Chapter 203: Chapter 203: Twins
When Qin Xiao came back with the desserts, he was warmly welcomed by his wife and kids, and Xiao Li gave him a big hug.
But before Qin Xiao could hug Xiao Li back, she had already slipped out of his arms, took the box from his hands, and walked away, with Mianmian following her closely.
Only Xiaoli was left standing next to Qin Xiao, who looked at him and said, "Xiaoli, aren’t you afraid there won’t be any left if you don’t go?"
Xiaoli shook his head, "Mom will save some for me."
Qin Xiao patted his head and led him by the hand to the dining room.
When the two of them entered the dining room, Xiao Li was taking the durian mille-feuille out of the box, and obediently sitting next to her was Mianmian, who already had her favorite strawberry cake in front of her.
Even though the cake was right in front of her, she didn’t start eating and just sat quietly, waiting.
On the table next to her seat was also a piece of matcha cake, which was what Xiaoli loved, and that seat was for him.
When Xiaoli got to the dining room, he let go of Qin Xiao’s hand, climbed into his seat, and sat there quietly waiting as well.
Xiao Li took out the durian mille-feuille and, looking at the whole big durian mille-feuille, she was a bit at a loss.
She had only asked Qin Xiao to bring back a piece, but he brought back an entire one, and it’s an eight-inch size—she couldn’t finish it!
Xiao Li picked up a knife to cut a piece and then looked at Qin Xiao, "Do you want some, Uncle?"
Qin Xiao didn’t like sweets and rarely ate them. Last time he had dessert was to cooperate with Xiao Li in punishing Mianmian.
This time, he would eat for Xiao Li again.
Qin Xiao decided that whatever Xiao Li wanted to eat or do during her pregnancy, he would accompany her.
Qin Xiao nodded, and Xiao Li cut a piece for him too.
After cutting, Xiao Li cut another piece and asked Aunt Wu to send it to Qin’s mother, who also loved the durian mille-feuille.
Once the cake was divided, Xiao Li sat down, and the whole family began to eat the cake.
Although Mianmian was eager to eat the cake just now, she wouldn’t start eating until Xiao Li and Qin Xiao were ready, just staring holes into it. That’s etiquettes, upbringing.
Aunt Wu came back after delivering the cake and saw the family eating. She asked, "Second Master, Second Lady, should we serve dinner now or later?"
Qin Xiao looked at Xiao Li, and she shook her head, "Let’s wait a while! If we eat now, we won’t be able to eat much."
Aunt Wu heard and went into the kitchen to set aside the prepared dishes to cook them later.
A few days passed, and Xiao Li’s period still hadn’t come, so she pretty much knew. But she wasn’t in a rush to buy a pregnancy test, thinking she’d wait a bit to go to the hospital for a checkup.
Xiao Li leaned on the sofa, watching TV, and when a cooking show started making fermented glutinous rice balls, she instantly craved them.
She turned her head and called out to Qin Xiao, who was in the kitchen preparing fruit for her, "Uncle, do we have glutinous rice balls at home?"
Today was Aunt Wu’s day off, so all meals and fruit had to be prepared by Qin Xiao.
Upon hearing Xiao Li’s question, Qin Xiao opened the freezer and looked, "Nini, there’s no glutinous rice balls. Do you want to eat some? If you do, I’ll go buy them."
Xiao Li nodded, "I want to eat fermented glutinous rice balls."
Qin Xiao came over with fruits, "Fermented glutinous rice balls, you probably can’t eat things with alcohol right now, can you?"
Xiao Li pouted, "Once it’s boiled, it should be fine, right? I won’t eat much, just a few rice balls, is that okay?"
Qin Xiao chuckled, "Alright, you have some fruit first, and I’ll go out to buy them."
With that, Qin Xiao grabbed his keys and headed out.
Watching him leave, Xiao Li smiled sweetly; it felt so good to be spoiled!
After smiling, Xiao Li called Mianmian and Xiaoli over to have some fruit with her.
Qin Xiao drove out to the nearest supermarket, bought the rice balls and fermented rice, and came back immediately.
Today without Aunt Wu, he was worried that if he stayed out too long, Xiao Li might get tired handling the two children alone.
Back home, Qin Xiao saw the two kids sitting quietly watching TV, while Xiao Li leaned on the sofa with a book. Qin Xiao came over, smiling, "The kids have taken over the TV again."
Xiao Li looked at him as he returned, smiling, "No, I let them watch on purpose.
Uncle, did you get it?"
Qin Xiao lifted the items in his hand in front of Xiao Li, "I’ll make it for you right now."
Xiao Li nodded with a smile, "Okay, thank you, Uncle! You’re the best!"
Qin Xiao lowered his head with a smile, "Just saying thanks, isn’t that a bit insincere?"
Xiao Li immediately understood and gave Qin Xiao a quick peck on the cheek.
With the kids around, she could only kiss his cheek.
Having received a sweet kiss, Qin Xiao happily returned to the kitchen to cook the fermented glutinous rice balls, though he had to look up the recipe as he’d never made them before.
Luckily, it wasn’t difficult and was actually quite simple once he started.
In no time, Xiao Li smelled the slightly sour and sweet aroma of fermented rice, and her cravings kicked in immediately...
Xiao Li got up from the sofa and walked into the kitchen with small steps.
The little foodie Mianmian also smelled the aroma and, seeing her mom running over, followed her excitedly.
Only Xiaoli slowly got down from the sofa, put on his slippers, and walked slowly toward the kitchen.
Qin Xiao finished cooking the rice balls, and when he turned around, he saw the mother and her two children standing at the kitchen door, watching him.
Qin Xiao chuckled lightly, "Go sit at the dining table and wait!
I’ll serve it right away."
Xiao Li exclaimed cheerfully, "Yay!"
Then she led Mianmian and the siblings to wait at the dining table.
Qin Xiao served the rice balls and brought them over. Each of the three only had a small bowl: Xiao Li was pregnant so she couldn’t eat too much, and the kids were young, making rice balls hard to digest, so they couldn’t have too much either.
After serving them, the rest was put in Qin Xiao’s bowl, making his bowl the one with the most.
Qin Xiao handed the rice balls to them, and Mianmian, seeing the few rice balls in her small bowl compared to Qin Xiao’s large bowl, pouted, "Daddy, yours is so much. I want as much as you have."
Xiao Li laughed and said, "Mianmian, Daddy usually eats more than you, so of course, he needs more rice balls!
If you eat as much as Daddy, your tummy might get too full.
See, Mommy’s and your brother’s bowls have very little, too."
Mianmian looked up at Mommy’s and her brother’s bowls, and seeing that Mommy’s had the same amount as hers and her brother’s had even less, she began to eat obediently...
Time flew by, and soon it was September. Mianmian started school again, and after taking her to kindergarten, Xiao Li and Qin Xiao went to the hospital for a checkup.
Xiao Li was now a little over a month pregnant, and it was time for a checkup.
But the results of the checkup were not what they had anticipated.
They both knew Xiao Li was surely pregnant, but they never expected Xiao Li to be having twins.
Xiao Li was a bit dumbfounded upon hearing it, as there was no twin gene in her family!
How did she end up pregnant with twins?