Chapter 397: Chapter 397

Long Wu said smugly, "Is this surprise big enough? Leng Er! You and Sisi can just wait to drink our wedding wine! Su Meng and I have already decided, we’re having the wedding next month. Unlike you two, waiting until after the baby is born! Brother Wu is impatient, haha!"

Ever since he found out he’d be a dad, he hadn’t stopped smiling. He was overjoyed! Finally, he’d have a wife and kids by the warm stove, saving him from secretly envying Leng Er all the time. Su Meng glared at him angrily, "Can’t you just keep your mouth shut?"

He was grinning like a fool. Frankly, she was happy too, but she thought Long Wu was going a bit overboard, especially bringing up Sisi not having a wedding. What was the point?

What if Sisi overthought it?

Long Wu zipped his lips with his fingers, making a zipping motion. "Alright! Shutting up!"

Su Meng rolled her eyes at him and ignored him, pulling Li Si aside to chat quietly.

"Sisi! What did you eat back when you just got pregnant?"

Li Si grimaced, "I don’t remember eating much. I just remember throwing up all the time. Not a very pleasant memory!"

"I hope I won’t be like you. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t know how to handle it!" Su Meng recalled that Li Si had thrown up so much she’d gotten skinny, which now looked completely different from her current soft, plump complexion.

"You can’t really say. Everyone’s body reacts differently, and every pregnancy is different! When I went for my checkup, I overheard a pregnant woman with her second child say she didn’t throw up at all with her first. She ate a lot every day and slept well!

But the second pregnancy was the total opposite—everything she ate made her throw up, and she didn’t want to eat anything, just wanted to sleep!"

Li Si envied that type of pregnancy with no vomiting, good meals, and good sleep. She and her husband dreamed of having another baby after this one—hopefully a little girl to complete their family.

But this first pregnancy was such an unpleasant memory! Who knows, maybe for the second one things could flip, and no vomiting?

Su Meng’s eyes lit up. "That’s really strange. Could it depend on the little baby in the belly? Then Sisi, all that vomiting you did before was your son giving you a hard time!"

"I hope he turns out to be a quiet and handsome young man! If he’s as mischievous as a monkey, I swear I’ll lose my mind!" She was full of anticipation!

Su Meng couldn’t help but grin, "Don’t worry, your Leng Er is definitely the ’strict dad’ type. When he glares at your son, I guarantee he’ll behave!"

"I hope so!" Li Si glanced at Leng Mochen, who was chatting with Long Wu. Strict father, loving mother. Maybe!

Leng Mochen took a small sip of red wine and raised an eyebrow, "So your date is set? What about your granny?"

Long Wu leaned over to whisper, "I’m taking the lead on that; no way she can’t be convinced! Plus, now there’s a grandson involved. What excuses can she even make?

Still, Leng Er, as a buddy I’ve got to give you a word of advice. That thing Heizi mentioned a couple days ago—why on earth did you go meet Leng Mohao, that punk? Since when did you become so careless?

What if something really had happened? Luckily Sisi saved the day, girl hero style, stepping up when it mattered most. Otherwise, we’d be mourning your departure right now, drinking to your memory instead of brewskis together!"

When Long Wu first heard Heizi mention this, he couldn’t stop himself from griping about it. But these past couple of days Leng Er had been holed up at home, claiming he was nursing his injuries and refusing visitors.

When Long Wu called him to talk about it, he didn’t even get to frame his thoughts properly before Leng Er hung up on him, saying he had to tell his son a bedtime story—leaving Long Wu utterly annoyed.

Fortunately, Long Wu had his own joyous news lately, otherwise he’d have gone crazy putting up with Leng Er endlessly flaunting his son!

Leng Mochen’s lips twitched; not only did he have to take the fall for others, he had to bear the aftermath of criticism and lecturing. Thinking back on it, it had been pretty exasperating!

Still, for the sake of a bright future, what was a little hardship and fatigue?

