Chapter 2072: Over the Moon
“There are some tests that can’t be done so early.” Especially one regarding the sex of the child. Such tests were usually forbidden by the state. Besides, it had only been three months. The baby’s hands and feet had probably not even grown out yet. She could not remember exactly but guessed that the baby in Qiao Nan’s stomach was probably only as big as the size of a fingernail.
“…” Jiajia rubbed her head, feeling aggrieved. She was still young and had never given birth to a child. How was she supposed to know all about those things? “Grandma, tell auntie to stay in good health. I’ll visit her and my younger siblings during the National Day holiday.”
Since her questions were useless now, she would just wait until National Day. Then, she would find out for herself. By then, her auntie should be heavily pregnant.
After hanging up the call, Jiajia jumped around in glee. It made it seem as though the baby she was looking forward to was not in Qiao Nan’s stomach but her mother’s, Zhai Hua’s, stomach!
“Alright. Stop acting like a monkey. I’m getting giddy.” Seeing her daughter, who was usually matured and even more obedient than Wei Wei, acting so childishly and innocently, Zhai Hua was pleased. “Are you really that happy that your auntie is pregnant and that you’re going to be an elder sister?”
She had had no idea that Jiajia yearned to be an elder sister so badly.
Could it be that Jiajia knew that the state disallowed her from having a second child because Wei De was a soldier? Was that why she had never mentioned anything about it? “Jiajia, actually, the government has already allowed people to have a second child…”
If she had known that Jiajia wanted a younger sibling so desperately, it was not as though she could not give birth to one.
Before her divorce, Wei De had occasionally asked her if their family would have a second child since the state now allowed it. Wei De had not been particularly explicit when asking about it and simply made mention of the subject. At that time, Zhai Hua had been in a bad mood and retorted that they already had a daughter, Jiajia. There was no need to have another child.
After all, Zhai Hua had already been upset with the entire Wei family placing more emphasis on Wei Wei than Jiajia. It was only natural for Jiajia to love her own child. Zhai Hua was worried that the Wei family would treat Jiajia even worse if their second child turned out to be a boy.
Besides, the Wei family loved their grandson, Wei Wei, dearly. Having another grandson would be nice, but not having another did not matter to them either. As such, Zhai Hua never considered the problem of having a second child ever again.
Now, Zhai Hua’s life revolved around Jiajia. She had already gotten a divorce from Wei De and there was absolutely no possibility of reconciliation. Even so, Zhai Hua foolishly brought up hypothetical situations, knowing that Jiajia liked younger siblings.
If she had not gotten divorced from Wei De, she might very well have given Jiajia younger siblings, given how enthusiastic she was about them. By now, they would even be old enough to run around!
Jiajia hurriedly waved her mom off. “Mom, don’t get any weird ideas. That’s not what I meant. It doesn’t matter if it’s you or auntie that gives birth to my younger siblings. They’ll be my younger siblings all the same. If I really wanted a younger sibling from you, I would have told you about it a long time ago. Besides, I think that it’s better for my auntie to be the one giving birth. Mom, don’t tell me you’re regretting your decision and you’re thinking of getting back with my dad.” That was why she was trying to use Jiajia as an excuse.
In that moment, Jiajia was straddled in a dilemma. Of course, she wanted her mom to be happy. It was just that she disliked her paternal grandma’s family and her dislike only intensified by the day.
It was not just talk that Jiajia liked younger siblings. Because Wei Wei had not been a good elder brother, Jiajia often thought about how she would definitely protect her younger siblings instead of bullying them like Wei Wei had. She would take them out to play, teach them, do their homework with them, watch television with them, play games…
But the siblings whom she liked so much should never be born in the Wei family or live in the same shadow of Wei Wei as she had.
Even if that would no longer happen now, Jiajia still hated the idea of it.
“What nonsense are you spouting?” Zhai Hua’s expression changed and she hit Jiajia on the head again. “Being married once is more than enough for me since I already have you. I don’t have any interest in finding another man, whether that be your dad or someone else. I was just thinking that I might have given birth to another child a long time ago when I was still married to your dad if I had known you wanted to be an elder sister so badly.”
Jiajia heaved a huge sigh of relief. “So that’s what you meant. Thankfully, I never spoke out wanting a younger sibling then. Otherwise, my heart would ache so badly.”
“Why?” Did she not like having younger siblings? Why would her heart ache?
Jiajia sat beside Zhai Hua and told her indifferently. “When the state started to allow for people to have another child, I heard Wei Wei ask grandma and grandpa whether you and Dad would have another child. If you were to have a son, would my dad still love him all the same, and whether grandma and grandpa would favor the youngest child instead of him? Grandpa remained silent but grandma immediately replied that he would never like any child that came from you. There was no one who could ever replace Wei Wei’s place in her heart.”
Jiajia knew that her younger siblings would never be welcome in the family and would even be forced to endure the horrible torture that she had already been through.
Jiajia also knew that her dad was a soldier and could not have a second child. As such, even after the state announced such a ruling, Jiajia had never once let known to Zhai Hua her desire of having a younger sibling. “But I’m finally becoming an elder sister! Hahaha! Mom, how many children do you think auntie is pregnant with? Do you think she’ll give me a younger sister or brother? Since a second child is allowed now, do you think auntie will give birth to another child after this? No, as an elder sister, I have to prepare a present. Mom, wait a minute. Don’t disturb me. Let me go to Baidu and see what kind of toys and animations babies like nowadays. I have to keep myself updated. Otherwise, we might not have any common topics to talk about in the future.”
Knowing that Qiao Nan was pregnant, Jiajia became the person who was most excited. That had been truly unexpected.
Perhaps it was because she was going to be an elder sister that Jiajia was able to distance herself from the hurt and sufferings she had experienced in the Wei family when talking about them. It seemed as though she had not been the one going through all that because she was over the moon about the news that she was about to become an elder sister.