In the front hall, the two sisters embraced like this. After a mont, it was Xiaotian who let go first. She looked at Yang Qiu and said, "Yang Qiu, stop crying. Let’s sit over there and talk."
Hearing Xiaotian call her by that na, Yang Qiu felt a bit estranged and spoke in a coy tone towards her sister, "Sis, call Xiaoqiu."
Xiaotian chuckled, a warmth flowing through her heart, a warmth of kinship, "Yes, Xiaoqiu. Let’s not stand; let’s sit down and talk."
"Yes." Yang Qiu nodded but noticed Xiaotian walking toward the seat, supporting her belly.
Yang Qiu suddenly realized that her sister was now the young mistress of the Guo Mansion and was pregnant. What about Li Fugui?
She quickly went up to help her sister, apologizing, "Sis, I’m sorry, I was just too excited and forgot about your belly. Is it okay?"
Xiaotian sat down with Yang Qiu’s help. She smiled and said, "It’s okay, I’m fine."
This was the kind of protection she received as part of the big family at the Guo Mansion. She was often supported as she walked. If she were back in the countryside, she might have had to work in the fields while heavily pregnant.
After sitting down, Yang Qiu asked, "Sis, are you doing well now?"
Yang Qiu didn’t know why; she just asked this question.
She had heard much about her sister and Li Fugui. She could feel his affection as he mistook her for her sister. She envied her sister for having such a devoted admirer.
Yet, she had also heard about the young master of Guo Mansion and his child bride. His affection seed no less than Li Fugui’s. She envied the young mistress of Guo Mansion as well.
To be told that the two won she envied were the sa person, and that person was her own sister.
While she was happy for her sister to et such devoted people, she also started to worry.
Had her sister given up on Li Fugui and chosen Guo Feng?
Sitting there, Xiaotian hadn’t expected Yang Qiu to ask such a question. Her hand touched her belly, giving an impression of happiness from having a child. She simply said, "I’m doing really well now. Your brother-in-law treats very well."
Yang Qiu originally wanted to ask what would happen to Li Fugui. But seeing her sister married and pregnant, she swallowed the words.
In Yang Qiu’s subconscious, marriage and pregnancy represented a woman’s choice. Besides, Guo Feng was also very good to her sister; her sister should be happy.
Thinking this way, Yang Qiu decided not to bring it up anymore, feeling a little sorry for Li Fugui. But it was inevitable since her sister and Guo Feng were already married.
She looked at her sister, asking about what mattered more to her now. There was nothing more important than the family reunion. "Sis, can you co ho with ? Everyone is looking forward to you coming back."
Hearing Yang Qiu’s question, even with a hint of pleading in her tone, Xiaotian’s heart trembled a bit. What must co will always co. She also wanted to see her family. She replied, "Let’s discuss it with your brother-in-law. I am pregnant now, and he doesn’t want to travel far."
Upon hearing this, Yang Qiu’s face plainly showed disappointnt. She knew her sister’s belly was big now and that a day’s bumpy carriage ride was indeed not good. The road wasn’t easy to travel either. But she longed for their family reunion. After a mont, her eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Sis, you don’t have to go back; we could co to see you. Is that alright?"
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