Invincible Dad-Chapter 618: Is Ruan Tang Pregnant?_1

Brewing wine wasn’t complicated, just a tedious and time-consuming process.

But on this sunny afternoon, what Xu Lai and Ruan Tang had in abundance was time.

He taught Ruan Tang the skills of wine-brewing hand over hand. Ruan Tang was extremely intelligent and quickly mastered the technique.

The haitang petals they picked were just enough to brew two jars of wine.

Worried the wine would become bitter after tens of thousands of years, Xu Lai added some heavenly and terrestrial treasures as flavoring.

Back when the Heavenly Court was destitute, his master had been reluctant to use Spirit Plants for flavoring; otherwise, buried for a hundred thousand years, the wine would have only grown more fragrant.

At the thought of his master, Xu Lai’s expression darkened.

Ruan Tang’s eyes flickered; she knew Xu Lai must be thinking of the Heavenly Court and the Sect Gate again.

She gently took Xu Lai’s hand and said softly, "When we have time, let’s invite your senior sister over. I’ll cook for her myself..."

"Wait!"

Xu Lai hurriedly cut Ruan Tang off. He had been quite touched at first, but the more he listened, the more alarmed he became.

His wife was going to cook personally? That was a dangerously suicidal idea, one that would take his senior sister down with them!

"I’ll do the cooking," Xu Lai said earnestly. "I can’t bear to let your beautiful hands get splattered with oil, honey."

"..."

Ruan Tang couldn’t help but shoot Xu Lai a reproachful look. "My cooking isn’t that terrible."

"Not terrible at all. Try this tea."

Xu Lai hurriedly poured a cup of tea for his wife.

The tea leaves were picked from the Sea of Myriad Flowers and steeped in the scent of countless blossoms. The tea tree had a beautiful name: Myriad Flowers Tea.

This tea could neither increase one’s Cultivation Level nor extend one’s lifespan. Sold by the pound, it was worth only a single low-grade Spirit Stone.

Xu Lai was very fond of Myriad Flowers Tea, preferring it even over the Hongmeng Tea Tree, a single leaf of which could stir up a storm of blood in the Immortal Domain.

Ruan Tang took a sip and frowned slightly. "The taste is a bit strange."

"What’s strange about it?"

Xu Lai was a little puzzled; the flavor was the same as always. He had personally picked this tea when he fled to the Sea of Myriad Flowers while being pursued by Fairy Qing Yuan, and it had been preserved perfectly.

It was also then that Xu Lai had promised Qing Yuan he would make all the flowers and plants in the Sea of Myriad Flowers bloom.

"It has the scent of another woman."

"..."

Xu Lai’s expression stiffened, his back instantly drenched in cold sweat.

Strictly speaking, Fairy Qing Yuan might, possibly, have picked a pound or two of tea leaves and tossed them in with his... but how on earth could his wife taste that?

Ruan Tang said with a smile, "Why so nervous? Don’t tell me I guessed right."

A guess? Xu Lai doubted that. Ruan Tang’s intuition could be frighteningly sharp sometimes. At least, he and Divine General Baize had been unable to decipher the thirty-six Cloud Water Rust Characters on Mojian Wuzheng, but Ruan Tang could.

Xu Lai quickly changed the subject. "Honey, look how beautiful the sunset is."

Ruan Tang gazed out.

The golden sunset pierced through the clouds, spilling onto the sea. Dozens of seagulls soared through the air, creating a scene like a paradise on earth.

"Yes, it’s really beautiful," Ruan Tang smiled brightly. "Xu Lai, pour me another cup of tea. It really is delicious."

「At dusk.」

Ruan Lan and Xu Yiyi woke from their sleep, while Qian Xiao was still snoring away.

The two of them rubbed their eyes and came downstairs. The Sea Snail Lady, Beibei, pointed toward the backyard, where they saw Xu Lai and Ruan Tang sitting opposite each other, drinking tea.

"You’re awake," Xu Lai said, turning to look.

"Daddy, Mommy!" Xu Yiyi threw herself into Ruan Tang’s arms, nuzzling her incessantly. "Yiyi missed Mommy so much."

