Chapter 789 - 763: Delivering to the Doorstep (1)_1
"I say, Xiao Muli," Old Master Xiao, who originally wanted to tell Xiao Muli not to brush him off with trivial matters, suddenly widened his eyes in shock after hearing Xiao Muli’s words, and asked, "What, what did you just say? Repeat it for me."
"I said Baby is carrying my child," Xiao Muli said patiently, his good mood shining through.
"You’re saying Xiao Xin has your child? I’m going to have a great-grandchild?" All of Old Master Xiao’s irritation from having his sleep disrupted had vanished without a trace. Although his words were phrased as a question, a smile bloomed across his face like a flower in full bloom.
"Yeah, Baby just called me and told me so; there’s no mistake. But it’s not necessarily a great-grandson, it could be a great-granddaughter," Xiao Muli thought to himself with hope that the child in Situ Xin’s belly would be a girl. Imagining a daughter as beautiful and adorable as Situ Xin made him grin until his eyes were nearly closed.
"Ah, whether it’s a great-granddaughter or great-grandson, as long as the child is yours and Xiao Xin’s, it’s wonderful. This will give me something to boast about to those old folks in the courtyard. Now I’ll have a great-granddaughter too, and our baby will certainly be better looking than theirs, let them be envious," Old Master Xiao said, chuckling as if he were already cradling his great-grandchild in his arms. Frankly, he didn’t mind whether it was a boy or a girl; to him, they would be his precious little treasures just the same.
"Right, Grandpa, you’ve got to help me figure out how to break the news to Grandpa Situ and Grandpa Loo. As you know, they are still in the dark about what happened between Baby and me. We really don’t know how to tell them about the pregnancy," Xiao Muli said confidently to Situ Xin, yet he hadn’t really found a perfect solution. He just didn’t want Situ Xin to worry about it.
"About that, just tell them straight," Old Master Xiao didn’t see it as a serious issue. "No matter how you sugarcoat it or beat around the bush, your Grandpa Situ and Grandpa Loo won’t let you off easy. So, you might as well be honest with them; maybe the outcome will be better. Even if you get a beating, it’ll be worth it. Haha." Old Master Xiao laughed heartily at the thought of a soft, sweet-smelling great-grandchild. In his opinion, his grandson taking a few hits in exchange for a great-grandchild was a superb deal.
"Grandpa, are you sure?" Xiao Muli doubted the solution provided by his grandfather.
"You kid, doubting your grandpa’s abilities now? Really." Old Master Xiao didn’t take Xiao Muli’s doubts to heart, which would have usually resulted in a swift kick out the door. "Tomorrow, just go and lay it all out clearly to Grandpa Situ and the others, then formally propose to them," he suggested. Then, recalling something important, he said, "Oh, wait here. I have to fetch something."