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In a quiet alley in All Water County, there were only a few scattered people walking around. Ger Qiu and Ger Yan carried a small basket and looked door to door. It had just rained, and the sky was gray. Looking in the distance, there was a hint of mist swirling around. Ger Qiu was wearing a yellow and white outfit. He looked extremely handsome. Ger Yan, beside him, combed his hair in a simple bun. Two strands of long hair hung down from his chest to his waist. His delicate face was unobstructed. The two walked side by side, looking like loving husbands.
However, when looking closely, they would realize it was two Shuang’ers.
The two of them stopped in front of a courtyard door. Each of the wooden doors had two large “fu” (blessing) characters pasted on them. “Is it here?”
“It should be? Let me knock and see.”
Knock knock knock…
The wooden door opened inward. A woman in her forties poked her head out from inside. The woman wore a simple blue dress. Her hair ornament was also simple. There was only a simple wooden hairpin inserted horizontally. Although the woman was old, her face was still beautiful. She had a unique demeanor. She had a pair of phoenix eyes as she glanced at the two. Her lips were painted rough as she said, “Are you two Ger Qiu and Ger Yan?”
The two looked at each other, then nodded.
“Come in.”
After stepping into the courtyard gate, Ger Yan found that the yard was large and empty. The rows of drying racks were placed horizontally and vertically. Maybe because it’d just rained lightly, the clothes pole was entirely empty. There were no silk clothes on it. There was a well on the east side of the yard, and a big dye vat was placed besides the well. It was almost as high as Ger Yan’s chest. He’d never seen such a tall vat before. When he passed it, Ger Yan couldn’t help but look at it a few more times.
“Over here, come in…”
The woman turned a corner and went around to the back of the house. As soon as he entered, Ger Yan realized it was full of all kinds of satin cloth. There were black, white, apricot yellow, and pale moon colors. Ger Yan and Ger Qiu were dizzy by this dazzling display of colors. They were stacked on a shelf that was half a person high as if they were worthless. They couldn’t help but touch the smooth cloth.
They were ushered into a cubicle. The woman turned to them and smiled. “I know why you’re here. My surname is Li. You can call me Auntie Li.”
“Auntie Li.”
“Auntie Li.”
The two people called in unison.
Auntie Li smiled and nodded at them. “You two came at a bad time. I have something I need to take care of and leave for a while. Feel free to look around here… By the way, if it’s not too much trouble, there’s a basket of buttons over there that have been mixed together. Can you help me sort them into bamboo baskets?”
“Okay. Auntie Li, you go ahead.”
Ger Yan walked to the corner. There was a knee-high square basket against the wall that was filled with chic and small buttons. Some of which were made of colored ropes. Some were made of stone. Some were made from silk sewed together… Ger Yan picked one up and saw the butterfly patterns. He liked it very much. He and Ger Qiu arranged the small baskets that were stacked beside them and started sorting out the buttons.
The two squatted on the ground and chatted as they tidied up.
Ger Yan looked at Ger Qiu, who now looked taller and more imposing, and said thoughtfully, “:Ger Qiu, I realized you’ve grown taller than before…”
“Yes. Since I got married, I’ve gotten taller again. Now, I’m half a finger taller than Feibai.” Ger Qiu smiled heartily and revealed his white teeth. He rolled up his sleeves. The muscles on his lean and strong forearms bulged dark and beautifully. Without the interference of annoying sleeves, his hands moved faster.
It was very rare for Shuang’ers to grow so tall. Ger Qiu had a large frame. Everything he ate grew on his bones, unlike Ger Yan, who had a small frame. He didn’t grow even if he gained weight. Even if he ate fatty foods, he would still look small.
“I seem to only reach your shoulder…” Ger Yan recalled the scene when he and Ger Qiu came together.
“…No, you’re taller than my shoulder.”
“No way. In my eyes, you’re very tall.”
“If you don’t believe me, then stand up and let’s compare.”
“Okay.”
Ger Yan put the button in his hand into the bamboo basket. He pushed the baskets away from his side and stood with a smile. With a force of the soles of his feet, his knees turned from bent to straight. He suddenly turned. Ger Yan felt dizzy and his eyesight went dark. His body fell forward.
Ger Yan fainted.
“Ger Yan! Ger Yan!” Ger Qiu hugged brother Ger Yan, who had fainted, and shouted desperately.
His voice attracted Auntie Li, who was in the next room. Auntie Li came inside to take a look. When she saw that Ger Yan had fainted, she hurriedly said, “What happened… Go, Go call the doctor!” ！”
On stage, the scene just started.
Lin Lixuan sat at the table in the front row drinking tea and eating melon seeds. He’d finished business for the day, so he was waiting here for Ger Yan to arrive so that the two of them could go back together.