"Where did you go playing with your auntie yesterday?" Ruan Tang chided. "You didn’t come home all night."

"Yeah, Auntie, where did we go play?" Xu Yiyi blinked her big eyes, looking at Ruan Lan in confusion.

Ruan Lan was speechless.

Her head began to throb. Her niece was digging a pit for her to fall into!

Ruan Lan coughed. "Yeah, where did we go? I can’t quite remember."

"Am I asking you, or are you asking me?" Ruan Tang narrowed her eyes.

"Sis! None of that matters," Ruan Lan said seriously. "Yiyi, what are you standing there for? Come with me to wash up. You don’t want to get cavities."

"Oh."

Led away by her troublemaking aunt, Yiyi left the backyard.

Ruan Tang sighed. "When will Ruan Lan ever grow up?"

"If you’re talking about her chest, that might never happen," Xu Lai replied without thinking.

When he didn’t get a response after a moment, he thought Ruan Tang would be angry. To his surprise, his wife pondered for a long while before uttering, "What will her future child do for milk?"

"Sis, brother-in-law, I heard you saying bad things about me!" Ruan Lan’s indignant voice echoed from the bathroom. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Shut up, or you get no dinner tonight," Xu Lai said with a sidelong glance.

"..."

Ruan Lan instantly capitulated.

BUZZ... BUZZ... BUZZ...

The phone on the table vibrated with a text message.

Ruan Tang picked it up, surprised. "Liu Wan says she’s going to work tomorrow and wants to ask me for some relationship advice. Don’t tell me she and Taotie had a fight."

Xu Lai fell into thought. He had sealed the hotel last night, so how could Taotie still hold back? Was he even a man?

"Dear," Ruan Tang said, putting her phone down and propping her chin on her hands with a smile. "Did you do something to create a rift between the couple?"

"..."

Xu Lai tensed. "No."

"Really?" Ruan Tang leaned in closer, her beautiful eyes twinkling.

"...Just a little."

Xu Lai recounted the entire story truthfully, even taking the opportunity to analyze it from Taotie’s perspective.

"No wonder Taotie stayed in the bathroom all night. He probably didn’t want to hurt Liu Wan," Ruan Tang said with a helpless sigh. "But if I were Liu Wan, I would definitely be heartbroken and wonder if he’d started to dislike me."

Xu Lai’s head began to ache. That coward Taotie, worrying about some clan rules. If things got serious, he could just pay a visit to the Taotie Clan himself.

"I’ll have Divine General Baize prepare some medicine right away and make it a done deal."

"...Xu Lai, that’s enough!" Ruan Tang said anxiously. "Let them handle their own relationship."

"That’s all well and good," Xu Lai said, spreading his hands. "But you’ve seen him. With Taotie being such a blockhead, how can I not help?"

Ruan Tang massaged her temples. "You, be quiet. Tomorrow I’ll go and reassure Liu Wan, tell her that Taotie actually—"

Mid-sentence, Ruan Tang suddenly clapped a hand over her mouth, retching with a look of nausea.

"What’s wrong?" Xu Lai asked with concern.

"It’s nothing. Maybe I just drank too much tea," Ruan Tang replied, shaking her head slightly.

"Brother-in-law, my sister must have gotten sick from seeing your face," Ruan Lan snickered, leaning against the doorframe.

"You’re on a diet tonight. No dinner for you," Xu Lai said expressionlessly.

"I was wrong, brother-in-law!!!"

"Mommy, you couldn’t be pregnant, could you?" Xu Yiyi asked innocently.

"Pregnant?!"

The word stunned Xu Lai, Ruan Tang, and Ruan Lan.

"Yeah," Yiyi reasoned. "Aunt Luo Chu is pregnant, right? Qian Xiao said Aunt Luo Chu is always retching, and you’re doing that now too."

"Impossible," Ruan Tang shook her head. "I just had my period recently—"

Wait a minute.

Ruan Tang’s expression froze. She realized her last period had been two months ago.

Could it be... that she was really pregnant!?