The Joke Is On Her

After buying the glutinous rice balls, Xiaoguo kept them in the freezer. There were still a few days before the Lantern Festival. The glutinous balls would spoil if they were left outside. After all, the weather has become warmer recently. The nights were not as cold as that time during the new year.

It was not until the night before the Lantern Festival that Mrs. Yang, who had disappeared for a long time, appeared.

At this moment, Xiaoguo and Zhuang Zhuang had just finished dinner and were about to go to bed when there was a knock on the door.

“You can lie down.”

Xiaoguo covered Zhuang Zhuang with a blanket and got dressed before walking out. Who could it be in the middle of the night?

Xiaoguo did not open the door immediately. Instead, she asked warily, “Who is it?”

“Xiaoguo, it’s me.”

Mrs. Yang’s voice sounded. Xiaoguo heaved a sigh of relief and unlocked the door with help from the candlelight.

“Sister-in-law, I haven’t seen you in a while.”

Xiaoguo opened the door as she spoke.

Mrs. Yang walked in from outside. It was too dark to see her face clearly, but she could tell that she was dressed very thinly.

Xiaoguo exclaimed in surprise. She quickly locked the door and pulled her into the house. As she walked, she nagged at Mrs. Yang, “Aren’t you afraid of catching a cold? Why are you dressed like this?”

After listening to Xiaoguo nag for a long time, Mrs. Yang remained silent and followed behind her.

Xiaoguo pulled her into another room, lit a candle, and closed the door. When she turned around, she noticed Mrs. Yang’s strange expression.

“Sister-in-law? What’s wrong?”

Xiaoguo asked worriedly. She had never seen Mrs. Yang looked like this during her time here. She looked listless, as if her soul had been taken away from her.

Mrs. Yang bit her lip. Her pale face was filled with hesitation.

“Xiaoguo, I’ll sleep over at your place tonight. Is that okay?”

“Sure, of course.” Xiaoguo’s first reaction was to nod. It was definitely fine that she was staying over.

Mrs. Yang smiled bitterly. Xiaoguo looked at her from head to toe and couldn’t find anything wrong with her. She just looked a little pale and her eyes seemed red and swollen.

Wait, her eyes were red and swollen? Xiaoguo’s body trembled. Had she been crying? But why was she crying? Did she fight with Brother Yang?

After taking a closer look, Xiaoguo nodded to herself. The possibility of a fight was higher. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be requesting to spend the night here in the middle of the night.

Although she kept speculating in her heart, Xiaoguo did not ask anything. After comforting Mrs. Yang, she went into the inner room and told Zhuang Zhuang to sleep alone while she slept in the other room with Mrs. Yang.

Although Mrs. Yang was not saying anything now, she might say it when she calmed down later. It was better not to talk about such matters in front of the child.

The two of them lay on the same bed. At first, Mrs. Yang closed her eyes and didn’t say anything. Xiaoguo waited quietly for a while and felt that something must be up. From the looks of it, she might not be able to get anything out of her tonight.

In her mind, Xiaoguo was figuring out how to broach the subject. Then, she stole a glance at Mrs. Yang and realized that tears were flowing from her closed eyes.

When she saw this, Xiaoguo couldn’t take it anymore. She got up and patted her on the shoulder. “Sister-in-law, what’s wrong?”

“Xiaoguo…”

Mrs. Yang also sat up and began to sob softly.

She was crying because she was afraid that someone would ask. Once they did, she couldn’t help but cry even harder.

Xiaoguo looked at her helplessly. She was clumsy with words. How could she comfort her?

She could only sit by Mrs. Yang’s side silently while waiting for her to calm down.

But before she could ask, Mrs. Yang said something that made Xiaoguo’s jaw drop. “I ran away from home.”

“Huh?!”

Mrs. Yang held Xiaoguo’s chin expressionlessly and slowly told her the reason.

