Most importantly, when Meng Huaining first saw Mo Hanyue, he felt his heart race.
He was not the kind of absent-minded bookworm who had never experienced love between men and women, but he knew clearly that this was the feeling you get when you fall for someone.
Therefore, when he heard Mo Hanyue's voice, no matter what had happened there, he hoped he would have a chance to participate.
With this thought, Meng Huaining stood up and said to Mo Jiuye, "Brother Jiu, I have never seen a rabbit give birth before. May I come along to broaden my horizon?"
Mo Jiuye did not think too much of it and assumed Meng Huaining was just curiously.
"Sure, I'll take you to see now."
At this moment, the pregnant lop-eared rabbit had already been carried by Mo Hanyue to an empty room.
To make the room warmer, Mo Hanyue lit the kang stove herself.
The lop-eared rabbit in labor was alone in a cage.
When Meng Huaining and Mo Jiuye arrived, the lop-eared rabbit had already given birth to six baby bunnies.
"Sisters-in-law, I hope she can give birth to nine babies at once. Then I will give each of you one." Mo Hanyue said excitedly.
"Hanyue, you are finally willing to give me a lop-eared rabbit. That's not easy." the Second Sister-in-law joked.
"Sister-in-law, are you saying I'm stingy?" Mo Hanyue complained.
The Second Sister-in-law continued joking, "You still say you are not stingy. For the rabbits given to you by Sister-in-law Jiu, if we want to hug them a little, you can't bear to let us."
Mo Hanyue really couldn't bear to part with them. She hoped that through her own efforts, these rabbits could give birth to more babies and earn some money for the family.
Back in the capital city, she was a young lady from a prominent family and knew what those girls liked.
Mo Hanyue was certain that these cute and beautiful lop-eared rabbits would be loved by those young ladies.
Therefore, she took very good care of every rabbit, especially after discovering pregnant does. She took extra care of them for fear that something unexpected might happen to the rabbits under her care.
When these rabbits gave birth, she believed they would fetch a good price.
As they talked, the sisters-in-law noticed Mo Jiuye and Meng Huaining walking in.
As a guest, Meng Huaining must have come because of the rabbits. Thus, the sisters-in-law tacitly gave him a good spot to observe.
On the surface, Meng Huaining was watching the little bunnies, but he would sneak glances at Mo Hanyue when others were not paying attention.
Mo Hanyue was carefully observing the doe rabbit when she inexplicably sensed a gaze fixed on her.
She instinctively looked in the direction of the gaze and met Meng Huaining's deep eyes.
Meng Huaining was engrossed in staring at her and did not expect her to look back at him.
In panic, he averted his eyes, his heartbeat racing to the extreme unknowingly.
Mo Hanyue felt the same. Although she did not have any improper thoughts about Meng Huaining, as an innocent girl, she could hardly resist such a fiery gaze.
Moreover, it seemed that she did not dislike Meng Huaining's gaze...
Everyone's attention was on the rabbit in labor and no one noticed the expressions of the two.
After about half a quarter of an hour, the lop-eared rabbit had given birth to 12 kits. Feeling that she was not moving anymore, Mo Hanyue carefully moved the cage aside.
At this point, Meng Huaining could not find a suitable reason to stay longer. He secretly glanced at Mo Hanyue again before bidding farewell to the Mo family.
The Mo family was also busy for a day. After tidying up, they each went back to rest.
The next day, there was good news in the family again. The rabbits raised by the Fifth Brother and Sister-in-law had reproduced several litters.
By evening, the number of offspring reached more than 200, and the new baby bunnies made the whole family joyful.
Time flew by, and New Year’s Eve arrived in the blink of an eye.
It should have been a happy day, but the Mo family was worried because Third Brother Mo Yunfeng had not returned as scheduled.
Old Madam Mo knew her sons best. He had been taught by her since childhood to be true to his word.
If Mo Yunfeng had not run into some thorny issues, he would not still be away as the New Year approached.
Ever since early morning, the anxious Third Sister-in-law had been restless. The whole family was busy preparing ingredients for the New Year's Eve dinner while she kept making mistakes when doing chores.
For example, when beating eggs, she put the eggs into the trash can and left the shells on the plate.
Fortunately, most of the women in the family did not know that Mo Yunfeng was still alive. Otherwise, the whole family would have become gloomy.
The Third Sister-in-law knew that her mind was not there, afraid of ruining more things in the house. So she went back to her room on the excuse of feeling unwell.
Because of this, Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran lost their enthusiasm for setting off firecrackers they bought from town.
Until night fell, Old Madam Mo thought that the New Year should not be ruined just because someone was missing. So she urged everyone to sit down for dinner.
Including Liang Hao and others, they sat at two tables.
Just as everyone had just sat down, several masters with martial arts skills suddenly stood up.
Mo Chuhan said, "There are footsteps outside. I'll go take a look."
With that said, he strode out, and Mo Jiuye and Mo Chongyuan looked at each other before following him out.
The Third Sister-in-law had been desperately waiting for her husband's return. Hearing that there were footsteps, she subconsciously went outside with everyone.
Soon, Mo Chuhan's slightly excited voice came, "Third Brother, you finally came back. If you didn't come back, Jiuye and I were going to go looking for you tomorrow morning."
Mo Yunfeng was apparently somewhat tired but still looked spirited as ever.
"I ran into some things on the way that delayed me, otherwise I could have been back earlier."
The women left in the room were confused, except for Old Madam Mo and He Zhiran.
Who did Mo Chuhan just call?
Third brother?
To verify that their ears were not mistaken, the sisters-in-law, including Mo Hanyue, all came out.
He Zhiran also helped the trembling old lady who was excited. They walked at the end.
The moment everyone saw Mo Yunfeng, their expressions varied.
Except for those few who knew, disbelief filled the eyes of the women.
The reaction of the Second Sister-in-law was even more dramatic. She fiercely pinched the Fourth Sister-in-law next to her.
"Did it hurt, Sister-in-law Si?"
The dumbfounded Fourth Sister-in-law nodded, "Yeah, it hurt a lot."
"Then it means I'm not seeing things..." the Second Sister-in-law murmured.
At this time, the Third Sister-in-law had already recklessly thrown herself into Mo Yunfeng's arms.
"Husband, you finally came back. I thought I was going to lose you again...wuwuwu..."
Mo Yunfeng raised his arm around his wife and gently soothed, "Don't cry, didn't I come back?"
The Third Sister-in-law still wept bitterly. The other women surrounded Old Madam Mo and asked when the resurrected Third Brother had come back to life.
Old Madam Mo was also a little overwhelmed being surrounded by so many daughters-in-law.
"Alright, it's cold outside. Let's go back in and talk inside."
