Plunder-Chapter 224: Married the Right Person

"What did you say?"

Surprised came too quickly, and Zhou Jin’an was a bit hesitant to believe it.

Qiao En pressed her lips into a smile, grabbed Zhou Jin’an’s hand and placed it on her abdomen, "I said, you’re going to be a dad soon."

A smile burst across Zhou Jin’an’s face in an instant.

He was overjoyed, hugging Qiao En fiercely.

"Wife, we finally have our own child."

He held Qiao En tightly, kissing her forehead, then her lips.

"Thank you, thank you."

He kept saying thank you.

In the end, tears appeared in his eyes.

"The doctor said it’s just two months, there’s still a long time before he is born, look how excited you are."

Qiao En comforted.

Zhou Jin’an nodded heavily, "Right, there’s still a long time, from now on, you just focus on nurturing the baby, and let me handle everything else."

"You’re not going to work anymore?"

Qiao En was surprised by Zhou Jin’an’s nervousness.

"I... I can work from home, and try to free up as much time as possible to be with you."

"But I still have to go to work."

Qiao En pouted.

Hearing that Qiao En was still intending to go to work while pregnant made Zhou Jin’an even more anxious.

"No, now that you are pregnant, just stop working for a while."

His innate assertiveness showed again, and Qiao En rolled her eyes.

"No way, I have to go to work, we’ve agreed not to hold each other back."

Zhou Jin’an didn’t want Qiao En to suffer.

But he also didn’t want to upset her, "Then starting tomorrow morning, I will personally drive you, and after work, you have to wait at the office for me, I’ll come pick you up."

This request was not excessive, and although Qiao En thought Zhou Jin’an would be very tired, she chose to agree to ease his worries.

"Okay."

Zhou Jin’an’s excitement just could not be calmed down.

"Does mom know yet?"

"She doesn’t know yet!"

Hearing this, Zhou Jin’an immediately got out of bed.

By this time, it was already eleven o’clock at night.

Auntie Jiang’s bedroom was dark, and Sister Rong had also returned to her rest room.

The usually calm Zhou Jin’an now couldn’t keep this huge secret to himself.

"Mom, are you asleep?"

Zhou Jin’an knocked on the door, and soon there was the sound of Auntie Jiang getting out of bed.

"What is it?"

She opened the door wearing her pajamas.

"Mom, I’m going to be a father, En’en is pregnant."

Zhou Jin’an immediately shared the good news.

Joy bloomed instantly in Auntie Jiang’s eyes.

"That’s wonderful, I... I must prepare some nutritious soups for her."

Auntie Jiang said, and started bustling towards the kitchen, but Zhou Jin’an quickly stopped her. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Mom, En’en has just lain down, don’t rush now, she can’t eat. I’m just so happy, I wanted to tell you right away. It’s late, you should rest soon."

Zhou Jin’an went upstairs excitedly.

But halfway up, he thought of something and quickly went to knock on Sister Rong’s door.

"Sister Rong, are you asleep?"

Sister Rong had just lain down for a while and hurried to open the door.

"The young mistress is now pregnant, starting from tomorrow, the three meals need to be nutritious."

"The young mistress is pregnant?"

Sister Rong was so surprised that her eyes widened, and she clapped her hands on her chest, "That’s fantastic, such tremendous news."

As she muttered to herself, her steps headed toward the kitchen.

Zhou Jin’an pulled her back again, "She has already gone to bed, you should sleep too. I’m telling you now so that you can think about what to prepare for breakfast tomorrow."

"Got it, I got it, I’ll check the pantry to see what nutritious ingredients we have, and whatever is missing, I’ll go buy first thing in the morning."

Sister Rong said, heading to the kitchen regardless of anything else.

Zhou Jin’an knew he couldn’t stop Sister Rong, so he left.

But that night, Sister Rong entered the kitchen and never came out again.

Chu Garden was going to have a new addition, and her heart was full of joy.

Later, Auntie Jiang also got up and went to the kitchen where the two of them busied themselves preparing fish maw soup, chatting away excitedly, unable to sleep.

Upstairs in the bedroom, Qiao En actually had a good night’s sleep.

When Zhou Jin’an went upstairs, she was already sound asleep.

As for Zhou Jin’an, half his arm under his neck, he stared at the dark ceiling all night long.

He was about to have his own child, which was a cause for celebration.

