A ragged cub at the beginning

The sudden pregnancy completely disrupted the life of the Du family. Even though Banxia repeatedly said that Tang Xu's pregnancy was very good and that it was just cold air entering her body, the fainting incident still made Mrs. Du and Du Yun very nervous.

Qiyue and Jiarui were told not to rush over and bump into her again. Qiyue frowned and nodded seriously, while Jiarui looked confused. He looked at his grandmother for a long time before asking, "Is my aunt sick? Is she seriously ill?"

"No, my aunt is pregnant with a baby. Nine months later, our family will have a little brother or sister." Old Madam Du was happy when she mentioned this. Her youngest son would have a successor.

July was stunned for a moment, her eyes instantly turned red, and tears fell one by one.

Madam Du brought him over and wiped his tears distressedly, "What happened? Why are you crying?"

July sobbed and said, "Mom loves the baby she picked up this time so much that she put him in her belly. She doesn't love July the most. July has never lived in her belly."

Madam Du looked at him in astonishment, blinked her eyes and looked at Yu Wen again. Yu Wen covered her mouth and laughed so hard that she was shaking.

"Oh, my dear, this... How can I explain this to you?" Madam Du couldn't help but laugh. She felt sorry for Qiyue crying so pitifully, and couldn't say anything for a moment, "Where's Ah Xu? Go call her. She has a lot of tricks up her sleeve. Let her talk."

Jia Rui looked at this and that, and finally stared at grandma's belly, "Then I'm not grandma's favorite child either? I haven't lived in grandma's belly either. Is it fun inside the belly?"

Du Yun helped Tang Xu over. Tang Xu thought he was exaggerating. It's only been a month, why does he need someone to support him? She just listened to Aunt Yuwen's explanation and laughed so hard that she fell backwards. She thought of her excuse on the way.

"Mother, I'm here." Tang Xu greeted Mrs. Du, looked at Qiyue and opened his arms, "Qiyue, come here, mother hugs you." Du Yun stood by, on guard. Although Qiyue usually didn't rush at people, it was hard to say for sure.

Qiyue came over slowly and placed her little hand on her mother's belly, "Do your brothers and sisters live here? They are so small."

"Yes, my younger brother and sister are just little beans now." Tang Xu was helped by Du Yun to sit on a chair beside him, and July also followed over.

"So young? Can he speak? Can he talk to his mother every day?" July pouted.

"She can't speak, and she doesn't know anything now. This baby was sent by dad, and it will take several months for him to come out." Tang Xu continued to explain, "When he is born, our July will be seven years old. You came earlier than her, and you are older than her. Dad and mom will always love you a few years more than she does." He wanted to say seven years, but then he swallowed the thought back when he remembered that before he came, July lived a life worse than that of cats and dogs.

Du Yun coughed lightly, feeling that this statement was too explicit.

Mrs. Du embraced Jiarui and pretended not to hear. This daughter-in-law has been making shocking remarks for a long time.

"But I've never lived in my mother's belly." July hung his head, as if he really wanted to live in there for a while.

"Really? But July is too big now and can't live here. And while staying in mom's belly, she can't talk to her friends, play with Banban, go to kindergarten, study or practice martial arts. She can't hug mom or go shopping hand in hand with mom. Does July still want to live here?" Tang Xu counted a series of things that couldn't be done, and July's expression became increasingly hesitant.

"Can't I see Dad, Grandma, and Jiarui anymore?" July looked up.

"Yes, it's blocked by the belly." Tang Xu nodded.

"I don't want to live here anymore! Then there will be no delicious food, right?" Jiarui listened for a while and waved his hand to refuse.

"Yes." Tang Xu added, "And it will take ten months for the baby to come out. After it comes out, it can't walk or crawl, it can only cry."

"No, no, no, my younger brothers and sisters are so pitiful." July was completely persuaded to give up.

"How pitiful." Jiarui also said.

The two children avoided living in the belly and were very sympathetic to their younger siblings' plight.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, people had to make steamed buns. Tang Xu had nothing to do, so he went to the kitchen to get a bowl of kneaded dough and played with the children while making steamed buns.

"First, roll it into a ball. Yes, use your little hands to rub it and roll it, and it will become a round ball." Tang Xu checked the children's. It was very good. Everyone had rolled it well. The only drawback was that there were cracks, but it was not a big problem.

"I'm rubbing two small ones to make ears."

This step is a bit difficult. Children who have not yet completely subdued their limbs will roll the dough into different sizes and look weird when put together.

Only July, he has always been the most patient and the best at drawing. He also has a strong observation ability. No matter what he does, he is the slowest. Because he always observes several times before starting. The few small balls he rolled out were very round, almost the same as those made by Tang Xu.

Jiarui’s ball wasn’t very round either. When she smelled the aroma of flour, she even wanted to put it in her mouth.

"Mom, look at me." Tang Ji was next to Tang Xu. He was three years old and spoke much more clearly than before.

"Well, that's great. It's exactly the same as mom's." Tang Xu closed his eyes and praised him, which made him laugh. He continued to knead the dough.

Tang Ting felt that they didn't look alike at all, and his own looked more like her.

Tang Xu yawned and suddenly felt a little sleepy. Du Yun noticed, "Do you want to go back to your room and sleep for a while?"

"No more." She yawned again and watched the children huddled together, comparing with their friends to see who made the prettier sculptures.

Du Yun moved a stool and sat behind her, letting her lean on his shoulder.

Leaning on the solid arm, Tang Xu yawned again. The chirping childish voice gradually faded away, as if there was a thick layer of glass between them, and his eyes gradually became unable to open.

"Mom is asleep." Tang Ting was the first to notice, and he raised his finger and made a "hush" sound. Jiarui covered his mouth, and everyone was sensible and quiet. They made faces and communicated with each other, which made Du Yun laugh.

The pot of strange buns was sent to the kitchen. The cook looked at them one by one and trimmed the ones that were too big to make sure they were not undercooked. There was no steamed rice for lunch. Everyone enjoyed the buns they made.

On New Year's Eve, Du Yun specially asked someone to buy fireworks and asked Tang Qing to bring his younger brothers and sisters to play with them.

This is a rare thing. I have only seen others launching them in the air from a distance.

Tang Qing had only seen thunder bombs, but never fireworks. He held a stick of incense, asked his brothers and sisters to step away, and slowly lit the fuse.

With a bang, the fireworks exploded in the air, and huge sparks lit up the night sky above.

"Wow!" The children exclaimed in unison, laughing and jumping, pointing at the sky, "It's so beautiful!"

Tang Yao didn't look at the fireworks in the sky, but looked at Tang Ling beside him. She looked up at the sky, and a faint smile appeared on her cold face, like ice and snow slowly melting in the sun, "A Ling."

"Hmm?" Tang Ling turned his head, not yet able to retract the smile on his face.

Tang Xu leaned against Du Yun and smiled back: "Are you happy?"

"I am so happy to have you by my side."