1107 Blind Date
Xia He reached out and gently touched Qiao Mei’s stomach with her fingertips carefully, saying, “The kids want them even if you don’t! Otherwise, they’ll say that their aunt doesn’t dote on them.”

“Then you have to stay by my side and say nice things about yourself in front of my stomach every day. Then, they’ll definitely feel close to you after they are born. Education has to start from when they are still babies,” Qiao Mei said as she looked at Xia He earnestly.

Xia He never had kids and did not know if what Qiao Mei said was true. She had indeed heard about prenatal education from other elders, but she did not quite believe that it would be useful for her to say nice things about herself.

“Are you just trying to trick me into buying a big gold lock? There are only a few days to go before the babies are born. What’s the use of me repeating ‘Your aunt is the person who’s nicest to both of you’ to you 24 hours a day?” Xia He said as she stared at Qiao Mei’s stomach doubtfully.

Qiao Mei held back her laughter. She was just teasing Xia He and did not expect Xia He to really believe her. It was really cute. What she liked most about Xia He was her forthrightness. She was truly nice to people and was not a calculative person.

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Xia He kept staring at Qiao Mei’s stomach as she pondered about prenatal education and touched the stomach from left to right. She did not notice Qiao Mei’s expression at all. As she thought, she felt that having kids was not such a bad thing after all. However, she also witnessed Qiao Mei’s discomfort during the entire pregnancy process, so it made her feel a little conflicted as well.

Her marriage with Kong Lu had already made her feel utterly disappointed. Rather than living with someone else, she preferred to be on her own as she had so much more freedom.

“What are you thinking about? Why are you happy one moment and feeling down the next,” Qiao Mei asked softly.

“I’m thinking about what you said. Eldest Brother and my parents all think that Luo Yu is a nice person. Moreover, Eldest Brother says that Luo Yu is not married yet because he’s waiting for me. However, the two of us are not compatible at all. I need to find an opportunity to make things clear with him,” Xia He said with a troubled expression.

“Don’t stress about it. He has never told you how he feels and has always behaved carefully around you all these years. What if he just feels protective of you like a younger sister? Since he has never made it clear, you don’t have to be in a hurry to reject him. If he doesn’t admit it, the two of you will feel very awkward in the future. However, you must make sure you don’t accept any of his kind gestures, otherwise he will misunderstand,” Qiao Mei said.
“I know. I don’t really pay much attention to him all this while. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, I don’t talk to him at all. Sigh… Let’s not talk about this anymore. I get very frustrated whenever this issue is mentioned. For the past two days, Mother has been trying to sound me out both openly and covertly. She’s thinking of asking me to go on a blind date. I’m not going!” Xia He complained.

Recently, when one of Xu Lan’s friends heard that Xia Mao was unwell, she made a call to Xu Lan to express her concern and even sent over a lot of supplements. In such situations, friends would send at most three to five cartons of supplements. Her friend came in a truck and filled up the Xia family’s living room with supplements.

Although she said that she was paying Xia Mao a visit, it was actually to sound out Xu Lan and see if it was possible for Xia He and her son to date each other. Her son was six years younger than Xia He, but she was not concerned about age. As long as the two young people liked each other, nothing else mattered.

Xu Lan had watched the boy grow up and knew him well. Furthermore, he lived in the capital, which meant that the couple would not move far away after getting married and would still be near Xu Lan. Furthermore, the two families had always had a good relationship and there was no worries about them not getting along. It all depended on how Xia He felt.

“Then you have to discuss it nicely with Mother. If you get angry with Mother, you won’t have an easy time. What if Mother doesn’t allow you to stay at my place?” Qiao Mei said.

“I know my own temper too and I have been very careful. I’m just scared that I won’t be able to control myself. Whenever Mother mentions this matter nowadays, I’ll change the topic so that she’ll forget about it. My life has been really difficult recently,” Xia He said with a sigh.

“Mother is just concerned about you. She’s worried that you won’t have anyone to take care of you in the future. However, let her say whatever she wants and you just do whatever you want. It’s fine as long as you don’t fight about it.” Qiao Mei patted Xia He’s shoulder and comforted her.