Chapter 339 - 338: Visiting the Mother’s Family
Liao Chen was extremely happy and excited, his face flushed red with emotion. He teasingly chided, "You silly child, why did you come here then? Ah, you mustn’t harm my great-grandchild." He didn’t resemble a monk at all.
Following that, he went to burn incense to the Bodhisattva, praying for Chen Afu to deliver a healthy child safely. Even better if it was a boy.
This was the first time Chen Afu saw Liao Chen so thrilled. She chuckled, "Grandmother, look at how eager you are. We still don’t know whether it’s true or not."
Liao Chen chuckled, "It’s more than likely it is." Then addressing Chu Hanyan, he said, "You’re already a big kid now, your mother can’t carry you around."
Chu Hanyan didn’t know why her grandmother and mother were so happy. After hearing her grandmother’s words, she hesitated. She didn’t express any agreement or disagreement, merely pouting.
The matter wasn’t finalized, so Liao Chen didn’t want to say much to Hanyan, instead instructing Mrs. Li and the several maids to look after Lady Chen carefully.
After eating and resting, Chen Afu and Chu Hanyan left the monastery and rode the carriage back to Tang Garden.
In Lu Garden, when Wang Cheng and his family woke up and went to the main house for breakfast, the table was set with vegetable porridge, steamed dumplings, pickled vegetables, fried peanuts and additionally two bowls of Swallow’s Nest Porridge, nourishing supplements for Chen Ming and Mrs. Wu.
Mrs. Wu, startled, quickly handed the Swallow’s Nest Porridge to Mrs. Wang, saying, "Sister, I cannot accept this."
Mrs. Wang laughed, "Why can’t you accept it? You’re Cheng’s wife, which makes you my little sister. If you’re healthy, then Cheng, Xiaodi (little brother) and Xiaomei (little sister) will all benefit." Having said that, she moved the porridge back in front of Mrs. Wu.