Chapter 1400: Outlander 27: Plague Outbreak
After the child was born, Mo Yan took a glance and didn’t really pay attention to whom the child resembled. Hearing her daughter’s words, she quickly sat up in bed and reached out to hold the baby, "All your younger brothers look like your father. It would be quite rare if Fifth Small turned out to resemble me."
Xiao Ruiyuan moved faster, cradling his youngest son in his arms before anyone else and scrutinizing the little guy’s face. A gentle smile gradually graced his lips as he gently placed the child at the bedside and said to the expectant Mo Yan, "This child does indeed look like you."
As Mo Yan looked down at the child, she couldn’t see any resemblance, no matter how she looked, and she couldn’t help but laugh, "You two are teasing me now, aren’t you? Fifth Small’s features haven’t fully developed yet, how can one tell who he looks like?"
No matter how potent the Spirit Spring Water was, it couldn’t trump genetics. Mo Yan felt some disappointment that not one of her four sons resembled her, especially when seeing four miniaturized faces of her husband made her all the more frustrated. Thankfully, having her only daughter resemble her gave her some consolation.
Xiao Ruiyuan shook his head with conviction, "Although the child’s features are not yet fully developed, his mouth and nose certainly resemble you, and they will grow to look even more like you in time."
Mo Yan listened with some anticipation, but she only smiled at her four sons, who had gathered curiously around the bed to stare at their newly born brother, and said, "Perhaps it’s better if Fifth Small looks more like you, then when you brothers grow up and go out, one will know right away that you are blood related."
Upon hearing this, the four brothers unanimously said, "It would be better if he resembled Mother a bit more. If he were to look like us, Mother might get tired of it."
Their words were sweet, but secretly they all prayed that their little brother would look more like their father. This way, another child would share the attention of their father and oldest sister, and wouldn’t that make their brotherhood worthwhile?