CHAPTER 404: CHAPTER 321 WHAT A SHORT VIDEO

As soon as Leng Mochen came back home, he heard bursts of laughter upstairs. He quietly went upstairs, stood at the study’s door, and coincidentally caught Leng Ning’s words just as he purposely coughed and entered the room.

Leng Ning’s smile froze, giving her the feeling of being caught talking bad about someone behind their back.

Li Sixiao asked, "You’re back already!"

She glanced at the time on the computer. He’s back so early today!

Then it struck her—oh no! She had been too absorbed chatting with Leng Ning and forgot to clean up and relocate her activities!

"What? I’m not home! No one’s keeping an eye on you, and you went and started using the computer?" Leng Mochen intentionally played serious to tease her.

Leng Ning couldn’t stand it and defended Li Si: "Bro, my sister-in-law and I just used the computer to watch a little video! Why are you being so mean?"

Her brother was completely out of line!

It’s just using the computer, right? Even if they’d played on it for hours, what was the big deal?

Seriously, what kind of husband behaves this way?

Look at how he’s tormenting his wife! She felt unusually indignant!

Leng Mochen glanced speechlessly at Li Si, who stood aside trying to hold back her laughter. Honestly, she was something else!

Talking about him like this behind his back?

Leng Mochen helplessly cleared his throat. "Wasn’t I just joking with your sister-in-law? Don’t you know we always banter like this?"

He was completely wronged here! Ever since Li Si got pregnant, when hadn’t he gone along with her every wish?

On the surface, he seemed like he was in charge of everything, but in the end, didn’t he always submit to her—the pregnant queen’s—majority rule?

Leng Ning spun around and saw Li Si laughing so hard she had turned red, looking at her with mock grievance: "Sister-in-law! You’re so bad!"

She really was meddling unnecessarily!

"Xiao Ning! I’m so touched! Come, let’s hug!" Li Si stretched out her arms and hugged Leng Ning’s shoulders.

Leng Ning pretended to struggle briefly and then gave up; later, thinking back on it herself, she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

She’d truly been silly—her brother doted on Li Si like crazy, when had he ever spoken so sternly? He was obviously teasing her!

A tactical misstep indeed!

But still, hmph! If her brother ever dared to treat her sister-in-law poorly in the future, she thought she’d definitely step in to right the wrong!

And she wouldn’t hold back when it came to teaching her brother a lesson!

Leng Mochen rolled up the sleeves of his blue shirt and curiously asked, "What kind of little video?"

As he spoke, he shot a meaningful look at Li Si—could it be these two little troublemakers had taken advantage of his absence to secretly watch something inappropriate for minors?

Li Si threw him a fierce glare—don’t think she hadn’t caught his implication from that look. Just wait until Xiao Ning left; she’d deal with him then!

Leng Ning animatedly reenacted the Yin Family’s chaotic engagement scene, and afterward, even Leng Mochen watched it out of curiosity.

The three of them shared their thoughts and speculations on the matter.

Leng Ning only went home after dinner.

After showering, Leng Mochen came out to find Li Si fiddling with the baby clothes she’d prepared.

"Honey! Why are you taking them out again? Didn’t you go through them yesterday?" He casually sat down in the chair at the vanity table, drying his hair while asking.

Li Si gently stroked the soft, pure cotton fabric. "I really can’t imagine—what kind of tiny baby would fit into such small clothes?" Newborn clothes are so adorable! She loved every single piece she picked up!

Leng Mochen teased her, "Aren’t newborns supposed to be 50 centimeters long? Why not grab a measuring tape and check for yourself!"

Li Si rolled her eyes at him, "You always have ideas, huh? Can’t I just wait until the baby’s born to see for myself?"

Leng Mochen rubbed his nose—looks like the mommy-to-be has been fiery lately! Saying more would only lead to mistakes!

"By the way! I heard that the hospital we’re delivering at has great facilities but tends to be quite hot. I should prepare more sets of pajamas to change into. During postpartum confinement, people often feel weak and sweat a lot!"

While the hospital provided many items, she felt her own selections were more thoughtful and suited to her needs. The mere thought of confinement made her instinctively worried.

It was said that poorly handled confinement could lead to lasting health issues for women, and these complications couldn’t be cured unless one underwent another confinement after having another baby!

