Although it's somewhat superstitious, it's better to be cautious.
Gu Nian nodded. "Then you decide when we can announce it, Grandma."
"Alright, alright." The old lady was overjoyed, seeing the growing number of people in the family. The livelier, the better.
A family should have more people to thrive.
In fact, the old lady was the most impatient one. She was eager to show off.
Look at her granddaughter-in-law, already had one child and now another one on the way—how wonderful!
The old man's eyebrows and mustache quivered with laughter, his face full of joy.
"Gu Nian, for this pregnancy, do you want a boy or a girl?" the old man eagerly asked, as if he wished the baby could pop out of Gu Nian's belly right away.
"Look at the way you're asking," the old lady rolled her eyes at him. "Is it up to Gu Nian to decide whether she has a boy or a girl? Can she have whatever she wants?"
Gu Nian then asked the old man, "Grandpa, do you want a great-grandson or a great-granddaughter?"
The old man beamed, clearly excited to answer this question. He had been waiting for Gu Nian to ask him back.
The old man said, "I already have a great-grandson. If I could have a great-granddaughter now, that would be perfect!"
Little Millet Cake, who was standing by, pouted. "Great-grandpa, don't you like me anymore?"
"Who said that?" The old man's eyebrows raised as he pulled Little Millet Cake into his arms. "Of course, Great-grandpa likes you."
"Then why do you want a great-granddaughter and not a great-grandson?" Little Millet Cake asked.
The old man, easily able to handle the little one, immediately said, "One great-grandson like you is enough. We should have a great-granddaughter to make a perfect pair, don't you think?"
"Besides, imagine you with a soft, obedient little sister. How nice would that be? If you had a little brother who kept annoying you, wouldn't that be frustrating?"
Gu Nian: "..."
Grandpa, if it turns out to be a boy, wouldn't Little Millet Cake be upset?
Hearing this, Little Millet Cake's face lit up with anticipation for the future.
It was as if he could already see himself playing everywhere with his sweet, soft little sister.
"A sister would be great." Little Millet Cake nodded immediately, completely convinced by the old man.
Little Millet Cake got out of the old man's arms and went to find Gu Nian.
This time, he didn't rush in recklessly but stopped in front of Gu Nian, almost leaning on her legs.
"Mom, where's my little sister?" Little Millet Cake asked.
Gu Nian touched her flat belly and said, "She's right here in Mom's tummy. You grew up here too."
Little Millet Cake looked shocked. "I grew this big in your tummy?"
Gu Nian laughed out loud. The little guy's astonished expression was just too funny.
She couldn't help but gently squeeze Little Millet Cake's soft cheeks with both hands. "When you came out of Mom's tummy, you were only this big."
Gu Nian indicated a length shorter than half her arm. "Just this big."
"That's still pretty big," Little Millet Cake said, shocked. "How could Mom's tummy fit that?"
"Back then, Mom's tummy was this big," Gu Nian said, drawing a large circle in front of her belly.
"By the way, we still have photos at home. I'll show you what your mama looked like when she was pregnant with you," Mu Lanshu said.
"Mom's belly got that big because of me?" Little Millet Cake immediately asked, his big eyes blinking with concern.
That look made Gu Nian feel incredibly warm.
"Yes, you grew bigger in Mama's belly every day, so Mom had to make space for you to grow. Slowly, her belly got that big," Gu Nian patiently explained.
"Then... then how did I come out?" Little Millet Cake stared intently at Gu Nian's belly, as if trying to figure out how he had come out of there.
Gu Nian had given birth to Little Millet Cake naturally. However, it wasn't appropriate to explain that he came out from... that place.
Gu Nian's gaze wavered slightly before she guiltily said, "You came out of my belly."
"Did I break through your belly?" Little Millet Cake looked so shocked he was about to cry.
"No, no," Gu Nian quickly waved her hand and explained that a natural birth was like a C-section. "It was like having surgery."
Little Millet Cake pouted. "I'm a bad child."
"Why do you say that?" Gu Nian pulled Little Millet Cake into her arms.
"I made Mom's belly so big, it must have hurt a lot. And you had to have surgery, it must have been so painful. Little Millet Cake is a bad child for making Mom hurt so much," Little Millet Cake said, pouting.
Chu Zhaoyang: "..."
This kid really knows how to make Gu Nian feel emotional.
Hearing this, Gu Nian felt both heartbroken and moved.
"No, it didn't hurt at all. And to bring Little Millet Cake into this world, no matter how uncomfortable it was, Mom was happy. Just thinking about having such a wonderful child like Little Millet Cake to accompany and protect Mom, the hardship was the foundation for future happiness," Gu Nian said, feeling incredibly touched by how thoughtful her son was.
They say daughters were a mother's little cotton-padded jacket.
But her Little Millet Cake was no less.
"If you don't believe me, then this time you can watch how your brother or sister grows in Mom's belly. It really doesn't hurt at all," Gu Nian said.
"It's a sister," Little Millet Cake said firmly.
"Huh?" Gu Nian was a bit taken aback.
Little Millet Cake then repeated more firmly, "Mom is definitely carrying a sister."