He took a sip of hot tea. Before the tea touched his tongue, he saw Huang Daniu coming to his side in a hurry, “B-b-b-boss…”
Huang Daniu was sweaty from running. At a glance, one could tell he was in a rush. Lin Lixuan raised his eyebrows. Why was he in such a hurry? Could something have happened to the store?
“Let’s go first and talk slowly.” The play on the stage continued as he took Huang Daniu outside. Walking to the door of the storytelling building, they stopped. Huang Daniu was still panting. He could barely breathe as he spoke, “B-b-boss.” He could only say this word.
“Calm down and speak slowly.” Lin Lixuan took a deep breath and held his breath as he listened to what the other party was about to say.
Huang Daniu patted his chest and abdomen. He was a tall man, but his physical fitness wasn’t good. He only ran for a while. He was already exhausted. “Just now, Ger Qiu came to tell me Ger Yan fainted!”
“Ger Yan fainted?” Hearing the news, Lin Lixuan only felt that someone had knocked him in the back of his head. His steady heart sank in an instant.
In his mind, he retold Ger Yan’s symptoms from these past few days. He had no appetite. He was nauseous when he ate. He thought the other party was feeling like this from thinking too much, but he didn’t expect that…Ger Yan was sick? Nothing could happen. Lin Lixuan’s face was pale. He was stunned by what Huang Daniu said. He said anxiously, “No, no, no. It’s Ger Qiu who said he’s pregnant… Yes, that’s right. The doctor said he’s pregnant…He fainted from moving too quickly…”
Ger Qiu was pregnant!
After Lin Lixuan heard what he said, his pale face warmed up in shock. He smiled and breathed a long sigh of relief. He laughed while blaming Huang Daniu. “Look at you. You don’t know how to talk well at all. Ger Qiu being pregnant is a good thing. I didn’t expect Young Master Du to…” Young Master Du was quite powerful.
Ger Yan and Ger Qiu went to the embroider’s house together. At that time, Ger Qiu must have suddenly faintly. The doctor came to check the pulse and found out the good news. Ger Yan should have been frightened since he was beside him…
I didn’t expect Ger Qiu to be pregnant. Although he knew Shuang’ers could get pregnant in this world, Lin Lixuan still couldn’t accept it. A man with a swollen belly was scary to think about.
Ger Yan couldn’t get pregnant like other Shuang’ers. So at least he didn’t have to be afraid. The four of them could live simply. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Lin Lixuan’s lips.
How did it become that Ger Qiu was pregnant?
Huang Daniu was confused. It was obvious that the boss’s husband was pregnant. When Ger Qiu went to buy fetal pills, he passed by and told him to tell Boss Lin. He did just that, so why did Boss Lin say that Ger Qiu was pregnant. Did he speak incorrectly?
“No, no, no…” Huang Daniu hurriedly waved his hand. “I spoke incorrectly…”
Lin Lixuan stretched out his hand and slapped away the other party’s flying hand. “Wait, don’t talk yet. Think your mind first…” This wasn’t right and neither was that. He was shocked, but it didn’t scare him.
“Okay, okay. I’ll calm down first.” Huang Daniu hurriedly nodded.
Lin Lixuan also nodded in satisfaction.
Huang Daniu took a few slow breaths, then his eyes widened. He grabbed his boss’s hand and said, “Boss, it’s your husband who’s pregnant…”
Lin Lixuan, who heard this, widened his eyes. He looked at Huang Daniu cross-eyed. He clenched Huang Daniu’s hand. “Come again? Who…who’s pregnant?”
“Your husband. It’s Ger Yan. When I was at the store just now, Ger Qiu came over in a hurry and asked me to tell you…”
Lin Lixuan blinked. His gaze was blank. He was stunned in place and couldn’t react.
He… Did he hear that correctly???
Ger Yan was pregnant?
He was going to be a dad?
True. Ger Yan said earlier that he had no appetite and couldn’t eat…He said fish smelled fishy and made him want to vomit. This had to be the reaction of having a child!! ！ Why didn’t he think of that earlier??
He showed an expression on his face that seemed neither a cry or a laugh. He then asked one after another, “So the person who fainted was Ger Yan?” Is he okay? What did the doctor say? What else did Ger Qiu tell you to tell me??”
“They’re still embroidering…”
“You…” Lin Lixuan pointed at Huang Daniu, but he didn’t care about what was said. He turned around and ran into the alley. He was extremely fast. After a while, Huang Daniu couldn’t see his figure.
Huang Daniu, who’d stayed in place, shook his head. At this time, he finally conveyed the message correctly.