When Xiaoguo heard this, her jaw dropped again. She blinked at Mrs. Yang, who was glowing with motherly love and holding her stomach. She was shocked. Did she hear wrongly?

“You’re pregnant?!”

Mrs. Yang nodded. Xiaoguo got excited again.

“How long has it been?!”

“It’s been more than a month…”

“That’s wonderful!”

“…”

Mrs. Yang was looking calm at this moment, but on the receiving end of the news, XIaoguo was filled with surprise.

Xiaoguo touched her stomach, which was still not showing, and said happily, “That’s great!”

“Sigh, why are you unhappy? This is good news.” After Xiaoguo calmed down, she became puzzled. Pregnancy was a joyous occasion. “Why does she look so unhappy?”

Mrs. Yang sighed and hesitated to speak.

Xiaoguo suddenly shivered. A thought just flashed past her mind.

“Sister-in-law…” Xiaoguo leaned closer to Mrs.Yang and whispered in her ear, “Don’t tell me it’s not Brother Yang’s baby.”

“Hey!” When Mrs. Yang heard this, she blushed and pushed Xiaoguo. “Nonsense! If it’s not his, whose is it?”

“There you go.” Xiaoguo sat up straight and smiled mischievously. “This is a joyous occasion. Why are you crying?”

When Mrs. Yang heard this, she shook her head. “What good news? This child came at the wrong time.”

“Sigh, don’t say that. The child will hear you.”

Mrs. Yang was shocked by Xiaoguo’s words. “No way. It is not fully formed yet.”

“That’s hard to say. It’s in your body, so it should be able to sense what you’re thinking.”

After saying that, Xiaoguo hid a smile. Looking at Mrs. Yang’s regretful expression, she admitted that her initial intention was to frighten her.

Seeing Mrs. Yang like this, it didn’t seem like she didn’t want this child. Instead, it seemed to be the opposite. When she heard Xiaoguo’s words, she subconsciously placed her hand on her stomach and patted it twice. It was obvious that she liked the baby very much.

Looking at her behavior, Xiaoguo had a better understanding of the situation.

“Sigh…”

Mrs. Yang sighed again. “It would be better if the pregnancy occurred a few months later. It’s going to be spring soon. And that’s the time when we have to work.”

“Just because of this?!” Xiaoguo looked at her helplessly. It was still too early for spring.

When Mrs. Yang heard Xiaoguo’s words, she nodded and shook her head hesitantly.

“?”

“I don’t understand.”

“Actually, that’s not why I’m crying.” After saying that, Mrs. Yang blushed and looked too embarrassed to continue.

At first, Xiaoguo thought that Brother Yang didn’t want this child. But looking at Mrs. Yang’s happy face, it didn’t seem like it. XIaoguo was starting to get really confused.

“…” So?

Xiaoguo gestured for her to continue. Mrs. Yang snickered. “Old Yang said that he would take care of all the work at home and in the fields. He told me to rest at home until I give birth.”

When Mrs. Yang said this, her face was filled with bashfulness.

“… Isn’t that a good thing?”

Xiaoguo didn’t know what to say. She had just witnessed a show of public affection. So the joke was on her.

“Hmph.” Mrs. Yang put away her shyness. “What’s so good about it? You don’t know what happened. When I came out of the house this afternoon to look for you, I saw Old Yang and Widow Liu sitting together just outside the house. They were muttering something to each other with their heads leaning so close to each other.”

“That’s impossible. Brother Yang doesn’t look like such a person.”

Xiaoguo thought of Yang Feng’s honest looks and shook her head subconsciously. If it were anyone else, she would think that it was possible. But why did it seem so implausible when the subject was Yang Feng?

Just looking at how Yang Feng behaves around Mrs. Yang every day, she really didn’t believe that he would cheat on her during pregnancy.

“Of course! He wouldn’t dare to.”

Mrs. Yang’s face was filled with confidence. Just based on Old Yang’s love for her, it was impossible that he would fool around.