"Where's Xiaorou?" Qian Yingnan looked around but only saw Su Yuze sitting on the sofa, looking cold. It seemed as if they had had an argument.
It was really no wonder that she thought so. Su Yuze's expression was just too telling.
So Qian Yingnan asked carefully, "Did you... quarrel with Xiaorou?" Since a woman's temper was usually quite erratic during pregnancy, it was normal for there to be some friction. "You should give in to her more. Being pregnant is really hard."
Su Yuze looked at Qian Yingnan in bewilderment. Who told her that he and Xiaorou had quarreled? Qian Yingnan was just spouting nonsense!
"What's wrong?" Qian Yingnan had no idea what was going on. She met Su Yuze's cold gaze. What was the matter? Did he transfer his anger onto her because of the quarrel?
Su Yuze didn't even want to talk to them. He didn't like it when so many people suddenly showed up at home out of the blue, and they were talking nonsense to boot.
"Who's here?" A voice came from upstairs. A pregnant girl was carefully making her way downstairs.
Seeing this, Su Yuze immediately walked over and naturally supported Su Rou. "Why didn't you sleep a bit longer?"
Su Rou had been vomiting at home all noon today. Maybe she had caught a cold last night. When he got home last night, Su Rou was still sleeping, and her body temperature was a bit low.
"I'm much better," Su Rou said softly, but her voice still lacked strength.
"Anyway, there's still some time before dinner," Su Yuze said gently.
"Um... I heard someone was here," Su Rou said softly, her eyes looking downstairs.
"Yeah, just some unimportant people," Su Yuze said impatiently. So it was these people who had woken her up. How inopportune. They had come to visit just when Xiaorou was not feeling well, deliberately preventing her from having a good sleep.
"Ah? Who?" While she was sleeping, she had heard a shout downstairs. The voice was quite familiar, and she had vaguely heard someone calling "Xiaorou".
Qian Yingnan saw the couple on the stairs. It was as if they couldn't see anyone else. However, she didn't expect Su Rou's belly to be so big. She had thought she had just gotten pregnant!
It was really... ironic. They had only just found out that Xiaorou was pregnant to this stage. If it hadn't been for Xiaoka, maybe they would still be in the dark! They really didn't treat them as family!
"Xiaorou, it's us!" Qian Yingnan waved downstairs. "Xiaorou."
Su Rou looked downstairs and saw Su Yue's family standing there, smiling at her. "Why are you here?" Su Rou asked.
"We heard you were pregnant, so we came to see you specially..." But looking at the situation, it seemed that their visit was unnecessary.
"Ah..." Su Rou looked at Su Yuze. "Thank you."
Su Yuze sighed slightly in his heart. It seemed that he had to let them stay for dinner today.
Su Ziqi had been frowning all the time. When he saw Su Rou walking down slowly, his face showed a hint of surprise. His eyes were fixed on Su Rou's belly, as if she were some kind of monster.
"Ziqi, why don't you greet them?" Su Yue noticed Su Ziqi's strangeness and nudged him in the waist with his elbow. What was this kid daydreaming about!
Su Ziqi seemed to have just come back to his senses. Seeing Su Yuze's cold gaze, he subconsciously shrank back and mumbled, "Brother Yuze... Xiaorou."
Due to recent events and the happiness of being pregnant, Su Rou had forgotten that Su Ziqi had once confessed his love to her. She smiled at Su Ziqi. "Hello."
"Dinner is ready," Su Yuze said a bit sourly as he put his arm around Su Rou and walked towards the dining table. Really, why did she have to smile at Su Ziqi?
Su Ziqi felt Su Yuze's cold gaze and suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He hadn't done anything. Why was Brother Yuze angry?
Su Yue didn't notice the strange atmosphere between Su Yuze and Su Ziqi. Instead, he sat down at the table cheerfully.
Because there were three more people, Aunt Wang had to cook some more dishes. But the young master had said that although he could add a few dishes casually, they should still be to Su Rou's taste. So most of the additional dishes were the ones Su Rou liked.
Of course, Qian Yingnan noticed this too, but she didn't say anything. After all, they were guests in someone else's house. How could she make any suggestions? It was good enough that they weren't kicked out. How could she be picky!
"These dishes..." Most of these dishes were medicinal cuisine. Since Su Rou wasn't feeling well today, Aunt Wang had prepared them according to the diet for pregnant women. Naturally, they didn't suit the taste of the young Su Ziqi.
"Ziqi," Qian Yingnan secretly pinched Su Ziqi's thigh and signaled him with her eyes not to say anything.
"..." Su Ziqi was aggrieved. He couldn't even pick up his chopsticks for these dishes!
Su Rou was enjoying her meal very much. Because there were suddenly many more dishes today, she found that pregnancy really could change a person's taste. She used to dislike some things, but now she ate them with relish.
"Xiaorou, how many months are you?" Women always had topics to talk about. Qian Yingnan said kindly.
"Um, six months..." Su Rou said while eating and showed the number "six" with her fingers.
"It's been so long..." They had only just found out after six months!
"You should pay more attention usually. There are many taboos for pregnant women..." Qian Yingnan couldn't help but say. After all, she had been through it herself, and she just couldn't help sharing.
But Su Yuze interrupted her. He said coldly, "We know all that. Thank you for your concern, Second Aunt."
Qian Yingnan, who had been trying to share her experience, was suddenly speechless. Then she forced a smile awkwardly, lowered her head, and stopped talking.
The atmosphere became a bit awkward. Even Su Yue, who wanted to talk to Su Yuze about company matters, couldn't find an opportunity.
At the dinner table, only Su Yuze and Su Rou were calmly eating. The other three were all lost in their own thoughts. It felt as if they were attending a Hongmen Banquet.
"Do you want more?" Su Yuze asked softly.
"Not now," Su Rou said. She would eat them as a midnight snack later.
"Okay. I'll prepare a midnight snack for you later," Su Yuze said.
Hearing the words "midnight snack", Su Rou immediately felt satisfied. "Okay."
Seeing the two of them like this, Su Yue's family of three felt like they were complete third wheels. Qian Yingnan thought that at first she had thought they had quarreled. That was completely impossible. Had they ever quarreled since they were kids?