Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming had tried their best to hide the truth, but unbeknownst to them, both families were already aware and had decided to never bring it up for their sake.
Just as the couple had finished setting up the mosquito netting in the room, they heard the voice of the younger brother outside.
"Big brother, I’ve got the medicine."
Yang Dong entered the room and saw his older brother and sister-in-law. Although their father had asked him to be tactful, he couldn’t help feeling sad at the thought that his brother and sister-in-law might never have children.
"Sister-in-law, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault."
"..." Hearing this, Xiaoxiao was stunned. What did he mean he harmed her?
"If it hadn’t been for me unnecessarily digging up that jar..." His family had always blamed him for this, faulting him for digging up that broken jar that led to their current situation, and he too believed they were right.
Hearing this, Xiaoxiao chuckled. Oh, Yang Dong, still thinking about that! She actually owed her thanks to Yang Dong. Because of him, she no longer needed to live in constant fear and could peacefully settle here.
"It’s not your fault; look, your sister-in-law is fine, right?" Xiaoxiao replied with a smile.
Hearing that his sister-in-law didn’t blame him, Yang Dong’s eyes brightened up. "Then sister-in-law, that bracelet..."
"..." Eh? He wasn’t still thinking about that bracelet, was he? How could he be more obsessed with wealth than she was?
She stopped smiling and sternly said, "That bracelet is an ominous object; I cannot give it to you. Give up on it and go away now."
As she spoke, Xiaoxiao pushed Yang Dong out the door, not letting him stay in the room.
Seeing his sister-in-law pushing him out, Yang Dong quickly said, "Wait, sister-in-law, I haven’t given you the medicine yet."
"This is for my brother, and this is yours, don’t mix them up."
Xiaoxiao took the medicine. "Alright, off you go now."
Only then did Yang Dong leave. As soon as Xiaoxiao got back inside, she pouted and said, "Husband, from now on, we’re going to be like walking medicine jars."
"No worries, I have a plan that will ensure you suffer less," said Yang Ming, confidently.
Yang Ming pecked on his wife’s lips, his eyes curving into crescents with a smile.
"..." Xiaoxiao was speechless, kissed. Wasn’t that her own trick?
"You’re plagiarizing," Xiaoxiao said, her lips curling up.
Yang Ming smiled and said nothing, taking the medicine from his wife’s hands and going to the outer room to prepare it.
After Yang Ming left, Xiaoxiao restrained her smile, sadness filling her eyes. Could this medicine really work? Regardless, she had to try. No matter how bitter the medicine, she was determined to give it a chance.
During this time, relatives of the Yang Family, upon hearing the news, came one after another to visit Xiaoxiao, each staying only briefly to avoid disrupting their rest.
Xiaoxiao couldn’t help feeling grateful for the concern of so many relatives.
When the medicine was ready, it was nearly evening. Yang Ming brought it over, and Xiaoxiao drank it down in one gulp, her eyes shut.
Despite clearly disliking the medicine, she downed it without blinking, all for the sake of having a child, and Yang Ming’s eyes were filled with sympathy.
After his wife had finished, he truly kissed her, sharing the bitter taste of the medicine with her and even placing a piece of rock candy in her mouth.
"Wife, don’t feel burdened, we’re not planning on having children anytime soon."
"Alright, then let’s just enjoy a few years in our little world of two," Xiaoxiao replied with a smile.
Though their hearts ached, neither wanted to worry the other, so they continued exchanging comforting words.