MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 155 New Year's Eve

Chapter 155 Newborn

 Cross the front hall and go around the second door.

As soon as we entered Xitang Courtyard, we heard bursts of laughter.

Shang Ji walked towards the greenhouse with a smile on his face.

Mrs. Xing was teasing Du Jingyi when she saw her nephew walking in and said with a smile.

"Look, I'm right, Rokuro's thoughts are all **** in the General's Mansion. In the past, he would come back in the evening, but today he came back very early in the morning!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at Du Jingyi.

Du Jingyi also felt a little curious. Originally, today was an auspicious day for the General's Mansion to move into a new house. Logically speaking, he should have stayed last night.

 You can leave at night due to some unexpected reasons.

Du Jingyi thought he wouldn't come back today, and he didn't expect that he suddenly appeared, so he got up and walked over.

 “Why is the general back? Is everything done?”

"After finishing the work, we received news from Xing Zhao, saying that they will arrive at Sui'an City in about ten days."

"Really?"

It was the sister-in-law Liu who spoke this time. Xing Zhao was coming back, which meant that her Ping'er was coming back too.

 Since birth, this is the first time that the child has been away from her for so long.

 Sister-in-law is thinking very hard! So my eyes are full of expectations.

“Yeah, but he said that the only ones going north this time are my grandmother, third aunt, and fourth aunt. The other two aunts wanted to stay in Jinling City to deal with things, so they didn’t come with them.”

Mrs. Xing also nodded when she heard this and replied quite understandingly.

“The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are indeed many things to deal with. The eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law’s natal families are also prominent families in Jinling City, so it is appropriate to stay and visit relatives.”

After hearing her explanation, Du Jingyi understood and hurriedly said something.

"Then I will ask them to send the prepared New Year gifts to Jinling City first. The two aunts are not here, but the gifts they deserve cannot be less."

 “Okay, just look at the arrangements.”

Shang Ji helped Du Jingyi sit down, then picked up the tea cup in front of her and took a sip.

 She is pregnant now, so she has stopped drinking tea for a long time.

 The cup contains either warm water with honey or citrus, so it is sour and sweet and is delicious.

 For Shang Ji, it doesn’t matter what you drink, the most important thing is who you drink with.

Looking at the sweet eyes of the couple, Mrs. Liu coughed twice and said.

“Auntie, why don’t we go and see Snow Lady? Last time she said she wanted to embroider a silk handkerchief for you. Let’s go and see if it’s finished?”

Mrs. Xing was still confused. Why didn’t she remember this?

But when he saw the look in his sister-in-law Liu's eyes, he understood, so he replied with a smile.

"Okay, I won't delay you and your wife's chatting in the boudoir."

 “Aunt…”

Du Jingyi looked at Mrs.

I used to not be so shy, but now my face turns red and my ears heat up when I say something casually.

Shang Ji was calm. He stood up and raised his hands to the two of them and said.

 “Auntie, walk slowly, sister-in-law, walk slowly.”

They both covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, smiled secretly, and walked out of the greenhouse and went straight to Xue Niang's Hanyi Courtyard.

 It's snowing heavily outside.

　　They both gathered up their cloaks and held the heater in their hands tightly before holding up umbrellas and leaving.

 After seeing them leave, Shang Ji spoke. "I still have seven days to rest. It's about the same day that my grandmother and the others will arrive. They will definitely go out of the city to welcome them. Then you can wait at home. It's windy and snowy, and my grandmother won't blame her."

If Du Jingyi is not pregnant, then he should go with Shang Ji.

 But she has only just turned three months old, so she cannot be said to be very stable.

Shang Ji was not at ease because the road was slippery in the snow and he had to go outside the city.

Du Jingyi said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. I'll take the general's carriage and drive there. It's spacious and not bumpy. Just put a charcoal basin on it. It won't freeze."

"This is my first time to see my grandmother. It's not good to wait at home. Besides, my aunt, sister-in-law and eighth sister will definitely be going there by then. They will take care of me on the way. Everything will be fine."

Seeing her firm attitude, Shang Ji didn't say anything more.

 “Well, let’s go together.”

He just told Luo Yuan to find someone to check the carriage and horses in advance, so as not to cause any trouble if anything went wrong.

Shang Ji randomly picked up a piece of cake and ate it. Only then did Du Jingyi react.

"General, you don't have breakfast? I'll ask Dan Ruo to make some and bring them over? Wontons or noodles?"

“Let’s have some wontons. It will be very comfortable to drink a few mouthfuls of hot soup on this snowy day.”

“Okay, I told her that if I put more pepper, it will make her sweat even if it’s so spicy.”

"Um."

Du Jingyi then finished his explanation, and Yingtao walked quickly outside, so there were only two people in the room.

Seeing this, Du Jingyi started to talk about some household matters.

"By the way, my aunt and sister-in-law mentioned something today, saying that they will hold a housewarming party when grandma and the others arrive. What does the general think? If it is feasible, then I will ask Butler He and Aunt Dou to prepare it."

 When hosting a banquet in a large house, every aspect must be taken care of.

And this is the first time that the couple has started a new business to entertain guests, so there can be no problems.

 One is to congratulate the family on moving to a new house, and the other is to greet the grandmother and her family.

 Therefore, who to invite, when to invite, and how to arrange the seats all need to be prepared in advance.

Shang Ji took a sip of water and spoke.

“By the time grandma and the others arrive, I guess it’s already mid-day. It shouldn’t be more than the 22nd at the latest, otherwise it will be considered a small year if we go any further, and it won’t be appropriate to have a New Year’s banquet.”

"Well, I know it, so I will make arrangements. I will first ask the husband to approve an auspicious date and then we can make preparations."

"Okay, this is a laborious matter. If you have any questions, just ask your aunt and sister-in-law."

“General, don’t worry, I know.”

While the two were talking, they saw Li Zhu hurried in from outside, with a chill all over his body.

Shang Ji subconsciously stood in front of Du Jingyi, shielding her from the wind, rain, snow and cold, but Li Zhu was too excited to notice.

"What's the matter? You ran in carelessly and you weren't afraid of getting cold, Madam?"

The maid Yingying had just walked in from the outside, and she ordered the little girl to go to the kitchen. Unexpectedly, she saw Li Zhu running over in a hurry. She thought something was going on, so she hurried over too.

 She spoke, and then Li Zhu reacted.

He took two steps back, patted the falling snow on his body, and then said with a smile.

“It’s happening, it’s happening, the eldest lady has given birth to a big fat boy, and the person from the Du family who came to deliver the news is still waiting at the second door!”

Hearing the good news, Du Jingyi stood up immediately, so frightened that both Yingying and Shang Ji reached out to help her, fearing that something might happen to her.

　　However, she pushed their hands away and took two quick steps to reach Li Zhu.

 (End of this chapter)