But it is easy for extreme joy to turn into sorrow.

The arrival of this child gave him the joy of fatherhood, but he also felt even more guilty, for he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father to the previous child.

That faint pain once again took hold in his heart, torturing him terribly.

So, he got out of bed and went to the study.

He spread out some paper and began to write a letter, a letter to the child who had passed away before being born.

This was a habit he had maintained since he was young.

When Sister Rong took care of him, she told him if he felt sad, to write down his thoughts and send them to the person he wanted to talk to, so that person could receive them.

Back then, he was just a few years old, using the Chinese characters he had just learned to write many letters to Mrs. Zhou.

After reaching adulthood and acknowledging Mrs. Zhou as his mother, the warm feelings he had in his heart for her were no longer present.

Mrs. Zhou always encouraged him to share more of his thoughts with her, but he was inherently guarded, and when he learned that his mother’s feelings for him were not solely of affection, he completely closed off his heart.

At this moment, he wielded the pen and ink, transcribing the emotions hidden in his heart onto the paper.

As time ticked by, he wrote five pages without realizing it.

The surging pain in his heart seemed to have eased a lot.

After finishing the letter, he got up and walked outside.

In the backyard, there was a large grapefruit tree where he squatted down, dug a hole, and buried that letter.

In the bedroom, Qiao En suddenly woke up and was surprised to find Zhou Jin’an was not by her side.

She put on her clothes, walked to the window, and unexpectedly saw Zhou Jin’an squatting alone under the grapefruit tree in the backyard.

She went downstairs and hurried over.

There was a freshly dug pit of mud in front of him, and Zhou Jin’an’s hands were covered in mud.

The dim light made his expression look even more sorrowful.

Qiao En had never seen Zhou Jin’an like this before and didn’t know whether to approach or wait where she was.

A long time passed before Zhou Jin’an slowly got up.

He turned and walked toward the house, immediately spotting Qiao En.

"It’s cold at night, why did you come out? Hurry back inside."

He quickly approached, took off his coat, and draped it over Qiao En, escorting her back into the house.

"I woke up and saw you weren’t there, so I came out to look for you. I didn’t expect to find you here."

Qiao En didn’t ask Zhou Jin’an what he had been doing just now.

"I’m sorry for making you worry about me."

He wrapped his arm around Qiao En’s shoulder, and she tightly grasped his hand.

Between husband and wife, one can lean as close as possible, yet they also need boundaries of their own.

It’s no use asking about things the other person doesn’t wish to talk about.

Back in the bedroom, they lay down again, and Qiao En curled up like a kitten in Zhou Jin’an’s embrace.

The distinctive masculine scent of his body immediately settled her heart.

Before long, she fell deep asleep again.

The next morning, Qiao En was woken up by the alarm clock.

When she got up, Zhou Jin’an was already awake, his deep gaze tenderly watching her.

"Good morning, wife."

With that, he immediately gave her a kiss on the lips.

"Sister Rong has prepared breakfast. I’ll help you get up to wash, and then we can go downstairs to eat."

Zhou Jin’an was extremely anxious, wanting to lift Qiao En from the bed.

She immediately stopped him, "I’m just pregnant, not incapacitated, you’re being overly anxious!"

Qiao En laughed playfully, swiftly got out of bed as usual, washed up, and changed clothes.

The dining table was laid out with a variety of breakfast foods.

Plentiful in quantity, diverse in choice, and appetizing in appearance.

"Madam, please see if these suit your taste. If there’s anything you want to eat, just tell me and I’ll go to the market to buy it," Sister Rong said with a big smile.

Qiao En knew this was Zhou Jin’an’s doing.

"Sister Rong, you don’t have to go to too much trouble, just like usual is fine."

"How could that be?" Auntie Jiang poked her head out from the kitchen, immediately objecting.

"You’re eating for two now. You can be carefree, but the little one in your belly can’t be. During pregnancy, you must pay attention to nutrition, so the child will be born healthy."

"Just do as Mom says, you shouldn’t mind the trouble, we’re happy to fuss over you," Zhou Jin’an said as he personally filled a bowl of bird’s nest for Qiao En.

Breakfast finally finished, and Qiao En stood up only to find Zhou Jin’an already supporting her.

"Take it slow, my dear wife."

He bustled about her, as if there were endless energy within him.

At that moment, Qiao En thought to herself that she really did marry the right person.