life. After all, we’re destined to eat radishes and pickles.”