The original antagonist had been taken care of, Leng Mohao was now arrested, and finally, Leng Mochen felt like a "liberated farmer singing songs of freedom!"

So, he pretended to listen humbly, "People make mistakes, horses stumble. Let’s just leave the past in the past!"

Long Wu spat out his sip of wine, coughing uncontrollably! He hadn’t expected Leng Er to come out with such philosophical words.

"Er, are you okay? Did you take too big of a hit? Look, if you’re sick, you need to get treatment! Hear me?" Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs NovєlFіre.net

"Get lost!" Leng Mochen snapped, pouring more wine for him aggravatedly. If Long Wu was so happy, then he definitely needed to get thoroughly drunk!

Long Wu was genuinely elated, letting down his guard, and eventually he did drink too much!

Su Meng, furious, pinched the soft flesh on his waist with all her might, twisting mercilessly. Long Wu woke up in the middle of the night feeling sober, wondering why his waist hurt so much! Could it be kidney issues? He felt weak but sure he hadn’t done anything bad. Right?

With bleary eyes, he asked Su Meng, and she demonstrated the reason for his waist pain herself—clearly!

Meanwhile, Li Si and Leng Mochen returned home, chatting about Long Wu and Su Meng. They were genuinely happy for them.

They also discussed what, besides monetary gifts, would make meaningful wedding presents.

Leng Mochen suddenly raised an eyebrow, "When we got engaged, didn’t Long Wu and Xu Er gift us something special? Should we return the favor?"

Li Si immediately remembered the box of condoms they’d received, laughing mischievously. "Honey! So what special thing should we give them?"

Leng Mochen grinned devilishly, "I think we should give them... a doll!"

"A doll? Is that more special?" Li Si asked, puzzled.

She was actually still thinking about gifting them the same thing.

"You’re such an innocent little girl! Come, I’ll explain!" Leng Mochen pulled her close and whispered two words in her ear.

Li Si shoved him hard. "You’re awful! But that idea is genius!" She could almost see Long Wu’s tearful expression already.

Today was a good day for Wang Mei because she was one step closer to achieving her dreams!

She and Yin Xian were finally engaged, and just thinking about how she’d soon become a Yin Family daughter-in-law, Yin Xian’s wife, made her feel like all the past unpleasantness didn’t matter.

She could tolerate it all.

Those unpleasant things included the Yin Family’s indifference to her, especially Yin Xuan’s sarcastic comments, which had never stopped since their first meeting.

If Mrs. Yin was around, she’d just put on a show by saying a few polite words. When she wasn’t there, Yin Xuan’s cold mockery became even more aggressive.

Wang Mei still didn’t know why Yin Xuan had it in for her, but thinking of today’s wonderful occasion, she bit her tongue and held it in.

Only a few members of the Yin Family attended the engagement ceremony, while the Wang Family had filled twenty tables with guests.

Mrs. Yin took one glance at the people seated and became even more convinced: the Wang Family wasn’t even at the margins of high society—at best, they were vulgar nouveau riche.

One table in particular was loud and rowdy. Clearly, they were poor relatives from the countryside, visiting the city. But since they were the bride’s family, Mrs. Yin simply flashed a look of disdain without saying a word.

Father Yin also sat with a stiff face, visibly displeased. This was nothing like what Yin Xian had described. Had he not already thrown one engagement banquet and gone through a divorce just a few months ago, he would have made this wedding grand.

But those family matters weren’t worth mentioning anymore. He just hoped the Wang Family was actually good. Now, it seemed unlikely.

Yin Qi took Beibei to the restroom, and Yin Xuan immediately offered to go along. Look at the people who came! If she’d been seven parts unhappy about Wang Mei before, now seeing these relatives, it went straight to ten.

She was completely unworthy of her brother! Take that annoying Ye Duowei, at least her family background was decent. Wang Mei was practically indistinguishable from ordinary commoners.

And look at those people—no class whatsoever! This was an engagement party, yet it was so chaotic and smoky it was suffocating! (To be continued. If you enjoyed this story, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast a vote of recommendation or monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)