I Became the Mother of His Child-Chapter 445: Shi Yu is Really Happy

"Cheng Guang, my mom said I’ll be transferring to your school and living at your place from now on. I can go to school with you every day. Aren’t you excited?" Shi Yu genuinely was excited, which showed in his voice that oozed delight. He looked at Song Cheng Guang anticipating he would jump with joy or give him a warm hug as he revealed this little surprise.

However, Shi Yu, who had been expecting an enthusiastic welcome from Song Cheng Guang, received a glare filled with distaste instead: "Mom, does this mean this stinky kid is going to squeeze into bed with me again?" Song Cheng Guang felt as if the sky had fallen, and his mood was particularly foul.

"Yes! Yes! We can sleep together again," Shi Yu, completely oblivious to Song Cheng Guang’s gloom, excitedly replied.

This thick-skinned guy! Can’t he see that I don’t welcome him at all? And he’s happy like a fool, Song Cheng Guang thought, rolling his eyes silently at Shi Yu.

Standing aside, Xu Xiuxiu naturally noticed Song Cheng Guang’s twisted expression. Seeing his defeated, aggrieved look made her chuckle a bit as she nodded in agreement with Shi Yu. Once Song Cheng Guang confirmed the harsh truth from Xu Xiuxiu, his heart felt even more blocked.

"Mom, I don’t want to sleep with him. This guy is too violent in his sleep. Not only does he hog all the blankets, but he also kicks and pushes me occasionally. I don’t want to sleep with him," Song Cheng Guang said with a stern face, rejecting and also stating his reasons. He had thought that after transferring schools, he could finally sleep alone without enduring Shi Yu’s nightly torment, but before even a few days of good times had passed, this guy shamelessly followed him, infuriating him.

"I do not! My mom says I have a very good sleeping posture," Shi Yu said, his face red but his tone somewhat indignant as he tried to defend his sleep manners, though it seemed he was somewhat aware of his sleeping issues, making his demeanor slightly embarrassed and his words less convincing.

"Brother Shi, do you kick my brother in your sleep? That’s naughty!" Little Baby held Shi Yu’s hand, and hearing the conversation between Shi Yu and Song Cheng Guang, she looked up curiously, her eyes full of doubt and sympathy for her brother. Being kicked in his sleep must be upsetting; no wonder her brother didn’t want to sleep with Brother Shi Yu.

"No, not at all! Little Baby, don’t believe what your brother says. Brother Shi Yu is very well-behaved and honest when he sleeps," Shi Yu said, touching the back of his head, looking embarrassed; however, his explanation didn’t seem to work anymore because Little Baby Song Cheng Guang had already made up her mind about his bad sleeping habits.

"Brother!" Little Baby let go of Shi Yu’s hand, then walked sympathetically to Song Cheng Guang’s side, comfortingly patting her brother: "Brother, you can sleep with Little Baby. I’ll share my bed with you and promise I won’t kick you." Her angelic pleas instantly brightened Song Cheng Guang’s gloomy face.

"Yeah! Little Baby is really good," Song Cheng Guang said, softly patting his sister’s soft hair, then turned and glared at Shi Yu before looking at Xu Xiuxiu with eyes pleading like those of Song Yuanhuan: "Mom, let this guy sleep in our guest room. If that’s not possible, let him sleep on the living room sofa." Song Cheng Guang spoke with seriousness, clearly determined not to let Shi Yu invade his personal space.

"Right, right," Little Baby chimed in enthusiastically, supporting her brother’s words and nodding her little head vigorously.

"Brother Shi Yu immediately showed a hurt expression on his face, ’Cheng Guang, we are good brothers! Yet you’re making such clear distinctions between us, you’re breaking my heart!’" Shi Yu said, looking pleadingly at Xu Xiuxiu, "Aunt Xiu Xiu, please tell Cheng Guang something! I’m older than him, I’m his brother, but obviously, he has no idea how to respect his elder."

He knew that in the Song Family, words from anyone else wouldn’t be effective, but when Aunt Xiu Xiu spoke, it always worked, even if Song Chengguang was reluctant. Once Aunt Xiu Xiu spoke, Song Chengguang naturally had no choice but to obediently surrender.

"There you go, we have plenty of bedrooms at home, Shi Yu can just stay in the bedroom next to Cheng Guang!" As soon as Xu Xiuxiu spoke, she resolved their conflict. She found it funny how these kids, who didn’t know how to be flexible, made a big deal out of sleeping arrangements. There were several rooms in the house, yet they acted as if there was no space at all.

"Okay then!" Shi Yu had no complaints about this.

Song Chengguang, hearing this, nodded in agreement. As long as he didn’t have to share a bed with Shi Yu, he could tolerate everything else.

"All right! Let’s go home now!" Xu Xiuxiu called the four kids to head home. As the sky started to darken, she still needed to take a detour to buy some groceries!

"Oh! Time to go home!" Little Baby was in the best mood, as the little girl’s milky voice said this. The three boys beside her automatically adjusted their steps.

Xu Xiuxiu lagged a step behind, looking at the four lively children in front of her, she felt exceptionally happy. In the distance, the sunset was like fire, intensely vivid.

...

Time undoubtedly is something everyone tries to catch up with but can never seem to. It moves startlingly fast. Xu Xiuxiu felt like she had only returned to the Imperial City not long ago, and the weather gradually shifted from hot to cold, then cold to the year-end festive season. The winters in Imperial City are extremely harsh. Every morning, Xu Xiuxiu would cling to her thick blanket, reluctant to get up. Every time this season of needing courage to leave bed and perseverance to take a shower came around, Xu Xiuxiu wanted nothing more than to take a vacation in the seaside city of S.

Song Chengguang and Shi Yu, now primary school students, exercised punctually every morning, weathering all conditions. As the year-end approached and school had already broken up for holidays, Yuan Shixiang, having neglected his son for months, finally remembered him towards the year-end. He and his wife came with loads of gifts, sincerely commiserating with Xiuxiu for her recent hardships, and then, despite Shi Yu’s unwillingness, forcibly took him back to their home.

From then, Xu Xiuxiu contentedly embraced a life of staying inside. Even when the boy and girl twins clamored to go out, Xu Xiuxiu always refused, citing the freezing weather outside. Despite all these precautions, Xu Xiuxiu gloriously caught a cold in this especially harsh winter, and muddled through a whole day wrapped in her blankets.

When Yuanhuan came home in the evening, he found the three kids quietly playing with puzzles in the living room. "Where’s your mom?" he asked, concerned about his beloved whom he had been worried about all day. He had almost skipped work in the morning because she had been moaning and groaning in discomfort. Fortunately, with his military discipline, he managed to give her medicine before he left, but he still wondered if she had gotten any better since then.