Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

"Why does mother look thinner?" Shen Huaixu asked worriedly.

When she left, Qian Xiuzhu looked fine, and she had lost a lot of weight after her trip.

Qian Xiuzhu waved her hand nonchalantly, "It's just too hot in the summer, it happens every year, don't worry."

Shen Huaixu breathed a sigh of relief. "It's a bitter summer. It's really hot these past few days. We should put some ice in the house. I'll have someone bring some saltpeter over later. We can make it ourselves. It's convenient, cheap, and it can cool us down."

She has always been generous with her kindness to those around her. The resentment and resistance she once had when she knew the ending of her original life had long disappeared as they spent time together day after day.

As the saying goes, time reveals a person's true character.

Qian Xiuzhu's smile got bigger, but she said angrily, "Mother is fine. She just came back. You should take a good rest for a few days. Don't worry so much at such a young age."

Shen Huaixu nodded and looked at his sister-in-law and nephew beside him.

Zheng Liniang took good care of herself after giving birth, and her figure is slightly fuller than before. Even though it's so hot this summer, her complexion is also very good.

She hasn't been working in the fields for some time, and her skin has become whiter. Her facial features are not outstanding, but they always make people feel comfortable when they are put together, and she looks even more friendly when she smiles.

Compared to her own mother-in-law who was full of complicated feelings, she was simply happy, smiling so hard that her eyes narrowed. Every time this happened, one could see the shadow of Zheng Bo'niang in her.

Zheng Li Niang held her son's hand with one hand, and took Shen Huaixu's hand with the other hand to look him up and down, then nodded in agreement, "Yes, you have grown taller, almost taller than me, and thinner. You are tired from running around outside. Tonight, sister-in-law will make more of your favorite food to nourish you."

As she spoke, she pinched her son's face, who had been standing obediently with his eyes wide open and his head tilted back, "Xiao Yu, this is your auntie, call her auntie."

Shen Huaixu bent down and looked at the child in front of him who was blinking at him. He couldn't help laughing when he heard the name "Xiaoyu".

Before, Jiang Yu only had a full name and no nickname. But because she called him "Jiang Xiaoyu" all the time and it made other people in the family follow suit, later on, the sister-in-law simply took "Xiao Yu" as Jiang Yu's nickname.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoyu hid behind Zheng Li'niang's legs, leaving only his head exposed. It seemed that he didn't remember much and the person in front of him seemed unfamiliar because he hadn't seen him for a long time.

Shen Huaixu's laugh made him feel much more relaxed, and he called out in a clear and crisp voice, "Aunt."

"Oh——" Shen Huaixu responded. She stretched out a clasped hand towards Jiang Xiaoyu and shook it at him.

Jiang Xiaoyu's big eyes could not hide any thoughts. He first looked at Shen Huaixu cautiously and confusedly, then stretched out a small finger and tapped Shen Huaixu's hand, and finally looked at him again.

She opened her palm and saw a white candy lying in it. Seeing that the child didn't take it, she pushed it to his mouth.

Jiang Xiaoyu couldn't take his eyes off the candy, but he shrank his head back. After a long pause, he managed to utter, "A-my mother said that I can't eat other people's..."

"I am your aunt, not anyone else."

Zheng Li'niang felt that her child was obedient, but at the same time she had a headache. Her son was serious about everything he did, obedient and easy to take care of. The older he got, the more he acted like a little adult. She was worried that her son would grow up to be as quiet as his father.

"You can eat what your aunt gives you, so take it."

Hearing his mother's words, Jiang Xiaoyu's eyes and mouth curved up at the same time. He took the candy and whispered, "Thank you, aunt."

Shen Huaixu nodded with satisfaction, and thought to himself that children really change every day. When this little kid was young, he was not only not shy, but also quite lively.

As she thought about this, her thoughts diverged and she suddenly thought of something.

Since humans can mate with Fei Yuan, can they have children? If so, what species would the children be?

Feiyuan has wings, is it a flying bird?

Are they mammals or oviparous?

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His mind was running wild. For the sake of the future, Shen Huaixu really wanted to ask Fu Yin right now.

Let’s not talk about whether she wants to have a baby in the future. If she does, she doesn’t want to lay an egg.

Otherwise, she was worried that she would not be able to inspire maternal love towards an egg.

This question made Shen Huaixu feel heavy for a moment, but she soon put it behind her.

Her father didn't want her to find a husband too early, so he let her suffer and support him first.

*

A long time later, when Shen Huaixu and Fu Yin were discussing this issue, Fu Yin was bombarded with a series of questions by Shen Huaixu. He secretly glanced at Shen Huaixu's face, coughed softly, and said reluctantly, "You want a child? Isn't it good for just the two of us?"

Shen Huaixu was just curious about the answers to those questions, and seeing his strange expression, he became even more curious and continued to ask.

As a result, Fu Yin avoided the question and in the end he was unable to ask the answer.

In the middle of the night, Shen Huaixu secretly flipped through the encyclopedia. The large number of professional terms gave her a headache. However, hard work paid off. With her persistence, she finally found the answer - although her face was stiff and her expression was numb when she saw the answer.

The next day, Shen Huaixu expressed his understanding and support for Fu Yin's persistence.

What she didn't know was that the reason Fu Yin didn't want to have cubs was that he didn't even consider cubs as creatures in his future life.

Females always show more patience and love to their cubs, but he feels this is a challenge to him. He just wants to have it all to himself and doesn't want anyone to surpass him (except his father-in-law).

On the other hand, human reproduction is a huge burden on women's bodies. If humans and Feiyuan want to give birth to the next generation, if the mother is human, then the risk she bears will be greater.

Fu Yin thought that if he could take Shen Huaixu back to his planet, where there would be better medical conditions and even in vitro fertilization could be possible, it would not be impossible for Shen Huaixu to have a Feiyuan cub.

Unfortunately, the era they lived in was still a primitive era for him, an era where a small cold could take a person's life. He would never let Shen Huaixu be in such danger.

*

It only took Shen Huaixu a quarter of an hour to catch another little tail. The little guy would show his lively temperament again after he got familiar with people.

When it was time for lunch, Jiang Boliang, Jiang Wei and others who were outside all returned home. They gathered together to listen to Shen Huaixu talk about what he saw and heard outside. Shen Huaixu knew that they were worried about Jiang Erlang, so he told them in detail what happened in Ji County and Jiang Erlang's situation.

When everyone heard about it, they felt both sad and relieved.

They also knew that a strong dragon could not defeat a local snake, and although Shen Huaixu's disturbance was an unconventional move, it laid the foundation for Jiang Erlang to no longer be constrained by others.

After a simple lunch, he played crazy games with Jiang Xiaoyu for a while, and finally Shen Huaixu fell asleep while talking to his three sisters.

She seemed to have had a dream vaguely. When she woke up, she could not remember the content of the dream at all, but her inner feeling told her that it was a beautiful dream.