C931 Pregnancy
C931 Pregnancy
After the banquet had started, Guo Xuehua handed Lin Ruoxi the porcelain bottles of flower sculpting wine that her servant had brought over. With a meaningful glance, she asked Lin Ruoxi to be in charge of pouring the wine.
Lin Ruoxi was stunned for a moment before realizing her current identity. It seemed that she should really do this kind of work by herself. Although she was not used to it, she still poured wine one by one from Yang Gongming with a blushing face.
Yang Chen smiled with a shy face, "Wife, this is the first time you've poured me a glass of wine."
Lin Ruoxi couldn't help but get angry when she saw his scoundrelly appearance. She pouted her lips and, with a charming snort, ignored him.
Seeing this, Yang Gongming asked with a smile: "I heard from your mom that you guys are planning to hold a wedding when you come back this time?"
Yang Chen picked up a chicken leg and gnawed on it while laughing, "Old man, I spent a lot of money preparing this wedding. I came back to ask you for some sponsorship."
"You are quite straightforward," Yang Gongming said leisurely as he sipped his wine.
Lin Ruoxi kicked Yang Chen's calves under the table. She just wished that this guy could be more serious. Why would he be in need of money?
If she didn't think that it would be weird for the bride to pay for her own wedding, she would have even wanted to pay for it.
Yang Chen did not think so, "After all, we are family, and yours is mine. Even if you don't have any money, giving me a few family heirlooms or whatever is good for you."
Yang Gongming did not answer, but said: "Later on, after we eat dinner, you will follow me to the Yang Family Ancestral Hall and kowtow to our ancestors. In the afternoon, some of our direct line's Patriarchs will come over to meet you. If you want money for treasures and want them to approve you, they will naturally all be yours. "
"It's that simple? Once they recognize me, the entire Yang Family would belong to me?" Yang Chen asked with a faint smile.
Yang Gongming glanced at him and said: "Of course I'm waiting for the day when I go to the west. Otherwise, how could I let you waste me?"
Yang Chen took a bite out of the chicken, "I knew you, an old fox, would not be so kind."
"Don't think that I don't know what you're after, but it doesn't matter. After all, it's better to have something than nothing. It's just human nature." Yang Gongming sighed. As for what kind of process you will choose, I do not care. I only need to see the result that I want. "
Yang Chen pondered for a moment and then said, "Since you spoke so mysteriously, won't you make your grandson's wife stupid?"
Saying that, Yang Chen pouted at Lin Ruoxi.
Lin Ruoxi was indeed in a daze, because she didn't know how this grandfather-grandson pair communicated at all.
After being teased by Yang Chen, her pretty face pink-faced as she swung a fist at Yang Chen's face!
Yang Chen didn't avoid her. He continued to laugh as he stuffed the half-eaten drumstick in his hand into Lin Ruoxi's red lips.
"Ya, disgusting!"
Lin Ruoxi couldn't take it anymore and quickly ran to the seat next to Guo Xuehua, glaring at Yang Chen angrily.
Yan Sanniang pursed her lips and smiled, "Master, it seems like Young Master Chen and his wife are very affectionate."
Yang Gongming nodded in agreement, "Indeed."
The corner of Guo Xuehua's mouth twitched when she heard this.
Following that, Yang Gongming asked about some recent events. Most of them were trivial matters in life, and Yang Chen only cared about eating and drinking. Most of them were answered by Lin Ruoxi.
When he was almost done drinking, Yang Gongming waved to a female servant.
The servant then took out a bowl of noodles and placed it in front of Guo Xuehua.
Guo Xuehua was stunned for a moment before recalling something.
"Xuehua, it's your birthday today, but you're not young anymore. I've prepared a simple longevity noodles for you. You can consider it a good birthday!" Yang Gongming said warmly.
Guo Xuehua was moved and said with a smile, "Dad, I didn't expect you to remember that I haven't had a birthday myself these past few years, so I didn't think about it."
"Who told you not to come home often. Naturally, no one will think of your birthday." Yang Gongming pretended to be unhappy.
Guo Xuehua smiled blushing, but her eyes were filled with gratitude.
In fact, the status of a woman was not as high as that of a normal family. After all, the concept of respect for one's family was relatively strict.
Therefore, as a father-in-law, Yang Gongming could still remember the birthday of a daughter-in-law that he had never done anything with, and he even specially prepared longevity noodles for her. Guo Xuehua couldn't help but feel moved.
Seeing this scene, Lin Ruoxi, who had already prepared a birthday present, was a little nervous. She suddenly felt that Yang Chen's gift was really unreliable. Should she take it out or not?
Unexpectedly, Yang Chen opened his mouth first and said with a grin, "Mom, happy birthday! Just now, Ruoxi said it's your birthday, and she even specifically bought a present for you."
Guo Xuehua's face lit up as she looked at Lin Ruoxi with eyes full of gratification, "Child, you sure are considerate. Yang Chen might not even have that notion in mind. Actually, there's no need to buy any gifts, it's just that I mean it like that. After all, I don't lack anything. "
"Mom, I wish you a happy birthday too. That present …" Lin Ruoxi hesitated for a moment before she stood up and said, "I'll go get the gift. It's in the travel case."