Having grown up without her mother’s care, even with a mother-in-law now, how could she ask her to take care of her?

So Li Si prepared everything she could think of in advance. After delivery, she planned to head to a postpartum care center near the private hospital. Since Beijing hadn’t widely adopted such centers yet, there was only one available.

This confinement center had only opened recently in November—it was still in the exploratory phase!

When she and Leng Mochen visited earlier, they found not only was the environment excellent but that the center offered personalized services and scientifically balanced nutritional meals for both her and the baby. She could comfortably spend her first post-childbirth month there, and later, she could hire private maternity nurses from the center to provide care for her and the baby at home.

Both felt that instead of fumbling to welcome the baby on their own, it’d be better to go to such a professional confinement center. This way, they’d save themselves trouble and avoid any postpartum health issues!

Leng Mochen paused what he was doing, placed the towel on the vanity, and leaned closer to her. "Honey, you’ve worked so hard!"

He had witnessed firsthand the challenges Li Si faced during her pregnancy. If he hadn’t gone through it himself, he wouldn’t have imagined how difficult it was to bring a child into the world!

As a man, he had enjoyed pleasure and satisfaction and merely contributed one sperm cell, while women had to endure ten months of pregnancy discomfort and face all kinds of risks during childbirth before finally bringing a child into the world!

Especially when she mentioned confinement. His heart ached even more—if only Li Si had a good mom to guide her, she wouldn’t need to worry or feel uncertain.

Li Si looked up at him and smiled. "What’s this, getting all sentimental on me?"

She felt quite happy with her life. At least she’d found a husband who truly cares for her! Soon, she’d have a mischievous and adorable son—her life was pretty much complete!

Carefully, Leng Mochen helped her fold the baby clothes and place them in the hospital bag. Though the private hospital and postpartum center would provide some baby clothes, they still thought their own preparations were better.

After tidying up, he stored the hospital bag in the bottom of the wardrobe.

The two snuggled up and chatted.

"Hubby, what about that postpartum care nanny you mentioned the other day?"

A while back, Leng Mochen had briefly mentioned hiring a top-notch postpartum nurse reputed for her experience in caring for mothers and newborns.

The plan was for her to stay with Li Si’s household even after the confinement period to make childcare easier for her!

But the nurse was currently under contract elsewhere, taking care of another mother and baby, and couldn’t immediately free herself.

Li Si felt there was no rush; as long as she was in place before her delivery, it’d be fine. After all, she was still functioning normally now and didn’t need assistance yet.

Why make things difficult for the nurse?

Leng Mochen stroked her hair. "It’s all settled. She’ll come over in January to take care of you! That’ll also give us time to get acquainted so things don’t feel awkward when you deliver!"

Li Si agreed—it made sense. Now it was early December, and her due date was February. Having the nurse arrive in January would allow them all to adjust and for her to learn a thing or two about infant care!

Suddenly, Leng Mochen remembered something. "How’s Xiao Guai been lately? Is it still messing around in the space?"

Since Li Si’s pregnancy, Xiao Guai had essentially been put in confinement! But lately, they heard it’s been stirring things up, digging away at the wilted crops in the space’s plot. They had no idea what it was up to.

Thinking about Xiao Guai made Li Si beam. "Maybe it’s feeling cooped up! It’s been digging away with a little spade in there! Let’s just bear with it for now. After I’ve had the baby, I’ll let it out! Who knows, it might help look after the baby and even play with him! It’ll be so useful!"

The more she thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed! She never fulfilled her childhood dream, but now her child might—what a wonderful turn of events!

Pretty great!

Leng Mochen couldn’t help but laugh looking at her face full of delight. He swallowed his urge to tease her!

If he spoke too sharply now, he knew he’d definitely anger his precious wife—so silence was golden!

Leaving a monkey to care for a baby—her mother’s intuition sure was daring!

Didn’t she know about the saying ’When monkeys turn sour’? When had monkeys not been known for flipping moods?

Sure, Xiao Guai might differ from other monkeys, having been tempered by the space’s river water, but personality wasn’t something easily changed.

Could it really behave like a human?

The baby wouldn’t know any better—what if they made Xiao Guai angry and it reacted harmfully?

Hadn’t Xiao Guai scratched John before?

Her memory sure was conveniently short! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendations or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile readers can visit m.qidian.com for reading.)