When Lin Ruoxi went to get the presents, Guo Xuehua asked Yang Chen doubtfully, "Are you trying to fool Ruoxi? Why does she look so weird?"
Yang Chen said sternly, "Am I that kind of person? Besides, I don't have that kind of guts. Who doesn't know that I'm a 'wife that is in charge'? "
Yang Gongming interjected calmly, "Hmm, it's a good thing that young people know their own limitations."
Yang Chen could only admire this old man's agility despite his age.
Before long, Lin Ruoxi had carried a one-foot tall gift box to the dining table and gently placed it in Guo Xuehua's arms.
"Mom, because we bought it in a hurry, I don't know if you like it or not. If you don't like it, I'll buy you another one." Lin Ruoxi said seriously.
For someone like her, who had always been cautious and meticulous in her actions, giving gifts to her mother-in-law was a very serious matter.
Guo Xuehua was also curious about the contents of the box. She stood up and opened the box on the spot.
When Guo Xuehua saw the "real body" inside, a strange expression appeared on her face.
Yang Gongming and Yan Sanniang also didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As for Lin Ruoxi, who gave them presents, her ears were burning red.
They saw a large, round, and plump terracotta doll, painted in color, standing innocently on a porcelain cushion.
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Although the doll looked very colorful and eye-catching, it was shaped like a beer bottle and was a gift to Guo Xuehua. It was truly bizarre to the extreme.
Guo Xuehua couldn't help but laugh. "This child looks like he's pregnant, he can't be a pregnant woman, right? Ruoxi, Mom thinks that you should keep it. "
Lin Ruoxi became even more bashful as she gritted her teeth and looked at Yang Chen. It was all because of this guy.
"I think it's pretty good. Why don't you keep it, Madam!" Yan Sanniang chuckled.
However, Yang Gongming asked Yang Chen, "Since you chose it, why didn't you tell me why you chose this gift?"
Yang Chen was using his chopsticks to start a fight with a sugar-coated pig's foot. Hearing this, he twitched his mouth and said reluctantly, "Of course there is a reason, but this kind of thing is meaningless to me."
"No, I have to say it," Guo Xuehua was interested. "Mom, today is your birthday, why did you choose a pregnant woman for me? What kind of thing is this? Do you want your brother and sister?"
Yang Chen looked embarrassed as he quickly said, "Alright, alright. I'll talk. Your words have made all the goosebumps on my body stand out."
Everyone could not help but laugh, and even the servants not far away could not help but laugh.
Yang Chen wiped his mouth, pointed at the silly doll and said, "This Russian doll called Matroska actually has a trick up its sleeve."
"Arcanum?"
"That's right." Yang Chen leaned over and picked up the doll from the base.
Everyone was astounded. After the doll was taken away, an identical but smaller version of a Russian doll appeared.
Lin Ruoxi was quite interested in the doll before she took it off. Unexpectedly, another smaller doll appeared!
This time, everyone present understood.
Guo Xuehua picked up another two and realized that there were five puppets in total.
"This is really interesting. They are intertwined, and inside the figurine there is a figurine. You've done quite well." Yang Gongming praised.
"There should be some special meaning to this!" Yan Sanniang asked.
Yang Chen nodded and laughed, "In Russian, it means' mother doll '. To make one layer after another, it means that the mother protects the child layer after layer in the innermost layer … "
This time, no one laughed. They all looked at the doll in silence, many thoughts running through their heads.
Guo Xuehua's eyes were red and somewhat shiny. She looked at Yang Chen with a gratified expression before silently putting the figurine back into the box.
"Alright, Mom will accept this gift. However, don't buy this gift again in the future. Not only will you find it weird, it will also make you cry." Guo Xuehua teased.
At the same time Lin Ruoxi breathed a sigh of relief, she also rolled her eyes at Yang Chen. She clearly knew what this doll meant, but she refused to tell it to her in advance.
A lunch. Although it was the first time they had eaten together after returning home, the children of the small family happily finished their meal.
After the meal, Guo Xuehua led Lin Ruoxi back to her room in the backyard with a meaningful smile on her face.
As for Yang Chen, he followed Yang Gongming in the ancestral hall and kowtowed. Although kowtowing was nothing, but being kowtowed to by someone made him feel rather embarrassed.
When they came out of the ancestral hall, Yan Sanniang came up and said, "Master, we agreed that the family heads of the main family have arrived at the hall and are waiting for Young Master Chen to meet them."
"Oh, they are on time." Yang Gongming smiled.
"But …" Yan Sanniang said worriedly: "Other than our Yang Family's direct line of descent, some other neutral families have also come, as well as many opposing military figures."
Yang Gongming narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Really? Then let's do it."
Finished speaking, Yang Gongming turned around and said to Yang Chen, "You also know, this old man is prone to getting sleepy. You go and take care of the rest, I'm going to have my afternoon nap."
Yang Chen always felt a bad premonition. From what Yan Sanniang said, it was obvious that someone was here to cause trouble.
However, he was not someone who was afraid of things. He indifferently asked, "What if he is dead?"
Yang Gongming laughed out loud. A few glimmers of light flashed in his old eyes. "Dead people, dying everyday. The key is who is dead."
"Why didn't you say so earlier!" Yang Chen snapped his fingers and nodded in understanding. He said to Yan Sanniang, "Grandma Yan, lead the way."